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STAY CONNECTED
At WMU, I was always presented with amazing opportunities. It was because of these that I found my love for teaching and my passion for learning.
STAY CONNECTED
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HOW TO GET INVOLVED
Update your information and share your successes We love to hear about your accomplishments! These stories also allow our prospective students and future Broncos to see the value of a CEHD degree and the impact our alumni make worldwide.
Contact future Broncos Share your love for WMU and encourage prospective students to become Broncos by either participating in the WMU Alumni Ambassador Program or by specifically connecting with CEHD students through calls, emails or recruitment events.
Engage with current students Our alumni are the best mentors and examples for our current CEHD students. Whether you are interested in mentoring undergraduates, speaking to a class or student organization, providing internship and field experience opportunities, or have a unique idea, we would love to hear from you.
Become a regional champion Our regional champions are some of our biggest Bronco fans, and they play a key role for alumni communities outside of Kalamazoo. Our regional champions help host events in their area, suggest fun spots for events, and help out with watch parties for select televised athletic events.
Recognize fellow alumni CEHD sponsors multiple annual alumni awards to recognize alumni from across our college who are making substantial contributions to their career field and communities.
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MOTOWN WITH MODA
Student clothing designers and fashion aficionados revved up their creative skills for a cause, raising $2,000 for the Ford Warriors in Pink initiative with its Motown Fashion Show at the Gilmore Car Museum. IT’S ALL IN A PROMISE
Kalamazoo Promise comes full circle as recent early childhood education graduate Hailey Timmerman begins teaching second grade at Washington Writers’ Academy in Kalamazoo this summer.
WHAT’S INSIDE?
A PROMISE TO GRAND RAPIDS
A $29.5 million U.S. Department of Education grant will help two faculty members expand educational opportunities for thousands of children and their families in the Grand Rapids area.
ALUM WINS BIG
Alumna Stacie Yokhana is the Milken Educator of the Year award recipient for 2022.
LEAVING A LEGACY
CEHD says goodbye to Dr. Ming Li, one of the college’s most influential deans, as his tenure ends this summer. His impact will continue to be felt as the college moves toward the future.
