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WMU campus on final countdown to becoming tobacco free

News

… students have posted signs around campus. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—With just two weeks to go before Western Michigan University … . Insurance policy changes triggered by the Affordable Care Act mean more cessation … and changing the culture of the campus. The tool kits can be found online at wmich.edu/tobaccofree . The Sept. 1 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/08/18097

Lending a hacking hand: ambitious students create real-world cybersecurity RSO

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… the most of their first year at Western in 2024.   Their biggest idea? Creating the registered student organization …   “One of our main goals is to provide hands-on experience with the same hardware and software used by professionals in … WMU,” says McElroy.   Students interested in joining WRAVEN can attend a weekly meeting on Mondays at 6 p.m. in 2225 …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2025/09/wraven-cybersecurity-rso

Vocal Jazz Fest attracts singers from far and wide to WMU

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… and Iowa. And in addition to the United States and Canada, students will come from Australia and Germany. More than 500 aspiring young singers will flock to WMU's Dalton Center to perform … by GC II, Gold Company will close out the festival with an 8 p.m. show Saturday in the Dalton Center Recital …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/244

WMU School of Medicine announces early decision program

News

… all qualified students from WMU and Kalamazoo College. Applicants are selected on the basis of their experiences, … service, leadership roles or research. Successful applicants are notified of acceptance toward the end of their … studies and have an overall GPA of 3.7 or higher, with a GPA in science—biology, chemistry, physics, and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/11338

WMU trustees vote to freezes tuition, housing costs to support students in response to pandemic

News

… their families as well as the state's taxpayers. We simply cannot continue to operate at anywhere near … two weeks of leave or more each. Today, they went further with a 10% pay cut for all senior executives—the president, … by our mission: 'So that all may learn.' I am convinced we can and will do so now." For a complete breakdown of 2020-21 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/59125

Event draws top students to vie for $60,000 scholarships

News

… among the largest merit-based scholarship programs in American higher education. This year's competitors will vie for … award based on their state of residency. Michigan residents can receive a $25,000 President's Academic Excellence … are selected based on those two judged events, along with their ACT or SAT scores, high school GPA, and biography …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36704

Three Broncos honored by YWCA as Young Women of Achievement

News

… Three Broncos honored by YWCA as Young Women of Achievement Submitted by Erin Flynn on The 2023 YWCA Young Women of Achievement Award winners included Morgan … themselves to systemic change and acted as positive forces within their communities. "On an evening filled with

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/06/71815

Professor's radio show wins award, additional segments to air

News

… Joshua Davis. A podcast of the show and more information can be found on the Michigan Radio website . Based on the … to listeners during Michigan Radio's talk show "Stateside with Cynthia Canty." Those 8- to 10-minute segments began in February and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/05/7190

Libraries awards 10 grants to reduce students' out-of-pocket textbook costs

University Libraries

… benefits." When money is tight, students make choices that can negatively impact their academic success. Florida … learning materials from day one—not just the students that can afford it. Everyone has the resources needed to succeed. … are available online, unlike traditional textbooks which can be updated and reprinted so frequently that older …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/05/68028

Empowering Futures takes student support to new levels

W Magazine

… on Kannon Hoffman, a sustainability studies major, works with a three-row planter crafted to help farmers in … kind. The new online portal connects undergraduate students with a personalized success team tailored to their needs, … been able to host interns in the past because they simply can't afford it." Western is ramping up the impact of its …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/06/71795