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First-generation WMU graduate adapts to changing career outlook

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… First-generation WMU graduate adapts to changing career outlook Submitted by Megan Looker on Joseph Sánchez, … to keep a grocery store running during a pandemic. At the helm of Meijer’s Plainfield, Ill. location stands … store goals. “Leading others and working with a team is what I like the most,” he says. “It isn’t just work to me, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59302

WMU’s student-run WIDR-FM receives national, international recognition

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… including Best Overall Station. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The nation’s best college radio station is preparing to … been a staple of Kalamazoo for decades, and our listeners are passionate about success, which makes us passionate.”   … Caity Ahearne , the station’s program director, agrees.   “What makes WIDR special is the opportunities the station has …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/12/widr-fm-best-student-run-radio-station-awards-2025-26

U-M prof to discuss income inequality, taxes during talk

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… will address taxation and income inequality as part of the 2017-18 Werner Sichel Lecture Series at Western Michigan … professor of economics and law, will speak from noon to 1:15 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25 , in 2028 Brown Hall. His … in the United States Department of Commerce. His research areas are in public finance, law and economics. Upcoming …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43410

Three faculty members honored as academia's rising stars

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… , associate professor of anthropology, will be presented the Emerging Faculty Scholar Award during WMU's Academic … Coryn Chris L.S. Coryn Lauded by colleagues for "modeling what it is to be a scholar" and for having amassed an … around answering questions about how nuclear isotopes are created in the Universe and determining the nuclear …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/9808

WMU professor develops face shields to make children safer at school

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… WMU professor develops face shields to make children safer at … in Kalamazoo. He created and donated dozens of them to give young students an added layer of protection. … associate professor of physical therapy. Having a health care background rooted in problem-based learning, he …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/08/60916

Film by WMU professor profiles female Native American filmmakers

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… by a Western Michigan University professor, produced with the help of WMU students, puts five Native American women … So why don't we know more about these storytellers? Where are their films?" Machiorlatti says the problem is that … Americans. Native media makers have had limited access to what the mainstream media industry considers a "viable" …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22636

Some campus services on reduced hours during spring recess 2023

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… staff will have an additional closure day on March 10 . There are no classes on Friday, March 3 , for Spirit Day and … on March 3 ; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on March 4 , closed March 5 ; open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. March 6-9 ; open 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70878

ArtPrize internship helps kinetic imaging students see big picture

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… students see big picture Submitted by Erin Flynn on Eric Souther, Jacklyn Brickman, Sofia Huffman, Mackenzie Willey and … gallery they curated. “It’s so clear to me that I want a career in art; this experience has really sealed the deal for me that this is what I want to do,” says the Western Michigan University …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/09/artprize-2025-internship-kinetic-imaging-resonant-gallery

ExpressJet, Delta put aviation students on career pathway

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… ExpressJet, Delta put aviation students on career pathway Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on … on a clear pathway to careers as commercial airline pilots. The WMU/ExpressJet Airline Pilot Pathway Program —AP3—will … decade. Nationally and internationally, all signs point to what one aviation association executive calls "the longest …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/148

Gearing up for the grind: Skateboard-loving student ready to roll into WMU's kinetic imaging program

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… Gearing up for the grind: Skateboard-loving student ready to roll into … imaging student Yoyo Rodriguez-Vargas has found plenty of places to skateboard around Western's campus, including … "I'm making my own video game myself right now, and that's what I want to do in the future. So being able to do the  …

https://wmich.edu/firstyearfaces/news/2025/07/class-2029-yoyo-rodriguez-vargas-kinetic-imaging