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Brief trip, big impact: Journey abroad gives nursing student holistic perspective

W Magazine

… Brief trip, big impact: Journey abroad gives nursing student … says her study abroad experience will enable her to be more compassionate and comprehensive in her future nursing work. … 12-hour days, sun up and sundown doing stuff.” During the trip, Fraley saw, sipped and experienced all that Portuguese …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75859

Dance students return from service trip in Panama

News

… Dance students return from service trip in Panama Submitted by Deanne Puca on KALAMAZOO, … dance class from a professional Panamanian dance company, and providing free dance education to children at … year-round dance programming in Panama, Movement Exchange promotes cross-cultural understanding and self confidence in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40282

Product design grads cap college experience with China trip, pending patents

News

… Product design grads cap college experience with China trip, pending patents Submitted by Erin Flynn on Kelsi … of product manufacturing processes at more than a dozen companies in various cities that will propel the pair … and drive innovation." The challenge The road to this epic trip began a couple years ago when Charnesky was in Chicago …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/08/product-design-grads-cap-college-experience-china-trip

Introductory programming course uses AI as a learning aid

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… artificial intelligence (AI), a Western Michigan University computer science instructor is getting ahead of the curve by … grant, Dr. Wassnaa Al-Mawee , faculty specialist of computer science, sought solutions for teaching students in … thinking and increasingly turn to AI to generate code, limiting the development of their problem-solving …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2026/03/ai-learning-tools-teaching-model

Spring 2026 student exhibit

University Libraries

… and personal admiration in my creative process. instagram.com/1nvaduur S M Shariful Islam Collaborator: Paul Clements … South, but weak MEAL structures undermine transparency, comparability, and replicability. The Green Climate Fund … climate fund — often reports ambitious mitigation outcomes that lack verified measurement.   This study evaluates …

https://wmich.edu/library/news/2026/02/student-exhibit-spring-2026

WMU’s student-run WIDR-FM receives national, international recognition

News

… for student media. “I’m incredibly proud of their accomplishments.”   The reigning IBS Abraham & Borst Award … past five years, Dillon says.   “We have a great team and community, and without our volunteers, [this success] would …   Best On-Air Personality: Caity Ahearne   Best Station Promo: Ryan Misiak   Best Station Promotional Poster: Frank …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/12/widr-fm-best-student-run-radio-station-awards-2025-26

WMU in India: Sustainable business and human connection

Haworth College of Business

… their new international perspective. “Throughout the trip, there are very healthy conversations among the students,” Palmer says. “I believe that after the trip is over, our business students have a much better … have fostered over time.” Christ University’s dedication comes through in their commitment to sustainability. From …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2026/02/study-abroad-india-wmu-haworth

Collaborative robots offer unique hands-on experiences for students

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… fastest growing segments of the industry, devices not only complete tasks, but also interact with humans, working … I have taken on in the past,” says Cookman. “Learning the code and how to troubleshoot issues or come up with a different way to approach the same problem …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2026/03/engineering-programming-collaborative-robots

Zoning in on the genetics of the world’s largest flower

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… collected DNA samples of about 15 species of the plant in Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines.  "Two plants had … rate isn’t slowing down, so who knows how big they will become." Barkman continues to research what causes Raffelesia … of global learning activities, such as designing and promoting scholarship and academic opportunities on campus; …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2013/05/worlds-largest-flower

Open educational resources grants awarded

University Libraries

… instructors transition their courses from using expensive commercial textbooks to OER that are free for students. The … support faculty in developing new open textbooks on health communications, business data and social work, benefiting … Whitney DeCamp, SOC 3650 Dr. Zoann Snyder, SOC 4420 Marian Tripplett, SWRK 4010 Amy Zufelt, BCM 4310 and BCM 4340 Fall …

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