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Lifelong Learning Academy sets open house, semester classes
News
… Learning Academy will hold its annual open house from 4 to 6 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 23, in the atrium of the College … and Human Services. Participants will have the opportunity to meet with instructors, register for classes and socialize … Grand Rapids, Mich., for Art Prize and a weekend trip to Milwaukee, Wis., are also planned. To request a brochure to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1131
Western grad lands job that marries counseling studies and grad assistant work
News
… and grad assistant work Submitted by Erin Flynn on Navia Walker is seeing her academic journey come full circle as she prepares to take on a new role with the Kalamazoo Promise after … Mich.—The Kalamazoo Promise didn't just cover Navia Walker 's undergraduate college tuition; it ended up laying …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75822
December board meeting includes approval of tobacco ban, other items
News
… December board meeting includes approval of tobacco ban, other items Submitted by Anonymous (not … Michigan University Board of Trustees approved a measure to make WMU a tobacco-free campus, effective Sept. 1, 2014. … electronic-cigarettes, cigars, bidis, snuff, snus, water pipes, pipes, hookahs, chew and any other …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/12/11932
Restored grandeur, adapted reuse planned for East Campus
News
… Restored grandeur, adapted reuse planned for East Campus … Because cars were not part of the equation when East Campus was built, Doran explained that preliminary plans call for a … on the site began in 1904, shortly after the University was founded as Western State Normal School. The campus, with …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/152
Charging into the future with printed flexible components
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… Charging into the future with printed flexible components Submitted by … the field of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) to help pave the way for widespread adoption in electric vehicles, grid … Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy grant awarded to Western with Wu as principal …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73440
Graduate student endeavors for social change through communication
College of Arts and Sciences
… graduate student Daniel Ebo , studying communication wasn’t always the plan. It just so happened to be the best chance he ever took. Daniel Ebo Now …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74552
New SEO class pays off in job opportunities for marketing students
Haworth College of Business
… learning the complexities behind online searches and how to influence these search results. A new digital marketing … Henrickson , a senior expecting to graduate in fall 2022, was enrolled in the class and recently began a role as a … “I didn't need much training on the topic after I was hired because I already knew everything that an SEO …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/08/68635
Educational leadership student analyzes new Dominican Republic education model
College of Education and Human Development
… of Western Michigan University's educational leadership doctoral program in the Dominican Republic (DR), Sally Joslyn Peña Martinez was motivated to examine the education system in her home … college celebrates its tenth year, this study stands as a testament to the transformative potential inherent in the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/01/74259
Coding academy for underrepresented youth finds home at WMU
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… pooled their combined professional experiences and skills to form a nonprofit organization that teaches computer … of Engineering and Applied Sciences. The academy was formed by Lois Rodgers Renner-Lewis , B.A.’83, M.A.’00, … to enter the field of technology and receive support by way of mentorships, scholarships and internships that will …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75299
Endowed scholarship honors health and physical education chair's legacy
College of Education and Human Development
… Mich.—An endowed scholarship fund has been established to provide financial aid to students in Western Michigan … given to those who demonstrate financial need. "Dr. Zabik was instrumental, along with his colleague Mary Dawson , in … and biomechanics labs. Prior to these achievements, he was instrumental in ultimately bringing all the faculty …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/10/73026