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Three diversity and inclusion VP candidates to visit campus

News

… plan diversity goals; providing guidance and support for retaining a diverse faculty, staff and student body; and … Counseling Center and as an HIV counselor at the Whitman-Walker Clinic in Washington, D.C. She served as a Peace Corps volunteer in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/06/47578

A Flying Fish: David Fish takes Tech Ops to Army Air School

College of Aviation

… Ops to Army Air School Submitted by Tom Thinnes on When he was a student at Marshall High School at the dawn of the millennium, there was a pretty good chance that David Fish could not eye a … Iraq or Afghanistan. Less than two decades later, those faraway places with strange-sounding names had become part of …

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

Bronco in the Sky: How WMU Took This Pilot from Jackson to Jet Set

College of Aviation

… College's director of recruitment, outreach and marketing, was booked on a short flight from Detroit to Kalamazoo when … the intercom.   It can't be him, Thinnes wondered.  But it was -- Cole Dillon, a 2018 recipient of a degree in aviation … Cirrus SR20 And wherever he flies, Dillon carries with him warm memories and cherished experiences garnered while a …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/08/dillon

Geared Up and Getting it Done: Garrett Williams Climbs into His First Aviation Job – Flight Instructing at WMU

College of Aviation

… on Garrett Williams is at the point in his aviation pathway where hundreds of WMU College of Aviation alumni … only been a flight instructor for 8 months, I am looking forward to continue teaching."  Request College of Aviation … just to the north of Indianapolis' famed ring road of freeways, making it a commuter-friendly suburb for the state's …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/05/williams

Autonomous vehicle research rolling onto WMU campus

News

… this important advance in mobility," says WMU President Edward Montgomery . "WMU is committed to serving our students … to ensure the vehicle is safe and functioning as intended was already done at Robotic Research's facility," says Jeff Reece of Pratt & Miller. "Now we want to get some real-world experience with it; have some …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55431

WMU alumna receives Uganda’s Medal of Honor

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… of Western Michigan University’s science education program, was recognized for her work to increase educational … the ceremony in Uganda on March 8, which coincidentally was also the day her hometown of Nebbi district hosted the … a focus on enhancing girls’ education. Reared in a rural, war-torn district, Udongo has since 1994 been an advocate …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2013/02/alumna-receives-medal-honor

WMU trustees appoint Russ Kavalhuna, J.D., as University’s 10th president

News

… 1, 2025, following the June 30 retirement of President Edward Montgomery. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Western Michigan … for a leader to succeed WMU’s current president, Dr. Edward Montgomery , who retires on June 30 . As president of … higher education institutions to support the goal of retaining and increasing the population in Michigan. …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/04/trustees-appoint-russ-kavalhuna-10th-president

Culture, Communication and Community Development in Tanzania: A transformative study abroad experience

Study Abroad

… says her 12-day trip to Tanzania with WMU Study Abroad was one of the most transformative moments in her four years … one memory feels impossible, but what stuck with me most was how incredibly kind and resilient the people of Tanzania … wanted to learn in a classroom that had no limits, no four walls, no desk, no chairs; just nature, culture and a …

https://wmich.edu/studyabroad/news/2025/11/tanzania

Interim campuswide policy on sexual misconduct now in effect

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… that receive federal financial assistance. "While we wanted to make sure we are in compliance with recent federal … an even more important reason to launch the process was our commitment to having a campus that is a safe and … Previous University policies governing harm to minors and "duty to report" have been factored into the new policy. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/01/21036

Building Her Future, One Aircraft at a Time: The Journey of WMU’s Natalie Smeltzer

College of Aviation

… And that assignment won't be far from her roots.  Smeltzer was born and raised in Holland, Mich., a Lake Michigan … extravaganza that celebrates its Dutch heritage.   It was in her home community where a career in aviation dawned … the 2023 graduate of Black River Public High School.  "I was able to 'fly,' well really 'crash' in a simulator, and …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2026/04/smeltzer