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Connection, Change and Career: How Bryce Harden Built a Life in Aviation

College of Aviation

… of folks who have crossed his path in life. From parents Wanda and Willie growing up in a Flint, Mich., suburb to … Mich. They have all had a piece in forging who Harden once was and who he has evolved into.  Along the way, he says, … flights.  That morphed into a year with Bishop's ground-maintenance team where he was something of a …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2026/11/harden

Emily Jen Is Learning What Makes Aviation Work, on the Ground and in the Air

College of Aviation

… BATTLE CREEK, MI – No doubt, Emily Jen is pointed toward a career in aviation. But she is one of those rare … technical-operations curriculum, has been taking steps toward her flight credentials for a long, long time. Her … small aircraft in the labs.  They translated well into my maintenance internship.  It was really cool using what I …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2026/10/jen

WMU pilots a championship performance

News

… in a variety of flight and ground events. Leading the team was Dylan Van Holton, who earned the title of top pilot, while Nancy Hohlbein was named the team’s outstanding team member. View the … from Lake Orion, Michigan, tied for fifth in aviation maintenance.  Keegan Oury , a sophomore from Durango, …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/10/wmu-sky-broncos-region-three-2026-champions

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 … than not, he was in command of supervising thousands of maintenance technicians working on the inspection, …

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

Revealing lost text with multispectral imaging

University Libraries

… Angela Brcka on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—In a pitch-black room in Waldo Library ’s basement digitization studio, two … (left) set up their multispectral scanning system in Waldo Library. “We are doing this as a demonstration of how … reveal illegible or erased text on these manuscripts. Fire, water and improper storage conditions can damage …

https://wmich.edu/library/news/2025/02/impact-reporting-multispectral-imaging

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

Maintaining Miguel: Thankful for Aviation Tech Ops

College of Aviation

… whose former home is the capital city of Santo Domingo, was able to polish and train his skills so that people can …  The history now includes a degree in aviation maintenance technology with a minor in sales and marketing. … he says. "It brings in the best of all worlds." Because he was lured to Western by one of its student ambassadors, one …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2019/12/delrosario

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

Faculty Feature: Jeremy Hierholzer

College of Aviation

… is his second stint with Western Michigan University as he was an aircraft maintenance technician and a WMU faculty member from … the industry calls. Jeremy reports that one of the most rewarding parts of his career is seeing students graduate and …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2018/01/hierholzer