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WMU Alumnus Breaks Ground on 48‑Unit Recovery Housing Development

College of Arts and Sciences

… WMU Alumnus Breaks Ground on 48‑Unit Recovery Housing Development Submitted by Sara Dillon on WMU Alumnus Breaks Ground … community on Kalamazoo’s east side, marking a major step forward in expanding stable, affordable housing for people … on the project, which sits on a remediated brownfield site near the Kalamazoo County Health Department, Community …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2026/04/cas-groundbreaking-housing

Game day parking, tailgate and stadium details available

News

… Game day parking, tailgate and stadium details available Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on WMU's Waldo Stadium KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A highly anticipated football … lot. Additional parking has been added along Oakland Drive, near the corner of Oakland Drive and Howard Street. Upward …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26590

Public admin student gets a ‘big advantage’ in her field with Broncos Lead internship

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… for the raffle before the 2026 Benefit Dinner. Over the summer, she helped Big Brothers Big Sisters plan events, worked … researched fundraising strategies. One of her biggest tasks was helping prepare for and carry out the nonprofit’s 2026 … workplaces and get to know the faces helping the cause was really great,” she says. “Something I’ve noticed is a …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/08/broncos-lead-internship-big-brothers-big-sisters-mackenzie-flood

WMU to celebrate Arbor Day, Tree Campus recertification

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… at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 19, in Goldsworth Valley near the gazebo. WMU landscape services staff will be planting a swamp white oak , a tree native to the Midwest that does well in low-lying and boggy environments and provides food and habitat for wildlife. Those …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/326

Students picking up litter, raising funds to preserve Great Lakes

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… lighthouse that stands at the entrance of Holland Harbor near Holland State Park GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.—Students from … says Derrick McIver , WMU assistant professor of management. "This community project provides students that … with the cleanup and learn more about keeping beaches and water pollution-free. According to the Rochester Institute …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/06/47683

Janice L. Carlson obituary

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… (not verified) on Carlson Janice L. Carlson , a former Western Michigan University staff member, died May 3 . She was 78. Carlson joined the WMU staff in 1968 and retired in … cafeteria and catering service as well as residence halls near the center. During her tenure at the University, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/12/3334

A Working Artist, Rachel Stickney Builds a Business Around the Book Arts

Gwen Frostic School of Art

… fair circuit, teaches book arts classes and is regularly awarded grants and project funding, alongside an active … she admits, even though her success backs it up every time. Stickney graduated from Western Michigan University's … work inconsistently, without a clear focus, for years. It wasn't until the pandemic that she felt the pull back. …

https://wmich.edu/art/news/2026/08/rachel-stickney-book-arts-alumni

Business student wins one of six Adcraft scholarships

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… honorees. Rokicki has distinguished herself in a number of ways as a WMU student. She served as creative director for the American Advertising Federation's National Student … Student Leadership Advisory Board. She is a member of Delta Sigma Pi, a professional business fraternity and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6880

Shining light on the future of disinfection

W Magazine

… at the forefront of cutting-edge disinfection innovation aimed at making the places we work, learn and live safer. … , WMU's associate vice president for facilities management, was eager to add to his team's arsenal. "We were looking at … Several AvaUV devices are set up around campus, including near entrances and exits in Valley Dining Center. Courtesy: …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/10/61834

WMU Study Abroad celebrates new, nationally competitive Gilman award winners

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… Study Abroad celebrates new, nationally competitive Gilman award winners Submitted by John Sweeney on KALAMAZOO, Mich. … A. Gilman International Scholarship recipients. The newcomers join a group of eight Western Michigan University … assist more than 1,170 international students on campus and nearly 1,000 WMU degree-seeking students studying at partner …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2025/02/study-abroad-gilman