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WMU student’s health care AI innovation wins $100K through Cultivate 269 pitch competition

News

… room of more than 400 supporters, potential investors and community and business leaders cheers on the nine pitch … barriers is getting a major boost. Samuel Marseille , a Western Michigan University graduate student studying … to dream big.”   The competition, a partnership between Western Michigan University and Kalamazoo Forward Ventures , …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/04/cultivate-269-2026-pitch-competition-winner-sam-marseille

WMU students claim top spots at DECA competition

Haworth College of Business

… competition Submitted by Stacey Lowis on Alexis Ehlebracht and Tatum Kral display their first-place "DECA glass" in the … engaging and supportive culture. KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Western Michigan University business students once again … and relatable conversation, exemplifying “Selling the Western Way.”  “Seeing our students compete on an …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2026/05/deca-competition-2026

Alumni panel and scholarship presentation strike big during WMU and Grand Rapids Gold partnership

College of Education and Human Development

… Alumni panel and scholarship presentation strike big during WMU and Grand … prospective students during a collaborative event between Western Michigan University and the Grand Rapids Gold (NBA … and how we can move forward and how we continue to build up Western Michigan," said Conner.  Moderated by Dan Hasty , …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2025/03/grand-rapids-gold-basketball-partnership-alumni-panel-scholarship

Open-Minded Olivia Arnold - Stepping Out of Her Comfort Zone, Pursuing Her Passions and Taking to the Sky

College of Aviation

… - Stepping Out of Her Comfort Zone, Pursuing Her Passions and Taking to the Sky Submitted by Tom Thinnes on Many are the reasons for why prospective students choose the Western Michigan University College of Aviation , and then …   Read on:  Olivia Arnold with a WMU Cirrus SR20 "While Western has given me great experiences and connections," …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/11/arnold

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

College of Aviation

… of Vowels: Aviation, Excitement, Indonesia, Obstacles, and University Submitted by Tom Thinnes on There are … -- Indonesia's largest province on the northern coast of Western New Guinea.  For the geographically challenged, that's on the other side of the planet from Western's Kalamazoo campus. WMU Aviation Flight Science …

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

Propellers, Power-plants, and Passion: Mason Mihelich Pursues a Career in Aviation Maintenance

College of Aviation

… Propellers, Power-plants, and Passion: Mason Mihelich Pursues a Career in Aviation … It pointed the sophomore from Elgin, Ill., toward Western Michigan University and charted a career path.  A … 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

Aviation the Apogee Way: Pascal Paffhausen and Austin Harper are the Dynamic Duo

College of Aviation

… Aviation the Apogee Way: Pascal Paffhausen and Austin Harper are the Dynamic Duo Submitted by Tom … located near Pontiac, is a convenient landing spot for Western grads because the co-owners — Josh and Valerie Clark … CFII status.  But before he started flight instructing at Western in the summer of 2019, Harper served as a student …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/01/apogee-0

WMU recognizes recipients of WMU/AAUP Scholarship for First-Generation Students

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… Students Submitted by Paula M. Davis on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University recognized recipients of the … students whose academic journeys reflect the impact of expanding opportunity through higher education.   Established … possible and within reach,” Alom said. “It reminded me that Western really does recognize and invest in students like …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/04/wmu-aaup-scholarship-recipients

Head Banging with Helen Hoffman – Music Aficionado, Soon-To-Be Professional Pilot, and Student Extraordinaire

College of Aviation

… Hoffman – Music Aficionado, Soon-To-Be Professional Pilot, and Student Extraordinaire Submitted by Tom Thinnes on From … path of one Helen Hoffman. Now in her senior year at the Western Michigan University College of Aviation, Hoffman is … Point theme park in Sandusky, Ohio So it was Purdue versus Western, but this wasn't a tussle between the schools' …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2022/02/hoffman

Patience, Persistence and Pittsburgh – Vlad Robinson Routes His Way to WMU Aviation

College of Aviation

… Patience, Persistence and Pittsburgh – Vlad Robinson Routes His Way to WMU … birth country.  But what sealed the deal for Vlad to choose Western Michigan University for higher education was the …  "The summer camp was an integral part of why I chose Western," he says.  "That first summer camp really gave me a …

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