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New facility improvement projects continue

News

… Recreation Center. Demolition begins on Davis and Davis Dining the first week of May, with Zimmerman and then French … historic burr oak that has been around well before Western was founded in 1903 and predates Michigan’s statehood in … says the historic burr oak will be visible in the landscape view near the new student center after being …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/63836

Arts administration grad thriving in community-driven theatre company

News

… like work. Kayde Moore , B.A.’24, cracked the code after discovering arts administration at Western Michigan University. "I came in as a film major thinking I was going to audition for the acting department, but then I … the ground running with the company. "A lot of the course material—learning how to write grants and how a nonprofit …

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

Double feature planned for Arbor Day at WMU this year

News

… —the date for the 2015 national observance—with a traditional celebration that includes a public tree-planting ceremony. After that, officials will dedicate a new main campus icon that features a 17-foot, … , contact Darrell Junkins, WMU grounds supervisor in landscape services, at darrell.junkins@wmich.edu or …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23241

Board signs off on name for new student residence halls

News

… University trustees at their Sept. 30 meeting. The two-building residence hall complex is currently under construction … select the final name. The name selected, Western Heights, was the choice of students, she said, and it met the hopes … a name that included physical attributes of the facility or landscape. Because the new residence halls are going to be …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19403

WMU MBA grows by 20% with introduction of new course format

Haworth College of Business

… in a flexible structure, giving students the option of attending sessions in the classroom, participating online or … says Jessica DeGroot , a current MBA student . “ I wanted to pursue a program that was accredited and offered … other students to build relationship s and work through material. ”   Instead of offering strictly online or …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/07/68441

Culture shocks in Egypt to be discussed in Humanities Center talk

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… Culture shocks in Egypt to be discussed in Humanities Center talk Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO—The changing social landscape in tumultuous Egypt will be the focus of a … is defining issues that concern everybody, including the warming of the globe, the toxicity of the environment and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/15730

Forging a Creative Path: How Kayla Powers Built a Career on Her Own Terms

College of Fine Arts

… Powers Built a Career on Her Own Terms Submitted by Brandi Engel on Textile artist Kayla Powers in her home studio … She's a master forager, gathering plants from the urban landscape to create natural dyes. This means her palette … growing or gracefully fading around her. "People don't always associate Detroit with bountiful nature," Kayla shares, …

https://wmich.edu/finearts/news/2025/09/wmu-alumni-kayla-powers

WMU students encouraged to seek campus sustainability grant funding

Sustainability

… students encouraged to seek campus sustainability grant funding Submitted by Brianna McCann on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The … cycle are due on Thursday, Nov. 18, by 11:59 p.m. Awards will be announced by mid-December 2021. Collaborators … of Student Engagement and Office for Sustainability . Landscape Services employees fill self-watering planters …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/10/65899

Spring 2026 lineup announced for Custer Speaker Series 

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

…   With topics ranging from post-graduate guidance to additive manufacturing, inorganic nanostructures, thermal … and principal investigator for the Center for Nanoscale Materials at Argonne National Laboratory   "The Benefits of … Thermal Desalination and Membrane Technologies for Clean Water" April 20 at 11 a.m., Parkview Room (D-132), Floyd …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2026/01/spring-2026-custer-speaker-series

New WMU research aims to close equity gaps in Spanish education

College of Arts and Sciences

… equity gaps in Spanish education Submitted by Amelia Bodinaku on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— The benefits of foreign language … to tackle one piece of the multi-faceted issue: the course materials.   “What we’ve seen in previous research is that … for and received a Modern Language Association (MLA) Pathways Step Grant to support a year-long research and …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/01/zarate-sandez-spanish