Alumni News
May 30, 2016
Chief of Naval Personnel
Vice Adm. Robert Burke (B.S. '84, Electrical Engineering) became the 58th Chief of Naval Personnel (CNP) in late May. Prior to the change of office, Burke was promoted to the rank of vice admiral by Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. John Richardson. "There is no doubt that we are in...
May 23, 2016
Thinking Visually
When Nick Sousanis (B.S. ’95, Mathematics) began formulating ideas for his doctoral dissertation, he knew he wanted to do something that would be a departure from the norm—he was determined to create his work in comic form. “Unflattening is an experiment in visual thinking. Nick Sousanis defies conventional forms of...
May 11, 2016
A Trip to the White House
Lori Henrickson (B.S. '07, Education) teaches science and leadership at Webb Middle School in Clark County, Nevada and earlier this month she traveled to the White House for the National Teacher of the Year event. This wasn't her first brush with the Commander-in-Chief; Henrickson was invited to be a part...
May 09, 2016
Broncos in Bangkok
Western Michigan University has some 185,000 alumni living worldwide. While 96% live in the United States (and 67% in Michigan), the remainder are spread across 140 other countries. Most international Broncos live in Malaysia, with India, Japan, China, Canada, and Thailand trailing closely behind. Some of those international alumni in...
April 13, 2016
Discovering Science
Giant Telescopes, Solid-State Batteries, and Uranium becoming nuclear fuel are just a few of the topics you can learn more about from Trace Dominguez (BA ’05, Psychology) on the Discovery Digital Networks’ flagship show, DNews. Originally appearing on Youtube, the show grew to attract more than 1.8 million subscribers, so...
March 30, 2016
WMU Alumni @ Cooley: Kendra Ortega
My job deals with a lot of administrative policy which brought back that interest in law. After weighing the costs and time I have left in the work force, I decided it was not too late to pursue my second love. In 2014, an agreement was made that created an...