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Fail Forward

Lee Honors College

… visibly at a big goal she had, and she had to pick herself up and find the thing she could become, because her former … she found her future. But first she had to pick herself up, "fail forward" as she learned what it meant to be a … of making mistakes and learning from them. Failure is a significant part of creating who we are. It is the other …

https://wmich.edu/honors/deanscorner/2021/03/fail-forward

Makenna Staudacher – Freshmen, Family and Finding Aviation Gold at WMU

College of Aviation

… that realm of experience will be in her near future.  Up until then, she's comfortable "hanging out" with friends, … student Amelia Moulton, "an amazing friend who is so supportive and kind," according to Staudacher. Staudacher … Still etched in her memory are the circumstances leading up to her first solo and its sheer experience.  "My first …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/blog/2020/11/staudacher

The Art of Aviation: Julie Thiele's Journey to Alaska Airlines

College of Aviation

… WMU Alumna and Alaska Airlines pilot Julie Thiele Growing up in Midland, MI, Thiele’s focus was anywhere but the … the visit, Thiele remembers, “By the time I got home, I was signed up for both engineering and aviation courses!” … remember taking a class with Ron Sackett ,” she said. “He suggested I take a flight lesson – it didn’t go well! I fought …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/alumni/blog/2016/03/thiele

John Borsos

Political Science

… tragically shortened life were characterized by heroic struggle and optimism against overwhelming forces. By middle … and at this time he began serving as a Big Brother. It is a sign of his magnanimous heart that several years later John … good fit for him. For a time he traveled throughout Europe supporting himself by playing the piano and singing popular …

https://wmich.edu/politics/borsos

AFSCME Job Descriptions: Landscape

Human Resources

… Job Task:  Back Pack Blowing job task: Curb clean-up job task: equipment operation   job task: goosen vac job … decor job task: tall grass removal Job task: trash pick-up job task: walk behind mower Job task: watering plants   …

https://wmich.edu/hr/landscape

Haworth College of Business Outstanding Alumni Achievement Award

Haworth College of Business

… Precidian ETF Trust, which represent $10 billion in assets supporting 21 different investment advisors, seven … unprecedented value in the public markets.  She also ran an upstart global listings business at Better Alternative … as a clerk on the trading floor and working her way up within the NYSE on the corporate listings team, member …

https://wmich.edu/business/morrison2024

TRIO SSP Advising

TRIO Student Success Program

… schedule an appointment with a TRIO SSP advisor. To set up an appointment with one of the TRIO advisors, please …

https://wmich.edu/triostudentsuccess/advising

"Abandoned" - Anna LeChard

News

… an abandoned church. A building that is meant for large groups of people is now empty, deteriorating and forgotten. As … spider webs over everything. It seemed like everyone got up and left, never to return. Nothing was put away or covered up. Looking at something abandoned makes me think of what it …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59471

Permit Pricing

Parking

… purchase a permit by the semester separately, there is no upgrade or enhancements implied and you may end up paying more than the full academic year cost. Part-time …

https://wmich.edu/parking/permit-pricing

Distinguished Faculty Scholar Award

Teaching and Learning

… Faculty Scholar Award is the highest award WMU bestows upon faculty members. It pays tribute to individuals whose work constitutes a significant body of achievement that is widely recognized … the course of the nominee's creative or academic career. Suggested topics for the reflections include: a description of …

https://wmich.edu/x/teaching-learning/faculty-development/awards/distinguished-faculty-scholar