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New study abroad experience for first-year students launches a WMU education in the Dominican Republic

Study Abroad

… April 22 at 6 p.m., to learn more. WMU Study Abroad will award a $500 scholarship to any student participating in … geographic and gender‑related factors shape economic pathways. Students visiting a modern sugar mill in San Pedro de … patterns of decision‑making in both urban and rural settings.   After they return to campus, students will …

https://wmich.edu/study-abroad/news/2026/02/first-year-study-abroad

Big Interview

Career and Student Employment Services

… Don’t miss out on a great job because you didn’t practice. Set up an account Go to Big Interview and click "Register." …

https://wmich.edu/career/biginterview

Social Media

Digital Accessibility

… on the University’s behalf. Marketing administrators who set standards, provide training, and monitor compliance. … an SRT when the platform supports it. Open captions: Always-on captions embedded in the video when the platform … for Reels and videos. Enable captions in the post or app settings and fix transcription errors before publishing. …

https://wmich.edu/digital-accessibility/creating-accessible-content/social-media

Higher Education, Organizational Learning, and Global Leadership Programs

Education Leadership, Research and Technology

… Global Leadership Programs We prepare students to become forward-thinking leaders, scholars, and change agents across educational and organizational settings. Each program emphasizes the development of … student had less than 15 students in them. And so it was really engaging. And I felt like I could get a lot from …

https://wmich.edu/leadership/academics/programs

Mentorship, leadership opportunities open world of possibility for education graduate

News

… the Kalamazoo Promise, months before graduation, as a pathway coach, mentoring high school seniors. "It was initially an internship until I was hired in January," … year program, Wilson had a mentor who advocated for her and set her up for success by connecting her with tutoring and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75463

Grants

Biological Sciences

… in Planarians Source: National Science Foundation CAREER Award Wendy Beane (co-PI)  Title: RCN: Instrumentation for Quantum Biology (which aims to set up a formal community of interdisciplinary and …

https://wmich.edu/biology/research/grants

Faith and Spiritual

Student Engagement

… Building one’s own sense of self and purpose is not always tied to a single religion or set of beliefs, while for other students it may be. At WMU, …

https://wmich.edu/studentengagement/kanley

David Chaplin obituary

News

… sociology at Western Michigan University, died July 27 . He was 86. Chaplin joined the WMU faculty in 1972 to serve as … served on numerous national organizations and panels and was a member of such professional groups as the American … a Latin American Studies Association task force that was a follow-up to President Jimmy Carter's special …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42352

News

STEM Workforce Collaboratory

… the campus visit of ~35 AP Biology students from Mattawan High School, as part of the BIORETS program led by Drs. … Hao Peng, Andy Kaczmar, Daniel Do, and Sam Lampman set up fascinating hands-on activities for the AP Biology … hosted the campus visit of 73 AP Biology students from Mattawan High School, as part of the BIORETS program led by Drs. …

https://wmich.edu/stem/news-0

Meet Aviation's 2022 WMU Presidential Scholar - Yewon Lee

College of Aviation

… the College of Aviation. On April 8th, 2022 , she was one of just 50 scholars who were chosen from a class of … honor that WMU can bestow upon its undergraduates. Dr. Edward Montgomery , president of WMU, spoke with pride about … and assistance towards others, not only in group project settings, but also as a resource to her peers.  The College …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/11/presidentialscholar