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The ultimate assist: Sports and Event Management Club to connect students with industry at career fair

College of Education and Human Development

… Sports and Event Management Club to connect students with industry at career fair Submitted by Chris Hybels on … Center in Kalamazoo. An opportunity to meet face-to-face with full-time and internship employers, the fair will connect WMU students with organizations eager to have Broncos as part of their …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2026/03/sports-event-management-club-career-networking-fair

Airport and Aviation Extraordinaire: Ashley Lucas

College of Aviation

… extra-curriculars that would have helped launch her career with the thrust of a turbo jet.  Now Operations Manager for … And with five levels of certification through the American Association of Airport Executives to her credit, Lucas … I applied wanted me to have 'experience.'  How do you get experience if nobody will hire you in the first …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/03/lucas

The Art of Aviation: Julie Thiele's Journey to Alaska Airlines

College of Aviation

… and drama played a critical part in her development. “Yep, you can definitely say, ‘I was a drama and art junky’ in high … she very involved in these fields; her success was rewarded with a scholarship to attend art school. For most high …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2016/03/thiele

Patience, Persistence and Pittsburgh – Vlad Robinson Routes His Way to WMU Aviation

College of Aviation

… and operations.  "It is great that aviation allows you to travel almost anywhere in the world.  I can't wait to see cities and places I might not have ever … regional airline Before that, aviation was in a team photo with architecture and archaeology as potential career paths. …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/01/vladislav

Bronco in the Sky: How WMU Took This Pilot from Jackson to Jet Set

College of Aviation

… when the captain's voice came over the intercom.   It can't be him, Thinnes wondered.  But it was -- Cole Dillon, … flying a Cirrus SR20 And wherever he flies, Dillon carries with him warm memories and cherished experiences garnered … of diversity in aviation," he says.  "As an airline pilot, you work with different people all the time so it's …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/08/dillon

Dominic Nicolai – Aviation Dynamo and WMU Faculty Member

College of Aviation

… on Dominic Nicolai has rubbed elbows -- and wings -- with some of the giants of the WMU College of Aviation in … to casting one's future lot.  For them, it was "Go south, young folks.  Go south."  Nicolai at 25 years old - working … ground-school learning assignments.  With the computer, I can easily create scenarios and develop videos that help …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/09/nicolai

Alexis Brown: Achieving Excellence in Aviation

College of Aviation

… the equation was spawned a little earlier when Brown was a youngster in her hometown of Otisville, a small hamlet … Brown has a hangar full of trophy mentors.  She interacted with all of them on her way to a 2011 degree in aviation …  They make certain I am doing what I am supposed to do so I can advance my career." Then there is Jelani Kelley, another …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/04/brown

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

College of Aviation

… college student, sees herself as a role model to those who can identify with the lyrics of one of the memorable songs in "The Sound … mountain, ford every stream, follow every rainbow, till you find your dream."  Becca Lowe after completing her first …

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

From Rockford to Republic - Marty Coaker's Aviation Journey

College of Aviation

… always been something that I wanted.  As long as I can remember, flying has been my goal.” In 1997, Coaker … Coaker spent at Western Michigan University were spent with the Sky Broncos.  As Coaker states, “This was time well … it is only beginning.  As the old saying goes, enjoy what you do and you will never work a day in your life.  Working …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2014/09/coaker