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Social work grad empowered to uplift migrant and Latinx communities

News

… has blossomed at Western Michigan University. "I don't know what my life would have been like if I didn't have the … experience with already volunteering with El Concilio, a nonprofit organization in Kalamazoo serving the Hispanic … relate to those students because I was a student who struggled. I was in the bottom 10% of my class through …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67907

Business college receives naming gift for sales, negotiation and leadership lab

Haworth College of Business

… Corporation, based in Troy. The gift funds the renovation and expansion of the college's sales lab facility. … major. At the program's inception, there were 49 majors. Now, 18 years later, enrollment has topped 320 students, … Improvements will include: Doubling the square footage. Renovating existing meeting spaces and role-playing facilities …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45696

Duo leading new venture and supporting students along the way

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Sciences. The type of product made at Tight Line did not exist until about 2013. It’s in the relatively new field of carbon fiber pultrusion, a field filled with innovation and development in designing and manufacturing … infrastructure as well as custom applications. “There is no engineer’s handbook for looking up the answer or even …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/67020

University Theatre travels the globe in 2018-19 season

Theatre

… University Theatre at Western Michigan University announced its 2018-19 season featuring cowboys, drag queens, … and Millennium Restaurant Group. Season passes are on sale now and offer significant savings. Single tickets for fall … whimsical, imaginary town situated somewhere under the Northern lights of Maine. Surprising, hilarious and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/08/48385

Fulbright specialist envisions more conflict as Arctic ice melts

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… envisions more conflict as Arctic ice melts Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fritz Allhoff presenting his workshop session on "Civilian and Indigenous Affairs." KALAMAZOO, Mich.—With melting ice opening up …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/47942

Speaker series celebrates diversity, encourages cross-cultural interaction

News

… on environmental racism, discrimination and socioeconomic neglect. Sponsored by the Office of Diversity and … held in the Trimpe Building Multicultural Center. Please notify the program coordinator at (269) 387-6324 or @email … searches for her place in a world that provides her with no instructions. Mock shares the story of being a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/41863

Global water supply crisis informs research of WMU professor named American Association of Geographers Fellow

School of Environment, Geography and Sustainability

… American Association of Geographers Fellow Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on   Dr. Chansheng He KALAMAZOO, Mich.—There’s … by his experiences in the field, where he found people struggling to find clean water in both regions of China and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/66997

WMU names economist, Washington labor expert as ninth president

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… WMU names economist, Washington labor expert as ninth president Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Edward B. Montgomery KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Dr. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39331

WMU Theatre produces world premiere for family audiences

Theatre

… Rafferty . The story follows Jeremy Thatcher, who is struggling to survive bullies, crushes and sixth-grade art … Rafferty's adaptation of Bruce Coville's award-winning novel works a fine balance between the mundane and magical … featured in Broadway's "War Horse" in 2011. Potgieter is not a new face to the WMU Department of Theatre—he last …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/38300

Homeless to college grad: Business student beats odds to create his own success

News

… way. Kemp, left, with his siblings. "It's crazy. It's still not hitting me," says Kemp, who graduates from Western … eventually taken in by a family, Kemp and his brother were not so lucky and were left fending for themselves. Terria … the right fit and began the process of transferring to another institution. A snag in the process—which he now calls …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62477