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Biking for Black Lives Matter: WMU vocal jazz director raising money, awareness to combat systemic racism
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… director of vocal jazz and Gold Company is taking note of systemic racism and injustice facing the Black … was the day of George Floyd's funeral. I rode 46 miles to honor the 46 years of his life and that just made that ride … as well as cyclists in Maine, Iowa and Washington state. "Knowing that my rides are part of a larger group and purpose …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/07/60200
Redefining Normal: Alumni find strength in each other to inspire a new generation
W Magazine
… Redefining Normal: Alumni find strength in each other to inspire a new … father and later her boyfriend. "We went most of our lives not really understanding what that looks like." "I had at … mentors around me gave me the confidence to apply. They suggested I go to the Seita Scholars Program because they had …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63818
Patience, Persistence and Pittsburgh – Vlad Robinson Routes His Way to WMU Aviation
College of Aviation
… the world. I can't wait to see cities and places I might not have ever thought of visiting" -- maybe even his birth … to determine that this is what I really wanted to do." Now a WMU senior, Vlad was being wooed by others -- he toured the campus of the University of North Dakota and was dined in his home city by Embry-Riddle …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/blog/2021/01/vladislav
2023 Aviation Recognition Awards Recap - the Power of Three
College of Aviation
… the first time in the history of the awards ceremony, we acknowledge representatives from all three majors on the same … of Science with a major on aircraft maintenance technology from WMU and an associate’s degree in airlines and … in Aviation International (WAI), MCLANAMM, UPS Hispanic/Latino BRG and SOAR. Lornna is married to her husband Randy, …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/alumni/blog/2023/11/ard23-0
Professor transforming aviation education using augmented reality
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… aviation education using augmented reality Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Lori Brown , associate … through the use of Microsoft's HoloLens mixed reality technology, the first self-contained, holographic computer. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/45008
Business college receives naming gift for financial wellness center
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… naming gift for financial wellness center Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan … wellness? Most Americans, by their own admission, are not financially literate, note DeMello and Sanford, which …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44734
David Rozelle: The Mentor You Hope to Meet in College
Haworth College of Business
… of accountancy and faculty advisor for the international honor organization Beta Alpha Psi, receiving two … attempt to become a Ph.D. in history. I had taken many economics courses in my long career as a student. When I say … the country. I was in the right place at the right time. Not long after I began teaching in the business college, I …
https://wmich.edu/business/rozelle-2017
The Velvelettes: A legendary Motown group born on Western's campus
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… Michigan), and I would listen to this gal play the piano. My parents let me take lessons, and I would walk four of … I missed a lesson until I was 22." That passion for piano is what led Barbee-McNeal to Kalamazoo in the early … needs a name. Street was studying French at the time and suggested Les Jolies Femmes—French for The Pretty Women. The …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63261
Researchers explore human-robot communication with Pepper, a humanoid robot
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… explore human-robot communication with Pepper, a humanoid robot Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Researchers at Western …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/08/42083
First class of WMU MBA Taiwan students graduate
Haworth College of Business
… graduate In July 2020, WMU began offering its Global Innovation MBA in Taiwan. Recently, the first class of … of the draws of the Haworth College of Business Global Innovation MBA. “The strategic direction for the college will … because of our international relationships.” Newell notes that the MBA program in Taiwan has been successful in …
https://wmich.edu/business/mbataiwan2022