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Cultivating community: WMU Future Teachers of Color partners with Parchment Public Schools for Halloween event

College of Education and Human Development

… laboratory with interactive activities. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University's Future Teachers of Color RSO … the event. "We wanted to show neighboring communities that Western acknowledges them and is willing to collaborate and … of Parchment Middle School, different groups representing Western Michigan University decorated vehicles and handed …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2025/10/future-teachers-color-education-halloween-event-wmu-organizations-greek

Where Aviation Meets Ambition: A Career That Has Taken Reina Cooke Global

College of Aviation

… College of Aviation Information The two-degreed graduate of Western Michigan University is now the director of training … was raised in Monroe, a community of about 21,000 on the western shores of Lake Erie some 40 miles southwest of … and, even better, seeing them on campus when they chose Western."   She joined the WMU chapters of Women in Aviation …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2026/02/cooke

Students invited into huddle to design state-of-the-art athletic performance center

News

… dirt and ice at the groundbreaking celebration. Members of Western Student Association Leadership celebrate at a block … trademark cowboy hat emerges from a stretch limousine, the Western Michigan University engineering student makes his … of one of the most exciting chapters in the history of Western Michigan University, the city of Kalamazoo and all …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/10/kalamazoo-event-center-athletic-performance-center-groundbreaking-event

University Libraries encourages students to go 'All In' with short story contest

University Libraries

… contest Submitted by Sara Volmering on KALAMAZOO, Mich .—Western Michigan University Libraries is proud to announce … an inter-university, global writing contest, is open to all Western students. The writing contest encourages students to … through the Story Machine housed in the Waldo Library . Western's Story Machine, one of the 500 story dispensers in …

https://wmich.edu/library/news/2025/10/long-story-short-contest-2025

Four WMU students receive Gilman Scholarship

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… Gilman International Scholarship has been awarded to four Western Michigan University students to study abroad during … an environment that supports the global engagement of the Western community. Its offices assist nearly 2,000 …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2019/05/wmu-students-gilman-scholarship

Torqued Off, and Loving Every Minute of it! Meet American Airlines Aircraft Mechanic Simi Razvi

College of Aviation

… Graduating in 2009 from Davis, Razvi chose to attend Western Michigan University and major in aviation … called networking with a capital “N.” Graduating from Western Michigan University in December of 2013, Razvi set …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2018/03/razvi

Early release Dec. 23 due to campuswide network connectivity issues

News

… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Except for essential services, all Western Michigan University campuses closed as of 2 p.m. …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/12/closure-dec-23-2025-network-connectivity-repairs

Seniors recognized for academic achievement as 2025 Presidential Scholars

News

… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Forty-eight students were recognized as Western Michigan University's top seniors for 2025 during … Scholar designation is the highest academic honor that Western can bestow on its undergraduates. Selection is based … engineering and engineering management— Mila Mitovski  of Chesterfield, Michigan Intercultural and …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/03/2025-presidential-scholars-celebration

WMU launches Native American elders-in-residence program

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… generational gap between students and Indigenous leaders at Western Michigan University. The University received a … program called “Sharing Wisdom Across Generations.”   Western’s Native American Affairs Council will consult with … music artist Frank Waln’s Bullock Series performance at Western. "These elders may have attended a boarding school …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/08/native-american-affairs-council-launches-elders-residence-program

TLES professor awarded DOE grant renewal for $961,392

College of Education and Human Development

… assistance payments will be sent to the child care centers. Western Michigan University student-parents also receive … The first CCAMPIS grant that was received in 2017 allowed Western Michigan University to continue to provide low cost …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2021/10/tles-professor-awarded-doe-grant-renewal