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College Readiness Workshops running for high school students and families

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… Michigan University's Office of Precollege Programming is sponsoring workshops in Metro Detroit on Wednesdays … Western Wednesday College Readiness Workshops will run from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on May 3, 17, 24 and 31 . Workshop … Public Library, 510 W. Big Beaver Road, Troy May 31, "How to Finance College – State Scholarships and More"—Troy …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/39744

WMU excels at educating, producing entrepreneurs

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… educating, producing entrepreneurs Submitted by Paula M. Davis on Teo KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Mechanical engineering graduate … enough success as a young entrepreneur that proceeds from soap sales online and through local merchants help fund … 24 hours and under $1,000," Johnson says. Gaining the know-how But Teo, the mechanical engineering graduate student, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30067

Welcome activities planned for start of fall semester

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… Welcome Students who are beginning their careers at WMU this fall have an opportunity to get the hang of campus life … service center will be open in WMU's Bernhard Center from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Aug. 23-24, and … offers a smorgasbord of business services in one convenient location. Situated on Bernhard's second floor, the One Stop …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/08/54596

Football Broncos tackle tree clearing for Habitat for Humanity

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… Flynn on Bronco football player Tony Balabani clears brush from a lot for Kalamazoo Valley Habitat for Humanity. … Mich.—The Western Michigan University football team is used to long, grueling summer training. But it's not often the student-athletes get a chance to show off their ax-swinging chops or trade in a blocking sled …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/54389

Time magazine's Hero for the Planet to speak at Chenery Auditorium

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… Society and leader of the NGS Sustainable Seas Expeditions is the next speaker in the Western Michigan University … open to the public. In her presentation, Earle will explore how more has been learned about the nature of the ocean in … State University, Earle holds master's and doctoral degrees from Duke University and 19 honorary doctorates. She was …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35331

WMU students eligible for campus sustainability grant funding

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… to advance WMU’s campus culture of sustainability, is open .  Applications for the fall 2020 grant allocations … Due to COVID-19, applicants will need to describe how their proposed research, projects or activities will … grants typically require reviews and commitments from multiple University units. It may not be possible for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/09/61290

WMU's Unified Clinics offer specialty care to thousands each year

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… care to thousands each year Submitted by Paula M. Davis on Read more stories about Unified Clinics’ patients and … to be virtually spill-proof, but his goal was to go from swivel spoon to regular utensil. "By the end of the … first time at the Van Riper Hearing Clinic in the video shown here. The hearing center is one of the 10 outpatient …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45318

WMU Board of Trustees to hold April meeting in Battle Creek

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… request of two trustees with Battle Creek ties, the board is reviving its past practice of holding occasional meetings … some pending and recent College of Aviation developments, this was a good time to consider a change of meeting location." The board's agenda for the April meeting will be …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23016

Kalamazoo's commitment to education topic of panel at WMU

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… of the Kalamazoo region's commitment to educational equity is the focus of a panel discussion Monday, April 2 , on the … credit: Encore Magazine/Brian Powers) "Educational Equity: From the 'Kalamazoo Case' to the Kalamazoo Promise and … to educational equity means and engage in dialogue on how to map a common future to expand equity and access. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45977

New home for Kalamazoo Autism Center to formally open

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… New home for Kalamazoo Autism Center to formally open Submitted by Anonymous (not … Excellence, the Kalamazoo Autism Center has major funding from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. … well as social, play and vocational skills. "The research shows that 30 to 40 hours per week of applied behavior …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/34885