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First cohort of product design program sharp on all edges

W Magazine

… risk that landed her in his office. She wasn’t in trouble. With Thaj’s question, the chief executive realized the … he put Thaj and another design intern she recommended with the company’s vice president for innovation to consider how her suggestion might be implemented. By the end of the internship …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63900

WMU joins network to aid community college honor students

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… Honors to create, in community colleges, honors programs with competitive admissions. American Honors is a two-year … through Quad Learning and leading community colleges. Along with WMU, there are almost 30 participating four-year … expand our out-of-state recruitment efforts." Participating with American Honors aligns with the mission and goals of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17781

WMU recognizes 2016-17 Presidential Scholars

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… spring commencement exercises. They are listed by state, with Michigan recipients appearing first, then by hometown. … and graduated summa cum laude from WMU in December 2016 with a Bachelor of Business Administration. He is currently … attended Kalamazoo Valley Community College as well as Kellogg Community College in Battle Creek. She is majoring in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39545

Campus visit rekindles a family legacy

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… the left), visit Paul V. Sangren's portrait in Sangren Hall with family members. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Her family's name has … sleep in her girlhood bedroom and gather on the staircase with her family to capture an image of the place where her … married. While on campus, Hildur and Don Makielski, along with several close family members, visited various scenes …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/23896

Counselor education professor featured on LGBT+ podcast

College of Education and Human Development

… podcast. He discussed the complexities of gender transition within relationships, ways couples can maintain a strong … the cisgender partner to understand, to deal and to cope with. And at the same time, they want to be supportive of … 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

Outstanding student employees, supervisor recognized

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… while building important career competencies to carry with them long after graduation. Challenges brought on by … students the opportunity to be fully engaged on campus and with the greater community," says Brenda Case-Parris , … Risk Being a boss is about more than doling out tasks and logging hours. It's about active leadership and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63563

‘Movement is medicine’: Changing the fitness mindset

W Magazine

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74819

Kalamazoo Arts Council grant takes WMU dancer to Panama

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… dance major to Panama to explore the joy of movement with children in that nation's orphanages and centers for … youth. Junior Sarah Mills is in Panama City this summer with an organization called Movement Exchange to teach … becomes real-world experience The trip, the chance to work with Panamanian children and an opportunity to start a new …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/24066

Music of the Carpenters featured in Miller Auditorium event

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… Karen Carpenter captured the attention of a generation with her unabashedly catchy pop music. The Carpenters' … beautiful, memorable love songs topped the Billboard charts with more than a dozen No. 1 hits. Now, singer Lisa Rock and … are bringing the music of the Carpenters back to the stage with their spot-on renditions of Carpenters classics with

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35843

Diversity advocate, renowned rhetoric scholar to lead Merze Tate College as interim dean

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… field's flagship organization—where she was honored with a resolution for excellence in diversity, equity and … workshops for faculty members serving on committees charged with determining promotions and hiring. Perryman-Clark was also recognized with the College of Arts and Sciences' Diversity and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/07/72229