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First-year students begin their WMU experience with study abroad in the Dominican Republic

Study Abroad

… by Dr. Susan Pozo , professor of economics, the three-credit program combined on-campus instruction with a nine -day … course.   For the students, however, the experience was about much more than economics.  Students from every … fact that students, regardless of their academic interests, want to study abroad and take advantage of unique …

https://wmich.edu/study-abroad/news/2026/10/first-year-dominican-republic

Top-shelf training: Next Generation Category Management

Haworth College of Business

… itself, incorporating new frameworks alongside AI. Always at the forefront of the food and CPG industry, Western … Category Management process and how agentic AI is guiding it.  The Next Generation Category Management training was facilitated by presenters from Intent Ai, including Dr. …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2026/11/next-generation-category-management

Three Midwest Poets Laureate Share WMU Beginnings

College of Arts and Sciences

… to their curricula vitae. While the selection process differed for each of them, the universal charge for the paid … to act as a literary ambassador, promoting access to and awareness of poetry as an art form with residents across … It could be somebody's faith, somebody's creative practice, scientific research, but something to devote yourself to …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2026/09/cas-magazine-poets-laureate

Out of the classroom, into orbit: WMU physics department supports NASA’s Artemis program with spaceflight materials research

College of Arts and Sciences

… materials research Submitted by Callah Barnes on Watching Artemis II launch four astronauts toward the moon … beyond Earth’s orbit.  The project centered on irradiation testing of spacecraft cables used in the Gateway … chair and director of the accelerator laboratory, provided scientific leadership and oversight. Josh Byers, machine …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2026/09/cas-magazine-artemis

Turfe elected vice chair of WMU Board of Trustees

News

… of Trustees meeting held on Sept. 28 , Trustee Alan Turfe was elected as the vice chair, a role he will undertake for … full P&L responsibilities at NYSE-listed companies such as Thermo Fisher Scientific, IDEX Corp. and General Motors. Currently, Turfe …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/10/73054

Fall 2026 student exhibit

University Libraries

… This student exhibit can be found on the second floor of Waldo Library in the rotunda . Cecilia Taylor Undergraduate student, Studio Art "i'm losing you to time (for safekeeping)" Mixed … on newsprint Community shapes all of us in many different ways. In this piece, I explore three main ways we form …

https://wmich.edu/library/news/2026/09/student-exhibit-fall-2026

Governor appoints new members to WMU Board of Trustees

News

… to welcome Trustees Trevan and Turfe," says President Edward Montgomery . "I look forward to the expertise and … Turfe served as Group President of Anatomical Pathology at Thermo Fisher Scientific and its global headquarters was located within …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62619

Professor receives international honor with prestigious Kuwait Prize

College of Arts and Sciences

… Professor receives international honor with prestigious Kuwait Prize Submitted by Amelia Bodinaku on Mohamed Sultan, a professor in the Department of … scholars and researchers and acknowledge the value of their scientific contributions to various fields of science. The …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/05/cas-magazine-sultan

Lemmer named John O. Hallquist Endowed Professor in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Aerospace Engineering at Western Michigan University. The award recognizes her exceptional professional distinction, … is the development of a high-speed retarding potential analyzer diagnostic tool, which is emerging as an industry … the National Science Foundation, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Air Force Research Laboratory, United …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2026/06/kristina-lemmer-hallquist-endowed-professor

Katrovas to combine storytelling and song in recital of Czech composers

News

… and open to the public. The recital, titled "Sung into the Distance," showcases the songs of famous Czech 20th-century … on the composers' four-year friendship and the pre-World War II era they lived in. The project is under the auspices of Opera Studio Prague, a student-led, multidisciplinary performance …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43299