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Emeriti Council

… October 1975, following suggestions from emeriti, President John T. Bernhard invited 12 emeriti to establish an ad hoc … By 1976, the provisional council had initiated some programs and recommended a plan for a continuing … in the emeriti web pages. Fundraising and Medallion Scholarships Emeriti and other donors have a long history of …

https://wmich.edu/emeriti/about

WMU student invention wins $10,000 Lemelson-MIT 'Cure it!' prize

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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on From Left: Stephen John and Joseph Barnett KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A Western Michigan … ill infants in developing nations. The Lemelson-MIT Program today announced that new WMU alumnus Stephen John of Portage and senior Joseph Barnett of Kalamazoo are …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/24028

Transformational Dunn Decade comes to a close

News

… led by Western Michigan University's eighth president, Dr. John M. Dunn , come to a close with the end of July, as the … in infrastructure improvements. No. 5—Launch in 2008 of the Seita Scholars Program, which has become the nation's largest and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/07/41513

Mentoring for Success

Mentoring for Success

… Mentoring for Success The Mentoring for Success Program is a peer mentoring program designed to promote program participants' success at Western Michigan University …

https://wmich.edu/peermentoring

Meet Carly: Child and family development

College of Education and Human Development

… Eastern Michigan University's school counseling M.A. program. Graduate school has been my end goal since I … learning sessions using the Why Try curriculum. The WhyTry Program is a resilience education curriculum that provides … mentor, we ensure the 2022-23 Youth Mobility Fund opt-in program is successful for 400 youth and families, Kalamazoo …

https://wmich.edu/education/spotlight-carly

About TRIO FESP

TRIO Future Educator Success Program

… About TRIO FESP   The TRIO Future Educator Success Program is a United States Department of Education federally … registration, even before the junior and senior students! Scholarship opportunities: $11,000 in scholarships is available for freshman and sophomore Pell …

https://wmich.edu/trio-future-educators/about

Top News of 2025

News

… There are no bad days—ever—in Kalamazoo! — ESPN anchor John Buccigross For the second consecutive year, WMU … capped an academic year that featured a school-record nine programs’ earning postseason appearances. WMU football: … Excellence Repeated recognition: WMU food marketing program wins industry award for second consecutive year Fort …

https://wmich.edu/news/top

Communications

Office of the President

… will span the entire institution, except for academic programs. We must invest in our educational programs to … Broncos!  Russ  Nov. 4, 2025: Teamwork in action: WMU/AAUP scholarship expands student opportunity Dear Teammates, … shared with their members news of the new WMU/AAUP Scholarship for First-Generation Students —a powerful …

https://wmich.edu/president/communications

Lessons learned throughout the years

Seita Scholars Program

… - Thu, 05/27/2021 - 4:00pm constants/event_status The Seita Scholars Program began in 2008 at WMU. This small program has had a …

https://wmich.edu/events/64220

Ali Neamah, from Iraq, Thrives at WMU

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… and studying in WMU’s English as a Second Language Program, CELCIS—Center for English Language and Culture for … at the top of my class in Iraq, my government gave me a scholarship to study abroad for three years— one year to … complete his program within the time allotted time by his scholarship, Neamah, who arrived at WMU in January 2013, …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2019/09/ali-neamah