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

College of Aviation

… sister's Wings Ceremony at the WMU College of Aviation It's not quite the Hagan College of Aviation at Western Michigan … Hagan enjoying a brisk ice walk on Crooked Lake in January 2025 "Balancing taking classes and flight training at the … Draft in Detroit, April 2024 While also not forgetting the bonuses and benefits that accrue with their chosen field -- …

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

Six Western instructors awarded grants to adopt open educational resources

University Libraries

… in textbook costs based on projected summer and fall 2025 and spring 2026 course enrollment. The OER Adoption … the first grant-funded open textbooks in April 2024. Spring 2025 OER Adoption Grant recipients Dr. Peter Gustafson , AE 4630 Dr. Pavel Ikonomov , EDMM 3540 Dr. Elizabeth Isidro , LS 6300 Dr. …

https://wmich.edu/library/news/2025/04/six-oer-grants

WMU names Essential Needs program to honor President Montgomery

News

… WMU names Essential Needs program to honor President Montgomery Submitted by Paula M. Davis on Dr. … the Montgomery Essential Needs program. The new name honors Dr. Edward Montgomery , whose tenure as Western’s ninth … graduate. President Montgomery will retire on June 30, 2025 . His tenure began on Aug. 1, 2017 . Read  Montgomery’s …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/03/essential-needs-named-montgomery

WMU announces Dr. Joanna Bosse as director of Irving S. Gilmore School of Music

Irving S. Gilmore School of Music

… WMU announces Dr. Joanna Bosse as director of Irving S. Gilmore … KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The College of Fine Arts is pleased to announce that Dr. Joanna Bosse will join Western Michigan … of the Irving S. Gilmore School of Music on July 1, 2025 .  Dr. Bosse is a distinguished scholar and academic …

https://wmich.edu/music/news/2025/05/director-announcement

Emily Bosak

First-Year Faces

… that comes to mind to describe Emily Bosak .  The Loy Norrix High School and Kalamazoo Area Math and Science Center graduate is an honors student. She’s also bilingual, an accomplished … and personal growth. “WMU has the resources of a bigger school, but it is small enough to make each individual …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59608

WMU Board of Trustees to meet Wednesday to consider new AFSCME contract

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… Aug. 11 . The contract will be effective from Aug. 12, 2025 through Aug. 12, 2027. The union's 300 members perform … on market-based wage rates for each position for the 2025-26 fiscal year. In the 2026-27 fiscal year, each member …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/08/wmu-trustees-consider-new-afscme-contract-wednesday

Governor appoints new members to WMU Board of Trustees

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… Governor appoints new members to WMU Board of Trustees Submitted … Rapids, CEO of Gun Lake Investments, and A. Alan Turfe of Northville, board chair of DocShop Pro. "We are pleased to … for the Tribal Council and as a member of the Gun Lake Casino Board of Directors. He holds a Bachelor of Business …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62619

Western Michigan University ranked top education employer in Michigan

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… released Forbes list of America’s Best-In-State Employers 2025 .   “This honor belongs to every faculty and staff member on campus and … .   A total of 75 employers across all sectors—from technology and health care to automotive and education—made the …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/08/top-ranking-forbes-best-state-employers-2025

WMU Dining Services launches mobile menu

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… WMU Dining Services launches mobile menu Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Get campus menus on the go. … their smartphones." To view the mobile menu, bookmark the URL www.wmich.edu/dining/menu in your Web browser or scan …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/115

Board of Trustees to consider four-year contract with AFSCME during special meeting

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… virtual platform for a special meeting at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 16 . The primary agenda item is to consider approval of … a tentative agreement on a four-year labor contract on Nov. 3 . The local union chapter, which represents 301 … following the board’s vote of approval through Aug. 12, 2025 . In each of the four years of the contract for 2021 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66228