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Education alumna Kelly Alvarez honored for statewide impact on multilingual learners

College of Education and Human Development

… Submitted by Nicole Leffler on        KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Western Michigan University alumna Kelly Alvarez , continues … shape the future of multilingual education across Michigan and beyond. This week, Alvarez was honored with the Spirit … and No. 2 in Michigan by U.S. News & World Report. At Western Michigan University, Alvarez’s achievement reflects …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2026/05/alvarez-bilingual-spirit-excellence-award

The Lovable Latvian, Janis Strupis is making waves in the WMU Aviation Technical Operations Program

College of Aviation

… Now, as a major in aviation technical operations at the Western Michigan University College of Aviation , he's … behind the controls.  Janis Strupis in the engine lab at Western Michigan University's College of Aviation Janis attended high school and university in Riga , the eastern European nation's …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/03/strupis

Scholars in action: Organizational change leadership program showcases faculty-student research collaboration

College of Education and Human Development

… collaboration Submitted by Chris Hybels on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University's organizational change … is celebrating a major collaborative achievement as faculty and students joined forces in a new book, “Internal Consultants: The Driving Force Behind Innovation and Success in Organizations,” published by Emerald …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2026/03/wmu-ocl-phd-internal-consultants-book-collaboration

Malaysian student comes ‘full circle’ in his study of American politics

International Student and Scholar Services

… transferring from Methodist College Kuala Lumpur to Western Michigan University (WMU) to study political science and global and international studies.   KALAMAZOO, Mich. — … transferring from Methodist College Kuala Lumpur to Western Michigan University (WMU) to study political science …

https://wmich.edu/international/news/2024/11/international-cheng-kidd-sun

Global Engagement Program honors student achievement and community support

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… Global Engagement Program honors student achievement and community support Submitted by Elizabeth Braaksma on … studied a broad in Portugal and Italy during her time at Western.   Honoring Global Supporters   The ceremony also … an environment that supports the global engagement of the Western community. Its offices assist more than 1,000 …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2026/04/gep-awards-2026

Love Aviation Style: Katie Vena and Aaron Mohnke Take Off and Tie the Knot!

College of Aviation

… Love Aviation Style: Katie Vena and Aaron Mohnke Take Off and Tie the Knot! Submitted by Tom … from Canton ( Salem High in 2013), which is located in northwestern Wayne County halfway between Detroit and Ann Arbor.  … to life as it is lived in Guatemala City, to a hot-spring river and waterfall in New Zealand, to the Cathedral …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2022/12/mohnke

All systems go: Aerospace engineering student launches work into space

News

… by Erin Flynn on The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket takes off from Vandenberg Space Force Base carrying the Western Aerospace Thin-Sat into the ionosphere. (Courtesy: … March 30 as it carried Transporter-16—with his payload, the Western Aerospace Thin-Sat, on board—into the ionosphere. …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/05/aerospace-engineering-spacex-payload-launch-tom-scott

The Determination of Doogan in Aviation Technical Operations

College of Aviation

… of the aviation industry swimming above the clouds, at Western he is a "Normie," one of the student staff under … DuPage in nearby Addison.  Doogan with his mother, father, and sister Blessed with a mechanical mindset and a love of … Lewis University, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Western.  The latter loomed as the best choice.  "WMU really …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2022/08/doogan

Open educational resources grants awarded

University Libraries

… $94,204 in textbook costs [1] , based on projected 2025 and 2026 course enrollment. We also awarded three creation … communications, business data and social work, benefiting Western students and learners globally. Because OER have … and data are relevant issues for a variety of fields.” Spring 2025 OER Adoption Grant recipients Dr. Peter …

https://wmich.edu/library/news/2026/02/impact-report-oer

Broncos give back: WMU students strengthen Kalamazoo community during annual Cares Day

College of Education and Human Development

… Cares Day Submitted by Chris Hybels on Students in the Merchandising Opportunities and Design Association designed … at Bronson Children’s Hospital. Courtesy: Andrew Collaku, Western Herald The Student Council for Exceptional Children … Washington Writers’ Academy. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—More than 200 Western Michigan University students embodied the College of …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2025/12/college-education-human-development-cares-day-2025-kalamazoo-community