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MODA Motown fashion show drives donations to breast cancer charity

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… MODA Motown fashion show drives donations to breast cancer charity Submitted by … Gotts and Julia LeKander celebrate their collections. Gotts is wearing the dress she designed for the Warriors in Pink … have any background in fashion design or the industry aside from sewing commercial patterns in my room for fun," she …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67768

Mixer on the Mall begins in downtown Kalamazoo

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… begins in downtown Kalamazoo Submitted by Deanne Puca on Admission for Mixer on the Mall events is $1. KALAMAZOO, … 2015 Mixer on the Mall will be held at a new location this year at 200 N. Kalamazoo Mall to allow enough … for more attendees and more activities. Each Wednesday from 5 to 7:30 p.m. June 17 through Aug. 19 enjoy live …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/06/24653

Empowered by freedom after years in refugee camps, Medallion Scholar ready to change the world

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… the world Submitted by Erin Flynn on Zabihullah Najafi is excited to pursue a degree in political science at … of him. It's a surreal realization for Najafi, a refugee from Afghanistan who arrived in the United States just two … not sure if you will come back alive at night. That's how it is. My mom finally told me, 'You don't want to be …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/05/64194

Book club series announced for spring 2023

Study of Ethics in Society

… MI – The Center for the Study of Ethics in Society is presenting two separate online book club discussions … before the group’s first meeting. “ The Protest Psychosis: How Schizophrenia Became a Black Disease ” will be the … will take place on Webex on Tuesdays, Feb. 7 and 21, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The center’s second book for the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/01/70500

Internship proves fruitful for business student

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… for business student Submitted by Erin Flynn on Erika Hejl is excited to start her career at Smucker KALAMAZOO, Mich.—With an education from Western Michigan University, she has to be good. That's … last summer was really eye-opening to me. I didn't realize how in depth the program at WMU was and all the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/53041

Gaining marketable skills as a student staffer

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… Katelynn Brandt, a student employee in landscape services, distributes mulch on campus. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Back to campus … some 6,630 WMU students were employed on campus in areas from dining services and residence life to admissions and … colleges. Data from Career and Student Employment Services shows student employees maintain higher GPAs than their peers …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/08/54716

Mass timber delivered to the Golden Oaks residence hall construction site

Housing and Residence Life

… Valley.    The new, state-of-the-art residence hall, which is scheduled to open its doors for the fall 2026 semester, … will house over 1,000 first-year students when construction is complete. Harvested from a sustainably managed forest in Arkansas, the mass …

https://wmich.edu/housing/news/2025/06/mass-timber-delivery

Broncos Lead interns learn life skills in the legal field

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… services and sciences student, were legal interns this summer with Hamilton Law PLC in Kalamazoo through the … experience and many others, the seniors built their skills from organization to empathy. “They’ve had a chance to … which included meeting with clients and learning how attorneys foster relationships with them, left the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72528

Theatre graduate ready for next act, bolstered by support and mentorship

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… by Erin Flynn on Elizabeth "E.J." Taylor will graduate from Western with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in theatre focused … in communication. KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Elizabeth "E.J." Taylor is ready to take the acting world by storm. Her love for the … I could help shape and mold this campus. In turn, I know how to shape and mold a community." Taylor found a number of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67925

Autism experts slated for annual Michigan Autism Conference

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… Autism experts slated for annual Michigan Autism Conference … of autism. Experts will come from across the country and as far away as Germany to talk about the most effective … and Applied Behavior Analysis at Ball State University, on how to evaluate the services their children are getting. Her …

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