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Wings of Resolve: The Air Force Journey of WMU Aviation Bronco Tracy Smiedendorf

College of Aviation

… Michigan University College of Aviation with a degree in what was then known as flight technology:   On "9-11" he was in the Pentagon when the hijacked airliner slammed into the building … WMU," he says, "so I had visited the campus several times.  I liked what I saw."   Smiedendorf taking command of …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/09/smiedendorf

Trailblazing dance student is first male on Bronco dance team

News

… very accepted member of the dance team," McNees says. "Even going back to my freshman Welcome Week and all the … walking around campus. "It really gives validity to what I'm doing. I was even at Sindecuse the other day and a … whatever I can offer," he says. "I think Western does a really great job of identifying students' paths and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66211

Practically Perfect: WMU Theatre Presents UTOPIA

Theatre

… poetry and movement collide in this experience of what it means to commit fully to another person. … non-sequiturs, tends toward the precious.” — The New York Times   Performance Schedule:   September 26, 27, October 2, …   Next Stop, Broadway | Dec. 4–6    Broadway star Lana Gordon leads students in a high-energy musical revue.   The …

https://wmich.edu/theatre/news/2025/09/utopia

Student, actor, advocate: Margaux Wellman takes leading role in breaking down barriers for people with disabilities

News

… and the first person they see walk on stage is me—whoa! What does that do?" Wellman says. "I really hope it starts that … she underwent several surgeries and used a wheelchair at times. Today, it impacts her posture and causes her to walk …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/05/64331

Broncos give back: WMU students strengthen Kalamazoo community during annual Cares Day

College of Education and Human Development

… given to children that stay there for extended periods of time while receiving treatment. The Future Teachers of Color … also played a pivotal role in Cares Day. Using donated supplies, students assembled more than 80 hygiene kits for …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2025/12/college-education-human-development-cares-day-2025-kalamazoo-community

Engineering student's internship builds future while leaving permanent mark on Western campus

News

… a grand structure with sprawling glass panels flanked by golden fins that cast shadows reminiscent of the canopies of … his supervisor at the student center construction site. "Whatever anyone needs that day, I basically go and help do … stands near scaffolding inside the student center. "That time was pretty hard in my life. So I was like, 'I need to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/10/66057

Western's Cold Case Program helps crack second case

News

… impressive work that they accomplished in a short period of time. I am so proud of the students and Dr. Ashlyn Kuersten … "Before I was accepted into the program I wanted to go into social work. But after meeting MSP detectives, … "After digitizing, we came up with our own theories of what happened to assist detectives working on the case," …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71545

The American Dream: Matt Taylor Ascends Through the Airline Operations World

College of Aviation

… at the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport for what was then American Eagle Airlines, and indicative of why … at the bottom of the "duties" ladder, kind of like the "go-for" when it comes to the nitty gritty of passenger … Boeing 757s and 767s, as well as the E-190s.  At the same time, another fleet specialist retired from American, and I …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/11/taylor

WMU Haworth graduate publishes research during undergraduate studies

Haworth College of Business

… Both Campbell and Song share an excitement about AI and what it has to offer. According to Song, discovering this … Song adds, “Alex refined the machine-learning code multiple times to train an AI app to distinguish hundreds of … experience that I certainly did not expect to have as I was going through the project.” Campbell’s research and …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2024/11/cis-researchalex-campbellcarrie-songai

WMU biologist helps settle 50-year-old fish evolution debate

College of Arts and Sciences

… ignited at an early age. His curiosity led him to spend time learning about different fish species, which eventually … it was finally accepted,” says Thompson. “It's always a goal to publish in these high-impact journals because they … the right answer because you can’t go back in time and see what evolution did,” says Thompson. “We can infer them using …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73661