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Student finalists for $100K Cultivate 269 pitch competition announced
News
… Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Nine Western Michigan University students are about to go head-to-head … partnership between Kalamazoo Forward Ventures and Western Michigan University, is Michigan’s largest student pitch competition where winners …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/03/cultivate-269-finalists
Historic $100M fund launched by WMU faculty to pioneer place-based investment and Experience-Driven Learning
Haworth College of Business
… Giant Capital , a private investment firm led by Western Michigan University management faculty members Dr. Doug Lepisto and Dr. Derrick McIver , and Western Michigan University’s Haworth College of Business brings … over $100M in commitment capital to acquire and grow West Michigan businesses, making it one of the largest in West …
https://wmich.edu/business/news/2025/10/sleeping-giant-capital-historic-fund
2013 summer camps offer a variety of experiences
News
… summer at numerous camps offered on the campus of Western Michigan University. Registration is under way for many of … Summer Aviation Academy running June 16-20; and the Summer Health Academy or the Summer Business Academy running … trip to explore college campuses outside the state of Michigan. Fee: free. Contact: Walter Malone at @email or …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5961
Effort to help WMU students in need sees exponential growth, support
News
… as signs of the COVID-19 pandemic first began emerging in Michigan, Dr. Michael Famiano knew he had to do something to help students in need at Western Michigan University. Flanked by a handful of faculty members … to collect from Famiano's mobile pantry. Amid the growing health and economic crisis, many international …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/08/60524
Supply chain student earns prestigious industry scholarship
Haworth College of Business
… by Brooke Humphrey on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—When Western Michigan University supply chain management student Karen … That same drive has now earned Xospa, a Macomb, Michigan native, the Transportation Club of Detroit (TCD) …
https://wmich.edu/business/news/2025/10/xospa-supplychain-transportationclubscholarship-2025
WMU aviation instructor, student win statewide awards
News
… awards Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Michigan Department of Transportation has recognized a Western Michigan University faculty member and student among the … Student of the Year. The awards were presented at the 2026 Michigan Airport Conference in East Lansing. “We couldn’t …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/03/mdot-aviation-educator-student-awards-2025
Product design students envisioning future of mobility with Eaton partnership
W Magazine
… solutions of tomorrow are being dreamed up today at Western Michigan University. Through a partnership with Eaton Corp. … aeronautics, trip and aircraft information, pilot health and passenger status information, he says. Classmate …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59592
Safe on Campus promotes LGBTQ allyship, inclusiveness at Western
News
… equity and inclusion are core values of Western Michigan University, and the Safe on Campus program is among … discrimination and oppression, many LGBTQ folks found unhealthy coping mechanisms and had higher adverse health outcomes," Nguyễn says. He notes students who are …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/06/68227
No Aviation Legacy, No Problem: Joe Zynda’s WMU Journey to Envoy Air and Beyond
College of Aviation
… believed he needed all the support he could get at Western Michigan University in order to successfully advance his … during one of his Cirrus SR20 flights while at Western Michigan University And all of this shows in how Zynda … and that he could realistically attend. That was Western Michigan University. On his way to graduating magna cum …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2026/07/zynda
University Libraries 2025 Impact Report now available
University Libraries
https://wmich.edu/library/news/2026/03/impact-report-2025