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Scholarship support helps WMU student bring technology access to rural Ghana

College of Health and Human Services

… Clara Fueri, a senior in the Healthcare Services and Sciences program, is the recipient of the Alexandra Burgett Scholarship through the College of Health and Human Services (CHHS). She learned about the …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2025/12/burgett-fueri

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

Geosciences researcher elected 2016 AAAS Fellows

News

… Geosciences researcher elected 2016 AAAS Fellows Submitted by … on Kominz KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Dr. Michelle A. Kominz , a professor of geosciences at Western Michigan University, was … rocks. A faculty member at WMU since 1997, Kominz earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Colby College, a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37476

WMU adds three undergraduate education majors, two concentrations

News

… Submitted by Deanne Puca on Sangren Hall, home of WMU's College of Education and Human Development … recreation major . The new majors—secondary integrated science education, elementary/middle school mathematics and … of Education. Beginning this fall, students with a bachelor's degree in elementary education will be required …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/15796

WMU alumna named Michigan’s 2026 Superintendent of the Year

College of Education and Human Development

… WMU alumna named Michigan’s 2026 Superintendent of the Year Submitted by Chris Hybels on Dr. Kimberly Carter, superintendent of Battle Creek Public Schools KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western … leadership), has been named 2026 Michigan Superintendent of the Year by the Michigan Association of Superintendents & …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2025/11/kimberly-carter-michigan-superintendent-state-award-winner-battle-creek

Navigating the digital playground: WMU expert publishes textbook for early childhood pros

College of Education and Human Development

… by Chris Hybels on Melinda Holohan, faculty specialist II of family science and human development. KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Melinda Holohan , faculty specialist II of family science and human development at Western Michigan …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2025/12/melinda-holohan-new-textbook-digital-screen-awareness-education

Winning with Warner: Scott's Aviation Management Maturation

College of Aviation

… Maturation Submitted by Tom Thinnes on While a number of people think aviation runs on jet fuel, most know the … University , Warner began his quest to major in Aviation Science and Administration (Now known as Aviation Management … their support as professional mentors.” Graduating with his bachelor of science in 2011, Warner’s time at WMU wasn’t …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2019/02/warner

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

Ethics lectures topics range from loving strangers to AI policy

Study of Ethics in Society

… Mich.—Western Michigan University's Center for the Study of Ethics in Society has launched its spring semester … , Friday, Feb. 2, with two talks hosted by the Department of Philosophy as part of the 17th Annual Graduate Student … entomology and wildlife ecology and professor of biological sciences at the University of Delaware. His topic, “ …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74557

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