This artwork created by Olivia Novak is featured in the Pandemic Art gallery for students in Digital Photo I in spring 2020.

This artwork created by Jaylynn Mittig is featured in the Pandemic Art gallery for students in Digital Photo I in spring 2020.

This artwork created by Carolyn Wilson is featured in the Pandemic Art gallery for students in Digital Photo I in spring 2020.

This artwork created by Leray Posey is featured in the Pandemic Art gallery for students in Digital Photo I in spring 2020.

Dr. Renée Branch Canady,  who is CEO of the Michigan Public Health Institute and Celeste Sanchez Lloyd, Community Program Manager at Strong Beginnings, are among a diverse group of two dozen medical professionals, health and community leaders appointed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to the Michigan Coronavirus Task Force on Racial Disparities. Led by Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist, the group is tasked with developing strategies to address the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on communities of color in Michigan.

The University's Office of Research and Innovation has awarded five grants for research related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Students in Bill Davis' Digital Photo I course had to transition to distance education in the middle of the semester, some without the necessary camera or editing equipment. Using their own experiences and whatever tools they had at home, they found ways to express themselves and become better artists despite having limited resources. They created imaginative photos portraying the fear, solitude, hope and even humor of life during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Western Michigan University will offer a new Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity, a fully online program, this fall. Courses will incorporate pertinent computer science and business aspects of this increasingly in-demand and high-paying profession.

Student entrepreneurs from Western Michigan University are being recognized for their innovative business ideas with the Brian Patrick Thomas Entrepreneurial Spirit Award and Wendell Christoff Award.

The six courses were spread across disciplines in three different colleges—College of Arts and Sciences, Haworth College of Business and College of Engineering and Applied Sciences.

The transition to distance recruiting and welcoming has kept Western Michigan University's Offices of Admissions and Student Transitions very busy, and inspired creative approaches. Find out how the adjustments are continuing to attract the attention of prospective and new students.

A group of peer mentors recently helped guide more than 130 pre-business students through the professional preparation required for the Business Externship Program, offered through the Zhang Career Center. The mentors adjusted their approach due to COVID-19 and were able to provide added touchpoints while social distancing.

Breyana Wilson will be graduating from Loy Norrix High School in Kalamazoo this spring. Wilson has committed to attend WMU in the fall as a special education major.

Joe Sánchez is a first-generation graduate, earning a degree in aviation management and operations, with a minor in general business in spring 2020. With the airline industry in decline due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he used the business skills he honed at WMU to secure a full-time job as a team leader at Meijer in Plainfield, Ill.

Michigan National Guard 2nd Lt. Hunter Davidson is leading a team of soldiers packing and distributing emergency food boxes to thousands of families across the state.

Two five-member teams of Western Michigan University students placed first and second overall in THEProject competition hosted by the Western Michigan Chapter of Project Management Institute.

This year's Western Michigan University Celebration of Excellence honored graduating students of color virtually, and paid tribute to a deceased student and professor.

Andy Bornhorst volunteered his skills to help make intubation boxes easier to transport and sanitize. The devices give an added layer of protection to health care workers in close contact with patients.

Dr. Luchara Wilson, who teaches special education courses at Western Michigan University, provides educational tips for struggling caregivers of students with special education needs who are now learning at home due to the pandemic.

Grab your earbuds, because WMU's Center for Principled Leadership and Business Strategy has launched another method for tuning into the business world while sheltering in place. 

The Kalamazoo Marathon and Borgess Run are now being offered virtually between May 1 through May 17. WMU employees who want to participate can register for free before May 10 using code: WMU. Finishers will receive a t-shirt and medal after campus reopens.

A listing of all camps, with new listings added as information becomes available, can be found at wmich.edu/admissions/camps.

Western Michigan University School of Social Work students are helping children in foster care with the most difficult move of their life.

Given the unpredictable environment and financial strain caused by the coronavirus outbreak, University officials say they want to create certainty for students around the cost of their education and demonstrate that WMU remains committed to affordability.

Kassidy Davis is excited about continuing her studies by pursuing a doctoral degree in physical therapy in the fall.

A new webpage has been created to help students graduating in a pandemic position themselves for success.

Right now the world is in the middle of a health crisis. A novel virus—one that has not been identified in humans before—has swept the globe. While that means our bodies don’t have preexisting defenses to COVID-19, there are natural ways to boost your immunity in general.

Kobe Brown, a first-generation college graduate, is excited to begin his career as a vocalist at Disneyland Tokyo.

Creating a complete supply chain within 72 hours was something that Michael Schwandt, B.B.A.'13, never thought he would have to do, but with a strong team beside him and his WMU supply chain education guiding him, he was ready to help GM deliver a 30,000-unit ventilator order from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Kordell Smith, a double major in leadership and business strategy as well as sales and business marketing, says he's graduating with the real-world experience and skills he needs to succeed in his field.