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… hard to tell. On a Friday evening in late April, a group of Western Michigan University product design juniors stepped before a panel of five judges at the second annual WMU Venture Studio Pitch … not just in a classroom critique. Rethinking design school Michael Seeley , the adjunct professor who built the …

… Rising Above – Rachel Tuit’s Turn to Transform the World of Aviation Submitted by Tom Thinnes on Rachel Tuit wants to … 2019 The 2019 graduate of Grand Rapids Christian High School , located about 40 miles north of Western's Kalamazoo … to become a pilot.  The zeal stayed with her through high school.  Tuit attended events staged by the Great Lakes WAI …

… Management to Artemis: Dan Kosters and the Logistics of Lunar Exploration Submitted by Tom Thinnes on WMU College of Aviation Alumni Dan Kosters When the Artemis crew lifted … All of this began for the 1999 graduate of Spring Lake High School when he followed his childhood interest in everything …

… Talent in the Lab: How Bincy Binny is shaping the future of mass spectrometry research Submitted by Elizabeth … Binny , continuous curiosity and innovation are the future of science. Binny, an international student from India, … studies chemistry at Western Michigan University’s College of Arts and Sciences.   Her research is focused on enhancing …

… Joshua Yoweni’s Voyage of Vowels: Aviation, Excitement, Indonesia, Obstacles, and … kid as I was being fed," says the 2013 graduate of a public school in Jayapura, "my mom sang a short tune about 'when I … there were no targeted classes or aviation clubs during his schooling years.    There was, however, his imagination at …

… The Kalam-AZO Connection - WMU Broncos at the Helm of the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport … up in the Richland/Kalamazoo area, attending Gull Lake High School. Much like whiskey and song were part of Hank … “For fun, when I was in my junior and senior year of high school, I would spend time at the WMU hangar in Kalamazoo. …

… Open-Minded Olivia Arnold - Stepping Out of Her Comfort Zone, Pursuing Her Passions and Taking to the … says the 2020 graduate of Kankakee Valley High School, "one of my favorite things so far has been the … to have this kind of perspective on participation.  In high school, she took advantage of many opportunities and liked …

… From Lake Michigan to the Skies: The Journey of Two WMU Aviation Alumni Soaring with Delta Submitted by … southwest of Chicago -- home and graduated from its high school in 2015, chose Western because "it was close, had a … then I wanted to be an airline pilot.  Every day after school I played 'Flight Simulator'."   Quandt sharing a …

… Troy Kinnunen Springboards from the Marines to the College of Aviation Submitted by Tom Thinnes on When … Almost right after his 2013 graduation from Jeffers High School , located in Painesdale near Houghton and the campus … there."  His interest was sparked.    "As a senior in high school," he says, "I read a letter I wrote in seventh grade …

… "Eggles" lands his "Field" of Dreams Submitted by Tom Thinnes on Captain Dave Powell, … aviation was not his dream.  Graduating from a high school in Crete, IL, Egglesfied’s mind focused on two … and medicine.  “I will tell you, when I graduated from high school and selected Western Michigan University as my …