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Kalamazoo Farmers Market Unveils Don Cooney Cultivation Center

College of Health and Human Services

… policy in Kalamazoo and educating future leaders at WMU—making the building a symbol of community, education and …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2025/11/cooneycenter

Level Up Your Security Game with NINJIO

Information Technology

… exciting to share from the Office of Information Technology—WMU is teaming up with NINJIO, a super cool cybersecurity … plan to build a strong, security-savvy culture here at WMU. So, what’s the deal? Starting Tuesday, October 28, all … Check out the Information Security Training article in goWMU. Let’s all do our part to keep WMU safe and secure—one …

https://wmich.edu/it/news/2025/10/level-your-security-game-ninjio

Michigan Pre-College Youth Outreach Leadership & Program Excellence Award Recipient Announcement

Precollege Programming

… of Pre-College Programming at Western Michigan University (WMU), has been named the inaugural recipient of the Michigan … more than 10 counties; collaborating with colleagues from WMU and across the state to serve the pre-college model; and …

https://wmich.edu/precollege/news/2025/11/precollege-youth-award

Western honors staff who inspire, connect and lead with 2024-25 Make a Difference Award 

News

… and heart that define Bronco pride and spirit,” says WMU President Russ Kavalhuna . “Their above-and-beyond … of Information Technology, Barton helped transform how WMU engages with technology and the campus community. The success of the WMU Cybersecurity Summit was described as “almost entirely …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/09/make-difference-2025-gary-barton-michael-lininger-brax-cristine-thomas-destiny

2025 Pre-College Programs Reminders and Updates Memo

Precollege Programming

… faculty and staff who conduct youth outreach programs of WMU’s Policy requirements for summer camps, and to encourage … still register each summer program as soon as possible. WMU’s Minor on Campus Policy requires all outreach programs … to ensure we support and inform all members of our WMU community. If assistance is required with anything, …

https://wmich.edu/precollege/news/2025/10/memo

A Career Couple: Karleigh Pleyer and Mitch Whitcomb Climb the Ranks as Professional Pilots

College of Aviation

… Pleyer with her dad, mom, sisters and nephew at her WMU commencement ceremony They do hail from different parts … a bit different.  "Some friends from high school started at WMU, their evaluations were good, and the aviation program … but now it's here.  Whitcomb and his family during the WMU commencement ceremony "I got along well with all my …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/11/karleighandmitch

Study abroad at Western yields higher student success

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… .   Fifty-six percent of the students who started at WMU in 2020 and participated in a study abroad experience … has engaged in study abroad programs,” says Milostan.    WMU Study Abroad hosts more than 80 programs around the … cultural exchange on their own.   Parrott now works at the WMU Study Abroad office and encourages other students to …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2025/01/studyabroadimpact

Student Spotlight: Ricardo Campos – Leading with Passion and Purpose in IT

Information Technology

… Ricardo Campos works as a Help Desk student lead at WMU's Technology Help Desk desk—he ensures that students, … Service Originally from Tucson, Arizona, Ricardo's path to WMU began after serving in the military as a nuclear … program, he found his way to Michigan and enrolled in WMU's Computer Information Systems program within the …

https://wmich.edu/it/news/2025/10/ricardo-campos-it-student-highlight

The Hagan Hangar: A Family’s Legacy Takes Wing at Western Michigan University

College of Aviation

… and Justin during their sister's Wings Ceremony at the WMU College of Aviation It's not quite the Hagan College of … and Jacob, a high school senior who will enroll in WMU's curriculum in aviation flight science in the fall.   … We kind of grew up seeing lots of planes at the airport."   WMU Aviation Alumnus Justin Hagan at Envoy Air in 2024 …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/06/hagan

Wrenches and Wings: Morgan Boyd’s Mission to Keep Aviation Soaring

College of Aviation

… to Keep Aviation Soaring Submitted by Tom Thinnes on WMU Aviation Technical Operations Alumna Morgan Boyd during … home."   Request College of Aviation Information While the WMU College of Aviation attracts students, faculty and staff … Central High School.  "I had the pleasure of having WMU right in my backyard and was able to be immersed in the …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/07/boyd