Campus News
January 03, 2020
New Zealand, New Perspective: Education Internship of a Lifetime
Every year, Broncos majoring in education have the opportunity to head to Auckland, New Zealand to complete a portion of their student teaching internship requirement. The experience gives pre-service teachers, like Nina Amicarelli, a senior majoring in elementary education, a chance to prepare for their own classroom while expanding their...
November 10, 2019
Grad’s journey to success from Malaysia to WMU to Ford
Sudesh Woodiga was a high school student in his native Subang Jaya, Malaysia, when he first heard about Kalamazoo and Western Michigan University’s College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. After reading about WMU’s Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering program, he knew he’d found where he wanted to get his higher education...
November 10, 2019
Student team launching NASA competition dream
Alexis Lind has dreamed of building and launching rockets since watching “October Sky” in seventh grade. Now, as part of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences’ Advanced Rocketry Club, her dream is coming true. The second-year aerospace engineering student and about 25 other club members will compete in the...
November 10, 2019
This Holiday Season, Show Some Bronco Love and Give a Gift that Gives to Two!
Do you know a passionate Bronco who loves all-things WMU? Honor them with a gift to WMU in their name and elevate the student experience. You can give to more than 2,000 different funds, programs, departments, colleges—or more—all across campus, which means you can choose to honor your loved one...
November 10, 2019
Missionary Magic – Tommy Pagawak’s Path from New Guinea to WMU
In every location on the planet, word-of-mouth is the best form of advertising and the most effective way to spread a message. On the other side of the world, that's how Tommy Pagawak ended up at the WMU College of Aviation. His home nation is Indonesia, which consists of a...
November 07, 2019
Global Impact Reignites Love for Education
When Matt Van Dis (B.A. ’11, secondary education) graduated and took his first job as a para-pro he thought he’d made a terrible mistake. The job just wasn’t for him and he didn’t think he was going to enjoy being a teacher. So, he put together an application for the...