Search

College of Arts and Sciences alumni recognized for achievements

College of Arts and Sciences

… College of Arts and Sciences alumni recognized for achievements … The Early Career Excellence Award, The Department, School or Institute Alumni Achievement Award, and the … book, The Grief Artist, is set to release next year.       School of Environment, Geography, and Sustainability Alumni …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/10/aaa-awards-news

Robust new online hub empowers WMU graduate students

News

… Petrology Characterization Lab.  Centering on Mentorship, Professionalization and Student Success (COMPASS) is an … is commonly known as the “hidden curriculum” of graduate school. Previously unwritten rules and expectations … and Ph.D. students in an easy-to-read format.    “Graduate school is basically an apprenticeship, and that entails a …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/10/compass-new-online-hub-graduate-students

College of Education and Human Development honors philanthropist and fashion entrepreneur as Outstanding Alumna

College of Education and Human Development

… College of Education and Human Development honors philanthropist and … philanthropist, Gores Fredston is the founder and president of Learning Lab Ventures (formerly PSLA), a non-profit … generational poverty through providing intensive after school education and enrichment programming for children …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2023/01/rochelle-gores-fredston-wmu-outstanding-alumna-philanthropy-fashion

WMU faculty bring global learning to CHHS students through COIL projects

College of Health and Human Services

… by Jillian Fraze on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Faculty in the School of Interdisciplinary Health Programs are leading the way … conducting two, distinct "global classrooms" to build invaluable cross-cultural communication and collaboration skills …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2025/11/coil

From preservation to collaboration: Space highlights

University Libraries

… for materials onsite. We also added a researcher station, offering workspace to visiting researchers while classes are using the Reading Room.   Refresh of former Meader Room Quiet Reading Room 3014 is a popular … distractions. Collaboration areas in Waldo Library Students often host group meetings or study sessions on Waldo …

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

From classroom to community: Service learning in Spanish at WMU

College of Arts and Sciences

… local Spanish-speaking organizations—such as elementary schools and nonprofit organizations—to apply the language in a meaningful, … organization offering ESL classes for adults and after-school tutoring—and El Sol Elementary, a bilingual school, …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2026/03/service-learning-spanish

CELCIS marks 40 years of ESL excellence

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… CELCIS marks 40 years of ESL excellence Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on … accreditation sets our program apart from other language schools and inspires the excellence we are dedicated to … expertise in the ESL field has established CELCIS as a valuable resource for both students and the university as …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2016/07/celcis-40-year

Student takes first steps toward his future by studying at CELCIS

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… on Newly arrived from Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Alain Nzita is motivated to learn English, earn a … administration. That means Nzita has four years of schooling ahead of him at WMU; he is motivated and eager to … you want to find a good, competitive job, you need to go to school in another country. With a master’s degree from WMU …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2016/08/nzita-spotlight

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

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… Zoning in on the genetics of the world’s largest flower Submitted by Anonymous (not … on Story by Julia Valentine Dr. Todd Barkman, a WMU professor of biological sciences, grew up in Pinckney, Mich., … Kamarudin Mat Salleh, University Kebangsaan Malaysia, School of Environmental and Natural Resources; Jamili Nais, …

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

Altitude Meets Identity: How Ella Hanson Is Shaping Her Path in Aviation

College of Aviation

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2026/03/hanson