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Business students clinch victories at sales competition

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… teams from around the country—consisting of two full-time undergraduate students and one faculty coach—are … role-play competition. " On short notice, the team took what they learn every day in WMU's sales and business … "It turned out to be a winning approach. All the credit goes to Trevor and Gabe who volunteered to compete and made …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/11/56440

From Airport Intern to Airport Operations – Karlee Erickson’s Manages Aviation Opportunities

College of Aviation

… of Operations at Terre Haute Regional Airport (HUF)! In golf, the best advice for putting is "never up, never in" -- … Michigan, one of the planet's Garden of Eden attractions.  "What a great opportunity to learn and grow," she says.  "I … to have the kinds of amazing opportunities I had during my time at WMU."   Erickson during her WMU Aviation Summer Camp …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/10/erickson

$3.17 million grant will energize electric vehicle research at WMU

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… a success. Together we were able to propose a really good idea that met the requirements of the Department of … an advanced electric vehicle powertrain architecture that does not require an additional charger, while also adding … provides a great opportunity for us to research and apply what we know, but most importantly to learn things that we …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2024/09/3-million-department-energy-grant-wmu-engineering

WMU to mark 20 years since 9/11 attacks with silent climb at Waldo Stadium

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… And I think it's very important that people understand what happened to this country on Sept. 11 and the sacrifices … it to everybody else in this country to remember those hard times and how we pulled ourselves out of that to continue … trying to escape the towers on 9/11—folks who had simply gone to work that morning—all while hundreds of firefighters …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/08/65246

WMU welcomes more than 50 new international students this January

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… the areas of biochemistry and medicine. This was her first time going abroad. “This is a really new experience for me,” said … Kazakhstan.   The Haenicke Institute for Global Education supports more than 1,170 international students on WMU’s …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2025/01/international-orientation-25

Panel discussion focuses on cultural humility

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… in dialogue around the meaning of cultural humility and what it looks like at WMU and beyond. This event is offered … It will be moderated by Chelsey Carpenter, MI GEAR UP coordinator. MI GEAR UP, or Michigan’s Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/11/50120

University to honor three for teaching excellence at annual convocation

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… in a way that they will understand and be able to apply what they have learned," that former student said. She is a … editor. His performance credits include "Aching To Go Home," a script and theatrical piece performed at The … He "is a dedicated, attentive instructor. In the short time that he spends with any of his students, his way of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9721

Education meets innovation: Interior design students envision accessible future for teen living with rare progressive disease

W Magazine

… putting hand grabs everywhere, because he's a teenager who doesn't want to use equipment in his 'free zone.' So every … house, whether he's going to school or an appointment or whatever, he rides a four-wheeler. Our house is built into a … me emotional was … they get to eat family meals maybe two times a year, like Thanksgiving and Christmas," Hoezee says. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69849

Working to say 'goodbye' to forever chemicals

W Magazine

… in the Arctic and Antarctic due to atmospheric transport.” What makes PFAS so dangerous are the minute concentrations … in the environment.” “We haven’t found a PFAS yet that doesn’t cause adverse health impacts. Some require higher … PFAS compounds rather than trying to regulate one PFAS at a time,” he says. Many manufacturing processes have become so …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75868

Shining a spotlight on senior engineering design partnership

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Wagner on KALAMAZOO, Mich.−Senior Design Conference. It’s a time for College of Engineering and Applied Sciences’ … for this investment in our students.” Dana Hammond So why does Landscape Forms invest so much into senior design projects? The projects support its core values, and it is a unique opportunity to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69981