August 2015 WMU News

WMU professor's paper recognized as outstanding paper of the year

A paper by Dr. Kuanchin Chen, professor of business information systems, has been selected by the academic journal Internet Research as the best paper of the year for 2014.

Goldsworth Valley gazebo coming down, to be rebuilt in 2016

The gazebo by the Goldsworth Valley Pond has been ravaged by time and weather and by fall 2016, a replacement gazebo will be erected at the site.

High finance of Wall Street comes to business college

The Greenleaf Trust Trading Room lets students experience the excitement of a Wall Street trading floor, complete with with real-time market data and world news updates.

Trustees approve retirements of five staff members

At its July 8 meeting, the WMU Board of Trustees approved the retirements of five employees and the resignations of five others.

Twenty-two incoming students win $50,000 Medallion Scholarships

This year's recipients of WMU's coveted Medallion Scholarships come from across ¾ÅÒ»Â鶹ÖÆƬ³§ and two other states, and will begin their studies this fall.

Longtime criminal justice, mental health professional joins WMU

Joseph Kuchenbuch, former program director at Psychological Consultants of ¾ÅÒ»Â鶹ÖÆƬ³§, has been named the new director of Behavioral Health Services in the Unified Clinics.

Assault on WMU's Asylum Lake property reported

An assault on WMU's Asylum Lake property was reported Wednesday, Aug. 5, by a female pedestrian. Avoiding the area or using extreme caution is advised.

WMU launches Colony Farms planning process, outlines next steps

The University will identify an architectural engineering firm to develop the infrastructure that will prepare the Colony Farms Orchard property to become Phase II of WMU's BTR Park.

Student-designed neonatal ventilator wins two more prestigious awards

NeoVent has been named the U.S. National Winner of the 2015 James Dyson Award as well as the first-place winner in the 2015 BMEStart competition for undergraduate biomedical and bioengineering students.