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WMU launches new academic year with Academic Convocation

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… State of the University address as well as a series of awards honoring faculty and staff achievements. Held during … Richmond Center for Visual Arts. During the convocation, awards will be presented to 11 WMU faculty and staff members for their outstanding service and achievement. They will be honored as recipients …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1649

John A. Fochtman obituary

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… physician, died Dec. 13 at his home in Petoskey, Mich. He was 74. Fochtman joined the Sindecuse Health Center's medical staff in 1978 and retired in 1992 after 14 years of service to the University. Before coming to WMU, he owned a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/77

WMU grants near $2.4 million mark in March

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… for instruction at almost $800,000. Grants for public service topped $600,000. Research grants Notable research grants included a new, $416,385 award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services … grant, this one from the Federal Aviation Administration, was for $171,558 and was awarded to a research team composed …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23420

Swain Education Library update

University Libraries

… Swain Education Library update Submitted by Sara Volmering on … has helped us serve you more effectively by bringing our services and general collections under one roof—just a short … We have concluded our library operations in Swain after 61 years of service. Work is now underway to transform …

https://wmich.edu/library/news/2025/12/swain-library-update

TLES professor awarded DOE grant renewal for $961,392

College of Education and Human Development

… TLES professor awarded DOE grant renewal for $961,392 Submitted by Chris … Single-parent families will receive 100% tuition assistance after all state subsidies have been applied. Two-parent … goals. The Family Resource Specialist provides referrals to services in the community and on campus to address any …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2021/10/tles-professor-awarded-doe-grant-renewal

Grants to WMU fly past $4.2 million mark in November, December

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… (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Externally funded awards to Western Michigan University surpassed $4.2 million … more than $1.2 million of the two-month grant total. Public service awards, grants for student services and grants for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/30795

New Zhang Financial Presidential Internship levels up Experience-Driven Learning opportunity through investment management

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… to preparing Broncos who are ready to lead immediately after graduation,” he says.   Moving forward, the Zhang Financial Presidential Internship is … is also a member of WMU’s chapter of DECA and the Financial Services Association.    He has gained hands-on experience …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/04/zhang-financial-presidential-internship-announcement

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

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… WMU Medallion Scholar slays in the classroom and on the runway Submitted by Erin Flynn on Maya Narayan has made … of Photohouse Magazine. (Photo courtesy: Tommy Butler) After crisscrossing the Kalamazoo campus for classes and … Medallion Scholar, Narayan had the opportunity to develop a service project alongside her 2023 cohort. They launched the …

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

College of Arts and Sciences faculty earn coveted rotations with federal programs

College of Arts and Sciences

… mission. Bautista will be based at NASA headquarters in Washington, D.C. where he will be "managing their science … and Science Program—a multi-disciplinary program that funds scientific research on issues that are related to the law—in … an array of fields. He was tapped for the rotation shortly after he wrapped up a two-year appointment as a program …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/06/68126

Joe R. Chapel obituary

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… Michigan University faculty member, died Dec. 1 . He was 73. Chapel joined the WMU faculty in 1965 and retired in 2000 after 35 years of service to the University. He was an associate professor of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/12/3354