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Through community partnerships, Western professor highlights history of African American Muslims in Detroit

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… partnerships, Western professor highlights history of African American Muslims in Detroit Submitted by Erin Flynn on … by scholars studying Muslims in America, even though you could argue it's one of the most historically important … complicated history." Perkins is now working in partnership with Dream of Detroit , a nonprofit focused on revitalizing …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/07/64682

WMU business professors see signs of economic recovery amid pandemic

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… economy won't happen overnight, and it comes with significant caveats. "Roughly one-third of the U.S. … "That's the worst in two centuries, actually. When you look at the prior declines in the economy, there are …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/08/60747

Take advantage of global engagement opportunities in February

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… Force on Join the International Ladies Sports Club to bond with women from around the world through sports and … open to the public. Saturday, Feb. 3 Community African dance class —1 to 2 p.m. at the Rootead Enrichment … in 2000 Schneider Hall, hosted by the Academically Talented Youth Program. Irving Roth, Holocaust survivor and director …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/45005

WMU engineering student one of nine nationwide invited to competition

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… for the Magna Student Innovation Challenge coinciding with the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. … The competition was open to students in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Over 1,000 students applied by submitting … The idea was to get rid of the dashboard completely so your speedometer and all those things are on your windshield …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/31131

Camp for blind and visually impaired athletes breaks down barriers

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… followed by a metallic clanging that fills a silent gym. Young athletes crane their heads to follow the noise, before … potential and learn how to adapt sports so that they can participate when they return to their own communities.  … Michigan University. "Our philosophy is we take students with visual impairments from the sidelines to the goal …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/53866

First recipients of Western's vaccination incentive scholarships announced

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… takes a huge amount of weight off my shoulders! I can now spend my senior year focusing on school, friends, … Serra - $1,000 Ethan Stoltz - $1,000 ET Townsend - $1,000 "With the help of this scholarship to pay for my tuition, I … act makes this a safer world for us all to live in. Thank you all for doing your part!" Students, faculty and staff …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/08/65037

Gaining his Western Wings and Finding His Way to FedEx, Jason Woo’s in Full Control of His Aviation Career

College of Aviation

… instructor in Korea, Jason Woo could have shared the skies with a plane bearing an insignia of a country that doesn't …   "It was a sobering experience of how quickly the tides can shift in the aviation industry," he says.  "I received not one, but two furlough notices from Delta in the span of a few months."   …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/12/woo

WMU student recruiting and orientation captivating from afar

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… Center is (Hint: it’s the largest in the Mid-American Conference), how sleek Western Heights Residence Hall … of Health and Human Services learning spaces look like, you have to at least catch a glimpse of them. Even in an era … lengthier and livelier phone and video conversations with admissions counselors and student ambassadors, mean …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59384

Medicine garden harvest helps kick off academic year for Native American Student Organization

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… garden harvest helps kick off academic year for Native American Student Organization Submitted by Erin Flynn on NASO … College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Bush connects with world-class faculty in pursuit of a degree in aerospace … "That's what our medicine is there for. To our people, you are not rich because of the amount you have; you are …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/09/medicine-garden-harvest-2024-native-american-student-association

'Twist of fate' gives painting grad space to come into her own as an artist

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… life. In Rozlin Opolka's case, it gave her a blank canvas to paint a new vision of her future. Initially intent … program also gave her the space to cultivate connections with her peers and expand herself creatively. Opolka's … tailored to areas of study and interest. "It really impacts your view of the world and your view of art. At the end of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62508