WMU Signature

WMU Signature is a program created to encourage all students to complete a culminating integrative learning project. A Signature Experiences is tangible experience students initiate where they apply what they have learned in and out of the classroom to real-world problems. Each student’s Signature Experience is unique to them and related to their purpose, denoted by their chosen pathway. Research has shown employers are looking for future employees who have completed these types of experiences. All Western students have the opportunity to complete a Signature Experience and be recognized by the University.

• A project you played a lead role on during an internship or co-op.
• A research project.
• Work led as part of a Registered Student Organization.
• A project completed in the community.
• Running or starting a business or organization.

• Should be the experience, or one of the experiences, a student is most proud of during their time as a WMU student.
• Must be student initiated or directed.
• Cannot be completed for an academic requirement.
• Should take about a semester to complete, though some will be completed in less time and many will take more time.
• Should integrate multiple areas of learning, both from in the classroom and outside the classroom.
• Must be an example of putting a student’s purpose into action.