About WMU-CEAS

Western Michigan University, located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, is a public university with approximately 23,000 students. It offers 175 undergraduate programs, 113 master and other graduate certificate programs, and 32 Ph.D. programs. It is classified as a Doctoral/High Research University by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. 

Western Michigan University’s College of Engineering and Applied Sciences is located at the heart of the University’s Parkview Campus in Floyd Hall. The 343,000-square-foot facility was completed in the fall of 2003. The building features two two-story brick wings—each more than 600 feet long—joined by a central glass hub. The entire engineering complex, which includes two attached parking ramps, a Paper Coating Pilot Plant, and an energy resource center, is a major component of the Parkview Campus. The 265-acre campus, which is three miles south of WMU’s main Kalamazoo campus, also includes a Business Technology and Research Park. The BTR Park has been designated a Michigan SmartZone and is home to 42 companies in life sciences, information technology, and advanced engineering.

The facility includes seven computer teaching labs, 75 research and teaching laboratories, and a number of flexible classroom and lecture spaces. Many features are aimed specifically at student study and research needs, including study lounges and breakout rooms where small groups can work together on engineering projects. The facility is a wireless computing environment but also includes extensive hard wiring for high-end computing needs and interactive instruction.

The participants of R-SEEDS will be housed in the university’s residence halls and provided with a meal plan. They will have access to their mentor’s research lab, the CEAS computer lab, the library, the recreational center, and bus transportation to CEAS.