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Aviation student sees career opportunities take off in airport internship

News

… it comes to  Ben Higgins ' future, the sky's the limit. The Western Michigan University  aviation management and operations student sees a vast array of career … footing on what will become my career when I graduate this spring." For more WMU news, arts and events , visit  WMU …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/08/aviation-student-ben-higgins-airport-internship-broncos-lead

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

College of Aviation

… VanHowe You Get Things Done! Lessons Learned and Applied by Thomas VanHowe Submitted by Tom Thinnes on … for being selected as a student ambassador for the Western Michigan University College of Aviation should have … City was the guy he shared living quarters with back at Western -- George Maciak.  "We were simulation partners at …

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

Wrenches and Wings: Morgan Boyd’s Mission to Keep Aviation Soaring

College of Aviation

… Wrenches and Wings: Morgan Boyd’s Mission to Keep Aviation Soaring … operations.   A near-lifetime resident of Kalamazoo, Western's home campus in southwest Michigan, Boyd is a 2020 … It became very clear that there was a reason that the Western aviation program was typically ranked at the top."   …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/07/boyd

Finding Home with Hunter: Hayes Finds His Crew at WMU Aviation

College of Aviation

… Creek campus.  The seed had earlier been planted that spring.  "I took a tour of the technical-based school," he … The final selling point for what would be his eventual landing in higher education was a class trip to the College … Key Scholars as he prepped for his transfer to WMU.    "Western was the obvious choice for me to continue my …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/03/hayes

The Rise of Rochon – Randall’s Aviation Journey and The Power of Giving Back

College of Aviation

… The Rise of Rochon – Randall’s Aviation Journey and The Power of Giving Back … your paths. Meet Randall Rochon, a 2002 graduate of the Western Michigan University College of Aviation and a … University Place, Wash., and to his eventual enrollment at Western where he would earn a bachelor's in  …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2019/09/rochon2019

Planes, Pucks and Puchacz: Zachary Scores in Aviation Management

College of Aviation

… Planes, Pucks and Puchacz: Zachary Scores in Aviation Management Submitted … an Aviation Career Day . Try these resume stuffers for the Western Michigan University College of Aviation alumnus: … of the friendships he forged during his four years of Western, he keeps his passport up to date as he travels the …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/12/puchacz

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

News

… production Vasilevich is involved in. See Vasilevich and the cast of "Cats" in action in the Williams Theatre … on the weekend: Michael Vasilevich is a triple threat! The Western Michigan University music theatre performance major … was the first time they decided to film in fall instead of spring,” he says. “I had been waiting for years to fulfill …

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

Cruising with Captain Cooper – Heather’s Ups and Downs in Aviation

College of Aviation

… Cruising with Captain Cooper – Heather’s Ups and Downs in Aviation Submitted by Tom Thinnes on It was the … atmosphere since Cooper glided off the stage in 1993 with a Western degree in aviation flight science .  Way back then, … to meet someone who needed a pilot."    One year after her Western graduation, she landed a freight-flying gig with …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/11/cooper

The ultimate assist: Sports and Event Management Club to connect students with industry at career fair

College of Education and Human Development

… The ultimate assist: Sports and Event Management Club to connect students with industry … Hybels on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Seeing the need and filling it, Western Michigan University's Sports and Event Management … Kalamazoo Country Club and the Radisson — as well as Western's College of Education and Human Development, the …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2026/03/sports-event-management-club-career-networking-fair

WMU Study Abroad nears pre-Covid levels, faculty-led programs drive participation growth

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… by Elizabeth Braaksma on KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Thirty-nine Western Michigan University students will embark on … in January, while another 97 plan to travel during the spring semester with their professors.  This milestone marks … of which will be on display at the 2025 College of Arts and Sciences Study Abroad Fair .  The Haenicke Institute …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2025/01/studyabroadgrowth