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25 Year Club to induct 72 longtime employees

News

… Nov. 27 KALAMAZOO—A total of 72 people who began their service to Western Michigan University in 1987 will be … academic advising, College of Fine Arts Kimberlee S. Hemingway , office assistant, Division of Intercollegiate … E. Little , professor of music David M. Lyth , professor of industrial and manufacturing engineering Donna Marks , …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/11/2313

Geralyn Heystek: 40 years of helping students grow and thrive

Haworth College of Business

… Center staff in the courtyard at Schneider Hall.  When you walk into the Zhang Career Center, you are greeted by a … a student at Western in 1974 and studied languages, which was an interest area for her. She soon found herself … consider business, and she decided to try a class. She was hooked, earning her B.B.A. in 1979. During her …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2026/05/geralyn-heystek-retirement

Engineering management technology alum finds passion in career

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… at automotive parts manufacturer is palpable.    A senior industrial engineer at DENSO’s Battle Creek location, a … design, job improvement and human resource development. Always evolving technology in vehicles, such as hybrid and …   “Through many presentations and projects mostly, I was able to strengthen my communication skills by really …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2026/03/cory-scholler-engineering-management

Katrovas to combine storytelling and song in recital of Czech composers

News

… on the composers' four-year friendship and the pre-World War II era they lived in. The project is under the auspices …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43299

Western to host fall 2025 career fairs connecting students with leading employers

News

… by Beta Alpha Psi, this carer fair on Sept. 18 is geared toward accounting, finance, business information systems and … Fieldhouse, students can join Career and Student Employment Services and WMU Athletics-Broncos Empowered for an informal … and employers to discuss company cultures, career pathways and available roles or to seek general career advice.   …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/09/western-hosts-2025-fall-career-fairs

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences recognizes its 2023 Presidential Scholars

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… its 2023 Presidential Scholars Submitted by Cindy Wagner on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University's … my first on campus job in the international admissions and services office. Later, I got multiple other on-campus … him. Matthew Baker Matthew Baker Presidential Scholar in Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering and Engineering …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/03/71264

Managing Matthew Wietstock: Pursuing a Career in Operations through Flight

College of Aviation

… on The thrill of riding a roller coaster is not the one you want to repeat in an airplane. Nevertheless, College of … major at Western Michigan University , is a bit backward.  Double majors in the College of Aviation are not that … this particular career.  "My family traveled a lot when I was younger," he says.  "I always enjoyed spending time at …

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

From the Windy City to WMU – Brett Been Takes to the Sky

College of Aviation

… trips where kids have a chance to explore career options.  Waste of time, right? Not for Brett Been, destined to be a … a degree in aviation flight science . While his experience wasn't exactly a replica of an eighth-grade visitation, it was similar enough for him to charter a flight plan toward …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/11/been

Aviation Management and Operations Alumnus Mitchell Carr Cruising in His Career

College of Aviation

… Cruising in His Career Submitted by Tom Thinnes on "If you want to do something in life," says Carr, "go for it … biggest critics, who will make you double-think or don't want you to move up in life, can be family or friends.  I … same period of time, Carr was part of the college's line-service team.  "I got the opportunity to tug and pull …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2022/01/carr

Where Aviation Meets Ambition: A Career That Has Taken Reina Cooke Global

College of Aviation

… opportunities exist in aviation."   Frosting on the cake was the fact that her recruitment duties took her three … and her WMU Aviation Summer Camp colleagues in 2014 Cooke was raised in Monroe, a community of about 21,000 on the … I thought airports were exciting and fascinating.  I was interested in the-behind -the-scenes logistics."   That …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2026/02/cooke