Alumni News
September 10, 2019
Grad helps others using industrial engineering knowledge
From a young age, Courtney Stevens’ goal was to help people, and somewhere along the way, she decided that she could best do that as an industrial engineer. “I don’t remember what research I did (as a high school student) to come to that conclusion, but I remember thinking industrial...
July 23, 2019
Alumni Spotlight: 50 Dads, 50 States
Follow Nate Timmons (B.B.A.’18, Finance) as he traverses the nation in a quest to profile a dad from each state. Read about his project, how he’s covering the expenses, and the experience of driving a 30-year-old Volkswagon Van (affectionately named Vanah White) across the country. I came up with the...
July 23, 2019
Alumni Spotlight: Bringing Craft Beer to the U.P.
Sam Reese (B.A.’07, English Linguistics; Philosophy) came to college to major in Opera Performance, and ended up working in the craft brewing industry. Read about how the Lee Honors College and Kalamazoo staple, Bells Brewery, influenced his academic and career journeys. Initially, I entered college in 2003 as an Opera...
May 21, 2019
In the Community: Alternative Bronco Breaks
“On all of my trips I walked away knowing that I helped organizations in ways that would assist them in creating the change they are working hard to manifest; whether that be spreading awareness about HIV/AIDS, supporting the LGBTQ community, or stopping animal cruelty,” said Emily Fisher (B.A.’19, Organizational Communication)...
April 19, 2019
Alumni Spotlight: Free Speech & Critical Thinking
Alumnus Barry D. Wood (B.A.’65, M.A.’68), recalls a beloved yet challenging professor. Lou Junker ranks highest among several outstanding professors I encountered at Western. His forte, as I reflect on the decades that have gone by, was challenging students’ conventional thinking and in so doing prompting introspection and examination of...
March 26, 2019
Community Innovator
In celebration of Women’s History Month, the Grand Rapids-based Sophie de Marsac Campau Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) recently recognized three local women for their work in the community, and one of them is WMU alumna Michelle LaJoye-Young, Kent County Sheriff. During Women’s History Month, DAR...