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WMU Theatre grad Jack Austin is ready to take his career to the next stage

News

… I was given at Western, but it’s very cool to be going out with a bang in a lead role,” says Austin, in the spotlight … everyone’s idea of a first job after college, but when your name is Jack, it seems fitting.   Jack Austin will … back and help the next generation of artists in any way I can, and it’s been an absolute joy and one of the most …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/04/graduate-success-music-theatre-performance-jack-austin

New facility propels Western’s College of Aviation into the future

News

… and doubles the number of students the aviation program can accommodate. BATTLE CREEK, Mich.—The aviation industry … the stature of how the industry already recognizes us.” “If you talk to some of our graduates who are now flying for the … . WATCHING DREAMS TAKE FLIGHT The new facility was built with aviation in mind, including in the architecture and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/07/64760

Friday Feature: Kelly Erdmann

College of Aviation

… Flight Science and Aviation Management and Operations with a minor in Business. Kelly decided to attend WMU … aviation is to be active in an organization. She states, “You’ll not only make many great connections, but it will … After graduating, Kelly hopes to move out West and do some canyon and mountain flying. She says she could see herself …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2018/01/erdmann

Malaysia doctoral research associate finds community on campus

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… on campus Submitted by Bradley Horstman on Maran Subramain with a poster representing findings from Chinese language … international students meet people and learn about American culture, including an International Festival in March … much, and there are movie theaters and malls nearby when you need a break from studying. Michigan, which is …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2013/02/maran-subramain-spotlight

Accountancy professor finds formula for connecting with students

Haworth College of Business

… Accountancy professor finds formula for connecting with students Submitted by Amy Coughenour on KALAMAZOO, … of her classroom. Senior David Jones recalls, “I was struggling with a financial analysis paper for another class and … open and relating concepts to everyday things we like and can understand, accounting was manageable. For example, when …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2024/11/accounting-connections-brittani-shantel-jackson

From classroom to community: Service learning in Spanish at WMU

College of Arts and Sciences

… Dr. Lindsay Jeffers . The class, SPAN 4400, pairs students with local Spanish-speaking organizations—such as elementary … elementary students to ESL learners to refugees. “When you use language to connect with real people versus just … contribute to society and appreciate their cultural significance in the region—where she assisted with teaching …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2026/03/service-learning-spanish

Building a business, one degree at a time

Haworth College of Business

… later, Thompson, B.B.A.'15, MBA'20, walked across the stage with a master's degree in business administration from WMU. … That science creates personal moments for customers. When a young woman came to the Kalamazoo location asking about her … volunteers her time with WMU Haworth students, speaking candidly about what entrepreneurship takes. "You need to put …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2026/01/businessnews202601tanya-thompson

WMU alumna receives Uganda’s Medal of Honor

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

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

Shifting focus: WMU film grad Aidan Ralko captures success through Experience-Driven Learning

News

…   “Western prepared me for the future by presenting me with opportunity,” says Ralko. That chance encounter opened … the future by presenting me with opportunity,” he says. “You have to actively pursue those opportunities; they’re not … a coming-of-age romantic comedy, follows the story of a struggling photographer who, through a chance encounter, learns …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/04/graduate-success-film-video-media-studies-aidan-ralko

Rooney from Iraq to WMU

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… are Yazidi, which is our religion. I was an interpreter with U.S. troops in Iraq. After I started working for the … on the identity and ethnicity of others, especially if you were not Muslim. After killing people, they would take … support, I decided to become a translator for the American troops at the age of nineteen years. Despite the danger, …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2015/12/rooney-profile