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Leo Niemi obituary

News

… business education, died at home in Kalamazoo March 2. He was 92. Niemi, professor emeritus of business information … systems, joined the WMU faculty in 1955 and retired in 1985 after 30 years of service to the University in what is now the Haworth College …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/206

Josh Blain: Networking, Navigation and his Expedition to Envoy Air

College of Aviation

… by Tom Thinnes on Josh Blain's advice to those who want to follow him into a career in aviation is to get a … North High School in 2010.   Josh Blain with his parents after flying them for the first time as an airline pilot … 172 and Cessna 182, Windy City offers aircraft-management services and helps companies and individuals purchase the …

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

Professor explores the Vietnam War through music in interdisciplinary course and Bruce Springsteen research

College of Arts and Sciences

… Professor explores the Vietnam War through music in interdisciplinary course and Bruce Springsteen … as patriotism, PTSD and longing for home in music created after the war. His favorite part of the class is when …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2026/06/vietnam-war-music

Building belonging, one roll at a time

University Libraries

… 3D&D Adventures bring together the Libraries’ 3D printing services and game night through a collaboration with … the library. Our 3D&D Adventures started as an experiment after I shared with my colleague, Kate Langan, that my son … Kalamazoo Public Library. We imagined it could be a great way to engage students, get them into the library and …

https://wmich.edu/library/news/2026/02/impact-report-3dnd

WMU student’s health care AI innovation wins $100K through Cultivate 269 pitch competition

News

… next level.   “This is just the beginning!” said Marseille after winning the competition. “Winning feels incredible. … offices to pharmacies to the emergency room.   “My father always said, ‘If you can think of it, you can do it.’ And … between Western Michigan University and Kalamazoo Forward Ventures , aimed to spur creativity and …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/04/cultivate-269-2026-pitch-competition-winner-sam-marseille

Richard L. Hodges obituary

News

… Michigan University faculty member, died Jan. 30. He was 67. Hodges, associate professor emeritus of accountancy … at Omaha faculty, but returned in 1985 and retired in 2010 after 25 years of continuous service to the University. The Kalamazoo resident served as …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/121

AFROTC, Ambassador, and Aviation – Avery Bush Accelerates Toward a Career in the Air Force

College of Aviation

… AFROTC, Ambassador, and Aviation – Avery Bush Accelerates Toward a Career in the Air Force Submitted by Tom Thinnes on … the nitty-gritty stuff such as how personnel are paid, the service's organization, and U.S. laws governing the … University had to offer.    WMU Admission Ambassador office after their end of the year banquet The top selling point, …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/03/bush

Patrick’s Plan: Senger Turns Wrenches, Makes Music and Aspires to Fly in the Military

College of Aviation

… Patrick’s Plan: Senger Turns Wrenches, Makes Music and Aspires to Fly in the Military Submitted by Tom … back to his years in middle school.  What pointed him toward the College of Aviation was some advice and "hearing … labs." Senger hopes to apply a lot of the "what he learned" after graduation.  He intends to apply for a pilot-officer …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/02/senger

Historic $100M fund launched by WMU faculty to pioneer place-based investment and Experience-Driven Learning

Haworth College of Business

… brings together all these elements in an innovative way to create mutual benefit.  On Tuesday, Sept. 23 , … with both technical expertise and unrelenting customer service.   When the current owner was looking to exit the … training. Sleeping Giant Capital created the second fund after raising $34.5 million in capital through the first …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2025/10/sleeping-giant-capital-historic-fund

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

College of Aviation

… technology , Stolarski jumped right into the workforce after earning his A&P (Airframe and Powerplant) certificate … "It quickly became apparent," Stolarski says, "that I was going to be doing this for the rest of my life.  I … says, is "the hectic times when multiple planes are out of service and, because of outside factors, there is nothing …

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