The event is a collaboration between WMU-Grand Rapids and Autocam Medical, Bricks 4 Kids, Grand Rapids Community College, Grand Rapids YMCA, JR Automation and WMCAT.

Starting April 1, Western students, employees and community members can pick up free seeds from Waldo Library's new Seed Library to grow at home.

The Fallen Broncos ceremony honors students, faculty, staff and members of the Board of Trustees who passed away while active members of the University community.

In a world where grief often feels like uncharted territory, Dr. Ashley Atkins, WMU associate professor of philosophy, seeks to gain a deeper understanding of loss. Atkins recently secured a coveted National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship, marking a significant milestone in her research journey.

WMU finance student Austin Fahrenkopf explores the world of finance through firsthand experience in multiple internships. 

Rajeev "Raj" Singh, BS '91, founded Accolade, a company that combines virtual primary care, mental health support and expert medical opinion services with intelligent technology and best-in-class navigation.

A group of students traveled to Alaska to assist the local communities in filing their taxes. In the short time spent in various rural communities, the volunteer teams filed over 500 tax returns for the Alaskan communities.

Ryan Rubarth is a finance major with a passion for engineering and racing. He is a leader on the Bronco Racing Formula SAE team and the Bronco Wind Team, both registered student organizations (RSOs) at the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences that are open to all WMU students.

The event, planned for April 21, will feature performances by Michigan Hire Daiko drummers, Peking Opera actress Linghui Tu, Kalamazoo Ringers handbell ensemble and many others.

The Dine 4 Justice event on Sunday, April 7, will support the Youth Juvenile Justice Fellows Program. Culinary expert and social justice advocate Chad Houser, founder and CEO of Café Momentum, will deliver a keynote address.

Dr. Summer Davis, an assistant professor of secondary education, was nominated for the National Association of School Psychologists' 2023 Article of the Year for her work on "'It’s the Teacher’s Responsibility:' Examining Pre-service and In-service Teachers’ Responses to Racial Discrimination," published in the Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation.

Dr. Gary Bischof brought his expertise on marriage, couples and family counseling to a new audience as a guest on the OurPath "Our Voices" podcast. He discusses the pitfalls for couples negotiating gender transition, the factors that can lead to couples staying together and what competent couples therapy looks like for couples in this situation. 

The strategic grants, announced by Michigan Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist II and the Office for Future Mobility and Electrification, are aimed at establishing Michigan as a leader for high tech education, research and training.

Each year, faculty members from across the University select the most outstanding senior in their nearly 50 academic schools, departments and programs to represent their unit as a WMU Presidential Scholar. This year, scholars were chosen from a senior class of 4,349 students.

Rianna Clay-Valdez is gaining the self-awareness and opportunities that she needs to build a career providing resources and clear a path for Black and Latino communities to build generational wealth.

Organized by Career and Student Employment Services, the fair connected education students with representatives from school districts. In addition to showcasing open positions, the fair offered job-ready resources to help students prepare for upcoming interviews.

Aidan Paciorek found a sense of belonging in the WMU food marketing program, which also gave him the opportunity to travel for industry conferences and intern at SpartanNash, where his intern project was named among the top 15 out of over 100.

Lauren Dani has gone from being inspired by her family's business, to majoring in sales and business marketing at Western, to landing a full-time position with Stryker as a result of an internship. Along the way, she has participated in sales competitions and mentored rising sales talent.  

Only completing the eighth grade while growing up, Mary Borkholder is now on track to get her master's degree in teaching English to speakers of other languages.

Each year, six Presidential Scholars are selected from Western Michigan University's Haworth College of Business. Presidential Scholars receive the highest academic honor that WMU can bestow on its undergraduates.

In the U.S. News & World Report's 2024 Best Online Master's in Education Programs rankings, the college tied for second in the state and ranked No. 73 in the nation.

The new lab, which employs students from various majors across campus, provides program evaluation and related services to local nonprofit agencies. It partners with organizations to help them measure impact, assess needs, identify opportunities to improve and demonstrate their value through systematic analysis of both numbers and stories. 

WIDR's team competed with thousands of entries from 100 collegiate programs across the country at the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System Conference.

The board's agenda includes a presentation on Western's venerated Capital Internship Program, a longstanding experiential-learning opportunity in which students explore the intricacies of public policy as interns in Michigan government.

WMU’s chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers is one of 20 registered student organizations available at the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences.

College of Education and Human Development faculty members Drs. Ángel Gullón-Rivera and Andrea Smith have played an integral part in delivering high-quality, evidence-based research related to grandparents raising grandchildren to professionals around the globe.

Western's International Student Council, in partnership with the Haenicke Institute for Global Education and Dining Services, is hosting an International Bazaar on Saturday, March 16, at the WMU Student Center.

Western Michigan University will host the Region 10 Science Olympiad tournament on Saturday, March 16, 2024, and the Michigan State Finals on Saturday, May 4, 2024. 

Laura Argentati feels inspired to dive headfirst into a fashion career after getting behind-the-scenes access to runway shows and networking with some of the top talent in the industry.

The event will feature CEOs, presidents and directors of business from all areas of the food industry, as well as an update about WMU's food marketing program, which provides talent to the leading companies that attend the conference.