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Incoming students win $60,000 Medallion Scholarships

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… to begin their studies at Western Michigan University this fall. Medallion Scholarships are the highest merit-based … referee. Over the past four years, he officiated in more than 170 youth and adult games a year during the regular … that help make surrounding cities, especially Flint, better places to live. In addition, Welter chaired the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/47899

University to honor its top four staffers for 2016-17

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… to receive the Annual Make a Difference Award. The award is the highest accolade WMU bestows specifically on … of four other prestigious campuswide honors: the Distinguished Service, Distinguished Teaching, Distinguished … programming as well as supervises and trains the more than 200 student leaders it takes to stage each Fall …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42945

WMU Cooley to offer first-year law classes in Kalamazoo this fall

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… WMU Cooley to offer first-year law classes in Kalamazoo this fall Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, … incoming law students on WMU's Kalamazoo campus beginning this September. "This new program will enable entering law … by completing both an undergraduate and law degree in less than the traditional seven years. Cross-listing courses to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32560

WMU to offer advanced coursework in purchasing management

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… large and small will get some much-needed purchasing help thanks to two leaders in supply chain management training … organizations with an opportunity to enhance the expertise of their purchasing professionals, specifically, and … at WMU's Haworth College of Business, and Jeoffrey Burris , principal of Advanced Purchasing Dynamics. They …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17758

Dedication scheduled for new main campus icon

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… Anonymous (not verified) on Rendering of the icon with finished landscape and water feature KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Efforts are in full swing to put the finishing touches on a new iconic feature for Western Michigan … portraits was my way to add some deeper artistic content than just the University logo. Some of the reliefs are …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23020

Norman Greenberg obituary

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… He retired in 1992 as an emeritus professor and senior advisor to the president for international affairs after nearly 20 years of service to the University. His wife, Dr. Gilda Greenberg, WMU professor emerita of … Margaret Mead learned that Greenberg had wider interests than music and took him under her wing, guiding him to a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/08/48292

Acclaimed journalist, WMU alum marks Homecoming as distinguished speaker

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… Acclaimed journalist, WMU alum marks Homecoming as distinguished speaker … that no one at WMU was more important to his development than Washington, who cast him in numerous lead roles and … His subsequent work with ESPN has taken him onto the biggest stages in professional sports, covering some of its …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19764

Carls Foundation awards $314,400 to help children hear

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… and language development. According to the Center for Disease Control, approximately 98 percent of infants in the … evaluation. Infants who do not have access to early diagnosis and intervention are at risk for delays in auditory, … "We are so fortunate to have been the recipient of more than $600,000 from the Carls Foundation," says Dr. Ann …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1243

Native seed project helps WMU get back to its roots

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… the Western Michigan University community returned to this fall came courtesy of Landscape Services. They readied … areas program in Landscape Services. Since then, more than 40,000 perennial plants native to southwest Michigan, … are sprouted in Finch and planted on campus as well as distributed to nonprofits and other organizations in the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/54808

Broadway star, WMU alumna Marin Mazzie receives posthumous Tony Award

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… industry. "She's just a kind of epic part of Broadway history—having originated so many important roles, and then … in productions such as "Into the Woods," "Ragtime" and "Kiss me Kate." "Her legacy is that she set the standard. She … 2003. Mazzie's commitment to her alma mater ran far deeper than financial aid. She took a genuine interest in faculty …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/06/53728