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WMU launches United Way campaign to 'Change the Story'

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… for community outreach, will speak at 11 a.m. in the Lee Honors College lounge. Campaign objectives The "Change the … rates to 83 percent by 2030 and reduce racial and economic disparities in graduation rates. Currently, … goal is to move 8,500 families into financial stability by 2025. In Kalamazoo County, 42 percent—including 24 percent …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35444

Startup that takes the tangle out of power strips wins WMU’s business pitch competition

Haworth College of Business

… strips wins WMU’s business pitch competition Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A startup company offering … claimed the top spot after making a pitch for their company No Mess Power Strip. The company’s value proposition offers …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58410

Libraries awards nine Open Educational Resources Grants

University Libraries

… in textbook costs based on projected course enrollment in 2025. The OER grants help instructors replace their … the beginning of the semester when I found out that I did not have to buy a textbook,” shared one student in a … Hrivnyak , ANTH 2510 Kyle Jehnzen , AVS1210 Marie Moreno , BCM 3700 Dr. Kenneth Smith , MUS 3810 Katherine Suender …

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

Bronco Buds program to welcome hundreds of Kalamazoo high schoolers to WMU campus

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… students visit campus during a Bronco Buds event in March 2025. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Nearly 1,200 first-year high school … Bronco Buds program. Over the course of two days, on Nov. 13 and Nov. 20 , ninth grade students from across the Kalamazoo …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/11/bronco-buds-fall-2025-kalamazoo-public-schools-college-prep

WMU again named among 'best national universities' by U.S. News

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… 'best national universities' by U.S. News Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on WMU's Fountain Plaza KALAMAZOO, Mich.—For … row, the University moved up eight spots on the list and is now among schools tied in the ranking at No. 173, making it …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18468

Western announces 2022 class of Presidential Innovation Professors

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… Western announces 2022 class of Presidential Innovation Professors Submitted by Deanne Puca on KALAMAZOO, … Professorship, Councell-Vargas will: Create Visible Voices 2025, the live and recorded performance of a multimedia …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67866

Voca People comes to Miller Auditorium

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… Voca People comes to Miller Auditorium Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on See Voca People at Miller Auditorium, Oct. … range of sounds and instruments. Tickets are on sale now for this thrilling musical adventure at Miller …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/19236

Top model, top student: WMU Medallion Scholar slays in the classroom and on the runway

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… Narayan .   Narayan is featured on the cover of the Dec. 2025 issue of Photohouse Magazine. (Photo courtesy: Tommy … to take part in one of the fashion industry’s biggest events: New York Fashion Week. Over the course the … Square and landing on the covers of two fashion magazines. Not bad for a young woman who entered a county fair pageant …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/03/music-theatre-performance-medallion-scholar-new-york-fashion-week-maya-narayan

WMU welcomes more than 50 new international students this January

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

…   Fazeleh Shafie Pour takes a photo of the screen at Spring 2025 International Student Orientation. She plans to pursue … winter and walk slowly on the icy sidewalks, she said, as snow cascaded down the windows of the Student Center.   Don’t … More than 90 countries are represented. Daphne Mariano listens to the welcoming speeches at Spring 2025

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2025/01/international-orientation-25

Public welcome to sing together at WMU’s Summer Sing

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… welcome to sing together at WMU’s Summer Sing Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan … 6:30 p.m. in the Recital Hall of the Dalton Center with a suggested donation of $5.  Bring a friend and a score—or …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/32771