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Preserving History and Canopy: Collaborative Progress at The Oaklands Residence

Planning, Design and Construction

… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A thoughtful transformation is underway at Western Michigan University’s historic Oaklands … of Planning, Design, and Construction (PDC) is spearheading a dual-focused initiative: a comprehensive interior … the grove, PDC has partnered closely with WMU's Landscape Services, including their arborists, and the WMU Tree …

https://wmich.edu/facilitiespdc/news/2026/06/preserving-history-oaklands-residence

Student finalists for $100K Cultivate 269 pitch competition announced

News

… into reality. The finalists for Kalamazoo Forward Ventures’ inaugural Cultivate 269 pitch competition … which each finalist will get six minutes to convince the audience and a panel of judges to bet big on their budding … the inaugural Cultivate 269 has been extraordinary,” says Dwayne Powell Jr. , chief operating officer and main street …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/03/cultivate-269-finalists

Good for the community. Good for business.

Haworth College of Business

… with 41 teams of Western Michigan University students standing in front of the Kalamazoo organizations that had been … These community partners had brought real problems, waited through a full semester and were about to find out … it did—they had access to Greenlees, the WMU Office of Service Learning and a 24/7 artificial intelligence coaching …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2026/06/service-learning-spring-2026-0

Gaining Altitude with Guadalupe Guzman Ramos – Current WMU Aviation Flight Science Student and Future Professional Pilot

College of Aviation

… in southern Florida harvesting bumper crops of tomatoes and watermelons, an occupation the now-U.S. citizen still … a flight from nearby Fort Myers to Dallas, Texas -- and he was dragged into that 2009 experience almost kicking and … those delicious members of the produce world mature, so did his career aspirations grow.  Immokalee is a …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/03/guzmanramos

Katrovas to combine storytelling and song in recital of Czech composers

News

… and open to the public. The recital, titled "Sung into the Distance," showcases the songs of famous Czech 20th-century … on the composers' four-year friendship and the pre-World War II era they lived in. The project is under the auspices of Opera Studio Prague, a student-led, multidisciplinary performance …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43299

Aphasia awareness community workshops at WMU

College of Health and Human Services

… Aphasia awareness community workshops at WMU Submitted by Jillian … learning event designed to increase awareness and understanding of aphasia, a communication disorder that can affect … the Unified Clinics in the College of Health and Human Services and aims to improve communication access and …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2026/06/workshop

Free at-home COVID-19 test kits distributed throughout campus

Sindecuse Health Center

… Free at-home COVID-19 test kits distributed throughout campus Submitted by Joe VanDerBos on … The tests are provided by the Health Resources and Services Administration, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Test kits will be distributed to the College of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69214

WMU’s Venture Studio turns design students into founders

College of Fine Arts

… WMU’s Venture Studio turns design students into founders Submitted by Brandi Engel on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— If they were nervous, it was hard to tell. On a Friday evening in late April, a group … Innovation (RIDI), distributed more than $25,000 in cash, service grants, scholarships and resource memberships across …

https://wmich.edu/finearts/news/2026/05/venture-studio-pitch-event

Need meets invention: WMU-built tool tackles PDF accessibility

University Libraries

… led Paul Gallagher, associate dean for resources and digital strategies, to create ReadReady, a new tool to … documents that meet federal accessibility standards. Software tools that help blind and low-vision users read and … have worked to make accessible collections, spaces and services, and delivering quality curricular experiences is …

https://wmich.edu/library/news/2026/05/wmu-built-tool-tackles-pdf-accessibility

WMU Choirs present 'How Can I Keep from Singing?'

News

… of 2013 at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16 , in the First Methodist Church, 212 S. Park St., in downtown Kalamazoo. The … represents choral music’s power to inspire and communicate different aspects of human experience—sorrow, healing, … Benjamin Britten, Maurice Duruflé, Moses Hogan, Orlando di Lasso, Robert Pearsall, Joan Szymko and Kinely Lang. The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/4504