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Leadership, internship and relationships elevate sport management grad's experience

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… After completing a graduate assistantship, he'd like to work his way up in administration, from director of … who have become very important figures in what they do, and that's really pushed me," he says.  Cultivating … Droppers , event management program coordinator, taught him how to make itineraries, plan events and draw crowds to …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/04/graduate-success-sport-management-ethan-cheatham

Experience-Driven Learning Spans Borders: International alumnus reflects on journey home

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… to study abroad.’”   At that time, the per capita gross domestic product in Tanzania, where Nkya was bor n, was just … higher education options were limited. The United States, however, was a much wealthier nation. There were countless …   The Fulbright Foreign Student Program   By 2021, Nkya was working as a school principal. He had married and started a …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2025/07/international-student-internship

Distance education, resiliency and coming out stronger: Q and A with Dr. Jim Eckert

Haworth College of Business

… video content into his courses. He shared with us how he is shifting his courses to a distance learning model … faculty can gain from the experience. What sorts of content do you normally deliver via video or other distance learning … that isn’t available when I teach live!  The ability to work at their own pace and to review material multiple times …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58668

Doing the right thing (or not) topic of WMU panel discussion

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Doing the right thing (or not) topic of WMU panel discussion … there are serious gaps between our self-assessment of how ethical we are and how we fare ethically in our actual … in which people miss the mark on these matters and make suggestions about what can be done about it. Visit …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/218

Budding engineer ready to create career opportunities at Western

First-Year Faces

… on his list for the future. But first, he's ready to learn how to navigate college. "I'm excited about everything! … allows students to enroll in courses at the University's downtown Grand Rapids campus free of charge. Malone got to … orientation. "Dual enrollment probably had the single biggest impact on my path to academic success," he says, …

https://wmich.edu/firstyearfaces/news/2025/07/class-2029-jonathan-malone-engineering

Student Spotlight: Ellie Lundy – Leading with Compassion and Communication

Information Technology

… and Communication Submitted by Gary Barton on I’ve learned how to talk to everybody and be more out there and be … help me in the future. — Ellie Lundy, Occupational Therapy Doctoral Student and Switchboard Student Lead Meet Ellie … she’s already leaving her mark on campus. Ellie Lundy works as a switchboard student lead at WMU’s IT front …

https://wmich.edu/it/news/2025/07/ellie-lundy-it-student-highlight

WMU and West Michigan Hispanic Chamber empower local entrepreneurs through bilingual accounting bootcamp

Professional Development

… limited financial literacy and lack of formal bookkeeping documentation.   “It became clear that we weren’t just … and Spanish, and upon completion, participants continue working one-on-one with WMHCC’s finance team for 12 months … for the first time.   "This class opened my eyes to how I was running my business,” said Manny , owner of J&M …

https://wmich.edu/professional/news/2025/05/bilingual-accounting-bootcamp

WMU digital marketing students named world champions in 2025 Digital Marketing Competition

Haworth College of Business

… of this journey that the teams who win are the ones that do what other teams aren’t willing to do. Students are … buyer or cold-calling commercial farms to understand how they might use the client’s product. The teams we … it’s proof that the hands-on, real-world learning at WMU works and prepares us for success beyond the classroom.” The …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2025/05/2025-digital-marketing-competition

Invested in finance and fashion, business grad found wealth of opportunities at Western

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… with limited financial resources sparked my curiosity about how economies function," she says, adding that in her … every single semester since my freshman year.' I wanted to do that, too!" she says The Greenleaf Trust Trading Room … learning consulting at leading professional services network PwC. A few months later, she landed a sales internship …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/12/finance-fashion-fall-2024-graduate-racheal-mmanga-employed-voya-investment

Leadership advice from an expert: Major General Rod Faulk

Haworth College of Business

… shares insight into what it takes to lead organizations and how students can position themselves for leadership … is the greatest reward. Learning with your teammates while working on common goals and initiatives is also satisfying … career, remember that you often learn a lot in the jobs you don't think you want, and a trusted mentor can help you find …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69760