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Social work grad empowered to uplift migrant and Latinx communities
News
… has blossomed at Western Michigan University. "I don't know what my life would have been like if I didn't have the … experience with already volunteering with El Concilio, a nonprofit organization in Kalamazoo serving the Hispanic … relate to those students because I was a student who struggled. I was in the bottom 10% of my class through …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67907
Business college receives naming gift for sales, negotiation and leadership lab
Haworth College of Business
… Corporation, based in Troy. The gift funds the renovation and expansion of the college's sales lab facility. … major. At the program's inception, there were 49 majors. Now, 18 years later, enrollment has topped 320 students, … Improvements will include: Doubling the square footage. Renovating existing meeting spaces and role-playing facilities …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45696
Duo leading new venture and supporting students along the way
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… Sciences. The type of product made at Tight Line did not exist until about 2013. It’s in the relatively new field of carbon fiber pultrusion, a field filled with innovation and development in designing and manufacturing … infrastructure as well as custom applications. “There is no engineer’s handbook for looking up the answer or even …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/67020
University Theatre travels the globe in 2018-19 season
Theatre
… University Theatre at Western Michigan University announced its 2018-19 season featuring cowboys, drag queens, … and Millennium Restaurant Group. Season passes are on sale now and offer significant savings. Single tickets for fall … whimsical, imaginary town situated somewhere under the Northern lights of Maine. Surprising, hilarious and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/08/48385
Fulbright specialist envisions more conflict as Arctic ice melts
News
… envisions more conflict as Arctic ice melts Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fritz Allhoff presenting his workshop session on "Civilian and Indigenous Affairs." KALAMAZOO, Mich.—With melting ice opening up …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/47942
Speaker series celebrates diversity, encourages cross-cultural interaction
News
… on environmental racism, discrimination and socioeconomic neglect. Sponsored by the Office of Diversity and … held in the Trimpe Building Multicultural Center. Please notify the program coordinator at (269) 387-6324 or @email … searches for her place in a world that provides her with no instructions. Mock shares the story of being a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/41863
Global water supply crisis informs research of WMU professor named American Association of Geographers Fellow
School of Environment, Geography and Sustainability
… American Association of Geographers Fellow Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Dr. Chansheng He KALAMAZOO, Mich.—There’s … by his experiences in the field, where he found people struggling to find clean water in both regions of China and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/66997
WMU names economist, Washington labor expert as ninth president
News
… WMU names economist, Washington labor expert as ninth president Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Edward B. Montgomery KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Dr. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39331
WMU Theatre produces world premiere for family audiences
Theatre
… Rafferty . The story follows Jeremy Thatcher, who is struggling to survive bullies, crushes and sixth-grade art … Rafferty's adaptation of Bruce Coville's award-winning novel works a fine balance between the mundane and magical … featured in Broadway's "War Horse" in 2011. Potgieter is not a new face to the WMU Department of Theatre—he last …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/38300
Homeless to college grad: Business student beats odds to create his own success
News
… way. Kemp, left, with his siblings. "It's crazy. It's still not hitting me," says Kemp, who graduates from Western … eventually taken in by a family, Kemp and his brother were not so lucky and were left fending for themselves. Terria … the right fit and began the process of transferring to another institution. A snag in the process—which he now calls …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62477