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Patrick Allen's Airlines Education - An "Intern-Tastic Experience at United Airlines"

College of Aviation

… and push your graduation date by seven months." This was, essentially, what my uncle said to me when he tried to … security and shown to my desk. The office looks like the set of Mad Men just without the cigarette smoke and bottles … my desk is directly outside the chief pilot's office. This was made worse by the fact my desk’s placement was in such a …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2017/04/allen

ESPN College GameDay coming to WMU Saturday

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… football game versus Buffalo will kick off at 3:30 p.m. in Waldo Stadium, and will be televised nationally on ESPNU. … are No. 14 in the AP Top 25 and No. 21 in the USA Today Amway Coaches Poll and College Football Playoff rankings. WMU … head to MAC Championship | Dec. 2, 2016 Community send-off set as WMU football team heads for Detroit | Nov. 30, 2016 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36423

Investment, pandemic pivot spur success for genomics company

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… cases began surging in the spring of 2020. "We really wanted to help in whatever way we could," says Mike Getz , Genemarkers chief executive … Supporting Life Sciences The Michigan Legislature initially set up the BRCC at Western in 2003 as a way to help grow …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/05/64148

Far out! Researchers at Western testing technology to propel NASA deeper into space

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… shuttles blasting off from Cape Canaveral accelerate toward the sky with explosive chemical reactions, electric propulsion is a more efficient way to move rockets, satellites and other objects once … with Lemmer provided a number of practical experiences to set Mooney on the path to success in the aerospace field. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63430

Western student leaders attend inaugural first-generation college celebration at White House

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… right, got a special, behind-the-scenes tour of Washington, D.C. thanks to alumna Julie Shroyer, B.S.W.'87, … calls visiting the White House "a 'wow' moment." "Going to Washington to meet a senator, legislators and other leaders; …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73523

Pandemic pushes dancers to explore new territory in virtual Winter Gala

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… who recently received a Creative Living for Dancers Award to create work in a virtual space. The evolution of … University's Virtual Reality (VR) Lab , Paschich imagined a way for dancers to be transported into a digital world. John … gave Western dance students a chance to expand their skill set and learn new forms of expression. "Getting to work with …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63239

New engineering and applied sciences faculty usher in a bright future

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… and applied sciences knowledge. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The hallways and labs of WMU’s College of Engineering and Applied … Seven of these newcomers share their research and the ways in which their projects are developing at WMU. New … using drones. The goal is to improve safety in campus-like settings by expanding surveillance coverage, with an …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2026/01/new-faculty

Fifty years of working at WMU evokes brown, 'golden' memories

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… in the Department of Management, and seven years later was promoted to administrative assistant to the dean. When … newly built Schneider Hall on the West Campus in 1991, she was elevated to director of budget, services and operations. … good people who make things happen," she continues. "Every set of freshmen and transfer students, every student seeking …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18609

WMU faculty head to South Africa, Thailand this summer on Fulbright Specialist Awards

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… South Africa, Thailand this summer on Fulbright Specialist Awards Submitted by Elizabeth Braaksma on KALAMAZOO – Two … University faculty members received Fulbright Specialist Awards to support overseas consulting and advocacy work this … and learn from another school of public health in a global setting and, hopefully, plant roots for more sustained …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2025/06/fulbright-specialist-summer-2025

Hope in the darkness: WMU music therapy alum finds calling in hospice

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… on ANN ARBOR, Mich.—A guitar slung on her back, Kaitlin Ridgway isn't the typical professional you'd expect to see walking down the halls of a medical facility. But the work … different practicums, so I got a really great variety of settings with patients," she says. "I got to work with kids …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55317