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Earning His Western Wings – Shane Rembold Embraces All Aspects of Aviation

College of Aviation

… His Western Wings – Shane Rembold Embraces All Aspects of Aviation Submitted by Tom Thinnes on Was Shane Rembold, a fourth-year student in the WMU College of Aviation , born to fly?  There is maybe a gene or a DNA … region.  That's where he graduated from Stoney Creek High School in 2017, about the time when his father retired from …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/04/rembold

Jeannine Shafer: A career adding up to big impact

Haworth College of Business

… Shafer , administrative assistant II in the Department of Finance and Commercial Law, has spent 15 years at Western … representative in the insurance industry, then a homeschool mom and office support in her husband’s business for 28 years. In 2009, she returned to school and completed her Associate of Applied Science in …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2026/06/jeannine-shafer-retirement

Transforming cities: leadership, community and change

College of Health and Human Services

… Work with Communities course (SWRK 4600) in the College of Health and Human Services had the distinct honor of …   Former Detroit Mayor, Mike Duggan, speaking to a School of Social Work class. “As micro and macro social … and transparency. The discussion offered students valuable insight into the many moving parts behind such a …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2026/04/0421sw

Keeping Up with Kevin: Stolarski’s Rise to the Main Line World of Aviation Technical Operations

College of Aviation

… Up with Kevin: Stolarski’s Rise to the Main Line World of Aviation Technical Operations Submitted by Tom Thinnes on … shoreline community where Stolarski had graduated from high school in 2014.  His family was there to greet the duo.  … he says.  "I was working on bicycles during high school and always enjoyed working with my hands.  She …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/07/stolarski

Champions of the arts, WMU alumni Lynn Chen-Zhang and Charles Zhang win Kalamazoo arts council award

News

… Champions of the arts, WMU alumni Lynn Chen-Zhang and Charles Zhang … arts organizations throughout the community, from Western’s School of Theatre and Dance to the Kalamazoo Symphony … Kalamazoo County,” wrote representatives from Western’s School of Theatre and Dance and Miller Auditorium in their …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/10/lynn-chen-zhang-charles-zhang-arts-council-greater-kalamazoo-business-award-2025

WMU business college receives largest philanthropic gift in its history

Haworth College of Business

… enhanced opportunities for student career readiness and professional communication. President Kavalhuna speaks with … Trust. Grady decided to attend WMU midway through high school. His older brother earned a degree in engineering … to support higher education and had an affinity for state schools, knowing that there is a real need for resources and …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2026/04/largest-gift-haworth-college-business-lucas-trust

WMU departments collaborate to advance addiction prevention and care

College of Health and Human Services

… and Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine (WMed) are working together to address opioid … emergency care and workforce development. At the center of this work is a partnership between WMU Public Health …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2026/02/phwmed

WMU alumna earns prestigious Oxford appointment

College of Health and Human Services

… Research Leader in Children’s Social Care at the University of Oxford’s Rees Center. Her new role will focus on … and adoption. The appointment underscores the global impact of her work connecting research, policy and advocacy. Day … serves as a professor at the University of Washington School of Social Work and previously held roles at Wayne …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2026/06/day-oxford

WMU closes early Jan. 27 because of severe weather

News

… WMU closes early Jan. 27 because of severe weather Submitted by Emily Doran on KALAMAZOO, … Feb. 2—A widespread snowstorm closed WMU and many others schools around the state. 2016, Feb. 25—In an otherwise mild … 2019, Jan. 23—A mix of sleet, freezing rain and snow closed schools throughout the region. 2019, Jan. 28—A snowstorm …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/01/early-release-january-27-2026

Third-generation Bronco channels business passion into hands-on classroom experience

College of Education and Human Development

… Gracie Feckovics takes classes in both the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences and the Haworth College of … be like the teacher that inspired her all throughout high school. Or learning how to make classrooms accessible and … Or the perfect mix of everything. "WMU has always been that school that I could see myself going to. My mom graduated …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2026/05/wmu-business-education-gracie-feckovics-spotlight