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WMU adds new health care concentration to MBA program
News
… health care concentration to MBA program Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Health care concentration added to MBA offerings … offering courses with a health care focus. “Anyone who wants to be a leader or manager in health care can do this,” … business side of health care. The health care system needs leaders who understand the business aspect. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/08/8658
Hockey-loving exercise science grad nets experience-driven hat trick through internship, campus work and RSOs
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… and winning the program's first national championship was an incredible honor, but what I'll remember most are the … and resilience, and the people who became family along the way." On a mission Burgeson knew in high school she wanted … homelessness and youth involved in the foster care system." As the council's director of campus activities and …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/05/graduate-success-exercise-science-wmu-hockey-trainer-ariana-burgeson
Building a cultural bridge, engineering students teach refugees about science, math
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… intact while being dropped from a second-story balcony. "It was something to get the kids thinking about impacts and how … groups, the creativity started flowing. Students gather to watch their eggs get dropped from a balcony. Moments like … for clean water and begin the process of conceptualizing a system to deliver it to the community. Since then, the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/54203
Out of this Earth: Margo Vriesinga Reaches for the Stars with Virgin Galactic
College of Aviation
… the words acted as a magnet, drawing the individuals towards the human quest to explore and colonize the space … wheels that never left the ground. “Originally, my interest was focused on cars and high school auto shop,” she … we must rely on new thought processes which are based on system standards and the FAA regulations dealing with …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2018/03/vriesinga
Behind the Boarding Gate: Brady Wilson’s Impact on Aviation Management
College of Aviation
… one's career and life. On a spring Saturday in 2022, he walked across the Miller Auditorium stage to receive his … in airport management and operations, and on Monday he was in the employ of Delta Air Lines at its hub in Atlanta, … "aviation has always interested me because it's a complex system that never stops moving. I was once asked whether I …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/12/wilson
Wrenches and Wings: Morgan Boyd’s Mission to Keep Aviation Soaring
College of Aviation
… "I have found that there is nothing more thrilling than watching an aircraft, which you helped tear apart, inspect, … fix and then reassemble, again take off from the runway and fly home." Request College of Aviation Information … this is where I learn the best. I am able to understand a system better when I'm able to see how it all goes …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/07/boyd
Celebrating Legends: 2025 Hall of Honor & Diversity Award Recipients
College of Aviation
… Celebrating Legends: 2025 Hall of Honor & Diversity Award Recipients Submitted by Tom Thinnes on Register to … The Aviation Hall of Honor and the Excellence in Diversity Award are two of the college’s highest accolades—celebrating … is now known as Acron Aviation , contributing to aviation systems and technologies. Erica remains a mentor and …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/10/ard
American Samoan a starting linesman for Bronco football
Haenicke Institute for Global Education
… of running. Once a season, we’d play against a team from Hawaii in the Samoan Bowl. They knew more about football, but … when we beat them they’d go home with their heads down—that was really awesome!” Uitalia started playing in his junior … of the coaches help me, push me, and have taught me how the system works—that helps me a lot. The players are very …
https://wmich.edu/global/news/2013/02/kasimili-uitalia-spotlight
Cross-cultural studying evens out education for German exchange student
Haenicke Institute for Global Education
… Another difference Kollock experienced and enjoyed at WMU was the opportunity to make friends with students from a … class, you can go back to the textbook and the homework always relates to the chapter being studied. Being an exchange … able to connect with Kalamazoo’s Metro Transit public bus system near the house. His academic load was fairly …
https://wmich.edu/global/news/2013/02/max-kollock-spotlight
Campus office hours set for Thanksgiving recess 2022
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… regular hours beginning at 8 a.m. Nov. 28. WMU Libraries ' Waldo Library will close at 5 p.m. on Nov. 24 and reopen at … reduce energy costs during the recess, heating and cooling systems in all office and classroom buildings controlled by the WMU Building Energy Management System will be in holiday mode, unless a space is exempt …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69832