Search

Town hall event planned to unveil sustainability survey results

News

… meeting Thursday, April 12. KALAMAZOO--The results of Western Michigan University's second annual Student … event set for 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 12, in Room 1260 of the Chemistry Building. The meeting will begin with a presentation of the data gleaned from this year's survey. That will be …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/312

Deadline approaching for two assessment awards

News

… University Assessment Excellence Award The purpose of this award is to recognize and showcase outstanding efforts of a University unit in the area of assessment of student learning. Winners of the unit award …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/4792

Grad student looks to fill critical gap in orientation and mobility specialists in South Africa

News

… is the most prevalent disability in her home country of South Africa, where she works at the College of … a country with nearly 60 million people, there are only 23 schools for children with visual impairments. And only a handful of those schools have orientation and mobility (O&M) …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/09/65565

WMU faculty promotes Seita Scholars Program at national conference for student social mobility

College of Education and Human Development

… San Marcos . Lewis shared the success and continuation of the Seita Scholars Program to support students from the … "What the Seita Scholars program is doing is at the core of social mobility,” says Lewis. "It is about helping young … throughout their time at WMU. Nationwide, fewer than 3% of foster youth graduate from a four-year college. Since the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73514

WMU alumna named a Hodder Fellow by Princeton arts center

News

… Arts at Princeton University has announced the selection of Western Michigan University alumna and award-winning … as a Mary MacKall Gwinn Hodder Fellow. Moustakis is one of four writers named a Hodder Fellow for the 2012-13 … award was created to provide artists in the early stages of their career time to undertake significant new work. "The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/279

Dedication set for Zhang Legacy Collections Center

News

… KALAMAZOO—A spectacular new home for the historical records of southwest Michigan will be formally introduced to the community during a Friday, Oct. 18 , dedication of Western Michigan University's Charles C. and Lynn L. … which is located at 1650 Oakland Drive , just north of the intersection of Howard Street and Oakland Drive on …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/10119

Class project puts social work students' research in leading journal

News

… (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—An unusual examination of the practical therapeutic applications of mindfulness combined with a senior faculty member's … graduate social work students to have their first professional paper accepted for publication in one of their …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37351

Expert discusses natural products chemistry and anticancer drug discovery

News

… from 4 to 5:15 p.m. Monday, April 9 , in Room 1260 of the Chemistry Building. Georg will address "Natural … than 1,000 new small molecule drugs in the past 30 years. Of the approved anticancer agents, 74 percent are natural … will follow the lecture, which is open to the public free of charge. Tuesday, April 10, from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. , …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/201

Spring Make a Difference award recipients to be honored

News

… the event, which recognizes the spring 2013 recipients of WMU's semiannual Make a Difference award. The recipients … Voss , University Recreation Cris Obreiter , Department of Military Science Donna DeVries , Facilities … Center Dining Service Jeannine Hamilton , Registrar's Office Karen Lamons , Residence Life Marcy Peake , College …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/5819

Ronald J. Pelc obituary

News

… member, died in Bradenton, Fla.,  June 3 . He was 77. Pelc, of Portage, Mich., and Bradenton, Fla., joined the WMU staff … and retired as associate registrar in 1995 after 31 years of service to the University. He is survived by his wife, … area while still a student. After earning a Bachelor of Business Administration from WMU in 1965, several …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7612