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Project Spotlight: Inside WMU’s Phone Transition – A Modern Upgrade

Information Technology

… What Changed? The transition replaced aging hardware with a cloud-based platform, enabling: Mobility: Make and receive calls from your computer or mobile device. Integration: Combine calling … about voicemail? A: Voicemail is integrated into Webex and can also be sent to your email. Q: Can I use Webex …

https://wmich.edu/it/news/2025/11/inside-wmus-phone-transition-it-project-spotlight

Doctoral candidate charts course for success in world-class sailing win

News

… Doctoral candidate charts course for success in world-class sailing … own dreams to show that perseverance and belief can take you anywhere.”   The event , held Oct. 1-4 at Gull Lake … Points were awarded cumulatively based on each race finish, with the goal of having the lowest total score.   “When I …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/11/star-vintage-sailing-world-champion-mohammed-asif

Social work students strengthen partnership with Honor Credit Union’s Community Connection Center

College of Health and Human Services

… Social work students strengthen partnership with Honor Credit Union’s Community Connection Center … Honor Credit Union demonstrated how financial institutions can serve as active community partners through its recent … noted that Honor Credit Union exemplifies how organizations can move beyond financial services to become meaningful …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2025/11/honorcu2

Lessons in language: Mastering Japanese, computer engineering opens doors for WMU grad

News

… a 2023 Presidential Scholar, is graduating from Western with bachelor’s degrees in both computer engineering and … apart in the language department to show how I’m an ideal candidate for this opportunity.”   In addition to writing a … he could.   “The Keio campus is about as downtown as you can imagine,” he says. “You’d get off the train and turn …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/12/graduate-success-computer-engineering-japanese-noah-braasch

Got lag? Doctoral student’s research connects gaming performance to exercise science

College of Education and Human Development

… world of competitive gaming, where a split-second reaction can mean the difference between victory and defeat, Lilin … players to improve their skills. “For esport performance, you have to be very quick and react in a very short amount … palatable than other types of workouts for gamers and triggers the secretion of hormones such as dopamine and …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2025/11/esports-exercise-science-lilian-lan-performance-competition

Art grad curates impressive resume through Experience-Driven Learning

News

… Submitted by Erin Flynn on Hope Donovan, who is graduating with a bachelor's degree in art, curated her senior … I told my dad I was transferring, he said, ‘I always knew you’d end up there.’”   Finding her fit   Donovan, a member … nominated for Homecoming Court in fall 2025. Transitions can be daunting, but Donovan says coming to Western felt …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/12/graduate-success-art-museum-management-hope-donovan

One week, one gallery, one unforgettable transformation

Gwen Frostic School of Art

… Submitted by Brandi Engel on The clock is ticking. You and your entire senior cohort have seven days. The … Visual Arts’ student gallery, an on-campus space brimming with unexplored potential. The entire senior class was … sometimes.” See where a degree in Graphic Design can take you. Learn more about the program at the Frostic …

https://wmich.edu/art/news/2025/10/graphic-design-students-transform-gallery

Winning with Warner: Scott's Aviation Management Maturation

College of Aviation

… Winning with Warner: Scott's Aviation Management Maturation … Growing up in Saint Clair Shores, Michigan, Warner was your typical kid. With one difference, “Ever since I can remember, transportation fascinated me,” he said. While …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2019/02/warner

Political science grad eyes future in advocacy for refugees, immigrants

News

… by Erin Flynn on Mehran (Zabi) Najafi is graduating with a bachelor's degree in political science and a number … lawmaker to learning from education advocates in Dominican Republic —he feels prepared to take the next step toward … amazing experience—inspiring,” he says. “It’s a place where you go and you see all of the amazing things that people are …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/12/graduate-success-political-science-mehran-najafi

Libraries awards nine Open Educational Resources Grants

University Libraries

… grants help instructors replace their commercial textbooks with an OER or develop a new one that Western students and learners globally can use instead of commercial textbooks. Paying for … is a burden for some students, and courses using free OER can be a financial relief.   "I remember feeling so relieved …

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