Search

Graduate student ready for new career in organizational change leadership

College of Education and Human Development

… in organizational change leadership Submitted by Chris Hybels on Sarah Eggerstedt KALAMAZOO, Mich.—"Where does a master's degree fit into all of this?" Sarah Eggerstedt  never thought about … people and I think that's one of the best things that you can do in any role that you're in," adds Eggerstedt. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/05/75534

Input still sought on Goldsworth Valley Pond area improvements

News

… buffer for wildlife and filtering of storm water discharged into the pond. Comments on the plans are still being solicited by Campus Planning through Nov. 30 . Comments on the plan can be submitted through an email contact on the last page …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27779

WMU biologist helps settle 50-year-old fish evolution debate

College of Arts and Sciences

… always a goal to publish in these high-impact journals because they have a lot of readership, so your science is … impossible to know you have the right answer because you can’t go back in time and see what evolution did,” says … that can withstand seasonal dryness, provide unique insight into evolution, development, behavior, cancer and aging. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73661

Former PepsiCo CEO, industry leaders to speak at Food Marketing Conference

Haworth College of Business

… WMU Food Marketing Conference serves as an important link between the food industry‘s current trends and challenges … “We at Western Michigan University see our role as one that can assist industry retailers and wholesalers, consumer … Getting Beyond COVID-driven Habits Before They Harden Into Permanent Behaviors.” Additions to the conference …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/01/66713

Trustees approve recent retirements, resignations

News

… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The retirements of four faculty members and nine staff members were approved by the Western Michigan University Board … effective Dec. 31, 2014. Judy A. Northey, utility person in cash operations, 12 years, effective Oct. 31, 2014. Valerie …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/01/21134

Biomedical sciences graduate driven by resilience, called to help others

News

… is a natural caregiver. It's a quality he leaned into as a teenager when his mother was diagnosed with cancer. "I would always go with her everywhere, so when she … did get sick and eventually went to hospice care, I would be with her every night," he remembers. "I would be with her …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/63981

WMU launches Colony Farms planning process, outlines next steps

News

… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University this week began the process of identifying an architectural … that will prepare the Colony Farms Orchard property to become Phase II of WMU's Business Technology and Research … the qualifications screening, a Request for Proposal will be issued to qualified firms during the first week of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/08/25951

A WMU researcher and pond dwellers illuminate the nervous system

News

… Faculty Scholar award , the highest annual honor WMU bestows on faculty members. Read about Jellies' research in … a leech with the ease of one snatching a gummi worm from a candy jar. But this slimy invertebrate won't just quiver … listen to and manipulate. This is where the leech undulates into the picture. In his view, the leech fits into a sort of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20011

Western grad lands job that marries counseling studies and grad assistant work

News

… saw the job posted and it felt like the role had literally been written for me. I'll be working with students who've … However, he would not see Navia put her own education into action as he died unexpectedly in January 2020. Still, … as their studies progress.  "The counseling field can be really, really isolating, and … this is really heavy …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75822

Aspiring educators gather from across the state to learn, grow and collaborate

College of Education and Human Development

… state to learn, grow and collaborate Submitted by Chris Hybels on Attendees of the "So, you want to be a Teacher?" … positions. “AEM at WMU is a place where aspiring educators can gather and grow," explained  Collin Holzberger , … that uplift, support, and mentor each other as they enter into the field of teaching.” The event started with a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71409