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Not just an act: Theatre professor takes center stage
W Magazine
… Not just an act: Theatre professor takes center stage … several productions at the Purple Rose Theatre including another Daniels comedy, "Pickleball." Courtesy: Sean Carter … but the power of laughter that Thomsen sees as the play’s biggest takeaway. “The world we’re currently living in is so …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74826
Reimagining food, reimagining community
College of Arts and Sciences
… systems that are better than today’s industrial system. Notions of community are especially challenged in Detroit … localized food system so that all residents may be hunger-free, healthy and benefit economically from the local food system. The values of justice, …
https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/pothukuchi-farmers-market
In Conversation with Christina Quarles: Yew Jumped too Deep, Yew Buried the Lead
College of Fine Arts
… that projects outward, Quarles’ work brings to life the notion that “painting” and “drawing” function as verbs and … to make anything too profound and instead allowed me the freedom to just draw whatever I felt like drawing. At the … I went to grad school, I was determined to capture the freedom I found in these first 100 drawings in something …
https://wmich.edu/finearts/blog/2019/04/quarles
Research and Innovation Digital Newsletter December 2020
Research and Innovation
… Research and Innovation Digital Newsletter December 2020 Dear Colleagues … me or Amy Naugle with any questions. One exciting announcement as we move into 2021 is the call for applications for our Presidential Innovation Professorships, the program that started out as the …
https://wmich.edu/research/research-innovation-newsletter-12-2020
Putting student well-being ‘front and center’
W Magazine
… "You can text your friends, FaceTime them all you want, but not being able to see them and have fun with them, that was … WellTrack is a online self-help resource available free of charge to all WMU students. Launched in fall 2020, … a lot of students, people in general, who wonder, ‘Am I struggling with depression? Would my experience be considered …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63622
Honorary Degree Policy
Policies
… Honorary Degree Policy Policy number 01-02 Responsible office … and Limitations of the Board Statement of policy An honorary degree is recognized as one of education’s most … Western Michigan University (WMU) intends to award honorary degrees on a selective basis to exemplary individuals …
https://wmich.edu/policies/honorary-degree
Move-out
Housing and Residence Life
… Dec. 13, 2024 . Students continuing spring semester do not need to move out over winter recess. We do, however, … valuables and items needed over break since students will not be able to access the residence halls Dec. 14, 2024 to … your Room” section. Unlike August move-in, there are no reserved loading spaces around the buildings. Students …
https://wmich.edu/housing/new-students/moveout
Biking for Black Lives Matter: WMU vocal jazz director raising money, awareness to combat systemic racism
News
… director of vocal jazz and Gold Company is taking note of systemic racism and injustice facing the Black … was the day of George Floyd's funeral. I rode 46 miles to honor the 46 years of his life and that just made that ride … as well as cyclists in Maine, Iowa and Washington state. "Knowing that my rides are part of a larger group and purpose …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/07/60200
Outstanding faculty, staff members awarded WMU's highest honors
News
… Outstanding faculty, staff members awarded WMU's highest honors Submitted by Erin Flynn on President Edward Montgomery … (Back row, from left) Montgomery, Dr. Elena Litvinova, Dr. Wei-Chiao Huang, Dr. Brian Wilson, Dr. Matthew Mingus, Bott, Dustin Skaggs, Dr. Willam Rantz (Front row, from left) Dr. Vun …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55462
Bronco kicks off holiday season as legendary Radio City Rockette
News
… to light the Empire State Building in red and green in honor of the Rockettes. Courtesy: MSG Entertainment Fentem, … leading up to the "Christmas Spectacular," which opened on Nov. 18—but she's been preparing for this moment her entire … she could be where the action is. "I started training here knowing that this is where Broadway lives, and I got to take …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69927