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From WMU to the NFL: Emmy-winning alum reflects on ‘transformational’ college experience

News

… served as a springboard to the NFL. (Photo courtesy of the Detroit Lions)  DETROIT—During the NFL regular … of our nation’s great unifiers. Live sports, arguably one of the last vestiges of the monoculture, remain … ‘We don’t really have a program for that here, but a great school that does is Western.’ That week, I applied.”  It was …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/01/detroit-lions-max-hahn-emmy-winning-alum-reflects-on-college-experience

New interdisciplinary center to address critical challenges in cybersecurity

Cybersecurity

… training and research and is managed by the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the Haworth College of Business.  Jason Johnson “Over time, we expect this … on existing partnerships through activities such as high school visits and other collaborative ventures to benefit …

https://wmich.edu/cybersecurity/news/2026/03/center-addresses-cybersecurity-challenges

Electrical engineering student comes full circle via Innovation Expo

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Lambert on First year student McKenna Bowerman on the steps of Floyd Hall, home of the College of Engineering and … of campus was before she had even graduated from high school—Floyd Hall, home to the College of Engineering and … to choose WMU.”   Bowerman was in Floyd Hall as a high school student for Innovation Expo, an annual event hosted …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2026/01/mckenna-bowerman-innovation-expo

New engineering and applied sciences faculty usher in a bright future

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… sciences knowledge. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The hallways and labs of WMU’s College of Engineering and Applied Sciences are buzzing with the excitement of new faculty, who are developing impressive research …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2026/01/new-faculty

Expanding global educations while empowering future leaders

College of Arts and Sciences

… to enhance accessibility and provide opportunities for high school students to earn college credit, Western Michigan … programs in partnership with several Michigan schools.  These agreements, aimed at enhancing student … programs allow eligible students to complete the equivalent of a Spanish or Chinese minor at WMU by the time they …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/05/cas-magazine-dualenrollment

WMU Board of Trustees to meet Thursday

News

… WMU Board of Trustees to meet Thursday Submitted by Paula M. Davis on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees is set to convene at noon on Thursday, Feb. 6 , … Student Center ballroom.  The board will consider approval of the Campus Master Plan, which has been developed over the …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/02/board-trustees-meeting-february-2025

Spring 2025 student exhibit

University Libraries

… by Western Michigan University students during the spring of 2025. This student exhibit can be found on the second floor of Waldo Library in the rotunda. Avery Mandigo … on two poster boards to reclaim my identity as a “music school dropout.” This green instrumental figure lays atop a …

https://wmich.edu/library/news/2025/02/student-exhibit-spring-2025

Gov. Snyder names new trustee to WMU Board

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on Bolger (Photo courtesy of Grand Valley State University) KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder announced the appointment June 13 of retired law enforcement official James Bolger of … briefly as a consultant and taught for 10 years in GVSU's School of Criminal Justice. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/06/16631

From WMU Ambassador to Aviation Analyst – Karen Kropornicki Sets the Gold Standard

College of Aviation

… service -- with a federal agency that only the rarest of Americans have heard of -- the National … Washington border.  That's where she graduated from high school in 2007 and where her parents live. Excellence in … development of Karen Kropornicki, who admits that in high school and early in her WMU career, she was something of a …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/03/kropornicki

Ethics Center announces book clubs for Spring 2025

Study of Ethics in Society

… Borden on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— The  Center for the Study of Ethics in Society is presenting three book clubs during … Croasmun and Ryan McAnnally-Linz continues the theme of the  A Life Well Lived – Kalamazoo event series the … Life Worth Living Program. It integrates a variety of philosophical, religious and cultural influences to …

https://wmich.edu/ethics/news/2025/01/ethics-books