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Western’s Fall Convocation to celebrate faculty, staff achievements transforms into Academic Excellence Awards Series

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Western’s Fall Convocation to celebrate faculty, staff … Awards Series Submitted by Megan Looker on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University’s faculty and staff will receive much-deserved applause in 2021. As …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/09/65618

'The Fierce Urgency of Now' inspires MLK Day speaker, teach-in on Western’s campus

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… Urgency of Now' inspires MLK Day speaker, teach-in on Western’s campus Submitted by Deanne Puca on Jemele Hill KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Acclaimed author and activist Jemele Hill will speak on the campus of Western Michigan University during its MLK Celebration on …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/01/70357

Celebrate summer 2023 graduates June 24 as Western confers more than 1,100 degrees

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… Celebrate summer 2023 graduates June 24 as Western confers more than 1,100 degrees Submitted by Deanne … the bachelor's level, more than 340 at the master's level and over 20 at the doctoral level during commencement … WMU conducts formal graduation exercises after the fall and spring semesters and the summer I session, although students …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/06/71858

Good for the community. Good for business.

Haworth College of Business

… courses end with an exam. This one ended with 41 teams of Western Michigan University students standing in front of the Kalamazoo organizations that had been … to find out what 204 students had built for them. This spring, students enrolled in WMU Haworth’s Business Ethics …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2026/06/service-learning-spring-2026-0

From the classroom to the community: Broncos Lead graduate puts her communication lessons to work at local nonprofit

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… assistant. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Jobs in content creation and social media marketing are in high demand among … applied to an organization, it’s very different,” says Western spring 2026 graduate Grace Mulock , who majored in …

https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2026/06/broncos-lead-internship-kalamazoo-loaves-fishes-grace-mulock

Western team works to increase gender, racial diversity in higher ed STEM fields

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Western team works to increase gender, racial diversity in … higher ed STEM fields Submitted by Erin Flynn on A team at Western is partnering with teams from three other … Program at Western in July 2021. Margaret Mooney, left, and Dr. Kristina Lemmer stand with a vacuum chamber in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/03/67503

Garcia looks to deepen Western's connection with community in new leadership role

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… Garcia looks to deepen Western's connection with community in new leadership role … Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Lisa Garcia , director of Western Michigan University's Business Connection, will … role at Western for a decade, dedicated to cultivating and strengthening partnerships between the University and

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/05/68168

Western engineering alum helps power next frontier of military defense in Space Force

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Western engineering alum helps power next frontier of … Space Force Submitted by Erin Flynn on Lt. James Mostek stands inside the National Museum of the United States Air … guardians working to protect America's interests in space. Western Michigan University alumnus Lt. James Mostek was …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66119

Western Michigan University takes esports initiative to next level with new competitive teams

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Western Michigan University takes esports initiative to next … teams Submitted by Erin Flynn on Students compete in Western's state-of-the-art Esports Arena. KALAMAZOO, … tournaments with bigger audiences than the World Series. And Western Michigan University is ramping up its esports …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66222

Results-oriented academic leader, public policy scholar will lead Western’s academic affairs division

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… academic leader, public policy scholar will lead Western’s academic affairs division Submitted by Erin Flynn … on Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig will join Western as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. KALAMAZOO, … says. The University launched the provost search last spring, seeking a bold thought leader and change agent to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69883