Spring Concepts

Western Michigan University is the only place that…students, faculty, staff, alumni and donors engage together to generate new ideas and outcomes needed for the future.

Provides access to all resources that ensures success; engaging students all ethnicities, skillset and backgrounds across the world.

We have the large school opportunities and partnerships with the small school services and relationships.

Competitions at all levels in all programs across all demographics for the best ideas, performances and recognition. "The grammys meets Ted".

Western Michigan University is the only place that provides an inclusive environment where students local to global experience learning opportunities.

Western Michigan University is the only place that…strong focus on global integration.

Western Michigan University is the only place that embraces change as a state of mind.

Western Michigan University is the only place that emphasizes an intentional connection across its constituents through engagement experiences.

Western Michigan University is the only place that allows students to craft their career path from day one and offers real-world job experience and mentorship toward their life vision from the start.

Western Michigan University is the only place that embraces: life long learning, constant change, culture that embraces change, and sees competitors as opportunities for collaboration/co-operation.

Western Michigan University is the only place that has integrated experiential learning starting in the first year and throughout their college experience.

Western Michigan University is the only place that graduates are equipped with a personalized, comprehensive portfolio of academic and experiential learning that has been guided and supported at all stages of the college experience.

Western Michigan University is the only place that encourages and facilitates self-discovery.

The WMU Signature program allows students to chart their own paths through college by integrating their curriculum with their passion.

The “Goldilocks zone” resonates the most. The idea that across the spectrum, academic, community, culture we offer big U advantages and small U advantages as well.

The contemporary issues of climate change had demanded but not received rapid positive environmental change. THis is an open opportunity for Western to strive beyond other universities and welcome students to the future of sustainability. Michigan is home to 20% of the world’s fresh water. This is critical to life and will draw.

Student (learner)-centered research, university benefits all learners -- we need to get the word out earlier (8th grade) of WMU's ability/promise of a place to "harness your potential."

Every WMU family member (students, staff, faculty, alumni, donor and community) engages in a series of experiences where they grow from a mentee into a mentor.

Western Michigan University is the only place that students will receive a personalized curriculum with a 4-year mentor.

Western Michigan University is the only place that offers students the "high five."

Western Michigan University is the only place that systems are integrated, student-friendly and transparent.

Social justice, driven community of students who succeed by engaging in social change and creativity supported by faculty.

Western Michigan University is the only place that if you do your part, we guarantee you will graduate and get a job or you get your money back.

WMU is a place where sensitivity belongs and individually reigns. Inclusion leads to growth, and WMU strives to create prople for a community—in a community. Where we don’t thrive, we try.

Western Michigan University is the only place that if you do your part, we guarantee you will graduate and get a job or you get your money back.

Western Michigan University is the only place that all undergraduate and graduate students will be linked with a community partner / the community in order to gain experience (job, interpersonal, interprofessional, etc) and community partners / the community will be linked in a sustained relationship with WMU.

Students learn about environmental sustainability and how to integrate it into all career and fields. They learn about resilience as an integration of social equity and sustainable socio-cultural systems.