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Essential Needs and Dining Services team up to demo cooking skills for students

Student Affairs

… skills for students Submitted by Kaitlynn Boot on Students watch Chef Andrew Francisco and Emily Hazel Mitchell … right, prepare chicken quesadillas, pico de gallo and a warm bean salsa at the WMU Student Center Demo Kitchen. The cooking demonstrations utilized canned food and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75288

Western celebrates faculty excellence with tenure and promotions

News

… promotions Submitted by Deanne Puca on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A total of 42 Western Michigan University faculty members … Design, Manufacturing and Management Systems Abby Wang , Department of Management Marcel Zondag , Department of Marketing Russell Zwanka , Department of Marketing The following faculty …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/06/faculty-tenure-promotions-june-2026

Public admin student gets a ‘big advantage’ in her field with Broncos Lead internship

News

… getting an inside look at how nonprofits operate.    Flood sets up for the raffle before the 2026 Benefit Dinner. Over … researched fundraising strategies. One of her biggest tasks was helping prepare for and carry out the nonprofit’s 2026 … workplaces and get to know the faces helping the cause was really great,” she says. “Something I’ve noticed is a …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/08/broncos-lead-internship-big-brothers-big-sisters-mackenzie-flood

Sport management alum finds success with Indiana Pacers

College of Education and Human Development

… One of the biggest accomplishments in his career was being a part of the team responsible for promoting the  … AT&T Slam Dunk Contest and the 73rd NBA All Star Game. "It was really cool to be a part of All Star Weekend. I actually … the game where the NBA came to us and said, 'We have some premium inventory with suites and other premium spaces …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74862

WMU professor among researchers to identify rising landslide risk in Southern California

College of Arts and Sciences

… Michigan University, Stanford University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, finds exposure to landslide … and could increase substantially in the future under a warming climate,” says study co-author Dr. Laiyin Zhu , … model. Every California county tested shows growth in the total area exposed to landslides between 2000 and 2050. The …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2026/06/laiyin-zhu-hurricane-rainfall-landslide-risk-increasing-climate-change

Comedian Pete Lee coming to campus

News

… Pete Lee made his television debut on Comedy Central's "Premium Blend." Since then, he has won Country Music Television's "Next Big Comic," and was selected as a semifinalist on NBC's "Last Comic …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/60

Lessons in language: Mastering Japanese, computer engineering opens doors for WMU grad

News

… high atop the mountains above Nagano, Japan, Noah Braasch was on top of the world in more ways than one. In 2023 , the Western Michigan University … he would need a scholarship to achieve his dream, and he set his sights on the full-ride Murakami Scholarship to …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/12/graduate-success-computer-engineering-japanese-noah-braasch

WMU trustees approve contract with teaching assistants

News

… TAU during a May 23 union vote. They include: A 1 percent wage increase for graduate assistants at both the master's and doctoral levels, while doctoral associate wages remain frozen for the term of the contract. A lump sum … the final year of the contract. An annual health care premium subsidy of $1,025 for all TAU members who …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/06/762

Grants to WMU top $22.7 million for fiscal year

News

… in grants in May and June, bringing the year-to-date total for the 2011-12 fiscal year, which ended June 30, to … WMU trustees learned at their July 25 meeting. Awards for May came in at $878,328, or 19 percent of the … president for research. The grant will be used to create a set of virtual reality lab experiments to be used in an …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/07/1106

A decade later, ESL alumna builds a global engineering career

International Student and Scholar Services

… career Submitted by Elizabeth Braaksma on Momoka Ichikawa and her classmates celebrate the 2017 New Year in … When her family moved from Japan to the United States, it was at WMU's Center for English Language and Culture for … gain new experiences and see the world,” she says. “My life totally changed because of CELCIS. I have a lot of …

https://wmich.edu/international/news/2026/07/english-center-ichikawa