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Shannon Carpenter Fine Tunes Her Time in Aviation Technical Operations

College of Aviation

… any and all of that at the College of Aviation, she has a warm spot in her tool box for faculty specialist Dr. Gail …  "I liked the pace of them," she says, "and that each step was hands-on.  You had to right your own mistake on the …  For the uninitiated, avionics refers to the electronic systems used in aircraft, satellites, and spacecraft, and …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/09/shannon-carpenter

Event set to help students, employees learn about rec center

News

… The neon glow party begins at 6 p.m. with a club sport and vendor open house, photo booth, glow sticks and face painting. It ends with final giveaway drawings starting at 10:30 p.m. During the rest of the … 8:15 p.m; and jumping rope, 8:45 p.m. An open climbing wall, 7 p.m. Personal training staff availability for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/12/44327

WMU launches major website improvement

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… is among the first schools in the country to have a system for providing responsive design across its entire … compatibility across brands, devices and operating systems. WMU's responsive design, launched today, is now an … inherent feature of the University's Web content management system, which has been online since March. Web pages for all …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/2341

WMU College of Aviation receives federal funding to expand workforce development

News

… will be used to purchase vital tools such as simulation software, maintenance training simulators and cockpit electronic … pay for new equipment for the college’s uncrewed aerial systems operations certificate program, which WMU i s … Aviation Administration dispatcher , uncrewed aerial systems and aviation supply chain .   Providing …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/02/aviation-funding-workforce-development-gary-peters

Lessons in language: Mastering Japanese, computer engineering opens doors for WMU grad

News

… high atop the mountains above Nagano, Japan, Noah Braasch was on top of the world in more ways than one. In 2023 , the Western Michigan University … find his fit in the computer engineering field: embedded systems.    “Dr. Grantner’s labs are extremely challenging …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/12/graduate-success-computer-engineering-japanese-noah-braasch

Friday Feature: Matthew Bila

College of Aviation

… there were a few things that stood out to him. The biggest was Western’s location. Since he is from Michigan, it was hard for him to look outside the state when there was a … favorite class at WMU thus far has been Advanced Aircraft Systems Lab. After Matt graduates from WMU, he has many …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2018/03/bila

WMU cultural anthropologist examines migration and lupus in Ecuador

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on   Touching saltwater marks at the waterline of a cargo ship in Lake Michigan when she was just … lupus, an autoimmune disease in which the body’s immune system becomes hyperactive and attacks normal, healthy …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2014/02/miles-spotlight

Introductory programming course uses AI as a learning aid

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… course uses AI as a learning aid Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Dr. Wassnaa Al-Mawee developed an AI-driven learning model to … their analytical thinking. Following a successful pilot, a system built on ChatGPT-4 Teams as a programming tool for …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2026/03/ai-learning-tools-teaching-model

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 and raised in Illinois where he began looking to … found his way to Piper Aircraft.  At Piper he became a Lead Systems and Propulsion Engineer for the Altaire jet aircraft …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2014/02/swanson

Waving the Western Flag: Claire Holloway immerses herself into Aviation and WMU culture

College of Aviation

Waving the Western Flag: Claire Holloway immerses herself into Aviation and WMU culture Submitted … her coursework with Bill Feenstra's lab class in aircraft systems right at the top.  He's the college's director of …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/04/holloway