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Striking the right chord: From mock interview to music classroom
College of Education and Human Development
… began with a mock interview and led to a full-time role at Schoolcraft Community Schools. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—When music education student, … Madison Vogel , walked into a mock interview during one of the College of Education and Human Development's …
https://wmich.edu/education/news/2026/05/art-education-alumni-lands-job-schoolcraft
Four final candidates for research VP post to present on campus
News
… on Obare KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Four candidates for the position of vice president for research at Western Michigan … president for research and associate dean of the Graduate School at Utah State University—Inouye has been at USU since … an associate research neuroscientist. In 1996, he moved to UAB, where he founded and directed the High Resolution …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43315
Lessons That Don’t Appear on a Checkride: Nick Garrod reflects on flying, learning, and what really matters after 20 years in aviation
College of Aviation
… Alumnus, Nick Garrod and his future wife at his College of Aviation Graduation in 2010 With the best part of two … career path upon his 2006 graduation from Coloma High School. Flying radio-controlled planes as a childhood … he drives. "I constantly brag that WMU is the best flight school in the country," he says. Never turning down an …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2026/01/garrod
Latest Career Outcomes Report shows WMU grads are on a roll
News
… According to the 2024-25 Career Outcomes Report, 94% of recent graduates are actively employed or pursuing … education. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Experience-Driven Learning pays off. Western Michigan University students continue to … Healthcare, Parker Hannifin and Stryker, along with several school districts across Michigan. The impact of …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/01/career-outcomes-report-2024-25
Ethics lectures topics range from loving strangers to AI policy
Study of Ethics in Society
… Mich.—Western Michigan University's Center for the Study of Ethics in Society has launched its spring semester … series . Dr. Cynthia Klekar-Cunningham , director of the School of Communication and associate professor of English , … medical ethics.” This event is co-sponsored by the School of Communication, the Department of English, and the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74557
Flying High with Fink – Jason’s Jaunt to WMU’s College of Aviation
College of Aviation
… Flying High with Fink – Jason’s Jaunt to WMU’s College of Aviation Submitted by Tom Thinnes on College of Aviation students always have amazing reasons for … pursue a private-pilot certificate back in his home state of Texas. All of which led him to the north and choosing WMU …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/09/jasonfink
Any Einstein Can Fly a Plane. It takes a Special Kind to Jump Out of One – the SkyDive Broncos!
College of Aviation
… Can Fly a Plane. It takes a Special Kind to Jump Out of One – the SkyDive Broncos! Submitted by Tom Thinnes on This kind of aviation experience is different -- really different. You lift off of the ground, compliments of the laws of physics and …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/10/skydive
WMU Board of Trustees to meet Thursday, April 16
News
… WMU Board of Trustees to meet Thursday, April 16 Submitted by Paula M. … on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees will meet at noon on Thursday, April 16 , in the …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/04/wmu-board-trustees-meets-thursday-april-16
Curtis "Doc" Swanson - WMU Aviation Hall of Honor Inductee
College of Aviation
… Curtis "Doc" Swanson - WMU Aviation Hall of Honor Inductee Submitted by Tom Thinnes on "Doc" was born … Illinois where he began looking to the skies and dreaming of flying an airplane. He started taking flying lessons at the age of fifteen and received his PPL at seventeen. "Doc" …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2014/02/swanson
From Behind the Scenes at Disney to the Front Lines of Corporate Aviation - Matt Bila is No Stranger to the Wild World of Aviation Management
College of Aviation
… From Behind the Scenes at Disney to the Front Lines of Corporate Aviation - Matt Bila is No Stranger to the Wild World of Aviation Management Submitted by Tom Thinnes on Matt Bila … Mouse operation" when he sees one because he's been part of one, and there is nothing goofy about how it functions …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/12/bila