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Making Walking Safer for Pedestrians

College of Arts and Sciences

… Making Walking Safer for Pedestrians By Elena Meadows College of Arts and Sciences Staff Writer Ron Van Houten “Walking is healthy,” Western Michigan University psychology … cars featuring an eight-second delay in getting out of “park” if the driver is not buckled in, and increased pedal …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news-vanhouten-safer-walking

One engineer’s dream: creating something from nothing

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… dream: creating something from nothing Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Shown working on a robot, Julianna Buck leads the … president of the WMU Robotics Club, that question doesn’t always have a simple answer. “One thing some people get caught … for a company like Disney where I could design amusement park attractions or something like that.” Buck plans to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67717

Job Resources

School of Environment, Geography and Sustainability

… sites that interest you regularly, as new openings are always being posted (particularly as we approach summer each … of Natural Resources Seasonal and Temporary Positions Park rangers and workers, positions in the Wildlife Division … and data analysis/management for an organization focused on water conservation   Doris Duke Conservation Scholars …

https://wmich.edu/environment/careers/jobs

Ethics Center announces lecture series for fall 2025

Study of Ethics in Society

… Valley Community College. There will be a discussion afterward with special guest Shukurani Nsengiyumva,  program … Oct. 14 and Oct. 21 in Room 3120 of Sangren Hall. Visitor parking is available in lots 68 and 69; there are no meter … August 1985, the Center for the Study of Ethics in Society was created after WMU faculty across the curriculum met to …

https://wmich.edu/ethics/news/2025/09/fall-25-lectures

Alumni Achievement Awards

English

… Alumni Achievement Awards Each year the College of Arts and Sciences at Western … rights lawyer, a community advocate, and the city’s first transgender candidate for elected office. Sias is currently … books on Chicago-area murals and muralists, sculptors, and park landscapes. Read more about Jeff Huebner 2014 - Erin …

https://wmich.edu/english/keepintouch/alumni-achievement-awards

Open house allows WMU researchers to showcase Fort St. Joe

News

… place at the dig site, located in Niles' South Riverfront Park at the corner of Bond and Fort streets. About Fort St. … Fort St. Joseph mission, garrison and trading post complex was occupied from 1691 to 1781 along the St. Joseph River in … is now the city of Niles. Built by the French, the fort was at times during its 90-year history, controlled by the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/06/25110

Global Engagement Program honors student achievement and community support

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… community impact and campus partnerships at an annual awards ceremony.   More than 160 students earned Global … receives her certificate at the Global Engagement Awards ceremony.  There are 10,000 active participants in the … Garrett Owel    Brennan Parent             Lauren Park     Freddie Piercy                Evangeline Piper …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2026/04/gep-awards-2026

Seventeen business students selected for scholarships

News

… character and academic excellence. The scholarships were awarded for the 2012-13 academic year and range from $775 to … systems. Bland, of Detroit, is a graduate of Highland Park Community High School. Yujing Geng , a junior majoring … Student Scholarship, an award for an incoming freshmen or transfer student of distinction based on academic …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/07/1078

National Guardsman, a WMU alum, helps lead effort to feed thousands of Michigan families

News

… at the Feeding America West Michigan Food Bank in Comstock Park in late March. They packed emergency boxes full of food … distributed boxes to hundreds of people in their cars. “It was really nice to be out in public and actually see the … for,” he says.  “Part of the reason we joined the guard was to be able to give back to our neighbors. We are also …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59294

WMU employs state-of-the-art cleaning technologies in effort to keep COVID-19 off campus

News

… advance and prepare campus for people to be safe." The forward-thinking approach is also evident in Tekna , an … company based in WMU's Business Technology Research Park. Tekna is collaborating with WMU to pilot new …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/08/60573