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Student finalists for $100K Cultivate 269 pitch competition announced

News

… into reality. The finalists for Kalamazoo Forward Ventures’ inaugural Cultivate 269 pitch competition … the inaugural Cultivate 269 has been extraordinary,” says Dwayne Powell Jr. , chief operating officer and main street … competition, pitch night will also feature food from local vendors and a live DJ spinning a soundtrack for energized …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/03/cultivate-269-finalists

Alumni Classnotes, summer 2026

W Magazine

… honorees by the board of directors of the General Aviation Awards Program. Judge Michael Hatty , BA ’75, of Brighton, Michigan, was appointed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to the Michigan … Latina in the history of the City University of New York system to be named CUNY executive vice chancellor and …

https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2026/06/alumni-classnotes-summer-2026

Broncos on the beat: WMU Cold Case Program grads are building their careers around public service

W Magazine

… stands next to her patrol car. “I knew how important it was to be detailed in my reports and take holistic … out how to do that most effectively and come up with good systems for organization.” She isn’t the only graduate of the program who feels that way. “The Cold Case Program set me up for success in my …

https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2026/06/broncos-on-beat-cold-case-program-grads-michigan-state-police-careers

Students apply real-world skills in capstone projects presented at Senior Engineering Design Conference

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Kalamazoo Avenue and Michigan Avenue both operate as one-way streets,” says Rivera. “However, under the City of … All’ initiative, these corridors will be converted into two-way streets. This conversion creates challenges where the … and objectives,” says Rivera.   CalmPaw : Pet-Aware Vacuum System   10 to 10:25 a.m., Room D-204, Floyd Hall   With the …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2025/11/fall-2025-senior-engineering-design

WMU physics department helps NASA’s Artemis program with spaceflight materials research

Physics

… The Artemis II mission patches on the astronauts’ survival system suits commemorate the historic project. Photo credit: … Western Michigan University’s own Department of Physics was involved? WMU’s physics department in 2024 completed a … research project in support of the Artemis and Lunar Gateway missions, contributing critical data to help ensure the …

https://wmich.edu/physics/news/2026/04/physics-artemis

Missionary Magic – Tommy Pagawak’s Path from New Guinea to WMU

College of Aviation

… Missionary Magic – Tommy Pagawak’s Path from New Guinea to WMU Submitted by Tom Thinnes … is the best form of advertising and the most effective way to spread a message. On the other side of the world, … to the Bronco Bash – the annual event bringing over 450 vendors and student organizations, attended by over 20,000 …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2019/12/pagawak

BroncoJobs Web platform gets major makeover

News

… sign up for events and access career information. A new vendor provider, Handshake, is responsible for the upgrade, which provides several new services and system efficiencies for WMU students and alumni seeking jobs … with Banner, the University's student information system; and improved information storage and retrieval. "For …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/06/24745

WMU trustees approve 2019-20 tuition rates

News

… dedicated to Title IX. The budget also accounts for cost containment measures across campus operations. "Our top priority is always to keep WMU's education as reasonably priced as …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/06/54096

Good for the community. Good for business.

Haworth College of Business

… These community partners had brought real problems, waited through a full semester and were about to find out … the numbers and designed the campaigns for organizations waiting on the work. “An exam tells me what a student can … eventually wants to go to Papua to build supply chain systems that serve local communities, a goal he came to WMU …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2026/06/service-learning-spring-2026-0

Dr. Ann Veeck: Nearly three decades of research, teaching and growth

Haworth College of Business

… to build my academic career at Western Michigan University was the best professional decision I ever made,” says Dr. … and include: Research on changing family and food marketing systems in China: For over three decades, Veeck has worked … Honored with the top Haworth College of Business awards for both teaching and research, Veeck also received …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2026/05/ann-veeck-retirement