Student Engagement

Office of Student Engagement
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5356 USA
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Homecoming

Spirit Week 2025 Events 

Voting for Homecoming Royalty opens October 2nd at 9am and closes October 10th at noon. Use the below link to vote! Scroll down for bios of each candidate!

Election

 

Homecoming Court

Shelby S

Name: Shelby Swiercz

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Major/Minor: Speech Language and Hearing Sciences, Minor: American Sign Language

Hometown: Lakemoor, IL

Campus Involvement: 

President of National Student Speech Language Hearing Association

President of Alpha Lambda Delta National Honor Society

Lee Honors College

Western Student Association NSSLHA

 

Keegan

Name: Keegan Walters

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Major/Minor: Student Planned Major, Graphic and Printing Science Minor

Hometown: Harper Woods, MI

Campus Involvement: 

Vice President of Programming for Campus Activities Board

Lab Assistant for Graphic and Printing Science

Peer Health Educator with Office of Health Promotion and Education

Fall Welcome Ambassador/ Captain

FYE Co-Facilitator

Hillel

Geology Club

Student Investigator with WMU Cold Case Program

WMU Therapy Dog Clinic Volunteer

 

Hope

Name: Hope Donovan

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Major/Minor: Fine Arts

Hometown: Grand Rapids, MI

Campus Involvement: 

President of Hillel at WMU

Gallery Staff Member at Richmond Center for Visual Arts

Archives Assistant at Zhang Legacy Collections Center

Alpha Chi Omega Sorority

 

Natalie1

Name: Natalie Muday

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Major/Minor: Psychology; Minor: Biology

Hometown: Delton, MI

Campus Involvement: 

President of Campus Activities Board

Commuter and Transfer Student

Lee Honors College

Research Assistant for Psychology

 

Brady

Name: Brady Taylor

Pronouns: He/Him/His

Major/Minor: Digital Marketing

Hometown: Holland, MI

Campus Involvement: 

Orientation Student Leader
 
Inter-Fraternity Council Vice President
 
Assistant Program Manager for Office of Student Transitions
 
Assistant Director of Marketing and Outreach for Western Student Association
 
Founding Member of Phi Delta Theta

 

Ashley

Name: Ashley Boyd

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Major/Minor: Dance

Hometown: Oswego, IL

Campus Involvement: 

Founder and President of the RSO "The Heels"

Co-President of Hip Hop RSO called "269 Crew"

 

Shelby V

Name: Shelby Vaughn

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Major/Minor: Healthcare Services and Sciences with a Minor in Holistic Health

Hometown: Saginaw, MI

Campus Involvement: 

Student Ambassador for Admissions

Fall Welcome Ambassador/ Captain

Co-Facilitator for FYE

Medallion Scholar

Lee Honors College

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority

Mehran

Name: Mehran Nayeem

Pronouns: He/Him/His

Major/Minor: Event Management and Political Science

Hometown: Kalamazoo, MI

Campus Involvement: 

Orientation Student Leader

Fall Welcome Assistant Program Manager

Officer of Community Involvement with Western Student Association

Peer Mentor at Lee Honors College

Western Herald Reporter

 

Spirit Week

Spirit Week is from October 6 to 10, 2025. The Homecoming Game is on October 11, 2025 at 3:30pm. We are excited to bring all the vibes during the 2025 Homecoming season. 

Events
Homecoming is one of the most exciting times for WMU. Midterms are right around the corner, and we get to take a small pause and celebrate WMU. It is one of my personal favorite times of the year as we get to connect the campus community with its roots and history. It is a campus tradition like no other. This year when picking the Homecoming Court, we took an emphasis on picking individuals that embody what it means to be a Bronco and those who were passionate about campus traditions. The Homecoming Court this year is phenomenal. These eight individuals truly embody Bronco Pride and that is evident by their extensive involvement. 
 
We are excited to have some really awesome events for the week of homecoming that allow students, alumni, and the community to have some fun and celebrate WMU and all the big wins we have this year! On Monday, we have a casino night where we hope to bring a piece of Vegas to WMU! Tuesday we are partnering with our Campus Activities Board to do a cowboy hat decorating event specifically designed for students to get cowboy hats for the big games that week and personalize it to their style. Wednesday we are highlighting a partnership with our Graduate Student Association where we are promoting a food drive throughout the week. Thursday, we are gearing up for the Hockey home opener! There is a lot of hype around this game as WMU will be raising the championship banner that night! Friday is a huge event where we showcase NPHC's Marchdown at Miller! National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) Marchdown is an annual stepshow to showcase the Divine Nine historically-Black fraternities and sororities at Western Michigan University. 
 
marchdown
 
This weekend we are excited to kick everything off too with Fall Into the Streets. Fall into the Streets is a 3-day span in which WMU students, staff and faculty volunteer at various sites throughout Kalamazoo — making one collective impact across our community.
 
See the full list of volunteer opportunities here: https://wmich.edu/volunteer/fits. Volunteers need to RSVP on ExperienceWMU to reserve their spots.
 
We will also be doing a spirit week. Please see themes below!
themes
 
Broncopalooza ’25: Onward for the Brown and Gold
WMU Homecoming Alumni & Family Tailgate
Saturday, Oct. 11 | Noon to 3 p.m.
Heritage Hall Grand Lawn
WMU vs Ball State, kickoff 3:30 p.m.
Registration link: HERE
Homecoming Game

Contact tyler.maruschak@wmich.edu for more information. See you at the football game on October 11th!