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How to find out if WMU is closed

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… your phone number in the WMU Alert system. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University will immediately announce … or emergency conditions. Assume the University is open and will continue normal operation unless notified in one of … 1999 1999, Jan. 4-5—Heavy snowfall delayed the start of spring semester. 2000, Nov. 21-22—Thanksgiving recess began …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/11/50437

Student entrepreneur wins award for sustainable clothing company

Haworth College of Business

… is given annually to recognize students in Starting Gate, Western Michigan University’s business accelerator, who use their gifts and talents with the spirit of creating opportunities for … About SheMakings Gunnett started her business in the spring of 2020 after becoming frustrated with the lack of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/07/68618

WMU to announce region’s only graduate certificate in tribal governance as it hosts Native American U.S. assistant secretary for Indian Affairs at talk

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… Affairs at talk Submitted by Deanne Puca on Bryan Newland KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University will host a talk by Bryan … Mills Indian Community in northern Michigan, is We Talk’s Spring Keynote Speaker. He will discuss how the traditional …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71354

Championing diversity and innovation

College of Arts and Sciences

… Championing diversity and innovation Submitted by Amelia Bodinaku on At the … to attend college, she studied Spanish and Japanese at Western Michigan University, although her mother had hoped … to WMU sealed the deal. "I found an incredible community at Western," she says, adding a special shoutout to the Alpha …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/05/cas-magazine-moore

Ten staffers honored for outstanding service

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… Ten staffers honored for outstanding service Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Ten Western Michigan University staff members were honored as … of their peers. Recipients of each year's fall and spring semiannual award are in the running to receive one of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/12/28926

WMU professor publishes book examining religious expression in U.S. public schools

College of Education and Human Development

… in the Department of Educational Leadership, Research and Technology at Western Michigan University, has published a new book titled … administrators and policymakers. As a faculty member in Western’s K-12 educational leadership program, Geier brings …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2025/11/brett-geier-education-religion-supreme-court-case-prayer

WMU, area law enforcement to conduct training exercise in Knauss Hall during fall break

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… break Submitted by Paula M. Davis on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— The Western Michigan University Department of Public Safety will join Kalamazoo-area law enforcement and fire departments during WMU's fall break, Wednesday … emergency scenarios designed to strengthen coordination and readiness among first responders. Members of the campus …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/10/public-safety-training-event

New in 2026: RSO Opportunities for Admitted Student Events

Student Engagement

… Admitted Student Events (ASEs) are getting a major update and we want your RSO to be part of it. For the first time, … Saturday, April 18 – Future Bronco Day Sign up here: Spring 2026 Admitted Student Events RSO Showcase Application … These events bring hundreds of future Broncos to campus, and our goal is to help them envision what campus life could …

https://wmich.edu/studentengagement/news/2026/01/rsospring2026

Undergraduate selected to receive prestigious Boren Scholarship

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on Wiley KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A Western Michigan University student has been awarded a prestigious federal scholarship and has big plans for her upcoming year studying abroad in … David L. Boren Scholarship to spend the fall 2018 and spring 2019 semesters at the Federal University of Santa …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/06/47663

Alumni killed in Vietnam War to be honored during dedication event

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… on The plaque is located in Kanley Chapel. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University will mark the 40th anniversary … the war. Families of those being honored have been notified and several families plan to have members attending the … years completed that list, and the University moved this spring to replace the plaque with the one being dedicated on …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/24116