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Geared Up and Getting it Done: Garrett Williams Climbs into His First Aviation Job – Flight Instructing at WMU

College of Aviation

… Geared Up and Getting it Done: Garrett Williams Climbs into His First … his teen-age years, Williams took a "discovery flight," at Western when he was 17 and that cemented a career … Airlines , which recently entered a partnership with Western to provide career pathways for student pilots and

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/05/williams

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

Take Offs and Touchdowns with Alex Toger – Flying High as a College of Aviation Alumni and Current Endeavor Air Pilot

College of Aviation

… Take Offs and Touchdowns with Alex Toger – Flying High as a College of … fellow alumni and peers end up doing once they leave the Western campus.  "Aviation is such a small community," he … to have me there.  It was a no-brainer.  Another factor -- Western is a Division 1 school with football and hockey , …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2022/07/toger

Director of riding center next up in Keystone Breakfast Series

News

… Series Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on A horse and young client at the Cheff Therapeutic Riding Center … the Keystone Community Bank Breakfast Speaker Series at Western Michigan University. Tamara Homnick, program … on a year-round basis with programs in both fall and spring semesters and camp programs in the summer. For more …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/01/12623

Tommy Szymanski Sizes Up the World of Aviation Management and Operations

College of Aviation

… Tommy Szymanski Sizes Up the World of Aviation Management and Operations Submitted by Tom Thinnes on Tommy Szymanski … State had to offer, and he visited those campuses.  But Western Michigan won the competition for Szymanski's future, … On top of that was the very professional way the tours of Western's main campus and the College of Aviation facilities …

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

Pursuing Airport and Operational Opportunities: Ricardo Escalante-Villalta is Catapulting from AZO to an Aviation Career

College of Aviation

… Pursuing Airport and Operational Opportunities: Ricardo Escalante-Villalta is … into the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport Western as his leap of choice was not a sure thing.  He took … Ricardo has rounded out his resume by being involved in the Western chapters of the American Association of Airport …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/03/escalante-villa

Diving In with Brooke Semler: An Aviation Bronco Birthright

College of Aviation

… Bronco Birthright Submitted by Tom Thinnes on Fraternities and sororities often feature "legacy" pledges -- meaning if Dad was a Sigma Sigma or Mom was a Nu Nu, so is an offspring almost automatically.    While it was never …  The College of Aviation junior is a fourth-generation Western Michigan University Bronco.  Her parents hang …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/02/semler

Orion Rahjes is finding belonging and building legacy at WMU Haworth

Haworth College of Business

… Orion Rahjes is finding belonging and building legacy at WMU Haworth Submitted by Janine … student Orion Rahjes is leaving their mark at Western Michigan University. The senior from Des Moines, … Faculty will often advocate for internships in place of a spring semester of classes, as these lead to full-time …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2025/10/accountancy-orion-rahjes-naba-student-organizations

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

Global community of medieval scholars converges on WMU for annual international congress

News

… by Deanne Puca on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—For three days in May, Western Michigan University will become a hub for medieval … Student Center, Sangren Hall, Waldo Library, Kanley Chapel and Gilmore Theatre Complex. Across these locations, … will engage in a wide range of scholarly offerings : paper and poster sessions, roundtables, workshops, demonstrations …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/04/annual-international-medieval-congress-2026-preview