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WMU's Unified Clinics offer specialty care to thousands each year

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… care to thousands each year Submitted by Paula M. Davis on Read more stories about Unified Clinics’ patients and … suffered brain injuries successfully using a spoon with his weakened hand in a public setting. In addition to … and, in the past five years alone, the clinics served more than 5,000 clients annually . Students, under the tutelage …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45318

While new student numbers remain positive, enrollment takes slight dip

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… University's incoming freshman class increased slightly this fall, while the overall number of students enrolled took … a bit, given the state population changes," says Dr. Christopher W. Tremblay , WMU's associate vice provost for … this fall to 5,043, and minority students now comprise more than 21 percent of the student body. International …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/27322

June deadline set for alums, community members to 'make their mark'

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on The WMU Alumni Center is set to open Oct. 23. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—As construction … deadline to add their own or a loved one's name to the finished product. Opportunities for individuals to celebrate … as a visual and cultural focal point for the city for more than a century."  Ways to add a name Thomas says there are …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/23566

Details announced for Zegree memorial service

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… 4 p.m. Saturday, May 23 , in Miller Auditorium. The event is open to the public. The program will include performances … jazz ensemble Gold Company; Nat Zegree, Steve's son; pianist/composer/arranger Phil Mattson; and the combined faculty … Gold Company and students in the program won more than 70 Student Music Awards from DownBeat magazine. Under …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/24055

Governor, honorary degree recipient highlight WMU commencement

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… April 29 , when Western Michigan University grants more than 2,600 degrees during graduation exercises in Miller Auditorium. Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder will … has made it a practice to speak during graduation exercises at a small number of Michigan colleges and universities …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39580

Martin E. Gingerich obituary

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… Dr. Martin E. Gingerich , professor emeritus of English, died Oct. 19 . He was 84. Gingerich, of Buckley, … the WMU faculty in 1968 and retired in 1990 after more than 21 years of service to the University. He conducted … in the Wales while on sabbatical leave in 1977-78. His book, W.H. Auden: A Reference Guide, was published in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/43957

New directory consolidates WMU's student success resources

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… into programs and toward services that help them flourish at the University. The 56-page, full-color directory provides overviews of more than 80 relevant programs and services and is available … efforts. Creating the directory A team headed by Monica Liggins-Abrams , Broncos FIRST associate director, spent …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40576

WMU Theatre kicks off 2021-22 season with focus on connection, equity

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… Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—After a year and a half of isolation, adaptation and innovation, Western Michigan … that took several months. It meant that really, far more aggressively than we have done in the past, we examined show suggestions …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/08/65062

Services, programs at WMU highlighted during LBGT Pride Month

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… and across the country, members and allies of the lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender communities recognize June as Pride Month. "Pride, to me, is the what it means to be able to live in a world that … for LGBT students to figure out their identities," says Nathan Nguyen , who directs the office. Plans are in the works …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/06/53968

WMU orchestral pop ensemble sets sights on big recording project

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… residential studio in Texas. A crowdfunding campaign is now in progress to pay for the group, MNOE , to travel to … El Paso, Texas. Members of MNOE, which stands for the Mark Niskanen Orchestral Experiment, will live on-site while they … campaign has gone well, Pixley-Fink says, with more than 50 percent of the money needed to record in Texas …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32268