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Experience-Driven Learning Spans Borders: International alumnus reflects on journey home

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… came to WMU from Tanzania on a Fulbright Foreign Student Award in 2022. He obtained a master's degree in global … now 38, speaking from the International Student and Scholar Services Office at Western Michigan University (WMU) . “That … of external scholarships and faculty development at the Haenicke Institute for Global Education.   Nkya pursued a …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2025/07/international-student-internship

Owner of family company to speak at next Entrepreneurship Series

News

… been providing high-quality products and excellent customer service since 1919. Established originally as a manufacturer of casket hardware and cookie die stamps by Neal Proos, the family-owned … sheet metal operations were expanded and a new facility was leased to open a sister company, Proos Fabrication. By …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/13993

Lactation Spaces

Institutional Equity

… Hall Rm: 1404 & 2501 (open when not in use) Contact: Michael Tovias 269-387-5535 @email   Grand Rapids Downtown Rm: … Mallory Bourdo 616-742-5024 @email     Health & Human Services (College) Rm: 4097 (key pickup from 2470) Contact: … 113 inside Kids Club (open when not in use) Contact: Chad Ward 269-387-0415 @email     Wood Hall Rm: 2104 (key pickup …

https://wmich.edu/equity/pregnancy/lactation

New federal grant will help WMU meet critical need for early childhood special education professionals

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… , faculty specialist of special education; and Dr. Meagan Walsh , assistant professor of special education.   “This … PreK for All initiative, which aims to provide preschool services for all 4-year-old children in the state, is also … Education and Literacy Studies, Western is an ideal steward for this new and needed program, Curiel says.   …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/11/project-shine-federal-grant-early-childhood-special-education-professionals

Thomas Harris

Bronco Marching Band

… He served in the III Marine Expeditionary Force Band (Okinawa, Japan) and Marine Forces Reserve Band (New Orleans, LA).  After an honorable discharge from service, he studied music education at Michigan State …

https://wmich.edu/marchingband/directory/harris

WMU geoscientist honored with prestigious scholar award for research in remote sensing, water resources 

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… WMU geoscientist honored with prestigious scholar award for research in remote sensing, water resources  Submitted by Deanne Puca on Dr. Mohamed … prestigious campuswide awards, including the Distinguished Service, Distinguished Teaching, Emerging Scholar, …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/09/distinguished-faculty-scholar-2025-mohamed-sultan

Building connections and continuous learning are key to industrial engineering alum’s success

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… with Dr. Steve Butt, dean, as she receives the Spire Award. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—When Margean Gladysz, B.S.E.’75 , … and establishing relationships. She began her career in the aerospace industry, where she spent 23 years working in a … positions with the New York-based National Executive Service Corps. That is when Gladysz’s entrepreneurial goals …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2026/01/margean-gladysz-spire-award

Dr. Robert L. Erickson Award for Excellence in the Study of Speech Sciences

College of Health and Human Services

… Dr. Robert L. Erickson Award for Excellence in the Study of Speech Sciences Dr. … intellect and family. For more than three decades, he was on the front lines of transforming students into … He was a strong community leader and received numerous service awards. As an educator, Erickson was more than a …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/erickson

John D. Malamazian Endowed Memorial Scholarship Fund in Blind Rehabilitation

College of Health and Human Services

… of orientation and mobility, the late John D. Malamazian was a fierce advocate of hope, self-determination and … for persons with blindness and low vision. "My father was a pioneer in the field of orientation and mobility," … passionate about veterans and making sure they received the services they deserved, and through that, learn …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/malamazian

Social work professor recognized for teaching excellence

College of Health and Human Services

… selected to receive the 2011–12 College of Health and Human Services Teaching Excellence Award. She will be recognized at a college event in the fall of 2011 and will receive a monetary award. Reeser's nomination included multiple letters of …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/social-work-professor-recognized-teaching-excellence