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Grad student who lost sight finds hope in transforming rehabilitation for the blind

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… Erin Flynn on Parsons, left, developed an adaptive running and walking clinic during an internship at Mary Free Bed … with purpose and promise. Earning two master's degrees from Western Michigan University, he's become an inspirational … counseling and vision rehabilitation therapy from Western on Saturday, June 26. He attributes his dramatic …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/06/64537

Medieval historian wins WMU’s 2024 Gründler Book Prize

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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A historian of medieval Germany has won Western Michigan University's Otto Gründler Book Prize for his book studying authority and justice across a millennium. Dr. Jonathan R. Lyon , … the 59th International Congress on Medieval Studies held on Western’s campus May 9-11 . It is named for the late, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/05/75413

Academic advisors at the Haworth College of Business win awards for impact on students

Haworth College of Business

… academic advisors who can get you into the classes you need and lead you smoothly from day one to graduation. At the … on their side, two of whom recently won awards from Western Michigan University for their accomplishments in the … field. The University recognized four winners in 2024 and two of those winners are from the WMU Haworth academic …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2025/01/academic-advisors-haworth-awards

New graduate certificate to prepare students for global leadership challenges

College of Education and Human Development

… by Chris Hybels on Deniss Nkya, M.A.'24, educational and global leadership. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University is launching a new graduate … in Educational and Global Leadership has been offered at Western for nearly a decade and, in addition to the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75771

Student Employee Appreciation Week celebrates impact of Broncos working on campus

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… halls feel like home, serve up tasty treats in campus cafes and help keep our campus landscape beautiful; student employees are an integral part of Western Michigan University. Their impact will be celebrated … Week to recognize all of the student employees who make Western Michigan University a wonderful place to study, live …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/03/71281

New facility improvement projects continue

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… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Noticeable progress is continuing on Western Michigan University's Hilltop Village as contractors … fences will surround the "Little Three"—Davis, Zimmerman and French residence halls that make up the complex located … Davis Dining and Zimmerman in 1955 and French in 1960. Western plans to reimagine the entire southern portion of …

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

History made: Merze Tate College, Black women leaders honor Tate's legacy

Merze Tate College

… alumna Merze Tate whose legacy will be celebrated at Western on Tuesday, Feb. 6. Dr. Staci Perryman-Clark … of celebrating Black History Month, Merze Tate College at Western Michigan University will host an event Tuesday, Feb. 6 , to commemorate Merze Tate’s birthday and pay tribute to her legacy as a trailblazer. In 1927, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74559

For virtual job interviews: Make a list, check your surroundings twice

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… twice Submitted by Deanne Puca on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—As Western Michigan University students prepare for virtual interviews and navigate the job market during an unprecedented … a specialized software called Big Interview , which helps Western students practice and record a trial interview. It’s …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63027

Department of Mathematics receives $7 million endowment for student scholarships

College of Arts and Sciences

… late Dr. David P. Burns , M.A.’72, Ph.D.’79, is set to fuel Western Michigan University's Department of Mathematics with new possibilities and pave the way for students to pursue their passions in … Burns, who bequeathed his entire estate upon his death to Western, attended the University in the 1970s, pursuing …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73673

WMU student receives competitive $10,000 accountancy scholarship

Haworth College of Business

… Cordell KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Maddie Cordell , a student at Western Michigan University’s Haworth College of Business, … in audit. Cordell graduated with honors in April 2020 and plans to graduate with her Master of Science in … to her academic success, Cordell stays involved in both Western’s campus and the Kalamazoo community. She volunteers …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/06/60068