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WMU adds new undergraduate and graduate program concentrations

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… Students can double-count 12 credit hours of coursework in both undergraduate and graduate degrees under the … life span specialization in the master's degree program in social work will prepare WMU students for work involving … In addition, the program is consistent with the School of Social Work's mission to educate social workers to advocate …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/16288

Founder of engineering firm to speak about sustainable business

Haworth College of Business

… by the nonprofit B Lab to meet rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability and … practices that emphasize how business can build financial, social and environmental capital. Fred Keller Keller founded … can complement financial performance with important work in the social and environmental arenas. Driven by this …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36524

Rooney from Iraq to WMU

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… an interpreter with U.S. troops in Iraq. After I started working for the U.S. military my whole family was in great … my family that they would be killed if I did not stop working for the U.S. military. But I didn’t stop.   I … because I earned a special immigration visa for people who worked with the US military. I have been able continue my …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2015/12/rooney-profile

Trevon Harris invests in a career that adds up

Haworth College of Business

… preparing to take on a competitive career field through valuable internship and study abroad experiences. Hailing from Detroit, Michigan, Harris has worked to become an accounting expert at Western Michigan … of student organizations and student-centered business networks. As he looks toward entering the accounting field, …

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

Championing ambition in every space

Haworth College of Business

… student, Madison Black . “The mix of a strategic framework, benchmarking and competition is thrilling to me.” … support to reach her goals, driving her forward to the workforce ahead. “I wholeheartedly believe in using the … who attend career development events walk away with valuable connections and even full-time job offers. Each time I …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2026/02/sales-business-marketing-madison-black

Report details progress to date in strategic plan's 3rd year

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… that efforts to achieve them have begun across the campus. Work will continue through the end of the fiscal year on the … research productivity as well as alumni giving. Transition work begun Efforts also are underway to plan how the … plan to an updated five-year plan. A key part of that work will be to do a targeted analysis of WMU's strategic …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22574

Operation Hat Trick scholarship supports WMU grad student and Army veteran

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… me the opportunity to still be able to attend college while working full time and taking care of my family.” She also … and wonderful about holding us accountable for our work. I loved working with them and will miss communicating with them …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/02/operation-hat-trick-mandy-rodriguez

Ethics Center announces lecture series for fall 2025

Study of Ethics in Society

… “Paws for Thought: Ethical Considerations of Therapy Dog Work” at 5:30 p.m. in Room 2209 of the WMU Student Center … is co-sponsoring, along with the WMU Medical Humanities Workgroup and the Department of Philosophy. Drawing on … the Fetzer Center.  Dr. Courtney Carignan will explore the social, geographic and occupational disparities in PFAS …

https://wmich.edu/ethics/news/2025/09/fall-25-lectures

Megan Taylor’s online community

Haworth College of Business

… type in #community into TikTok, Instagram or your preferred social media, Western Michigan University senior  Megan … “I want to make a positive impact with the campaigns I work on. I love how advertising can affect people in … team for a Buzzfeed project we worked on in my digital and social media marketing course. We created a quiz about …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/12/70033

WMU cultural anthropologist examines migration and lupus in Ecuador

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… mind of Dr. Ann Miles: Where has this ship been? “I went to work one morning with my father, a marine surveyor at the … summers conducting field research in South America. She works primarily in the southern Ecuadorian highland city of … WMU College of Arts and Sciences recognized her scholarly work in 2012, when Miles received the college’s Gender …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2014/02/miles-spotlight