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National Guardsman, a WMU alum, helps lead effort to feed thousands of Michigan families
News
… distributed boxes to hundreds of people in their cars. “It was really nice to be out in public and actually see the … for,” he says. “Part of the reason we joined the guard was to be able to give back to our neighbors. We are also … The son of a Michigan National Guard officer, a sense of duty to his country was in his blood. He chose Western …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59294
WMU on short list of schools offering exemplary service to vets
News
… nation's colleges and universities that are "leading the way" to foster postsecondary educational opportunities and … While some states boast dozens of such schools, only WMU was singled out in Michigan as an institution that is … advocacy office aimed at helping veterans and active-duty National Guard members transition in and out of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/08/8705
The American Dream: Matt Taylor Ascends Through the Airline Operations World
College of Aviation
… Submitted by Tom Thinnes on WMU Aviation Alumni Matt Taylor Want a short story about a dynamic career and how the WMU … the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport for what was then American Eagle Airlines, and indicative of why it … home state has to offer -- Isle Royale, the Keweenaw Peninsula, and the family cabin near Lewiston, Mich. Taylor and …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/11/taylor
WMU digital marketing student wins first place in national Adobe competition
Haworth College of Business
… Crizio Sinuraya brought to Adobe’s 2023 Digital Edge Awards where he was named the overall winner and recipient of a $10,000 … dogs, is lightweight and resistant to bites, scratches and heavy use. The watch offers GPS tracking, activity logs, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/10/73024
Three to be inducted into WMU's Aviation Hall of Honor
News
… be formally inducted as the third class of Hall of Honor awardees. They will be celebrated during an induction … Kellogg Airport in Battle Creek. Aviation Hall of Honor awardees Sidney Adams Jr. of Battle Creek, Mich, a former … the crew of a downed helicopter in Vietnam while under heavy enemy fire. He spent 26 years in the Reserve. As a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/06/733
Planes, Pucks and Puchacz: Zachary Scores in Aviation Management
College of Aviation
… up fire-fighting and first-responder skills along the way. Being regarded as something of an industry expert on … than 1,000 folks and situated just east of Saginaw where he was born and where Michigan's famous geographical "The … with big planes over his head. "My parents live under a runway approach path at the MBS (Midland, Bay City, Saginaw) …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/12/puchacz
Winning with Warner: Scott's Aviation Management Maturation
College of Aviation
… Winning with Warner: Scott's Aviation Management Maturation Submitted by … for people like Western Michigan University Alumnus Scott Warner, the truth falls squarely with a solid understanding … and we deliver it. However, this does occasionally cause a ‘heavy’ amount of pressure. Topped with the fact we operate …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2019/02/warner-0
Satellite clerk’s office opens on WMU campus to expand election services
News
… is encouraging students to vote early. "I thought it was very well set up. In terms of COVID-19, I felt that the staff made sure there was minimal contact, clean and spread-out voting stations, … for, you know, I felt like I was really doing my American duty (by voting)," he says. "There's really no excuse not to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/10/61510
The Dispatching Dynamo – Emma Anderson Flies Forward at WMU
College of Aviation
… The Dispatching Dynamo – Emma Anderson Flies Forward at WMU Submitted by Tom Thinnes on A person's first … perspective-shifting and career-focusing experience. It was for WMU College of Aviation junior Emma Anderson, and hers was even more of a milestone. She took off and landed on . …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/07/emmaanderson
Professor, alumna representing WMU abroad through Fulbright awards
Haenicke Institute for Global Education
… Professor, alumna representing WMU abroad through Fulbright awards Submitted by Raine Kuch on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Time in … The two received Core Fulbright Scholar Program awards to conduct research or work abroad during the 2018-19 … stellar nucleosynthesis. This includes the formation of heavy elements in stellar explosions, and how this formation …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/01/47977