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Shifting focus: WMU film grad Aidan Ralko captures success through Experience-Driven Learning
News
… A first-year student eager to find his fit on Western Michigan University’s campus, he decided to check out a … A kid with a knack for creativity, Ralko grew up in Howell, Michigan, acting in plays and making movies on his iPad with … Western Herald staff members, won first place in the 2025 Michigan Student Broadcast Awards in the public service …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/04/graduate-success-film-video-media-studies-aidan-ralko
Efforts to boost registration, early voting ramping up on WMU campus
News
… message from WeVote , a nonpartisan organization at Western Michigan University focused on increasing civic engagement … beginning on Sept. 25. You can go and vote early in Michigan or you can request an absentee ballot and then drop … you can become a lifelong voter." Getting the Word Out New health and safety guidelines prevent WeVote from using many …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/09/61321
Hope in the darkness: WMU music therapy alum finds calling in hospice
News
… earned her master's degree in music therapy from Western Michigan University in May 2018, found her calling at Hospice of Michigan . "I think the impact of music therapy is huge in … music and how that biology translates into making people healthier in a medical environment, in an educational …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55317
Social work grad empowered to uplift migrant and Latinx communities
News
… confident leader, Jessica Cortes has blossomed at Western Michigan University. "I don't know what my life would have … Charities, where she worked with migrant families in West Michigan. The sacrifice those families make for the promise … and academically, from mentorship to community and mental health support. "(It) let me know I have a voice and I have …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67907
Western celebrates impact of student employees on campus
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… projects or washing dishes in the dining hall, Western Michigan University's student employees provide essential … National Student Employee Week, April 10-16 . “Western Michigan University could not function without its student … and Floyd Hall as well as the atrium of the College of Health and Human Services on Monday and Tuesday, April 11 …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67736
Broncos receive 2023 Excellence in Diversity Awards for commitment to diversity and inclusion
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… Submitted by Deanne Puca on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University will recognize recipients of the 2023 … and Hearing Sciences The department in the College of Health and Human Services has focused the past few years on … to support bilingual and bicultural education through a telehealth practice with students enrolled in Teaching English …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/09/72744
Spring Into The Streets Spring 2026
Student Engagement
… is invited to volunteer next weekend at Western Michigan University's (WMU) Spring into the Streets! Spring …
https://wmich.edu/studentengagement/news/2026/03/spring-streets-spring-2026
Operation Hat Trick scholarship supports WMU grad student and Army veteran
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… its commitment to military‑connected students, Western Michigan University has awarded the Operation Hat Trick … graduate student Mandy Rodriguez . Rodriguez of Hartford, Michigan, is pursuing a Master of Arts in early childhood … of Veterans Affairs student success program of its kind in Michigan, providing on‑campus support with VA benefits, …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/02/operation-hat-trick-mandy-rodriguez
Third-generation Bronco channels business passion into hands-on classroom experience
College of Education and Human Development
… Feckovics what made the decision easy to come to Western Michigan University, and she'll say family legacy. Or …
https://wmich.edu/education/news/2026/05/wmu-business-education-gracie-feckovics-spotlight
From Geology to Aviation Business – William Walles Crafts a Career with United Airlines
College of Aviation
… the wrong direction for a student. He came to the Western Michigan campus in Kalamazoo as a geology major until frank … he was not exactly a prime recruiting prospect for Western Michigan University far to the north. However, there were a … he says. "Specifically, there were also family ties in Michigan, and I wanted to go to college out of state. WMU …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/05/walles