Alumni News
August 27, 2014
Artwork Upkeep
Western Michigan University is home to a variety of unique art installments. Very few places allow the opportunity for people to walk by a whale, Albert Einstein playing Frisbee, and a professor frozen in time all in the same afternoon. But what happens when they have to withstand the elements...
August 26, 2014
The Best Foot Forward
The owners of a company that started with a competition between friends as to who could wear the craziest socks to work will kick off the 2014-15 Entrepreneurship Forum breakfast speaker series next month at Western Michigan University's Haworth College of Business. Business partners Ryan Preisner (BBA '08, Marketing) and...
August 24, 2014
Blue Water, Red Metal & Green Gold
When you think of the Mitten State, a number of things might come to mind. The sprawling white pines, the beautiful coastal towns, and massive Great Lakes are just a few things that make up Michigan’s rich heritage. Historian Larry Massie (BA ’72, Anthropology; MA ’74, History; Specialist in Arts...
August 20, 2014
Once a Bronco, Always a Bronco
Attending the School of Music at Western Michigan University takes a great deal of commitment and preparation. Students are almost guaranteed daily 8 a.m. classes as well as late night rehearsals with fellow classmates. While the work load might be heavy, alumna Stephanie Gregoire (BM ’13, Music Education) says that...
August 19, 2014
One Man's Story
Michael Clark (BS ’85, Physician’s Assistant) served with the 101st Airborne Division and also took on the role as a medic at the 85th Evacuation Hospital in Vietnam during the war. In 2006, Clark attended the first reunion of the 85th Evacuation Hospital in San Diego, and it was at...
August 18, 2014
Extending a Helping Hand
While horseback riding is typically viewed as a competitive sport or leisurely hobby, what most don’t realize is that there are many therapeutic aspects to riding a horse; and they’ve been helping people with disabilities all over the world. Tara East (BS ’79, Agriculture) is the executive director at the...