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Celebrating Legends: 2025 Hall of Honor & Diversity Award Recipients

College of Aviation

… Celebrating Legends: 2025 Hall of Honor & Diversity Award Recipients Submitted by Tom Thinnes on Register to … The Aviation Hall of Honor and the Excellence in Diversity Award are two of the college’s highest accolades—celebrating … exemplify the spirit of innovation, mentorship, and service. From trailblazing alumni to champions of diversity, …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/10/ard

Education alumna Kelly Alvarez honored for statewide impact on multilingual learners

College of Education and Human Development

… education across Michigan and beyond. This week, Alvarez was honored with the Spirit of Excellence Award at the Michigan Association for Bilingual Education … Her influence has also extended nationally through her service as past president of the National Association of …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2026/05/alvarez-bilingual-spirit-excellence-award

Leadership, internship and relationships elevate sport management grad’s experience

News

… Flynn on Ethan Cheatham is ready to take the next step toward his dream of becoming a basketball administrator and … he's ready to take the next step in his career. "When I was looking at colleges, my mentor told me, 'Western would … and Human Development, College of Health and Human Services and Haworth College of Business on a two-week trip …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/04/graduate-success-sport-management-ethan-cheatham

WMU’s Venture Studio turns design students into founders

College of Fine Arts

… Brandi Engel on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— If they were nervous, it was hard to tell. On a Friday evening in late April, a group … Innovation (RIDI), distributed more than $25,000 in cash, service grants, scholarships and resource memberships across … president for research and innovation at WMU; and Phil Swanson , senior director at Newlab. The annual pitch event …

https://wmich.edu/finearts/news/2026/05/venture-studio-pitch-event

Friday Feature: Jessica Birnbaum

College of Aviation

… of the best flight schools in the country and I just knew I was meant to go here” she said, “I did not want to be anywhere else, so it was the only school I … time at DTW, she worked for Comair Inc. as a lead Customer Service agent. Her duties included baggage service, deicing …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2019/02/birnbaum

Two library staff members honored with KARE awards

University Libraries

… Two library staff members honored with KARE awards Submitted by Angela Brcka on KARE award recipients Megan Brown (left) and Angela Brcka (right) … recognized two library employees for outstanding customer service to the Western Michigan University community. Angela …

https://wmich.edu/library/news/2025/09/kare-awards

Construction engineering student finds success through building relationships 

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… success through building relationships  Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Construction engineering senior Drew Bielawski, … has been the best experience. We all help each other move towards graduation.” A construction engineering student from … is all the coordination, problem solving and forward thinking that happens by everyone to accomplish a …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2025/02/construction-engineering-bielawski

Cybersecurity student is unlocking opportunities and finding success

Cybersecurity

… opportunities and finding success Submitted by Cindy Wagner on A modern version of a traditional children’s game, … Capture the Flag scenarios is exciting because there is always something new to learn and new challenges to overcome … theoretical, which helped me develop practical skills. He was always available whenever any student needed help.” The …

https://wmich.edu/cybersecurity/news/2025/07/aus-al-rasbi-cybersecurity

Empowering undergraduate students with research internships

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… students with research internships Submitted by Cindy Wagner on From left are Joseph Barr, Carter Simmons, Kendall … methylparaben contaminants from personal care products via water filtration. Read more about Nore's research. Finding a … developing user-friendly tools like personal voice AI services for all age groups. These tools will provide …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2024/10/undergrad-research

From Honduras to WMU: Victor Hernandez finds his place

Haworth College of Business

… Hernandez Lagos , Western Michigan University is a home away from home. Originally from San Pedro Sula, Honduras, the … have opened up for him on campus. “The biggest way that the college helps to support my professional goals is the SPuRS program. One memorable event I attended was “Bring Your A-Game to Work.” I completed a five-hour …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2024/10/accountancy-victorhernandez-home-community