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WMU Libraries awards 10 grants to help reduce textbook costs for students
University Libraries
… see that instructors are continuing to understand the value of open textbooks for themselves and their students,” says … according to a report from the American Association of Colleges and Universities. Western students taking a … OER textbook expressed appreciation for the ease of access and financial relief. "I remember feeling so …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73818
Reduction in CFC and HCFC Usage on Campus
Engineering Division
… Reduction in CFC and HCFC Usage on Campus Chlorofluorocarbons, along with other chlorine- and … have been implicated in the accelerated depletion of ozone in the Earth's stratosphere. CFCs were developed in the early 1930s and are used in a variety of industrial, commercial and household applications. These …
https://wmich.edu/facilities/engineering/reduction-cfc-hcfc-usage-on-campus
For second year, WMU earns diversity award from national publication
News
… "The HEED award recognizes the accomplishments in the areas of diversity and inclusion, and we never stop adding new … by nurturing an environment where diversity in all of its forms is celebrated, affirmed and pursued." According … initiatives and ability to embrace a broad definition of diversity" that includes gender, race, ethnicity, veteran …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18906
Battery research project will support company's clean energy plan
News
… A banner at the event shows how the facility and its racks of batteries work. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Consumers Energy ushered … 17 at Western Michigan University by starting operation of a new large-scale battery that should store enough energy … erected on WMU's Parkview Campus on the northwestern corner of South Drake Road and Parkview Avenue in Kalamazoo. Along …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/09/49068
Longtime jazz educator Steve Zegree passes away at 61
News
… Zegree retired from WMU in 2012, ending 34 years as a professor of music and mentor to Gold Company, which under his direction became one of the nation's leading collegiate vocal jazz groups. During …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22402
Meretta Marauders Years
Bronco Marching Band
… Leonard Meretta. During Meretta’s 21st year as director of the marching band, the band gained the nickname “Meretta … holds the MAC’s longest conductorship record with a total of 29 years working with the marching band. In his first of 27 years, Meretta held rehearsals in two rooms in East …
https://wmich.edu/marchingband/history/meretta
New WMUK-FM manager hails from NPR station in Maryland
News
… Eastern Shore, has been named the new general manager of Western Michigan University's WMUK-FM, effective July 1 . … has been general manager for WESM-FM at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore since 2011. Prior to that, he was interim general manager of the station for 18 months, and he served at that station …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32272
Aircraft Dispatching and Scheduling
Academics
… Aircraft Dispatching and Scheduling Department of Aviation Sciences Custom URL dispatchcert …
https://wmich.edu/academics/undergraduate/dispatchcert
WMU named Michigan's top affordable university
News
… university in Michigan. Business Insider released its list of the most affordable colleges in each state July 30. Using data from the Chronicle of Higher Education, the publication further filtered its … on the list are Big Ten universities like University of Wisconsin-Madison and schools from the Mid-American …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/08/41578
Sabbi Hoin
Health Promotion and Education
… Assistant Director, Health Promotion and Education Office (269) 387-3263 Send an email Location 3120 Sindecuse Health Center, Mail Stop 5445 Mailing address Office of Health Promotion and Education Western Michigan …
https://wmich.edu/healthpromotion/directory/hoin