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100 years later, WMU's famed 'Black Ghost' remembered

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… Dunlap to the WMU campus, and throughout Dunlap's playing career at Western, Waldo and football coach William … Both authors' accounts of Dunlap's Western athletic career focus on an episode in 1915, when the Culver Military … sit out the game—the only game he missed in his collegiate career—while his teammates trounced the offending team from …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/07/41428

Dr. Meshulam Groper obituary

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… services to industry in West Michigan. During his early career, Groper focused much of his research on earthquake-resistant structures. During his WMU career, his research interests focused on structural …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43246

Several internships with same company helped alumnus land job

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… University alumnus Robert Repke had initially directed his career aspirations toward a musical field. “I was planning … Western’s chemical engineering program, along with career stability and his affinity for STEM subjects, helped … and Process Control II courses, and the overall robust career preparation and experimental opportunities that …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/58019

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

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… Development Program puts WMU aviators on fast track to careers Submitted by Erin Flynn on Lauren Quandt, an alumna … with United Airlines under terms of the company’s new pilot career development initiative called Aviate . The … accepted into this new program on a fast track to a career at the airline. With the aim of hiring more than …

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

Three to be inducted into WMU's Aviation Hall of Honor

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… on BATTLE CREEK, Mich.--Three aviation professionals whose careers have made a lasting impact in their fields will be … traditionally underrepresented groups. In addition to his career with the VA, Adams has been involved in numerous city … Flight Academy, with the mission of introducing aviation careers and opportunities to women and minorities. Schiffer …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/06/733

WMU program offers free tutoring, mentorship to KPS middle and high school students

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… as well," Echevarria says. "They're really strong in their career fields, anything from nursing to engineering and all kinds of leadership careers. We also have the Upward Bound Program, where our … them the skills and tools to be successful in their college career." Clockwise from top left: Ryan Hunter, site …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63181

Federal judge, company executive awarded WMU's top alumni honor

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… by an act of the U.S. Senate in 2012. Throughout his career, Drain has worked in various positions in the legal … lawyers. James M. Field Field Field has spent much of his career at Deere & Co., one of today's most highly admired … and global harvesting and turf platforms. He began his career with Deloitte & Touche, a major international …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/35271

WMU students claim two of six statewide scholarships

Haworth College of Business

… to be recognized in the industry that I hope to have a career in." Catherine Lemus Lemus of Plainwell, Michigan, … about industry through events like the AMA Mentor Mixer and Career Fairs," Lemus says. "I've been able to meet students …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62542

WMU engineering, engineering technology and computer science programs renew ABET accreditation

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… them with the skills and experiences that enhance their career prospects." Sought worldwide, ABET’s voluntary …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2024/09/wmu-engineering-accreditation

Researchers snag prestigious National Science Foundation prize

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… WMU—have each earned a coveted National Science Foundation CAREER award and associated five-year grant, a top prize for early career scientists who show promise as leaders in their … recognition is a high honor. Beane Beane With her $800,000 CAREER award grant, Beane is investigating the impressive …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43181