Introducing the WMU Alumni Career Network
The WMU Alumni Association recently asked thousands of WMU graduates: What one career search option could we offer that would benefit you the most? Overwhelmingly, you asked for career advice and a job search database. In collaboration with the University's Office of Career and Student Employment Services, the Association is pleased to provide you with both. More

WMU mourns loss of Haenicke
On Feb. 26, more than 1,600 people joined together in, what one speaker described as, "profound sorrow but even greater thanksgiving," to celebrate the life and legacy of WMU President Emeritus Diether Haenicke, who passed away on Feb.15. Click here to view a video of the service.

Two appointed to WMU Board of Trustees
Mary A. Asmonga-Knapp, M.S.W. '94, of the Department of Defense and James Hettinger, B.A. '71, M.A. '73, former president and CEO of Battle Creek Unlimited, were appointed to the Board of Trustees.

Student chosen for leadership program
WMU's Sarah Gerbig, a senior mechanical engineering student from Grand Blanc, Mich., was one of 24 student leaders chosen nationwide for the fifth annual Society of Automotive Engineers International Leadership Development Program. More

WMU one of the first "Tree Campus" schools
"The Tree Campus USA program will have a lasting impact at [WMU] and throughout the country because it will engage students and local citizens to plant trees and create healthier communities for people to enjoy for generations to come," says John Rosenow, chief executive of the Arbor Day Foundation. More

WMU Alumnus in "American Idol" top 12
WMU Gold Company alumnus and Kalamazoo native, Matt Giraud, B.A. '07, made it through another round on "American Idol" Wednesday night. Giraud is now one of 12 contestants still competing for the coveted title role.