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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

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

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… 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

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 … sales, preparing itineraries, issuing tickets, doing what was needed in the departure lounge and boarding gate, …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/11/taylor

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

For the birds: Avian adventures at Asylum Lake Preserve

News

… to one another and even battling, in some cases. Birdwatching at the preserve, which offers a publicly-accessible … the world. “The value of coming out in nature is to get away from all of the typical things that you’re worrying … task wasn’t easy. While the female deposited beakfuls of grass into the box, her mate was busy fending off swallows, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58860

Western alumna named Distinguished Educator of the Year

College of Arts and Sciences

… master’s thesis book in class and at the time I thought ‘no way,’” says Wehrwein, who went on to earn bachelor’s and … master’s degrees in biomedical sciences from Western. “He was one of my biggest inspirations in life and he continues … programs, and we slowly started forming this little grassroots network that launched into an official …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69144

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