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Intramural Leagues Guide
University Recreation
… required to create an account on IMLeagues.com. IMLeagues offers a live support button in the top right corner of all pages, please use this button if you encounter any … on the “Western Michigan University” link to go to your school’s homepage on IMLeagues. The current sports will be …
https://wmich.edu/rec/imleaguesguide
Social work grad empowered to uplift migrant and Latinx communities
News
… public policy and administration with a specialization in school social work. It's an area she's gained experience … with already volunteering with El Concilio, a nonprofit organization in Kalamazoo serving the Hispanic … community. "I would really love to do social work in a school system," says Cortes. "Whenever I go to tutor at El …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67907
WMU finance student wins international scholarship from DECA
Haworth College of Business
… two college students in 2024. Involved in DECA during high school, Ferriell decided to continue participating at the collegiate level. DECA at WMU provides valuable hands-on experiences for students, including … “DECA at WMU has allowed me to grow both personally and professionally,” she says. “I took on a leadership position in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75391
Undergraduate selected to receive prestigious Boren Scholarship
News
… 2018 and spring 2019 semesters at the Federal University of Santa Catarina, where she will be studying Portuguese. Wiley was selected as one of 221 Boren Scholarship recipients out of 794 applicants … after being introduced to federal public service in high school. "I realized immediately it was the career path I …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/06/47663
Baby to ballerina and beyond: Dance double major can plan for the future at Western
First-Year Faces
… to catch up. My physical therapist suggested dance as part of my therapy.” Tate discovered more than therapy in dance: … Over the coming years, she participated in all types of dance forms and won awards in numerous dance … to start thinking about college, Tate talked to her high school counselor. She took a serious look at the University …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69084
Nutrition and dietetics student receives award for excelling in internship with VA
College of Education and Human Development
… and dietetics internship program, has received one of the Michigan Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics' … Food Co-op and teaching healthy eating habits to high schoolers in the West Michigan Health Career Pipeline … community nutrition, food service management, wellness, and school food/nutrition. Upon completion of the program, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/05/75532
Standout business graduate enters workforce armed with grit, resilience
News
… April and my back was against the wall,” he says. “I kind of began to lose the excitement of what was a big life … who grew up in Southfield, Michigan, had visited three schools. None seemed to fit, and he’d have to choose between … raving about their choice: WMU. To his surprise, the school also boasted the top sales program in the nation in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/59046
Award winning U-M professor, author next up in Frostic Reading Series
News
… Award winning U-M professor, author next up in Frostic Reading Series Submitted … on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—An accomplished author and University of Michigan professor will visit the Western Michigan … Helen Zell Writers' Program and also co-directs the Mojave School, a free creative writing workshop for teenagers in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30054
WMU students encouraged to seek campus sustainability grant funding
Sustainability
… the potential to advance the University’s campus culture of sustainability, is open. Applications for the fall 2021 … to $32,500 this fall semester. Funding is awarded twice per school year by a committee of students appointed by the Western Student Association …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/10/65899
WMU using NEH grant to aid first-generation college students
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… verified) on Dr. Dini Metro-Roland, far right, during one of last year's classes. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The National … transitioning to higher education. H4E provides a series of free, rigorous humanities courses to members of the … by creating a bridge year between their senior year in high school and freshman year in college. This bridge-year …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37253