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Most Americans don’t eat worms … yet!
Haworth College of Business
… an important manifestation of identity, culture and values. Nowhere is this more evident than when looking at how diets evolve as products and trends move from new to normalized. American culture has not traditionally embraced insect proteins, but WMU students …
https://wmich.edu/business/zofo
Brooke Hinz
First-Year Faces
… school, a member of Big Brothers Big Sisters and National Honor Society, and she has spent countless weekends performing … service. In the spirit of putting others before herself, now Hinz wants to spend the rest of her life giving a voice … career path was the right fit. This fall, the future Lee Honors College scholar is joining the Speech, Language and …
https://wmich.edu/firstyearfaces/brooke-hinz
The Migration of Jonathan Miller - A SouthWestern Journey to Success
College of Aviation
… that place in time. President Barack Obama inherited an economic environment that financial historians rate as being on … of that was the airline industry, which is normally in the upper stratosphere of opportunity when it … for about 25 years. "Airlines went bankrupts, pilots were furloughed, and pay-cuts were a daily occurrence," he says, …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/alumni/blog/2020/01/jonathanmiller
The Concept of Home
Study Abroad
… and most recently in Granada, a Spanish city I was lucky enough to visit. After spending just 3 days in Granada, the … punch in the face in the best way possible. I still don’t know exactly what home means but in this blog I’m going to … we can figure it out together. Written by: Maggie Neuman Major: Business Location: Burgos, Spain I’ve …
https://wmich.edu/studyabroad/blog/2019/12/conceptofhome
Get Up and Gokey: Garrett Marches His Way to Delta
College of Aviation
… making collegiate progress on his future path in life that now features paychecks authorized by Delta Air Lines . That … from Paw Paw took him to the aviation museum in Kalamazoo known as the Air Zoo . An airplane ride courtesy of the … with him to class to complement a doctorate from Northern Arizona University and a master's from Arizona …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/alumni/blog/2020/08/gokey
Pride and Passion: Mitchell Patterson Aviation Technician Extraordinaire
College of Aviation
… of Aviation with a major in aviation maintenance technology and a minor in business management . He prepped for his current post … corporate flight department. He and his wife -- plus dog -- now call The Alamo City home. He came in contact with …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/alumni/blog/2020/02/202002mitchellpatterson
William Doe Delivers – From WMU to FedEx Express
College of Aviation
… Information "My interest in aviation simply came from another passion of mine -- traveling," he says. "I wanted a … traveling and seeing the rest of the world. Little did I know that the aviation industry would become another personal … he faced similar duties as with Kalitta, but with a "much bigger operation, way more crew members, and a larger fleet of …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/alumni/blog/2021/08/doe
A Career Couple: Karleigh Pleyer and Mitch Whitcomb Climb the Ranks as Professional Pilots
College of Aviation
… wanted to do after high school, I decided to go against the norm and become a pilot." That she has, along with completing a minor in Spanish at Western. Whitcomb and his family during … from home for me. I transferred in as a junior and minored in business." Pleyer, Whitcomb with Kam Bellfy and …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/alumni/blog/2023/02/karleighandmitch
2023 LPA Scholarship Program
College of Aviation
… 2023 LPA Scholarship Program The Latino Pilots Association (LPA) Scholarship Program The Latino Pilots Association (LPA) is pleased to announce they have $181,500 in flight training scholarships …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/scholarships/blog/2023/07/lpa
Take Offs and Touchdowns with Alex Toger – Flying High as a College of Aviation Alumni and Current Endeavor Air Pilot
College of Aviation
… him "how to deal with and answer questions that might not always have the desired response while giving tours and … hometown of Troy, an 88,000-person community 16 miles northwest of Detroit in southeast Michigan -- which made his … Mayes, Truman Stuart, and Alex Toger "WMU was close enough to home," he says, "to be able to pop between school …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/alumni/blog/2022/07/toger