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In Memoriam, summer 2026

W Magazine

… BS ’51, Nov. 29, 2025, Grand Rapids, MI Ona Eileene (Pappe) Wall , BA ’52, MA ’64, Dec. 7, 2025, Grandville, MI Muriel … MI Willard Howard Mejeur , BS ’54, Dec. 10, 2025, Cadillac, MI Thomas Edward Fricke , BA ’55, Oct. 7, 2025, … , BA ’61, Dec. 29, 2025, Middlebury, VT Leonard Marion Fisher , BS ’61, MA ’64, Jan. 2, 2026, Buchanan, MI Linda …

https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2026/06/memoriam-summer-2026

Governor appoints new members to WMU Board of Trustees

News

… to welcome Trustees Trevan and Turfe," says President Edward Montgomery . "I look forward to the expertise and … Turfe served as Group President of Anatomical Pathology at Thermo Fisher Scientific and its global headquarters was located …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62619

Healing through harmony

College of Health and Human Services

… music-based interventions.  Allison Mezo , the clinical coordinator for ACE, established this partnership in the spring … enriches engagement and leverages preserved musical pathways to support speech recovery and build communication … a word. I was able to use piano and guitar, as well as handheld percussion gear such as a tambourine, cabasa, …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2025/06/music-speech-therapy

WMU community shows up big to welcome new Broncos to campus

News

… as they moved their students into residence halls. There was plenty of furniture assembling as students settled into … a Bronco! KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The boom of the cannon, the pounding percussion of the Bronco Marching Band, students and … families, considering move-in time slots, working with vendors to make sure if students order things ahead of time …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/09/fall-welcome-broncos-move-2026

Joshua Yoweni’s Voyage of Vowels: Aviation, Excitement, Indonesia, Obstacles, and University

College of Aviation

… Joshua Yoweni, who, if he goes home, travels to Jayapura, Papua -- Indonesia's largest province on the northern coast … Student, Josh Yoweni Nobody has a story like Yoweni's regarding how he got to Southwest Michigan from southeast Asia.  … Christmas visit back home to Jayapura, Papua, in 2018. This was his last visit with his father before his passing in …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/02/yoweni

Haunted house, massive giveaways, animal ‘cuddle shuttle’ set for biggest Bronco Bash ever

News

… Haunted house, massive giveaways, animal ‘cuddle shuttle’ set for biggest Bronco Bash … to campus.   “The best part of Bronco Bash for me is the tradition of it,” says Mikaylah Gardner , vendor relations intern and psychology major. “When the …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/08/bronco-bash-2026

Katrovas to combine storytelling and song in recital of Czech composers

News

… and open to the public. The recital, titled "Sung into the Distance," showcases the songs of famous Czech 20th-century … on the composers' four-year friendship and the pre-World War II era they lived in. The project is under the auspices of Opera Studio Prague, a student-led, multidisciplinary performance …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43299

WMU to Host Second Annual Southwest Michigan Vision Resource Fair

College of Health and Human Services

… University's Department of Blindness and Low Vision Studies will host the second annual Southwest Michigan Vision … together organizations, service providers and technology vendors dedicated to supporting individuals who are blind or … support for themselves, a family member or a client, we want attendees to leave with valuable information, …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2026/06/southwestmichiganvisionresourcefair

Wings of Resolve: The Air Force Journey of WMU Aviation Bronco Tracy Smiedendorf

College of Aviation

… University College of Aviation with a degree in what was then known as flight technology:   On "9-11" he was in … Pentagon when the hijacked airliner slammed into the building about 400 yards from his office.   His team of … AFB, WA For the repairs, he needed a part, contacted a vendor in California, and arranged for overnight delivery. …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/09/smiedendorf

Safeguarding astronauts with a personal twist

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Safeguarding astronauts with a personal twist Submitted by Cindy Wagner on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Safeguarding astronauts as they … and Whipple presented their project, “A Fully Flexible Handheld Wireless Estrogen Sensing Device,” at the 2022 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/08/68848