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Longtime employees inducted into 25 Year Club

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… Mich.—Western Michigan University recently inducted a total of 41 people into its 25 Year Club as well as recognized two … by working at the University for 25 years. The 2016 class of inductees began their service to WMU in 1991. Counting these faculty and staff members, the club has an unofficial total of 1,213 members. Of these, 475 are active …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36766

Romanian scholar to discuss climate change and water resources

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… scholar speaks at Western Michigan University as part of the Visiting Scholars and Artists Program. Dr. Liliana Zaharia , professor of meteorology and hydrology and director of the Center for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35792

Help select WMU's top four staffers for 2017

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… a Difference Annual Award. The 17 candidates are recipients of the 2016-17 fall and spring semiannual awards through the … As such, they are eligible to be considered for one of the four annual awards bestowed by this peer-to-peer staff recognition program. Members of the WMU community have through Wednesday, May 31 , to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/39877

Stanford design school names three WMU students innovation fellows

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… Fellows by Stanford University's Hasso Plattner Institute of Design. They are among 360 students from 90 higher … which is designed to empower students to become agents of change on their own campuses and ensure their peers gain … required to compete and make an impact on the economy of the future. Fellows, sponsored by faculty and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/11/56492

Multimedia arts technology student's success amplified by 'instrumental' Western instructors

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… possibly some video games and stuff like that," says Wolfe, of Okemos, Michigan, who will graduate with a degree in … arts technology in spring 2022. He received the job offer at the beginning of December and will start in January, completing his final …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66644

Book discussion at WMU precedes visit by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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… Puca on Kareem Abdul-Jabbar KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Retired professional basketball player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar will visit the campus of Western Michigan University in March, the day after a … Ballroom on WMU's East Campus. It will focus on Chapter 1 of Abdul-Jabbar's book, which is a collection of essays on …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/38206

Film preview, discussion to focus attention on mental illness

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A preview of scenes from an upcoming movie will kick off a free community event Wednesday, Oct. 10 , at Western … characters in "Coming up for Air." Following the preview of "Coming up for Air," a 2019 feature film shot across …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/10/49463

WMU trustees to meet in special session focused on presidential selection

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… . KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees will meet in special session Wednesday, April 12 , to consider selection of the ninth president of the University. Gathering at 11 a.m. for a special formal …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39290

Canadian scholar wins WMU's 2018 Gründler Prize

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… culture. Richard Firth Green , a Humanities Distinguished Professor of English Emeritus at Ohio State University and the author of three books and numerous articles on the social life, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/05/47085

Brookings Inst. fellow to address Great Recession in Sichel talk

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… month when he visits Western Michigan University as part of the 2014-15 Werner Sichel Lecture Series. Dr. Donald Kohn … earned a doctoral degree in economics from the University of Michigan and is a 40-year veteran of the Federal Reserve System, serving on the Board of

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/21736