Alumni News
November 18, 2015
Western Herald -- November 13, 1918
Last week, the United States celebrated Veteran’s Day in honor of those who have served our nation. It wasn’t always known as Veteran’s Day, however. In 1918, when the Western Herald published the story below, the campus—and world—were celebrating Armistice Day, peace at the end of World War I. Armistice...
November 15, 2015
Uniting and Reuniting Two Broncos
During Western Michigan University’s 92nd Homecoming weekend, the renovated East Hall reopened as Heritage Hall, the new WMU Alumni Center. Over the course of the three-day opening celebrations, many memories were recalled and many relationships were rekindled. The story below is just one of thousands that highlights the importance of...
October 29, 2015
Heritage Hall's First Proposal
Back in August, some staff members in the Office of Development and Alumni Relations were reviewing the inscriptions for bricks that had been donated for the Portico of Heritage Hall. More than 1,400 bricks/ pavers were inscribed with memorials, weddings dates, names, or quotes—but one stood out more than the...
October 20, 2015
50 Years of Friendship
When the Bronco Football team hosted the MSU Spartans for the opening game of the season, Broncos from all over the country gathered to watch the game—at Waldo and on t.v. One of the groups is pictured here. Bill MacMIllan (’67), James Karagon (’67), John Duncan (’68), and John Janzaruk...
October 07, 2015
A Gesture of Goodwill
No, you can’t smoke out of it, but this six foot long piece of carved wood is a Peace Pipe—and if you were a student at WMU from the late 60s through the 80s, you may remember it and the tradition it represented. The tradition began in 1967, according to...
September 22, 2015
Alumni Receive Fulbright Student Awards
Two recent Western Michigan University alumni and a current doctoral candidate have won highly competitive Fulbright awards to conduct research or teach English overseas for the 2015-16 academic year. The trio is comprised of Keith Carver, a spring 2015 graduate from Marshall; Ian Magnuson, a spring 2014 graduate from Battle...