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Finding Common Ground

W Magazine

… seem like a utopian fantasy. Dr. Rudolf Siebert, professor emeritus of comparative religion, is looking for the light at … discourse has really declined in the world. What we want to do is see it come to a level where people can … divide. “There’s tension. We have all of these culture wars, whether it’s stem cell research or abortion or …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/12/57179

Team USA luger sees natural track to career success at Western

News

… Submitted by Erin Flynn on Torrey Cookman, a first-year mechanical engineering student, completed classes remotely … top athletes at the World Cup series in Europe. In fact, he was in Italy last year when he completed his interview for … snow, he considered staying close to home and going to nearby Michigan Tech. But the scholarship valued at more …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70875

Student internship is a slam dunk

Haworth College of Business

… Michigan University. The senior marketing and sport management student has taken her skills from the classroom to the … of basketball and a goal to work for an NBA team, Robertson was excited to take on her role as corporate partnerships … that went into it, especially at the professional level. I was drawn to this internship because I wanted to learn about …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2025/02/marketingmorgan-robertsondetroit-pistons

365 days of Dunbar Hall

College of Arts and Sciences

… 365 days of Dunbar Hall Submitted by Amelia Bodinaku on It’s been one year since Dunbar Hall's … thrive.  Originally built in 1971, Willis F. Dunbar Hall was one of three buildings constructed to support a growing … is thoughtfully integrated throughout the building, which nears final Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/05/cas-magazine-dunbar-hall

Brooke Rowland Shines in the Classroom, Courtroom and on Stage

College of Arts and Sciences

… graduate from law school at 21. It is an amazing accomplishment, but political science alumna, Brooke Rowland ‘11 did just that. Rowland was a transfer student from Kalamazoo Valley Community … KVCC. At 16, a time when most teenagers are looking forward to getting their drivers license, Rowland transferred …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/brooke-rowland

Propelling the next generation of engineers: WALI gives students a shot at space exploration

W Magazine

… Propelling the next generation of engineers: WALI gives students a shot at space exploration Submitted by Erin Flynn on Students in WALI at the Air Zoo from left to right: Nathan Snyder, Luke … Carlos Zamorano Guerrero, Fernando Miguel Gonzalez Cruz, Cameron Larson and Carter Simmons. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—There are …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74818

WMU’s MBA program celebrates 50 years in Grand Rapids

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… for providing a relevant and engaging program, the MBA was first offered in 1964 in Grand Rapids after the college … spurred in large part by the interest of local companies American Seating and Lear Siegler. The first courses for the … full-time, dedicated faculty for the Grand Rapids location was hired so that professors could engage fully with the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18266

Innovation in Action: WMU's Anastasia Charnesky Honored with the 2024 Central District IDSA Merit Award

Richmond Institute for Design and Innovation

… Charnesky Honored with the 2024 Central District IDSA Merit Award Submitted by Brandi Engel on In a testament to the … at Western Michigan University, Anastasia Charnesky was awarded the prestigious Industrial Designers Society of …

https://wmich.edu/designinstitute/news/2025/01/2024meritaward

WMU announces second 2025 cohort of Experience-Driven Learning Venture Grants

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… on Occupational therapy doctoral student Yun Shin Huang measures a participant's range of motion during the "You … Ambrosia , a doctoral student from Dearborn, Michigan. “It was amazing to interact with fellow individuals from the … and the Northside Association for Community Development, was the first student-led event of its kind. As part of the …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/10/experience-driven-learning-venture-grants-cohort-2

Bronco behind the big screen: Alumna uses makeup to tell stories in movies and TV

W Magazine

… KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Ellen Arden , BFA ‘13, has worked on some of the most prominent films and television shows of the … “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” to “Ozark” and “The Walking Dead.” As makeup department head and designer, Arden … Stars in her eyes Arden’s early memories of film involve watching old Tom Mix cowboy movies with her grandparents. It …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75852