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University to honor its top four staffers for 2016-17

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… have been selected to receive the Annual Make a Difference Award. The award is the highest accolade WMU bestows specifically on … an outstanding job on the front lines when it comes to retaining students through a personal touch. "For the past …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42945

New name, enhanced mission: WMUx fosters innovative next-level learning

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… might provide cross-departmental academic benefit? WMUx wants instructors and learners to provide input on potential … spark creative endeavors that speak to those it serves in ways they've never before experienced.  Technology will be … instructors to alter surroundings, such as carpet texture, wall color and lighting to create atmospheres more conducive …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58331

Invested in finance and fashion, business grad found wealth of opportunities at Western

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… Mich.—From financial modeling to modeling on the runway, Western Michigan University student  Racheal Mmanga has … degree and an insurance portfolio analyst position waiting for her at Atlanta’s Voya Investment Management, one … allows students like Mmanga to experience the fast pace of Wall Street from campus with access to software and hardware …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/12/finance-fashion-fall-2024-graduate-racheal-mmanga-employed-voya-investment

Career Cruising with Kurt Kraczon – Laying the Foundation for a Successful Career in Aviation Management and Operations

College of Aviation

… many Americans, Covid 19 did a pretty good job of "taketh away" for Kurt Kraczon, but it also did a bit of "giveth" for … on the first day of his safety internship with Republic Airways. May 2023 Raised in Portland, an Ionia County community …

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

Budding with Broncos – FreeFlight Systems Flourishes with WMU Aviation and Business Grads

College of Aviation

… home of the WMU Alumni Club of Texas.  It just seems that way.  The innovative aviation enterprise, which is still not … of at least three brown-and-gold-wearing Broncos: Scott Warner, Hunter Hayes and Kasmin Katz.  Request College of … from Western's Haworth College of Business on his wall.  Hayes, who interned at FreeFlight thanks to Warner, …

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

Student Recreation Center reopens with safety precautions in place

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… not, they can purchase a membership at the SRC. "Glow yoga" was a popular event among students during Fall Welcome. … to be used often. Certain activities, like the climbing wall, will remain closed until they are deemed safe to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/09/61100

Product design graduate ready for career to take flight with aerospace company

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… senior thesis project. KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Aisha Thaj has always been fascinated with flight. Growing up she devoured … characters born with wings. She would let her mind wander looking out the window on long flights to see her … for two years, and it was just me banging my head against a wall, trying my hardest to push my weaknesses instead of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/63953

WMU awards recognize diversity and inclusion efforts

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… WMU awards recognize diversity and inclusion efforts Submitted by … Michigan University will recognize campus efforts toward promoting diversity and inclusion by honoring two … students and inspiring careers in aviation, while retaining a diverse student body in the College of Aviation …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30039

'Sweet Magnolias' star shares how she planted seeds of success at Western

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… devouring season two of the hit series, celebrating its renewal for a third installment. "Reaching No. 1 on Netflix as quickly as we did was really thrilling—and for me very heartwarming and … again, and it was really fun to see all the pictures on the wall and go back and reminisce that way," she says. "So many …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/03/67412

Enlightened aviation adventure creates path to success for alumnus

College of Aviation

… [caption align="right"] [/caption] YPSILANTI, Mich.—If you want an out-of-the-box thinker, then Eric Epplett is your … Eastwood's character in "Heartbreak Ridge" when "Gunny Highway" muttered that Marines are never stumped because they …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58542