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Art on the Mall hits downtown Kalamazoo

News

… West Michigan Glass Art. KALAMAZOO—Original works of art and fine crafts will be sold along the downtown Kalamazoo Mall from Michigan Avenue to Lovell Street Friday and Saturday, June 6-7 . Sale hours are Friday from noon to 9 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Art for sale includes …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/06/16362

WMU named finalist for national Climate Leadership Award

News

… be cast once per day through Tuesday, April 15. KALAMAZOO—Western Michigan University is a finalist to win a 2014 … as part of an annual competition among the U.S. colleges and universities that are signatories of the American … Carnegie classifications. Winners will be announced in late spring. Video competition begins April 1 The Climate …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/14863

New study abroad experience for first-year students launches a WMU education in the Dominican Republic

Study Abroad

… 1st year students who are interested in global education and are looking to participate in study abroad early in … at WMU,” says Joe Milostan , director of study abroad and international enrichment at the Haenicke Institute for … an environment that supports the global engagement of the Western community. Its offices assist nearly 2,000 …

https://wmich.edu/study-abroad/news/2026/02/first-year-study-abroad

WMU earns sixth Tree Campus designation, finds rare tree species

News

… on Stephan Keto, second from left in the front row, and Todd Barkman, in the red shirt, with students, alumni … Arbor Day Foundation announced in January that it has named Western Michigan University a Tree Campus for the sixth … National Registry of Champion trees will be completed this spring. "These trees were associated with the now-rare bur …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/02/13807

Grant advances bacteria research while training future scientists

College of Arts and Sciences

… professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Western Michigan University, has been awarded funding from … infects hundreds of millions of people globally each year, and currently there is no available vaccine. Compounding the … newly funded research aims to uncover how Shigella withstands acidic conditions, such as those found in the …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2026/03/grant-advances-bacteria-research

Take advantage of global engagement opportunities in April

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… International Festival includes cultural displays, foods and performances by WMU student organizations. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University and the Kalamazoo community will … Honors College Lounge, hosted by the Lee Honor's College Spring 2017 Lyceum Lecture Series. The lecture will be given …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38968

Not just an act: Theatre professor takes center stage

W Magazine

… Sean Carter Photography “Her comic timing is a joy to watch and her professionalism is evident in her preparation prior … Sean Carter Photography Thomsen teaches acting courses at Western and will also be directing an upcoming WMU Theatre … debut at the Purple Rose in the upcoming production “What Springs Forth.” Thomsen is also involved in the Shakespeare …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74826

OSE Biennial Survey: Win Prizes!

Student Engagement

… 26 through February 16. Your responses help us understand what is working, what is not, and where we should focus … Office of Student Engagement, the Student Assessment Fee, Western Herald, Western Student Association, Fraternity and Sorority Life, …

https://wmich.edu/studentengagement/news/2026/01/osesurvey26

Libraries awards nine Open Educational Resources Grants

University Libraries

… Brcka on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The University Libraries at Western Michigan University awarded Open Educational Resources (OER) grants to nine Western faculty and instructors in December. The grants are anticipated to …

https://wmich.edu/library/news/2024/12/nine-oer-grants

Access on the menu

Blindness and Low Vision Studies

… a powerful accessibility effort in our community—handmade braille menus at Latitude 42, created by employee Anna Lane. Lane, a Portage resident and dishwasher at the restaurant, designed full braille … experience. Her dedication is rooted in her time at Western Michigan University, where she studied braille and

https://wmich.edu/visionstudies/news/2026/02/menu