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Third Light Center research grant awarded to two business professors

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… on by Margaret von Steinen KALAMAZOO— Dr. Bernard Han and Dr. Andrew Targowski, Western Michigan University professors of business … an environment that supports the global engagement of the Western community. Its offices assist nearly 2,500 …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2014/03/light-center-research-grant-business

Captain Albert Glenn - WMU Advisory Board Member, retires from FedEX

College of Aviation

… of Global Flight Operations, Flight Operations Duty Officer and System Chief Pilot. He has over 15,000 flight hours and has been qualified in the B777, MD11, DC10 and B727 … He is also on the College of Aviation Advisory Board at Western Michigan University. Additionally, he was the …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2019/03/glenn

Jason Anthony’s Allstate Avionics Aviation Ascension

College of Aviation

… the family legacy of being sort of a Mr. Goodwrench -- and his father's counsel -- led him toward the field of … Anthony was well-school enough in his trade that, while at Western, he interned for more than two years at Stryker … and staff made -- pardon the pun --  time fly by in his Western days. Today, it appears that Anthony always enjoyed …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/06/anthony

First cohort of product design program sharp on all edges

W Magazine

… the courage to ask the CEO a question during a virtual meet and greet—a risk that landed her in his office. She wasn’t … By the end of the internship and with her senior year at Western ahead, Thaj had job offers from three areas of the … Institute for Design and Innovation (RIDI), graduates this spring. Many of the grads have positions at prestigious …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63900

Akol Abol: From Sudan to WMU

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… to come back to. I was six years old when government troops and government-sponsored militias attacked my village in … from the tranquil suburbs of West Michigan. But for one Western Michigan University student—Akol Abol—the civil war … who is seeking a master’s degree in occupational therapy at Western Michigan University, was born thirty-three years ago …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2014/09/akol-abol

Historical novelist snags Light Center research grant

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… to support three projects currently underway. Xiong, a Western Michigan professor of history, will use the award to … novel he recently published, to publish a monograph, and to help cover production costs of a forthcoming … an environment that supports the global engagement of the Western community. Its offices assist nearly 2,500 …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2016/03/xiong-novel-grant-spotlight

WMU Aviation Excellence in Diversity Award Winner - Albert Glenn

College of Aviation

… for the Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals and is a captain with FedEx Express. Captain Glenn’s tie to … active member of the WMU College of Aviation Advisory Board and our partnership with the Aviation Consortium. The … Board of Certification and the Aviation Advisory Board at Western Michigan University. He was also the 2011 USA F3A …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2014/11/glenn

Libraries awards nine Open Educational Resources Grants

University Libraries

… awarded  Open Educational Resources (OER) grants  to nine Western faculty members, helping to lower textbook costs for … replace their commercial textbooks with free OER and are expected to save students an estimated $33,430 in … communications, business data and social work, benefitting Western students and learners globally. Because OER have …

https://wmich.edu/library/news/2025/12/libraries-award-nine-open-educational-resources-grants-december-2025

Ali Neamah, from Iraq, Thrives at WMU

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… Mich. -- For Ali Neamah, a native of Dhi-qar, Iraq, Western Michigan University has offered more than just a place to learn English and eventually earn a master’s degree in chemical … an environment that supports the global engagement of the Western community. Its offices assist nearly 2,500 …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2019/09/ali-neamah

Access on the menu

Blindness and Low Vision Studies

… a powerful accessibility effort in our community—handmade braille menus at Latitude 42, created by employee Anna Lane. Lane, a Portage resident and dishwasher at the restaurant, designed full braille … experience. Her dedication is rooted in her time at Western Michigan University, where she studied braille and

https://wmich.edu/visionstudies/news/2026/02/menu