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A flexible path to independence: Harinie Narasimhan’s MBA journey

Haworth College of Business

… course, taught by Dr. David Burnie . “This course was very challenging, and I learned a lot about forecasting models, stretching myself to learn coding and programming … to what we were learning in every class, so everything was real-world and real-time.” Faculty support has been …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2025/08/harinie-narasimhan

Engineering team finds success at regional castings competition

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… success at regional castings competition Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Engineering students Levi Koebbe (left) and Rehan … second place  and the Judge’s Most Innovative Process award at the student casting competition  2022 American … The team's castings project was to create a clamp set for docks. “My parents live on a lake, and I was walking …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/67265

From Aviation Camp to Aviation Captain

College of Aviation

… USA.  However for Richard Bartlett, Battle Creek, Mich was aviation mecca.  It was the city that offered him the … when he was hired for his first corporate aviation job: Walkabout Air , a full-service charter management company … .  Said Bartlett, “TMC is a great place to work.  I have a set schedule and can live wherever I want.  One of the …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2015/09/bartlett

Lessons That Don’t Appear on a Checkride: Nick Garrod reflects on flying, learning, and what really matters after 20 years in aviation

College of Aviation

… in southwest Michigan, Garrod said his job "has me home way more than I'm away, and my salary pays the bills, with some money left … and wanted my flying to be near perfect.  All this set the foundation for the pilot I am today.  I'm always …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2026/01/garrod

U.S. Poet Laureate Levine to speak at WMU's Schneider Hall

News

… in 2009, and "What Work Is," which won the National Book Award for Poetry in 1991. That is one of two National Book Awards Levine has won. The first was in 1980 for "Ashes: … companionable and generous. I believe he is the best role-model poet in the nation." Olsen says the late Herb Scott, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1511

Finding fun in Sydney Wade’s future

Haworth College of Business

… Finding fun in Sydney Wade’s future Submitted by Abbie Griffith on Sydney Wade … Han was especially helpful in my IT Foundations for Modern Businesses course. He challenged me with practical … has walked into many career fairs ready to leave a remarkable impression in her industry. Sydney Wade sits inside …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/12/70155

Public invited to apply to four-week translation program

News

… is offering a four-week summer program for those learning Arabic, Japanese or Russian who want to improve their translation skills while working on … from potential students across the nation and beyond. "Most modern language programs typically train students to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/264

Trustees vote to keep tuition cost below statewide average

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… 15 of Michigan's public universities, 14 of which have now set tuition for the 2012-13 year. In presenting the … universities--the University of Michigan; Michigan State, Wayne State and Michigan Technological universities; and … is difficult, but we chose to recommend an increase that was even a bit lower than 4 percent because it is the right …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/07/1079

WMU on short list of schools offering exemplary service to vets

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… nation's colleges and universities that are "leading the way" to foster postsecondary educational opportunities and … identified schools across the nation that have adopted a set of strategies called 8 Keys to Success that are viewed … While some states boast dozens of such schools, only WMU was singled out in Michigan as an institution that is …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/08/8705

Canadian scholar wins WMU's 2018 Gründler Prize

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… Church." This year's prize, which comes with a $1,000 cash award, was announced at the 53nd International Congress on Medieval … aspect of medieval culture that has been largely ignored by modern literary scholars. He starts with the assumption that …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/05/47085