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From Geology to Aviation Business – William Walles Crafts a Career with United Airlines

College of Aviation

… Boeing 777. United utilizes 25,000 ULDs to move cargo and baggage A typical college experience played a role -- … in the dean's office and constantly being at the Kellogg Airport, " he says, gave him the advantage of taking part … performance for United Cargo's partners.  Like all my jobs before, this has continued to push me to learn more and …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/alumni/blog/2024/05/walles

Takeoffs and Touchdowns – Matt Thaler Scores with Delta

College of Aviation

… campus in Kalamazoo to the program's headquarters at Kellogg Field in Battle Creek through the Western Student …  Student debt -- you bet.  But listen to Thaler: "The biggest challenge was being able to pay for my education.  I … industry, which is one reason I was able to land my first jobs and now the one I always wanted.  Since I was young, I …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/alumni/blog/2020/08/thaler

VanHowe You Get Things Done! Lessons Learned and Applied by Thomas VanHowe

College of Aviation

… was effective time management.  "I was working different jobs, flying and taking classes all at the same time," he …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/alumni/blog/2022/09/vanhowe

How to Help Your Career Take-Off: The Power of Internships

College of Aviation

… internship will do wonders when applying for first career jobs.  Internships offer a practical way to apply skills …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/blog/2013/02/how-help-your-career-take-off-power-internships

Hanging out with Helen Manumbu – Traveling Down the Aviation Tech Ops Path

College of Aviation

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/11/manumbu

Learning across the globe in WMU's College of Arts and Sciences

College of Arts and Sciences

… peoples and cultures, more compassionate about their struggles, more sensitive to other people’s needs.” With these …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/05/cas-magazine-studyabroad

History Day 2015 Results

History

… Dodd, Faith Floor, and Rachel Williams, Cassopolis “Steve Jobs - The Man Who Thought Differently” by: Carter Borton, …

https://wmich.edu/history/historyday2015results

WMU celebrates opening of Business Technology and Research Park North, Ascension Borgess Cancer Center

News

… than $150 million in investments, generated more than 1,400 jobs and, benefiting Western students, has given rise to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/09/65768

Economics, an analyst and the FBI

College of Arts and Sciences

… identify spending cuts so the bureau could avoid employee furloughs. “The goal was to keep our employees doing the work … analyst now, but that’s just one of several different jobs we have at the FBI,” she says. “I’d like to stay with … . To learn more about careers with the FBI, visit FBIjobs.gov . light left …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/hawrysz