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Interior design student helps plant shop owner grow new business
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… Collins, an interior design student from Mendon, Michigan, was lead designer for the new MJ Home store in downtown … University student helped to cultivate its aesthetic. "We want people to come in and feel peaceful and take a moment … be in my first year in a design program and then have this project, it really did open my eyes. These are real …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/06/68254
University sums up third year of 2012-15 strategic plan, begins update for 2015-20
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… on how the plan's tactical action communities and their project action teams are being transitioned as strategic … priorities for the year. "One of the major accomplishments was the implementation and completion of the first … says. "This priority initiative provided a meaningful way to look at integrated planning across all academic …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26987
WMU among grant winners recognized at 'Americas' summit
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… Innovation Fund competition April 9 . The universities awarded grants were celebrated the following day at a … studying in the United States to 100,000 by 2020. Funding was granted to only 10 percent of the proposals submitted to … affected by migration, will play a supporting role in the project. "The purpose of this program is to better …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23193
WMU School of Medicine will be named for medical device pioneer
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… in his community. William Johnston "My grandfather always focused on patient outcomes," Stryker says. "His … Community Foundation. William Johnston is the chairman of Greenleaf Companies, which include Greenleaf Trust, … community know who shared our vision and passion for this project early in the process and to whom we all owe a great …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14100
Students get a jump on careers as they explore job, internship opportunities at 2024 fall fairs
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… Activation Program, which funds efforts to generate mutual awareness and interest between Great Lakes companies and … Learning Venture Grant , which funds faculty-led projects that enhance the University's commitment to … ensuring students are career-ready upon graduation. "I've watched our digital marketing program more than quadruple in …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/09/fall-career-fairs-2024
Product design grads cap college experience with China trip, pending patents
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… the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, which was constructed for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The students … from Western at the end of April and were whisked away weeks later for a two-week tour of China alongside … as well as feedback on their work. "Sponsored design projects are important for students because they provide …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/08/product-design-grads-cap-college-experience-china-trip
20 incoming students win $60,000 Medallion Scholarships
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… fall. Medallion Scholarships are the highest merit-based award WMU can bestow on an incoming freshman. Valued at … in engineering by taking every course at NVHS offered by Project Lead the Way, a nonprofit organization that … contests. Jesús De Jose Barajas Jesús De Jose Barajas, Evergreen Park, Illinois, is a graduate of Brother Rice High …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/07/41400
WMU a leader in offering learning by virtual reality
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… VR in the technology in the arts course. Teams work on a project to create VR environments with a sense of place and … of higher education. The VR Lab at WMU Libraries was started to explore this revolutionary technology as a … effort of the Office of Information Technology and Waldo Library. Opening the door to broad collaborative …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/12/50873
WMed's inaugural class celebrates big day, prepares for next step in residency training
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… preparation for the Match," Kavanaugh added. The excitement was all part of Match Day, a time-honored event that was held at medical schools across the country on March 16. … building underwent a $68 million renovation and expansion project and opened in June 2014. An additional $10 million …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45925
'The goat ate my homework,' conservation management students say
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… 4970's savanna site. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Figuring out better ways to bring distressed plots of land back to their natural … prescribed fire in restoration plans. Mitch Lettow , stewardship specialist at the Southwest Michigan land … notes that WMU's landscape services did a one-week pilot project in 2016 with a herd from Munchers on Hooves and had …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/43969