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WMU president announces plan to retire next summer

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… WMU's new student center officially opened in fall 2023. In 2024, WMU's College of Aviation welcomed a new fleet of … Montgomery helped announce Western's commitment to the Okanagan Charter, an international charter focused on … six-year graduation rates, an all-time high in research productivity and the largest gift ever made for a public …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/09/president-montgomery-announces-plans-retire

Governor names new trustees to Western’s governing board

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… Governor names new trustees to Western’s governing board Submitted by … of the Grand Rapids-based economic development organization Grand Action 2.0. Liggins was appointed to fill a … her eight-year term. Liggins will serve through  Dec. 31, 2024 , when the term expires. Wood succeeds former trustee  …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/01/74314

Strengthening interprofessional education: Nursing and medicine collaborate on renal lecture

College of Health and Human Services

… Strengthening interprofessional education: Nursing and medicine collaborate on renal … in December 2023. The collaboration continued into Fall 2024 and 2025, with Kuhn returning to lecture on Renal … patient-centered education. Kuhn and Peirce continue to model the power of collaboration across disciplines, …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2025/08/nursing-wmed

Gov. Whitmer appoints Jon Hoadley to WMU Board of Trustees

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… vacant seat on the WMU Board of Trustees through Dec. 31, 2024. KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Gov. Gretchen Whitmer today … to ensure WMU continues to provide a high-quality educational experience to our students.”  Hoadley is an independent … Badland Strategies LLC and worked for other nonprofit organizations. He is engaged in a number of nonprofits such as …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/67181

WMU brings research university resources to Grand Rapids compact

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… presidents who traveled to Grand Rapids City Hall Sept. 18 to sign on to a compact known as "To College, Through … and fulfill their potential as part of a professional workforce." Joining Dunn at the signing ceremony were … GRPS in 2013 and 2014, with the goal over a three-year period to more than double the number of students who earn …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18905

Winter recess 2023-24 hours announced for campus offices, facilities

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15 at 7 p.m. and reopen at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024 .  Spring semester begins at 8 a.m. Monday, Jan. 8, … Represented employees should direct questions to their management. View holiday 2023-24 schedules for employees.  WMU … WMU Building Energy Management System will be in holiday mode, unless a space is exempt from the program. The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73707

CEHD students explore India through interdisciplinary study abroad

College of Education and Human Development

… CEHD students explore India through interdisciplinary study abroad Submitted by Chris Hybels on CEHD students … , an elementary education student. "I learned that organizations, like schools, thrive when they balance care for the … something new and travel to India." SUSTAINABILITY IN INDIA 2024 Preparations are already underway for the fall 2024

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/01/74398

Trustees to meet at WMU-Grand Rapids Beltline location

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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Meeting in formal session Wednesday, March 14 , in Grand Rapids, the Western Michigan University Board … announced last fall and endorsed by West Michigan's Talent 2025, is working with 150 schools in the region to improve … Mattoon will showcase how the University is partnering regionally to meet the area's entrepreneurial education needs. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45700

WMU board approves pay increases, benefit adjustments for full-time faculty

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… Mich.—Voting during a special virtual meeting Oct. 16 , the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees unanimously approved salary increases and adjustments to … include a retroactive 4% across-the-board raise for the 2024-25 fiscal year and a 3.25% across-the-board raise for …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/10/wmu-board-approves-faculty-pay-increase

Burris elected new vice chair of WMU Board of Trustees

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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Trustee Kelly Burris , B.S.’88, has been named vice chair of the Western Michigan University Board of … term of a vacated seat, and she was reappointed in 2024 to an eight-year term. “Although Trustee Burris has … Central and Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic, nonprofit organizations that provide free air transportation to medical …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/02/kelly-burris-elected-wmu-board-vice-chair