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Stability and support: Education alum journey from TRIO FESP to camp leadership
College of Education and Human Development
… Lake YMCA Outdoor Center. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Going to school always provided Grace Eishen (B.S.'23, early … growing up. Similarly, she is a constancy for the hundreds of campers at Sherman Lake YMCA Outdoor Center that arrive … for "summer camps jobs" during her senior year in high school, Eishen has flourished at Sherman Lake from the …
https://wmich.edu/education/news/2026/02/grace-eishen-sherman-lake-ymca-trio-fesp-leadership
WMU named 'Best for Vets' by Military Times for sixth consecutive year
News
… year Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on WMU's Office for Military and Veterans Affairs offers services to … a ranking of No. 76 this year, WMU is the only Michigan school to have appeared on all six years of the … "Over the past six years of our surveys, we've seen so many schools first begin to foster—through new policies, services …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28436
Student Spotlight: Trevor Thelen
College of Aviation
… MI, a small town near Lansing. He began at the College of Aviation in the Summer of 2017 and is now a senior preparing to graduate in … Thelen became interested in aviation when he was in middle school. As a kid, he would attend air shows and aviation …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/08/thelen
The Lechota Legacy - Tom and Tim Take Off with Aviation
College of Aviation
… The Lechota Legacy - Tom and Tim Take Off with Aviation Submitted by Tom Thinnes on People often … found himself right where he wanted to be. As a high school graduate, he enrolled at Flint Junior College to … in the aviation world of WMU, Tim quickly learned the valuable lesson about networking and making connections. …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2015/04/lechota
Budding with Broncos – FreeFlight Systems Flourishes with WMU Aviation and Business Grads
College of Aviation
… Systems' headquarters near Dallas is not -- not -- the home of the WMU Alumni Club of Texas. It just seems that way. … northeast of Detroit. The 2007 alumnus of South Lake High School says he always enjoyed anything "transportation - be … education. She received her diploma from Gobles High School in 1994, a rural Van Buren County community about 25 …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/03/freeflight
Aviate’s Path Leads Griffin to Air Wisconsin- He Gets it Done!
College of Aviation
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/11/norton
Officials give OK for WMU 'takeoff' in Florida
News
… Officials give OK for WMU 'takeoff' in Florida Submitted by … Riverview. The Riverview location already is home to a law school—the WMU Cooley Law School—which is affiliated with the University. The license …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/07/33430
Friday Feature: Chris Ko
College of Aviation
… rating. He also works as a student assistant in the Dean’s office at the College of Aviation. Chris grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He … Chris said that he would often get in trouble during middle school for drawing pictures of aircraft rather than paying …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2019/02/ko
Aviation the Apogee Way: Pascal Paffhausen and Austin Harper are the Dynamic Duo
College of Aviation
… based at Oakland International Airport near Detroit. Two of the latest to trade in their Brown and Gold for Apogee … of the 2016 graduating class at Holland Christian High School , first became aware of the world of aviation … conduct interviews for new hires.” All of this he finds valuable as Apogee’s lead certified instructor — one of his …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/01/apogee
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences honors alumni at annual awards ceremony
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… College of Engineering and Applied Sciences honors alumni at annual … on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University’s College of Engineering and Applied Sciences is pleased to announce … campus this homecoming weekend,” says Dr. Steve Butt , dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. “It’s an …
https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2025/10/2025-alumni-awards