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LBGT office celebrates 30 years of inclusion, diversity on campus
W Magazine
… by graduate assistant Ronald DeVrou in 1989, the office was just the sixth of its kind in the nation at the time, … have work that we still need to do, but it has come a long way in what I consider to be a short amount of time.” … seeing the Out at WMU: Faces of Pride poster on the wall of the Bernhard Center as a pivotal moment in his …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57382
Aviation Passion and Professionalism – Professor Lisa Whittaker Has It All
College of Aviation
… section of the plane's upper fuselage. A flight attendant was sucked out and her body was never found. The pilots safely landed the damaged … of safety inspection of airline fleets. "That accident was the catalyst for the Aging Aircraft Program," Whittaker …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2022/02/whittaker
Wing Walking with Delta Pilot Tom Whittles
College of Aviation
… Wing Walking with Delta Pilot Tom Whittles Submitted by Tom … logged two years at the university's maintenance warehouse, duty that he found beneficial. Assigned the "tedious" task … that was possibly outside of aviation was a tough pill to swallow. But there is a bright future once again." …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/10/whittles
LBGT office celebrates 30 years of inclusion, diversity on campus
News
… about the terrible experiences that I've had that made me want to hide and hate that aspect of myself," says Marshall … Kilgore , an openly bisexual WMU student. "If there was not the Office of LBGT Student Services , and if I had … seeing the Out at WMU: Faces of Pride poster on the wall of the Bernhard Center as a pivotal moment in his …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/10/56242
Dominic Nicolai – Aviation Dynamo and WMU Faculty Member
College of Aviation
… 1959 WMU graduate who served as the program's chief when it was part of the College of Engineering and coordinator of … of the program from Kalamazoo to its current base at what was then the W. K. Kellogg Airport in Battle Creek . WMU … up being a part of the Michigan program that trained him was not exactly a function of dead reckoning. With diploma …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/09/nicolai
AFROTC, Ambassador, and Aviation – Avery Bush Accelerates Toward a Career in the Air Force
College of Aviation
… AFROTC, Ambassador, and Aviation – Avery Bush Accelerates Toward a Career in the Air Force Submitted by Tom Thinnes on … passion for youthful aviation enthusiasts. But if your dad was part of the administrative team that kept the Navy's … airborne in their precision flights, there's a career pathway for you leading out of the small community located about …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/03/bush
From Behind the Scenes at Disney to the Front Lines of Corporate Aviation - Matt Bila is No Stranger to the Wild World of Aviation Management
College of Aviation
… how it functions effectively. Blending a stint at the Walt Disney Co . with what he learned as a student … as a toddler during my first flight," he says. "The family was traveling to Florida for spring break, and it was going to be my first time on an airplane. I was …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/12/bila
Michael Carnarvon’s Carnival of Aviation Careers – Culminating at the Michigan Office of Aeronautics
College of Aviation
… County Airport 30 miles north of New York City, and the Wayne County Airport Authority that operates the Detroit … Request WMU College of Aviation Information Carnarvon was almost destined to be a Bronco in his higher-education … in aviation, the world in, around and above airports had always piqued his interest. It was during his student days at …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2022/12/carnarvon
Top teacher award recognizes WMU alumna's passion for literacy
News
… Top teacher award recognizes WMU alumna's passion for literacy Submitted … who earned her bachelor's and master's degrees from WMU, was named 2019 Middle School English Teacher of the Year by … Passion Hampton's passion for reading is evident on the walls of her classroom. Hampton found her calling while …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/11/56425
First Global Education Program cohort inspired to expand global learning opportunities for kids
News
… because I love other cultures, I love to travel and I've always wanted to see the world. And Western's given me a great … with but in a different way. And there were pictures on the wall of different musicians who had visited and I recognized …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/05/68108