Search results

Admissions director candidates slated to visit campus

News

… visit campus Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Photo of a WMU sign KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Four admissions professionals from around the nation will visit the Western … coming weeks in their bids to become WMU's next director of admissions. Each candidate will spend a day on campus …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20054

Speaker series examines contemporary Muslim culture

News

… Submitted by Deanne Puca on KALAMAZOO—Experts from a range of scholarly and activist backgrounds will participate in … speaker series Jan. 23 through April 3 on the campus of Western Michigan University. All lectures are free and … 39 and 100. Light refreshments will be provided. The goal of the series is to spark discussion on themes critical to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/01/12735

WMU tops $4.5 million in externally awarded grants in May

News

… July 8 meeting. Grants for instruction accounted for most of the total, soaring to just over $4 million. Grants for … announced $4 million award from the Michigan Department of Community Health to boost autism research and training accounted for most of the grant total. The grant, awarded to Drs. Stephanie …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/28037

Edward W. Randt Jr. obituary

News

… Management-maintenance services in 1999 after 29 years of service to the University. Survivors include Jodie Laraway, assistant director of scholarships and loans in WMU's Office of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships. Randt …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29507

Retirement planning program set for employees, retirees

News

… (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western's Association of Retired Faculty invites Western Michigan University … in a financial refresher to attend a talk on "Essentials of a Successful Investment Strategy." The two-part program … be Dr. Ahmed Issa , a certified financial planner and WMU professor emeritus of finance and commercial law. Topics to be …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36109

Sunseeker places seventh in American Solar Challenge race

News

… finish line Monday, July 28 , after a cross-country race of more than 1,700 miles that began in Austin, Texas, last week. Coming in first was the University of Michigan, followed by the University of Minnesota, Iowa State University, Polytechnique Montreal, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17757

The world at Western on display at 27th International Festival

International Student and Scholar Services

… around the world—without leaving Michigan—to enjoy some of the music, foods, fashions and traditional dances of 19 cultures by attending Western Michigan University's … from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday, April 3 , on the second floor of the Bernhard Center. First held in 1989, the popular …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/30854

Business accelerator launched to help student entrepreneurs

News

… and models, provide mentorship from faculty and members of the business community, and help them build a network of contacts to support their burgeoning businesses. The … and Research Park and operated by the Haworth College of Business Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/08/8806

WMU researchers receive grant to study fatal fungus in bats

News

… bats in eastern North America. The $223,602 grant was part of an overall $1.8 million awarded recently targeted toward … across the country focused on research and management of white-nose syndrome. WNS has killed millions of bats since it was first documented in New York in the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17292

WMU teams identify potential for seven-figure Detroit city savings

News

… savings for the city. Since early May, two volunteer teams of students, alumni and a faculty advisor have been working with city officials to identify operational efficiencies in two … and parts warehouse facility for buses that are part of the Detroit Department Of Transportation. Charged with …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17539