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WMU aviation students to use leading-edge iPad technology

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… students to use leading-edge iPad technology Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Paper flight materials being replaced by iPad and apps BATTLE CREEK, Mich.—With advancements in mobile computing technology, the days of pilots carrying aboard a flight bag brimming with maps and other navigational materials are quickly …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1651

Bridging science and community

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… Bridging science and community Submitted by Erin Flynn on During the BIORETS … to scientific outreach, but her most recent experience with the University’s Biological Sciences Research … and community. “Growing up, I’d never been approached with fun science, and it wasn’t until I got to college that …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69848

WMU appoints new VP for diversity and inclusion

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… WMU appoints new VP for diversity and inclusion Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on … President Edward Montgomery . "I am confident that, working with the WMU community, she will help make us a diverse and … for the inclusive and equitable functioning of every unit within the University and essential for continuing …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/47976

MBA program adds military service as option to test waiver

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… adds military service as option to test waiver Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Schneider Hall, home of the … and a minimum of seven years of managerial experience within the military may apply for the waiver, based on their … dean of operations and graduate programs. "Students with a background of military service enhance our MBA …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7671

Dream realized for Western alum working on Marvel's 'WandaVision'

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… Dream realized for Western alum working on Marvel's 'WandaVision' Submitted by Erin Flynn on LOS … I read a textbook cover to cover, and I was just amazed with it," Jacobs says. He also became drawn to movies with different visual effects and sophisticated editing. "I …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63090

Occupational therapy program celebrates 100 years of improving quality of life

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… When a health condition causes serious injury or impairment and suddenly everyday living seems almost impossible to … therapist helps people of all ages to live better with a disability, injury or illness. More than that, they … restorative care. An OT class in 1969. What started with one instructor and just three students has become a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/08/69000

WMU product design student helps envision games of the future as Hasbro intern

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… by Erin Flynn on Madison Dempster is having a blast as an intern for Hasbro. Despite moving online because of the … games for kids. EVANSTON, Ill.—When work involves playing with toys all day, it hardly feels like a job. Western … it's the best," says Dempster, who landed an internship with Hasbro this summer. Working in the kids games division, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/07/60216

Upcoming art exhibit chronicles transcontinental travel

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… Upcoming art exhibit chronicles transcontinental travel Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) … Oct. 29, and runs through Friday, Nov. 2 . A closing with a reception will be held during Art Hop from 5 to … The works in the exhibit reveal a journey that begins with an exploration of the physical and social space of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/2345

Experiences at WMU serve HR executive well in professional life

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… Erin Flynn on Business alumna Karen Feller Baldwin pauses with emotion when she speaks of her experience as a WMU summer orientation leader. The relationships she forged with incoming students as they passed through the program continued during the school year and had a profound impact on the human resources …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57384

Trustees approve change in bookstore operations

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… Trustees approve change in bookstore operations Submitted by Anonymous (not … the University administration to enter a lease agreement with the Follett Higher Education Group Inc., paving the way … process in which WMU sought proposals from national firms with experience in the collegiate book business.  The goal …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/5321