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WMU Sky Broncos takes top spot at regionals, advances to national competition

News

… BATTLE CREEK, Mich.—Western Michigan University’s precision flight team, the Sky Broncos, swept first place in … to the national contest in May 2024 in Janesville, Wisconsin. Besides earning the most points overall, the … this year at the Battle Creek Executive Airport at Kellogg Field. WMU competed alongside teams from Bowling Green …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/10/73192

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute appoints new director

News

… has named a new director to lead the institute, which is a University-based, community volunteer program designed … unit and critical component of the University's mission of providing access to education for all. "We are … had two separate stints as the director for Upward Bound at WMU with time between the two spent as a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/52789

Western students call virtual study abroad programs 'a great escape'

News

… Submitted by Deanne Puca on Professor Tim Palmer and his students participate in a virtual discussion by a nonprofit organization in India as part of a … culture to life and have helped us enjoy some of the biggest benefits of studying abroad: relationship building and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63298

Memberships and Affiliations

Sustainability

… Memberships and Affiliations Western Michigan University is affiliated with the following sustainability …

https://wmich.edu/sustainability/office/about/affiliations

A deep dive into freshwater science and sustainability

College of Arts and Sciences

… science and sustainability CONTACT: Molly Goaley Fish biology students aboard the Inland Seas Education … science and sustainability research. Dr. Devin Bloom’s fish biology course has just set sail on Lake Michigan, … Darters. But a more concerning discovery is the gobies, quagga mussels and zebra mussels – all species invasive to the …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/freshwater

Student Organizations

Dance

… and explore the many forms and cultures of dance. Orchesis Dance Society The Orchesis Dance Society is a self-sustained organization within the department of …

https://wmich.edu/dance/performance/student-organizations

Expert Insights: Raising young children in a screen-saturated world

W Magazine

… Expert Insights: Raising young children in a screen-saturated world Submitted … on Considering the impact of screens on child development is not about evoking guilt on adults or setting unrealistic … is not what it used to be.  When a toddler’s whining, begging and crying starts for items paraded before them row …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72483

Biennial Diversity and Inclusion Conference

College of Health and Human Services

… on Friday, March 22. The theme of the 2024 conference is Advancing Health Equity. Dr. Jackson is a licensed psychologist specializing in neuropsychology and cognitive …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/about/diversity/conference

Building Bridges: community discussions

Global Community Empowerment

… Building Bridges: community discussions As part of the Building Bridges series, the WMU University-Community Empowerment Center is pleased to present Dr. Dana Cunningham in a community … will lead a panel of University and community leaders in a discussion of the impacts of incarceration on a community, …

https://wmich.edu/empowerment/bridges

Paul Solomon

Gwen Frostic School of Art

… Arts, Ohio State University B.F.A., Photography, Rhode Island School of Design Paul R. Solomon is a professor of art at Western Michigan University's Gwen Frostic School of Art and is the director and lead teacher of the interdisciplinary …

https://wmich.edu/art/directory/solomon