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Yukiko Murakami, 50 years later - Tragic loss of Japanese alumna continues to give life to WMU’s strongest exchange program

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… Yukiko Murakami, 50 years later - Tragic loss of Japanese alumna continues to … response from people in Kalamazoo and Japan resulted in the establishment of an exchange program and scholarship … for student exchanges between WMU and Keio University. “Careers have developed and lifelong friendships have formed …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2013/11/yukiko-murakami-memorial-50

Ethics Center speakers tackle politics, robot rights and more

News

… on international politics and policy, particularly in Southeastern Europe and the Arab world, kicks off the Center … study to examine the thesis that mass atrocity situations are silenced in globally influential countries, which thus … Marker of Memorial Hospital in South Bend, Indiana, to ask what the United States would really have to deliver if the

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/08/54876

Project Spotlight: Inside WMU’s Phone Transition – A Modern Upgrade

Information Technology

… Western Michigan University has officially wrapped up the Phone Services Transition Project, ushering in a new era … collaborate, and work together. The Journey: From Hardware to Cloud For decades, WMU relied on traditional desk … they do," said Andrew Holmes, Chief Information Officer. What Changed? The transition replaced aging hardware with a …

https://wmich.edu/it/news/2025/11/inside-wmus-phone-transition-it-project-spotlight

WMU recognizes recipients of WMU/AAUP Scholarship for First-Generation Students

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… Mich.—Western Michigan University recognized recipients of the WMU/AAUP Scholarship for First-Generation Students … Russ Kavalhuna , the scholarship supports students who are the first in their families to attend college and are … for First-Generation Students provides awards of $5,000 and was launched earlier this academic year through …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/04/wmu-aaup-scholarship-recipients

The Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences celebrates 60 years of excellence 

College of Arts and Sciences

The Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences … of the College of Arts and Sciences said. “Our graduates are making a difference across the globe.”    About The … has grown tremendously since its humble beginnings in 1965, when founding chair Dr. Lloyd J. Schmaltz established the

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/12/geos-60th

Updated: Precautionary boil water advisory in effect for three campus buildings

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… (not verified) on Spindler Hall Update: Jan. 22, 8:50 a.m.—The boil water advisory has been lifted. Update: Jan. 19, … notice. WMU officials in charge of the affected buildings are keeping residents and users of the buildings informed ofthe Seelye Center and Spindler Hall until further notice. What you should and shouldn't do This boil water advisory …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/01/4142

Inheriting Aviation: The Targosz Family DNA

College of Aviation

… Inheriting Aviation: The Targosz Family DNA Submitted by Tom Thinnes on When an … their DNA. Annie, a freshman at WMU, and Suzie, a junior, are first cousins. Their fathers, Steve and Andrew Targosz, … her, Steve and Andrew’s mother never got to be a pilot, but what she did do is buy her children model airplanes and …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2018/04/targosz

New Zhang Financial Presidential Internship levels up Experience-Driven Learning opportunity through investment management

News

… Chen-Zhang, Mo Tall and President Russ Kavalhuna meet in the lobby of Zhang Financial, where Tall is the inaugural … and that level of learning and responsibility are what prepare our Broncos for the industry.”   Mo Tall , …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/04/zhang-financial-presidential-internship-announcement

Breaking Barriers: Blind international students find opportunity at WMU

International Student and Scholar Services

… at WMU Submitted by Elizabeth Braaksma on Students of the Center for English Language and Culture for … a weekly Conversation Circle. The Center is celebrating its 50th year at Western Michigan University this month. Click … Language and Culture for International Students. Both are blind. Chae shares his story in the lobby of Lee Honors …

https://wmich.edu/international/news/2025/11/celcis-south-korea

Ali Neamah, from Iraq, Thrives at WMU

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… has become a place to thrive. Though he spend many hours in the classroom and studying in WMU’s English as a Second … Students—Neamah said that his work here is easy compared to the life he knew in Iraq studying for his bachelor’s … of the Western community. Its offices assist nearly 2,500 international students and alumni at home and abroad …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2019/09/ali-neamah