PRISM
SUMMER 2015
Litvinove awarded $284,000 NSF grant for theoretical nuclear physics
College of Arts and Sciences
Dr. Elena Litvinova hopes to advance theoretical and computational methods to give reliable predictions for nuclear processes at the limits of the existence of atomic nuclei.
George Dales, professor emeritus of physical education inducted in 2015 MAC Hall of Fame
College of Education and Human Development
The Mid-American Conference introduced its 2015 MAC Hall of Fame Class as five new members were inducted into the MAC Hall of Fame on Wednesday, May 27 during the MAC Honor's Dinner at the Cleveland Renaissance Hotel.
College of Engineering names new dean
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Western Michigan University's College of Engineering and Applied Sciences has a new dean. Houssam A. Toutanji, professor and chairman of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Alabama-Huntsville, will become dean on July 1, the start of the 2015-16 academic year.
School of Music graduate competes in international trombone competition
College of Fine Arts
Evan Clifton, of Howell, Mich., has been named a finalist in the Donald Yaxley Bass Trombone Competition and will travel to Valencia, Spain, in July to compete for a 2,000 euro gift certificate toward a new trombone at the 2015 International Trombone Festival.
U.S. News names three WMU grad programs best in Michigan
College of Health and Human Services
The latest annual U.S. News & World Report rankings of the top graduate programs in the nation shows WMU with seven programs among the top 100 in their disciplines and three of those named the best in Michigan.
Enrollment Management news from spring 2015
Enrollment Management
Food service administration bachelor's degree comes to WMU-Grand Rapids
Extended University Programs
Beginning fall 2015, food service individuals looking to move their career into an industry leadership position will have that opportunity through WMU-Grand Rapids’ new bachelor’s completion program in food service administration.
New rankings put WMU supply chain program at No. 2 in nation
Haworth College of Business
WMU’s celebrated integrated supply management program recently added a new accolade, being named second in the nation for its emphasis on teaching technology, software and quantitative tools in its undergraduate program.
WMU student, alumnus invent respiratory device for critically ill infants
Lee Honors College
A WMU alumnus and WMU senior have been recognized for inventing a life-saving respiratory device to treat critically ill infants in developing countries.
Digital South Haven lighthouse logbooks shed light on 1800s coastal life
University Libraries
Whether an account of a body washed ashore, a shipwreck in rough waters or an inferno on the mainland, the life and times of lighthouse keepers in South Haven are being brought to a wider audience through the digitization of three carefully preserved logbooks by technicians at WMU Libraries.
Links to more news
College of Arts and Sciences
- WMU nonprofit leadership program wins national award
- Kalamazoo home to nation’s first sustainable craft brewing degree
- English alumna, Luanne Castle publishes poetry collection
- WMU faculty receive Timothy Light Center for Chinese Studies Research grant
- Three CAS students part of team that wins the 2015 Wege Prize
College of Education and Human Development
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
- Professor's discovery may one day prevent heart attacks
- Students develop football helmet that measures impact
College of Fine Arts
- College of Fine Arts releases new videos, hires new associate dean
- Dancer receives grant to study dance in Panama
College of Health and Human Services
- Lecture and conference stress collaboration for health equity
- Award will study innovative Parkinson’s treatment
- Grad student selected for addictions counselor fellowship
- WMU among grant winners recognized at 'Americas' summit
- Social work professor wins lifetime award from state association
- Social work faculty member awarded for teaching excellence
Extended University Programs
- WMU-Muskegon to offer interdisciplinary health services degree starting fall 2015
- WMU-Grand Rapids students move downtown during Beltline renovation
Haworth College of Business
- Sharing Perspectives of Business
- WMU sales students take third at national sales competition
- WMU and APICS to offer supply chain management lunch workshops
- WMU sales program nationally recognized for excellence
- WMU's Food Marketing Conference celebrates 50th anniversary
Lee Honors College
University Libraries