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Counselor education professor featured on LGBT+ podcast

College of Education and Human Development

… of gender transition within relationships, ways couples can maintain a strong bond and the role of supportive … Couple Issues and Strengths , students look at the significant gap in training when it comes to transgender and … demanding due to the potential for partners to easily trigger each other's emotions. He also says it is crucial for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/74964

Environmentally-focused student reels in internship with Michigan Department of Health and Human Services

College of Arts and Sciences

… 14,” she says. “She emailed me about this class and set me up here with a lot of professors that I could talk to.”  … and spreads informational materials to raise awareness and support the program “I was not expecting to have this kind of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/07/75928

Western alumna named Distinguished Educator of the Year

College of Arts and Sciences

… in biomedical sciences from Western. “He was one of my biggest inspirations in life and he continues to mentor me to … summaries of student course evaluations, have letters of support from colleagues and students, and exhibit a strong … program was servicing students’ needs.  “I started calling up universities with similar physiology programs, and we …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69144

WMU engineer receives ADVANCE proof of concept grant

News

… Development Corporation. The state awards grants of up to $40,000, and each grant must be matched dollar for … methodology will lower the expense of providing designers with material properties over the lifecycle of … Dr. Pavel Ikonomov , associate professor of engineering design, manufacturing and management systems. For more WMU …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/06/47498

High school students can explore manufacturing and design careers through new WMU, GRPS partnership

Merze Tate College

… High school students can explore manufacturing and design careers through new WMU, GRPS partnership Submitted by … and cardboard to create a device that would protect an egg from a fall. Students developed innovative designs in … forces in a two-year dual - enrollment partnership to support high school student s  interested in entering the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69313

Free campus workshops offered on virtual reality

News

… applications available. Software tutorials are also suggested. Friday, April 13, noon to 1:30 pm Monday, April 16, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45777

Finding Common Ground

W Magazine

… Siebert’s unique perspective was forged as a child. Growing up in Frankfurt, Germany, he was just 6 years old when … “He learned at a very early age what power was, what corruption was, what racism was.” An encounter with an elderly … “For him, it’s not about him. It’s about something much bigger.” Siebert has also hosted a weekly lunch for decades, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/12/57179

Putting student well-being ‘front and center’

W Magazine

… and resources aimed at managing mental health.  WellTrack supports the University’s wellness mission by allowing users … Wellness Assessment, which Traynor says was designed by psychologists so students can gauge where they are … a lot of students, people in general, who wonder, ‘Am I struggling with depression? Would my experience be considered …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63622

Bronco Marching Band: An instrumental part of Western history

W Magazine

… love of Broncos and the love of being a part of something bigger than any one individual have conspired to keep the band … 100-season run. At inception, the band was an all-male group with fewer than two dozen members. Over time, it has … Meretta, faculty, at Michigan College of Education, designing a show formation for the Western Marching Band on …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/05/68141

Student, actor, advocate: Margaux Wellman takes leading role in breaking down barriers for people with disabilities

News

… production, student Margaux Wellman also hopes to shake up perceptions about disabilities. "Disability is not talked … rehearses with her castmates. Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of disorders that affect movement and muscle tone. When … high school in their hometown of Saginaw, Michigan. Growing up, however, Wellman was acutely aware of the lack of people …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/05/64331