Western Express 5/2/14

Western Michigan University news and update highlights for April 25 – May 1, 2014. This week’s campus photo features the Trustees Fountain at Waldo Library plaza. Dedicated to the Board of Trustees on September 24, 1994, the fountain is situated between Waldo Library, Kanley Chapel, and McCracken Hall. In early April, the Board of Trustees met to discuss several topics, and approved the retirements of six faculty and 15 staff members. To learn more about the WMU Board of Trustees, please visit wmich.edu/trustees.


Campus News

Advertising students place third in regional competition. Read more here.

WMU, NMC offering freshwater science and sustainability degree. Read more here.

WMU equestrian team member heads to national competition. Read more here.

More than 3,000 expected to flock to WMU for Medieval Congress. Read more here.

Statewide speech tournament will bring 600 to campus. Read more here.


Athletics News

Golf (W) Climbs into Tie for fifth at MAC Championships. Read more here.

Women’s Soccer Spring Season Wrap Up. Read more here.

Bronco Gymnastics Hands Out End of the Year Awards. Read more here.

WMU Hockey Hands Out Awards, Names New Captains. Read more here.

(Baseball) Booker’s Clutch Hit Pushes WMU Past Notre Dame in the 10th, 6-4. Read more here.


Community News

After 14 years in foster care, Amanda Shelton graduates with WMU’s highest undergraduate honor. Read more at mlive.com.

WMU graduates include leukemia survivor, mom of two, and Kalamazoo’s mayor. Read more at mlive.com.

Thirteen Southwest Michigan students named WMU Presidential Scholars. Read more at mlive.com.