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Western students gain leadership experience at ROTC camp

News

… climbs under barbed wire on the obstacle course. Ben Higgins, holding his squad's flag, is an incoming first-year … 30 students from high schools and colleges in Michigan, Illinois and Indiana through marching and drilling exercises, … gives participants a taste of military life, they're under no obligation to join. Those who go on to participate in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/08/65148

Space Management Policy

Policies

… and reassignment of space; requests for new space or renovation of existing space; or changing the primary function … and operating space is typically a university’s largest non-personnel expenditure. Space must be strategically … and reassignment of space; requests for new space or renovation of existing space; or changing the primary function …

https://wmich.edu/policies/space-management

Film major takes passion, career to Cannes Film Festival with WMU Study Abroad

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… When Western Michigan University (WMU) film major Sean Knowles thinks about the movies, he thinks about all the hard … the scenes that make the picture so remarkable.   Sean Knowles, a WMU undergraduate film major, travelled to France … .   Contact: Beth Walton Braaksma February 6, 2025

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2025/02/study-abroad-sean-knowles

First cohort of product design program sharp on all edges

W Magazine

… the potential of having a designer on the engineering innovation side—the concepting side,” the product design student asked. Thaj noticed the aircraft manufacturer did not engage creative … vice president for innovation to consider how her suggestion might be implemented. By the end of the internship …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63900

South campus transformation moves forward with opening of Arcadia Flats

News

… is offering a completely new style of housing that we have not seen before at Western," says Rachel Nave , apartment … living on campus with a contemporary housing design. The innovative apartment-style units and common spaces reflect the … passion for cooking and baking. "I love the space I have now to really make my place my own. Creating the right …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/01/62814

Spring 2026 Honors College Course Catalog

Lee Honors College

… Spring 2026 Honors College Course Catalog IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Oct. 21, 2025: Priority registration. Jan. 12, 2026: Classes begin. … Jan. 20, 2026: Last day to drop or add classes. Please note that the honors college dean does not receive course …

https://wmich.edu/honors/spring26lhc

Academics

Precollege Programming

… Academics Language Arts Courses Honors English 9 Students work on several formal essays, … in which they write directed entries, take CLOSE reading notes and the class explores the basic elements of the … a complete portfolio of revised work for the final grade. Honors English 10 Building upon the foundation of Honors …

https://wmich.edu/precollege/atyp/academics

Distinguished Alumni

School of Environment, Geography and Sustainability

… and Sustainability at Western Michigan University nominates an alumnus or alumna for an Alumni Achievement … Better World Builders where he combines his engineering knowledge, construction expertise, and commitment to the … happen overnight.  With every new customer, Mark initiates another steward for the environment and moves Kalamazoo one …

https://wmich.edu/environment/alumni/distinguished

Propelling the next generation of engineers: WALI gives students a shot at space exploration

W Magazine

… Ryan Barker, Douglas Adams, Aya Zahreddine, Carlos Zamorano Guerrero, Fernando Miguel Gonzalez Cruz, Cameron Larson … offers both, giving students experience working with technology that could land their work in space and connecting … their CubeSat design, which they presented to some of the biggest aerospace agencies and companies in Albuquerque, New …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74818

Student veterans find place to grow, thrive at WMU

News

… by Erin Flynn on Marine Corps veteran Patrick McConnell, now an electrical engineering student, completed several … Mich.— On Veterans Day, Western Michigan University honors the service of its robust military community. … Corps veteran, Gough has seen friends from his old unit struggle to find their place once they finish their service. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/11/56507