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2025 Pre-College Programs Reminders and Updates Memo

Precollege Programming

… Memo Submitted by Kelly Schultz on This memorandum is to remind all faculty and staff who conduct youth outreach … Pre-College Programming is sharing this memo as part of our commitment to ensure we support and inform all members of our WMU community. If assistance is required with anything, please …

https://wmich.edu/precollege/news/2025/10/memo

Three recipients honored with 2022 Excellence in Diversity Award

News

… at this academic year’s Fall Convocation ceremony, set to take place at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 16 , in the North … Studies (IIAS), is a globally recognized and accomplished scholar in rhetoric and composition. A faculty … committed to making sure that WMU is an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and their contributions …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69069

Libraries awards nine Open Educational Resources Grants

University Libraries

… has awarded  Open Educational Resources (OER) grants  to nine Western faculty members, helping to lower textbook … six OER adoption grants will help instructors replace their commercial textbooks with free OER and are expected to save … textbooks have racked up over 84,000 pageviews and 28,000 online users.  The grants are intended to help instructors …

https://wmich.edu/library/news/2025/12/libraries-award-nine-open-educational-resources-grants-december-2025

Japan Foundation Film Series to begin in December

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… Japan Foundation Film Series to begin in December Submitted by Elizabeth Braaksma on … of Samurai Cat on Tuesday, Dec. 3. This film tells the story of an expert swordsman, once a feared killer, who now … the global engagement of the Western Michigan University community. Its offices assist more than 1,170 international …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2024/11/film

Race, feminist perspectives and politics focus of discussion

News

… boundaries for an evening this month as they engage the community in a discussion about the intersections of … celebrities like Beyoncé. The free and open event from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 31 , will be in 1920 Sangren Hall. … a year ago at the University of Illinois-Chicago, where Richardson used to teach and held a similar event at …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/31358

Coding academy for underrepresented youth finds home at WMU

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Hall. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A Kalamazoo couple have pooled their combined professional experiences and skills to form a nonprofit organization that teaches computer … was instrumental in the development of the Parkview Campus where Floyd Hall is located, was an inspiration to Lois and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75299

Western's ‘Battalion Mom’ retires after 28 years

Haworth College of Business

… chairs. She has watched nearly 500 Western cadets become second lieutenants and witnessed the pinning of two … alumni. Through it all, her positivity and commitment to service has influenced students—and watching those … retire from her 28-year career at Western, leaving a role where students dubbed her their “Battalion Mom” and that …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/01/70295

Engineering student's internship builds future while leaving permanent mark on Western campus

News

… stands outside the new student center, which is slated to open in fall 2022. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan … interning with Walbridge, a Michigan-based construction company, for about a year and a half. He's spent the bulk of … to Western from Kalamazoo Valley Community College, where he'd started working toward a degree in mechanical …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/10/66057

Education and human development honors exceptional alumni

Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology

… with Golden Apple Awards, Kevin Curiel-Vazquez with a Keystone Early Career Award, Dr. Mary Kay VanDriel with a … Annual CEHD Alumni Awards reception will be held during Homecoming Weekend on Friday, Oct. 14, at 5:30 p.m. in the … change and creating college-going cultures in communities where she has served. She is a passionate advocate for and a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69304

Poinsettia, popcorn orders due Nov. 24

News

… for PSSO members and their dependents. Ordering Poinsettias come in two sizes, small (4.5 inches) and large … also come in gift jars. An order form is available online at wmich.edu/psso . Cash or check payment must accompany all orders. Checks should be made payable to PSSO. Send completed order forms with payment to Cindy …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20332