The permanent mural in the new student center highlights University culture and illustrates the beauty that exists in mundane moments in time.

The inaugural challenge, launched in January 2023, finished the spring semester with five teams of students earning funding to take their projects to the next level.

Students Gabe Bresnahan, Mary Howe and Jenna Robinson all sharpened their professional skills through their work with the Children's Nature Playscape. They impressed executive director Nora Selheimer so much that she offered them all full-time positions to stay with the organization through the summer.

Dozens of Western students gained resume-worthy experience through paid internships with a number of businesses and organizations in Kalamazoo and Detroit this summer supported by the Empowering Futures Gift.

Broncos blossomed over the course of 12 weeks at the Kalamazoo Nature Center's DeLano Farms, learning about permaculture, reiterative farming and the impact the operation has on the community.

Like the previous academic year, University apartments are at capacity, according to WMU Housing and Residence Life, and all of the Valley halls and Hall-Archer-Pickard East and West halls will be close to capacity for the fall semester.

The Food Marketing Conference at Western Michigan University is set to gather food industry professionals from around the globe in Kalamazoo on March 26 and March 27, 2024. With CEOs and industry leaders presenting and the active engagement of WMU students in the program, the conference is unique in the industry and draws nearly 1,000 attendees annually.

Kim Huls and Karina Nazario, both pursuing master's degrees in teaching English to speakers of other languages, created Language Exchange to help parents learn English and Spanish from one another.

The new SOC celebrates the diversity of registered student organizations and serves as a hub for student engagement and campus activities.

Senior Alex Boyd was awarded $12,000 in scholarships; Isabelle Ownby, B.S.’23, received $5,500 in awards; and Meegan Heerlyn received a $2,500 scholarship.

Undergraduate students seeking a bachelor’s degree at WMU in behavioral science or psychology can enroll in up 12 credit hours that count toward a master’s degree, saving them time and money.

Funding will help Western's renowned Autism Center of Excellence bolster services for individuals with severe behavioral challenges.

Exercise science student Montana Smith visited and toured multiple Korean universities and met with members of the Seoul Metropolitan Council to discuss Western's lab facilities, life on campus, coursework and more.

The hands-on experience that the Western Michigan University sales and business marketing program provides its students helps them launch dream careers, and the Sales Education Foundation agrees, naming WMU Haworth's sales program to its listing of top programs in the country.

A student in WMU's early childhood unified education program, Caitlin Darrah is applying the skills she learned from the program to make her a more effective leader as her club continues to make blankets for patients at Bronson Methodist Hospital.

Multiple emergency vehicles will be visible at Bernhard during this time, although no roads will be affected.

Dr. Staci Perryman-Clark, director of the Institute for Intercultural and Anthropological Studies and professor of English and African American Studies, has been named interim dean of Merze Tate College.

The new game room features a diverse array of gaming experiences designed to encourage fun, play and connection.

Included in the building’s numerous student-focused resources and gathering spaces are two fast-casual restaurants, Starbucks, FedEx, PNC Bank, Buster’s Bookstore and a state-of-the-art dining facility.

Western Michigan University's Allison Hoeksema is preparing preschoolers for their transition to kindergarten this summer as a part of the Broncos Lead Internship Program. A student in WMU's child development and services program, she is working at the Jennings Development Interplex's (JDI) preschool as a paid intern and is receiving professional development from the internship program this summer.

Western Michigan University’s College of Education and Human Development is proud to be the host institution for more than 25 school districts, regional service agencies and multi-district consortiums participating in statewide initiatives aimed at addressing the national teacher shortage.

The center brings together researchers, expertise and resources from multiple STEM disciplines across the University and is funded by a $350,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy.

Working as a youth specialist intern, Western student Donna Soko is a part of the rehabilitation process that prepares youth to return to their communities.

The road to success in accounting at Western taught Felix Sithiphone about grit and having a strong work ethic.

Western Michigan University's Dr. Regena Nelson, professor of early childhood education in the Department of Teaching, Learning and Educational Studies, has been appointed the board president of Kalamazoo County Ready 4s. The organization partners with pre-K classrooms in Kalamazoo County to advance high-quality early education through professional development, tuition assistance and family support.

Dr. Jennifer Harrison, who has been at Western since 2006, has been named interim dean of the College of Health and Human Services. She has served as director of the School of Social Work for the past four years and has been recognized a number of times for her research, collegiality and dedication to ensuring students thrive at the University.

A taste of traveling the wide, expansive globe as a high school student was the inspiration of a lifetime for Emily Kostbade. Now, as a triple major at Western Michigan University, Kostbade’s passion and dedication has been rewarded with the highly acclaimed Boren Awards Scholarship for the African Flagship Language Initiative program.

Teams of two-to-four college students to acted as fraud fighters to uncover a romance scam where individuals pretend to be someone else to manipulate a victim into falling in love with them and sending them money. By design, the students must work independently.

Jasmine Vicencio, from New Baltimore, Michigan, is a business student putting her authentic self forward at Western Michigan University. A senior majoring in marketing and member of the dean’s list, Vicencio has gained confidence and determination about her path in life through some defining professional opportunities.

Along with the 4.62% tuition and fee increase approved on Thursday, the Board of Trustees also boosted need-based financial aid by the same percentage—4.62% or $1.6 million.