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WMU student recruiting and orientation captivating from afar
News
… and orientation captivating from afar Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Milachristine Jao, Western Michigan … so is a cinch, thanks to virtual campus tours featuring panoramic views of key campus components. Other …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59384
History of the U.S. AB Initio Flying Program at WMU
College of Aviation
… In 1997, with the help of multiple grants from the WK Kellogg Foundation, Kellogg Company, U.S. federal dollars, and … the International Pilot Training Centre. For five years the now College of Aviation worked to produce competent and … to the United States to learn to fly. These students had no prior flying experience and were taken from 0 hours to …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/alumni/blog/2013/02/abinitio
Thrills and chills await at an alumni movie premiere 30 years in the making
College of Fine Arts
… theatre faculty, the movie sat unfinished for thirty years. Now, with post sound from Skywalker Sound and final picture … Pictures color department, it is at last completed. It is now the only 4k 35mm movie shot entirely in Kalamazoo. The … the entire town pitch in to help, and ending with the struggle to finish post with almost no money. Secondly is the …
https://wmich.edu/finearts/blog/2018/10/housesitter
The End of my Year Studying in Japan Pt 1: Language Improvement
Study Abroad
… countryside town in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. And yet, now I’m on my way back to America. I want to share my … to say, so I decided to break it up into a 3-part series. Now, I’m going to share my Japanese language journey from … at a higher level there. Well, turns out I basically knew nothing. I quickly realized that I was not prepared for …
https://wmich.edu/studyabroad/blog/2019/08/gettiglanguageimprovement
The Rise of Rochon – Randall’s Aviation Journey and The Power of Giving Back
College of Aviation
… and a founding member of the campus chapter of what is now known as the Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals - … mentor and counsel the college's current enrollees. He's logged more than a few miles in the friendly skies since his …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/alumni/blog/2019/09/rochon2019
An "AAR"guably Great Experience - Will Wales Internship with AAR Corp
College of Aviation
… approximately $2 billion in annual revenue. AAR Corp. now has over 6,000 employees in twenty different countries. … aircraft capable of refueling aircraft mid-flight. This knowledge of the aircraft was useful in that it gave me a … would determine, based on this information, whether or not they could competitively bid on the RFP. Most OEMs have …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/blog/2019/09/walesaar
Takeoffs and Touchdowns – Matt Thaler Scores with Delta
College of Aviation
… Titans in the National Football League. While far less notable to the general public, Thaler is nonetheless at the top of his profession as a Boeing 717 … campus in Kalamazoo to the program's headquarters at Kellogg Field in Battle Creek through the Western Student …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/alumni/blog/2020/08/thaler
The ABCs of Braden Wilson: Aviation, Broncos, and Camaraderie
College of Aviation
… school days in Clarkston , located about a 45-minute drive north of Detroit -- if one observes the speed laws. … and 100-yard backstroke for the Clarkston varsity , well enough to qualify for the state tournament. When he wasn't … status as a work experience was the time he logged with Annie Quardokus , manager of aviation dispatch and …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/blog/2021/01/braden
Magnificently Managing an Airport: Sarah Pagano’s Aviation Management and Operations Success
College of Aviation
… Magnificently Managing an Airport: Sarah Pagano’s Aviation Management and Operations Success WMU Aviation Management Alumna Sarah Pagano wearing an Amelia Earhart scarf given to her by a mentor … (COA) based at the Battle Creek Executive Airport at Kellogg Field . "It offered the program I wanted in aviation …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/alumni/blog/2022/08/pagano