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Friday Feature: Ismail Abuzir

College of Aviation

… Ismail visiting the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. Ismail was drawn to WMU mainly because of our aircraft’s state of … on campus, he has been able to meet many professionals and set himself up for future jobs and opportunities. Outside of … passion of aviation! Contact: Edited by Matthew Bila, 03/01/2019 March 1, 2019 …

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

Rockin’ His Wings – Ryan Sewell is No Foo, But Loves His Aviation Gig at Sky West

College of Aviation

… Fighters .    The initial leg of his journey to Kalamazoo was a voyage into a bit of research about collegiate … days at Carlsbad High School started to ease into the sunset in 2015, Sewell remembers "looking at college majors and not …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/04/sewell

WMU Beyond Borders: Anniya McWhorter’s decision to travel to Singapore

Study Abroad

… its welcoming psychology department and its overall home-away-from-home vibe. During my first year, I attended a few … a long time, I had felt stuck at a mediocre level of goal setting. I was comfortable and hesitant to go the extra mile … H. Haenicke Institute for Global Education, established in 1998, fosters an environment that supports the global …

https://wmich.edu/study-abroad/news/2026/05/student-story-anniya-mcwhorter

Three Midwest Poets Laureate Share WMU Beginnings

College of Arts and Sciences

… to act as a literary ambassador, promoting access to and awareness of poetry as an art form with residents across … 2025, was part of Detroit’s vibrant Black arts scene in the 1970s after leaving WMU with bachelor’s and master’s degrees … laureate for 32 years until her death in 2000.  “Gwendolyn set a precedent that is hard to live up to and to be …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2026/09/cas-magazine-poets-laureate

Van Cooley obituary

News

… Development, died suddenly during a trip to Florida July 31. He was 64. Cooley, a member of the WMU faculty since 1996, was … Home, 12010 Allisonville Road, Fishers, Ind., (317) 842-5310. Visitation will take place from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1117

A Working Artist, Rachel Stickney Builds a Business Around the Book Arts

Gwen Frostic School of Art

… fair circuit, teaches book arts classes and is regularly awarded grants and project funding, alongside an active … Michigan University's Gwen Frostic School of Art in 2015 with a BFA in Painting and a minor in General Business. … "It was there I learned about bookbinding, paper arts, typesetting, teaching classes, running a store and scheduling …

https://wmich.edu/art/news/2026/08/rachel-stickney-book-arts-alumni

Mentorship, leadership opportunities open world of possibility for education graduate

News

… school English teacher, alumna Stephanie Hampton , B.A.'10, M.A.'14., had on her. And now, after four years at … the Kalamazoo Promise, months before graduation, as a pathway coach, mentoring high school seniors. "It was initially … year program, Wilson had a mentor who advocated for her and set her up for success by connecting her with tutoring and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75463

Making 'work from home' work for you

W Magazine

… FOR ideal desks. However, like your lights and darks on wash day, work and home life became difficult to separate … dedicated home office, many of us grabbed what we could and set up makeshift workstations at the kitchen table or sidled … positioned so that your elbows are bent at about a 90 to 110-degree angle. Your forearms, wrists and hands should be …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/62168

Friday Feature: Kelly Erdmann

College of Aviation

… and usually spends a few weeks over the summer going on solo hiking trips to push herself to the limit. Kelly is  … Safety Committee as a student representative. She is the 2018 Fly-In coordinator and works part-time at the airport as … so far, Kelly says that going on her first team ride was a fun and different experience because she was flying …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2018/01/erdmann

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

Dance

… nation shaped how they think about dance long before they set foot in a studio. “Being in such a culturally diverse … 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 …

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