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WMU Student Center becomes the 17th campus building to earn LEED certification
WMU Student Center
… dining center. (Kalamazoo, Mich.) - The WMU Student Center was awarded the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design v4 … planet under the Okanagan Charter . Administered by the Green Business Certification Inc. (GCBI) and maintained by …
https://wmich.edu/student-center/news/2025/08/student-center-leed-certification
Haenicke Institute announces new senior director of International Student and Scholar Services
International Student and Scholar Services
… lead our International Student and Scholar Services team forward.” Childs earned a doctorate in educational leadership … the University of California, Santa Cruz and Bowling Green State University. Childs holds an MBA from Bowling … body from around the world,” Childs says. “I look forward to meeting our diverse community and learning how our …
https://wmich.edu/international/news/2024/11/globalnewsdirector
Two faculty honored with Fulbright opportunities
News
… stigmas—can lead to a limited education and, ultimately, waning tolerance of the people who speak them. Western … as the recipient of a highly competitive Fulbright Scholar Award from the U.S Department of State and the J. William … will travel to southern Brazil in February for a research project expanding the dialectal competence of English and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/05/64292
WMU researcher spends fellowship period on education research registry
News
… Research on Educational Effectiveness. She led a registry project that will improve the structure and availability of … The Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness was founded some 10 years ago with the goal of promoting … findings, both negative and positive, are reported. "We want to assemble a huge database," Spybrook says. Rollout of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/32721
Airplanes, Students, and Camaraderie: Tracey Kauppila Keeps Her Head in the Clouds and Eyes on the Prize
College of Aviation
… represents something of a homecoming for her since she was born in Battle Creek but grew up in Plymouth in … Information For the last 18 years, if there has been a project to manage, an assignment to get done, an activity to … She's kept the College of Aviation on the right course and away from turbulence as much as possible. Her affinity for …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2022/01/kauppila
WMU professor advises on internationalization initiatives in Brazil
Haenicke Institute for Global Education
… efforts through a Fulbright Specialist Award. Butterfield was invited to work on a project titled “Strategic Planning for Internationalization … the Student Experience: Preparing Students for a Globalized World," was passed by the Senate. Butterfield was …
https://wmich.edu/global/news/2018/12/butterfield-fulbright-brazil
Shifting focus: WMU film grad Aidan Ralko captures success through Experience-Driven Learning
News
… in film, video and media studies and a resume packed with awards, internships, professional work and global experience … still have a 20-minute movie I made for ‘Toy Story 4’ that was basically the script from ‘Toy Story 3’ with me moving … major Ethan Jackson . Ralko works on a storytelling project at the Ecumenical Senior Center. Ralko had a chance …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/04/graduate-success-film-video-media-studies-aidan-ralko
Kalamazoo Arts Council grant takes WMU dancer to Panama
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… in that Central American capital city. Upon her return she wants to start a chapter of Movement Exchange at WMU. Class project becomes real-world experience The trip, the chance … all the work I put into our class assignment grant, it was really quite simple to turn it in for real," says Mills. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/24066
Topping-out event, groundbreaking to celebrate two WMU building projects
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… event, groundbreaking to celebrate two WMU building projects Submitted by Paula M. Davis on Arcadia Flats is a … celebration, which will begin at 3:30 p.m. WMU President Edward Montgomery , Vice President for Student Affairs Diane Anderson , U.S. Green Building Council West Michigan Director Cheri Holman …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55089
Celebrating the 2026 College of Engineering and Applied Sciences’ Presidential Scholars
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… Al Rasbi. For Aus Al Rasbi , cybersecurity is a field of always evolving challenges that bring new excitement every … day. With new threats arising daily, Al Rasbi finds new ways to enhance his skills with every project he takes on. “I enjoy challenging myself, and …
https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2026/04/2026-presidential-scholars