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Culture Shock, Adaptation, Friendship and Navigating Bureaucracies: Global experiences and stories from WMU faculty, staff and students

International Student and Scholar Services

… and rewards of studying abroad—whether as a U.S. student going to another country or as an international student …

https://wmich.edu/international/events/iew-nov22

Life-saving innovation crafted by WMU engineering alum

News

… have merged amid stay-at-home orders during the pandemic, time is in short supply. Still, Bornhorst, manufacturing … to opthamologists, to gastroenterologists—anyone that’s going to be close to a patient’s airway has a potential … about the situation," says Bornhorst. "It's important to do whatever you can to help." For more WMU news, arts and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59275

Study Abroad in Quito, Ecuador

Spanish

… of both WMU and the Universidad de Quito. Any student who does not meet academic and behavioral standards may be dropped at any time. Additional Program Information is Available from: …

https://wmich.edu/spanish/studyabroad/quito-ecuador

Groundbreaking enzyme discovery leads to Western professor receiving prestigious National Science Foundation prize

News

… pub. "He and I talked about our results over beers many times, wondering are there other enzymes that are similar to … enzyme that don't fit the mold? And how could we go about finding them?" Stull says. "So we combined his … something that is completely unknown, that we have no idea what the answer will be, because no one's ever done it …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/01/70536

Be a legacy: Special education student carries on family tradition

College of Education and Human Development

… University, family has always been important. When it came time to choose a career path, she didn’t have to look any … home and help raise her younger brother. Soon after, she got married and began a family of her own and never went … “When I’ve been at classes, I’ve often thought about what it could have been like when great grandma was there,” …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/10/69543

Undergraduate Minor

Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering and Engineering Management

… Undergraduate Minor This integrated supply management minor focuses on the supply chain of an … are involved in every step of the process in providing goods to the consumer, from the time when materials are grown in the ground or mined from …

https://wmich.edu/ieeem/academics/minor

FCS students receive awards during internship experience

Family and Consumer Sciences

… Health Promotion & Education's FIRE Place Resource and Support Center & Sexual Health Peer Educators (Sexperts) … provided our office with such consistently fantastic work. What's even more impressive is that she didn't do work with … with such passion, self-motivation, and empathy. She is going to go on and do such amazing things for this world!" …

https://wmich.edu/familyconsumer/fcs-students-receive-awards-during-internship-experience

Think Big initiative shifts from thought to action

W Magazine

… major. Western Michigan University is not a place to go, it's a place to become. That's the mantra emerging from … that will be available in 2030 don't even exist yet. "A lifetime of change is coming for our students, and we need to … plans to put big aspirations into action. "This part, about what we can do if we realize this promise, is incredible," …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57294

Pre-Dentistry

Academics

… allows you the opportunity to interact with patients in a supportive role, to observe the day-to-day activities of a … in the dental field should develop alternative career goals for two reasons. First, competition for entrance into … Social Work Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences Custom URL pre-dentistry If you’ve decided to explore a career in …

https://wmich.edu/academics/undergraduate/pre-dentistry

Geography Minor

School of Environment, Geography and Sustainability

… their personal interests. The general geography minor is a good liberal arts major—just like history, political science … broad interests. Students in this program often choose to go on to graduate school for more specialized studies in …

https://wmich.edu/environment/geography-minor