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From Kent (WA) to Kalamazoo (MI), Jennifer Nguyen’s Medallion Journey Takes Flight
College of Aviation
… From Kent (WA) to Kalamazoo (MI), Jennifer Nguyen’s Medallion Journey … and immediate family were on the wrong side of the Vietnam War, which forced many of their peers to leave the home … a rock-centered eye on an aviation career — just an awareness that something had to, or was going to, happen. …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/04/nguyen
Good for the community. Good for business.
Haworth College of Business
… These community partners had brought real problems, waited through a full semester and were about to find out … the numbers and designed the campaigns for organizations waiting on the work. “An exam tells me what a student can … usually stays an idea.” Tungkoye eventually wants to go to Papua to build supply chain systems that serve local …
https://wmich.edu/business/news/2026/06/service-learning-spring-2026-0
Joshua Yoweni’s Voyage of Vowels: Aviation, Excitement, Indonesia, Obstacles, and University
College of Aviation
… Joshua Yoweni, who, if he goes home, travels to Jayapura, Papua -- Indonesia's largest province on the northern coast … Christmas visit back home to Jayapura, Papua, in 2018. This was his last visit with his father before his passing in July, 2021 "When I was a little kid as I was being fed," says the 2013 graduate …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/02/yoweni
Missionary Magic – Tommy Pagawak’s Path from New Guinea to WMU
College of Aviation
… Missionary Magic – Tommy Pagawak’s Path from New Guinea to WMU Submitted by Tom Thinnes … is the best form of advertising and the most effective way to spread a message. On the other side of the world, … in New Guinea, specifically the western province known as Papua. His home community is Sentani. Serving that part of …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2019/12/pagawak
Wings of Resolve: The Air Force Journey of WMU Aviation Bronco Tracy Smiedendorf
College of Aviation
… University College of Aviation with a degree in what was then known as flight technology: On "9-11" he was in the Pentagon when the hijacked airliner slammed into … overseas deployments to Japan, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar. More often than not, he was in command of …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/09/smiedendorf
WMU teams claim top two spots at project management competition
Haworth College of Business
… University and Ferris State University. The team was led by Dr. Daneshvar Kakhki , assistant professor of … plan book to receive an almost perfect score, which my team was really proud of.” Team leader for the second-place … India Jessica Gianina Harsono , senior, from Jakarta Pusat, Indonesia Brian Andrew Susilo , senior, from Jakarta …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59292
Gaining Altitude with Guadalupe Guzman Ramos – Current WMU Aviation Flight Science Student and Future Professional Pilot
College of Aviation
… in southern Florida harvesting bumper crops of tomatoes and watermelons, an occupation the now-U.S. citizen still … a flight from nearby Fort Myers to Dallas, Texas -- and he was dragged into that 2009 experience almost kicking and … me," he wrote years later in a scholarship application. "I was very nervous as I boarded the plane with my mother, and …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/03/guzmanramos
Free at-home COVID-19 test kits distributed throughout campus
Sindecuse Health Center
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69214
WMU SLP alum chairs national conference
College of Health and Human Services
… The event, scheduled for December 5-7, 2024, in Seattle, WA, will bring together over 10,000 speech-language-hearing … In recognition of his outstanding contributions, Jerrold was honored with the ASHA Dorothy Dreyer Award for Volunteerism in 2022, and he was selected for the …
https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2024/12/jjackson
Broncos are going places: New report reveals 93% of Western grads are employed or continuing their education
News
… students are getting jobs very consistently," says Dr. Ewa Urban , director of assessment and effectiveness. "We … impact graduate success. In the most recent report, data was obtained for 72% of alumni earning degrees. Some … questions about graduates' Western experience. "It was very nice to have professors that genuinely cared about …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71441