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WMU Board approves 2016-17 operating budget of $397 million

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… budget of $397 million for the 2016-17 fiscal year that is set to begin July 1. The newly approved and balanced budget … includes a 2.43 percent increase of $9.4 million in both total revenue and expenses, as compared with last year's … a 4.19 percent increase in tuition and required fees, which was also approved by trustees June 29. That increase will …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/33315

Gifts to WMU up sharply for fiscal year 2011-12

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… Alumni Relations received, on behalf of the University, a total of $41,575,189 for the fiscal year that ended June 30. … "We're grateful to our many alumni and friends for their unwavering commitment to the well-being and future growth of … Earlier this year, Thomas notes, the MyWMU.com website was redesigned to share individual stories and experiences …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1195

Making his Mark – Matthew Pruitt’s March into Aviation Management

College of Aviation

… being in the clouds and pointed the Indianapolis junior toward seeking his pilot's license.  But a medical issue … Administration and Pruitt proved there is more than one way to skin an aviation cat.  He's now a major in aviation … of networking from his instructors and applying that to his total college experience.  He's been the treasurer of the …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/08/pruitt

Friday Feature: Dr. Gail Rouscher

College of Aviation

… aviation students. Dr. Rouscher’s first jump into aviation was as a member of the U.S. Navy. She was an aircraft engine mechanic, stationed in Rota, Spain … and all the different exposure makes each day something totally new.   Dr. Rouscher considers working with the …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2018/02/rouscher

Unlimited Expectations: Jordan Unter’s March into Aviation Management and Operations

College of Aviation

… listening to his great-grandfather spin yarns about World War II.  Request WMU College of Aviation Information And he … some adventure-filled stories to tell -- "Great Grandpa" was part of the B-24 bomber squadron attached to the fabled … felt right.  This was the place for me."    But he hasn't totally forgotten his roots, or his ties to terra firma when …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/12/unter

Board approves WMU 2015-16 operating budget of $388 million

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… budget of $388 million for the 2015-16 fiscal year that is set to begin July 1. The newly approved and balanced budget … includes a 2.64 percent increase of $10 million in both total revenue and expenses, as compared with last year's … a 3.2 percent increase in tuition and required fees, which was also approved by trustees June 3. That increase will …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/06/24545

Flying, French, and Fit – WMU has it all for Rebecca Lowe

College of Aviation

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

WMU makes deep cuts in tuition for future nonresident undergrads

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… to cap nonresident tuition for future undergraduates in a way that will dramatically reduce the tuition bills for … rates for newly admitted nonresident students will be set at 1.25 times the rate that Michigan residents pay. That … Nonresident students make up early 16 percent of WMU's total student enrollment, a 10 percent increase from a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37694

Fine arts staff using skills for pandemic-fighting mask production

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… such as costuming, dance and painting, have temporarily set aside silk, soubresaut instruction and canvas to make … masks, and several others have made around 30, putting the total around more than 200. "I can make about 16 to 20 per … me just to give to people who need one," says MacKenzie. "I was asked to make some for a few postal workers, too." This …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58953

Climbing Higher - Mark Brady's Aviation Journey from WMU to IFL

College of Aviation

… Argentine American architect César Pelli. While Pelli was referring to the desire of our species to build taller … Fortunately, Brady didn’t allow the discouragement to set in. Instead, he picked himself up by the bootstraps and … “I was so excited to be flying the plane at just 250 hours total time!” As the hours continued to climb, days on the …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2016/06/brady