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Additional shows added to Miller Auditorium's 2015-16 season

News

… Spotlight Series: The Piano Guys, Gold Company's "Anything You Can Sing, We Can Swing Better!" and Daniel Tiger's … Gold Company and GCII are back and ready to swing it with standards, rock and roll and the hits of today in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/23570

Dr. JoAnn Atkin: Coaching students to success for 24 years

Haworth College of Business

… 24 years Submitted by Stacey Lowis on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—“Use your powers for good.” This concept is one that Dr. JoAnn … of marketing at Western Michigan University, emphasizes with all her students. It’s been a guiding principle in … roles as a faculty advisor for both AdClub and the American Marketing Association. “The relationships formed through …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2026/05/joann-atkin-retirement

Cultivating community: WMU Future Teachers of Color partners with Parchment Public Schools for Halloween event

College of Education and Human Development

… Cultivating community: WMU Future Teachers of Color partners with Parchment Public Schools for Halloween event Submitted … Michigan University decorated vehicles and handed out candy to trick-or-treaters. Participants included the … Dhani James , treasurer of Future Teachers of Color. "When you're a student at WMU, you will be living in the community …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2025/10/future-teachers-color-education-halloween-event-wmu-organizations-greek

WMU student, veteran pursues passion for mental health and counseling

College of Education and Human Development

… instead, he wants to be known for supporting clients with mental health concerns. Joining the Army after high … supervisor. The way he talked about it in class of how it can truly connect a client, in their view, to their family and then you can work on that to bring the family into the session …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/07/75937

Putting student well-being ‘front and center’

W Magazine

… center’ Submitted by Megan Looker on Students spend time with therapy dogs as part of Mental Health Awareness Week in … the COVID-19 pandemic. Before COVID-19 gripped the world, you were probably unfamiliar with the term “social … driving me insane," says senior Precious Onyegbule . "You can text your friends, FaceTime them all you want, but not …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63622

Alexis Brown: Achieving Excellence in Aviation

College of Aviation

… the equation was spawned a little earlier when Brown was a youngster in her hometown of Otisville, a small hamlet … Brown has a hangar full of trophy mentors.  She interacted with all of them on her way to a 2011 degree in aviation …  They make certain I am doing what I am supposed to do so I can advance my career." Then there is Jelani Kelley, another …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/04/brown

Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Ph.D. program granted exceptional merit status

College of Health and Human Services

… 20 years, the Ph.D. program has thrived in the college. With biennial cohorts of 12 to 15 students, the program is … highlight the interdisciplinary approach students can expect to encounter in the doctoral program. In ongoing … for preparing interdisciplinary scholar-practitioners with the skills and vision to become thought leaders, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/12/70087

Success with interest: Support adds up for accountancy grad

News

… Success with interest: Support adds up for accountancy grad … "Right now in my internship I'm doing 1040 tax forms. I can still see the numbers when I get home. I'm just thinking … to get a job offer, because it takes a weight off your shoulders. And Western has so many …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/04/accountancy-graduate-success-jesus-osvaldo-martinez-jimenez

Pride and Passion: Mitchell Patterson Aviation Technician Extraordinaire

College of Aviation

… the right stuff for a career involving aircraft when, as a young fellow, he visited the National Naval Aviation Museum … that ended in 2014, Patterson actually crossed contrails with a member of "The Right Stuff" corps -- Eileen Collins, … . He prepped for his current post by working at Duncan Aviation as an airframe technician, first as a summer …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/11/mitchellpatterson

Malaysian student comes ‘full circle’ in his study of American politics

International Student and Scholar Services

… Malaysian student comes ‘full circle’ in his study of American politics Submitted by Elizabeth Braaksma on At 20 years … he experienced in Malaysia, both as a child and a young adult.   Just one-year prior Sun had witnessed the … political coup. It resulted in internal divisions within Malaysia's ruling party, leading to the unexpected …

https://wmich.edu/international/news/2024/11/international-cheng-kidd-sun