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WMU launches Native American elders-in-residence program

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… program will bridge the generational gap between students and Indigenous leaders at Western Michigan University. The University received a … program called “Sharing Wisdom Across Generations.”   Western’s Native American Affairs Council will consult with …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/08/native-american-affairs-council-launches-elders-residence-program

WMU to confer 1,370 degrees during summer commencement

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… Anonymous (not verified) on Ceremonies are set for 9 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University will grant degrees to more than … conducts formal graduation exercises after the fall and spring semesters and the summer I session, although WMU …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/06/25111

Take advantage of global engagement opportunities in January

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… international students make connections with other students and to practice conversational English with native speakers. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University and the extended Kalamazoo … study abroad opportunities for CAS students over spring, summer and winter recesses. Free and open to the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/12/44290

Check campus office hours for Thanksgiving 2024 recess

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… 2024 recess Submitted by Deanne Puca on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University will end classes for … recess beginning at  noon on  Wednesday, Nov. 27 , and continuing through  Sunday, Dec. 1 . Classes resume at 8 … are hours during the recess for select University offices and services. Students, employees and the public are …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/11/thanksgiving-2024-recess

A growing inspiration: Undergraduates’ garden initiative motivates the masses

College of Arts and Sciences

… on Alexa Hempel, Lexus Lawlor, Joshua VanSlambrouck and Will Roosien, the group of undergraduates leading the … of Seed —an urban gardening initiative conceived by Western Michigan University undergraduate students Alexa … Competing teams will present their plans at the end of spring semester. For more WMU news, arts and events , visit …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73961

University names top student employee, supervisor of students

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on From left: Birchmeier and Smith KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University announced this year's top … Bryan Birchmeier Birchmeier, who expects to graduate in spring 2017, is a senior majoring in computer engineering …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/30870

School of Medicine announces accreditation at groundbreaking

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… of medical school building renovations KALAMAZOO—The new Western Michigan University School of Medicine has been … school, during a ceremonial groundbreaking for renovation and expansion of a downtown Kalamazoo building that will … crowd. "Each of you can look back and say that you were at Western Michigan University's School of Medicine the day …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/2192

National OT professional association again honors WMU professors

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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University professors continue to win … Powers Dirette , a WMU professor of occupational therapy, and Amy Wagenfeld , who begins her duties at WMU in the spring semester as an assistant professor of occupational …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/12/28959

WMU to confer some 1,900 degrees during fall commencement

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… (not verified) on Commencement is Dec. 15. KALAMAZOO—Western Michigan University will grant degrees to more than … 447 at the master’s level, one at the specialist level and 38 at the doctoral level. Schedule 9 a.m. —Ceremony for … The December graduation exercises will feature music by the Western Brass Ensemble, conducted by Dr. Steve M. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/12/3389

FBI cyber leader headlines WMU cybersecurity summit

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… Mich.—Emerging cyber threats, strategic leadership and practical defense tactics will take center stage when Western Michigan University's Office of Information … contact Garald Barton IV , marketing manager in Western’s Office of Information Technology.   For more WMU …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/09/cybersecurity-summit-2025-brett-leatherman-headliner