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Jeannine Shafer: A career adding up to big impact

Haworth College of Business

… doing their best work—and her efforts have added up in big ways. Retiring in June, Shafer’s career has been marked by … and significant impact. Before coming to WMU, Shafer was a customer support representative in the insurance … Law, says Dr. Jim DeMello, chair. “During her 15 years of service to the department, she has done a fantastic job of …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2026/06/jeannine-shafer-retirement

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 … me," he wrote years later in a scholarship application.  "I was very nervous as I boarded the plane with my mother, and …

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

Good for the community. Good for business.

Haworth College of Business

… These community partners had brought real problems, waited through a full semester and were about to find out … the numbers and designed the campaigns for organizations waiting on the work. “An exam tells me what a student can … 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

Aphasia awareness community workshops at WMU

College of Health and Human Services

… Aphasia awareness community workshops at WMU Submitted by Jillian … will host a community learning event designed to increase awareness and understanding of aphasia, a communication … 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

… 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 … and Applied Sciences as well as in residence halls, the Haenicke Institute for Global Education, Office of Student …

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

WMU’s Venture Studio turns design students into founders

College of Fine Arts

… 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 … just in a classroom critique. Rethinking design school Michael Seeley , the adjunct professor who built the program and …

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

Need meets invention: WMU-built tool tackles PDF accessibility

University Libraries

… documents that meet federal accessibility standards. Software tools that help blind and low-vision users read and … so improvements to the code only enhance the tool. Recent aerospace engineering graduate student Rishav Mishra … 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

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

Haworth College of Business

… will retire this summer. Before becoming an academic, Atkin was a skilled advertising and marketing executive. She first … setting as a teenager. She began cashiering and worked her way up into store management during her undergraduate years. … Recognized for her talent in the classroom and in faculty service, Atkin stands out as one of the most supportive …

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

David Chaplin obituary

News

… sociology at Western Michigan University, died July 27 . He was 86. Chaplin joined the WMU faculty in 1972 to serve as … of Sociology and retired in 1992 after 20 years of service to the University. He chaired the sociology … served on numerous national organizations and panels and was a member of such professional groups as the American …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42352

WMU SLP alum chairs national conference

College of Health and Human Services

… The event, scheduled for December 5-7, 2024, in Seattle, WA, will bring together over 10,000 speech-language-hearing … In recognition of his outstanding contributions, Jerrold was honored with the ASHA Dorothy Dreyer Award for Volunteerism in 2022, and he was selected for the …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2024/12/jjackson