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Our Commitment to Open Access

University Libraries

… Our Commitment to Open Access What do we mean by open access? Open … data. Open access materials are free of the traditional paywalls and database restrictions that impede availability to … exposure to ideas, research, and collaboration. OA makes scientific research funded through government grants …

https://wmich.edu/library/open-access-commitment

Causes of Wrongful Conviction

Sociology

… are often stacked against poor defendants. Matters only become worse when a person is represented by an ineffective, … or pled guilty. These cases show that confessions are not always prompted by internal knowledge or actual guilt, but are … While DNA testing was developed through extensive scientific research at top academic centers, many other …

https://wmich.edu/sociology/causes-wrongful-conviction

CHHS Sponsors WMU Women’s Track Team’s Homecoming 5K

College of Health and Human Services

… CHHS Sponsors WMU Women’s Track Team’s Homecoming 5K Submitted by Jillian Fraze … Cataldo, head coach of the women’s track team, has worked diligently to plan the race with his athletes, and CHHS is … program. Jones shared her journey to WMU, saying, “I was recruited by Coach Josiah Norville to run for his team, …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2025/09/homecoming-5k

Lynn Loo

Haworth College of Business

… part to her father, who had a number of personal investments that he talked about regularly with her. Their discussions about the ever-evolving economic landscape stuck … to finance as the perfect fit for her future. It was Dr. David Burnie’s Investment Analysis course that gave …

https://wmich.edu/business/loo2024

Auden Ceithaml is part of a winning team

Haworth College of Business

… at Western Michigan University in terms of reach, likes, comments and shares. A digital marketing and eCommerce major from Holland, … professor of marketing, and immediately knew that Western was where I was meant to be,” she says. Cowley has been a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/12/70038

Internship opportunities grow in the product design program

College of Fine Arts

… class for the new Product Design and Innovation major, I was so excited. My freshman year in the major was an important time to learn, grow and make connections. I can’t stress … improving my knowledge in the Adobe Suite. Even though I didn’t have an internship after my freshman year, it was …

https://wmich.edu/finearts/blog/2020/04/pd-internship-madison

Environment and Science Podcasts

School of Environment, Geography and Sustainability

… Environment and Science Podcasts Environmental studies at Western Michigan University recommends the following … skeptical hosts Derek and Swoopy discuss all manner of scientific fraud, pseudoscience, superstition and other …

https://wmich.edu/environment/resources/podcasts

Frequently Asked Questions

Student Engagement

… with a particular focus on the area of academic achievement, leadership development, community engagement, and … to the community Scholarship Provides students a “home away from home,” and connects students to the university more … than many other involvement opportunities. What are the differences between the Fraternity and Sorority …

https://wmich.edu/studentengagement/greek/faq

"Climate Challenged Society” (ENVS 1000) excites students across disciplines

College of Arts and Sciences

… the lead instructors and facilitators for the course, for scientific and political details. At other times he invites … to the climate change studies minor. Last fall, the minor was added to the undergraduate curriculum to apply to any … his “hippy grandmother.” He grew up in a neighborhood near a landfill that occasionally emitted a bad smell. He …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/climate-challenged-society

UP Week 2022: Who's NextUP?

Medieval Institute Publications

… UP Week 2022: Who's NextUP? The theme of University Press Week 2022 is Next UP, reflecting … #NextUP series! #NextUP at MIP: Becky Straple-Sovers At Medieval Institute Publications , I suppose that's, well... … Style of Old English Saints' Lives ." Working for MIP was a perfect next step for me, since the press's focus on …

https://wmich.edu/medievalpublications/blog/2022/11/whosnextup