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Take a stroll around Western's campuses to see what's new

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… bloom around the pond in front of Sangren Hall. The curtain wall on the new student center and dining facility is … a brewpub ? The concrete is getting a face-lift in front of Waldo Library in August. The main entrance is closed for the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/08/65100

Western welcomes more than 275 new international students to campus

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… overseas, such as the Global Innovation MBA Program in Taiwan , which welcomed 21 new students this fall. That program … You Are Welcome Here ” in multiple languages adorned campus walls and screens. Many of the new students stopped at a …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2025/09/international-enrollment-2025

Emeriti Council awards $10,000 in book scholarships

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… Emeriti Council awards $10,000 in book scholarships Submitted by Anonymous … students at Western Michigan University have been awarded $400 Emeriti Council Book Scholarships this spring to … usually faculty members, who have been given the honor of retaining their University titles after retiring. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/37793

WMU takes action to advance racial justice

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… $2 million investment to advance the University's charge toward racial justice. In addition, the newly formed Racial … systems that perpetuate injustice," says WMU President Edward Montgomery . "The problems that we must address are … that foster racial inequities. Recruiting, supporting and retaining faculty and staff of color. Recruiting, supporting …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/09/61328

Emeriti Council funds $9,200 in student scholarships

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… (not verified) on A total of $9,200 in book scholarships was given away this fall. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Twenty-three deserving … usually faculty members, who have been given the honor of retaining their University titles after retiring. Members …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20325

Oh, what a feline: Star of WMU Theatre’s ‘Cats’ moonlights as ‘American Ninja Warrior’ competitor

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… Star of WMU Theatre’s ‘Cats’ moonlights as ‘American Ninja Warrior’ competitor Submitted by Erin Flynn on Michael … of "Cats" enabled him to tap into his "American Ninja Warrior" skills. "Cats" is the sixth WMU Theatre production …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/10/michael-vasilevich-wmu-theatre-cats-american-ninja-warrior

Tierney’s Travels – the Recruitment and Retention of Shelbi Tierney

College of Aviation

… graduated from Henry Ford II High School in 2011.  There was Chicago, naturally; Milwaukee, easily; and metropolises on the East Coast and in … her chosen profession -- a pilot recruiter for Republic Airways' LIFT Academy, its new flight school.  In this role, …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/05/tierney

Western students gain leadership experience at ROTC camp

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… work together to get all of their squad members over a wall on the obstacle course. Army National Guard Corporal … reaction course. Campers climb across chains over water as they complete a scenario on the leadership reaction …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/08/65148

WMU faculty awarded NSF grant to explore fast-growing hydrogeology field

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… WMU faculty awarded NSF grant to explore fast-growing hydrogeology field … an aquifer test in WMU's Asylum Lake wellfield by measuring water levels during a hydrogeology field course in 2019. … we know how to improve these skills, we'll meet our goal of retaining more students in the geosciences who will become …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/01/62867

In Memoriam, fall 2023

W Magazine

… on The following are Western alumni and emeriti who passed away and were reported during fall 2023. Alumni Jack Leonard … May (French) Jennings , BM ‘51, June 23, 2023, Whitewater, WI Guelda Ann (Glynn) Weinert , BS ‘51, June 9, 2023, … Christine (Kraft) Mateer , BA ‘58, May 21, 2023, Kirkland, WA Charles J. Weier Jr. , BBA ’58, June 8, 2023, Bradenton, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73616