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All Life is Learning - January 2026

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at WMU

… remember that  self-registration online  is the  fastest way to register for courses —we have included step-by-step … directly to the OLLI office with your payment (preferably by check). Be sure to drop it in the mail early so … 14 at 10 a.m.   Winter Spring Course Registration Get Set, Ready, Register… Are you ready for the winter/spring …

https://wmich.edu/olli/newsletter/january-2026

Generous gift expands University art collection

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… art collection Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Walking between rows of paintings and sketches sprawled out … "The work is incredible," says Lācis, who excitedly set the ball in motion with Dan Guyette , dean of the … University Art Collection Committee to accept the considerable gift. "It's a very generous donation." Kollig's body …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63282

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. prepares to celebrate 60 years at Western

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… Xi chapter during Western Homecoming 2022 festivities, was the first Black Greek organization established on campus. Initially founded in 1935 at what was then Western State Teachers College, the Beta Iota … Alpha brothers. "I'm very proud of the foundation that we set and the open arms that we had," he says. "The young men …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/10/69476

Sisters of the Skies: WMU aviation alumni help dreams take flight for young women of color

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… sees her childhood dreams realized on a daily basis. She’s wanted to be a pilot ever since she boarded her first plane … prospect of traveling the world. Little did she know, she’d set off on a trailblazing path, and decades later she’d … right, stands with Grayson. Now being one of those role models for future Black female aviators, Grayson …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/62257

Summer Camp Forms - Minors

Fort St. Joseph Archaelogical Project

… box) Middle School High School Experienced Learner Waiver, Release, and Indemnification Agreement  I, … hereby acknowledged, I agree as follows:  I represent and warrant that the Student will be covered throughout the Dig … gender, age, or ethnic background. I will follow rules set forth by the university and instructor.  Participant's …

https://wmich.edu/fortstjoseph/scformsminor-0

College of Arts and Sciences faculty earn coveted rotations with federal programs

College of Arts and Sciences

… mission. Bautista will be based at NASA headquarters in Washington, D.C. where he will be "managing their science … occurring in the Arctic. According to Hurwitz, the remarkable thing about the NSF is that the agency looks to fund … who plans to make an effort to carry that collegial mindset with him back at WMU. He was made a faculty fellow in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/06/68126

Pitch competition helps tee engineering grad up for business success

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… dad bought him a 3D printer for Christmas. "He knew I was into that type of stuff. So I used it for knickknacks … of a year prototyping, failing and trying again. Using the set of skills and knowledge base he built in his academic courses at Western, he went through hundreds of models before perfecting his design, complete with a brass …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/05/68053

Juggling knives, flying and a busy academic schedule, aviation grad has big things on horizon

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… future is up in the air, and he wouldn't have it any other way. He's been enamored by flying since he was little. "It's kind of in my blood," says Albrecht, who … some lessons from a juggler to help bolster her own skill set, he decided to give it a try. "It was the summer of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67823

Learning and Leading: Global Leaders use their skills to help refugees

W Magazine

… Dykstra, left, and Haley Ritsema explored the desert in Wadi Rum, Jordan, during their study abroad experience with … of leaders driven by compassion for the world's most vulnerable and bolstered by competence in humanitarian skills," … stretched beyond the people Echols and her classmates set out to help. "It's always valuable for the refugees …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57378

WMU recognizes 2016-17 Presidential Scholars

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… the highest honor WMU can bestow on an undergraduate. The award goes to the most outstanding seniors in each of the … in many different technical areas as well gained considerable knowledge of business. This work has allowed him to … Assistant Program in France. This seven-month program is set up through the French government. It offers young …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39545