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Ready to serve: Grad Molly Cochran prepares for duty in Army Nurse Corps

News

… Cochran is graduating with a bachelor’s degree in nursing and a job in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—She crossed an ocean to come to Western Michigan University four years ago, and now Molly … completely different person than I was when I first came to Western,” says Cochran, who graduates Saturday, May 2 , with …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/04/graduate-success-nursing-rotc-molly-cochran

Global community of medieval scholars converges on WMU for annual international congress

News

… by Deanne Puca on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—For three days in May, Western Michigan University will become a hub for medieval … Student Center, Sangren Hall, Waldo Library, Kanley Chapel and Gilmore Theatre Complex. Across these locations, … will engage in a wide range of scholarly offerings : paper and poster sessions, roundtables, workshops, demonstrations …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/04/annual-international-medieval-congress-2026-preview

New Zhang Financial Presidential Internship levels up Experience-Driven Learning opportunity through investment management

News

… on Charles Zhang, WMU Trustee Lynn Chen-Zhang, Mo Tall and President Russ Kavalhuna meet in the lobby of Zhang … Zhang Financial Presidential Internship. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University President Russ Kavalhuna is … says Tall. While her company has made a practice of hiring Western students as interns for decades, she says this new …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/04/zhang-financial-presidential-internship-announcement

Michael Coldagelli’s “Go For Shot” – Attend WMU and Pursue an Aviation Career

College of Aviation

… Michael Coldagelli’s “Go For Shot” – Attend WMU and Pursue an Aviation Career Submitted by Tom Thinnes on … and back home.  The latter is in New Berlin, Wis., a western suburb of Milwaukee where about 40,000 folks …  His grandfather, Paul Harding, is a member of the Western class of 1954.  After his military service, Harding …

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

Michael Richardson: Wings, Wax Records and Making it Happen

College of Aviation

… Michael Richardson: Wings, Wax Records and Making it Happen Submitted by Tom Thinnes on In "The … "why then, oh why can't I?" Richardson, a senior at Western majoring in aviation flight science , says he got … who had graduated from his home high school.  No doubt the Western Michigan University College of Aviation was the most …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/09/michael-richardson

Champion for college: Grad student wins statewide award for guiding high schoolers

College of Education and Human Development

… Malitta Dillard, a master’s student in the higher education and student affairs program. KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Malitta … Dillard , a master’s student in the higher education and student affairs program at Western Michigan University, has received the Michigan …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2025/12/college-education-advisor-malitta-dillard-award-hesa-student

The ABCs of Braden Wilson: Aviation, Broncos, and Camaraderie

College of Aviation

… The ABCs of Braden Wilson: Aviation, Broncos, and Camaraderie Submitted by Tom Thinnes on If you think the … Wilson brought that level of energy to his first days on Western's Kalamazoo campus .  "I knew from the beginning I … data analytics .    "I met Taylor Wells, the president of Western's chapter of the American Association of Airport …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/01/braden

WMU Aviation’s Jersey girl and recent grad: Jade Joseph

College of Aviation

… WMU Aviation’s Jersey girl and recent grad: Jade Joseph Submitted by Tom Thinnes on … racked up internship and leadership experiences at Western that helped prepare her for a bright professional … to her university almost as soon as she arrived on the Western Michigan University campus in Kalamazoo.   WMU …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/12/joseph

Propellors, Powerplants, and Passion: Mason Mihelich’s Pursues a Career in Aviation Maintenance

College of Aviation

… Propellors, Powerplants, and Passion: Mason Mihelich’s Pursues a Career in Aviation … It pointed the sophomore from Elgin, Ill., toward Western Michigan University and charted a career path.  … reviewing the working components of a jet engine Why Western's College of Aviation?  "It blows all the other …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/04/mihelich-0

Makenna Staudacher – Freshmen, Family and Finding Aviation Gold at WMU

College of Aviation

… Makenna Staudacher – Freshmen, Family and Finding Aviation Gold at WMU Submitted by Tom Thinnes on … also describes why Makenna Staudacher is a freshman in the Western Michigan University College of Aviation . "My family … higher education was predictable.  "My grandparents went to Western and my cousin -- Jeremy Hierholzer -- is on the …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/11/staudacher