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New student center's amenities coming online during 'soft opening' phase
WMU Student Center
… and offerings will be open that day—including Buster’s Bookstore, the Office of Student Engagement, the Office for the … the grand opening in late August. “The Student Center team is very excited about our July 31 soft opening,” says Paul … soft opening before the semester begins allows us to gauge how the building is working. It’s like 'pre-season,' and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/07/72219
Help select WMU's top four staffers for 2015-16
News
… considered for one of the four annual awards bestowed by this peer-to-peer staff recognition program. Members of the … reserved for the most outstanding employees—those who reach far beyond their assigned responsibilities to give … information submitted should include specific examples of how the candidate has demonstrated dedication to outstanding …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32138
WMU celebrates upgraded fashion labs and technology
College of Education and Human Development
… upgraded fashion labs and technology Submitted by Chris Hybels on Dr. Laura Dinehart and President Edward … 2024 New York Fashion Week Competition, demonstrates how to use the construction lab's new surface top. Using a … about production productivity this is the machine that is going to help our students," says Simpson. about FASHION …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/01/74534
Engineering student's internship builds future while leaving permanent mark on Western campus
News
… on Zach Turner stands outside the new student center, which is slated to open in fall 2022. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western … pretty exciting to know you're building something that's going to help the campus. To be part of that and be able to … in Michigan, the pub will give Western the chance to showcase the work of students in the sustainable brewing …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/10/66057
Technical skills and personal growth propel student's experience
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… Submitted by Cindy Wagner on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Since his very first tour of Western Michigan University, Jacob … advocates for University funding accordingly. “We decide how to best utilize student money received through the SAF … those programs,” says Roberts. “Each design and program are going to come with its own challenges, and that’s something …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75386
Fast-tracking dreams into reality: Urban Teacher Residency Program a ‘blessing’ for one of cohort’s first graduates
W Magazine
… seeing the smiling faces in her kindergarten class at the Discovery Enrichment Center in Benton Harbor Area Schools. … material, she adds. “There is an adjustment for students as far as time management, but we’ve found a model that works … “One of the administrators came right up to me and said how happy she was to see my smiling face in the building …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69855
Book club series announced for spring 2023
Study of Ethics in Society
… MI – The Center for the Study of Ethics in Society is presenting two separate online book club discussions … for lively conversations. Books are provided free of charge to the first 10 people who sign up for a book club by … before the group’s first meeting. “ The Protest Psychosis: How Schizophrenia Became a Black Disease ” will be the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/01/70500
Kalamazoo City Commission candidate forum set
News
… Kalamazoo City Commission candidate forum set Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on WMU's Fetzer Center KALAMAZOO—A city commission candidate forum later this month at Western Michigan … University will bring issues facing the city of Kalamazoo to the forefront. The forum, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29 , in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/10558
Take advantage of global engagement opportunities in August
Haenicke Institute for Global Education
… Chinese classes, global art classes and the Kalamazoo Scottish Festival. Opportunities to get globally engaged are published weekly at … music, then create your own Didgeridoo instrument and learn how to play with award-winning Australian singer and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/47909
Doctoral student launches WMU Higher Education for the Justice-Involved program
College of Arts and Sciences
… Western Michigan University, Bronco pride runs deep. It is felt by students from vastly different backgrounds whose … arrived here for graduate school in 2016, I started asking, how could we start doing something like this in prison?” … about the complexity of being human,” says Brown. “That’s going to be a big part of the program. We are unapologetic …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73662