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WMU Study Abroad honors eight recipients of the prestigious Gilman Scholarship

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… WMU Study Abroad honors eight recipients of the prestigious Gilman Scholarship … Center, Trimpe Hall. There, Pell Grant recipients can learn about the application process, workshop their … to Nikko, a small city in the mountains north of Tokyo, where Toshogu , the famed Shinto shrine from 1617, is …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2025/09/gilman-scholarship-recipients

Supplying data visualization and process improvement

Haworth College of Business

… Supplying data visualization and process improvement Submitted by … of WMU Haworth’s Continuous Improvement Project course, where students master Lean Six Sigma concepts and apply the … “A collective decision at a crucial time in the project can either make or break the outcome.” Curkovic notes that …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2025/06/goodwill-project

From WMU stardom to NFL scouting, Bronco alum thriving with Detroit Lions

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… From WMU stardom to NFL scouting, Bronco alum thriving with Detroit Lions Submitted by … school and try to get with coaches, academics, anybody that can let you know about these players to get as much … shaped by his days as a student-athlete at Western, where every snap, every route run and every second that …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/08/detroit-lions-steve-neal-western-alumnus-now-midwest-area-scout

WMU’s 2025 Gründler Book Prize winner examines how early medieval money systems have influenced the modern economy

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… WMU’s 2025 Gründler Book Prize winner examines how early medieval money systems have … Early Middle Ages,” which examines the uses and meanings of coined money from the end of the western Roman Empire until …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/05/2025-grundler-book-prize-winner

Two-time WMU Study Abroad traveler says global experiences change lives and careers

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… Two-time WMU Study Abroad traveler says global experiences change … she says. “It was challenging but so rewarding.”   “If you can navigate, translate and explore in a country where English isn’t the first language and still complete …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2025/08/study-abroad-koepp

Libraries awards nine Open Educational Resources Grants

University Libraries

… Libraries awards nine Open Educational Resources Grants … a new one that Western students and learners globally can use instead of commercial textbooks. Paying for … of the semester when I found out that I did not have to buy a textbook,” shared one student in a post-course OER …

https://wmich.edu/library/news/2024/12/nine-oer-grants

Wrenches and Wings: Morgan Boyd’s Mission to Keep Aviation Soaring

College of Aviation

… Wrenches and Wings: Morgan Boyd’s Mission to Keep Aviation Soaring … she says, "and put it back together again.  I find this is where I learn the best.  I am able to understand a system … who has pushed me to be the best mechanic and person that I can be.  I don't think I'd be where I am today without her.  …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/07/boyd

Summer camp inspires youth to dream big, envision college life

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… Summer camp inspires youth to dream big, envision college life Submitted … youth.   “Our camp is focused on creating a space where young learners, particularly those from historically marginalized backgrounds, can explore the exciting worlds of mathematics, technology …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/08/wire-math-science-summer-camp-lewis-walker-institute-2025

New on-campus thrift store supports sustainability, affordability

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… New on-campus thrift store supports sustainability, affordability Submitted … on Maddie Christians, S.H.E. Shed creator, and Brianna McCann, program manager in the Office for Sustainability, show … plants, some spoons, a stapler, a notebook, and I got a canvas painting. I used to paint back in my country and …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/08/campus-thrift-store-opens-sustainability-housing-equipment-she-shed

The philosophy of grief

College of Arts and Sciences

… The philosophy of grief Submitted by Amelia Bodinaku on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Ashley Atkins can’t point to a specific moment when she realized she was … first real outlet in Atkins’ high school philosophy class, where both her teacher and the subject began to stir the …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/05/cas-magazine-atkins