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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
Aspiring aviator’s dreams take flight at WMU’s College of Aviation through Make-A-Wish
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… through Make-A-Wish Submitted by Erin Flynn on Vail Fear was all smiles on his visit to the College of Aviation. Vail … the Cirrus simulator for a spin alongside Blackburn. Vail watches a plane taxiing on the tarmac alongside aviation … containing seven flight training devices, a paint lab and maintenance laboratories, among other state-of-the art …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/05/college-aviation-make-wish-flight-simulator-vail-fear
David Chaplin obituary
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… sociology at Western Michigan University, died July 27 . He was 86. Chaplin joined the WMU faculty in 1972 to serve as … served on numerous national organizations and panels and was a member of such professional groups as the American … a Latin American Studies Association task force that was a follow-up to President Jimmy Carter's special …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42352
Souder Soars: How Aviation Tech Ops has Transformed Tom
College of Aviation
… hand to those who come after you. Souder admits that it wasn't easy for the Stillwater, Minn., native to add his name to the roster of … skill was sheet-metal bending, riveting, or interpreting maintenance manuals. "I was taught to be professional and a …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2019/11/souder
Student Spotlight: Trevor Thelen
College of Aviation
… human factors. Thelen became interested in aviation when he was in middle school. As a kid, he would attend air shows … with his family. Some of his favorite memories include watching the Blue Angels, visiting the National Air and … experiences. He has learned from experience about aircraft maintenance and inspections, insurance, and other legal …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/08/thelen
Building Her Future, One Aircraft at a Time: The Journey of WMU’s Natalie Smeltzer
College of Aviation
… And that assignment won't be far from her roots. Smeltzer was born and raised in Holland, Mich., a Lake Michigan … extravaganza that celebrates its Dutch heritage. It was in her home community where a career in aviation dawned … of Aviation and sparked her interest in the industry's maintenance sector. "I applied to a couple of other …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2026/04/smeltzer
Longtime employees to be inducted into 25 Year Club
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… for student affairs' office Thomas Cook , painter/glazier, maintenance services Gloria P. Culp , academic auditor, … engineering Kristin B. Gustafson , appliance repairperson, maintenance services David A. Guth , professor, blindness … , professor, accountancy Patrick L. Lem , carpenter, maintenance services Neil Lewinsk i, programmer analyst, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/10913
Aviation Passion and Professionalism – Professor Lisa Whittaker Has It All
College of Aviation
… Her research topics include women’s studies, STEM, maintenance engineering and safety management systems. … 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 …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2022/02/whittaker
25 Year Club to induct 72 longtime employees
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… Department of Chemistry Terry R. Bettiga , supervisor, maintenance services Timothy J. Bowers , equipment operator … academic advising, College of Fine Arts Kimberlee S. Hemingway , office assistant, Division of Intercollegiate … administrator, Department of Public Safety Linda C. Walker , administrative assistant, Extended University …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/11/2313
WMU's Kalamazoo campuses closed until 10 a.m. due to power outage
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… time to accommodate any brief delay in the process. Watch this site for any additional updates that may become … its repairs. The WMU Department of Public Safety and maintenance personnel are verifying that all systems are …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45971