Events and Workshops
Spring 2025
WMU Employee Graduate Education Information Session (in-person, for WMU employees only)
WMU employees receive excellent benefits from the University and are encouraged to pursue educational opportunities. The tuition remission program allows employees with fulltime benefits eligibility to take graduate courses tuition free. Sign up for an in-person informational session hosted by the WMU Graduate College to learn more about graduate program options, including application deadlines and requirements. If there is no registration, the session will be canceled that month, so be sure to register in advance! Info sessions will be held in the Graduate College located in West Walwood Hall, East Campus. Beverages will be provided.
Click here to register for the upcoming information session on Wednesday, March 19, 10 a.m.
Graduate Writing Circle
The Graduate College is excited to continue providing in-person writing circles during the spring semester! The purpose of the writing circle is to provide a community, accountability, and a dedicated time for students to gather with peers to work independently. All are welcome! Click the button to RSVP for the in-person circle, so we know you will be joining us!
Writing Circle - Thursdays from 1 to 4 p.m. from Thursday, Jan. 16 through Thursday, April 10 (exceptions: Spring Break, March 6). Join for part of the afternoon or for the entire time in the lobby of the Graduate College, Walwood Hall, East Campus.
RSVP here for the writing circle
April 2025
Graduate Student Appreciation Week Treats
April 8 & April 9, from 12 to 4 p.m.
In-person, Graduate Student Commons (Room 3028), Waldo Library
The WMU Graduate College will be celebrating National Graduate Student and Professional Appreciation Week from April 7 to 11. As part of this celebration, on Tuesday, April 8 and Wednesday, April 9 from 12 to 4 p.m. we invite all graduate students to join us in the Graduate Student Commons (located in Room 3028, Waldo Library) for special treats, prizes, and a chance to win lunch with the dean of the Graduate College, Dr. Christine Byrd-Jacobs!
Annual Research, Innovation and Creative Scholarship Graduate Poster Day
Thursday, April 10, from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. (poster display and competition from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., lunch and award ceremony from Noon to 1 p.m.)
In-person, Waldo Library
The 18th Annual Research, Innovation and Creative Scholarship Graduate Poster Day provides an opportunity for WMU graduate students to promote university scholarship and be recognized for their own research! Students engaged in research will create visual poster displays outlining a research project of their choosing. Faculty judges are selected to critique the work of students and prizes are awarded. This event is free and open to the public. For questions, please call (269) 387-8212. Learn more at wmich.edu/grad/research-poster-day.
Spring Semester Finals Finish
Monday, April 21 and Tuesday, April 22, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Graduate Student Commons (Room 3028), Waldo Library
Need a cup of joe or a snack to help you get through finals week? The Graduate College is hosting finals week treats on April 21 and 22 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Graduate Student Commons (Room 3028) in Waldo Library. Swipe your Bronco student ID card to access the room.
Donuts, Defenses, and Docs: Tips for a Strong Finish on Your Graduate Journey
Thursday, April 24, from 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Connable Board Room, East Walwood Hall, East Campus
The Graduate College is hosting Donuts, Defenses, and Docs, a peer discussion panel and Q&A session featuring WMU graduate students who have recently graduated or defended their dissertations on Thursday, April 24, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in the Connable Board Room, East Walwood Hall, East Campus.
Students will share their wisdom and experience from this process and provide insight into what they wish they had known about finishing, defending, and submitting their dissertations. We will open the floor for questions and discussion, during which you can ask anything you ever wanted to know about finishing your master's with thesis option or dissertation!
While this event may be most useful for those within a year of their thesis or dissertation defense, all graduate students are welcome. Bagels, donuts, and refreshments will be provided. Click here to RSVP.
June 2025
Master of Business Administration Information Session
Wednesday, June 11, from 6 to 7 p.m.
Virtual Session
Join faculty, current students and program leaders to learn about the Haworth College of Business MBA program, including information about how the program can help accelerate your career and build your professional network, as well as information on new program features. Register here.