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From Kent (WA) to Kalamazoo (MI), Jennifer Nguyen’s Medallion Journey Takes Flight

College of Aviation

… From Kent (WA) to Kalamazoo (MI), Jennifer Nguyen’s Medallion Journey … and immediate family were on the wrong side of the Vietnam War, which forced many of their peers to leave the home … a rock-centered eye on an aviation career — just an awareness that something had to, or was going to, happen.  …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/04/nguyen

Lieutenant Colonel Caitlin Hinterman

Military Science and Leadership

… (DDSB), Decatur, GA; Plans Officer, 1188th DDSB, Arifjan, Kuwait; Company Commander, 231st ICTC, Athens, GA; Operations … 364th Sustainment Command- Expeditionary (ESC), Marysville, WA; SPO Plans Officer, 364th ESC, Marysville, WA; Assignment Officer, Human Resources Command (HRC), Fort …

https://wmich.edu/rotc/directory/hinterman

All in the numbers: Broncos Lead intern helps local tourist org make data-informed decisions

News

… Kalamazoo. Over the course of the spring 2026 semester, he was charged with helping the tourism organization manage and … of choice before graduation drew him to the program.   “I wanted more than just classroom knowledge, and this program … like communication, collaboration and leadership."   “I wanted more than just classroom knowledge, and this program …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/04/broncos-lead-internship-arshpreet-singh-discover-kalamazoo

Tadege Muluayehu

The Evaluation Lab

… What inspired you to join the Evaluation Lab? I didn't just want to analyze data. I wanted it to mean something. My studies have been building … isn't a footnote; it's the point. That's where I wanted to grow. How does your work in the Lab relate to your …

https://wmich.edu/evaluation-lab/directory/muluayehu-tadege

Wings of Resolve: The Air Force Journey of WMU Aviation Bronco Tracy Smiedendorf

College of Aviation

… University College of Aviation with a degree in what was then known as flight technology:   On "9-11" he was in the Pentagon when the hijacked airliner slammed into … overseas deployments to Japan, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar.  More often than not, he was in command of …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/09/smiedendorf

Healing through harmony

College of Health and Human Services

… enriches engagement and leverages preserved musical pathways to support speech recovery and build communication … shortening the time taken for a client to recall a word. I was able to use piano and guitar, as well as handheld percussion gear such as a tambourine, cabasa, …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2025/06/music-speech-therapy

Gaining Altitude with Guadalupe Guzman Ramos – Current WMU Aviation Flight Science Student and Future Professional Pilot

College of Aviation

… in southern Florida harvesting bumper crops of tomatoes and watermelons, an occupation the now-U.S. citizen still … a flight from nearby Fort Myers to Dallas, Texas -- and he was dragged into that 2009 experience almost kicking and … me," he wrote years later in a scholarship application.  "I was very nervous as I boarded the plane with my mother, and …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/03/guzmanramos

Students turn ideas into market-ready products at RID+I’s Venture Studio

Richmond Institute for Design and Innovation

… Brandi Engel on Liz Skinner flips through sketches of her handheld steamer project. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A classroom at … her project, Gleam, into the class. "Last semester for housewares, I designed Gleam, a handheld cordless steam cleaner … in just seconds. This semester, I focused on making sure it was viable engineering-wise, meeting with several professors …

https://wmich.edu/designinstitute/news/2025/04/venture-studio

New study abroad experience for first-year students launches a WMU education in the Dominican Republic

Study Abroad

… April 22 at 6 p.m., to learn more. WMU Study Abroad will award a $500 scholarship to any student participating in … geographic and gender‑related factors shape economic pathways. Students visiting a modern sugar mill in San Pedro de …

https://wmich.edu/study-abroad/news/2026/02/first-year-study-abroad

Safeguarding astronauts with a personal twist

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… astronauts with a personal twist Submitted by Cindy Wagner on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Safeguarding astronauts as they … little scientific understanding of its cause. That’s why I wanted to develop a project that can enable research at NASA … and Whipple presented their project, “A Fully Flexible Handheld Wireless Estrogen Sensing Device,” at the 2022 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/08/68848