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Sales students claim top spot at regional competition
Haworth College of Business
… awarded in special categories for their sales approach, with Dylan Coleman being recognized for Best Questions, … that the lessons learned in preparing for the competition can be used in a much broader sense. “Dr. Jim Eckert … but can be taken into any job or field and will guarantee you set yourself among the elite.” The WMU Team Joey Berlin, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58363
WMU orchestral pop ensemble sets sights on big recording project
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… travel to the famous Sonic Ranch located on a 2,400-acre pecan orchard near El Paso, Texas. Members of MNOE, which … Experiment, will live on-site while they record the project with master recording engineers. The band, composed almost … recorded there. "It offers residential housing and food. So you live at the studio and work on your record. No one will …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32268
Occupational therapy department honored for DEI efforts
College of Health and Human Services
… presentation The innovative study, "Use of Storytelling with Virtual Reality to Improve Cultural Awareness among … students to lead these tours, and eye-opening for American students" says Shah. "You see three or four people commuting on a motorcycle. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/06/71851
Business college begins pilot study of AI for student interview preparation
Haworth College of Business
… Anderson on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—"AI is unlikely to replace you any time soon, but those people who know AI will.” This … interview skills, testing out their interview technique with the first few companies until their skills mature. This … problem-solving, data analytics and other skills students can demonstrate. Ultimately the project should help …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75700
WMU and KCC announce major transfer agreement
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… academic affairs. "We've had a close working relationship with KCC for many years and our partnership has led to … pay for and repeat courses at their next institution, which can delay their graduation. In many cases, the underlying … KCC a lot. The professors are always there and available if you need help," said Hancock, a 2016 graduate from Harper …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/05/46804
From grading to wading, student finds success shifting academic focus to follow passion
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… night's dream than Shakespeare. "I think like a lot of young kids, I had talked about being a marine biologist," he … to what I went to college for initially." Nearly finished with his English degree, Austin chose to enlist in the Navy. … looking at these natural resources and thinking about how I can conserve them, how we really recognize their value, and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/06/60045
New name, enhanced mission: WMUx fosters innovative next-level learning
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… WMUx-sponsored feedback session. KALAMAZOO, Mich.— "Tell us your crazy ideas." That's one of the approaches behind the … University's Extended University Programs unit into WMUx . With a new name and an enhanced human-centered philosophy, … neutral color pallet? Interested in how augmented reality can strengthen traditional two-dimensional lessons? Have an …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58331
Disney's 'The Lion King' opens at Miller Auditorium
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… Auditorium Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Dashaun Young is Simba in the musical "The Lion King." (Photo … Tim Rice's music from "The Lion King" animated film along with three new songs by John and Rice; additional musical material by South African Lebo M, Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin, Julie Taymor and Hans …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/46172
Western's ‘Battalion Mom’ retires after 28 years
Haworth College of Business
… Cindy Wagner on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Cris Obreiter has worked with six Western Michigan University presidents, seven … them to have a “Plan B” and that opportunity is something you make. “I guess being the Battalion Mom that the cadets … from the students. When they bloom, I smile because I can still remember the student and why they gave it to me.” …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/01/70295
Researchers snag prestigious National Science Foundation prize
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… as a whole, the recognition is a high honor. Beane Beane With her $800,000 CAREER award grant, Beane is investigating … a new head. Not so with planarians. A decapitated planarian can regenerate a new head and a new brain, adapting regrown … of each person who goes to a clinic," Saeed says. "If you are able to profile genomes and proteomes at the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43181