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Study abroad at Western yields higher student success

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2025/01/studyabroadimpact

From cowboy hats to kickoff: Bronco pride on display during WMU Spirit Week, Homecoming 2025

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… From cowboy hats to kickoff: Bronco pride on display during WMU Spirit Week, … from Friday to Sunday, Oct. 10-12 . With a weekend full of spirited traditions, high-energy events and heartfelt … their award s at private ceremonies.   College of Arts and Sciences Alumni Achievement Awards will be posted after Oct. …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/10/homecoming-2025-weekend-kickoff

Building a future defined by connection and purpose

Haworth College of Business

… to forensic accounting and more, there are a vast number of choices to ensure an exciting and rewarding career.” … applied to WMU right after high school, Andres had hopes of becoming a band director. While he was accepted into the … at KVCC, Andres decided his next step was to obtain his bachelor’s degree in accounting from WMU. “At first, the …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2025/11/accountancy-michael-andres-naba-nontraditional-student

WMU professor advises on internationalization initiatives in Brazil

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… WMU professor advises on internationalization initiatives in … Submitted by Raine Kuch on Western Michigan University professor of political science,  Dr. Jim Butterfield , returned in August from two …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2018/12/butterfield-fulbright-brazil

Oh, what a feline: Star of WMU Theatre’s ‘Cats’ moonlights as ‘American Ninja Warrior’ competitor

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https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/10/michael-vasilevich-wmu-theatre-cats-american-ninja-warrior

Ethics Center announces lecture series for fall 2025

Study of Ethics in Society

… Mich.—The  Western Michigan University Center for the Study of Ethics in Society is hosting a series of talks during the fall 2025   semester.   All   events   … with a joint appointment in the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition and the Department of

https://wmich.edu/ethics/news/2025/09/fall-25-lectures

Wings of Resolve: The Air Force Journey of WMU Aviation Bronco Tracy Smiedendorf

College of Aviation

… Wings of Resolve: The Air Force Journey of WMU Aviation Bronco … would land on the ice with supplies to keep a National Science Foundation project running at top speed.   Request … because I had aircraft-maintenance experience and a bachelor's in aviation, the Air Force offered me the chance …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/09/smiedendorf

Exemplars of campus engagement honored with Distinguished Service Award

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… Exemplars of campus engagement honored with Distinguished Service … and elevate the WMU community. Dr. Whitney DeCamp , professor of sociology, and  Dr. Lori Wingate , Ph.D.'09, … in external funding from sponsors such as the National Science Foundation and Centers for Disease Control and …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/09/distinguished-service-award-2025-whitney-decamp-lori-wingate

University Libraries awards two scholarships to student employees

University Libraries

… Julio Garcia Hernandez Julio Garcia Hernandez is pursuing a bachelor’s in Japanese and works at Waldo Library’s service … in Japan this fall. Learning how to access research is one of the best skills Hernandez has learned on the job—and it … he adds. Sung Ham Sung Ham is an aviation flight science major and works at Waldo Library’s service desk. …

https://wmich.edu/library/news/2025/04/student-scholarships

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

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… federal grant to support college readiness for thousands of regional middle schoolers Submitted by Paula M. Davis on … $13.7 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Education to support college readiness and success for … transformative initiative, led by Dr. Erika Carr, director of precollege programming, will provide approximately $1.9 …

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