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Student group focuses on breaking the stigma surrounding mental health

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… Flynn on X-Hale worked with the Western Student Association to help coordinate a chalk-writing event during Mental … was draining me personally. So, when I was finally able to come back to Kalamazoo (for school) and see my friends, I … to understand that mental health should be a priority everywhere. It's an issue facing college kids, it's facing …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/10/61714

Starting Gate business accelerator serves 100th student company

W Magazine

… Starting Gate business accelerator serves 100th student company Submitted by Megan Looker … STUDENT COMPANIES The  Polish Express  is an Instagram page where instructional food and beverage videos, peppered with …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70888

WMU medical school granted full accreditation

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… has been granted full accreditation from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education. LCME, the national accrediting body for educational programs leading to the M.D. degree, granted the medical school full … is a time-honored event during which medical students learn where they will spend the next three or more years in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45417

Sports Media students getting real-world experience with ESPN3

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… with ESPN3 Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Instructor Wade Cutler (foreground) works in the control room with … on ESPN3, ESPN's signature broadband sports network and the online home for live sports. The School of Communication began the course in fall 2016, taking …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38768

Officials release early results of stakeholder survey

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… Strategic Plan Revision Stakeholder Survey was available online from Dec. 4 through 22, notes Dr. Jody A. Brylinsky , … 1,480 WMU students, employees and alumni as well as local community members responded to part or all of the 37-item instrument, and more than …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29622

$1.5M in grants strengthen WMU's vision rehab and mobility programs

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… received two Rehabilitation Services Administration grants totaling nearly $1.5 million to strengthen recruiting … science, education and psychology. "Students who are good communicators, who thrive in interacting with others, and … . For more WMU news, arts and events , visit WMU News online. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/10/55979

Persisting through the pandemic

W Magazine

… strife—and yet, we persisted. In the University’s quest to fulfill its purpose, “So that all may learn,” countless … hundreds of little faces and then you step back and it becomes this huge mosaic,” says Dr. Jennifer Bott, provost and … these students to be prepared to be transformative leaders wherever they go next.” The willingness to pull together and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63786

Breaking Barriers: Blind international students find opportunity at WMU

International Student and Scholar Services

… year at Western Michigan University this month. Click here to donate and support the CELCIS scholarship fund.  … and Culture for International Students (CELCIS) has welcomed visually impaired South Korean students.   Discussions … .   For more WMU news, arts and events , visit WMU News online.   Contact: Beth Walton Braaksma November 12, 2025 …

https://wmich.edu/international/news/2025/11/celcis-south-korea

WMU receives one of six statewide college-access awards

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… (not verified) on From left, Brandy Johnson, executive director of MCAN; Dr. Mary L. Anderson, WMU associate professor … of Michigan students enrolling in, persisting through and completing postsecondary educational credentials. … the Journal of College Access, a peer-reviewed, academic, online journal focusing on how students aspire to, gain …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/23491

Sleeping Giant Capital closes $10 million in funding, enhancing partnership with WMU

Haworth College of Business

… is announcing it has closed a $10 million funding round to scale operations, with a focus on empowering women … The firm seeks to take majority positions in established companies with $1.5 million to $4 million in annual cash … experiential learning opportunities that are not seen anywhere else nationally,” says McIver. Dr. Satish Deshpande , …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/05/68153