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Lending a hacking hand: ambitious students create real-world cybersecurity RSO

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Lending a hacking hand: ambitious students create real-world … Mich.—A Western Michigan University residence hall was the birthplace of several ideas for cybersecurity … WRAVEN gained access to its own nonprofit benefits to offer services to small businesses.   “We help local small …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2025/09/wraven-cybersecurity-rso

Proposal Submission Procedure for External Funding

Research and Innovation

… Proposal Submission Procedure for External Funding Procedure Purpose One of the goals of the Office of … submit late proposals. ORI cannot ensure the same proposal service levels for late proposals. Late proposals will be … their documents. In the case where WMU will be a sub-award, the lead institution is considered to be WMU’s …

https://wmich.edu/research/proposal-submission

Recent Grant Awards

Sustainability

… Recent Grant Awards Total amount awarded to students as of January 1, …   Fall 2019 awardees Aida Amirul: Compostable Single-Use Dining Plates Alternative for Weekly Alternative Student … Kim and Maria Carson: Sustaining Natural Ecosystems: A WMU Service-Learning Project Abroad Kyle Lyman and Andrew …

https://wmich.edu/sustainability/office/grants/awards

Rising stars on Western's faculty honored with Emerging Scholar Awards

News

… stars on Western's faculty honored with Emerging Scholar Awards Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western … faculty in the first decade of their careers who are building significant scholarly portfolios and setting a solid … honors: the Distinguished Faculty Scholar , Distinguished Service , Distinguished Teaching , Excellence in Diversity , …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/08/68973

Instructional Considerations for Multimodal Courses

Teaching and Learning

… the class – learners view pre-recorded lectures and readings before class, so that synchronous class time can be … video, and audio whenever possible, and use accessibility services for captioning videos. Double-check links ahead of … class activity instructions on slides so they are easily viewable for online learners. Discussions   Discussions Include …

https://wmich.edu/x/teaching-learning/teaching-resources/instructional-considerations-multimodal

Merze Tate Explorers discover cooking with STEM with WMU nutrition and dietetics program

College of Education and Human Development

… Merze Tate Explorers discover cooking with STEM with WMU nutrition and dietetics … lab on Western’s campus. The sessions represent one of five service projects the SDA has been involved in during the … complete with door prizes. The highlight of the day was a presentation from Kelli Cortez , a dietitian who spoke …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71324

Western supports new Grand Rapids scholarship recipients

News

… Mich.—Western Michigan University's student support services will be front and center, welcoming recipients of a new full academic scholarship for those attending select schools on Grand Rapids' west side. Western is … with the admissions process and to help students become aware of the multitude of campus services that will help them …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63159

Advertising professor wins national teaching excellence award

Haworth College of Business

… Advertising professor wins national teaching excellence award Submitted by Amy Coughenour on Dr. Karen M. … Dr. Karen M. Lancendorfer, professor of marketing and director of the advertising and promotion major at Western … Teaching Award and the 2012 Haworth College of Business Service Award. Since 2015, Lancendorfer has also been the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/06/68199

Child and family development student puts learning into practice to help create a thriving community for youth

College of Education and Human Development

… Youth Strong’s after-school care program. Executive Director Ashley Turnage (left) and Program Manager Yulanda Taylor (right) of Eastside Youth Strong watch students present their circles of control. Carly Smith … visit her  testimonial page . ABOUT  child development and services at wmu The   family science and human development: …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/03/71158

Learner Support Review

Institutional Effectiveness

… support as “any unit, department, program, resource, or service that contributes to the education, growth, and … measure learning and process outcomes to test progress toward those goals.  Statement of Purpose WMU engages in an … and services, and promote institution‐wide understanding of learning and process outcomes, program …

https://wmich.edu/effectiveness/program/support