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Art grad curates impressive resume through Experience-Driven Learning

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… Experience-Driven Learning Submitted by Erin Flynn on Hope Donovan, who is graduating with a bachelor's degree in art, … she shipped paintings across the country and displayed her work in galleries.   Donovan has extensively researched … took the idea and ran with it. She pitched a gallery show at the Richmond Center for Visual Arts and got a job …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/12/graduate-success-art-museum-management-hope-donovan

Fraternity camps out for Kalamazoo Valley Habitat for Humanity

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… campers, learn more about Habitat for Humanity and make a donation. WMU's ATO chapter started the Campus Campout in … uses its philanthropy events to support good causes and to show the community the positive impact fraternities and … help us learn about the community and grow as leaders."

 How to donate Donations can be dropped off with the students …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/4971

Political science grad eyes future in advocacy for refugees, immigrants

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… WMU. “It’s been quite a journey. There have been ups and downs, but it’s been beautiful,” he says. “There have been a … long hours catching up with his peers at school while also working second shift on the packaging line at Amway to … leadership workshops and community engagement, I learned how to lead with humility and purpose.”    Najafi also …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/12/graduate-success-political-science-mehran-najafi

Martial arts obsession inspires Japanese research focus

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… in. They can then make more fully informed decisions about how they choose to live their lives.” In 2006, Covell was … at WMU since 1968, the center’s mission is to continue his work, including the expansion of Japan-related study to … Studies at International Christian University, and as a postdoctoral scholar at the University of Tokyo. He is the …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2013/03/martial-arts-research-soga

BSON partners with University Libraries to enhance medication training

College of Health and Human Services

… Mich. — The Bronson School of Nursing is redefining how nursing students learn medication administration through … lacks realism, cannot accurately represent different dosages or formulations and may unintentionally reduce the … administration protocols.” The collaboration highlights how interdisciplinary partnerships across campus can …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2026/02/med-training

Detroit entrepreneur, former trustee honored for legacy of leadership

W Magazine

… beginning as one of the first Black franchise owners of a McDonald’s in 1971 in Detroit. In 1989, he founded the Global …

https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2024/11/fall-2024-pickard-obituary

From preservation to collaboration: Space highlights

University Libraries

… station at Zhang Legacy Collections Center provides a workspace while the Reading Room is being used. We completed … for materials onsite rather than transporting them to Waldo Library. A researcher station in an adjacent staff area, … Room 3014 is a popular destination for students on Waldo Library’s third floor. We refreshed the former Meader …

https://wmich.edu/library/news/2026/02/impact-report-space-highlights

Engineering students set career plans in motion through Grand Rapids internship

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… , an aerospace engineering student from Cameroon, and Landon Sykes , a computer engineering student from Kalamazoo, … a single-batch soap-making robot to life this summer while working at Moetion Technologies, a Grand Rapids engineering … customer was thrilled with what we produced. They actually showed it off at a trade show and were able to prove …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/08/dan-praise-landon-sykes-complete-engineering-internship-moetion-technologies

Superheroes and pursuing advanced learning: mechanical engineering student finds inspiration in unexpected places  

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—When mechanical engineering student Dorian Olson was little, his personal hero was a popular … learned more effective ways of absorbing the material, and how to balance learning multiple different types of dense work simultaneously.”      Olson has a specific research …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2025/11/advanced-learning-dorian-olson

Discover the IIAS Experience at WMU

College of Arts and Sciences

… and engaging anthropology exhibit. This large display showcases the breadth of human cultural expression and … human culture and diversity. · Participate in hands-on fieldwork and study abroad experiences. · Prepare for impactful … Visit our WMU Essential Studies Clusters page to see how you can design your academic journey around themes like …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2026/02/iiasexperience