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One engineer’s dream: creating something from nothing

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… dream: creating something from nothing Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Shown working on a robot, Julianna Buck leads the … college student. But for Julianna Buck , senior engineering design technology major and president of the WMU Robotics … out,” says Buck. “This isn’t true; it is okay to try out different things and change your mind about what you want …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67717

Invested in finance and fashion, business grad found wealth of opportunities at Western

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… Mich.—From financial modeling to modeling on the runway, Western Michigan University student  Racheal Mmanga has … Investment Management, one of the largest institutional asset management companies in the world. Mmanga has come a … to Western's chapter of the Merchandising, Operations and Design Association (MODA). Mmanga participated in fashion …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/12/finance-fashion-fall-2024-graduate-racheal-mmanga-employed-voya-investment

An electrifying future: Western team charging ahead with energy innovations

W Magazine

… the combination of more extreme weather events— from heat waves to wildfires to hurricanes—and an aging energy … come in. Dr. Pablo Gomez "As part of the process of modernizing the grid, we need to consider the way in which … students. They're traditional devices that haven’t been redesigned in about 70 years, which becomes an issue when …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/01/66666

Swing and a hit: Digital marketing grad’s internship lands him job in the big leagues

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… Swing and a hit: Digital marketing grad’s internship lands him job in the big … unique thumbnails.  One of the highlights of his experience was sitting in on a recording of the "Flippin' Bats with Ben … to study civil engineering. While he liked the idea of design and creation, he realized after an engineering …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73706

Artist, graphic designer to speak in Frostic School of Art lecture series

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… Artist, graphic designer to speak in Frostic School of Art lecture series … visual poetics, typography, design history and cultural studies. She graduated from the University of Cincinnati and … and graduate studies at Ohio University. Previously she was on the faculty at Arizona State University and the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/19985

Grant puts rare Latin manuscript into WMU's collection

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… in northern France between 831 and 833, the original text was the work of Paschasius Radbertus, a Benedictine abbot later made a saint by Pope Gregory VII. It is … than 41,000 books. There are about 40 medieval manuscripts, modern and early modern printed editions, archives of modern …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36070

WMU Board of Trustees to meet in special formal session Tuesday

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… Mich.—The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees is set to convene virtually at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, March 10 , to consider the purchase of Newell Rubbermaid's building at 3300 Research Way within WMU’s Business Technology and Research Park on …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/03/wmu-trustees-meet-special-formal-session-march-10

Heritage Hall celebration leads to new student aid opportunity

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… gift of an endowed scholarship to support future interior design majors. President and CEO Bjorn Green , of the … in Environmental and Energy Design system. TowerPinkster was the design firm for the renovation of the historic building. LEED Platinum celebration group at Heritage Hall, left …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40683

WMU marketing efforts win series of professional association awards

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… marketing efforts win series of professional association awards Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on "We are Gold" … Pride of Case V competition sponsored by the upper-Midwest district of the Council for Advancement and Support of … Relations. WMU took a second silver in the excellence in design poster series category with its "We are Gold" entry …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/43594

TowerPinkster selected as architectural firm for WMU Alumni Center

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… institution's history. Work on the project will begin immediately, led by the firm principal Bjorn Green . He and his … WMU campus planners to develop a schedule and launch the design process. The architectural team also will tap the … Hotel, Fort Mackinac, the Michigan State Capitol and Fort Wayne. East Hall gained National Historic Landmark status in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7507