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WMU closes campuses Jan. 20 for severe weather
News
… Cafés and the four retail operations on the first floor of the WMU Student Center (Mi Pi, Re-Fresh Market, Fuego … Feb. 2—A widespread snowstorm closed WMU and many others schools around the state. 2016, Feb. 25—In an otherwise mild … 2019, Jan. 23—A mix of sleet, freezing rain and snow closed schools throughout the region. 2019, Jan. 28—A snowstorm …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/01/closure-january-20-2026
Zhang Career Center celebrates 10-year anniversary
Haworth College of Business
… located in Western Michigan University's Haworth College of Business, is celebrating its 10-year anniversary with a … and reception at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 28 , outside of Room 3020 of Schneider Hall. The center oversees … pride 94 percent of business graduates working, in graduate school or serving in the military within three months of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/03/52266
OT, social work faculty earn $1.8 million behavioral health grant
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… University project that aims to increase the number of thoroughly trained treatment providers who work with the … community members . Dr. Ann Chapleau , associate professor of occupational therapy, and Dr. Jennifer Harrison , … initiative of the Department of Occupational Therapy and School of Social Work. Chapleau and Harrison created IPEER …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45083
WMU named to presidential honor roll for community service
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… higher education institutions reflecting the values of exemplary community service and achieving meaningful … chief executive officer of CNCS. "We applaud the Honor Roll schools, their faculty and students for their commitment to … which service-learning is embedded in the curriculum, the school's commitment to long-term campus-community …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/293
Cooley named interim education dean, search launched
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… Cooley will lead Western Michigan University's College of Education and Human Development for the next year, while … a new dean. Cooley's appointment, made pending approval of the WMU Board of Trustees, is effective Jan. 1 through … since 1996. He previously worked as a middle and high school teacher and was an assistant superintendent and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/89
Altitude Meets Identity: How Ella Hanson Is Shaping Her Path in Aviation
College of Aviation
… heads skyward as a flight science major in WMU's College of Aviation, it's like an ethereal family reunion. Her … about the time the 2023 graduate of Farmington Hills High School began her flight training at Western. "Once I … cheering on the Broncos at a Western tailgate. "He has valuable insight in the aviation industry," Hanson says. …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2026/03/hanson
Associate professor inducted into Marquis' Who's Who for top professors in Michigan
College of Education and Human Development
… Associate professor inducted into Marquis' Who's Who for top professors in Michigan Submitted by Chris Hybels on Dr. Wanda … disabilities experience in their transition from high school to college. In her research, she has worked with …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/05/75602
Flags lowered Friday for Air Force Tech. Sgt. Matt Schwartz
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… Schwartz and his wife, Jennifer LANSING, Mich.--By order of Gov. Rick Snyder, U.S. flags on all campuses of Western Michigan University and throughout Michigan will … Schwartz was a 1996 graduate of Traverse City Central High School and served 12 years in the U.S. Air Force. He was on …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/55
Celebrate faculty, staff achievement at 2024 Fall Awards Celebration
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… The celebration begins at 11 a.m. in Kirsch Auditorium of the Fetzer Center. President Edward Montgomery and Dr. … the celebration. The annual event recognizes recipients of special honors including: Distinguished Service, … Awards Dr. Cynthia Klekar-Cunningham, director of the School of Communication College of Health and Human …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/09/fall-awards-2024
AFROTC, Ambassador, and Aviation – Avery Bush Accelerates Toward a Career in the Air Force
College of Aviation
… in the Air Force Submitted by Tom Thinnes on Otsego High School, from which Avery Bush graduated in 2020, is not exactly a molten-lava hotbed of passion for youthful aviation enthusiasts. But if your … really didn't do anything related to aviation during high school," Avery says. With diploma in hand, he started …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/03/bush