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Western's College of Aviation honors alumni, supporters with annual awards

College of Aviation

… College of Aviation honors alumni, supporters with annual awards Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Aviators … the benefit of tailwinds, helping to guide the plane forward toward its destination. A number of people and … of Honor Class of 2022, first came to Western in the 1970s after serving a tour of duty as a pilot in the U.S. Air …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69791

Information Technology Acquisition Policy

Policies

… resource.  Information Technology Resource Any hardware, software application, service, system, or database used in support of university …

https://wmich.edu/policies/information-technology-acquisition

WMU partners with local tribes to create tribal governance graduate certificate

College of Arts and Sciences

… the land where Western Michigan University now stands was home to the Ojibwe, Odawa and Bodewadmi people, whose legacy still influences the … engagement and collaboration, including bolstering support services and community for indigenous students, launching an …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73676

Effort to help WMU students in need sees exponential growth, support

News

… food at multiple sites every day. Eventually, his garage was overflowing with groceries. The operation needed … Fishes and help from International Campus Ministry, gave way to a massive expansion of the project. From March to … approximately 8,000 bags of groceries. It has also expanded services to offer rent assistance, raising nearly $200,000 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/08/60524

Be a dream chaser: Early childhood education major follows her calling

College of Education and Human Development

… by Nicole Leffler on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—School has always come easy for Belle Venticinque , an early childhood … sailing. She lost her mom in a fatal car accident when she was 12. When her dad remarried, his priorities shifted and … in Kalamazoo, she took a job at a local church daycare. After the pandemic hit, however, the daycare eventually shut …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/10/69544

Nobel laureate to give talk on peace building, women's rights

News

… who helped bring an end to the second Liberian civil war in 2003 will present a public address at 7 p.m. Friday, … will join her for the two-day gathering. WMU President Edward Montgomery will be attending the Nobel Reception and … with identifying a local or global need and creating a service project to make a difference, and each club will …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/46210

WMU professors developing prototype to give doctors extra level of protection against COVID-19

News

… while performing an intubation. Dr. Lai Hsien-yung , a Taiwanese doctor, invented the device to help medical workers … Kuder and Wilson designed. The WMU team started working after Kuder connected with a sculptor friend in Arkansas … escalating so quickly. "I have four children, and I was suddenly teaching from home, so I didn't have a lot of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58767

Social work student finds passion, home at WMU

News

… more about the results here . KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Life has a way of coming full circle. For Johnny Anderson III , it … connect them to health care, housing and other essential services in the community.   The old adage says home is … opportunities—something that helped him get a job directly after graduation in spring 2019. "It really prepared him …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57553

Counseling Services helping students cope with pandemic-related anxiety, stress

News

… Counseling Services helping students cope with pandemic-related … Counseling Services Director Brian Fuller, Ph.D., LLP He wants to reassure WMU students that Counseling Services is … ER, 601 John St., Kalamazoo, I 49007; (269) 341-6386 After-hours hotlines: Gryphon Place: 221 or (269) 381-4357 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58671

Student aviation careers ready for takeoff with launch of Aviate partnership

News

… Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Since he was five years old, Josh Carpenter's head has been in the … His first ride on an airplane had him hooked. "We were always interested in things with motors and things that went … license, they'll fly for a United Express Aviate partner. After successfully completing at least 2,000 flight hours …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/58142