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WMU professor advises on internationalization initiatives in Brazil

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… in Brazil Submitted by Raine Kuch on Kalamazoo, Mich. -- Western Michigan University professor of political science,  … an environment that supports the global engagement of the Western community. Its offices assist nearly 2,500 …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2018/12/butterfield-fulbright-brazil

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences recognizes its 2023 Presidential Scholars

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Scholars Submitted by Cindy Wagner on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University's College of Engineering and … are going to be developed so fast in the future and I am looking forward to being part of this development and to … the industry during this time of change is exciting, and I look forward to seeing the impact I can make,” he says. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/03/71264

New School of Environment, Geography and Sustainability positions WMU for the future

College of Arts and Sciences

… by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Michigan—Western Michigan University's College of Arts and Sciences … "It is an honor to serve as the founding director, and I look forward to collaborating with everyone to ensure that … approach to research and teaching students looks like. We now have the means of going about not just …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71600

WMU to honor alumni, Detroit influencers during campus event

News

… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University's Board of Trustees and … 2 p.m. event will include the unveiling of signage at the Western Heights residence hall complex that designates … Room in Heritage Hall. The ceremony will offer a first look at the new residence hall names and signage. Artist …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42780

The birth of a new career: Externship leads to labor and delivery job for nursing grad

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… nurse after earning his bachelor's degree in nursing from Western. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A cancer diagnosis nearly derailed … plans. But the care and holistic support he found at Western Michigan University propelled him to a career that … sealed. "I've seen multiple babies born … and I've seen the look on the mothers' faces as they get to hold their babies …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71474

College of Arts and Sciences students win big in 2025

College of Arts and Sciences

… wins NCAA National Championship   For the first time in Western’s Michigan University’s history, the men’s hockey … , and Sophia Smith , a senior studying psychology.    Western finished with a top score of 93.74, outscoring 14 … 70 years ago when WIDR made its debut, and the future sure looks great too.”   Cully Cooper , B.A. ‘25, a recent …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/05/cas-national-wins-0

STEM Workforce Collaboratory established to improve WMU STEM programs, expand STEM workforce

College of Arts and Sciences

… engineering and mathematics (STEM) workforce. The Western Michigan University STEM Workforce Collaboratory … a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education, Western will be able to improve its STEM programs and expand … than overall employment through the 2019–29 period (10% vs. 4%), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2020), …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69684

WMU digital marketing student wins first place in national Adobe competition

Haworth College of Business

… paired with careful planning and execution. That is what Western Michigan University student Crizio Sinuraya brought … submit his best work. “I was motivated to make my designs look as professional as possible and go the extra mile, so I …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/10/73024

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute appoints new director

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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Western Michigan University has named a new director to lead … within WMU and the Southwest Michigan community." "I look forward to collaborating with the OLLI at WMU executive … Lifelong Learning Institutes, which is located at Northwestern University. For more WMU news, arts and events , …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/52789

From grading to wading, student finds success shifting academic focus to follow passion

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… a marine biologist," he says. "When I was in high school, I looked into becoming a DNR officer or something like that, … to catalog and then release back into the wetland habitat. "Western gave me the opportunity to pursue a passion," says … to discover once he had "taken a step back and started to look at things from a distance—even if that distance was …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/06/60045