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Getting Underway and Unlocking Aviation Opportunity with Zach Orfin

College of Aviation

…  Orfin was raised about 20 miles south of Western Michigan University's home base of Kalamazoo in Schoolcraft, … future has been job-shadowing experiences with corporate, Michigan State Police, and Delta pilots, along with … a job at one of the two spaceports under construction in Michigan.  If that doesn't work, there are other spaceports …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/05/orfin

WMU accountancy students honored with scholarships

Haworth College of Business

… Coughenour on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Two high-achieving Western Michigan University accountancy students were honored with significant scholarships from the Michigan Accountancy Foundation. Orion Rahjes from Des … Builders Scholarship and Frans Tanade from Portage, Michigan, received the David and Kathy Petoskey Scholarship. …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2025/08/accountancy-scholarships-orion-rahjes-frans-tanade

Champions of the arts, WMU alumni Lynn Chen-Zhang and Charles Zhang win Kalamazoo arts council award

News

… thrive in Kalamazoo, Lynn Chen-Zhang , M. S.’ 91, a Western Michigan University trustee, and Charles Zhang , M.A.’91, … role as presenting sponsor of the Broadway in West Michigan series since 2018.   “Leadership by example is …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/10/lynn-chen-zhang-charles-zhang-arts-council-greater-kalamazoo-business-award-2025

Spring Into The Streets Spring 2026

Student Engagement

… is invited to volunteer next weekend at Western Michigan University's (WMU) Spring into the Streets! Spring …

https://wmich.edu/studentengagement/news/2026/03/spring-streets-spring-2026

A Working Artist, Rachel Stickney Builds a Business Around the Book Arts

Gwen Frostic School of Art

… backs it up every time. Stickney graduated from Western Michigan University's Gwen Frostic School of Art in 2015 …

https://wmich.edu/art/news/2026/08/rachel-stickney-book-arts-alumni

Educational leadership alum appointed president of college personnel association

College of Education and Human Development

… by Chris Hybels on Casey Dubina KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A Western Michigan University alum was sworn in as the next president of the  Michigan American College Personnel Association (ACPA-Michigan).  Casey   Dubina , a graduate of the College of …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/hesa-alum-elected-2024-president-michigan-educator-chapter

Zhang Career Center speakers address gender in the workplace

Haworth College of Business

… benefits such as gym memberships in addition to health insurance are key indicators to how an employer cares …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67861

Pandemic pushes dancers to explore new territory in virtual Winter Gala

News

… Kelsey Paschich , assistant professor of dance at Western Michigan University, who recently received a Creative Living … but I've never worked with motion capture," says Paschich. Health and safety restrictions also made choreographing a …

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

A Career Couple: Karleigh Pleyer and Mitch Whitcomb Climb the Ranks as Professional Pilots

College of Aviation

… from high school in 2014. They enrolled in the Western Michigan University College of Aviation that fall. They … commencement ceremony They do hail from different parts of Michigan.  With a population of around 2,700, home for … County suburb of Flint, Flushing is just southwest of Michigan's geographically famous Thumb.  Pleyer during her …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/02/karleighandmitch

Bronson Barth Keeps his Eyes on the Sky in Louisville

College of Aviation

… the 22 stories on a regular basis is Bronson Barth, Western Michigan University alumni, Air Traffic Controller and … matter, because I was in the air.”  Arriving at Western Michigan University in 1988, Barth began working on his … Scout Float Plane and several others.” Memories of Western Michigan University go beyond his time in the aviation …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2015/07/barth