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Communications

Office of the President

… I lived that. When I look back over my shoulder at who I was when I arrived and who I was when I left, I feel an extraordinarily deep sense of … These requirements apply broadly to the digital materials we create, such as all University webpages, …

https://wmich.edu/president/communications

Two receive WMU’s highest honor for teaching

News

… as the recipients of this year's Distinguished Teaching Awards during WMU's Academic Convocation at 2 p.m. Friday, … address along with the presentation of other campuswide awards honoring this year's Emerging Scholar, Distinguished … lost in the past control over their ancestral remains and material culture. "In partnering with tribal communities in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/27321

From outlawed to sustainable: Fashion student's outfit from hemp to be featured in touring exhibit

College of Education and Human Development

… past. While commonly grown and used for centuries, the material was outlawed during the country's harsh ' War on Drugs '. So when fashion design student Sam Covell …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2024/09/fashion-design-student-hemp-exhibit-winner

Healing through art and community, a choral concert that made a difference

College of Fine Arts

… from its beginnings in the early 80s through today.   It was a year ago when a colleague showed McWilliams “Of Rage … I knew that regardless, if all of that stuff went wrong, it was still going to make a difference in at least a few … himself. He was also impressed by a man so young taking on material that was written in a time when HIV/AIDS was so …

https://wmich.edu/finearts/blog/2019/05/mcwilliamsrecital

New on-campus thrift store supports sustainability, affordability

News

… in the Office for Sustainability, show off some of the wares available at the on-campus thrift store. KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Aishi Dhar Puja walked through the lobby of Western Michigan University’s … Books for Broncos , which helps students access course materials and textbooks; Student Health Assistance Fund , …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/08/campus-thrift-store-opens-sustainability-housing-equipment-she-shed

Duo leading new venture and supporting students along the way

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Duo leading new venture and supporting students along the way Submitted by Cindy Wagner on   “Their mentoring and donation have granted our … of worrying less about where and how we’re going to get materials, and focus more on the finished product,” says …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/67020

CliftonStrengths for Students

Merze Tate College

… to know that you are not lacking in any of them. Those towards the top of your list simply come more naturally to you … They can be purchased at  StrengthsQuest , or the following ways: Incoming First-Year Students (new beginners and new … into my Communications course allowed us to tie course material concepts to the students' knowledge of themselves …

https://wmich.edu/merzetate/strengths

From Lake Michigan to the Skies: The Journey of Two WMU Aviation Alumni Soaring with Delta

College of Aviation

… They came from opposite sides of Lake Michigan.  Their bond was forged in the welcoming and caring environment of the … and its relationship with the College of Aviation, which was launched in 2018 and offers current Western students the … the students could effectively grasp and understand the material.  We all did the best we could under that …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/02/abuzir-quandt

NCFDD

Teaching and Learning

… Preparing Tenure and Promotion Materials … Rewriting the Retention Equation: Strategies to Reward, Recognize, and Retain Faculty … Curriculum for Graduate Students contact Have questions or want to know more? Contact the Office of Faculty …

https://wmich.edu/x/ncfdd

Recombinant or Synthetic DNA Biosafety Policy

Policies

… States, administering numerous research projects.  3.5. Materials Transfer Agreement (MTA) A MTA is a written … to, laboratory animals, reagents, cell lines, devices, software, monoclonal antibodies, plasmids, and data. MTAs allow … have acquired a transposable element, even if the latter was donated from a recombinant vector no longer present, are …

https://wmich.edu/policies/recumbinant-or-synthetic-dna-biosafety-policy