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Innovative Models of Care and Support – Study Abroad in Ireland & Northern Ireland

College of Health and Human Services

… Innovative Models of Care and Support – Study Abroad in Ireland & Northern … Mickus KALAMAZOO, Mich.— In 2007, Dr. Maureen Mickus , Professor of Occupational Therapy, created a unique study abroad …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2025/10/mickus-ireland

Pact with WMU puts Aquinas students on fast track to master’s degrees

News

… a framework for 4+1 degree programs—accelerated bachelor’s to master’s programs—in multiple fields of study. It means students do not have to wait until … College dean; Damien Marie Savino , Aquinas dean of science and sustainability; and James Cousins , WMU College …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/03/52249

Department of English Ph.D. student wins prestigious Excellence in Teaching Award

College of Arts and Sciences

… Department of English Ph.D. student wins prestigious Excellence in … Morgan Shiver has been named the 2025 doctoral winner of the Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools Excellence in Teaching Award, an honor …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/10/morgan-shiver

Cultivating community: WMU Future Teachers of Color partners with Parchment Public Schools for Halloween event

College of Education and Human Development

… Cultivating community: WMU Future Teachers of Color partners with Parchment Public Schools for … Mich.—Western Michigan University's Future Teachers of Color RSO hosted their inaugural Trunk or Treat with Broncos event, welcoming hundreds of students from Parchment Public Schools and their families …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2025/10/future-teachers-color-education-halloween-event-wmu-organizations-greek

Dean Smith’s story of survival and sisterhood

College of Health and Human Services

… Dean Smith’s story of survival and sisterhood Submitted by Jillian Fraze on … my breast cancer biopsy results, I numbly took in the scene of my anxious family. My husband, Lang, was busy talking to … both in our early forties when we were diagnosed. Because of my sister’s diagnosis, I qualified as high risk and able …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2025/10/sisters

WMU welcomes new associate vice president of global education

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… WMU welcomes new associate vice president of global education Submitted by Elizabeth Braaksma on … engagement.   Dr. Rosemary Max brings more than two decades of leadership experience in international education and … in international relations from Boston University and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Notre Dame. She …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2025/07/global-education-max

WMU announces Dr. Joanna Bosse as director of Irving S. Gilmore School of Music

Irving S. Gilmore School of Music

… WMU announces Dr. Joanna Bosse as director of Irving S. Gilmore School of Music Submitted by Brandi Engel on Dr. Joanna Bosse … and rational governance structures.  Dr. Bosse earned a Bachelor of Music in Clarinet Performance from Houghton …

https://wmich.edu/music/news/2025/05/director-announcement

Two longtime staff members retire from University Libraries

University Libraries

… Submitted by Angela Brcka on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—After decades of service to the University Libraries, Vicki Carter , … Technical Services department after completing her bachelor’s degree in sociology from Western. She held … her Western career as a student employee while earning a Bachelor of Arts in American Studies. After graduating, …

https://wmich.edu/library/news/2024/12/longtime-staff-members-retire

Kalamazoo city manager to give update at community breakfast event

Haworth College of Business

… (not verified) on Ritsema KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The city of Kalamazoo will be the topic at the next Mercantile Bank … city manager of Kalamazoo in November 2013. Ritsema holds a bachelor's degree in political science from Calvin College and a master's degree in program …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/46192

Kalamazoo to be home to nation's first sustainable brewing degree

News

… Michigan University. The brewing programs, which will be offered starting in fall 2015, were developed by the two … certificate or associate degree at KVCC, then move on to a Bachelor of Science degree that marries industry art and science with …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/01/21143