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WMU announces second 2025 cohort of Experience-Driven Learning Venture Grants

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… Mich.—In a busy room inside a local community center, Western Michigan University occupational therapy students are fanned out, interacting with patients and completing wellness snapshots through assessment and … Gonzalez , the project lead and a faculty specialist in Western’s Department of Occupational Therapy.   The project …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/10/experience-driven-learning-venture-grants-cohort-2

Prairie land to be burned at WMU's Asylum Lake Preserve

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… Prairie land to be burned at WMU's Asylum Lake Preserve Submitted by … habitats. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Up to 20 acres of prairie in Western Michigan University's Asylum Lake Preserve in Kalamazoo are scheduled for prescribed burning this spring. The burning will take place along Parkview Avenue …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/31218

WMU supervisor honored for mentoring, customer service, leadership

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… leadership Submitted by Deanne Puca on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A Western Michigan University student supervisor was recognized this spring by a regional organization for his mentoring, professionalism and leadership. Tyler Payne , student employment supervisor …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/23886

WMU board to meet Thursday

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… Thursday Submitted by Paula M. Davis on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University’s Board of Trustees meets … at the 2025 Fall Commencement ceremony, a personnel report and an amendment to the Brian Schott LaCombe Humanitarian Scholarship. Access the board’s full agenda and the meeting livestream link online.  Individuals who …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/09/sept-11-board-trustees-meeting-preview

WMU Board of Trustees to meet Thursday, Oct. 30

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… Oct. 30 Submitted by Paula M. Davis on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees will meet in … 2027 to 2031, curriculum proposals, a personnel report and an easement request from the city of Kalamazoo. Access the board’s full agenda and the meeting livestream link online.  Individuals who …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/10/oct-30-board-trustees-meeting-preview

Geology students conduct research as part of carbon sequestration work

College of Arts and Sciences

… Dr. Stephen Kaczmarek , associate professor of Geological and Environmental Sciences, the uncertainty inherent in discovery drives the innovation, experiential learning, and authentic research found in his classroom.    In his … the first time Kaczmarek has run a course like this. Last spring, he taught Advanced Earth Materials, which provided …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2024/11/kaczmarekgeos4350

Dean Smith’s story of survival and sisterhood

College of Health and Human Services

… Dean Smith’s story of survival and sisterhood Submitted by Jillian Fraze on While I waited … I numbly took in the scene of my anxious family. My husband, Lang, was busy talking to my sister, Cory, and her husband, Kevin. Beaumont, my precious 10-year old …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2025/10/sisters

Student Spotlight: Ellie Lundy – Leading with Compassion and Communication

Information Technology

… Student Spotlight: Ellie Lundy – Leading with Compassion and Communication Submitted by Gary Barton on I’ve learned how to talk to everybody and be more out there and be myself. I’ve met lots of great, … a first-year doctoral student in Occupational Therapy at Western Michigan University (WMU), who’s making a difference …

https://wmich.edu/it/news/2025/07/ellie-lundy-it-student-highlight

Weather prompts WMU to close at 5 today, all day Wednesday, Jan. 30

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… updated information. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Except for essential and emergency services, all of Western Michigan University's campuses and regional … 1999 1999, Jan. 4-5—Heavy snowfall delayed the start of spring semester. 2000, Nov. 21-22—Thanksgiving recess began …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/01/51367

Light Center Research Grants fund a global art project, a book translation and tourism and development research

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… Grants fund a global art project, a book translation and tourism and development research Submitted by Elizabeth Braaksma on KALAMAZOO, Mich.-- Western Michigan University’s Haenicke Institute for Global … an environment that supports the global engagement of the Western Michigan University community. Its offices assist …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2024/11/grantawards