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Western Michigan University Celebrates Launch of Punta Gorda Aviation Program

Posted on August 17, 2017 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer – August/September 2017 issue

PUNTA GORDA, FLA. – Western Michigan University’s (WMU) leadership and community officials gathered April 13, 2017, to celebrate WMU’s Charlotte County Aviation Collective and the launch of its aviation flight science program in Florida this fall.

WMU’s Charlotte County Aviation Collective was developed to guide the university’s College of Aviation expansion into Southwest Florida, and includes leadership from the WMU College of Aviation, Charlotte County Airport Authority, City of Punta Gorda, Charlotte County and the Enterprise Charlotte Economic Council.

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