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New partnership provides teachers and students with STEM learning experiences

College of Education and Human Development

… of transportation, some students rarely get to go to places like the zoo or nature center." Dr. Suzan Piazza , chair of … early childhood and elementary science education that will likely increase future success in science and the pursuit of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75684

From classroom to credit union, Chloe Park invests in her future

Haworth College of Business

… Before making her way to WMU Haworth, Park attended Kellogg Community College where she earned her associate degree. … BI and SQL. Committed to lifelong learning, she would also like to pursue a master’s degree in business analytics to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/10/73126

International student finds dynamic new dimensions in IT career field

Haworth College of Business

… classroom material in professional settings. “Classes like Cloud Computing Applications, Systems Analysis and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73784

Accountancy student awarded prestigious study abroad scholarship

Haworth College of Business

… WMU offers application advising for students who would like to apply for a Gilman International Scholarship . For …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/08/48594

Why I Give: Linda Lesniak

W Magazine

… the globe as well as garnered her many accolades. “I feel like I’m most proud of the book “Graphs & Digraphs” that I … education. Her mentors “took a mill rat” and suggested she get an advanced degree in math.  “I had to … I was young, I did a lot of work with three guys who became like family.” As an undergrad, Lesniak student-taught fifth …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70893

WMU alumni create educational opportunities for Kalamazoo refugees

News

… the book, pointing at the pictures and teaching them words like “octopus.” Each student shows different levels of … helping disadvantaged populations at KRRC.   “I think I'm likely to work with disadvantaged populations of people … they have no idea how to do it here,” Marion says. “It’s like when you are watching someone that is drowning; you …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/54617

WMU faculty achieves high score in fall 2020 health educator exam

College of Health and Human Services

… about the opportunity to sit for the exam at home, it felt like the right motivation to prioritize this step in my …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/01/62832

LBGT office celebrates 30 years of inclusion, diversity on campus

News

… Michigan. "A lot of the time, college makes you feel like you're on your own. That can be great for creating … of LBGT Student Services is an example of what it looks like to bring together people who, for whatever reason, … aimed at emphasizing intersectionality and diversity, like Trans Thursdays and POSE—People of Shades …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/10/56242

3D maps could help people with visual impairments navigate their world

W Magazine

… and Human Services. The white plastic model may not look like much. There are no bells and whistles; no colors or … orientation and mobility for children. “We take information like that for granted, but for him it was empowering because … The successful development of these maps could lead to bigger things at WMU. “We’re looking at possibly doing a model …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/12/57071

New bachelor's degree with high-tech music spin offered

News

… says Campos, who worked closely with Dr. Christopher Biggs , assistant professor of music, to put the new major … Biggs says. "It's very exciting to have a technical program like this associated with a school of music that has been so successful in a traditional sense like WMU's and then make it part of a liberal arts …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/15748