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WMU awarded $13.7M federal grant to support college readiness for thousands of regional middle schoolers

News

… initiative, led by Dr. Erika Carr, director of precollege programming, will provide approximately $1.9 million per … well as community colleges, trade schools and certificate programs. The program will follow this same cohort of students all the way …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/10/federal-grant-supports-regional-middle-schoolers-college-readiness

Anonymous donor reveals himself to students who want to be teachers

News

… to meet those behind a new Western Michigan University scholarship they are the first to receive. The Western … University-Kalamazoo Public Schools Future Educators Program will help the students become educators and enhance … teaching staff. At an Oct. 6 luncheon for the first six scholarship recipients, the previously anonymous benefactor …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35533

Mike Stigers

Food Marketing

… School of Business for the food industry management program.  Stigers holds a Bachelor of Science in Applied …

https://wmich.edu/foodmarketing/stigers2026

Research

School of Interdisciplinary Health Programs

… Students from Foster Care” details the innovative coaching program offered at WMU’s Office for Fostering Student … for WMU students who have aged out of foster care (WMU’s Seita Scholars program). Dr. Gray was awarded a FRACAA grant …

https://wmich.edu/healthprograms/research

Baseball and branding talk on deck at next breakfast series

News

… College of Business. Ed Mayo , professor emeritus, and John Weitzel , master faculty specialist, both of marketing, … Mayo is the son of former Detroit Tiger Eddie Mayo. Weitzel John Weitzel Weitzel has been a WMU faculty member since …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22327

For Students

WMU Essential Studies

… that are the culmination of the your WMU Essential Studies program. They are designed widen your perspectives, engage … These courses may be taken at any point in your program, although WMU recommends taking them after level 1 …

https://wmich.edu/essentialstudies/requirements

WMU-Cooley Law School affiliation subject of next Keystone Breakfast

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… Keystone Community Bank Breakfast Speaker Series . Dr. John M. Dunn , president of WMU, and Lawrence P. Nolan , … Law School. Serving as a platform for a variety of new programs, the affiliation will help leverage both schools’ … degree, and a Juris Doctor/Master of Social Work degree. John M. Dunn Dunn was named president of WMU in July 2007. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14212

Breathing new life into historical collections through data harvesting

University Libraries

… U.S., poorhouses declined during the 1930s as more federal programs, such as the Social Security Act, were created to … resources contextualizes the collection, allowing scholars to recognize research potential and instructors to …

https://wmich.edu/library/news/2026/02/impact-report-data-harvesting

Economics majors

Economics

… and data analysis, as well as graduate and professional programs in economics, business, law, and public policy. … Many economics majors explore our Accelerated Master’s Program in Applied Economics , which allows qualified … an  economics advisor Explore  minors and complementary programs Review  course offerings and sample plans If you’re …

https://wmich.edu/economics/academics/major

Minor in Costume Design

Theatre

… to write about that in an essay for acceptance into the program. Applications must have completed at least one … year-round for entrance in the following semester. The program requires the completion of 15 credit hours in … a short essay outlining your desire to study in this minor program and how it relates to your career goals. This should …

https://wmich.edu/theatre/costume-minor