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Secretary to the Board of Trustees

Human Resources

… Secretary to the Board of Trustees Job code 011131 Pay grade I Pay … regulations. Advises trustees and senior administrators on governance best practices and oversees commencement … University events in alignment with institutional protocols. Major duties Coordinates Board of Trustees meetings …

https://wmich.edu/hr/employees/staff/jobdescriptions/011131

Rising Above – Rachel Tuit’s Turn to Transform the World of Aviation

College of Aviation

… Rising Above – Rachel Tuit’s Turn to Transform the World of Aviation Submitted by Tom Thinnes on Rachel Tuit wants to become something she has never personally witnessed … for Delta as long as I've wanted to be a pilot."  Her latest accomplishment is being accepted into the Delta Propel …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/02/tuit

Pursuing Airport and Operational Opportunities: Ricardo Escalante-Villalta is Catapulting from AZO to an Aviation Career

College of Aviation

… Ricardo Escalante-Villalta is Catapulting from AZO to an Aviation Career Submitted by Tom Thinnes on Everybody is unique in his or her own way, but Ricardo Escalante-Villalta can boast of another … and Universal Studios.  The next chapter in his life is testament to this kind of perspective: Even if you don't …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/03/escalante-villa

Patrick’s Plan: Senger Turns Wrenches, Makes Music and Aspires to Fly in the Military

College of Aviation

… Plan: Senger Turns Wrenches, Makes Music and Aspires to Fly in the Military Submitted by Tom Thinnes on For a … back to his years in middle school.  What pointed him toward the College of Aviation was some advice and "hearing good things" from one of his …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/02/senger

Open-Minded Olivia Arnold - Stepping Out of Her Comfort Zone, Pursuing Her Passions and Taking to the Sky

College of Aviation

… Out of Her Comfort Zone, Pursuing Her Passions and Taking to the Sky Submitted by Tom Thinnes on Many are the reasons … fill it out, not really thinking anything of it."    Arnold was scripted to have this kind of perspective on … be any different?  Almost forgetting about the survey, she was somewhat surprised a few weeks later to see her name on …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/11/arnold

Student contest part of MLK academy's 50th-anniversary celebration

News

… Student contest part of MLK academy's 50th-anniversary celebration … All undergraduate and graduate students are invited to compete to design a serigraphy/screen-print poster that … at WMU through graduation. Participants also receive an MLK GOLD Scholarship, annually valued at $8,000. The program is …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45215

From Oman to Aviation to America – Amna AI Bulushi Finds Her Fit in Aviation Management and Operations

College of Aviation

… From Oman to Aviation to America – Amna AI Bulushi Finds Her Fit in Aviation Management and Operations Submitted by Tom Thinnes on   Contact: Posted by Tom Thinnes on April 11, …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/04/bulushi

From “Oorah” to “Oh Yeah” – Troy Kinnunen Springboards from the Marines to the College of Aviation

College of Aviation

… From “Oorah” to “Oh Yeah” – Troy Kinnunen Springboards from the Marines … -- the U. S. Marine Corps -- because once a Marine, always a Marine.  Almost right after his 2013 graduation from … Society chapter.  Solid grades in math and science courses testified to that. Western's aviation program wasn't the …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/10/kinnunen

Flying High with Fink – Jason’s Jaunt to WMU’s College of Aviation

College of Aviation

… Flying High with Fink – Jason’s Jaunt to WMU’s College of Aviation Submitted by Tom Thinnes on College of Aviation students always have amazing reasons for choosing their career path, … aviation bug from the stories his grandfather told when he was a U.S. Navy radio operator on flights hunting for enemy …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/09/jasonfink

Any Einstein Can Fly a Plane. It takes a Special Kind to Jump Out of One – the SkyDive Broncos!

College of Aviation

… Any Einstein Can Fly a Plane. It takes a Special Kind to Jump Out of One – the SkyDive Broncos! Submitted by Tom … back -- and either artistically plummet or gently float toward earth.  Members of the SkyDive Broncos, a registered … learning and skill-building experiences.  The latest of five versions of university sky-diving/parachuting …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/10/skydive