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Meeting set for WMU softball walk-on tryouts
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… tryouts Submitted by Deanne Puca on Students planning to try out for the softball team must attend the Sept. 4 … Mich.—Western Michigan University softball will hold a mandatory meeting regarding walk-on tryouts for the 2014-15 … well as insurance form, can be downloaded from wmubroncos.com . No form is necessary for the sickle cell test. A copy …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/08/18344
WMU’s College of Education and Human Development honored with 2025 Friend of FCS Award
College of Education and Human Development
… and collaboration with the Michigan Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA). WMU has hosted … since 2023. “It’s a tremendous honor for our college to receive the Friend of FCS Award, and so special that it … . For more WMU news, arts and events , visit WMU News online. …
https://wmich.edu/education/news/2025/11/michigan-family-consumer-sciences-friend-award-partnership-fccla
Two-time WMU Study Abroad traveler says global experiences change lives and careers
Haenicke Institute for Global Education
… studying abroad wasn’t just a goal; it was a promise to herself and her family. As a first-generation college … and started envisioning a future working overseas or with a company engaged in international trade. “I improved my … “If you can navigate, translate and explore in a country where English isn’t the first language and still complete …
https://wmich.edu/global/news/2025/08/study-abroad-koepp
Trustees approve recent retirements, resignations
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… faculty resignations as well as the return of one administrator to the faculty. Faculty retirements All of the faculty … Venske, faculty specialist I-professional specialist of communication; effective Oct. 17, 2014. Return to the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/01/21134
Be in a place you know: Dietetics student comes full circle
College of Education and Human Development
… Be in a place you know: Dietetics student comes full circle Submitted by Nicole Leffler on Alumna Sarah Price encourages students not to be afraid to go out of their comfort zone when applying … to take a job at Bronson Methodist Hospital, the same place where she completed her first clinical nutrition experience …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/10/69546
Merze Tate: A trailblazing Western alumna who made an international impact
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… Mich.—Professor. World traveler. Journalist. Inventor. This 20th century renaissance woman may not have made … from Western State Teachers College—which would later become WMU—in 1927. But the road to get there was not easy. … connected in her life in different ways to help her get to where she needed to be." Tate didn't waste any time working …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/62998
De-stress, decompress and find community post-election at the SRC
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… De-stress, decompress and find community post-election at the SRC … Student Recreation Center—SRC—invites the Bronco community to relieve stress and take a break from the campaign texts … A post-election support center is set up in the SRC, where the WMU community can write how they will be positive, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/61878
John A. Fochtman obituary
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… University physician, died Dec. 13 at his home in Petoskey, Mich. He was 74. Fochtman joined the Sindecuse … in 1992 after 14 years of service to the University. Before coming to WMU, he owned a medical practice in Petoskey. … retiring, he and his late wife lived for 10 years in Guam, where Fochtman served as a public health doctor. The couple …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/77
Leading USDA’s largest cotton classing facility
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… Leading USDA’s largest cotton classing facility Submitted by Cindy Wagner on “Visiting … Martinez, standing with his wife near the spire that welcomes guests to Floyd Hall. The Martinezs are shown during a … on the campus of Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, where he works. Martinez is area director of the Lubbock …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70806
Better buildings through innovation and problem-solving
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… the environment and building and construction. In addition to her studies, internships and work in the WMU Office of … construction led her to study civil engineering, adding the component of a climate change minor to pursue her dreams. … most fits her goals. “My first two internships were not where I saw myself continuing, but the benefit of that alone …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/10/73180