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WMU Alumnus Breaks Ground on 48‑Unit Recovery Housing Development

College of Arts and Sciences

… WMU Alumnus Breaks Ground on 48‑Unit Recovery Housing Development Submitted by Sara Dillon on WMU Alumnus Breaks Ground … community on Kalamazoo’s east side, marking a major step forward in expanding stable, affordable housing for people … on the project, which sits on a remediated brownfield site near the Kalamazoo County Health Department, Community …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2026/04/cas-groundbreaking-housing

Trio of science innovators recognized as Distinguished Faculty Scholars

News

… of  Distinguished Faculty Scholars pushes the bounds of scientific innovation. Drs. Lisa Baker ,  Kristina Lemmer … and academic work. The Distinguished Faculty Scholar Award is the highest honor Western bestows on faculty … Baker also notes Lisa Baker's profound impact on the nearly 200 students she has mentored throughout her …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/09/lisa-baker-kristina-lemmer-elena-litvinova-named-2024-distinguished-faculty

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 … I?" Michael Richardson wasn't in Kansas.  He was in his hometown of Detroit when he looked skyward and saw birds … science , says he got the flying bug from the birds, but it didn't become something of a personal pandemic until his …

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

Internationally regarded geographer honored as WMU's Emerging Scholar

News

… field. Zhu will be recognized with the Emerging Scholar Award during Western's Fall Awards Celebration on  Friday, … of times as well as featured in major news outlets, such as Scientific America and Newsweek. He was also selected as a … field. He has also been invited to deliver guest lectures nearly a dozen times at prestigious institutes around the …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/09/emerging-scholar-award-2025-laiyin-zhu

In Memoriam, fall 2023

W Magazine

… In Memoriam, fall 2023 Submitted by Deanne Puca on The following are Western alumni and emeriti who passed away and were reported during fall 2023. Alumni Jack Leonard … Conrad , MPA ‘76, July 9, 2023, Kentwood, MI Bernard Ross Near , BBA ‘77, July 21, 2023, Muskegon, MI Mary Oran, BS …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73616

Abby Raymond – How Aviation led to “Rags” and Riches

College of Aviation

… and Riches Submitted by Tom Thinnes on When you seek some mentoring for your intended career path, be like Abby … degree in aviation science and administration in 2011. "He was one of the biggest supporters for my success in … management, corporate aviation and the flight labs.  "I did face a few challenges with my confidence and believing …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/06/abbyraymond

WMU cultural anthropologist examines migration and lupus in Ecuador

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on   Touching saltwater marks at the waterline of a cargo ship in Lake … Miles, a professor in Western Michigan University’s Department of Sociology. “He boarded the ships right before they … was a lot more about the world I wanted to explore.” For nearly 20 years now, Miles has been teaching at WMU and …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2014/02/miles-spotlight

Patrick Allen's Airlines Education - An "Intern-Tastic Experience at United Airlines"

College of Aviation

… and push your graduation date by seven months." This was, essentially, what my uncle said to me when he tried to “sell” me on the United Airlines … couldn't pass up. So, I put a pause on instructing and building flight hours back at Western Michigan University and …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2017/04/allen

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

College of Aviation

… his belongings for the next flight sometime in the future, he'll check for his toiletries, … socks, workout gear, slacks, sport shirt and . . . golf discs.  That's because the native of Wisconsin, when he's … latter is in New Berlin, Wis., a western suburb of Milwaukee where about 40,000 folks reside.  Request College of …

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

Saudi student follows a family tradition of becoming a Bronco

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Western Michigan University senior Ahmed Alashi finished his master’s degree in organizational … Human Development.  “I came to the United States thinking I was perfect as an English speaker, but looking back, I … engagement of the Western community. Its offices assist nearly 2,000 international students and alumni at home and …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2016/08/ahmed-alashi-spotlight