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Notable Alumni

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Teacher and student collaborating in a classroom.

Alumni Magazine

Centralight (Winter 2022)

Meeting critical needs

Winter 2022 edition

Four women wearing Central Michigan University quarter zips stand in the John G. Kulhavi Events Center.

Alumni Magazine

Centralight (Fall 2022)

A legacy of trailblazing

Fall 2022 Edition

Alumni Magazine

Centralight (Summer 2022)

Focused on Goals: Real-World Research

Summer 2022 edition

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Naples Princess Sunset Cruise

CMU Night at Van Andel Arena

Virtual Cooking: Margaritas and Homemade Salsa

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Recreation and Event Management students learn from alumni guest speakers

Alumni visited Lori Irwin’s Introduction to Recreation and Event Management Class to share how they made it from CMU to where they are at today.

CMU alumnus named Head of Global Channel Sales at Ermetic

Cloud infrastructure security company, Ermetic, recently hired Central Michigan University alumnus, Scott Hoard (BS ’91), as the company’s new Head of Global Channel Sales.

Watch for the CMU float in America’s Thanksgiving Parade

For the second year in a row, Central Michigan University will be a focal point in America’s Thanksgiving Parade® presented by Gardner White.

Kasey Perez the first of seven in Native American family to choose CMU

Kasey Perez is the first of seven women from her Native American family to attend CMU.

Alumna goes from graduation to on-air local meteorologist

Since childhood Katherine Schwalm, knew she wanted to be a meteorologist. Within days of her graduation, she'd landed her dream job at a local news station.

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W. Sidney (Sid) Smith '65

Julie A. Kraig '91

Congresswoman Brenda L. Lawrence '05

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Alumni Relations News

Recreation and Event Management students learn from alumni guest speakers

CMU alumnus named Head of Global Channel Sales at Ermetic

Watch for the CMU float in America’s Thanksgiving Parade

Kasey Perez the first of seven in Native American family to choose CMU

Alumna goes from graduation to on-air local meteorologist