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Clinical psychology Ph.D. student wins first place in regional Three-Minute Thesis

College of Arts and Sciences

… slide and three minutes, one Western Michigan University doctoral candidate made her research stand out.  Tabitha … we’re really used to being taught to in-depth defend our work to experts in our field. What we don’t have as much … Competitors are judged on a variety of factors, including how entertaining and clear the topic is, how well …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/07/68578

Building a cultural bridge, engineering students teach refugees about science, math

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… was something to get the kids thinking about impacts and how you can design something to better suit a situation," … engineering, and we wanted to make an impact on those who don't have many of the same opportunities we had growing … session, as Allen explained that an aerospace engineer works on airplanes and rockets. "When kids at REC are …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/54203

Austin Fahrenkopf flourishes in finance

Haworth College of Business

… senior Austin Fahrenkopf is getting his foot in the door of the business world. The finance student from Albany, … began his internship journey at KeHE Food Distributor. Working as an internal audit intern, he designed a key … he needed to achieve his goals. “I’m very interested in how various financial markets affect current and future …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/75149

Music challenge aims to build harmony, community from a distance

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… School of Music, and Blake Morgan , now a member of the London-based professional ensemble VOCES8 , collaborated … mater. "Although we cannot do it (in person), I wanted to show that we can still make music together," Code says. He is … "Taking part in this challenge was important to me to show that music can help distract us for a moment from the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58869

Four WMU food marketing students win industry scholarships

Haworth College of Business

… but also affirms the effort they have put into their coursework and pursuing their professional goals.  “Winning this … so far,” says Raches. “It gives me motivation to continue doing my very best and will serve as a reminder that … in Chicago, National Association of Convenience Stores show in Georgia, and Natural Products Expo West in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75742

Construction, planning professional joins Western as associate vice president for Facilities Management

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… says. “Western is really well positioned for this. We’ve shown with projects, such as the new WMU Student Center, when we invest in a new facility, we do so with a focus on support for the students to build the … and going to last.” Stirrett says he’s looking forward to working with various units on campus to determine how

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72610

Event series looks at multicultural issues

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… multiculturalism on campus and highlight diversity-related work being done at the University. Among those set for the campus … of multicultural events that kicks off this fall with the showing of two episodes in the three-episode PBS video series …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26786

Supply chain student awarded national scholarship

Haworth College of Business

… exemplify the culture of our program, which values hard work, engagement and camaraderie,” says Dr. Marcel Zondag , … logistics intern at Purem. This summer she will be in Toledo at Owens Corning's world headquarters interning on their … members, as they truly care about students and want to do anything in their power to see us succeed. I also …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71589

Music therapy student finds belonging through mental health advocacy

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… what, if there's anything else I was put on this earth to do, it's to help people, and I really want to help people … was a big deal for me because I was always trying to find how I could help people … and being a mental health peer … which is now filled with puzzles, words of affirmation, artwork, relaxing furniture and even a projector screen to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/06/71821

Bronco Bash goes virtual

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… student organizations, University departments and vendors will have virtual booths, and students will be able to … even more crucial. "It's sad that it's a tradition we can't do in person this year, but we can still do it virtually and make those important connections," Bates …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/06/60087