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WMU offers new ways for students to get passports

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… WMU offers new ways for students to get passports Submitted by Raine Kuch … at Western Michigan University are having an easier time getting passports, particularly if cost has been a barrier in the past. This fall, the University began awarding a $110 passport scholarship to all students who …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/09/45606

Jeremy Marks

Trombone Program

… recordings on the trombone studio website really impressed me. I knew that I needed a considerable amount of attention … (prior to attending WMU). I felt that Dr. Wolfinbarger was a perfect fit for the next step in my development. What … be your most important professional achievements to date? I was honored to be named the Assistant Professor of Music …

https://wmich.edu/trombone/marks

Adoptee group helps students find belonging, thrive on campus

News

… by such a loving and accepting family, but my adoption wasn't really a topic of conversation. And as a young adolescent growing up, I was just trying my best to fit in," says Smolenski, who was … campus inviting anyone who has experienced adoption to come to a meeting. "It was an idea that had grown from knowing …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/04/adoptee-group-helps-students-thrive-through-belonging

WMU historian awarded National Humanities Center fellowship for early Supreme Court book

College of Arts and Sciences

… WMU historian awarded National Humanities Center fellowship for early Supreme Court book Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on … and apply. So when you get the call saying you've been awarded a fellowship, it's astonishing," says Hadden. Even …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72562

TechNext: A life-changing learning experience

Haworth College of Business

… senior Amanda Lim from Malaysia describes TechNext, an immersive experience that takes students outside their comfort … program, students are introduced to meaningful career pathways and how they can design a life well-lived that is … the various companies we would be connecting with; our goal was to go into the company knowing as much as we could so …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73624

Hip-hop performance, film screening among events planned for Native American Heritage Month

News

… film screening among events planned for Native American Heritage Month Submitted by Erin Flynn on Dr. Dee … is located on the traditional lands of the Ojibwe, Odawa and Bodewadmi nations, and Broncos will reflect on those Indigenous …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73305

Study abroad scholarship opens world of opportunity for political science student

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… "I've been interested in the British monarchy for a long time. I read a lot of books about the different houses of the royals when I was in high school, and I'm a huge fan of 'The Crown,'" she … "I toured Windsor Castle in June while (the Queen) was in residence, and just the day before she'd been out on …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69281

Students honored for entrepreneurial innovation

Haworth College of Business

… the $10,000 Brian Patrick Thomas Entrepreneurial Spirit Award for his clothing company House of Pariah; and Desi … received the first annual $5,000 Wendell Christoff Award for Cluventure, her travel agency with a twist. House … House of Pariah currently offers stylish, environmentally friendly underwear for men. "I came into Starting …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/05/46807

Brewing garden offers grain-to-glass learning opportunities

College of Arts and Sciences

… involved in many of Michigan’s craft beers. The garden was planted in 2016 as a joint project between WMU’s … he initiated the garden as a “pet project” around the same time Western’s sustainable brewing program was launched. … most recent initiative is the Western orchard, a grove of nearly 70 fruit trees planted last spring that will be used …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/brewing-garden

Western team works to increase gender, racial diversity in higher ed STEM fields

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… sediment from the Kalamazoo River as part of the Pathways to Science Teaching Program at Western in July 2021. … conditions in space . Students use nets to get samples from Goldsworth Valley Pond during an outdoor biology class. … moving forward at Western Michigan University. Fueled by a nearly $1 million National Science Foundation ADVANCE grant …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/03/67503