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A growing inspiration: Undergraduates’ garden initiative motivates the masses
College of Arts and Sciences
… Lawlor, Joshua VanSlambrouck and Will Roosien, the group of undergraduates leading the Seed urban gardening … wall overlooking the garden they've cultivated as part of their project. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—In the backyard of a housing complex in Kalamazoo, atop a retaining wall, a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73961
Foundation awards $70,000 to WMU clinic for pediatric hearing initiatives
Unified Clinics
… by Jillian Fraze on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Carls Foundation of Detroit has granted $70,000 to Western Michigan … Language, Speech and Hearing Clinic to support two years of pediatric hearing initiatives. This funding will be … rehabilitation services for children who are deaf or hard of hearing. These services w ill improve access to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74705
Education students mingle with reptiles during visit from alligator sanctuary
College of Education and Human Development
… teaching elementary school science course got to hold some of the critters from the Critchlow Alligator Sanctuary. Dr. … Moody. The visit emphasized for future teachers the impact of hands-on learning in elementary classrooms. Autumn, an … up to170 years. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Students from the College of Education and Human Development met new friends during a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/05/75512
Doctoral student launches WMU Higher Education for the Justice-Involved program
College of Arts and Sciences
… whose varying dreams and goals will launch them to a myriad of different futures, all united by the transformative power of the spirit of brown and gold. For Dale Brown , a doctoral student in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73662
Returning to hometown leads grad student to find missing puzzle piece
Haworth College of Business
… marketing. It was an unexpected move back to her hometown of Muskegon, Michigan, that inspired her to find what was … she needed to commit to pursuing her MBA. The flexibility of the program was a big reason that she chose Western … my passion for business while working as proprietor of my own coffee franchise! Earning my MBA has been a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/01/74252
Three engineering students receive $3,000 scholarships from Institute for Transportation Engineers
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… for Transportation Engineers, Tim Haagsma, director of traffic and safety for the Kent County (Michigan) Road … been awarded $3,000 scholarships from the Michigan section of the Institute for Transportation Engineers. “These … careers in transportation,” says Dr. Jun-Seok Oh , professor of civil and construction engineering. “These …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70702
Engineers Without Borders group elevating STEM in the community
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… water and the fun kids have playing with it. For a group of children in a Kalamazoo English as a Second Language … learning group, the Western Michigan University chapter of Engineers Without Borders shared Oobleck and other STEM … work to grow interest in STEM and spread the capabilities of engineering in local communities,” says Jillian Bright , …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69256
WMU business college once again secures gold standard in accreditation
Haworth College of Business
… Mich.—Western Michigan University’s Haworth College of Business received a renewal of its accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International. AACSB accreditation is …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74692
Women who rise from the waters—and an author’s rising acclaim
W Magazine
… curiosity. … The WMU environment was fun for me, full of smart professors and creative fellow students.” —Bonnie Jo Campbell, … acclaim as a must-read, earning recognition as one of Oprah’s most-anticipated books of 2024 and securing a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74810
Dunn to be honored for work with foster care grads
News
… Dunn will be honored today at Dearborn's Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation for his contributions to the success of young people who have been part of the state's foster care system. Dunn will be honored at …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42935