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Secondary education alumna receives award from WMU Athletics

College of Education and Human Development

… WMU Athletics. KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Sarah Giramia , a graduate of Western Michigan University's secondary education … (CFP) Foundation, the $1,000 award will be used to purchase school supplies. Athletes and cheerleaders from WMU … Giramia, an English teacher at Linden Grove Middle School, during a staged pep rally. At the rally, she was …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/10/73161

Community, campus programs to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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… Mich.—Western Michigan University continues its tradition of honoring slain civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King … this year's theme. Wednesday, Jan. 16 WMU and surrounding school districts Social Justice Art Competition and Book Bowl , 5 p.m. , Linden Grove Middle School. Art competition features original student artwork …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/01/50994

Building a future defined by connection and purpose

Haworth College of Business

… to forensic accounting and more, there are a vast number of choices to ensure an exciting and rewarding career.” Having applied to WMU right after high school, Andres had hopes of becoming a band director. While he was accepted into the school of music, his grades were not good enough to be …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2025/11/accountancy-michael-andres-naba-nontraditional-student

WMU Study Abroad honors eight recipients of the prestigious Gilman Scholarship

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… WMU Study Abroad honors eight recipients of the prestigious Gilman Scholarship Submitted by John … abroad scholarship.   Administered by the U.S. Department of State, the Gilman Scholarship provides up to $5,000 to … in study abroad.” says Joe Milostan,  director of study abroad and faculty enrichment at the Haenicke …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2025/09/gilman-scholarship-recipients

College of Health and Human Services selects new associate dean for academic affairs

College of Health and Human Services

… College of Health and Human Services selects new associate dean for … academic affairs in Western Michigan University’s College of Health and Human Services. He completed his doctoral … fellowship in health services research at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and the US Department of

https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2025/09/associate-dean-announced

New education program awards credit for students' prior learning

College of Education and Human Development

… and affordable, Western Michigan University’s College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) announced a new … central office focus and up to 27 out of 69 credits for the school administration focus. Students working on an … central office focus and up to 18 out of 36 credits for the school administration focus. Those working on a graduate …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66459

Teacher, influencer joins Grow Your Own program to support multilingual students

College of Education and Human Development

… says Western Michigan University's Kim Huls at the start of every video. A  Grow Your Own  (GYO) student in the … program, Huls has chronicled her journey as an elementary school teacher for the past seven years on her YouTube … just makes sense," explains Huls. Huls is returning back to school as part of the  College of Education and Human …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75881

Native American Heritage Month 2024 recognized on Western's campus through variety of events

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… Month 2024 recognized on Western's campus through variety of events Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—From … with Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine on a discussion  Saturday, Nov. 9 , with … this academic year in Western's Irving S. Gilmore School of Music, will host an interactive musical …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/11/native-american-heritage-month-2024-events-planned

Building a business, one degree at a time

Haworth College of Business

… never worried her. She had a goal. "I needed to feel proud of what I was doing for myself and my daughters," Thompson … entrepreneurs and a business model built on the science of scent and memory. Her daughters Ava Thompson ('28) and … Thompson envision her own expansion strategy. Balancing school, children and building a business required …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2026/01/businessnews202601tanya-thompson

Students to gain experience at new CentraCare senior center

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… Michigan University students studying a wide range of health-related fields will be "PACEing" themselves soon. Students enrolled in the College of Health and Human Services soon will have hands-on … and occupational therapy, recreation, social interaction, dentistry, lab tests, radiology and much more. Clients can …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/05/556