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Alumni Excellence Academy Inductee 2016

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Corrion '64, BS Industrial Engineering '71, MS Industrial Supervision   Robert grew up in Macomb County, MI north of Detroit. After graduating … Company, a division of Borg Warner in Ithaca, NY. After assignments in Cincinnati and Toronto, Robert moved to …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/corrion

Alumni Excellence Academy Inductee 2016

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… his engineering career at DMMI, Ralston Foods and the Kellogg Company, joining DENSO as an advanced engineer in 1997. … automotive heating and cooling products, including starting up an automated heating-ventilation-air conditioning (HVAC) …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/smitley

Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo Valley Community College and The Kalamazoo Promise receive $620,000 grant to help working-age students earn postsecondary credentials

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… Adult College Success has awarded a grant of $620,000 to support Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo Valley … their academic and career goals.” This initiative also has significant implications for the local economy. By … Adult Initiative for Skills and Education Design Lab, created by The Center to provide an environment …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/11/wmu-kalamazoo-valley-kalamazoo-promise-recieve-innovation-investment-award-grant

Orientation Breakout Session Descriptions

Student Transitions

… services available to students at WMU.  You can even pick up some cool swag! Campus Safety and Security WMU takes the … across campus. Career and Student Employment Services & WMU Signature Learn about full-time, part-time and internship … Success Services WMU is committed to providing academic support programs that connect students to resources they may …

https://wmich.edu/transitions/orientation/family/sessions

Interior design student helps plant shop owner grow new business

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… Interior design student helps plant shop owner grow new business … Submitted by Erin Flynn on Matt Collins, an interior design student from Mendon, Michigan, was lead designer for … Kalamazoo. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A new business has sprouted up in downtown Kalamazoo, and a Western Michigan University …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/06/68254

Welcome Back!

Political Science

… the end of high school?   Think about it this way.  I walk up to a vending machine, insert some money, and receive a … been unexamined.   “Alright,” you might be thinking, “suppose I buy into to your transformational gobbledygook.  …

https://wmich.edu/politics/about/welcomebackletter

WMU to confer nearly 1,300 degrees during summer commencement

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… Students participating in graduation exercises may reserve up to six guest tickets. Those who are eligible to do so and who meet the deadline may request up to two additional tickets while quantities last. These …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/06/47571

Dunbar Hall to open with innovative learning, technology at center of complete redesign

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… innovative learning, technology at center of complete redesign Submitted by Megan Looker on A large seating area and … building in late April. Reimagined from the ground up, the building features state-of-the-art classrooms, … such as living, vegetative roofs and special glass designed to deter bird strikes. These efforts are anticipated …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74592

Kalamazoo River History

Environmental Health and Safety

… declined. By the mid-1800s several communities had grown up along the river as mill towns and commercial centers: … federal Clean Water Act, serious efforts were made to clean up the river. Although today the river is cleaner, the persistent PCB contamination has led to Superfund designation  of a 35-mile section from Kalamazoo to Allegan …

https://wmich.edu/ehs/services/environmental/water-resources/kalamazoo-river

Fellowship Award

History

… her with them on trips to antique stores. She also took up archaeology on her own by searching for objects in a …

https://wmich.edu/history/fellowship-award