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Students learning to navigate, adapt to challenges of remote education
News
… Learning via WebEx meeting isn't rocket science. If it was, Grace Dybing says her aerospace engineering instructors … classes have changed a bit more, and anything that was supposed to be a group presentation has become more … I think our professors in particular, but also our maintenance and custodial staff, Dining Services and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58706
President Montgomery forges legacy of student success
W Magazine
… of the most powerful early demonstrations of President Edward Montgomery ’s passion for the unique value Western … a major public announcement but at a Make a Difference Award ceremony honoring WMU’s stellar staff. Eric McConnell , … the spring commencement ceremony, he conferred nearly 2,100 degrees and nearly 1,000 more degrees are expected to be …
https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2025/06/president-edward-montgomery-forges-legacy-student-success-record-outcomes
New medieval book series could captivate public, scholars alike
News
… to publish concise summaries of research—35,000 words and 100-plus printed pages—that are aimed at engaging more … undergraduate students, graduate students and scholars who want an introduction to specific topics," Forde says. … Ages, whether it's 'The Hobbit' or 'Game of Thrones.' It was the period of the Islamic Golden Age and when …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/40229
Winter 2024
W Magazine
… of engineers The established space companies are always looking for new hires with the skills that they need to … this small satellite development. —Dr. Kristina Lemmer, WALI’s advisor Explore WALI, Western's satellite-building … underway at Asylum Lake Heritage Hall uncovered More than 100 years after Western's first and most prominent building …
https://wmich.edu/magazine/winter-2024
Community leader appointed new WMU development and alumni VP
News
… and alumni relations, effective Aug. 22 . His appointment was made pending approval by the University's board of … as Catalyst University, Leadership Kalamazoo and the Wake Up Breakfast Series. In 2012, when the 100-year-old Kalamazoo Regional Chamber of Commerce became …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/07/33587
Research
Center for Business Analytics
… 26, 2021). Smart farming applications: Will farmers in Taiwan switch to the new ways of getting work done? 2021 … Model, Information Systems Frontiers, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10796-020-10069-6 . *Natural language processing. Hu, … the effects of service convenience and service quality on maintenance revisit intentions, Computer Standards and …
https://wmich.edu/businessanalytics/research
WMU entrepreneur wins annual $10,000 Brian Patrick Thomas Award
Haworth College of Business
… WMU entrepreneur wins annual $10,000 Brian Patrick Thomas Award Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Teo KALAMAZOO, … Michigan University student entrepreneur behind a new software program has won the second Brian Patrick Thomas … Year in 2014 by CEO Connection and was named one of the Top 100 CEOs in the country by Chief Executive Magazine. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32175
Raising the bar in HR: Q&A with Mike Powell
Management
… in their profession. With graduation just a few months away, Mike looks back on his time at the Haworth College of … moment when you realized that human resource management was the field you wanted to major in? My ‘aha’ moment was in … I took mentors’ and colleagues’ advice to heart and put 100% effort into every task and project I worked on. About …
https://wmich.edu/management/powell2021
Speaker to discuss meshing four generations in workplace
News
… as varied as AARP and MTV, including more than 30 Fortune 100 companies. Its personnel wrote the best-selling business … of Kalamazoo and Western Michigan University to heighten awareness of diversity issues in the workplace. In addition …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31220
Trustees set strategic direction for WMU for next five years
News
… 2015, guided by a campuswide transition team whose job it was to review the results of the original three-year plan, … and opportunities that should be included moving forward. "Our charge was to transition, transform and transcend … units. "Our updated plan has five goals, 24 objectives and 100 high-impact strategies," Brylinsky says. "That may sound …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/31205