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Sales students claim top spot at regional competition

Haworth College of Business

… that the lessons learned in preparing for the competition can be used in a much broader sense. “Dr. Jim Eckert … he says. “It’s a concept that isn’t just for classes but can be taken into any job or field and will guarantee you … Myers, first-year, from Monroe Jimmie Rubio, junior, from Canton Natalie Tapia, junior, from Dearborn Martin Walker, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58363

Computer science grad finds key to career success at Western

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… engineer in the information technology department at Kellogg's—a position she was offered after a successful … interesting for me to see how as users, or as humans, we can use programming or coding to automate things or to do so … on a potential career path. "It's amazing to see how we can use what we're taught in classes into the real world …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67741

A WMU researcher and pond dwellers illuminate the nervous system

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… Photo of an illuminated leech At the end of a lab table clogged with notebooks and instruments, five European medicinal … a leech with the ease of one snatching a gummi worm from a candy jar. But this slimy invertebrate won't just quiver … He says that studying this requires neurons that one can actually see, listen to and manipulate. This is where …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20011

Business college begins pilot study of AI for student interview preparation

Haworth College of Business

… problem-solving, data analytics and other skills students can demonstrate. Ultimately the project should help … concerns and also imparts value-added skills that students can take with them into the workplace.” Once the process has …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75700

WMU's 2014 homecoming is just around the corner

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… WMU's event, which symbolically demonstrates that people can achieve more when they work together, will include live … with fellow alumni and Bronco fans while enjoying all-you-can-eat BBQ, live entertainment and fun activities for the … Oct. 24, at the College of Aviation campus at the W.K. Kellogg Airport, 237 N. Helmer Road in Battle Creek. This event …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19709

Enlightened aviation adventure creates path to success for alumnus

College of Aviation

… flight-clearance coordinator.  "The airline industry can be stuck in its ways," he says.  "It can take a lot of effort to get leadership to think outside … way proving that among the best year's of a person's life can—and should be—college. As an undergrad, he also served …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58542

Landscape Services plants seeds of stewardship, innovation on WMU campus

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… staff inside Finch Greenhouse. "It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say there were 10,000 baby plants generated … WMU horticulturalist Nick Gooch . "I wanted to find out, can we integrate those? Can you be in an urban corridor like a neighborhood, a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/07/60122

Grad student who lost sight finds hope in transforming rehabilitation for the blind

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… of getting discouraged, Parsons found hope. "You really can't imagine something until you have no choice but to face … rehabilitation, learning to read Braille and use a white cane to travel and function independently. He decided to … he will begin in the fall. "I've realized with a Ph.D. I can affect change at the highest level possible. And if I …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/06/64537

WMU hosts ‘Dine 4 Justice’ fundraiser for Youth Juvenile Justice Fellows

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… to continue to develop youth social justice advocates who can recognize the unique ways their voices can be used to impact system reforms and empower them to … Dr. Lewis Walker , Western Michigan University's first African American Ph.D. faculty member. Walker devoted his career …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71381

Haworth College of Business celebrates 2023 Presidential Scholars

Haworth College of Business

… Scholar at Western, the highest academic honor that WMU can bestow on its undergraduates. In the Haworth College of … open to try new things, you’ll be surprised at how much you can achieve!” For more WMU news, arts and events , visit  …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71308