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WMU, Haenicke Institute for Global Education, announce International Education Week

International Student and Scholar Services

… to the village for generations to come. Join us to hear how WMU students are transcending oceans to make the world a … the Student Center, Room 2213. This session will focus on how to thrive in a globalized and multicultural world. Get … and scholars, as well as providing opportunities for American students to gain global perspectives. Student Stories …

https://wmich.edu/international/news/2024/11/globalnews-0

Early childhood educator appointed board president of Kalamazoo County Ready 4s

College of Education and Human Development

… support.  "It's a mission that I believe in so deeply about how early childhood education can change the trajectory of a child's life that I just want … as the new board president."    Program Benefits The biggest benefit of the program for most families is the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/07/72088

Sammons Center for Innovation and Research funds animal-assisted OT

Unified Clinics

… dogs, into therapeutic practice. An area of significant growth within AAT is pediatric occupational therapy, … the areas of learning, self-help, and play. Therapy animals can assist in: motor skill development neuromusculoskeletal … is expected that 2-4 clients per week will be served this fall, with an increase of 4-6 in spring and onward.  T his …

https://wmich.edu/unifiedclinics/animalot

Political Activities Policy

Policies

… views and to provide all political organizations and candidates equal access to University facilities. The … utilized as an identifier or to lend personal credibility. However, special care must be taken to clarify that any such … or single-party event pursuant to this section; however, if any funding used to pay for the event originated …

https://wmich.edu/policies/political-activities

Leadership Development Program

Family and Consumer Sciences

… must enroll in these courses during the academic year: Fall semester CTE 6460: Leadership Development Program in …

https://wmich.edu/familyconsumer/career-tech-ed-ldp

Staff and faculty highlights

University Libraries

… and Outreach team to become our engagement librarian in fall 2021. "I am excited by this new role because it allows … to the public and reintroduce extended evening hours in fall 2021. Students returned to campus, with over 75% of … of the classroom. We introduced individual study rooms this fall, and they became increasingly popular with students …

https://wmich.edu/library/updates/2022/02/impact-report-staff-facutly-highlights

WMU Essential Studies

WMU Essential Studies

… problems." Preparing to move from student to professional can be daunting, but Western Michigan University has you … Kalamazoo Valley students in more than 50 programs can transfer seamlessly to WMU to continue pursuing a …

https://wmich.edu/essentialstudies

Julian Vasquez Heilig

Education Leadership, Research and Technology

… Interests Educational Equity & Civil Rights – Investigating how race, poverty, and policy intersect to shape student …

https://wmich.edu/leadership/directory/vasquez-heilig-julian

Impacts of COVID-19 and social isolation on mental health explored in WMU study

News

… by a team at Western Michigan University shines a light on how that social isolation impacts mental health among Americans and uncovers potential mitigation strategies as this … trying to distract ourselves from them or self-medicate … how can we make room for those thoughts?" Smith and Twohy's …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/61977

Building bridges to the CPA profession: Dr. Brittani Shantel Jackson, CPA and NABA at WMU student chapter recognized with emerging leadership awards

Haworth College of Business

… "I don't want cost to ever be the reason a student can't advance in their career," Jackson says. "When students … Public Accountant with prior industry experience at PwC Detroit. Beyond teaching, Jackson serves on the Board … work and heart our students put into building something bigger than themselves." That philosophy of collective impact …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2025/11/businessnews2025micpa-naba