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Western grad lands job that marries counseling studies and grad assistant work

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… come full circle as she prepares to take on a new role with the Kalamazoo Promise after graduating with her … as their studies progress.  "The counseling field can be really, really isolating, and … this is really heavy stuff. So, it's important to make sure that you have community, and my colleagues and I have gone …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75822

Business experts predict disruption, shortages, flexibility and inflation in store for 2022

Haworth College of Business

… Mich.—Supply chain worries are on the minds of many Americans as they prepare for the holidays, and businesses are … Haworth College of Business are saying to expect as you hit the stores, fill your virtual shopping cart and look … season and beyond. "We are going into the holiday season with a very high possibility of product shortages in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66267

‘Movement is medicine’: Changing the fitness mindset

W Magazine

… a comfortable and pleasing space to exercise in private on your own time. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—As you settle into a cozy nook with your favorite beverage, mood lighting and tunes or your … is medicine,” he emphasizes as a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine. Referencing research by Dr. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74819

WMU rolls out personalized well-being platform to help students harness their power to thrive, succeed and matter

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… of their lives and future. A 2019 survey found 60% of young people nationwide feel anxious about the future and … yearn for control over their lives. Western is responding with a first-of-its-kind effort for any Michigan public … and opportunities included in the platform. Brody says she can already see the benefits. "I think it would help me push …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/62074

Counselor education faculty named director of campus counseling center

College of Education and Human Development

… says she looks forward to growing the center's partnerships with campus departments and organizations to attract a … with graduate student counselors. "In the classroom, we can talk about how you meet with clients and applying the foundational …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/09/72818

Taking the leap: Erin Rogers’ journey at WMU Haworth

Haworth College of Business

… Rogers KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Starting her sales career from a young age, Erin Rogers began selling roofs, decks, doors and … and sales allows me to do that while interacting with people,” says Rogers. Following the COVID-19 pandemic, … drive and resourcefulness. “Building these relationships can be difficult as a young professional as you are still …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/10/69496

Leveling up experience-driven learning opportunities

W Magazine

… Mich.—It may be summer, but Dr. Lisa Baker 's lab is filled with the excitement of discovery as undergraduate students … about best practices in a textbook; it's another to immerse yourself in your chosen career and experience the challenges … is ramping up opportunities for the latter, making a significant investment in experience-driven learning with its …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75848

From classroom to catwalk: Western students headed to New York Fashion Week

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… for fashion, and now she will have the chance to rub elbows with some of the industry's top designers. As the winner of … Week Competition, she will attend one of the most significant events in the fashion world. "If you told me freshman year that I'd be going to New York my …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/01/66946

Life-saving innovation crafted by WMU engineering alum

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… Pneumatic Division in Richland and father of four young boys—one of them just weeks old—found time to … frontline health care workers. Andy Bornhorst It started with a social media post from a friend. Brady Beauchamp , a … a box to help protect himself and his co-workers. "I can't sew, so this was my way of helping during this time of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59275

Western hosts national college dodgeball tournament

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… Dodgeball Club in fall 2017. "To go from a baby club with four members to a competitive club that is able to host … people, and often the better parts of the day are when you run into a fellow member on campus." The team benefits … for life traveling the country to play the game. "If you can conquer your fear of a rubber ball flying at you at high …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67740