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Business college honors elite group of alumni during WMU Homecoming

Haworth College of Business

… Haworth College of Business has announced its 2026 alumni award recipients. Recognized for their career and service … with students and faculty. The Haworth College of Business Awards Ceremony will take place on October 9 at 4 p.m. in … through Commonwealth’s groundbreaking ownership model. The company was featured by TechCrunch, Fast Company, …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2026/08/business-alumni-awards-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

Multihyphenate alumna Kelly Burris is a highflyer

W Magazine

… her Detroit-based IP law firm. In a unique “fly-to” service model, Burris pilots her own Daher TBM 940 aircraft—which … she says.  Burris’ vision and hard work have paid off. Her award-winning firm has served more than 600 clients—from individual inventors all the way up to Fortune 50 companies—applying for thousands of …

https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2026/06/alumna-trustee-kelly-burris-profile

Educational and instructional technology student elevates employee training with Zoetis

College of Education and Human Development

… instructional design and workplace learning.   “The team I was a part of oversees basically all the training and … explains Coughenour. “Essentially, their team is always looking at systems and revising things to be more … , she migrated the dense material into an interactive model focused heavily on basic awareness and application. …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2026/08/education-student-amy-coughenour-zoetis-instructional-design-practicum

When language becomes liberation: WMU alumnus explores the power of English

College of Education and Human Development

… 2026), he argues that learning English serves as a pathway to dignity, leadership and opportunity for millions of … he moved to an all-girls inner-city school where English was taught one hour a day by non-English-speaking … Self-Determination and English Acquisition Framework.” This model integrates the core psychological needs of autonomy, …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2026/08/wmu-alumnus-aamir-hasan-english-liberation-book

New WMU dance faculty member Tyreis Hunte turns Hip Hop into a living archive

Dance

… The Sideshow (2025) -  Photo credit: Amanda Tipton Hunte was part of the inaugural cohort of the Rennie Harris … Detroit—two epicenters of Black expression and Afrofuturism—was part of what drew Hunte to WMU.  “I have always been … dance to samba—is exactly what they want students to see modeled. “This, like many passions, can become both a life …

https://wmich.edu/dance/news/2026/08/wmu-dance-faculty-tyreis-hunte-hip-hop

WMU professor among researchers to identify rising landslide risk in Southern California

College of Arts and Sciences

… and could increase substantially in the future under a warming climate,” says study co-author Dr. Laiyin Zhu , … rainfall caused closed roads, flash floods carried away cars, and landslides caked homes in mud, costing more … places threatened by landslides The scientists used climate models to replicate large-scale conditions, then applied a …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2026/06/laiyin-zhu-hurricane-rainfall-landslide-risk-increasing-climate-change

WMU to offer courses tailored to training schedules at Air Guard base

News

… Creek's Kellogg Air National Guard Base.   Blended learning model "We've been working on a delivery model to best serve … those who need the convenience of online learning but still want the traditional personal interaction with the professor … will be an English class that fills credit requirements toward an associate or bachelor's degree. A number of academic …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20177

Turning up the style: Student fashion show celebrates music's influence on the runway

College of Education and Human Development

… Student fashion show celebrates music's influence on the runway Submitted by Chris Hybels on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—In an epic … Western Michigan University students danced their way through another hit on the runway during the … spring fashion show. Fahima Mossen, a biocehmistry student, modeled for fashion student Zach Argonis' fashion line.  By …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2025/04/moda-student-fashion-show-music-2025

WMU SLP alum chairs national conference

College of Health and Human Services

… The event, scheduled for December 5-7, 2024, in Seattle, WA, will bring together over 10,000 speech-language-hearing … In recognition of his outstanding contributions, Jerrold was honored with the ASHA Dorothy Dreyer Award for Volunteerism in 2022, and he was selected for the …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2024/12/jjackson