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AFROTC, Ambassador, and Aviation – Avery Bush Accelerates Toward a Career in the Air Force

College of Aviation

… AFROTC, Ambassador, and Aviation – Avery Bush Accelerates Toward a Career in the Air Force Submitted by Tom Thinnes on … precision flights, there's a career pathway for you leading out of the small community located about 15 miles … the nitty-gritty stuff such as how personnel are paid, the service's organization, and U.S. laws governing the …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/03/bush

Dr. Michitoshi Soga obituary

News

… Western Michigan University emeritus professor of physics, died March 3 . He was 86. Soga, a native of Japan, joined the physics faculty … He retired from the faculty in 1993 after 25 years of service to the University, but continued to serve as an …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5512

WMU Ethics Center announces lecture series for spring 2023

Study of Ethics in Society

… All these events are free and open to the public. Using Media REsponsibility The lecture series kicks off Sunday, Feb. … in Room 208 at the Bernhard Center. This lecture by Dr. Wa’ed Alshoubaki will discuss the ethical issues that might … Grasslands, Garbage Islands and Plastic Trees: Working Toward a Future Ecology Next up is “ Grasslands, Garbage …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70568

Curtis "Doc" Swanson - WMU Aviation Hall of Honor Inductee

College of Aviation

… Curtis "Doc" Swanson - WMU Aviation Hall of Honor Inductee Submitted by … He also served as a technical expert for Technical Advisory Service for Attorneys.  For many years "Doc" served as an … FAA Designated Mechanics Examiner.   "Doc" considered the direction and development of the FSc and BSc degrees in …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2014/02/swanson

Western celebrates impact of student workers on campus

News

… Student Employee of the Year. Antonia Kistler Ellis, Diversity and Inclusion Student Employee of the Year, and … Katelyn Frankel, pictured holding flowers, is Community Service Student Employee of the Year. KALAMAZOO, … "The work of student employees drives the University forward in supporting students' experiences both in and outside …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75290

Megan and Adam Turner - Passions United

College of Aviation

… On a macro level, the industry has united a world in ways never conceived.  Through the magic of flight, the … when the fantasy world of flight brings together two individuals.  Their passion for aviation is only rivaled by … next phase of his life.  In 2012, he took a job with Air Services Inc. in Traverse City, Mich., as a charter pilot.  …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2013/11/turner

From Aviation Camp to Aviation Captain

College of Aviation

… USA.  However for Richard Bartlett, Battle Creek, Mich was aviation mecca.  It was the city that offered him the … back to the mitten state.  This eventually led to a civil service job at the Battle Creek Federal Center - A move that … it bad. Fortunately for Bartlett, as his passion was building, Western Michigan University’s aviation program was …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2015/09/bartlett

DePuy is the Guy! Finding his path and overcoming challenges, Brian lands at Envoy Air

College of Aviation

… DePuy is the Guy! Finding his path and overcoming challenges, Brian lands at … that? Just ask the successful novelists whose work room walls are plastered with rejection slips. 2017 WMU Aviation … to his resume was being part of the college's line-service department, which he has termed "a defining …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/07/depuy

From Behind the Scenes at Disney to the Front Lines of Corporate Aviation - Matt Bila is No Stranger to the Wild World of Aviation Management

College of Aviation

… From Behind the Scenes at Disney to the Front Lines of Corporate Aviation - Matt Bila … how it functions effectively.  Blending a stint at the Walt Disney Co . with what he learned as a student … use on my job today what I learned in leadership, customer-service and guest-experience skills."  Although that was …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/12/bila

Transforming cities: leadership, community and change

College of Health and Human Services

… course (SWRK 4600) in the College of Health and Human Services had the distinct honor of hosting former Mayor of Detroit, Mike … and ask questions of a nationally recognized leader. Duggan was featured in Governing Magazine, where he was described …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2026/04/0421sw