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Bringing social issues to light

College of Arts and Sciences

… films,” says Billings. “They both have motivated me to not only be an artist, but to use my art and passion for … says Billings. The films follow the lives of individuals not confined to the stereotypical average person. By … people with disabilities, seniors and veterans with no place to go. “It was heartbreaking hearing their stories. …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/billings-storytelling

Events Archive

Humanities

… and Literatures) - | 5 p.m. | 2500 Knauss Hall, WMU November 16 - Natural Allies: Environment, Engery, and the … October 6, 7, 8*, 13, 14, 15* - "Intimate Apparel" - Lynne Nottage | 7:30 p.m., *2 p.m.|  Glimore Theater Complex, WMU October 27, 28, 29*, November 2, 3, 4, 5* - "Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet …

https://wmich.edu/humanities/events/past

Social work grad empowered to uplift migrant and Latinx communities

News

… has blossomed at Western Michigan University. "I don't know what my life would have been like if I didn't have the … experience with already volunteering with El Concilio, a nonprofit organization in Kalamazoo serving the Hispanic … relate to those students because I was a student who struggled. I was in the bottom 10% of my class through …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67907

First-Year Experience

Student Transitions

… all first-year students? Do I have to take it? FYE 2100 is not currently required, but it is highly recommended that … Classic  – This section is open to all students who do not fall into the following categories: TRIO SSP, TRIO FESP, … section is designed and recommended for students who have not yet declared a major. There will be an emphasis …

https://wmich.edu/transitions/seminar

All Life is Learning - December 2022

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at WMU

… All Life is Learning - December 2022 Director's Note and In this issue Director's Note Life is so precious! Holidays often remind us of the … the best thing for retirees for many reasons but is the biggest part of what keeps me healthy from a physical, social, …

https://wmich.edu/olli/newsletter/december-2022

Business college receives naming gift for sales, negotiation and leadership lab

Haworth College of Business

… Corporation, based in Troy. The gift funds the renovation and expansion of the college's sales lab facility. … major. At the program's inception, there were 49 majors. Now, 18 years later, enrollment has topped 320 students, … Improvements will include: Doubling the square footage. Renovating existing meeting spaces and role-playing facilities …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45696

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

College of Fine Arts

… to tell this story really spoke to Watt, who was a music minor in college himself. He was also impressed by a man so … gay community. For McWilliams to want to tell that story now, when some of the cultural memory of the agony during … wouldn’t have been there if it had just been my recital and not a collaboration with anyone else,” McWilliams said. An …

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

CliftonStrengths for Students

Merze Tate College

… Employment Services Haworth College of Business Lee Honors College Office of Student Engagement Office of Faculty … Success Program What are the 34 Strengths? Curious to know what all 34 Strengths are? CLIFTONSTRENGTHS QUICK … of strengths but also develop myself. I often struggled to get along with my parents during my senior year of …

https://wmich.edu/merzetate/strengths

Duo leading new venture and supporting students along the way

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Sciences. The type of product made at Tight Line did not exist until about 2013. It’s in the relatively new field of carbon fiber pultrusion, a field filled with innovation and development in designing and manufacturing … infrastructure as well as custom applications. “There is no engineer’s handbook for looking up the answer or even …

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

University Theatre travels the globe in 2018-19 season

Theatre

… University Theatre at Western Michigan University announced its 2018-19 season featuring cowboys, drag queens, … and Millennium Restaurant Group. Season passes are on sale now and offer significant savings. Single tickets for fall … whimsical, imaginary town situated somewhere under the Northern lights of Maine. Surprising, hilarious and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/08/48385