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WMU to confer more than 2,400 degrees during spring commencement

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… Saturday, April 27 , in Miller Auditorium. WMU President Edward Montgomery will officiate during the ceremonies. … and Applied Sciences and College of Health and Human Services. The noon ceremony is for graduates of the Haworth … 49008. WMU only conducts formal graduation exercises after the fall and spring semesters and the summer I …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/52958

WMU announces new class of Experience-Driven Learning Venture Grant recipients

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… Flynn on The inaugural DigitalWMU marketing career fair was a success, netting multiple students internships and … Impact Center for Excellence and Research in Public Service (CERPS) DigitalWMU 2.0: The Career Fair for Digital … outside of multimedia arts technology, from jazz studies to music composition to kinetic imaging and film, could also …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/05/experience-driven-learning-venture-grants-2025-announcement

WMU honored for college access and advising work

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… honored March 8 as co-recipients of MCAN's 2016 Beacon Award. They were lauded for being partners in AdviseMI, an … through the program. In 2015, MCAN honored WMU with the Steward Award for developing a master's-level training course … Access and offering college counseling course work for in-service professionals serving as school counselors. About …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31723

WMU secures $5.3M to boost Michigan innovation and biotech growth

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… and Commercialization Center (BRCC) earned a $5.3 million award as part of the inaugural cohort of the Michigan … startups to health care information technology and service operations.   “Western Michigan University’s …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/07/biosciences-research-commercialization-center-inaugural-michigan-innovation-fund

WMU garners more than $1 million in grants in January, February

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… garnered more than $1 million in externally funded awards in January and February, pumping the year-to-date … meeting. Grants for research Grants for research led the way, coming in at $440,372, while grants for instruction hit $273,600. Public service awards totaled $191,969, and grants for student …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/31336

De-stress, decompress and find community post-election at the SRC

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… at the SRC Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—After a busy and divisive election season, election fatigue … take a break from the campaign texts and calls in a healthy way. The SRC is waiving access fees Tuesday, Nov. 3 , and … for ways to bring people together through its programs and services. Four actions are at the heart of that mission. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/61878

WMU sales program once again ranked as one of the best in the U.S.

Haworth College of Business

… graduates are working or continuing their education quickly after earning their degree.   100% of sales and business … lab where they can practice role-play scenarios, watch recordings of their performances and interact with …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2024/08/sef2024

Influential philanthropist, accomplished visual artist receives Western honorary degree

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… Petersen KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University awarded an honorary degree to Audrey Morean Petersen , an … Michigan, along with James Golden . The company began as a service facility for electronic modules, printed circuit … manufacturing solutions company. Headquartered in the Gateway area of St. Petersburg, Florida, it has more than 100 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/70214

Historic walking tours show a new side to Kalamazoo neighborhoods

University Libraries

… Historic walking tours show a new side to Kalamazoo neighborhoods … by Sara Volmering on   Lynn Houghton leads a historic walking tour in the Oakwood neighborhood in Kalamazoo in … names to how the iconic sites around the city came to be. After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, Houghton is back …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/07/68442

Three WMU students receive prestigious national scholarships

Haworth College of Business

… of marketing. “This year, of the 17 scholarships awarded nationally, only WMU had more than one student … outstanding honor.” Meet the recipients Katherine Anderson was awarded the $4,000 Asparagus Club Scholarship. Anderson … the food and consumer package goods marketing program after working at a grocery store throughout high school,” …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/10/49820