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With a fellow Bronco in her corner, 2025 grad makes off-Broadway debut in ‘Heathers’

Theatre

… With a fellow Bronco in her corner, 2025 grad makes off-Broadway debut in ‘Heathers’ Submitted by Emily Duguay on 2025 … Western graduate Aniya Thompson celebrated her off-Broadway debut in ‘Heathers: The Musical’ on July 8. (Photo by … Thompson says. “I received a call from my agent the afternoon of June 12, and he asked the exact question I …

https://wmich.edu/theatre/news/2026/07/wmu-alumna-aniya-thompson-off-broadway-debut-heathers

New WMU dance faculty member Tyreis Hunte turns Hip Hop into a living archive

Dance

… The Sideshow (2025) -  Photo credit: Amanda Tipton Hunte was part of the inaugural cohort of the Rennie Harris … Detroit—two epicenters of Black expression and Afrofuturism—was part of what drew Hunte to WMU.  “I have always been … will also happen in cyphers, conversations, rehearsals and service to others.” Hunte has worked with Rennie Harris …

https://wmich.edu/dance/news/2026/08/wmu-dance-faculty-tyreis-hunte-hip-hop

Free at-home COVID-19 test kits distributed throughout campus

Sindecuse Health Center

… The tests are provided by the Health Resources and Services Administration, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Test kits will be distributed to the College of Aviation, College of Health and Human Services and College of Engineering and Applied Sciences as …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69214

Need meets invention: WMU-built tool tackles PDF accessibility

University Libraries

… more challenging.  Gallagher decided to develop ReadReady after finding only a few commercial solutions that would … documents that meet federal accessibility standards. Software tools that help blind and low-vision users read and … have worked to make accessible collections, spaces and services, and delivering quality curricular experiences is …

https://wmich.edu/library/news/2026/05/wmu-built-tool-tackles-pdf-accessibility

CHHS marks 50 years with yearlong celebration

College of Health and Human Services

… — Western Michigan University’s College of Health and Human Services (CHHS) is celebrating its 50th anniversary , … strengthening communities, and advancing health and human services across Michigan and beyond.   This milestone year … community.    The celebration also underscores CHHS’s forward-looking commitment to innovation, inclusivity and …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2026/07/chhs50

Alumni classnotes: Winter and spring 2025

W Magazine

… Col. Danny Bement , BS ‘66, MA ‘76, of Portage, Michigan, was one of 25 distinguished U.S. Army Cadet Command alumni … Babcock , BA ‘04, was named vice president of account services, for Detroit-based brand advocacy agency CRIMSON. … at the U.S. Capitol for President Donald Trump immediately after he took the oath of office. Kathleen Poindexter , PhD …

https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2025/03/alumni-classnotes-winter-spring-2025

Friday Feature: Jessica Birnbaum

College of Aviation

… of the best flight schools in the country and I just knew I was meant to go here” she said, “I did not want to be … was the only school I applied to. Good thing I got in!!!” After graduation, she went on to work at large hub airports … time at DTW, she worked for Comair Inc. as a lead Customer Service agent. Her duties included baggage service, deicing …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2019/02/birnbaum

WMU Cold Case Program recognized as national benchmark for student-police partnerships

News

… Association training in Grand Rapids. “WMU’s program was ahead of its time in the development of student-involved … was found near Traverse City in 1989. More than 35 years after the crime, detectives reopened the case, and newly … this, multiplying resources and leveraging the types of services available through the WMU Cold Case Program can’t …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/06/cold-case-program-national-benchmark-international-homicide-investigators

Ida Mae Cutshaw obituary

News

… Western Michigan University staff member, died May 10. She was 75. Cutshaw, a finance clerk in accounting, joined the WMU staff in 1979 and retired in 1995 after 16 years of service to the University. A lifelong resident of the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/05/557

Emma 'Em' Hollingshead obituary

News

… member, died July 24 at Bronson Methodist Hospital. She was 93. Hollingshead, of Kalamazoo, joined the WMU staff in … president for finance five years later. She retired in 1983 after almost 13 years of service to the University. Cremation has taken place. A full …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1129