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Redefining Normal: Alumni find strength in each other to inspire a new generation

W Magazine

… situations in life were normal," adds Justin, who grew up on the southwest side of Detroit and entered foster care … lays bare the wounds of their childhood and highlights the support they found in Western's Seita Scholars Program—a … mentors around me gave me the confidence to apply. They suggested I go to the Seita Scholars Program because they had …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63818

From WMU Ambassador to Aviation Analyst – Karen Kropornicki Sets the Gold Standard

College of Aviation

… of the U.S. Department of Defense, the NGA is relied upon by anyone who sails a U.S. ship, flies a U.S. aircraft, … taking the sites in while visiting Greece Karen is assigned to the No. 1 Aeronautical Information Documents Unit … brat" born in Alaska, she followed her family to assignments in Washington, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oregon, …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/alumni/blog/2021/03/kropornicki

Aviation the Apogee Way: Pascal Paffhausen and Austin Harper are the Dynamic Duo

College of Aviation

… Not only is Buster a great mascot, he’s also a pretty good Cupid!   Featured in a PBS documentary , the Clarks tell a … charge of hiring and thus conducting interviews.  Harper logged three years of  flight instruction at Western, a period … to more than 100 countries and completed piloting assignments that came from the U.S. presidency.  Harper …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/alumni/blog/2024/01/apogee

Professor transforming aviation education using augmented reality

News

… of aviation at Western Michigan University, has teamed up with Microsoft to transform aviation training through the … simulation with WMU's CRJ-200 flight simulator, and has designed interactive textbooks with mixed reality overlays. Her team is currently designing an augmented reality application to transform …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/45008

Business college receives naming gift for financial wellness center

News

… Summer Camp for area middle and high school students. Supporting personal finance course offerings at WMU as well … work in conjunction with an external advisory board made up of finance professionals, collaborating on center …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44734

Alumni Spotlights

Trombone Program

… Autónoma de Querétaro and the Conservatorio J. Guadalupe Velázquez. Sandra is a former soloist, guest conductor … every major celebrity showroom in town, and served as a backup musician for many of the most famous entertainers in the … from Western he was an active freelancer throughout the upper Midwestern United States. He has been a devoted …

https://wmich.edu/trombone/spotlights

Photo gallery: College of Fine Arts through the years

W Magazine

… poster for WMU Theatre's 1972 production of "King Lear" designed and illustrated by graphic student Patrick Koeller. … WMU Theatre students perform "Grease" in 1974. The WMU Design Center has a long tradition of students creating … Thomas and Jane Baas, professors of dance, get dressed up for a performance in 1996. Graphic design students work …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/05/68169

Family Life Education Concentration—Master of Arts in Family and Consumer Sciences

Family and Consumer Sciences

… family life educator certification. A plan of study is designed with a student’s specific career goals in mind, … be added through additional course work and requirements. Upon graduation, students may apply to NCFR for the … to specialize in an area by taking additional courses. Suggested areas of specialization include, but are not limited …

https://wmich.edu/familyconsumer/academics/masters/family-life-ed

Impact

STEM Workforce Collaboratory

… (XRF) , through the STEM Workforce Collaboratory will support a number of geoscience course s . The XRF will be … and molecular biology-based research . A newly designed biochemistry CURE laboratory will utilize this … a tobacco cessation therapeutic . Students in this newly designed CURE will gain experience with cutting-edge …

https://wmich.edu/stem/impact

Congratulations to the 2016 CHHS Outstanding Alumni Academy inductees

College of Health and Human Services

… experiences of a physician assistant, military officer, occupational therapist and medical librarian made for an … Skidmore, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA - Class of '96 DEPARTMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY Elizabeth Skidmore is an occupational therapist, and associate professor and chair of …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/2016-academy