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Early release Dec. 23 due to campuswide network connectivity issues

News

… Early release Dec. 23 due to campuswide network connectivity issues Submitted by Emily … Western Michigan University campuses closed as of 2 p.m. today, Tuesday, Dec. 23, to allow for repairs needed to stabilize network connectivity. …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/12/closure-dec-23-2025-network-connectivity-repairs

Manifesting the anchor desk: Brian Abel’s journey from Western to CNN

College of Arts and Sciences

… the anchor desk: Brian Abel’s journey from Western to CNN Submitted by Callah Barnes on From covering national … House to natural disasters like Hurricane Milton, Emmy award-winning CNN anchor and correspondent Brian Abel, … course at Western.  “My good friend Scott Alexander was in a broadcast class with me, we also did intramural …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2026/09/cas-magazine-abel-cnn

Alumnus expanding access to sustainable, affordable homes

College of Arts and Sciences

… Alumnus expanding access to sustainable, affordable homes Submitted by Callah Barnes … “I thought I’d take classes until I figured out what I wanted to do. Then I met up with a couple of really great professors in anthropology and history and I was hooked. I ended up taking several classes with each of …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2026/09/cas-magazine-hollander-housing

Historian donates more than 9,000 books to Medieval Institute

College of Arts and Sciences

… Historian donates more than 9,000 books to Medieval Institute … Michael H. Gelting, a medieval historian in Denmark, who was an avid book collector. Dr. Gelting bought widely and … volumes and first editions. In practice, Gelting always knew where every single book was located and could find …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2026/09/cas-magazine-medieval-collection

WMU partners with community to support K-12 education

College of Arts and Sciences

… WMU partners with community to support K-12 education Submitted by Callah Barnes on The … sticks.  “The genesis [of the Kalamazoo Math Carnival] was to form a space for experiencing math in a way that complements what kids are learning in school but …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2026/09/cas-magazine-education-outreach

From Engineer to Entrepreneur: How Talal Arshad turned global ambitions into a thriving local business

International Student and Scholar Services

… From Engineer to Entrepreneur: How Talal Arshad turned global ambitions … in December 2025 in hopes of bringing people together. “WMU was one of the very few schools that offered the program I was looking for,” says Arshad. “Seeing the beautiful campus, …

https://wmich.edu/international/news/2026/08/aerospace-alumni-arshad

Maintaining Miguel: Thankful for Aviation Tech Ops

College of Aviation

… whose former home is the capital city of Santo Domingo, was able to polish and train his skills so that people can … his sights were more attuned to the technology that pushed machines along the ground than the scientific knowledge it … engineering services, line maintenance, and aircraft repair and modification. STS Aviation Group's locations in …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2019/12/delrosario

A Flying Fish: David Fish takes Tech Ops to Army Air School

College of Aviation

… A Flying Fish: David Fish takes Tech Ops to Army Air School Submitted by Tom Thinnes on When he was a student at Marshall High School at the dawn of the … metal birds could fly almost all the time.  Today, as a test pilot for the U. S. Army, he makes certain the aircraft …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/11/davidfish

University Libraries encourages students to go 'All In' with short story contest

University Libraries

… University Libraries encourages students to go 'All In' with short story contest Submitted by Sara … can print a randomly-selected story by pressing a button on Waldo Library's Story Machine. Submissions are limited to 7,500 characters maximum …

https://wmich.edu/library/news/2025/10/long-story-short-contest-2025

Keeping Up with Kevin: Stolarski’s Rise to the Main Line World of Aviation Technical Operations

College of Aviation

… Keeping Up with Kevin: Stolarski’s Rise to the Main Line World of Aviation Technical … "It quickly became apparent," Stolarski says, "that I was going to be doing this for the rest of my life.  I … Technician Solarski took  "a road trip"  for United to repair a Boeing 737 in Grand Rapids.  Once air-worthy, it …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/07/stolarski