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Students invited into huddle to design state-of-the-art athletic performance center

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… Students invited into huddle to design state-of-the-art athletic performance center Submitted … Western Michigan University engineering student makes his way through the jubilant sounds of the Bronco Marching Band … around to accommodate and make the student experience better. Everyone was included in this process: the students, …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/10/kalamazoo-event-center-athletic-performance-center-groundbreaking-event

Bound for success: College of Education and Human Development’s book sale smashes fundraising goals

College of Education and Human Development

… goals Submitted by Chris Hybels on Buster Bronco signed books throughout the Blind Date with a Book sale. … programs. Notably, Read and Write Kalamazoo offers support for classroom teachers in Kalamazoo Public Schools by … with his hoof stamp. “As someone who’s a book lover, it’s always so hard to pick out a book and find one that I like,” …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2025/11/college-education-human-development-book-fundraiser-children-literacy

WMU MBA student embraces bold choices, new beginnings

Haworth College of Business

… Submitted by Amy Coughenour on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— “I’ve always enjoyed working with people and so much of business is … giving me the flexibility to grow into whatever path best supports my life and family.” Through her graduate studies, … professor of marketing, stands out as someone who has had a significant influence on how I hope to think, communicate …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2025/12/mackenzie-shepherd-mba-bold-choices-flexibility

"Eggles" lands his "Field" of Dreams

College of Aviation

… of Aviation, is often quoted as saying, “Sometimes it’s better to be lucky, than good.”  Very often, we have the … The time requirements for both of these pursuits are significant and occasionally push people away from doing one or the other.  As Egglesfield recalls, …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2014/07/egglesfield

WMU’s student-run WIDR-FM receives national, international recognition

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… with students named finalists for a total of 16 awards between the 2025-26 Intercollegiate Broadcasting System … as the Campus Activities Board and Student Media Group—and helped make my social circle grow.”   Western’s … has opened so many doors for me,” he says. “The biggest way it has affected my life is by connecting me to the local …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/12/widr-fm-best-student-run-radio-station-awards-2025-26

Superheroes and pursuing advanced learning: mechanical engineering student finds inspiration in unexpected places  

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Superheroes and pursuing advanced learning: mechanical … admiration in Iron Man’s technical abilities.      “I’ve always liked the thought of being able to invent new and … different learning styles,” says Olson. “I have developed better study habits and have learned more effective ways of …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2025/11/advanced-learning-dorian-olson

Campus Activities Board presents comedian Ronnie Jordan

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… Bronco Card, and $2 without. Jordan has been featured on BET's "Comic View," "Martin Lawrence Presents the 1st Amendment Stand-up" and "P. Diddy Presents Bad Boys of Comedy." He is the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6462

A Career Couple: Karleigh Pleyer and Mitch Whitcomb Climb the Ranks as Professional Pilots

College of Aviation

… A Career Couple: Karleigh Pleyer and Mitch Whitcomb Climb the Ranks as … their degrees in aviation flight science in 2019, along the way enjoying the festive environment of being in the student … engagement in Key West, FL Want a few more similarities between the two?  Whitcomb also belonged to WAI and the …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/11/karleighandmitch

Oh, what a feline: Star of WMU Theatre’s ‘Cats’ moonlights as ‘American Ninja Warrior’ competitor

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… University music theatre performance major is wrapping up his final year with a bang, starring in WMU Theatre’s immersive production of “Cats” and clawing his way into the national spotlight with his second appearance … theatre program—told me how much I improved and how much better I got in all different aspects—singing, dancing and …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/10/michael-vasilevich-wmu-theatre-cats-american-ninja-warrior

Applications are open for WMU/AAUP Scholarship for First-Generation Students

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… Applications are open for WMU/AAUP Scholarship for First-Generation Students Submitted by … earlier this semester as an innovative partnership between the WMU chapter of the American Association of … Kavalhuna. Its launch reflects continued collaboration between WMU-AAUP leadership and the University …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/12/kavalhuna-aaup-first-generation-scholarship-2026