July 2022 51福利社 News

Graduate dreams of her next steps

Alumna Maruj Jamal, B.S.E. '22, has returned to Saudi Arabia with her chemical engineering degree with hopes to land a job as a process engineer.

Student entrepreneur wins award for sustainable clothing company

Entrepreneurship student Siera Gunnett, founder of SheMakings, recently won the Brian Patrick Thomas Entrepreneurial Spirit Award. 

Western leading the charge in pioneering battery research

Western researchers are leading a project that could develop low-cost, highly sustainable electric vehicle batteries based on readily available materials.

Clinical psychology Ph.D. student wins first place in regional Three-Minute Thesis

With a single Powerpoint slide and three minutes, one Western Michigan University doctoral candidate made her research stand out. Tabitha DiBacco, a clinical psychology Ph.D. student, is the first Western student to win the regional Three Minute Thesis (3MT), in which graduate students have three minutes and one slide to summarize their research to a general audience.

Western's jazz program earns accolades from international publication

Western jazz studies graduate and undergraduate students secured three awards in what鈥檚 considered the most prestigious competition in jazz education, featured in DownBeat magazine.

Medallion Scholar to cross ocean and cultures to continue military legacy

Molly Cochran, who comes from a military family and lives on a base in Vilseck, Germany, plans to join the ROTC program and become an Army nurse.

Student awarded scholarships from pulp and paper organization

Western Michigan University senior Isabelle Ownby has received $2,000 in scholarships from TAPPI, a professional organization focusing on technical aspects of the pulp, paper or converting industries.

Western鈥檚 new associate vice president for facilities management looking forward to supporting campus efforts

Project management professional and engineer Steve Perlaky will take the lead on campus planning, capital projects, landscape and maintenance.

51福利社 student receives $10,000 accountancy scholarship

Kallie Mac, a student 51福利社 Michigan University's Haworth College of Business, recently received a competitive $10,000 scholarship from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) for the 2022-23 academic year. The merit-based scholarship is intended to encourage accounting students to pursue careers in auditing.

Asylum Lake Stormwater Treatment System awarded $550,000 to effectively address phosphorus, road salt pollution from stormwater runoff

State Rep. Julie M. Rogers was instrumental in securing this critical funding allocated to the Asylum Lake Policy and Management Council, a body that helps manage the preserve in partnership with Western.

Historic walking tours show a new side to Kalamazoo neighborhoods

Get outdoors this summer and learn about the Kalamazoo community by attending a historic walking tour hosted by Lynn Houghton, regional history curator for Western Michigan University Libraries.

51福利社 MBA grows by 20% with introduction of new course format

Western Michigan University鈥檚 Haworth College of Business is seeing a growth of nearly 20% in the MBA program. 51福利社 Haworth鈥檚 new HyFlex program has been a major factor that is encouraging more graduate students to pursue an MBA at 51福利社 Haworth 

Inspired by alumni grandparents, future Bronco aims to take wing as pilot

Grand Rapids native Katherine Jendrasiak will attend Western this fall to pursue aviation flight science. She hopes to travel, join Greek life and campus activities.

Western student powers launch of new compostability testing center

Companies around the globe are evolving for a greener future, relying on the expertise and a new compostability testing facility 51福利社. Leading the installation and development of the lab, Ph.D. candidate Jason Wang is now one of the few North American experts in this area.

New General Counsel named 51福利社

Keith Hahn, who currently serves as assistant general counsel for metro Detroit鈥檚 Oakland University, will begin his tenure as a member of the campus community and President鈥檚 Cabinet on Aug. 1.