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Lessons in language: Mastering Japanese, computer engineering opens doors for WMU grad

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… by Erin Flynn on Noah Braasch, a 2023 Presidential Scholar, is graduating from Western with bachelor’s degrees in both … you exposure to all sorts of things to let you figure out what exactly it is you want to do, and it’s done in a way … interviews , companies have specifically told me that’s what they’re looking for.”   As he prepares to graduate, …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/12/graduate-success-computer-engineering-japanese-noah-braasch

Understanding electric propulsion: Aerospace researcher shares expert knowledge with NASA

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… knowledge with NASA Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Dr. Kristina Lemmer and student Margaret Mooney work in the … Experiments. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Former NASA chief scientist and current undersecretary for science and research at … Joint Army, Navy, NASA, Air Force Conferences.  So what is on the horizon for this prolific researcher? “Really …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70801

Betting on an adventure: Bryan Cranston brings story of alumnus who beat the lottery to the big screen

W Magazine

… at the bit to play the part. It's a good thing—writing isn't really Jerry Selbee's thing. "My spelling is … into graduate school?'" The truth is: He almost didn't. But what he lacks in grammar sense, he more than makes up for in … constant. And that's what happened," he says. Never a gambling man, Selbee spent some time convincing himself to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/08/68890

Ethics Center announces book clubs for Spring 2025

Study of Ethics in Society

… Mich.— The  Center for the Study of Ethics in Society is presenting three book clubs during the spring semester … how to live a good life.  Life Worth Living : A Guide to What Matters Most by  Miroslav Volf ,  Matthew Croasmun and … philosopher who used to be Google’s AI ethicist suggests that the best way to think of AI is as a mirror, …

https://wmich.edu/ethics/news/2025/01/ethics-books

Orion Rahjes is finding belonging and building legacy at WMU Haworth

Haworth College of Business

… Orion Rahjes is finding belonging and building legacy at WMU Haworth … on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Accountancy student Orion Rahjes is leaving their mark at Western Michigan University. The senior from Des Moines, Iowa, is creating a bright future at the Haworth College of …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2025/10/accountancy-orion-rahjes-naba-student-organizations

Pursuing operational excellence, financial success and a positive culture

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… the iconic 16th hole at the WM Phoenix Open with his wife Jennifer Pierce Tedrow, B.S.E.’97, Jason Tedrow … and ensuring success for its private equity sponsor. What excites you most about leading InProduction as its CEO? … business and support our investors through new projects, bigger events, and a series of successful acquisitions is what

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70807

Zhang Career Center speakers address gender in the workplace

Haworth College of Business

… covering a timely topic: gender in the workplace. SPuRS is a co-curricular graduation requirement at WMU Haworth, … current business leaders face helps students prepare for what they may encounter in the professional workforce, as … is that events like this encourage students to reflect on what they are looking for in a career,” says Jennifer …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67861

Never too late: WMU dad surprises family by finishing degree

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… Never too late: WMU dad surprises family by finishing degree Submitted by Erin Flynn on … reactions and knowing my kids and family know I finished is what makes me proudest.”   For the past year and a half, … doors,” says Tate. “Hopefully this leads to something bigger and better, and my kids can see the reward from it.”   …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/12/graduate-success-university-studies-aj-tate

WMU announces second 2025 cohort of Experience-Driven Learning Venture Grants

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… and education.     “We were able to apply our knowledge of what we are learning in the classroom to real life,” says … with opportunities to have more access to health care.”   Maggie O'Connell, an occupational therapy doctoral student, … medical necessity or insurance.   “By leveraging the expertise of established community partners, this project provides …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/10/experience-driven-learning-venture-grants-cohort-2

Aviation the Apogee Way: Pascal Paffhausen and Austin Harper are the Dynamic Duo

College of Aviation

… College of Aviation Information Harper was born and raised in the Lake Michigan shoreline community of Holland.  … he turned 21, which also meant that he was limited as to what he could pilot.   In some aspects, there is a need to … charge of hiring and thus conducting interviews.  Harper logged three years of  flight instruction at Western, a period …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/01/apogee