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Tuition adjustments approved to develop international partnerships

News

… over a period of time. The resolution passed by the board set the minimum tuition figure that could be offered at …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/232

Janice S. Weaver obituary

News

… at Western Michigan University, died Dec. 30, 2015 . She was 68. Weaver joined WMU's staff in 1988 and retired in … in several campus cafes as well as every WMU dining hall kitchen except one. In addition, she had done just about … baker, salad maker and stock person. The Portage resident was a police dispatcher in Nebraska before moving back to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29783

Aspiring aviator’s dreams take flight at WMU’s College of Aviation through Make-A-Wish

News

… through Make-A-Wish Submitted by Erin Flynn on Vail Fear was all smiles on his visit to the College of Aviation. Vail … the Cirrus simulator for a spin alongside Blackburn. Vail watches a plane taxiing on the tarmac alongside aviation … house.   “He’s got all kinds of plane models and Lego plane sets, and he knows so much about planes—it’s amazing,” his …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/05/college-aviation-make-wish-flight-simulator-vail-fear

Dr. JoAnn Atkin: Coaching students to success for 24 years

Haworth College of Business

… will retire this summer. Before becoming an academic, Atkin was a skilled advertising and marketing executive. She first entered the business world in a retail setting as a teenager. She began cashiering and worked her way up into store management during her undergraduate years. …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2026/05/joann-atkin-retirement

Shining light on the future of disinfection

W Magazine

… , WMU's associate vice president for facilities management, was eager to add to his team's arsenal. "We were looking at … we’d have it any other way." Several AvaUV devices are set up around campus, including near entrances and exits in … Cassidy Taylor/Tekna A large Cube 2 unit is used in the kitchen of Valley Dining Center to sanitize equipment. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/10/61834

Global and Languages Community provides new student housing option

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… hall beginning this fall semester. Sign-up is underway for the new housing opportunity, which includes … suite-style rooms with a newly remodeled, fully functional kitchen and communal living area. A learning community … and the College of Arts and Sciences. The community was created to benefit international students, world …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/47388

New on-campus thrift store supports sustainability, affordability

News

… in the Office for Sustainability, show off some of the wares available at the on-campus thrift store. KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Aishi Dhar Puja walked through the lobby of Western Michigan University’s … used household items—from microwaves and mini fridges to kitchen tables, art and school supplies—free of charge.    …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/08/campus-thrift-store-opens-sustainability-housing-equipment-she-shed

WMU wins U.S. Environmental Protection Agency award

News

… WMU wins U.S. Environmental Protection Agency award Submitted by Anne Copeland on Noack holds the award. KALAMAZOO—Western Michigan University has been awarded … reuse of construction materials, providing dining service kitchen waste to a local hog farmer for feed and from …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/15543

Captain Albert Glenn - WMU Advisory Board Member, retires from FedEX

College of Aviation

… Board at Western Michigan University. Additionally, he was the 2007-2011 USA F3A Aerobatic team manager. As a … with Amnesty International. His youngest son flies UAVs and was previously named the FAI F3A National Champion, the … American to earn this achievement. Captain Glenn has set deep roots in the Memphis community since moving there …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2019/03/glenn

Free Seed Library now available at Waldo Library

University Libraries

… Free Seed Library now available at Waldo Library Submitted by Sara Volmering on Waldo Library now offers a Seed Library, which can be … yourself, even if it’s just simple lettuce and herbs from a kitchen windowsill,” says Mary O’Kelly , associate dean of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/75205