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Master's student celebrates citizenship, graduation weeks apart

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… Team. As an administrative assistant, he prepared medical supplies for medics administering the vaccine to community … were limited and the future at times felt uncertain. "I always wanted to be a researcher because a lot of things were happening around me growing up," he says. "I have always asked questions about why something happened in our …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/64006

All WMU campuses close early Friday, Nov. 18, due to worsening winter weather

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… Campus looks like a snow globe on Nov. 18. Students bundle up as heavy snow piles up to more than a foot on campus. … winter fun as snow falls on campus. Students made their way to classes early on Friday, Nov. 18, in the snow before … Jan. 31—Snow and icy conditions closed WMU. 2014, Jan. 6-7—Significant snowfall and expected severely cold temperatures …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69896

Blood and relief personnel in short supply locally due to hurricane

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… Blood and relief personnel in short supply locally due to hurricane Submitted by Anonymous (not … and servicepersons, along with their families. Blood supply shortage Hurricane Sandy led to cancellation of more … the campus community, including students, can immediately sign up for Red Cross Disaster Action Team training. Action …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/11/3150

CIS students claim second place award in case competition

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… computer information systems students earned the runner-up award for their business case analysis at the third … Networking a plus "The competition was an interesting way to meet other information systems students and faculty …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/15265

Student's aviation career set for takeoff

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… forward to road trips. He could look out the window, stare up at the planes streaking across the sky, and dream of one … from the cockpit of a 767 as it crossed the Atlantic on the way to Barcelona, Spain. However, these are all things that … some sort of experiential education. Brown spent the summer between his sophomore and junior years at Dulles …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/53044

WMU precision flight team takes flight with national top five finish, lifelong industry connections

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… in flight events. The judges’ trophy scores team depth by assigning points to each competitor’s placement in all events, … work and dedication that the team showed this year. As always, each competition season poses its own set of … Besides honing his skills as an aviator, senior  Daniel Souppa says he has made valuable networking connections …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/05/2025-sky-broncos-national-safecon-top-five-finish

Trustees approve retirements of four faculty, 11 staff members

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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Photo of a WMU sign KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The retirements of four faculty … who are retiring are doing so with emeritus status. Dr. Betty J. Parker , professor of marketing, 19 years, … Sept. 30, 2014. Joseph A. Fee , information technology support specialist in the Unified Clinics, 10 years, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19694

Report details second successful year implementing strategic plan

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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Photo of a WMU sign. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A report detailing the second … Brylinsky says. "The report reflects a number of significant outcomes from key initiatives implemented in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19412

Trustees to consider labor contracts, central dispatch agreement

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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Photo of a WMU sign. KALAMAZOO, Mich.--The Western Michigan University … a new three-year contract with the WMU chapter of AAUP. A tentative agreement was reached Sept. 5, just as the … at WMU venues such as Miller Auditorium.  The 10-member group ratified the agreement in a July 30 vote. The contract is …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/19234

Michigan mom finds fix for cold, wet winters

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… the vents took too long, Smoots set out to find something better. And when her search led her right back to the same … to engineer a solution herself. Smoots set to work designing a simple device that utilizes the heat from air … Smoots admits that her entrepreneurial journey hasn't always led her down the easy road. "Entrepreneurship is not …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/06/47805