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Beam Power Plant

… to honor Beam’s contributions, the plant remains a model of efficiency, sustainability and innovation in campus … energy production. Robert M. Beam Power Plant – Timeline of Key Milestones 1924 Power plant constructed as a … 1950: Steam extended to West Campus with the construction of Burnham and Draper Halls. 1956: South plant addition …

https://wmich.edu/facilities/powerplant/history

Equipped with a WMU engineering degree, Jim Castellano takes on the automotive world

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… CEO Tim Clark visited campus in May 2023 and took a tour of Floyd Hall. Castellano and Clark are pictured with WMU faculty and members of the Sunseeker Solar Car team on their visit. KALAMAZOO, … xEV for Hitachi Astemo Americas, is the recipient of Western Michigan University's inaugural Spire Award, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73471

Coming year will fundamentally change WMU, Dunn says

News

… John M. Dunn told a campus audience during his annual State of the University address Oct. 4 . Citing major initiatives that include a new medical school, a law school affiliation, new areas of research collaboration, the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/10097

A Tailgate with Tesla comes to campus

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Nov. 16, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Floyd Hall, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Registration is not … talent partner at Tesla, shared some insights into the goal of the event and the positions that may become available.  Liechty is a proud Bronco alumnus who was part of the Bronco Marching Band and the Collegiate Singers and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69782

UMSC September Minutes

Environmental Health and Safety

… September 2025 Meeting Minutes   The monthly meeting of the Union-Management Safety Committee was conducted on … provided an update to the safety concern involving the lack of tornado shelter and evacuation maps for the Landscape … gathered necessary information regarding current locations of fire extinguishers and alarm pull stations.  Devin …

https://wmich.edu/ehs/umscseptember

Diversity and Inclusion Resources

College of Fine Arts

… University Policies Student Rights and Responsibilities Office of Institutional Equity LBGT Student Services Disability Services The Ombudsman Office Spectrum House Affirmative Action and EEO Walker …

https://wmich.edu/finearts/diversity-inclusion/diversity-inclusionresources

Career-Ready

Career-Ready

… dream job. Apply to WMU At WMU, learning happens in and out of the classroom. At Western, you are empowered to pursue … Joseph Bos Aviation management and operations, class of 2025 College of Aviation An aviation management and … of the Western Student Education Association. Now as a high school math teacher, her passion for education continues to …

https://wmich.edu/career-ready

Leadership advice from an expert: Major General Rod Faulk

Haworth College of Business

… at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. On leave of absence from his civilian career, Faulk has experience in … A: It can be difficult to reach a common understanding of well-defined outcomes and identify the best methods to … to synchronize with various parties on these key points often leads to conflict, especially in larger complex …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69760

Faculty Recital: Carlos López Soria and Friends

Irving S. Gilmore School of Music

… Carlos M. López (WMU faculty) began his studies at the School of Music of the National Autonomous University of Mexico … before obtaining degrees from The Joyce and Henry Schwob School of Music and the University of Iowa, where he was the …

https://wmich.edu/music/events/carlos-lopez-soria-april

Jazz Studies

Irving S. Gilmore School of Music

… Jazz Studies The School of Music at Western Michigan University offers a  Bachelor of Music in jazz studies degree. The jazz …

https://wmich.edu/music/academics/undergrad/jazz