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WMU to Host Second Annual Southwest Michigan Vision Resource Fair

College of Health and Human Services

… University's Department of Blindness and Low Vision Studies will host the second annual Southwest Michigan Vision … Visitor parking will be available in the main lot. Designed to serve the blind and low vision community across … support for themselves, a family member or a client, we want attendees to leave with valuable information, …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2026/06/southwestmichiganvisionresourcefair

New study abroad experience for first-year students launches a WMU education in the Dominican Republic

Study Abroad

… April 22 at 6 p.m., to learn more. WMU Study Abroad will award a $500 scholarship to any student participating in … international academic immersion.   “This program is designed for 1st year students who are interested in global … patterns of decision‑making in both urban and rural settings.   After they return to campus, students will …

https://wmich.edu/study-abroad/news/2026/02/first-year-study-abroad

Open-Minded Olivia Arnold - Stepping Out of Her Comfort Zone, Pursuing Her Passions and Taking to the Sky

College of Aviation

…   Olivia Arnold, a sophomore who hails from the northwest Indiana, less-than-2,000-person hamlet of Wheatfield, … fill it out, not really thinking anything of it."    Arnold was scripted to have this kind of perspective on … even more networking because of her employment at the WACO Kitchen , a restaurant on the second floor of the aircraft …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/11/arnold

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 … Pentagon when the hijacked airliner slammed into the building about 400 yards from his office.   His team of … of a parking plan for 25 wide-body aircraft on a ramp designed for only five.   Smiedendorf during his 2nd …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/09/smiedendorf

All systems go: Aerospace engineering student launches work into space

News

… Force Base in California, Tom Scott , B.S.E.’25, M.S.’26, watched his graduate studies literally flash before his … Launch, NASA and Firefly. The program charged students with designing a Thin-Sat payload to hitch a ride on a SpaceX … resume.   “This project required so many different skill sets and gave me a greater understanding of how systems come …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/05/aerospace-engineering-spacex-payload-launch-tom-scott

Mac Rincon: Teaching at WMU—the ultimate homecoming

Haworth College of Business

… specialist I in marketing. “It has been incredibly rewarding to bring my decades of global industry experience to … 400 students each semester, Rincon is especially proud of designing his courses to solve a challenge—in the true … highlight the application of business theories in corporate settings. “Whether teaching Introduction to Global Business, …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2026/05/gerardo-rincon-retirement

Cybersecurity student creates the community she knew was needed

Cybersecurity

… Cybersecurity student creates the community she knew was needed Submitted by Kayla Lambert on Cybersecurity … for how integral technology is to every aspect of modern life—especially sustainable technology.  An important … student organization (RSO). Sunseeker’s goal is to design and construct a solar-powered race vehicle that …

https://wmich.edu/cybersecurity/news/2026/02/erika-ekblaw-cybersecurity-creates-community

WMU’s 2026 Gründler Book Prize winner gives fresh insight on medieval medical art

News

… 2026 Gründler Book Prize winner gives fresh insight on medieval medical art Submitted by Deanne Puca on KALAMAZOO, … with a new analysis of medieval medical imagery has been awarded Western Michigan University’s Otto Gründler Book … the continued relevance of medieval scholarship to modern questions of knowledge and communication , the judges …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/05/2026-grundler-book-prize-winner-medieval-scholar

Cruising with Captain Cooper – Heather’s Ups and Downs in Aviation

College of Aviation

… Ups and Downs in Aviation Submitted by Tom Thinnes on It was the best of times, it was the worst of times -- and WMU … in control of Casa 212s and Mitsubishi MU-2s .  The Spanish-designed Casa is a medium-cargo, turbo prop designed for … there is something else that is just as rewarding.  "Setting the tone for the flight and being the leader of the …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/11/cooper

Aviation Management leads to Philip Kroll’s One Constant – Change is Part of the Journey

College of Aviation

… by outrage and hatred when he returns.  That drives him away because he realizes that childhood, dreams, and old … at a time when the famed terminal complex was undergoing a modernizing program -- something that was included in a … and met Dean Dave Powell.  "He was extremely welcoming and set me up for a discovery flight.  I was hooked.  I visited …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2022/03/kroll