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The Dispatching Dynamo – Emma Anderson Flies Forward at WMU

College of Aviation

… career-focusing experience.    It was for WMU College of Aviation junior Emma Anderson, and hers was even more of … and on her way to becoming a 2018 graduate of Sparta High School .   "I decided to go on a flight because I wanted to … courses offered by Ferris State University while in high school.  That first flight not only catalyzed a career …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/07/emmaanderson

Michael Richardson: Wings, Wax Records and Making it Happen

College of Aviation

… Making it Happen Submitted by Tom Thinnes on In "The Wizard of Oz," Dorothy pondered: "Birds fly over the rainbow, why … of a personal pandemic until his last year in high school.  And it took a bit of soul-searching. "I asked … came from WMU alumni who had graduated from his home high school.  No doubt the Western Michigan University College of

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/09/michael-richardson

Confucius Institute hosts 2019 Chinese New Years Gala

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… Dalton Center Recital Hall to celebrate the upcoming Year of the Boar in the Kalamazoo community . The gala is free … language programs, as well as teachers from local high schools. These language programs include students from Kalamazoo Central High School, Loy Norrix High School, the Kalamazoo Chinese …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/01/50728

WMU commits to expanding college access at White House event

News

… Lady, and Vice President Joe Biden along with hundreds of college presidents and other higher education leaders to … increase the college and career readiness knowledge of high school counselors around the state by requiring the … own pre-service counseling students take a new course in School Counseling for Postsecondary and Career Readiness. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/12/20460

Dr. Homer Hartman Stryker biography

News

… who were immobilized during extended hospital stays and often developed blood clots and skin problems.  It allowed … November 4, 1894, and graduated from Athens (Mich.) High School in 1913. He attended Western State Normal College, … During the 1950s, Dr. Stryker worked on what was arguably his most famous invention—the Circ-O-Lectric Hospital …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14108

Taking Off with Tom Deckard - An Aviation Life Fulfilled

College of Aviation

… Taking Off with Tom Deckard - An Aviation Life Fulfilled Submitted … Tom Deckard is one of these people. As a young high school student, his infatuation with aviation was sparked … who enjoy or want to fly formation have the proper ground school and education to ensure safety during these …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2013/09/deckard

WMU Board of Trustees to meet in formal session Thursday, Dec. 4

News

… WMU Board of Trustees to meet in formal session Thursday, Dec. 4 … on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University’s Board of Trustees is set to convene at noon on Thursday, Dec. 4 , …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/12/wmu-board-meets-dec-4-2025

The philosophy of grief

College of Arts and Sciences

… The philosophy of grief Submitted by Amelia Bodinaku on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— … to be a philosopher; it always just seemed to be a part of her. Her mother recalls her asking “are there still … questions found their first real outlet in Atkins’ high school philosophy class, where both her teacher and the …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/05/cas-magazine-atkins

Ethics topics featured in spring lecture series

Study of Ethics in Society

… during Western Michigan University's Center for the Study of Ethics in Society annual spring lecture series continuing … to the public. The lecture series “Ethics and the Lifespan of a Fact” will be at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 16 . After … event is co-sponsored by Farmers Alley Theatre, and WMU's School of Communication and Department of English. Register …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/01/66844

Dunn answers White House summit invitation, travels to D.C.

News

… and disadvantaged students. College Opportunity Day of Action Dunn will take part in the daylong set of … such topics as promoting completion, investing in high school counselors as part of the First Lady's Reach Higher … on innovation in Michigan aimed at better preparing high school counselors to help students prepare and apply for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/12/20444