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VanHowe You Get Things Done! Lessons Learned and Applied by Thomas VanHowe

College of Aviation

… ambassadorial duties from 2013 to 2015.  The surprise is he was ever in that position in the first place.  "I had a … I put the wrong telephone number on my resume.  Luckily it was my grandmother's number and she was able to connect me.  … College of Aviation students.  An immediate benefit was landing an "amazing" flight-operations internship as a …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2022/09/vanhowe

From the Windy City to WMU – Brett Been Takes to the Sky

College of Aviation

… trips where kids have a chance to explore career options.  Waste of time, right? Not for Brett Been, destined to be a … a degree in aviation flight science . While his experience wasn't exactly a replica of an eighth-grade visitation, it … foreshadowing his adult life Here's his route:  Raised in Orland Park, Ill., and destined to be among the squadron of …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/11/been

Cybersecurity student creates the community she knew was needed

Cybersecurity

… Cybersecurity student creates the community she knew was needed Submitted by Kayla Lambert on Cybersecurity … in cybersecurity is the growing need to secure renewable energy systems, smart infrastructure and connected … have been watching members step into their potential, landing internships, speaking up in technical spaces and …

https://wmich.edu/cybersecurity/news/2026/02/erika-ekblaw-cybersecurity-creates-community

Commercial real estate magnate next up in entrepreneurship series

News

… a number of corporate clients, completed numerous large land assemblage and entitlement projects and developed a … with a focus on helping clients achieve their objectives, was founded in 1998 by DeKam, whose goal was to focus on buyer and tenant representation—a segment of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/01/4404

Oh, what a feline: Star of WMU Theatre’s ‘Cats’ moonlights as ‘American Ninja Warrior’ competitor

News

… Star of WMU Theatre’s ‘Cats’ moonlights as ‘American Ninja Warrior’ competitor Submitted by Erin Flynn on Michael … of "Cats" enabled him to tap into his "American Ninja Warrior" skills. "Cats" is the sixth WMU Theatre production …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/10/michael-vasilevich-wmu-theatre-cats-american-ninja-warrior

Medicine garden harvest helps kick off academic year for Native American Student Organization

News

… but knowing my people’s sacred medicines are close and always accessible to use reassures me that my community … to any community." Rooted in tradition The garden, which was developed in consultation with Tribal nations in the … for the Gun Lake Tribe, and  Laura Moss , gardener in Landscape Services, brought the idea to fruition. "It's been …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/09/medicine-garden-harvest-2024-native-american-student-association

University Jazz Orchestra presents an evening of big band music

News

… Joe Henderson, Thad Jones, and Charles Mingus. WMU's award-winning Jazz Orchestra is directed by Scott Cowan . This 18-member ensemble has received international … Income, Blue Miles, Sweet Tango, Cosmosis and Boogaloo Land have received rave reviews in Down Beat magazine, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/19217

Rachel Lipscomb studies abroad twice with WMU

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… Spring 2013: Cusco, Peru   Set in the Andes, Cusco, Peru was an amazing city to travel to for study abroad. Cusco is … As a result, the classrooms were very small and there was a lot of attention given from teacher to student.   … the opportunity to travel and experience the culture and land. Also, around three excursions are included with every …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2014/01/rachel-lipscomb-profile

Make Way for Matteson – Alysse Finds Her Aviation Destiny

College of Aviation

… Make Way for Matteson – Alysse Finds Her Aviation Destiny … College of Aviation. Grandfather Richard Matteson was a radio operator aboard a B-17, the four-engine Flying … and took part in the group's national conference in Orlando.  She called both "one-of-a-kind experiences." "As a …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/05/matteson

We have lift off: WMU launches UAV certificate programs

News

… Digital Photogrammetry class, monitors a drone about to land. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University is off to … their geospatial applications, and both programs pave the way for students to become certified as remote … with specific expertise in UAVs, and their applications was hired in each of the three participating departments. • …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/54033