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Nearly 180 students recognized for global engagement on WMU’s campus

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… every student at Western Michigan University should do, but it’s something they could do more than once. “Don’t … In addition to taking internationally focused classes and working at the WMU Study Abroad office, he went on the … at Haenicke Institute for Global Education, discusses how the Global Engagement Program allows all WMU students to …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2025/04/gep-awards-2025

So that all may learn

W Magazine

… that all may learn Submitted by Erin Flynn on Laura Frantz shows a student how to use a voice recorder for at-home … Starting a new life in a new country with a language you don’t understand is difficult enough as an adult. Making … of students’ needs. Laura Frantz and Austin Szafranski both work with children in a rural school district in southwest …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/10/61847

Sweet success: Food marketing student cooks up skills to help business thrive

W Magazine

… Merze Tate College, Wallace’s dream took off. “All we could do was say, ‘Okay, let’s get to work,’” Luchara Wallace says. Dr. Luchara Wallace, right, … belt, she’s got much to learn. “I chose Western because of how competitive the business program was and how many …

https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2024/11/layla-wallace-food-marketing-student-leads-kalamazoo-business

International health care experiences put nursing grad on path to career success

News

… (than the rest). And I took all of them," she laughs. "I don't think I wasted any time here. Even during the summer … was still doing something—whether it was studying abroad or working at my internship. It was always interesting." Bosak … on me constantly, asking me what I'm going to do next and how they can help. Some have really gone out of their way." …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/12/nursing-graduate-2024-commencement-emily-bosak-career-success

State lauds success of Western Michigan University's Cold Case Program with major financial investment

News

… the Cold Case Program has a proven track record of results, working alongside detectives to resolve two cold homicide … have amplified investigation efforts on more than two dozen homicide and missing person cases to date, analyzing, digitizing and organizing countless documents and files to help detectives generate new leads.  …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/08/state-lauds-success-cold-case-program-major-financial-investment

From mechanic to dietician, Air Force veteran focused on helping patients maintain healthy lifestyles

News

… he's landed squarely where he's meant to be. "I have no doubt that Western was the best choice I could have made," … internship there. "I kind of knew everyone there and worked with everyone, which was really helpful when it came … and climate," he says. "People don't really know how related diet and our food system is to climate change." …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/12/nutrition-dietetics-fall-2024-graduate-derek-fischer-air-force-veteran-employed

Students uplift community stories through film

College of Arts and Sciences

… from communities and challenges them to critically consider how they represent the people, stories and knowledge they … time, thinking about service-learning, I thought, 'What do students get out of it?' It was always very … environments and communities. “The communities we choose to work with are often under represented, historically under …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2024/10/arts-sciencesnews202410mukhongocomm3550

Arts administration grad thriving in community-driven theatre company

News

… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—When your job aligns with your passion, it doesn't feel like work. Kayde Moore , B.A.’24, cracked the code after … they gave me help with my resume, writing cover letters, how to be in a professional setting, how to apply to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/07/75938

President Montgomery forges legacy of student success

W Magazine

… lives. “That’s what this University was created to do: to help Broncos tap their potential,” Montgomery says. … the needs of students today. — Dr. Edward Montgomery View how the campus footprint was reimagined in the Montgomery … the Okanagan Charter, an international well-being framework. Western was one of the first 25 in the nation to make …

https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2025/06/president-edward-montgomery-forges-legacy-student-success-record-outcomes

WMU peer education program recognized at regional conference

News

… Consciousness Concerning the Health of University Students. Work honored includes fall shows, residence hall tours WMU was honored for Theatre for … are trained and nationally certified by BACCHUS. They do more than 50 performances a year that are seen …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/06/24884