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Major construction projects underway aim to redefine WMU campus experience

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… Major construction projects underway aim to redefine WMU campus experience Submitted by … Certification, a sustainability-focused rating system for landscapes and outdoor spaces, which reinforces WMU’s … summer to make way for additional green space. Hazardous material abatement begins late May, with full demolition …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/05/2025-summer-construction-projects-underway-redefine-campus-experience

WMU Student Center becomes the 17th campus building to earn LEED certification

WMU Student Center

dining center. (Kalamazoo, Mich.) - The WMU Student Center was awarded the Leadership in Energy and Environmental … indoor environmental quality, innovation in design, materials and resources, sustainable sites and water … Open lawn areas, shade trees, and year-round living landscape chosen for their limited irrigation needs.  Even …

https://wmich.edu/student-center/news/2025/08/student-center-leed-certification

Dreaming green: student’s sustainable sleepwear line blends matcha, natural dyes, and eco-conscious fashion

College of Education and Human Development

… Michigan University fashion design students are always transforming their creativity into beautiful garments for the Merchandising Opportunities and Design Association’s (MODA) annual … Gulledge sourced the fabric for the garments from upcycled materials, including her own childhood bed sheets and a …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2026/05/dagny-matcha-tea-fashion-moda-spring-runway-show-2026

Native seed project helps WMU get back to its roots

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… University community returned to this fall came courtesy of Landscape Services. They readied campus for the academic … of the Native Plant Propagation Project's seedlings into waiting containers that they care for until the seedlings … builds on itself," Keto says. "Native plants are standard material for commercial stormwater features, residential …

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

New engineering and applied sciences faculty usher in a bright future

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Lachtar, Sang Heon Kang, Heon Park and Jinghao Li are leading research in diverse areas that advance engineering and applied sciences knowledge. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The hallways and labs of WMU’s College of Engineering and Applied … renewable resources and the development of sustainable materials for diverse applications. “Both graduate and …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2026/01/new-faculty

WMU Choirs present 'How Can I Keep from Singing?'

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… of 2013 at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16 , in the First Methodist Church, 212 S. Park St., in downtown Kalamazoo. The … represents choral music’s power to inspire and communicate different aspects of human experience—sorrow, healing, … Benjamin Britten, Maurice Duruflé, Moses Hogan, Orlando di Lasso, Robert Pearsall, Joan Szymko and Kinely Lang. The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/4504

New Sangren designed for instructional change and sustainability

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… built with the goal of achieving LEED gold certification, was designed by SHW Group of Berkley, Mich. and constructed … save on space while containing a large amount of reading material. Important role at WMU Though now new, Sangren also … irrigation and filtration includes gravel drainage strips, landscape swales, underground retention basins and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/1840

WMU professor publishes book examining religious expression in U.S. public schools

College of Education and Human Development

… University, has published a new book titled “The Changing Landscape of Religious Expression in U.S. Public Schools.” … of the 2022 Supreme Court case Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, in which a high school football coach’s postgame … their communities.” Where to find the book: “The Changing Landscape of Religious Expression in U.S. Public Schools” is …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2025/11/brett-geier-education-religion-supreme-court-case-prayer

WMU SLP alum chairs national conference

College of Health and Human Services

… by Jillian Fraze on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Jerrold Jackson , a distinguished speech-language practitioner, CEO, and … 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 …

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

Shining a spotlight on senior engineering design partnership

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… on senior engineering design partnership Submitted by Cindy Wagner on KALAMAZOO, Mich.−Senior Design Conference. It’s a … of Engineering and Applied Sciences’ students from all disciplines to showcase their work, share fresh perspectives … members conducting research.  Blaise Beltowski, B.S.’08 For Landscape Forms, Inc. (LFI), a long-time sponsor of numerous …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69981