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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