Search

Life cycle and social impact assessment expert to speak at WMU

Sustainability

… lecture at Western Michigan University Thursday, March 15 . Update March 9, 2018: Dr. Gregory Norris’ visit, originally scheduled for Thursday, March 15, has been canceled. Dr. Gregory Norris , of Harvard University's T.H. Chan School of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45259

Take advantage of global engagement opportunities in August

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

…  by WMU's Haenicke Institute for Global Education.   Sign Up for a Weekly update August 2018 Friday, Aug. 3 Art Hop —5 to 8 p.m. in … a one-of-a-kind piece using found items, wire, and more! Supplies provided. Registration required. Wednesday, Aug. 22 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/47909

WMU to close all campuses at 3 p.m. for winter storm

News

… 3 p.m. or later today are canceled.  This article will be updated with special hours as information becomes available. … Those who have posted items to the calendar are expected to update the event post to indicate whether the activity will … will challenge Miami University at 3 p.m. Fans can find up-to-date information at wmubroncos.com . Campus services …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/01/74325

Lewis Walker Institute aims to increase support for empowering future juvenile justice leaders

News

… Lewis Walker Institute aims to increase support for empowering future juvenile justice leaders … the justice system a foundation to become changemakers. An upcoming fundraiser aims to institutionalize the … youth justice programs.  "When we started this program, the goal was we would be able to establish a program that could …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/75132

Talks on community empowerment locally and in Middle East

News

… will speak on "Building a New Middle East From the Ground Up: Empowering Marginalized People in Israel, Jordan and … and the power of partnership and solidarity in the struggle for social change. The McGill Middle East program is … to the field of international education and the Gold Medal of the Jordan Red Crescent. WMU's Center for the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/91

Dorothy J. McGinnis obituary

News

… its emphasis on diagnostic and broad-based reading and support services. McGinnis became a faculty member as well as … reading texts with classic children's tales and good literature. McGinnis received the WMU Alumni … She was a major donor to the University during her lifetime and named WMU as a beneficiary of her estate, with …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/01/4083

State designates $1.5 million for new WMU Resiliency Center for Families and Children

News

… health, speech-language pathology, audiology, vision, occupational and physical therapy. Additionally, clinical … and referral process across the clinics and continuing to support professional and educational collaboration where … "The state funding this effort is huge, and this center is going to be so important and impactful for our families and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/10/61480

Adjunct jazz professor Duane Davis wins prestigious Ellis Marsalis, Jr. Educator of the Year Award

Jazz Studies

… for over 30 years, spending most of these at the helm of Gold Company II (GCII). Under Davis’s leadership and … In addition to directing GCII, Duane regularly stepped up to direct Gold Company during Zegree’s sabbaticals. Davis … footsteps as educators, they have also played with the biggest names in jazz— Cecile McLorin-Salvant , Christian …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74753

Honors organization recognized with national award

News

… service.  The Maintaining the Flame Award is a follow-up award to the Society's Order of the Torch Award, the … in 1924, Alpha Lambda Delta has more than a million lifetime members and is present on over 275 campuses nationwide. … to assist students in recognizing and developing meaningful goals for their unique roles in society." For more …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/43972

WMU's Heritage Hall continues award run for technology, efficiency

News

… took top honors in the Educational Facilities-Existing category. Heritage Hall, along with winning projects in other … applied innovative building design in the areas of occupant comfort, indoor air quality and energy conservation. … Governor's Energy Excellence Award for the success it triggered in reducing energy waste. The 1905 facility was …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43519