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Student startup connects small businesses to Gen Z for events, food and shopping
College of Education and Human Development
… for businesses to directly advertise to Gen Z users with promotions and specials. "When you search 'what to do in Kalamazoo,' it just comes up with a lot of different events that are usually for families … small business in family and consumer science professions with a focus on service-based businesses. "Our class project …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/01/74175
WMU supply chain program named top program for 13th straight year
Haworth College of Business
… Chain Undergraduate Programs . This distinction places it within the top tier of programs nationwide—an honor that WMU … nation is a testament to our mission to provide students with an experiential and real-world-focused learning … that 98% of students were employed or in graduate school within three months of graduation and median salary crested …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/06/68278
WMU historian awarded National Humanities Center fellowship for early Supreme Court book
College of Arts and Sciences
… "Most academics I know, including me, could plaster a room with rejection letters. Because that's part of the job—you … she is enthusiastic about the opportunity to interact with esteemed scholars and engage in cross-disciplinary … a basic digital humanities class, and can't wait to speak with her.” With the fellowship affording an environment …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72562
WMU president unveils goal to achieve one of Michigan's top graduation rates
News
… achieving a 62% six-year graduation rate by 2027-28, with the aim of increasing it to 68%, or 7 percentage points … closing the equity gap. The goals outlined Wednesday align with the 2022-32 Strategic Plan’s vision for elevating the … identity. These programs integrate classroom knowledge with practical experience, benefiting both students and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/10/73200
Savings add up for students under Libraries' grants for free online textbooks
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… the content; students access that content for free online. With support from the grant, faculty and instructors replace higher-cost, traditional textbooks with these open textbooks. "Not only does adopting OER help … appropriate, and I implemented them the following semester with almost no changes to my lecture or assessment …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63257
Social work grad empowered to uplift migrant and Latinx communities
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… Submitted by Erin Flynn on Jessica Cortes will graduate with a bachelor's degree in social work and is on an … here," she says. Cortes will graduate Saturday, April 30 , with a bachelor's degree in social work. She's continuing … relate to those students because I was a student who struggled. I was in the bottom 10% of my class through …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67907
From the soccer field to electric fields, aerospace engineering degrees propel Bronco toward career success
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… graduate from Western Michigan University in summer 2023 with the third-most career shutouts in program history and … up really liking it." READY FOR BLAST OFF Sargent graduates with the third-most career shutouts in Western women's … mechanical and aerospace engineering, Sargent collaborated with other students to design a full-scale plastic pyrolysis …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/06/72012
Foundation Scholars Program sets stage for success for music theatre graduate
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… Erin Flynn on Alyssa Zamora will graduate Saturday, May 1, with a degree in music theatre performance and a minor in … lives," says Zamora, who will graduate Saturday, May 1 , with a degree in music theatre performance and a minor in … has had its challenges, growing up in a single-parent home with financial difficulties. "I've been working since I was …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/64046
Identity, purpose take center stage in WMU Theatre's 'Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea'
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… of "Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea." A collaboration with Face Off Theatre Company , the show follows a young man … Company co-founder. Director Marissa Harrington talks with actors during rehearsal. Kemar Williams , a second-year … strikes a personal chord with Harrington, who has also struggled to learn about her own roots. "Because of the history …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/01/70533
Medical weight loss program offers holistic, supportive approach
Sindecuse Health Center
… University. The services are offered as a package and start with a screening visit to establish some baseline … and lab tests. A series of six monthly meetings with Sandborn follow and two sessions with a University Recreation personal trainer are scheduled …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/03/71030