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… Rising from Republic Airways and Soaring with Spirit Airlines: Aaron Jones Climbs … on If change is good for the soul, these are the best of times for Aaron Jones.  The spring 2010 graduate of the … of Aviation recently swapped captain's uniforms, ending a nearly 10-year stint with Republic Airways and changing into …

… Pilot Submitted by Tom Thinnes on Alex Toger is the epitome of "Once a WMU College of Aviation ambassador, always one," even though the higher-education chapter of his … of those career-stimulating destinations were relatively near Toger's hometown of Troy, an 88,000-person community 16 …

… under his belt, Nick Garrod is in a good place to offer some advice to those on the brink of embarking on a similar … in southwest Michigan, Garrod said his job "has me home way more than I'm away, and my salary pays the bills, with … He held me to higher standards and wanted my flying to be near perfect.  All this set the foundation for the pilot I …

… The Dispatching Dynamo – Emma Anderson Flies Forward at WMU Submitted by Tom Thinnes on A person's first … and landed on . . . water.    Raised in Sparta, Mich., something of a bedroom community for Grand Rapids to the … whether I wanted to take off and land on the Grand River near downtown Grand Rapids.  Of course, I said yes."  Emma …

… in aviation technical operations.   "Ever since my dad took me to the EAA AirVenture (the fabled international gathering … has stayed with him.  What hasn't is the fact that, on the way to Wisconsin from the family residence in the Lake Huron … in their vehicle at the Michigan International Speedway near Brooklyn.  The competition is organized by SAE …

… to passively engage in outer space exploits. For some, the words acted as a magnet, drawing the individuals towards the human quest to explore and colonize the space … all right – even though I hadn’t been in a class of his for nearly a year. That meant a lot to me and showed how much he …

… Professor explores the Vietnam War through music in interdisciplinary course and Bruce Springsteen research Submitted … “The Vietnam War in Rock and Soul” for nine years. He immerses students in music from the war, which lasted from …

… ambassadorial duties from 2013 to 2015.  The surprise is he was ever in that position in the first place.  "I had a … matters worse, I put the wrong telephone number on my resume.  Luckily it was my grandmother's number and she was able … of home-improvement and building products based in nearby Livonia and operating 38 facilities around the …

… a graduate of Loy Norrix High School in Kalamazoo, it wasn't that kind of experience while in the eighth grade, but the concept was the same. Request Information about the WMU College of Aviation Now nearing sophomore status in the Western Michigan University …

… while training future scientists Submitted by Alison Nuismer on Dr. Benjamin Koestler , an associate professor in the … Sciences at Western Michigan University, has been awarded funding from the National Institutes of Health’s … research opportunities teach students how to apply the scientific method to real-world problems—an essential …