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WMU closes all campuses, cancels classes for second day due to ice storm

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… classes for second day due to ice storm Submitted by Megan Looker on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Except for essential … WMU Department of Public Safety advised anyone on or near campus to limit their travel. For those who must go out, the department urges taking extreme caution walking under trees due to the heavy limbs and branches that …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70876

Western Michigan University opens new food marketing hub with $500,000 gift from Meijer

Haworth College of Business

… opens new food marketing hub with $500,000 gift from Meijer Submitted by Stacey Lowis on Meijer presented a check for $500,000 to Dr. Russell Zwanka during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new food … hosts the annual WMU Food Marketing Conference that brings nearly 1,000 professionals and students together to learn …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2025/09/food-marketing-hub

William M. Cremin obituary

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… William M. Cremin , Western Michigan University professor emeritus of anthropology and a key member of the anthropology … for more than three decades, died Sept. 10 in Marshall. He was 72. Cremin, of Albion, joined the faculty in 1975 and … the structural remains of the long-forgotten fort site near Niles, and he co-directed the summer digs there for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/12/20677

Distance education as an opportunity for empathy

Haworth College of Business

Distance education as an opportunity for empathy Submitted … of marketing, lost his first job out of college. “It was a very scary and difficult time for me,” he says. Living and learning through that …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58692

M.A. in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

Special Education and Literacy Studies

… M.A. in TESOL program is designed to prepare educators to meet the unique needs of English as a Second Language (ESL) … master’s program will be eligible for the Michigan Department of Education’s ESL endorsement. Why TESOL at Western … program to meet the needs of culturally- and linguistically-diverse students in K-12 settings and colleges/universities …

https://wmich.edu/specialed/academics/tesol-masters

New app offers self-guided tour experience to prospective WMU students

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… for Apple and Android devices—gives families an innovative way to experience campus on their own terms. "Providing a safe visit experience is important to us, and … family will want a traditional visit structure at this time," says Director of Admissions Alicia Kornowa . "We needed …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62451

Science, humanities intersect in upcoming speaker series

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… a presentation by Dr. Ron Numbers , the Hilldale Professor Emeritus of the History of Science and Medicine at the … University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he has taught for nearly four decades. Numbers has written or edited more than … of expertise include antievolutionism in America: from scientific creationism to intelligent design, creationism …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/34940

WMU Public Safety expands alert and advisory notification options

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… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University's Department of Public Safety has expanded its options for people … emergencies. Extreme or severe weather (e.g., tornado warnings). School closure notifications. Messages required … Messages sent as advisory notifications include: Near-campus emergencies (as WMU DPS is made aware of them, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/10/49624

Featured Graduates

Martin Luther King Jr. Student Scholars Academy

… Go Broncos! Class of Spring 2022 Isabel Barajas Hometown: Holland, Mich. Major:  finance Major:  general … 2022 A little about myself: My name is Isabel Barajas. I was born and raised in Holland, MI, where I am lucky enough … at Greenleaf Trust for a rotation in the Retirement Plan Division. Motto:  The pain you feel today is the strength …

https://wmich.edu/mlkacademy/graduates

From music to cybersecurity, Nick Ford is making an impact

Cybersecurity

… Nick Ford is making an impact Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Nick Ford teams up with other cybersecurity … is filled with opportunities for exploring interests and finding support for student success. Just ask Nick Ford , who … drive his success. Initially, Ford, who plays the guitar, came to Western to study music. “Western’s music program was …

https://wmich.edu/cybersecurity/news/2024/09/cybersecurity-nick-ford-making-impact