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Leadership and business strategy: The stakes are high, the recommendations real
Haworth College of Business
… Management 2020, Leading in Business Organizations. “When I was looking for an elective course to take that would help … Giant Capital’s operating companies with a common data set, particularly company and industry financials. Across 12 … a place-based alternative to private equity—a model designed to preserve and grow the next generation of …
https://wmich.edu/business/news/2026/04/leadership-business-strategy-2026
Curtis "Doc" Swanson - WMU Aviation Hall of Honor Inductee
College of Aviation
… Curtis "Doc" Swanson - WMU Aviation Hall of Honor Inductee Submitted by … for Attorneys. For many years "Doc" served as an FAA Designated Mechanics Examiner. "Doc" considered the direction and development of the FSc and BSc degrees in …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2014/02/swanson
University photographer shares top photos
Marketing and Strategic Communications
… early childhood education major, poses on campus. Emily Stewart leads Western's football team into Waldo Stadium aboard … near the Chemistry Building on a brisk fall day. Product design students study at the College of Engineering and … Students learn analysis and application of a broad range of modern manufacturing techniques utilized in the industry. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63749
Pitch competition helps tee engineering grad up for business success
News
… business. The 2021 Western Michigan University engineering design technology alumnus recently launched Bowden 3D, … dad bought him a 3D printer for Christmas. "He knew I was into that type of stuff. So I used it for knickknacks … of a year prototyping, failing and trying again. Using the set of skills and knowledge base he built in his academic …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/05/68053
College of Fine Arts Names Rebecca Brienen Associate Dean
College of Fine Arts
… Arts Names Rebecca Brienen Associate Dean Submitted by Brandi Engel on KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Rebecca Brienen, Associate … and founding director of the Prairie Arts Center in Stillwater, Oklahoma, has been named Associate Dean of Western … the College’s programs in art, music, theatre, dance, and design, serving as a key partner to the Dean in advancing …
https://wmich.edu/finearts/news/2026/05/rebecca-brienan-associate-dean
Sculpture artist Harumi Ori creates fiery-hued mural for new student center
WMU Student Center
… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A striking, permanent mural adorning a wall of the new WMU Student Center is sure to captivate … person for the first time during the center's grand opening set for Tuesday, Aug. 29 . A competition call for artists … through shared spaces. Ori’s works possess an urban and modern feel, which the selection committee felt would fit …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72374
WMU alumna Jacqueline Kelly brings mental performance coaching to Boston Legacy FC
College of Education and Human Development
… roadblocks and give you the skills that you need? ” Finding her path at Western Before attending Western, Kelly … Kalamazoo Valley Community College to be a youth pastor and was part of the basketball team. During her second year, … Legacy FC, that includes mental performance questionnaires designed to assess areas such as resilience. Players …
https://wmich.edu/education/news/2026/10/jacqueline-kelly-boston-legacy-mental-performance-coach
Prominent Japanese author visits campus
News
… Hiromi Ito will talk about Buddhism and how it affects modern life at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22 , in Room 2028 of … Ito will conduct a conversation and bilingual poetry reading at 6:30 p.m., also in Room 2028 of Brown Hall. Ito will … works of prose and numerous books of essays to her credit and has won several major literary prizes. She gained …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/146
Richard B. Valley obituary
News
… emeritus of paper and printing science and engineering, died Nov. 12. He was 85. Valley, of Portage, Mich., came to WMU in 1977 to … the department to expand into teaching and research on modern methods of non-polluting papermaking processes. As …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/11/3033
John F. Walker obituary
News
… John F. Walker obituary Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on John F. Walker , a former industrial design teacher at Western Michigan University, died Dec. 27 . He was 76. Walker was an instructor and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37468