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Meet Claire: Sport management (B.S.'21)
College of Education and Human Development
… my major. And I realize I've been involved with sports all of my life, and it's something that I want to be a part of. So, my goal was to be kind of in the background of … love to see in our professors here. What was like going to school in Kalamazoo? Kalamazoo has so many fun aspects to it …
https://wmich.edu/education/spotlight-claire
WMU United Way launches 2017 campaign with $200,000 goal, children's book drive
News
… Michigan University President Edward Montgomery kicked off the 2017 campus United Way Campaign Sept. 28, announcing its goals of $200,000 and increasing participation by 10 percent to a … the Story." The four overarching goals are to: Improve high school graduation rates. Increase the number of economically …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43019
Speaker to address ties between immigration, NAFTA
News
… presented by WMU's Lewis Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations in collaboration with the University's Department of Sociology and Global and International Studies Program. … and the United States. He now is based at the Hatfield School of Government at Portland State University and is a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43539
‘Pay it forward’: Alumnus mentors others to plan for future, helps revitalize local community
News
… on February is Black History Month, an annual celebration of achievements and a time to recognize the important role … Jamauri Bogan learned at a young age the importance of having a safety net while also helping others. His mother … class he taught to male athletes at Loy Norrix High School in Kalamazoo. In 2018 while still playing football …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/67101
WMU offers summer writing workshops for teachers, kids
News
… WMU offers summer writing workshops for teachers, kids Submitted … programs, along with thousands who have been part of in-school professional development seminars. This year, Third … $1,000 in grant money to take back to local classrooms and schools to provide additional training, Holocaust education …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5567
Gernant Scholarship Recipients
Gerontology
… Recipients Leonard Gernant was a strong proponent of providing quality services for older adults. He built … alliances within the community that addressed the needs of aging people and used those partnerships to help … in speech-language pathology by attending graduate school. In the future, she hopes to work with older adults …
https://wmich.edu/gerontology/11-2016-gernant
Attending and Presenting at Conferences
Graduate College
… is an academic conference? Why go? A conference consists of a group of academics and other professionals who gather … ideas and research, practice presenting, and take home valuable feedback, professional contacts, and inspiration. … discount, the fee can appear hefty to someone on a graduate school budget—especially when you factor in travel costs …
https://wmich.edu/grad/Compass/ProfessionalDevelopment/Conferences
Finding a team: Dylan Sing’s future in supply chain management
Haworth College of Business
… Mich.—Western Michigan University senior Dylan Sing of Berrien Center, Michigan, knows how to effectively work … soccer team, collaboration is key. Building a close network of friends, colleagues and industry contacts will allow Sing … “As a student-athlete, I had struggled to find time for school and internship opportunities with a busy soccer …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/70000
Spanish
Academics
… Spanish Department of Spanish As a student in WMU's Spanish program, you will be strongly encouraged to take advantage of study abroad opportunities, including our own programs in … will prepare you to teach Spanish at the middle and high school levels. …
https://wmich.edu/academics/undergraduate/spanish
Herbert "Herb" E. Ellinger obituary
News
… Anonymous (not verified) on Herbert "Herb" E. Ellinger , professor emeritus of transportation technology, died Thursday, May 25 . He … the Standards for Automotive Instruction in post-high school training. He was a member of the Society of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/07/41022