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Finding opportunity amid crisis: Preparing teachers for a strong future

W Magazine

… the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, access to the internet was a common discussion. Districts took different approaches … What to do with the technology made available, however, was a less common discussion. “You can give people access to … quandary compelled Hinga to research other ways a lack of digital literacy impacts what students and teachers are able …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63902

Leading the way in statewide organizations

University Libraries

… Leading the way in statewide organizations Submitted by Angela Brcka on … has been driving library organizations and initiatives forward, offering leadership and collaborating with colleagues … Interest Group Cataloging and metadata librarian Michigan Digital Preservation Network The Michigan Digital …

https://wmich.edu/library/news/2025/02/impact-report-statewide-leadership

Wings of Resolve: The Air Force Journey of WMU Aviation Bronco Tracy Smiedendorf

College of Aviation

… University College of Aviation with a degree in what was then known as flight technology:   On "9-11" he was in the Pentagon when the hijacked airliner slammed into … overseas deployments to Japan, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar.  More often than not, he was in command of …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/09/smiedendorf

IT@WMU brings Merit Network to campus to talk about national computing resources for WMU researchers

Information Technology

… on National Computing Resources for WMU Researchers: An Awareness Session Merit Network, WMU's longtime partner, is coming to campus to walk through the national-scale computing resources … how to get access, and start putting them to use. Along the way, we'd like to hear what would actually be helpful, so we …

https://wmich.edu/it/news/2026/09/it-wmu-brings-merit-network-campus-talk-about-national-computing-resources-wmu

Need meets invention: WMU-built tool tackles PDF accessibility

University Libraries

… led Paul Gallagher, associate dean for resources and digital strategies, to create ReadReady, a new tool to … documents that meet federal accessibility standards. Software tools that help blind and low-vision users read and … the file or read content to the user in an understandable way. For most PDFs, the tool works automatically. Older or …

https://wmich.edu/library/news/2026/05/wmu-built-tool-tackles-pdf-accessibility

Technology-based music performance featured at WMU

News

… by Deanne Puca on Pauline Oliveros KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Digital Music Ensemble will be collaborating with Western … at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6 , is free and open to the public. Digital Music Ensemble Digital Music Ensemble is a technology-based …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42568

Seeing beauty amid the chaos, WMU photography students tell their stories

News

… by Megan Looker on Works of art created by students in Digital Photo I in spring 2020. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Like the … artists with little access to cameras and editing software. But as their Frostic School of Art friends would say, … have the essential equipment. “I quickly realized this was going to become a ‘one-size-fits-one’ situation, because …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59462

WMU SLP alum chairs national conference

College of Health and Human Services

… The event, scheduled for December 5-7, 2024, in Seattle, WA, will bring together over 10,000 speech-language-hearing … In recognition of his outstanding contributions, Jerrold was honored with the ASHA Dorothy Dreyer Award for Volunteerism in 2022, and he was selected for the …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2024/12/jjackson

WMU faculty to perform with Kontras Quartet

News

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36560

In Print, summer 2026

W Magazine

… respond to changing legal guidance following the decision. Award-winning author’s new collection explores the life of … Caucus of the American Library Association’s Best Poetry Award —in May 2025 with RIZE Press. The poetry collection … addressing young children’s development in an increasingly digital world. Published by Teachers College Press, …

https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2026/06/print-summer-2026