Search

Geography program earns national excellence award

News

… Association of Geographers has given its 2019 Award for Program Excellence to Western Michigan University's … Department of Geography . WMU earned the award for its Master of Science in geography. The honor was formally presented at an awards luncheon this spring …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/54206

WMU to break ground on economic-development engine

News

… the U.S. Department of Commerce. The grant will help pay for site development in the form of roads and utilities. WMU Business Technology and … partnerships, says Bob Miller , associate vice president for community outreach. It also will support research, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/12/50722

U.S. Treasurer to visit for Sanford Center grand opening

Haworth College of Business

… U.S. Treasurer to visit for Sanford Center grand opening Submitted by Stacey Lowis on Jovita Carranza KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Sanford Center for Financial Planning and Wellness is hosting a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/12/50872

Literacy education expert to receive Emerging Scholar Award

News

… internationally in the field of literacy studies will be honored by Western Michigan University as an emerging scholar … this month. Dr. Maria Selena O. Protacio , associate professor of special education and literacy studies, will receive … and who, by virtue of their contributions to scholarship or creative activity, have achieved national recognition and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/09/48803

Welcome activities planned for start of fall semester

News

… Welcome activities planned for start of fall semester Submitted by Deanne Puca on … hands always makes moving into residence halls easier. Honor students, ROTC, Air Force ROTC and first-year seminar students move in at …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/08/48254

Engineering student's internship builds future while leaving permanent mark on Western campus

News

… University's new student center stands like a piece of artwork in the heart of campus; a grand structure with sprawling … cast shadows reminiscent of the canopies of Michigan's forests onto the ground below. It will be a hub of student … with Walbridge, a Michigan-based construction company, for about a year and a half. He's spent the bulk of his …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/10/66057

Kohrman Hall being renovated to house product design facilities

News

… part of a renovation project to make the first and third floors of Central Kohrman Hall a world-class home for the product design program . Scheduled to open in fall …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45220

WMU trustees OK Southwest facility transfer to Lake Michigan College

News

… Mich.—Western Michigan University has agreed to move forward with the transfer of its long-term lease on the University's Southwest regional location in Benton Harbor to its higher education partner, Lake Michigan College, for $2.7 million. The WMU Board of Trustees, acting at its …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42776

Some WMU offices reduce hours, close over spring recess

News

… classes during the recess, but most WMU offices are open normal hours. In addition, there are no classes Friday, March 3 , for Spirit Day. Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday, March 12. … spring recess, including the University Theatre’s performance of "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" at Shaw Theatre …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/38433

Bronco Bash returns to WMU with celebration of new student center

News

… at the hundreds of tables sprawled across Sangren Plaza for Bronco Bash. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A community celebration of epic proportions, Bronco Bash is expected to bring more than 17,000 people to Western Michigan University's …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72501