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Maintaining Aviation Excellence – Christopher Myrick Purposely Picks A Career in Aviation Technical Operations
College of Aviation
… airport to see my grandmother in Detroit. I remember always looking up and seeing the planes fly over (interstate highway) I-94 to land. They were so big and it always … Western." Changing a wire harness at Flightstar on an ERJ145 Specifically what he learned from instructor Jeremy …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2022/04/myrick
Tweets net huge book donation and generous outpouring from Japan
News
… garnered thousands of donations, as well as dozens of heartwarming and heartrending letters. Dr. Jeffrey Angles , WMU … and literatures and director of the Soga Japan Center , was in Japan in early 2011 when he wrote a series of Twitter … me skyrocketed. The first box of books arrived at my Tokyo apartment less than eight hours after the first tweet!" …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/4831
Western's jazz program earns accolades from international publication
News
… on The WMU Advanced Jazz Ensemble received one of three awards granted to Western's jazz studies program from DownBeat magazine's 45th annual Student Music awards. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University’s jazz …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/07/68549
Sales students gain real-world experience through innovative business partnership
News
… with selling to a customer. In fall 2024, this product was a type of window for Amtrak trains. Students spent the … professors and classmates who have made the experience so rewarding." "What sets this class apart from others that I …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/01/sales-students-gain-experience-pitching-total-plastics-international
From Aviation Management to Artemis: Dan Kosters and the Logistics of Lunar Exploration
College of Aviation
… of Grand Rapids. "Whether it is streamlining aerospace hardware supply chains, helping with advising on logistics … of aviation in Oshkosh, Wis . The cherry on top was volunteering for the air shows held each summer in … Bronco and Army helicopter pilot Aiming at a career that was involved in aerospace and the nation's defense, Kosters …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2026/05/kosters
Three days of blues music planned for downtown festival
News
… is $5. 5 to 5:50 p.m., Big Boss Blues Band 5:55 to 6:45 p.m., Blues Time 6:50 to 7:40 p.m., JR Clark 7:45 to 9 p.m., Selwyn Birchwood 9:05 to 10:35 p.m., JP Soars … 7 to 8:25 p.m., Blues Caravan 8:30 to 9:55 p.m., Victor Wainwright & WildRoots 10 to 11:30 p.m., Janiva Magness …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7544
Asian Forum 2026 examines East Asian perspectives on aging, honors the late Dr. Timothy Light
Haenicke Institute for Global Education
… Center for Chinese Studies, adds Zeng. Light, who passed away in December 2025, was a distinguished sinologi st and philanthropist who … a.m. - Invited Panel: Aging in Contemporary East Asia 10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. - Roundtable: Mediating Plurality of …
https://wmich.edu/global/news/2026/04/asian-forum-2026
Supply chain student leverages networking to secure internships and full-time job
Haworth College of Business
… rotational program.” Within the college, Clarke has found ways to expand his professional scope through career fairs … week, we host employers and hold networking events afterwards, which is a great way to make connections in the professional world. Also, my …
https://wmich.edu/business/news/2025/12/supply-chain-management-nathan-clarke
In Memoriam, summer 2026
W Magazine
… Deanne Puca on Alumni Beverly Joan (Fennell) Large , BSN ’45, April 5, 2025, Sturgis, MI Beth (Boezwinkle) Shirley , … BS ’51, Nov. 29, 2025, Grand Rapids, MI Ona Eileene (Pappe) Wall , BA ’52, MA ’64, Dec. 7, 2025, Grandville, MI Muriel … Robins , BA ’54, Nov. 24, 2025, Livonia, MI Willard Howard Mejeur , BS ’54, Dec. 10, 2025, Cadillac, MI Thomas …
https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2026/06/memoriam-summer-2026
Arcadia Flats approved as name of new student housing under construction
News
… Arcadia Creek, Arcadia Flats is the first project underway as part of WMU's South Neighborhood transformation. … K. Anderson , vice president for student affairs. The new apartment-style units are geared toward upper-level undergraduate and graduate students, with a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/53109