Search

Startup that takes the tangle out of power strips wins WMU’s business pitch competition

Haworth College of Business

… Startup that takes the tangle out of power strips wins WMU’s business pitch competition … participants compete for cash prizes while obtaining valuable feedback about what it would take to launch their innovative ideas. This year featured a high school division for the second time with four students …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58410

College of Education and Human Development International Collaborative Research Grants Program

Tate Grant and Innovation Center

… College of Education and Human Development International … Aug. 15 Nov. 15 March 15 June 15 Purpose The purpose of Western Michigan University's College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) International …

https://wmich.edu/grantinnovationcenter/international-collaborative-research-grants-program

Broncos are going places: New report reveals 93% of Western grads are employed or continuing their education

News

… Broncos are going places: New report reveals 93% of Western grads are employed or continuing their education … difference in the workforce and society. In fact, 93% of Broncos who graduated between fall 2021 and summer 2022 … and L'Oreal, Bronson and Ascension Borgess hospitals, and school districts across the state and country. The career …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71441

Student Perspectives

Precollege Programming

… student 2013-16, Loy Norrix '18, Calvin University ATYP can often be hard to keep up with but it is a lot of fun once … never would have and classes are so different from regular school. In class the teacher does not repeat something you … essays are completely worth it. The ATYP program is an invaluable experience that this community has to offer, …

https://wmich.edu/precollege/atyp/studentperspectives

Teacher Development, Graduate Certificate

Teaching, Learning and Educational Studies

… This graduate level certificate program is designed for school districts that wish to partner with WMU to provide job-embedded professional development focusing on school improvement. Teachers may enroll as cohort and focus …

https://wmich.edu/teaching/academics/graduate/school-improvement-certificate

Graduate of Career and Technical Education Program Develops Prosthetic Arm with 3-D Printer

Family and Consumer Sciences

… Graduate of Career and Technical Education Program Develops … Technical Education program, recently led a group of high school students in making a prosthetic arm for a 4-year-old … girl with a 3-D printer. MLive article:  Forest Hills high school students change a girl's life with 3-D printer …

https://wmich.edu/familyconsumer/3d-printer

Reimagining the Midwest’s Transportation Hub: the Future of Chicago Union Station

Transportation Research Center for Livable Communities

… Reimagining the Midwest’s Transportation Hub: the Future of Chicago Union Station Amtrak’s Chicago Union Station … at or above capacity during peak periods. In 2012 the City of Chicago completed a CUS master plan which identified 14 … These were further advanced to preliminary design as part of a recently completed “Phase 1A” effort. Amtrak and its …

https://wmich.edu/transportationcenter/reimagining-midwest%E2%80%99s-transportation-hub-future-chicago-union-station

Mentors, role models key to success for men of color in college

News

… Mentors, role models key to success for men of color in college Submitted by Deanne Puca on Left to … high value placed on education helped him stay committed in school. But there were also barriers, such as language, … As a volunteer at Kalamazoo El Sol bilingual elementary school and a past intern with WMU's KPSP, Soto is hoping to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/54165

Unified Clinics and the WMU Student Academy of Audiology sponsor MayFest

Unified Clinics

… Unified Clinics and the WMU Student Academy of Audiology sponsor MayFest Grizzle and Wingard at MayFest The Unified Clinics and the WMU Student Academy of Audiology were pleased to be sponsors of 2018 MayFest, a fundraiser for the Deaf and Hard of

https://wmich.edu/unifiedclinics/mayfest

Fort St. Joseph archaeological site focus of summer programs for all ages

News

… Fort St. Joseph archaeological site focus of summer programs for all ages Submitted by Deanne Puca on … for its lecture series, open house and traditional field school. The schedule begins with the 41st annual WMU Archaeological Field School, a long-running tradition and one of the oldest …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32274