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Intercultural and Anthropological Studies

… Careers Careers in African American and African Studies Graduates of the African American and African Studies … conducting interviews, designing surveys, and applying scientific analysis to roles in corporations, academia, …

https://wmich.edu/intercultural/academics/careers

Meet Warda: Sport management (B.S.'23)

College of Education and Human Development

Meet Warda: Sport management (B.S.'23) "The sport management … and the faculty are so supportive of its students." Why did you choose sport management? I loved how sports impacted my life and wanted to be involved within the sports world after I …

https://wmich.edu/education/spotlight-warda

Accessing Aviation with Amanda Charlton – Crusing Towards a High Flying Career

College of Aviation

… Accessing Aviation with Amanda Charlton – Crusing Towards a High Flying Career Submitted by Tom Thinnes on The … Charlton, raised in Spring Branch, Texas, which is part of metropolitan San Antonio, ended up pursuing higher education … it:    "I was not involved in aviation much prior to attending Western Michigan University, " Charlton says.  "I had …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/03/charlton

Molecular biology lab uses classroom for real-world research

College of Arts and Sciences

… Taking notes. Pop quizzes. Research papers. An experiment or two.  Those are often the first, and only, things … happens in Dr. Todd Barkman 's molecular biology lab.  “I wanted to bring together the techniques of doing science (in the classroom) and at the same time answering a scientific question that hasn’t necessarily been studied …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/68776

WMU to purchase Newell Rubbermaid’s facility on Parkview Campus

News

… approval by the WMU Board of Trustees at a special meeting on Tuesday, March 10.   The University will acquire … It will replace WMU’s Physical Plant building, which was built in 1921 and carries approximately $7.6 million in … University planning, engineering and design functions near firms with which they have established partnerships …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/03/newell-rubbermaid-facility-purchase-parkview-campus

WMU co-leading new NSF-funded center dedicated to advancing sustainable packaging

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… packaging Submitted by Liz VandenHeede on Dr. Jason Wang (right), senior research associate, and Qaseem Haider … greener—it’s about transforming the materials that touch nearly every aspect of our daily lives,” said Li, who serves … will work closely with industry members to translate scientific discoveries into scalable technologies while …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2025/08/center-plastic-paper-hybrid-end-life-solutions

From Success at Southwest to Directing Denver International Airport: Dave LaPorte’s Aviation Operations Pathway

College of Aviation

… From Success at Southwest to Directing Denver International Airport: Dave LaPorte’s Aviation Operations Pathway Submitted by Tom Thinnes on Dave LaPorte - Denver … the WMU alumnus actually has two "darkest" on his resume.   Request College of Aviation Information The native …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/03/laporte

From Colorado to Kazoo - Maya Thornley's Aviation Elevation

College of Aviation

… Elevation Submitted by Tom Thinnes on When Maya Thornley was growing up, "Rocky Mountain High" was more than a John Denver song.  For her, it meant flying with her dad in the skies over her home state … a Cessna 172 that he rented on weekends.  We would hop to different mountain towns or cities in different states …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/11/thornley

Geological Society to 'rock' WMU with 47th annual Section Meeting

News

… eight books. In 2012, he received the Distinguished Career Award of the American Quaternary Association. His books … Flow and Contaminant Transport Modeling," "Applications of Near-Surface Geophysics," "Cultural Geology: Heritage Stone, … The Geological Society of America, founded in 1888, is a scientific society with more than 25,000 members from …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6684

Meet Amie: Educational leadership

College of Education and Human Development

Meet Amie: Educational leadership "It's really pressed me to … in Vicksburg Community schools.  Do you have any takeaways from the program? I've enjoyed being exposed and … that I grew up in and live in, we don't have as much diversity, although that's changing. What else can you say …

https://wmich.edu/education/spotlight-amie-0