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Altitude Meets Identity: How Ella Hanson Is Shaping Her Path in Aviation

College of Aviation

… her co-pilot Kenzie Koenig. Every time Ella Hanson heads skyward as a flight science major in WMU's College of Aviation, … that performed weather and oceanography missions.  He died about the time the 2023 graduate of Farmington Hills … with me.  Each time I fly, I feel connected to him in a way that's difficult to put into words.     A young Ella and …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2026/03/hanson

WMU unveils its results from national campus climate survey

News

… when it comes to addressing sexual violence, according to the results of a national survey WMU participated in last spring. The University was one of 34 public and private colleges and universities … to sexual violence during the academic year.  About 2,600 individuals—12 percent of WMU's student …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36597

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

College of Aviation

…   Olivia Arnold, a sophomore who hails from the northwest Indiana, less-than-2,000-person hamlet of Wheatfield, … fill it out, not really thinking anything of it."    Arnold was scripted to have this kind of perspective on … featured 3,000 aircraft on display and a turnout exceeding 600,000 viewers.    "It was the 2019 airshow that was the …

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

Collaboration, teamwork lead to sharp increase in grants to WMU

News

… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—An increase in collaboration and multidisciplinary teamwork has led to a sharp rise in grants to Western Michigan University. Externally funded awards, much of them for research, pushed the grant total for … along with additional grants of $1.4 million and $469,600 will fund the center through September 2018. A series of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28716

WMU joins national initiative to increase study abroad enrollment

News

… the national annual total from the 295,000 students who studied abroad in 2011-12 to 600,000 by the end of the decade. WMU beats national average … went abroad by the total number of undergraduate degrees awarded in the reporting year. A total of 482 degree-seeking …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/14323

In Tempo—Twisted information: Professor guides listeners to the tune of media literacy

W Magazine

… information: Professor guides listeners to the tune of media literacy Submitted by Erin Flynn on Sue Ellen Christian … Innovation Professor 2021-24, and her collaborators wanted to release the musical’s songs prior to its launch to … is as a journalist, and I find media literacy an ideal way to communicate to people how all media messaging, …

https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2025/04/tempo-twisted-information-media-literacy-album-sue-ellen-christian

WMU begins STARS sustainability initiative with 'gold' rating

News

… University announced in November it would join more than 600 colleges and universities across the United States and … in a broad range of areas. It expands and transforms the way campuses collect data to document sustainability … Operations. Planning and administration. Innovation. According to Brylinsky, the University's initial assessment of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17657

New WMU research aims to close equity gaps in Spanish education

College of Arts and Sciences

… equity gaps in Spanish education Submitted by Amelia Bodinaku on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— The benefits of foreign language … for and received a Modern Language Association (MLA) Pathways Step Grant to support a year-long research and … initial findings and to be recognized at the convention’s awards ceremony.    “I believe that this is useful and …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/01/zarate-sandez-spanish

Mike Doss: Packaged for success

Marketing

… and other organizations, if they are willing to work toward that goal, learn from each project, and apply … representative. Fast forward 30 years, and he is now leading Graphic Packaging International to success as one of … made a significant investment at its Kalamazoo mill with a $600 million expansion, adding a new coated recycled …

https://wmich.edu/marketing/doss2021

Western Michigan University faculty gain global perspective through University of Passau exchange program

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… build collaborations and gain fresh perspectives on their disciplines in a global context.   Dr. Paul Ciccantell Each … university in the Lower Bavaria region as deeply rewarding, both intellectually and personally.    “During my time in Passau, I was able to greatly strengthen my understanding of German …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2025/10/passau-exchange