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Detroit enlists help of WMU teams to boost city operational efficiency

News

… part of effort Students, alumni and staff are leading the projects. They include recent graduates Hanna Downs of Novi, … Monette of Sterling Heights; current student Leo Bieniek of Warren; alumnus Joe Fleck of Oakland, a retired senior … lean systems to the projects, with the goals of eliminating waste, reducing expenditures, and providing the structure, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/06/16655

WMU administration to launch employee engagement survey

News

… commitment to our students and our University," President Edward Montgomery told employees in a March 11 email message announcing the survey project. "We aspire to be a university of choice. We need to … made to work here. Our last comprehensive engagement survey was in 2012, and the time is right for us to conduct another …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/03/52385

Semester-long series at WMU focuses on climate crisis, inspiring change

News

… see a notable difference in our environment from when I was a child, and it’s only becoming more severe. I think a … Group together with a range of partners aims to raise awareness of the threats posed by climate change and to … also planned events throughout the semester, including a Green Week spearheaded by the Western Student Association …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/01/74224

Keeping Up with Kevin: Stolarski’s Rise to the Main Line World of Aviation Technical Operations

College of Aviation

… "It quickly became apparent," Stolarski says, "that I was going to be doing this for the rest of my life.  I … and limited-turbo engines.  Going strictly to turbines was a huge learning curve."  Accompanying that growth was an … we would go around the aviation campus trying to find new projects to work on.  We classmates still talk about that to …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/07/stolarski

WMU wins 2014 Climate Leadership Award from Second Nature

News

… WMU wins 2014 Climate Leadership Award from Second Nature Submitted by Anonymous (not … studies program. In 1980, the University launched a quasi-green revolving fund--the first in the nation--that is used to fund energy-saving projects. Energy savings from those efforts have been …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/06/16339

WMU Sky Broncos takes top spot at regionals, advances to national competition

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… at Kellogg Field. WMU competed alongside teams from Bowling Green State University, Kent State University, Ohio … and exceeded our expectations. It has been a ton of fun watching this group go from almost zero experience to … After spending so much time together practicing, it was very rewarding to see how many of them placed well in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/10/73192

Ryan Rubarth races into his finance future

Haworth College of Business

… of Business 2024 graduate from Macomb, Michigan, sped toward his future, getting involved in campus activities and internships. Being connected on campus was a large inspiration for Rubarth as both a student and a … growing company, so the prospect of having many tasks and projects sounded like I would have more chances to grow and …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2024/09/finance-ryanrubarth-internship

Educational leadership alum wins grant from the Dominican Republic to analyze cultural identity in visual arts

College of Education and Human Development

… Pimentel Jimenez, Ph.D.'20, is asking in her new research project, "The use of Arts-based Research methodology in … and Technological Research  (FONDOCyT). Her project was one of the winning research proposals selected by the … are finally paying off." Graduating in 2020, Pimentel was part of  Western Michigan University's educational …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/01/74388

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences recognizes its 2023 Presidential Scholars

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… its 2023 Presidential Scholars Submitted by Cindy Wagner on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University's … Abuaita , B.S.E.’22, of Palestine, is an embedded software project engineer at Vector North America in Novi, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/03/71264

Student startup connects small businesses to Gen Z for events, food and shopping

College of Education and Human Development

… in doing. There didn't exist a simple website that was targeted for Gen Z," says Ford. Shindigz was conceptualized and developed as part of a group project in Ford and Gordon's entrepreneurship in family and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/01/74175