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Jumping In and Out with Keaton Jeffrey: Aviation Technical Operations Student, Sky Dive Bronco Member and RAI Jets Intern

College of Aviation

… took shape in the Traverse City area.  Folks who look at a Michigan map recognize what is called "The Thumb."  … in aviation, Jeffrey initially considered Northwestern Michigan College in his home area, but the two-year school did not have a maintenance program.  Western Michigan University offered a three-pronged career approach …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2022/03/jeffrey

Hungry for success: WMU alumna captures mother’s inspirational journey in young adult book series

College of Education and Human Development

… Dr. Viloshinee Murugan , a two-time alumna in Western Michigan University’s College of Education and Human …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2026/06/viloshinee-murugan-book-series-mother-quiet-defiance

The Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences celebrates 60 years of excellence 

College of Arts and Sciences

… research lab, amassing a collection of rocks drilled from Michigan’s subsurface, a foundational effort that would lead to the monumental transferal of the Michigan Geological Survey to WMU. Around the same time, the …   Another landmark milestone came in 2011, when the Michigan Geological Survey was transferred from the state to …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/12/geos-60th

Mentorship, experiential learning help students thrive at Western, land jobs post-graduation

News

… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The future looks bright for Western Michigan University students. A recent report shows 93% of … Woman's Place (EWP) after she graduated with a degree in health care services and sciences in 2020. EWP offers … violence, sexual assault and sex trafficking in Muskegon, Michigan. Over the past five years, more than 90% of Western …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/67244

From Bangladesh to Bronco Pride: How Tasfia Al Amin found her confidence and community at WMU

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… on   Tasfia Al Amin is a graduate student in Western Michigan University's Engineering Management program. She … Mich.— When Tasfia Al Amin first learned about Western Michigan University at an IDP Education fair in Dhaka, … help students from around the world feel welcome at Western Michigan University. One of her first priorities was finding …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2026/01/international-tasfia-al-amin

Enhancing STEM education: Western secures $230K grant to establish regional support hub as part of statewide network

College of Education and Human Development

… MiSTEM director of Region 1 KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Western Michigan University has become the fiscal agent for MiSTEM … learning more accessible across the state and position more Michigan students for career success. The College of … Region 1. The hub is supported by a $230,000 grant from the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO). …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2025/08/michigan-education-stem-grant-award-programs-learning-lori-henrickson

Finding His Footing – Calvin Freeland Lands in the Right Career

College of Aviation

… first cousin of the first. "When I enrolled at the Western Michigan University College of Aviation ," he says about … Central High School that is based in WMU's southwest Michigan home community, "but it truly came down to my … to colleges, universities and technical-training centers in Michigan with free tuition. The WMU College of Aviation …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/10/freeland

Breaking it Down and Building it Up – Broderick Bebout Aims for A Career in Aviation Maintenance

College of Aviation

… Information Bebout in the "Build a Plane" class at the West Michigan Aviation Academy Bebout has called the Grand … Cleveland, Ohio.  His mechanical bent took him to the West Michigan Aviation Academy (WMAA), based at the Gerald Ford … ground school and flight program.   Bebout with the West Michigan Aviation Academy Cessna "Learning about flying got …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/12/broderick

Manchester native finds home on WMU pitch

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… ball between your feet, as did Nicole Hatcliffe, a Western Michigan University sophomore majoring in communication and … with the help of her father, Tim, she identified Western Michigan University as an ideal place to earn a degree and a … and the abundance of lakes near Kalamazoo and throughout Michigan. “The food supermarkets are at least twice as big …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2013/03/nicole-hatcliffe-spotlight

Two WMU student jazz groups secure national outstanding performance awards

News

… awards Submitted by Deanne Puca on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University’s jazz studies program is boasting two … professor of applied jazz voice Lucas Daunt of Davison, Michigan, bass vocals Liam Drzewicki of Kalamazoo, drums Aaron King of Jackson, Michigan, tenor vocals Katie O'Brien of Geneva, Illinois, …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/05/2025-student-jazz-groups-secure-downbeat-student-music-awards