Search results

WMU's family engagement office marks 10 years of success

News

… years of success Submitted by Paula M. Davis on WMU parent Nandita Bajaj pauses to embrace her daughter, Ragini, while … give family members about what we have available here at Western, the better. And simply the fact that we have an … families accustomed to much more involvement in their offspring's schooling-from pre-school through post-secondary …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44961

'The goat ate my homework,' conservation management students say

News

… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Students cut brush and do other site-preparation work earlier this fall on the humans and goats segment of BIOS 4970's savanna site. KALAMAZOO, … to their natural state is one goal behind a new course at Western Michigan University, and members of the public are …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/43969

Theatre student gives back to hometown with youth summer program

News

… program Submitted by Erin Flynn on Jack Austin, front and center, directs his youth campers during a dress … tale as old as time, right? Not quite, but it's reality for Western Michigan University music theatre performance … performing artists. Austin is entering his third year at Western and just wrapped up his second summer steering the …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/08/jack-austin-youth-theatre-summer-program

Kalamazoo to be home to nation's first sustainable brewing degree

News

… are being launched at Kalamazoo Valley Community College and Western Michigan University. The brewing programs, which … to a Bachelor of Science degree that marries industry art and science with WMU's national reputation in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/01/21143

Hip-hop performance, film screening among events planned for Native American Heritage Month

News

… Month Submitted by Erin Flynn on Dr. Dee Ann Sherwood and Shabanaa Bush, pictured far right, gather with panelists … Peoples' Day. (Photo courtesy: NASO) KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University is located on the traditional … a first-year aerospace engineering student and president of Western's Native American Student Organization (NASO). …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73305

New $2 million grant supports nursing pipeline from KCC to WMU

College of Health and Human Services

… new funding boost will enhance a partnership between Western Michigan University's  Bronson School of Nursing and Kellogg Community College (KCC). The $2 million grant … KCC to complete select courses required for transfer into Western Michigan University’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2024/08/state-grant-supports-nursing-pipeline-kcc-wmu

Medicine garden harvest helps kick off academic year for Native American Student Organization

News

… Erin Flynn on NASO members Jordan Morseau, Skyler Wolverton and Anna-Marie Vorce harvest sage from the community … bundles of sage freshly harvested from a bed in front of Western Michigan University's Floyd Hall. Inside the … of the Ojibwe medicine wheel.  Jodie Palmer , former Western staff member and Council member for the Gun Lake …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/09/medicine-garden-harvest-2024-native-american-student-association

Bronco Innovators Challenge inspires creativity, encourages entrepreneurship

News

… right: Dr. Steven Butt, dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences; Imani Williams; Taylor Auby; Renee … classroom, the next generation of innovators is thriving at Western Michigan University through mentorship and guided … creative scholarship and entrepreneurship, finished the spring semester with five teams of students earning funding …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72467

Mathematics student accepted into prestigious international program

College of Arts and Sciences

… KALAMAZOO, MICH — Garrett Nichols , a 19-year-old senior at Western Michigan University, is taking his love for … represents an exciting chapter in his academic journey.  And as a rising senior while still a teenager, his journey … courses; earning over 60 credit hours by the time he got to Western.  “This was hard to balance, but I’ve always loved …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/05/75659

Keep things moving during fall move-in by keeping construction in mind

News

… by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Summer is winding down and soon Western Michigan University's campus will be buzzing back to life as Broncos prepare for  Fall Welcome 2024 . Western's  Housing and Residence Life team has worked hard …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/08/fall-move-kalamazoo-construction-updates-2024