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Trustees reauthorize borrowing for building projects

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… Trustees reauthorize borrowing for building projects Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on … all or a portion of the costs related to two construction projects. The projects are: Phase II of the Western View student …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/07/1109

Event to help students finish research papers and projects

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… Event to help students finish research papers and projects Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Research … the Research Paper" from 4 to 10 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23 , at Waldo Library. Designed to help students overcome their … Properly citing sources "Night of the Research Paper" at Waldo Library was developed by WMU Libraries with the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/1943

Product design graduate ready for career to take flight with aerospace company

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… Her pet bird, Mr. Mango, inspired her senior thesis project. Aisha Thaj will graduate Saturday, May 1, in the … senior thesis project. KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Aisha Thaj has always been fascinated with flight. Growing up she devoured … characters born with wings. She would let her mind wander looking out the window on long flights to see her …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/63953

WMU public health, Unified clinics faculty forge ahead with experiential learning grants

College of Health and Human Services

… led by faculty from CHHS. The provost's grant program was announced during  President Montgomery's 2023-24 State … of the University address .  "Experiential learning has always been integral to education in the health and human … Application Experience of Public Health Students.  This project will build a network of numerous public health …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74883

Senior engineering students to show their skills

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… students to show their skills Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Working with Landscape Forms for their project, (left to right) the team of Josh Kuznicki, Scott … cast prototype magnesium alloy bicycle frame. Their goal wasto have an economically feasible frame for the endurance …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/12/70020

Students win two categories, $10,000 in statewide competition

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… took top honors in two categories and a third team also was recognized at the recent Michigan Clean Energy Venture … of student and faculty-led teams with innovative, renewable energy ideas. The challenge enables teams to go from … , an international student from Jordan, who presented their project e-rescue, which centered on recovery of electronics …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5569

Final East Campus configuration will preserve core of East Hall only

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… and a decision about the final building configuration was made so that design work could be finished in … additional private gifts. Funds raised in excess of the project budget will go into landscaping for the site. East Hall was completed in 1905. The north and south wings of the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/01/12501

Art grad curates impressive resume through Experience-Driven Learning

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…   “I played music my whole life; it’s what I thought I was supposed to do,” she remembers. “But after two years as … field; it didn’t offer a lot of creativity. But I’ve always been an artsy person, and I started selling paintings … discomfort. “I was assigned this really cool independent project of restaging a home in historic Fort Wayne, taking …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/12/graduate-success-art-museum-management-hope-donovan

Building a business, one degree at a time

Haworth College of Business

… by Brooke Humphrey on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Tanya Thompson walked into her first business class at Western Michigan … University in 2013 as a single mother in her 30s. She wasn't the typical college student, but that never worried … of Arts and Sciences. Her husband Rory Murphy works as a project manager on campus. The family's connection to WMU …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2026/01/businessnews202601tanya-thompson

Record number of undergraduate patent applications filed at WMU

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… Mich.—It's one thing to develop a concept for a class project; it's another to refine and pitch the idea to actual … opportunities to partner with industry professionals. "It was just this beautiful marriage of being able to combine … point where it's impressive enough to be patentable, that was huge." Winning designs Students presented their …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/06/record-number-undergraduate-patents-filed-wmu-richmond-institute