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Dining Services partners with Invisible Need to expand food options
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… up with the Invisible Need Project to give students struggling with food insecurity new freshly prepared meal … Need co-chair. "Yet, we are seeing so many students who struggle with food insecurity, housing insecurity, unexpected … part of the population. That 'it doesn't happen to people like me.' But that was my circle. That could have been my …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/58180
Top teacher award recognizes WMU alumna's passion for literacy
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… just clicked with this general English class. They struggled with reading and writing, and I identified with that." … teachers leave the profession every year, she says, the stakes are higher than ever. "I feel gratitude and joy and … authors. "The most powerful part of that is them writing like the authors and me asking, 'Who thinks they beat this …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/11/56425
Sustainable innovation earns Western students a share of $19,000
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… 2023 Bronco Challenge, who have the option this year to suggest some project ideas, include Kalsec, Greif, GreenLink … problems that affect our business," Justice adds. "Programs like the Bronco Challenge are one way we can support and … and in some cases, it led to transformative results. "My biggest takeaway is that there is a large group of people that …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71723
Broadway star, WMU alumna Marin Mazzie receives posthumous Tony Award
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… from the stage. "Even at her worst times, she didn't seem like someone dying from cancer," says Berkow. "She was …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/06/53728
WMU a leader in offering learning by virtual reality
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… for a mission as a super spy or as a space pirate, fly like an eagle over Paris in the future, go rock climbing or …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/12/50873
WMU's family engagement office marks 10 years of success
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… felt the parent-child relationship change presented the biggest challenge. While the student is necessarily the focal … range of issues involving their students, from academic struggles to social dilemmas to the ins and outs of parenting a … I've ever emailed Shari or needed Shari, she's made me feel like I'm the only person she's working with." Partners and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44961
Bronco lineman recognized among elite student-athletes in the nation
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… he brings home the hardware or not, Caliendo already feels like he's won. "I think one of the most important things you …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66104
Immersive program aims to empower next generation of science teachers
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… from nearby ponds. Both campers and teachers excitedly logged the various macroinvertebrates—such as fly larvae and … "We had an elementary education major who really didn't like science before she went into this, and now she just got …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/07/64891
Western students gain leadership experience at ROTC camp
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… climbs under barbed wire on the obstacle course. Ben Higgins, holding his squad's flag, is an incoming first-year … to bring in prospective students and let them see what it's like to be a cadet for a few days,” says U.S. Army Lt. Col. … encouragement when tasks sometimes seemed impossible. Ben Higgins crawls under barbed wire. "There was an obstacle with …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/08/65148
WMU's 2014 homecoming is just around the corner
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… . The event, which will be preceded by the traditional Yell Like Yell contest at 6:30 p.m., includes classic spirit … Oct. 24, at the College of Aviation campus at the W.K. Kellogg Airport, 237 N. Helmer Road in Battle Creek. This event …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19709