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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
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
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
February 2020 Appreciation
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
… they collaborated, their communications efforts and the support that they had from others throughout the University … OIT Leonard Peirce- Apps Programmer/Analyst Sr, OIT Pete Poggione, Sr Director Information Technology, Student Affairs … analysis of the assessment efforts of academic and student support units. This data will provide both a baseline for the …
https://wmich.edu/provost/appreciationfeb2020
Urban Dead Seas
Lee Honors College
… excess nutrient loading of phosphorus and nitrogen ending up in the lakes with possible sources including sewage, … by James Clift of the Michigan Environmental Council suggests that: “Half of Michigan is on septic tanks and about … due to algal blooms and heavy use of road salt presents a significant problem for all our lakes and streams. There is …
https://wmich.edu/honors/urban-dead-seas
Alumna preserving the past while creating her own legacy
News
… a world outside their own; that type of experience is still significant and empowering for Black young people today, … extraordinary story is a testimony to that legacy. She grew up in a single-parent household and was a single parent … During her years a reporter, she says she often was assigned stories about the African American community, paid …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/67068
Mentorship, experiential learning help students thrive at Western, land jobs post-graduation
News
… a more holistic approach to student success and scale it up in a way that ensures equitable access for all WMU … such as Career and Student Employment Services , WMU Signature —a program to help students explore their purpose … assessment and effectiveness in Merze Tate College. "We saw significant gains for students who had caring professors in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/67244
Empowering undergraduate students with research internships
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… of chaotic systems. Referred to as one of the most significant recent scientific concepts by the bestselling … develop and validate an electronic chaotic circuit and was supervised by Dr. Damon Miller, professor of electrical and … entering University of Kentucky. “I wanted to go to a bigger, D1 school. Ironically that had nothing to do with …
https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2024/10/undergrad-research