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University Theatre presents 'King Stag'

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… with a puppet created by WMU students KALAMAZOO—Guests artists will lend their puppetry skills in partnership with … York City in collaboration with WMU students. "King Stag" is appropriate for children ages 10 and older. Purchase … of Department of Theatre Chair Joan Herrington and guest artist Jason Potgieter , puppet director from the Handspring …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14749

New name, enhanced mission: WMUx fosters innovative next-level learning

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… New name, enhanced mission: WMUx fosters innovative next-level learning … and listening phase, seeking out faculty and asking them: "What kinds of things can you imagine? What ideas do you have? What might we be able to create …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58331

Fueled by resilience, social work student advocates support through mentorship

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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—To say Maliek Hargrave has beaten the odds is an understatement. Just days before Christmas in 2020, he … he says. Having to fend for himself while his guardians struggled with their own demons fueled his passion to help kids … purpose and potential career. "She talked to the room about what she did, and I was so interested in the fact that she …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/08/64961

Annual Bee to bring young geography whizzes to campus

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… championship at National Geographic Society headquarters. This is the National Geographic Bee's 25th anniversary and the … by the competition finals at about 2:15 p.m. , says Dr. Lisa DeChano-Cook, WMU associate professor of geography and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6134

Product design graduate ready for career to take flight with aerospace company

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… flight with aerospace company Submitted by Erin Flynn on Aisha Thaj will graduate Saturday, May 1, in the first cohort … long flights to see her grandparents in India, fantasizing what it might be like to dive into that literary world. It's … always volunteering." While she enjoyed research, she struggled to find her passion in the theoretical sciences. "I …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/63953

University Theatre presents 'Fish in the Dark'

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… University Theatre presents 'Fish in the Dark' Submitted by Deanne Puca on "Fish in the … starring Larry David, "Fish in the Dark" delivers what audiences have come to expect from the comic genius who … Director Mark Leirmann . "We laugh because they always say what we really think but never actually say ourselves." …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45667

Out-of-this-world internship launches alum toward astronaut goal

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… Out-of-this-world internship launches alum toward astronaut goal … at the facility." The project gave Ganzak a chance to put what he'd learned in the classroom to work. "A lot of the … to blast off into deep space. "It's supposed to be bigger than the Saturn V, which is the rocket that took …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/53872

Product design grads cap college experience with China trip, pending patents

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… by Erin Flynn on Kelsi Schmottlach and Ana Charnesky visited the Beijing Ancient Architecture Museum. Schmottlach … grind peppercorn or salt." "We were able to get a sense of what it looks like to do product testing, what it looks like to use the plastic injection molding …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/08/product-design-grads-cap-college-experience-china-trip

WMU nursing students lead hospital study that could change future of pressure-wound monitoring

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… the IPUP Survey. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—An innovative effort is underway to better detect and prevent pressure wounds at … says Jaime Neary, faculty specialist II of nursing. "What the Western Michigan University students are doing is … assessment skills and communication skills in explaining what they are doing to patients," says Jaime Neary , faculty …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75334

Booth registration open for Bronco Bash

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… Booth registration open for Bronco Bash Submitted by Deanne Puca on … 35th annual Bronco Bash at Western Michigan University is set for 3 to 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11 , on the Sangren Pedestrian Mall. The early registration deadline for booth space is 5 p.m. Friday, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/25431