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Decades-old alumni friendships honored with naming of campus facilities

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… and automotive executive who died June 1, 2016, half way into his eight-year term as a WMU Trustee. Dennis W. … scholarships in honor of Hall and the late Charles C. Warfield, a WMU faculty member and president of the … through purposeful use of public areas and abundant green space. The complex design is intended to build …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39675

WMU advertising students take second place in national competition

Haworth College of Business

… represent this market. "This competition is an excellent way for students to learn about the advertising campaign … year's team. They took a fairly new product, and increased awareness and consumer engagement." The team The WMU team was … course, and the competition serves as the course's final project. The WMU presentation team members included Dylan …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/39733

Robert 'Bob' L. Smith obituary

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… April 11 at home in Kalamazoo after a long illness. He was 82. Smith joined the WMU faculty in 1964 and retired in … earned a bachelor's and a master's degree from Bowling Green State University in 1956 and and 1957, respectively, … Theatre Students' Academic and Artistic Emergency/Special Projects Needs Fund. Both funds are administered by the WMU …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31808

Using music as a vessel for social justice

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… First exposed to jazz by his grandparents, Gayden always appreciated the art form, but it wasn’t until he took a mandatory class in high school that … things," says Gayden. The result was "Pieces of Color," a project that his mentor Keith Hall, an assistant professor …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/62039

Student Sustainability Grant proposal deadline approaching

Sustainability

… academic year. Spring 2015 Student Sustainability Grant awardees Nora Gimpel and Taylor Sawyer : Sustainable Student … and Cameron Knight : Sunseeker Solar Array Encapsulation Project. Krystal Coleman and Jesus Romero : Carbon Neutral … Courtney Cox : Western Student Association T-Shirt Swap. Applications can be submitted as a hard copy at the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27600

WMU professor's paper recognized as outstanding paper of the year

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… information systems at the Haworth College of Business, was recently recognized for his latest academic paper. … Influence on Continuance Intention to Play Online Games" was selected by the journal's editorial team as the … the third place WMU team at the West Michigan Collegiate Project Management Competition. For more news, arts and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/08/26034

Connections between engineering and business a win for students

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… and business a win for students Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Rubarth (second from left) stands with team … KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Joining student organizations—it’s one way Western Michigan University students engage with campus. … expecting such a high level of enthusiasm and dedication to projects from someone outside of his major." How does …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/75143

WMU's 'living, learning laboratory' models sustainability

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… though still in its infancy. Much of the fledgling forest was last year the unpaved driveway to a soccer field, and thus largely hardpan, stony, not … and beyond. Harvested carrots, eggplant, garlic, green beans, squash, peppers and other vegetables were sold …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28342

Fine arts students present original work

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… Michigan University fine arts students Lasse Grunewald , Michael Hudson-Casanova and Emily Rayburn will stage … to the public. "Who Killed Mr. Mason?" is a collaborative project between music and dance that reveals a murder … shown who the real killer is as the story concludes. Grunewald and Hudson-Casanova composed all of the music, and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22621

WMU's flight operations chief named to presidential leadership group

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… Va., the group spent its first working weekend traveling to Washington for meetings at the White House and the National … says, is the second class to be named. The group, which was selected from among more than 600 applicants for the … leadership models and methods and pick their own leadership project through which they can make a contribution to their …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/31048