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Resilience, hope fuel athletic training grad's drive for success
News
… for patients in need. KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Taylor Gaines is no stranger to hard work. Since she was old enough to be employed, she's been bringing home paychecks, … and eventually help families and children who were also struggling. She'll take a giant step toward that goal, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66430
Out of this Earth: Margo Vriesinga Reaches for the Stars with Virgin Galactic
College of Aviation
… recalled. “So, when time came to apply to college, I did not really have a direction.” Fortunately, Vriesinga had a … MI to pursue a degree in aviation maintenance technology. The program, now called aviation technical … came from the inside. Looking back, she said, “My biggest challenge in school was being too proud. I didn’t like …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/alumni/blog/2018/03/vriesinga
Justin Mertel - A United Approach to Aviation
College of Aviation
… trip with the pilots to Charleston. After that, there was no going back." With such a good idea for a career choice in … of Aviation Information Home then was Rockford, Mich., just north of Grand Rapids in the central part of the state's … Both could offer practical advice. For example, Powell logged a decade or two at United's headquarters at Chicago's …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/alumni/blog/2020/07/justinmertel
Josh Blain: Networking, Navigation and his Expedition to Envoy Air
College of Aviation
… TV. He hails from Skokie, Ill., and graduated from Niles North High School in 2010. Request Information about the … he credits for his inaugural love of planes and flying. Another factor is the Explorer Scouts' aviation program in … school. He remains in contact as a volunteer with what is now called the Boy Scouts of America's Learning for Life …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/alumni/blog/2020/09/joshblain
Open-Minded Olivia Arnold - Stepping Out of Her Comfort Zone, Pursuing Her Passions and Taking to the Sky
College of Aviation
… Open-Minded Olivia Arnold - Stepping Out of Her Comfort Zone, Pursuing Her Passions and Taking to the Sky Olivia Arnold with a WMU Cirrus SR20 Many are the reasons for why … reflecting on the wisdom of that decision. Olivia Arnold, a sophomore who hails from the northwest Indiana, …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/blog/2021/11/arnold
Airplanes, Students, and Camaraderie: Tracey Kauppila Keeps Her Head in the Clouds and Eyes on the Prize
College of Aviation
… compiled an 11-to-1 kill ratio in its aerial dogfights. Another hair-raiser was the Harrier Jump Jet, an attack … earlier years on the Western campus provided the necessary knowledge of experience when approaching her current duties over what is now nearing two decades of duration. "My previous positions …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/blog/2022/01/kauppila
First Year Fun and Medallion Scholarship Success: Makenzie Russell Ascends at WMU Aviation
College of Aviation
… prestigious Medallion Scholarship for her academic prowess. Not only was she the captain of her women’s club team from … (International Baccalaureate) classes in physics and math. No doubt that impressed the Medallion selectors. But so did … she also "double-rostered on a AAA women's team in Milwaukee and the men's varsity" at her high school. As a …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/blog/2023/10/russell
Doctor of Philosophy Program Components
Economics
… Components The Ph.D. program in the Department of Economics at Western Michigan University requires the … four theory courses and five courses in quantitative economics. Seven of these courses are taken during your first year: ECON 5040–Mathematics for Economists (three credit hours) ECON 6190–Introduction to …
https://wmich.edu/economics/academics/doctorate/components
UMSC October Minutes
Environmental Health and Safety
… and installation of signage in areas where they were not installed during building construction. Previous … of the curtain structure is being coordinated and it was unknown if this area of concern had been on the deferred … of FM Engineering. He was informed that the situation was not known, will be brought to the attention of his director, …
https://wmich.edu/ehs/umscoctober
Common Cold
Sindecuse Health Center
… respiratory infections. The most common of these is the Rhinovirus, which causes up to half of all common colds. … contract an average of one to four colds per year. There is no cure for viral infections. So, treatment of colds … a phone, drinking glass or other utensils. Cold viruses cannot multiply on these surfaces, but once transported into …
https://wmich.edu/healthcenter/clinic/self-care/cold