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Summer camp inspires youth to dream big, envision college life
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… a breadboard. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Give a kid a circuit , and they’ll marvel at its mechanics. Teach a kid to code a … circuits , and they’ll have a foundation for a successful career. The WIRE Math and Science Summer Camp hosted by … hobbies. Oreofe Olatunde “I love coding now that I know what it is, ” she says. “I like when we use breadboards and …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/08/wire-math-science-summer-camp-lewis-walker-institute-2025
Excellence in Diversity award winners to be feted
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… annual Excellence in Diversity Awards program, beginning at 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 11, in the Bernhard Center's East Ballroom. The campus community is invited to attend the free event. Reservations are required by Sunday, April 1, and may be made online or …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/286
Event draws top students to vie for $50,000 Medallion Scholarships
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… Event draws top students to vie for $50,000 Medallion Scholarships Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO--Nearly 800 of the brightest high school seniors from Michigan and around … Scholarships worth $50,000 each over four years. Medallions are the most prestigious merit-based scholarship WMU awards …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/61
Bronco in business: WMU alumna leads the way in Chicago’s contemporary fashion scene
College of Education and Human Development
… Bronco in business: WMU alumna leads the way in Chicago’s contemporary fashion scene Submitted by Chris Hybels on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Shannon Hoffman (BS ’06, textile and apparel studies) is the president of Studio H Chicago – a …
https://wmich.edu/education/news/2023/01/wmu-textile-apparel-alumna-shannon-hoffman-chicago
College of Education and Human Development honors philanthropist and fashion entrepreneur as Outstanding Alumna
College of Education and Human Development
… Hybels on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Rochelle Gores Fredston (B.S. ‘05, textile and apparel studies), is a modern day multi-hyphenate, forging an … Vogue.com, C Magazine, New York Post, New York Times and the Los Angeles Times. Gores Fredston and Learning Lab …
https://wmich.edu/education/news/2023/01/rochelle-gores-fredston-wmu-outstanding-alumna-philanthropy-fashion
When it rains, it stalls: WMU team studies weather impacts on autonomous vehicle technology
W Magazine
… When it rains, it stalls: WMU team studies weather impacts on autonomous vehicle technology Submitted by … is driving the future of transportation worldwide. But what good are self-driving cars if they can only operate in perfect …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/60422
Honors college offers fun summer programs for bright kids
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… for bright kids Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on The first summer classes begin June 17. … focusing on music, poetry, Web design and other topics are on tap for youngsters who participate in the summer … senior year in high school develop essay ideas and focus on what they really want colleges to know about them. It is for …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6574
Western students lead strategy development to keep young professionals in Kalamazoo
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… in Kalamazoo Submitted by Erin Flynn on Students from the Biz Rizz team present to young professionals as Fritz … in partnership with peers from Kalamazoo College, are working with the Monroe-Brown Foundation to help retain … Council that brought together all kinds of people. And what did they say the central challenge facing the state is? …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75403
High school juniors invited to check out WMU
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… March 23 and April 6 KALAMAZOO—High school juniors and their parents are invited to visit Western Michigan University's … a guided tour of the main campus so they can get a feel for what life at the University is like. In addition, attendees …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5555
Strengthening interprofessional education: Nursing and medicine collaborate on renal lecture
College of Health and Human Services
… Strengthening interprofessional education: Nursing and medicine … grant that brought the two programs together around shared goals in clinical and educational redesign. Faculty … 2023. The collaboration continued into Fall 2024 and 2025, with Kuhn returning to lecture on Renal Replacement …
https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2025/08/nursing-wmed