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Open-Minded Olivia Arnold - Stepping Out of Her Comfort Zone, Pursuing Her Passions and Taking to the Sky

College of Aviation

… Out of Her Comfort Zone, Pursuing Her Passions and Taking to the Sky Submitted by Tom Thinnes on Many are the reasons … fill it out, not really thinking anything of it."    Arnold was scripted to have this kind of perspective on … be any different?  Almost forgetting about the survey, she was somewhat surprised a few weeks later to see her name on …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/11/arnold

From Oman to Aviation to America – Amna AI Bulushi Finds Her Fit in Aviation Management and Operations

College of Aviation

… From Oman to Aviation to America – Amna AI Bulushi Finds Her Fit in Aviation Management and Operations Submitted by Tom Thinnes on   Contact: Posted by Tom Thinnes on April 11, …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/04/bulushi

From “Oorah” to “Oh Yeah” – Troy Kinnunen Springboards from the Marines to the College of Aviation

College of Aviation

… From “Oorah” to “Oh Yeah” – Troy Kinnunen Springboards from the Marines … -- the U. S. Marine Corps -- because once a Marine, always a Marine.  Almost right after his 2013 graduation from … Society chapter.  Solid grades in math and science courses testified to that. Western's aviation program wasn't the …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/10/kinnunen

Flying High with Fink – Jason’s Jaunt to WMU’s College of Aviation

College of Aviation

… Flying High with Fink – Jason’s Jaunt to WMU’s College of Aviation Submitted by Tom Thinnes on College of Aviation students always have amazing reasons for choosing their career path, … aviation bug from the stories his grandfather told when he was a U.S. Navy radio operator on flights hunting for enemy …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/09/jasonfink

Any Einstein Can Fly a Plane. It takes a Special Kind to Jump Out of One – the SkyDive Broncos!

College of Aviation

… Any Einstein Can Fly a Plane. It takes a Special Kind to Jump Out of One – the SkyDive Broncos! Submitted by Tom … back -- and either artistically plummet or gently float toward earth.  Members of the SkyDive Broncos, a registered … learning and skill-building experiences.  The latest of five versions of university sky-diving/parachuting …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/10/skydive

Aviation, Broncos, and Cars – Brayden Broad’s Aviation Maintenance Career is Set to Go Far!

College of Aviation

… Cars – Brayden Broad’s Aviation Maintenance Career is Set to Go Far! Submitted by Tom Thinnes on WMU College of … has stayed with him.  What hasn't is the fact that, on the way to Wisconsin from the family residence in the Lake Huron … today, but the magic of AirVenture still is.   It was the power of that experience that channeled Broad toward …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/02/broad

Leadership and business strategy: The stakes are high, the recommendations real

Haworth College of Business

… real Submitted by Stacey Lowis on Dr. Doug Lepisto speaks with students in the Leading in Business … Management 2020, Leading in Business Organizations. “When I was looking for an elective course to take that would help … have some internal nerves. I am progressing.” The class was the right choice for Muir, which she reflects on quite a …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2026/04/leadership-business-strategy-2026

Student contest part of MLK academy's 50th-anniversary celebration

News

… Student contest part of MLK academy's 50th-anniversary celebration … All undergraduate and graduate students are invited to compete to design a serigraphy/screen-print poster that … at WMU through graduation. Participants also receive an MLK GOLD Scholarship, annually valued at $8,000. The program is …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45215

Product design grads cap college experience with China trip, pending patents

News

… the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, which was constructed for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The students were treated to a number of meals featuring traditional and regional … what it looks like to use the plastic injection molding machines, which I hadn't seen in person before, so that was …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/08/product-design-grads-cap-college-experience-china-trip

When curiosity composes a career

WMU Alumni

… of Music. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—From student jam sessions in downtown Kalamazoo to music directing on Broadway, Henry Koperski’s , career is rooted in curiosity, … Steve Zegree , director of the renowned vocal jazz ensemble Gold Company. “All three of them provided me with such …

https://wmich.edu/alumni/news/2026/05/alumni-henry-koperski-music-broadway-performance-career