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Empowering Futures already making impact on student success

Empowering Futures

… success, listens to presentations at the Empowering Futures Work Group Kickoff Breakfast on Dec. 7. President Montgomery … to this campus. It is a commitment born out of the donors’ belief in the power of education to improve the … careers.” Especially for first-generation college students, how to successfully navigate the University experience isn’t …

https://wmich.edu/empowering-futures/news/2022/12/70204

Raiyan Wasi turns classroom knowledge into real-world impact

Haworth College of Business

… about what gets me out of bed in the morning, it's seeing how cloud networking, large language models and data mining are … the professors are in our success,” Wasi says. “They don't just lecture; they actively create opportunities for …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2025/09/computer-information-systems-raiyan-wasi-international-student

One week, one gallery, one unforgettable transformation

Gwen Frostic School of Art

… They weren’t just earning credit; they were learning how to build a community from the ground up, under pressure. The goal of the workshop, led by Paul Sizer from the Design Center and … the complexities of a large-scale collaboration, merging dozens of ideas into one cohesive vision. With guidance from …

https://wmich.edu/art/news/2025/10/graphic-design-students-transform-gallery

Undergraduate, faculty research published in Biochemistry

College of Arts and Sciences

… Stull , expands on the Stull research group’s prior work, which focused on investigating fundamental chemistry … after contacting Stull, inquiring about the opportunity to do research in his lab. Stull, having just received a grant … students.” The students worked with Stull to determine how a nicotine degrading enzyme (called NicA2), which …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73679

New on-campus thrift store supports sustainability, affordability

News

… McCann, program manager in the Office for Sustainability, show off some of the wares available at the on-campus thrift … first thought of the idea for the S.H.E. Shed when she was working as an undergraduate student graphic designer in the … about how we could take those items and turn them into donations to give back to students. It’s really one of the …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/08/campus-thrift-store-opens-sustainability-housing-equipment-she-shed

'This is not a simulation'—pandemic becomes real-life learning opportunity

Haworth College of Business

… Submitted by Stacey Anderson on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—When Dr. Doug Lepisto , assistant professor of management, and Dr. … are facing. Dr. Derrick McIver, left, and Dr. Doug Lepisto work from their home offices. There are many unknowns when … are distilled into the best solution for a business. However, Lepisto and McIver could never have anticipated …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58722

Professor, institute director Perryman-Clark leads national convention

College of Arts and Sciences

… attendees were asked to consider the implications of work with diversity, equity and inclusion in relation to … call for proposals asked, “As a discipline, how do we remain relevant? How do we use the work that we have …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/03/67526

Trevon Harris invests in a career that adds up

Haworth College of Business

… experiences. Hailing from Detroit, Michigan, Harris has worked to become an accounting expert at Western Michigan … and trust. “My day-to-day responsibilities include logging in to review emails, preparing retirement plan reviews … outcomes. I also complete daily time balances, which document the financial transactions done throughout the day, …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2026/02/trevon-harris-accountancy-internship

Celebrating the Power of Reading: Sculpting in Nigeria

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… will begin in August 2016. WMU Sculptor Albert LaVergne working in Nigeria on "The Gift." LaVergne will design a … during the process,” he said. “I wanted the freedom to revise my concepts whenever the notion arrived. I … K-12 outreach; hosting lectures, panels and events; and showcasing arts, entertainment and culture from around the …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2016/06/lavergne-sculpture-nigeria

Student takes first steps toward his future by studying at CELCIS

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… my listening skills,” Nzita said. "I really love the shows, Flash and Arrow, because they are about super heroes … at Carnegie Mellon.”  Nzita has big dreams to someday work for the United States Agency for International … Report, Nzita chose WMU. His cousin, Rachal Etshim, is a Doctoral Student working on his degree in Educational …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2016/08/nzita-spotlight