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Yes, you Cannes: WMU film students land internship at world’s most prestigious film festival

News

… the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival three times. “It was really one of those moments where you can just feel the … for me it felt like, ‘This is it. This is exactly what I want to do with my career,’” says Laney Roberts of Port … Huron.   As the credits rolled for the world premiere of Seth Rogan ’s film “Tangles” and thunderous applause …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/06/cannes-film-festival-internship-sean-knowles-laney-roberts

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

College of Aviation

… fill it out, not really thinking anything of it."    Arnold was scripted to have this kind of perspective on … be any different?  Almost forgetting about the survey, she was somewhat surprised a few weeks later to see her name on … even more networking because of her employment at the WACO Kitchen , a restaurant on the second floor of the aircraft …

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

In Print, summer 2026

W Magazine

… respond to changing legal guidance following the decision. Award-winning author’s new collection explores the life of … a memoir. Faculty specialist’s textbook promotes screen awareness for early childhood educators Melinda Holohan , … about screen use across home, classroom and childcare settings. The book presents a framework that centers …

https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2026/06/print-summer-2026

Wings of Resolve: The Air Force Journey of WMU Aviation Bronco Tracy Smiedendorf

College of Aviation

… University College of Aviation with a degree in what was then known as flight technology:   On "9-11" he was in the Pentagon when the hijacked airliner slammed into … overseas deployments to Japan, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar.  More often than not, he was in command of …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/09/smiedendorf

Western welcomes new full-service restaurant to student center

News

… to student center Submitted by Erin Flynn on HÔU JIA Kitchen and Bar is a full-service restaurant with food, boba … and beer and wine. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The smell of ramen is wafting through the air at the Western Michigan University … HÔU JIA Kitchen and Bar , featuring the bold flavors of Taiwanese street fare, is now officially open.    "We couldn't …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/09/hou-jia-kitchen-bar-taiwanese-restaurant-student-center

WMU researchers identify the bot loop, reshaping how food brands reach the next generation of shoppers

Haworth College of Business

… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— In a major win for food marketers who want to make their brands stand out, researchers in Western … Drs. Anezka Viskova-Robertson , Marcel Zondag and Russell Zwanka argue that food brands are increasingly chosen or … on which brands do and don’t belong in the consideration set.  Winning the loop To test their framework, the team ran …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2026/06/food-supply-chain-bot-loop-research

Cruising with Captain Cooper – Heather’s Ups and Downs in Aviation

College of Aviation

… Ups and Downs in Aviation Submitted by Tom Thinnes on It was the best of times, it was the worst of times -- and WMU College of Aviation alumna … there is something else that is just as rewarding.  "Setting the tone for the flight and being the leader of the …

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

Director of local food incubator to speak at Entrepreneurship Forum

Haworth College of Business

… , executive director and incubation partner at Can-Do Kitchen, will speak at 8 a.m. Friday, Oct. 14, in 2150 … locally produced food, and an increase of entrepreneurs who wanted to start their own business to meet this demand. … Forum speakers Nov. 11: Benjamin Gott, Boxed Water Dec. 9: T.J. Waldofsky and Chris O'Neill, One Well …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35213

Hanging out with Helen Manumbu – Traveling Down the Aviation Tech Ops Path

College of Aviation

… and her mother getting ready for another shift in the kitchen of Love Muffins, located in Kalamazoo Those ties to … North Shore Agricultural and Technical High School, which was established in 2014 and offers training in 24 programs. … to the infamous Salem Witch Trials of 1692, but there was nothing wizardly and satanic about Manumbu's choice of …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/11/manumbu

Aviation Management leads to Philip Kroll’s One Constant – Change is Part of the Journey

College of Aviation

… by outrage and hatred when he returns.  That drives him away because he realizes that childhood, dreams, and old … saw on his resume regarding work experience:  Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Chicago's O'Hare International … and met Dean Dave Powell.  "He was extremely welcoming and set me up for a discovery flight.  I was hooked.  I visited …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2022/03/kroll