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Haenicke Institute announces new senior director of International Student and Scholar Services

International Student and Scholar Services

… Haenicke Institute announces new senior director of International Student and Scholar Services Submitted by … welcomes Dr. Brian Childs as its new senior director of International Student and Scholar Services. Childs brings 18 years of experience in higher education administration to the …

https://wmich.edu/international/news/2024/11/globalnewsdirector

Student team launching NASA competition dream

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… by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Alexis Lind has dreamed of building and launching rockets since watching “October Sky” in seventh grade. Now, as part of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences’ Advanced … compete in the NASA Student Launch competition in April 2020 . Western Michigan University’s team was one of 42 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/11/56773

Innovative ideas wanted: COVID-19 Response Grant established

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… pandemic are invited to apply for a new grant program offered through the Office of Research and Innovation. Funded by the Meader … Funds will be distributed until exhausted through May 4, 2020. The goal of the grant program is to stimulate …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58925

International string competition at WMU celebrates 50 years of musical excellence, cultural exchange

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… International string competition at WMU celebrates 50 years of musical excellence, cultural exchange Submitted by Deanne … Center Recital Hall, marking a landmark moment for one of the world’s premier showcases for string musicians under 20. This year’s competition signaled a strengthening of global ties and an expansion of its educational mission, …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/06/50th-stulberg-international-string-competition-celebrated

Ready for launch: Engineering grad poised to expand horizons of space research

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… Ready for launch: Engineering grad poised to expand horizons of space research Submitted by Erin Flynn on Margaret Mooney is headed for a career that's out of this world, joining the Naval Research Laboratory as an … Mooney , B.S.'18, has seen her career trajectory take off at Western Michigan University.  Propelled by a …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/04/graduate-success-mechanical-engineering-space-research-margaret-mooney

Three candidates vying to lead international efforts come to campus

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… the next three weeks. The candidates for the position of associate provost for the Diether H. Haenicke Institute … Department of Education, 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 6 , in Room 2020 of the Fetzer Center; Dr. Gregory O. Hall , professor … the candidates can be found at wmich.edu/provost/searches/index.html . Contact: Cheryl Roland October 25, 2012 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/2537

In the heart of Samburu

College of Arts and Sciences

… In the heart of Samburu Submitted by Amelia Bodinaku on In the first glimmers of the Kenyan morning light, Bilinda Straight wakes to a familiar scene: a home that another woman has built out of local wood, wild sisal and cow hides. Somewhere nearby, …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/05/cas-magazine-samburu

365 days of Dunbar Hall

College of Arts and Sciences

… 365 days of Dunbar Hall Submitted by Amelia Bodinaku on It’s been one … Originally built in 1971, Willis F. Dunbar Hall was one of three buildings constructed to support a growing … classroom building on Western’s campus, welcoming thousands of students each year. While Dunbar’s centrality to campus …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/05/cas-magazine-dunbar-hall

Learning across the globe in WMU's College of Arts and Sciences

College of Arts and Sciences

… Learning across the globe in WMU's College of Arts and Sciences Submitted by Amelia Bodinaku on The classrooms of Western Michigan University’s College of Arts and Sciences extend much farther than the hallways …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/05/cas-magazine-studyabroad

One week, one gallery, one unforgettable transformation

Gwen Frostic School of Art

… Graphic Design BFA students in the project “180: A Matter of Perspective.” They weren’t just earning credit; they were … a community from the ground up, under pressure. The goal of the workshop, led by Paul Sizer from the Design Center … a full-scale event. “We’re so used to working in groups of like three or four people, so working in a room of 20 …

https://wmich.edu/art/news/2025/10/graphic-design-students-transform-gallery