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Historical re-enactors and archaeological dig highlight event

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… fort, which is located at Niles' South Riverfront Park near Bond and Fort streets. Admission is free. This year's open house also features an 18th-century encampment put on by the Northwest Territory Alliance. History … voyageur canoes from Sarett Nature Center for a $3 fee. Watch artillery demonstrations. Witness tomahawk throwing …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1119

WMU aviation instructor, student win statewide awards

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… WMU aviation instructor, student win statewide awards Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Michigan Department of Transportation has recognized a Western Michigan … among the best in the state’s aviation community. Stephanie Ward , instructor of airport operations, is 2025 Aviation …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/03/mdot-aviation-educator-student-awards-2025

Lillie Foland is a project prodigy

Haworth College of Business

… student. From planning events at WMU to project management internships, the Northville, Michigan, native has … support others, it’s no wonder sales and business marketing was a perfect fit.    “Going into the program, I knew I wanted a hands-on major that would put me outside my comfort …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/03/71275

Grad student knows the rewards of studying abroad at WMU

Haworth College of Business

… Grad student knows the rewards of studying abroad at WMU Submitted by Janine Adamski … de Sousa Santos , studying abroad is nothing new. Santos came to Western Michigan University from Lisbon, Portugal, … Lisbon School of Economics and Management, Santos says he wanted to take the rewarding risk of studying abroad in the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74890

Joshua Yoweni’s Voyage of Vowels: Aviation, Excitement, Indonesia, Obstacles, and University

College of Aviation

… Joshua Yoweni’s Voyage of Vowels: Aviation, Excitement, Indonesia, Obstacles, and University Submitted by Tom … Christmas visit back home to Jayapura, Papua, in 2018. This was his last visit with his father before his passing in July, 2021 "When I was a little kid as I was being fed," says the 2013 graduate …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/02/yoweni

New climate and energy advisor develops vision for cleaner, greener Michigan

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… by WMU's educational solar array. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Glaciers melting. Temperatures hitting record highs. Wildfires … are urging changes in behavior and policy to slow the warming trend, and many governments and businesses are … with the Paris Agreement—a global climate effort signed by nearly 200 countries. Brown hopes to surpass that goal much …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/08/54484

Excellence in Diversity award winners to be feted

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… Excellence in Diversity award winners to be feted Submitted by Anonymous (not … and may be made online or by emailing @email . Light refreshments will be served. The April 11 program will celebrate … bias and stereotypes and for participating in the Kappa Delta Pi international education honor society. Faculty …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/286

Alumnus helps Western esports program focus on well-being, level up skills

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… skills Submitted by Erin Flynn on Students participate in game night at Western's Esports Arena. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The … fan base. And Western Michigan University alumnus Edward Cleland has unlocked the key to competing at the elite … for 16-plus years and met my first business partner through Delta Sigma Pi, a business fraternity at WMU. What I learned …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69809

Students find springboard to success at WMU

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… more in your four years here than you ever imagined was possible." According to the most recent Post-Graduation … actively engaged within months of earning a WMU degree. Nearly three-fourths of them were working full time, while … such large companies and organizations as General Motors, Delta Airlines, American Red Cross and Kellogg Corporation; …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/53040

Keith Watkins

First-Year Faces

… Keith Watkins Submitted by Megan Looker on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—For a teen who spent his … anything he could get his hands on, WMU is turning Keith Watkins ’ hobby into a career path of dissecting problems …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59543