Alumni News
September 29, 2014
Improving Mobility
Erin Fitzpatrick (MA ’14, Orientation and Mobility) spent her summer teaching people with blindness and visual impairments how to travel safely and independently as part of her internship at the Maine Department of Labor, where she worked with the Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired. The division provides services...
September 22, 2014
Broncos at 2014 ArtPrize
The internationally acclaimed ArtPrize is kicking off in Grand Rapids, Mich., and at least 18 entries are from WMU alumni or current students, and eight from WMU faculty members. The list may not be complete, so if you or someone you know is a Bronco at ArtPrize, please click here...
September 16, 2014
'Accultured' on Campus
Alessandra Santos Pye (BA, Art, Psychology; MA ’11, Counseling)—Ally Pye—describes herself as a human, wife, mother, therapist and artist. Her art work consistently reflects both existential and introspective themes, and she finds excitement in expressing a flow of life events, thoughts, feelings, and social themes through paint and mixed media...
September 14, 2014
A Pianist Prodigy
Throughout his time at Western Michigan University, Logan Evan Thomas (BM ’07, Jazz Studies) was one of only a few pianists in the School of Music. He was always performing with various ensembles and vocalists, all the while playing outside gigs and practicing his own music. Thomas said that WMU...
September 09, 2014
Newmind Group on Inc.500
A Kalamazoo tech firm that employs a number of Broncos has made it onto the Inc. 500. Not only are they the only company in the West Michigan area to make the 2014 list, but they’re ranked at number 216. The list represents the most comprehensive look at the most...
September 07, 2014
Flying High in Oshkosh
The Experimental Aircraft Association’s Airventure in Oshkosh, Wis. is one of the largest aircraft conventions in the world. For seven days each summer, the Wittman Regional Airport becomes the busiest airport in the world with approximately 10,000 aircrafts flying in. There are roughly 500,000 people in attendance every year spanning...