Alumni News
March 13, 2014
'Wait Wait' to Feature Crews
If you haven't already heard, NPR's Wait Wait… Don't Tell Me! is headed to Miller Auditorium to record an episode of the weekly, Peabody Awarding-winning radio show. Alumnus and ex-Bronco footballer Terry Crews will be stopping by to join the antics. Crews will be a special celebrity guest for the...
March 12, 2014
Reading Series Features Alumni
The Spring 2014 Gwen Frostic Reading Series will feature three talented WMU Alumni: Cullen Bailey Burns (BA '86; MA '91, English), Lisa Lenzo (BA '87, English; MA '91, Creative Writing), and Mitch Vermeersch (BA '07, English). The reading is at 8 p.m. on Friday, March 21, in the Bernhard Center...
March 10, 2014
WMed Named for Alumnus
Dr. Homer Stryker was an orthopaedic surgeon in Kalamazoo when he began inventing new medical products out of necessity. Because they worked well, and popularity began to grow, he established a company in 1941 that would produce his inventions. Throughout the years, Stryker's innovative approach to medical equipment and patient...
March 09, 2014
American Idol Finalists to Perform
Three top 10 American Idol finalists are heading to the DeVos Performance Hall in Grand Rapids, and WMU alumnus Matt Giraud (BA '07, Organizational Communication) is one of them. The finalists will be joining the Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestra for a variety concert March 21-23. Associate Conductor John Varineau leads...
March 06, 2014
WIDR Alumnus Comes Home
Local radio host and WMU alumnus Glen Dillon (BA '04, Organizational Communication) has left WKFR and is heading back to campus as the new assistant director for student media. In his new role, Dillon will advise the Western Herald, Young Broadcasters of Tomorrow (YBOT), and WIDR-FM. After the groups faced...
February 24, 2014
Leading Lady
Marin Mazzie (BS '82, Theatre) is preparing for her next big role, this time as lead in the Broadway musical adaptation of Bullets Over Broadway. A musical comedy, the show focuses around a play. In an interesting twist, Mazzie will lead the cast as Helen Sinclair—Sinclair is the leading lady...