Search
WMU's statewide effort to boost foster youth college graduation receives funding
News
… WMU's statewide effort to boost foster youth college graduation receives … to continue its successful Fostering Success Michigan effort aimed at helping former foster care youth access and … initially in late 2011. The new award and matching funds triggered by the award will bring $900,000 to WMU to support …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/12/29089
Gilman Scholarship allows criminal justice major to study abroad
News
… recently received a prestigious scholarship to study foreign languages overseas during the 2014-15 academic year … to receive the Gilman Scholarship. It provides up to $5,000 for American students to pursue overseas study for college credit. Sixteen WMU students and more than …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/01/20824
University Theatre presents 'Check Your Privilege'
News
… Mich.—Western Michigan University theatre students will perform the original piece of documentary theatre "Check Your … Documentary theatre piece "Check Your Privilege" Performance schedule Friday, Sept. 26, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, … Dwandra Nikole Lampkin, and with support from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, "Check Your Privilege" has been created from …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18620
Free college-level humanities courses offered to select local residents
News
… further than Western Michigan University. WMU's Humanities for Everybody program offers non-credit college-level … the humanities. Students are being continuously enrolled for the 10-week fall term that began Sept. 10 and 15-week … 611 W. Lovell St., Kalamazoo. Michelle, a Humanities for Everybody student, says she gained self-confidence and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1771
Director of local food incubator to speak at Entrepreneurship Forum
Haworth College of Business
… of local food incubator to speak at Entrepreneurship Forum Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, … will be the second speaker in the 2016-17 Entrepreneurship Forum speaker series hosted by Western Michigan University's … wmich.edu/business/e-rsvp or call (269) 387-5964. To suggest an entrepreneur for the series, contact Alyssa Benson …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35213
University choirs to perform 'A Choral Christmas'
News
… University choirs to perform 'A Choral Christmas' Submitted by Deanne Puca on "A … Church in Kalamazoo. Tickets are $15 general admission, $12 for seniors and $5 for students, and are available from Miller Auditorium …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36561
Burris family aviation scholarship will send air academy grads to WMU
News
… alma mater's College of Aviation to provide an opportunity for a West Michigan Aviation Academy student to earn a … Flight Science Scholarship, which provides $25,000 per year for a term of four years for a WMAA student who meets the scholarship criteria to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23194
Mental health advocate to discuss suicide prevention, wellness
News
… will present "Living Mentally Well" as the featured speaker for Kalamazoo County's 17th annual Respecting Differences … Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, or KCMHSAS. For the 2015 Respecting Differences program, Hines will … American Sign Language translator. He will reprise the talk for KCMHSAS' Mental Health Breakfast, set for 9:30 to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23265
Veenstra Peace Lecture to focus on elections and world government
News
… on-demand, free, online courses through the Coursera platform: Revolutionary Ideas: Utility, Justice, Equality, … peace lecture Guerrero's presentation is part of the Center for the Study of Ethics in Society's spring 2017 lecture … and is funded by the center's Winnie Veenstra Endowment for Lectures on Peace. It is named in honor of Veenstra, a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38944
Business Career Day is October 9
News
… this month on the Western Michigan University campus for Business Career Day. The event is open to the public and is set for 1 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9 , in the Bernhard Center … Wednesday, Oct. 8, Bernhard Center Food Marketing/Sales and Business Marketing Career Night : 5 to 8 p.m. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19286