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Why I Give: David Sluyter
W Magazine
… Submitted by Megan Looker on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The decision to give back to Western Michigan just came naturally … I’m getting older,” he jokes. “It was time to figure out what kind of legacy I wanted to leave,” he continues, “and … sense.” In addition to hiking and bicycling, Sluyter and his wife, Jill, are devoted kayakers. During the summer …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71780
Historic walking tours show a new side to Kalamazoo neighborhoods
University Libraries
… Historic walking tours show a new side to Kalamazoo … Submitted by Sara Volmering on Lynn Houghton leads a historic walking tour in the Oakwood neighborhood in … . Houghton also invites neighborhood organizations to share what's currently happening in their community. Sharing …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/07/68442
Student takes top spot at national mortgage banking sales competition
Haworth College of Business
… of Quicken Loans. The pressure was on, but Demas said his preparation in the sales and business marketing program and in the Robert S. Kaiser Sales, Negotiation and Leadership Lab helped him clinch … the last one to compete in the final round and had no idea what my competition had done prior to me," says Demas. "I …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/03/52454
Broncos advance to CCHA championship versus Michigan
News
… win over Miami University Friday night (March 16) at Joe Louis Arena. In Friday's other semifinal contest, the … will play for the championship at 7 p.m. today at Joe Louis Arena. By coincidence, the Broncos faced the same two … of the net. Witkowski and Leone each picked up helpers on what turned out to be the game-winning goal. Smith struck …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/254
Wrenches and Wings: Morgan Boyd’s Mission to Keep Aviation Soaring
College of Aviation
… Wrenches and Wings: Morgan Boyd’s Mission to Keep Aviation Soaring Submitted by Tom Thinnes on … base at the Battle Creek Executive Airport at Kellogg Field. The following summer found her interning at … flight department. But until then, she relishes what she is doing. "Every day is different," Boyd says. …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/07/boyd
WMU faculty team uncovers racial bias in jury selection
News
… "Even though my research has covered many topics before, this one feels like the work that could make the most tangible … system was sparked by a podcast focusing on the case of Curtis Flowers, a Mississippi inmate on death row. In June, the … not exactly the case when you look at it." The Findings What the DeCamps found in that particular court district, in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/11/56344
New School of Environment, Geography and Sustainability positions WMU for the future
College of Arts and Sciences
… Michigan University's College of Arts and Sciences is set to undergo an exciting change following the Board of Trustees' approval to establish a new School of Environment, Geography and … at Western. "The school is a means to set up the future of what a multi and interdisciplinary approach to research and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71600
WMU team places in top 3 in national castings competition
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… during the AFS Cast Expo and Congress in Columbus, Ohio. This follows another top three showing of this team at a … materials,” explains Derrick of the team’s process. “The biggest takeaway for me is we made a fundamental learning that … of steel and to see it perform well makes me very proud of what we did,” says Koebbe. Western’s College of Engineering …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/05/68171
Phyllis E. Seabolt obituary
News
… Phyllis E. Seabolt obituary Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Phyllis E. Seabolt , an assistant professor emerita of consumer … Kalamazoo Public Schools hired her that year to teach at what became South Junior High School. She moved from that …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/47964
Why I give: David Lyth
W Magazine
… Lyth , M.S.‘79, professor emeritus of engineering, sums up what he taught for 33 years. His favorite thing about teaching was watching the light bulb go off for his students. “I was impressed by their practicality, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69871