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In Memoriam, fall 2023

W Magazine

… on The following are Western alumni and emeriti who passed away and were reported during fall 2023. Alumni Jack Leonard … (Eilers) Lummis , BS ‘50, May 30, 2023, Kalamazoo, MI Geraldine May (French) Jennings , BM ‘51, June 23, 2023, Whitewater, WI Guelda Ann (Glynn) Weinert , BS ‘51, June 9, 2023, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73616

A future financial planner with a people-first mindset

Haworth College of Business

… and professional internships. Originally from Newaygo, Michigan, Harkness has compounded returns on his … financial planning field has to offer him. “I’m looking forward to the opportunity to work one-on-one with individuals and families as they navigate their financial …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2026/04/personal-financial-planning-grant-harkness

Our values, goals and priorities

Merze Tate College

… Our goals and priorities Goal One: Ensure that diversity, equity and inclusion are integrated intentionally … students. Establish a published standard for awarding degree credit for Join Service Transcript (JST) … success data to make decisions supporting progress toward the elimination of equity gaps in participation and …

https://wmich.edu/merzetate/about/goals

New engineering and applied sciences faculty usher in a bright future

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2026/01/new-faculty

Internationally regarded geographer honored as WMU's Emerging Scholar

News

… field. Zhu will be recognized with the Emerging Scholar Award during Western's Fall Awards Celebration on  Friday, Oct. 3 , at  11 a.m. in Kirsch Auditorium at the Fetzer Center. Dr. Laiyin Zhu Awarded … of times as well as featured in major news outlets, such as Scientific America and Newsweek. He was also selected as a …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/09/emerging-scholar-award-2025-laiyin-zhu

Giving

Biological Sciences

… may be of interest. Biological Sciences Department Fund The discretionary fund supports many different areas of unmet … Biological Research Equipment Fund Students require scientific research equipment as part of their research … facility with quality state-of-the-art space. There is always a need to fund supplies and plant purchases to support …

https://wmich.edu/biology/giving

Commentary Series

Medieval Institute Publications

… Commentary Series Medieval Institute Publications at Western Michigan University … translation, and annotation by Jason Kalman The book of Job was among the most popular books of study for Jewish … establish a model for defining hapax legomena, and to bring scientific and astrological knowledge to the reading of the …

https://wmich.edu/medievalpublications/teams/commentary

College of Health and Human Services selects new associate dean for academic affairs

College of Health and Human Services

… of Health and Human Services. He completed his doctoral studies in Sociology at Case Western Reserve University, then … services research at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and the US Department of Veterans Affairs … chapters and reports and more than 135 presentations at scientific and health care meetings. …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2025/09/associate-dean-announced

Performance Feedback Punching Bag System

Research and Innovation

… Dale Gregory, Derek Visch, Ryan Bowman, Alexander McLean, Wayne Fuqua  Scientific Publication: Unpublished License Status: License … a long history of using visual feedback (heart rate, speed, distance traveled, or calories burned, etc.) so users may …

https://wmich.edu/research/punching-bag

Magnetic Nanoparticle-Based Gyroscopic Sensor

Research and Innovation

… Gyroscopic Sensor Development Stage:  Proof of Concept Scientific Publication:  Magnetic Nanoparticle-Based …   US Patent Application Publication 2019/0170513, Pending Examination (Appl. No. 16/258,881); PCT Publication … 3030308 Reference:   2016-019 One of the primary ways that gyroscopic motion can be applied is in the …

https://wmich.edu/research/gyroscopic-sensor