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Celebrating first-generation students
News
… career in bilingual childcare with El Concilio Arts administration grad thriving in community-driven theatre company … helped nursing grad chart path to success College is an opportunity to further your education, and education is something no one can take away from you. —Jessica Cortes, …
https://wmich.edu/news/first-gen
Support for Faculty Scholars Award
Research and Innovation
… Scholars Award The Support for Faculty Scholars Award exists to advance the research mission of Western Michigan University. The SFSA supports … For the 2025-2026 academic year, the maximum award amount is $2,000. Applications are due in InfoReady by November 30, …
https://wmich.edu/research/funding/internal/sfsa
Winter/Spring 2025
W Magazine
… alumni, faculty and staff—thrive throughout the world. This academic year has been filled with extraordinary … of Western, and a few of those highlights are captured in this edition of W Magazine. In the city that never sleeps, two … the New York Fashion Week competition on campus, Genesis Fernandez, a fashion design and development student, and …
https://wmich.edu/magazine/winter-spring-2025
Research and Innovation Digital Newsletter December 2020
Research and Innovation
… questions. One exciting announcement as we move into 2021 is the call for applications for our Presidential Innovation … you feel embodies the spirit of innovation in all of our disciplines at WMU. From all of us at ORI we congratulate you on all that you have done this semester in your research, teaching and service, and we …
https://wmich.edu/research/research-innovation-newsletter-12-2020
Leland Matsumura
Trombone Program
… University B.M. Trombone Performance (2013) James Madison University Why did you choose to attend WMU? I decided … achievement to date? My most important achievement to date is winning a full time position with the Navy Fleet Bands. When I won this position, I had already taken 22 auditions and was …
https://wmich.edu/trombone/matsumura
Joe Busuito
Trombone Program
… Instrumental Conducting, Wind Band University of Illinois (2018) M.M. Wind Conducting Western Michigan University … Interlochen and Blue Lake, and attending concerts. I first visited WMU with a friend’s family, a two-and-a-half-hour … important achievement to date? A career in music education is sort of an interesting thing when it comes to talking …
https://wmich.edu/trombone/busuito
Parent & Family Resources
Study Abroad
… most popular ways WMU students engage with global education is through a study abroad program. Study Abroad programs … study abroad programs, so we hope the information on this webpage answers those questions for you. If you have more … of the most frequently asked questions about study abroad is ‘how much will it cost to study abroad’? First, study …
https://wmich.edu/studyabroad/parent
Child Development and Services
Family and Consumer Sciences
… Child Development and Services This program is offered in-person, online, and hybrid. The family … their families, in a range of care and service settings. This major centers on the development of children, birth …
https://wmich.edu/familyconsumer/academics/child-family-dev
Spanish
Academics
… Spanish Department of Spanish As a student in WMU's Spanish program, you will be strongly encouraged to take … Education Public History Tourism and Travel Custom URL spanish If you want to major in Spanish, Western …
https://wmich.edu/academics/undergraduate/spanish
International and Comparative Politics Concentration
Political Science
… in international and comparative politics. Who Is This Major For? Do you wish to incorporate a study abroad experience into your …
https://wmich.edu/politics/adv-intl-comp-program