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In Memoriam, fall 2023

W Magazine

… on The following are Western alumni and emeriti who passed away and were reported during fall 2023. Alumni Jack Leonard … May (French) Jennings , BM ‘51, June 23, 2023, Whitewater, WI Guelda Ann (Glynn) Weinert , BS ‘51, June 9, 2023, … Christine (Kraft) Mateer , BA ‘58, May 21, 2023, Kirkland, WA Charles J. Weier Jr. , BBA ’58, June 8, 2023, Bradenton, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73616

Application open to incoming freshmen for study abroad programs

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… 18 years of age. Creating new study abroad programs is one way that WMU works toward its commitment to Generation Study Abroad, the … studying abroad by 2020. "Study abroad fortifies the third pillar of WMU—global engagement," Penyak said. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/45866

WMU gets final OK to offer classes in Punta Gorda and Tampa

News

… With the HLC's approval, WMU will be able to move forward with its plans to launch aviation flight science and … "The Higher Learning Commission's approval clears the way for us to deliver access to the University’s four-year … and the Charlotte County community. "FSW has always been a pillar in this community, and with the addition of WMU, our …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38888

WMU joins national initiative to increase study abroad enrollment

News

… went abroad by the total number of undergraduate degrees awarded in the reporting year. A total of 482 degree-seeking … participation rate for undergraduates of 12 percent, which was more than two percentage points higher than the average … in the IIE initiative will strengthen the global engagement pillar of the University's vision statement by providing …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/14323

Alumni classnotes, spring and summer 2024

W Magazine

… spring and summer 2024. Helen LeZotte Faulkner , BA ‘64, was promoted to vocational nursing program director at the … , BS ‘74, published her fourth novel, “Betrayed,” which was co-authored with her husband, Gil Snider. Christopher W. … NASPA Foundation as one of 18 people globally honored as a Pillar of the Profession in the student affairs profession. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75865

Students turn ideas into market-ready products at RID+I’s Venture Studio

Richmond Institute for Design and Innovation

… feasibility, and viability which are essential pillars of product development. By semester’s end, students … her project, Gleam, into the class. "Last semester for housewares, I designed Gleam, a handheld cordless steam cleaner … in just seconds. This semester, I focused on making sure it was viable engineering-wise, meeting with several professors …

https://wmich.edu/designinstitute/news/2025/04/venture-studio

Two will receive WMU's Distinguished Service Award

News

… Two will receive WMU's Distinguished Service Award Submitted by Deanne Puca on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Dr. … with a Western Michigan University Distinguished Service Award during WMU's annual Fall Convocation recognition … of global issues. "When it comes to service to the third pillar of WMU's mission, global engagement, Dr. Covell has …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/09/48801

WMU Ethics Center announces lecture series for spring 2023

Study of Ethics in Society

… in Room 208 at the Bernhard Center. This lecture by Dr. Wa’ed Alshoubaki will discuss the ethical issues that might … Grasslands, Garbage Islands and Plastic Trees: Working Toward a Future Ecology Next up is “ Grasslands, Garbage Islands and Plastic Trees: Working Toward a Future Ecology,” with Alec Koppers ,  a second-year …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70568

Grant puts rare Latin manuscript into WMU's collection

News

… in northern France between 831 and 833, the original text was the work of Paschasius Radbertus, a Benedictine abbot … the Body and Blood of the Lord." The influential writing was widely disseminated during the Middle Ages and was … work." Steuer says the new manuscript will become a pillar of the medieval manuscript collection, and it is of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36070

In Memoriam, summer 2026

W Magazine

… BS ’51, Nov. 29, 2025, Grand Rapids, MI Ona Eileene (Pappe) Wall , BA ’52, MA ’64, Dec. 7, 2025, Grandville, MI Muriel … Robins , BA ’54, Nov. 24, 2025, Livonia, MI Willard Howard Mejeur , BS ’54, Dec. 10, 2025, Cadillac, MI Thomas Edward Fricke , BA ’55, Oct. 7, 2025, Torch Lake, MI Floyd …

https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2026/06/memoriam-summer-2026