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WMU grads ready for diplomas and promise of 89 percent success rate

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… WMU grads ready for diplomas and promise of 89 percent success rate Submitted by Anonymous (not … the postgraduate activities of WMU alumni has emerged as what is believed to be the most comprehensive documentation … "Greater efforts to gather input makes people more aware of what we're doing and builds our credibility. Greater …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22630

Team USA luger sees natural track to career success at Western

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… off part of a uniform he wore for Team USA. Cookman consistently finished in the top 20 in international … the University’s most distinguished merit-based award, is what sealed Cookman’s commitment to Western. Growing up in … an after-school program, so I hopped on that because what’s more fun than sledding in fifth grade? And from …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70875

Exemplars of engaging education honored with Distinguished Teaching Award

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… Exemplars of engaging education honored with Distinguished Teaching Award Submitted by Erin Flynn on … DeCamp's baseline is excellence, going above and beyond what is expected. The result is a little corner of the world … and graduate students, and how he regularly shows me what excellence in teaching looks like," says  Dr. Ashlyn …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/09/whitney-decamp-timothy-palmer-dee-sherwood-named-2024-distinguished-teaching

WMU a leader in offering learning by virtual reality

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… by Mark Bugnaski KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Travel the world for history class and actually see the culture. Practice surgery … in the classroom and beyond, he adds. To take advantage of what VR has to offer, it's crucial students, faculty and … creativity." And there's a lot of opportunity to see what the lab has to offer. With start of the spring semester …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/12/50873

Film by WMU professor profiles female Native American filmmakers

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… 1025 Brown Hall. Part of a series The 33-minute documentary is the first installment in a three-part series titled … to four Canadian provinces and 12 U.S. states. Episode one, titled "Spider Woman's Call," has been shown at … Americans. Native media makers have had limited access to what the mainstream media industry considers a "viable" …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22636

Campus office hours released for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

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… Day Submitted by Deanne Puca on Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday, Jan. 15. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan … to their management. MLK Day recess hours for WMU offices Listed below are hours for selected University offices and … call ahead to make sure that a particular office on campus is open. For emergencies only, contact WMU Public Safety at …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44488

Leading scientists and treatment practitioners slated for Michigan Autism Conference

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… Leading scientists and treatment practitioners slated for Michigan Autism Conference Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on … and the Developing Brain. Her presentation is titled "What Can We Learn about Appropriate Services in Children …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/42964

Earl Borr obituary

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… Portage, Michigan, in 1957 to join WMU's faculty as an assistant professor for the Campus School, which was later … he took a hiatus from 1960 to 1962 to serve as WMU's assistant registrar. He returned to teaching at University … that, Borr joined the teacher education faculty in what is now the College of Education and Human Development. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/12/44160

Jazz students again take multiple awards in DownBeat competition

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… in DownBeat magazine's 40th annual Student Music Awards. In what is regarded as the most comprehensive competition for … of music and director of the WMU jazz studies program. This year's awards were given to programs in six countries and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/40131

Transformational Dunn Decade comes to a close

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… as the campus community offers a final round of thanks for what is now known as the Dunn Decade. The transformational Dunn … from the board and assisting the new president in whatever initiatives he requests. A decade of achievement …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/07/41513