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Flags lowered Wednesday for 1st Lt. Todd Lambka

News

… device in Paktikap province, Afghanistan. Todd Lambka was a 2006 graduate from Eisenhower High School in Shelby … 2010 from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion of the 28th Infantry … other awards and decorations include the National Defense Service Medal, the Afghan Campaign Medal with Bronze Service

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1245

Spring Staycation offers opportunities for community involvement

News

… to participate in Spring Staycation, an introduction to service learning in the community, to be held during the … Spring Staycation is a five-day project focused on raising awareness and serving the greater Kalamazoo community. There … bullying and more, and participated in associated service activities each afternoon. The group served a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/12/3213

Employee spotlight: Meredith Farrer

University Libraries

… by Sara Volmering on Meredith Farrer, Manager, User Services The University L ibraries is excited to welcome Meredith Farrer to our User Services team.  Farrer’s new role as Manager, User Services, will focus on building a new pee r research c …

https://wmich.edu/library/news/2025/11/library-welcomes-meredith-farrer

Who’s the Bos – in the world of Aviation it will soon be Joseph!

College of Aviation

… at the college and build his skills, Bos worked as a line service technician at West Michigan Regional Airport in … Once back on the college's Battle Creek campus, Bos was on the dispatch team where he learned the nitty-gritty … time, and when to plan aircraft maintenance.  Next stop was another stint with an airport's fixed-base operator -- …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/11/bos

Yukiko Murakami, 50 years later - Tragic loss of Japanese alumna continues to give life to WMU’s strongest exchange program

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… and Japanese students to study abroad. A commemorative service at WMU on July 14, 2011, marked the 50th anniversary … abroad—39 WMU students and 50 Keio students have received awards since the scholarship's inception. The service took … at the site of a memorial plaque in Murakami's honor that was installed Aug. 17, 2004, near Wood Hall, and was …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2013/11/yukiko-murakami-memorial-50

Interactive wayfinding maps help library users locate materials with ease

University Libraries

… Interactive wayfinding maps help library users locate materials with … in a large academic library can be challenging, but a new wayfinding tool from University Libraries is making it … publicly accessible, users are directed to the appropriate service desk for assistance. Interactive maps make it easier …

https://wmich.edu/library/news/2026/02/impact-report-interactive-maps

WMU Cold Case Program recognized as national benchmark for student-police partnerships

News

… Association training in Grand Rapids. “WMU’s program was ahead of its time in the development of student-involved … both law enforcement and the University,” he says. “I’ve always had a passion for investigation, and to see these cold … this, multiplying resources and leveraging the types of services available through the WMU Cold Case Program can’t …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/06/cold-case-program-national-benchmark-international-homicide-investigators

Ready to serve: Grad Molly Cochran prepares for duty in Army Nurse Corps

News

… surgical nurse in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps.   Cochran was awarded the Medallion Scholarship, WMU’s most prestigious … students. “I am a completely different person than I was when I first came to Western,” says Cochran, who …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/04/graduate-success-nursing-rotc-molly-cochran

Jason Anthony’s Allstate Avionics Aviation Ascension

College of Aviation

… of where he would polish his employment credentials. But it wasn't an exact route to Battle Creek's W. K. Kellogg … for the 2007 graduate of Gull Lake High School . There was a bit of a detour -- seven years worth -- when the … in the footsteps of his dad who retired from military service an an operator of heavy equipment.  While Anthony …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/06/anthony

Permaculture project abroad receives grant from WMU Office of Sustainability

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… grant titled, "Sustaining Natural Ecosystems: A WMU Service-Learning Project Abroad."  The study abroad program, … communities such as: lasagna composting, seed banks, water filtration, ancient grain products and a medicinal … grants this fall. The Office for Sustainability rewards grants each year to support students and faculty …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2019/01/sustainability-grant