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Biking for Black Lives Matter: WMU vocal jazz director raising money, awareness to combat systemic racism
News
… NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. He dedicates each of his rides to a Black American who has been killed, taping … He met Faith Quashie several years ago as a young high school student at a vocal camp in upstate New York. Through … "A couple weeks ago some colleagues of mine in the School of Music wanted to ride with me. They've got little …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/07/60200
Resident Assistant Search
Housing and Residence Life
… Applicant Requirements: 2.6 Cumulative GPA at the end of the fall 2018 session. Must have lived in residence halls … obtained 16 credits at a college or university by the end of the spring 2019 semester. (Credits obtained do not include AP or credits obtained while in high school). Note: If a transfer student, housing and GPA …
https://wmich.edu/housing/residentassistant
Alumna preserving the past while creating her own legacy
News
… on February is Black History Month, an annual celebration of achievements and a time to recognize the important role … as the first history teacher of Crispus Attucks High School in Indianapolis—a school created in 1927 by the Ku Klux Klan to keep Black …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/67068
8 things to do before you graduate WMU
College of Fine Arts
… like Crow's Nest, Roadhouse, the Beer Exchange and of course Bell's. But as you round out your WMU bucket list … DeVries Student Art Gallery is dedicated to work by Frostic School of Art students. Exhibitions are free and open to … the works on display are always changing. Visit the Frostic School of Art website to see what's currently on display, …
https://wmich.edu/finearts/bucketlist
Charlene Cove Russell
College of Health and Human Services
… Russell Charlene "Char" Cove Russell influenced the lives of many with her compassion, humor, love for family and … 18-year career as a social worker for Forest Hills Public Schools in Grand Rapids. There, she specialized in helping … creating a weekly game show for autistic elementary school students called "What's My Problem." Whether teaching …
https://wmich.edu/hhs/cove-russell
Business college receives naming gift for financial wellness center
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… Mich.—Western Michigan University's Haworth College of Business has received a major naming gift from alumnus … Fostering and enhancing the financial literacy of area high school students, college students and southwest Michigan … the Dollars and Sense Summer Camp for area middle and high school students. Supporting personal finance course …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44734
WMU Study Abroad Campus Partners
Study Abroad
… students in exploring global opportunities by inviting the Office of Study Abroad to your classroom. Our team can deliver … your schedule, highlighting the personal, academic, and professional benefits of studying abroad. We’ll also address …
https://wmich.edu/study-abroad/partners
Strategic Plan
Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences
… to instruction, faculty and students in the Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences are engaged in … activities and strategic planning to align with the College of Health and Human Services, University and academic … affairs strategic plans. 2024-25 Executive Summary College of Health and Human Services Van Riper Language, Speech and …
https://wmich.edu/speech-audiology/about/planning
WMU lauded again with Washington Monthly top-100 ranking
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… has once again ranked Western Michigan University as one of the nation's top-100 universities for producing graduates … on such input measures as wealth, fame and exclusivity, schools are rated based on their contribution to the public … how likely it is that students are able to pay down school loans and the percentage of first-generation students …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/08/42194
Dismantling expectations: Nicole Miller’s future in advertising
Haworth College of Business
… Mich.—Western Michigan University senior Nicole Miller of Monee, Illinois, doesn’t see herself fitting within the stereotypical box of advertising. Billboards and Sunday Night Football ads are … knew I had leadership skills through experiences in high school, so I wanted to nurture those skills and grow them …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69895