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Yousef Alavi obituary

News

… emeritus in mathematics and statistics, died May 21 . He was 85. Alavi joined the faculty in 1958 and retired in 1996 after 38 years of service to the University. He was chair of what was then the Department of Mathematics and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7363

More than 300 students to clean headstones for Veterans Day

News

… Haworth College of Business will participate in a community service project at Fort Custer National Cemetery in Augusta, … the Haworth College of Business. "Service-learning has always been a part of our First Year Experience sections, but … right service project for more than 300 people to work on was a challenge," says First Year Experience instructor and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/10798

James E. Riley obituary

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… mathematics and statistics, died on Saturday, Oct. 28 . He was 84. Riley, of West Sussex, England, retired in 1998 after 38 years of service to the University. Services Riley's wife, Linda, will attend a memorial service

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/43799

Carroll Stump obituary

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… Michigan University staff member, died Nov. 23 . She was 80. Stump, of Kalamazoo, joined the WMU staff in 1987 and retired in 1998 after nearly 12 years of service to the University. She was a custodian. Services No memorial service has been …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/12/44111

Swain Education Library update

University Libraries

… Swain Education Library update Submitted by Sara Volmering on The former Swain Education Library, located in Sangren Hall, will … has helped us serve you more effectively by bringing our services and general collections under one roof—just a short …

https://wmich.edu/library/news/2025/12/swain-library-update

Transforming cities: leadership, community and change

College of Health and Human Services

… course (SWRK 4600) in the College of Health and Human Services had the distinct honor of hosting former Mayor of … and ask questions of a nationally recognized leader. Duggan was featured in Governing Magazine, where he was described as “America’s Most Effective Mayor: Detroit’s …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2026/04/0421sw

Sam Robinson obituary

News

… University staff member, died Thursday, Jan. 17 . He was 83. Robinson managed WMU's custodial services division, overseeing custodial service activities associated with the University's physical …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/01/4401

Campus memorial event set to honor Van Cooley

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… (not verified) on Cooley KALAMAZOO—A campus memorial service will be held Sunday, Oct. 21 , for Dr. Van Cooley, … Hall. Sangren, the new home of the education college, was a major focus of Cooley's work during the final months of his life. It opened for classes this fall and was formally dedicated Sept. 28. Cooley was appointed in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/2181

Navy veteran and four-time CAS alum built a career by probing the link between humans and their machines

College of Arts and Sciences

… emphasize enough that the magic for me in the late 1980s was the special feeling WMU somehow provided. There was … the U.S. Navy after his grandmother asked him to consider service.  “I couldn’t imagine a fresh Ph.D. would have any … Florida and will pursue a graduate program, likely in industrial/ operational psychology. She is also a talented …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69145

Aiming High with the Air Force ROTC – Noah Bielat’s Sights are Set

College of Aviation

… choice, Bielat's parents swear that a future in the clouds was cemented by the family's worn-out tape of the original … Gun" flick that captured a boy's imagination.  "Maybe it was just a feeling," he says, "but I think I wanted to fly way back when I was really, really young." …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/02/bielat