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Ribfest highlighted by musical performances

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… games, a People's Choice Rib Competition and a contest for Best Ribs in Kalamazoo. Gates open at 11 a.m. daily at the … 12 and younger with an adult are free. Admission to the Best Ribs in Kalamazoo Tent is $25 Thursday night only. VIP …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/07/41161

Western Michigan University teams up with Detroit Lions as official educational partner

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… here. Western is the place where students become the best version of themselves.   About Detroit Lions   The …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/09/western-michigan-university-detroit-lions-official-educational-partner

WMU closes campuses early for severe winter weather

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… led the University to delay classes until 10 a.m. 2025, Jan. 21—Frigid temperatures and snow caused the University to close. 2025, Jan. 22—Severe freezing temperatures and snow closed all campuses for a second day. 2025, Feb. 12—WMU closes campus to evening classes for …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/02/closure-february-12-2025

WMU lauded for value to nation in Washington Monthly college ranking

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… and more, into this year's rankings, marking the single biggest change to our methodology to date," says Kevin Carey , … Tech came in at No. 67. In a separate value ranking, called Best Bang for the Buck, WMU came in at No. 50 and MSU at … also debuted the nation's first-ever ranking of the Best Colleges for Adult Learners, in which WMU ranked …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/08/34557

WMU student recognized by Google, takes first place in competition

Haworth College of Business

… focuses on global student collaboration and communication best practices in a virtual environment, with companies such … place where they could have the most impact with their suggestions. Evaluating Google’s most active social … students to network with others outside of WMU and learn best practices for sharing and generating ideas, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/01/66824

University names top student employee, supervisor of students

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… said. "Bryan was a rock star during these times. He did his best and made all of these events run smoothly." Carolyn … ambassadors with their school and professional life. Her best attribute is finding the strengths in each student and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/30870

Doctoral student's work recognized at international conference

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… annual Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) 2025 Conference for his work to assess the financial …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2025/07/clifford-mensah-best-paper-award

Physical therapy students research impact of lift training in facilities for adults with disabilities

College of Health and Human Services

… and metabolically safer transfers. This study does suggest that there is evidence that employees can benefit from … that future DPT students should look further into the best training methods to optimize safe lifting transfers and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73971

WMU earns top accreditation for landscape management

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… accreditation rating requires a very proactive and aggressive approach to understanding and implementing sound … so far. Besides WMU and Georgia Tech, PGMS in 2014 bestowed grounds management four-star accreditation on the … now accomplished our goals for PGMS' Key Principles and Best Management Practices, but rather than the end all, we …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/08/26328

United Airlines' Aviate Pilot Development Program puts WMU aviators on fast track to careers

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… the next decade, United is positioning itself to hire the best and brightest through the progression of Aviate. “We … have consistently striven at WMU to produce the industry's best trained and most sought-after graduates.  This … since 1997 at the Battle Creek Executive Airport at Kellogg Field and has been the site of nationally recognized …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/57857