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From military service to serving up community, Navy veteran finds new passion at Western

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… starting up a pickleball club on campus. "Back in 2019, it was just my brother and me playing. He didn't know what he was doing, I didn't know what I was doing," he laughs. "But then I dropped in to play at …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/12/70095

WALI helps expand access to space education

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… WALI helps expand access to space education Submitted by Lindsey Haehnel on WALI team members (left to right): Carlos Zamorano, Douglas … (UNP) program in 2016. The UNP is a program through the Air Force Research Laboratory that provides funding to U.S. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/01/73466

Some campus services on reduced hours for spring recess

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… Clinics will maintain normal hours throughout the recess. Waldo Library is open reduced hours, 8 a.m. to midnight … Building Energy Management System will be in holiday mode. Air handlers will not run during this time unless a space is …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/5282

Western recognized for its support of wounded military members

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… next to a helicopter at a base in Diyarbakir, Turkey, is an Air Force veteran and Western geographic information science … Western as a finalist for its 2021 Excellence in Service Award and will make a donation to The Fallen and Wounded Soldiers Fund on the University’s behalf. Western was one of seven finalists that included Texas A&M …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/07/64735

Student skin care company claims entrepreneurship award

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… Student skin care company claims entrepreneurship award Submitted by Stacey Lowis on Western student Irene … doing my own research and realized that the reason my skin was always broken out and inflamed was that I kept buying … says Roberts, who is a management major from Eau Claire, Michigan. “It seemed crazy to me that with all of the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/07/64816

Herbert "Herb" E. Ellinger obituary

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… of transportation technology, died Thursday, May 25 . He was 96. Herb Ellinger Ellinger came to Kalamazoo in 1942 as a flight instructor during World War II, joining what was then Western Michigan College in … variety of roles at WMU over 41 years of service. A former aircraft mechanic, he taught vocational aviation mechanics …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/07/41022

Most campus offices closed for Memorial Day

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… Sunday, May 27-28, and is closed Memorial Day, May 29. Subway, located in the Bronco Mall on the lower level of the … Friday, May 26, and reopens at 8 a.m. Tuesday, May 30. Waldo Library  closes at 5 p.m. Saturday, May 27; and is … Building Energy Management System will be in holiday mode. Air handlers will not run during this time, unless a space …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/40061

Education, aviation jobs focus of public events in April

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… specialized career events next month. The Education Career Fair will take place from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, … is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, April 7 . Both fairs are free and open to the public. No pre-registration is … preparing for the events. More information about the fairs , including lists of participating employers, is …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38960

WMU associate dean and faculty member Cousins publishes new book

College of Arts and Sciences

… of higher education in the early 19th century. Cousins, who was a 2012 scholar-in-residence at Transylvania, said the project was an outgrowth of his interests in the history of American … for a presentation and book signing and was featured on the air with WUKY-FM radio. He also offered an additional book …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36763

Bronco gymnast's resilience earns nomination for national award

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… Bronco gymnast's resilience earns nomination for national award Submitted by Erin Flynn on Payton Murphy was named a finalist for the 2022 CWSA Honda Inspiration … inspiring story," says Judy Sweet, CWSA board member and chair of the Inspiration Award committee. "The three finalists …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/06/68377