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Ready for the spotlight: Theatre grad prepares to make the world his stage

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… agent ready to book him in TV roles. "The biggest thing I got out of Western when it comes to this industry is … Donald Glover , were also actors—he decided to sign up for an acting class. It sparked enough interest within … I look heavily at my professors," he says. " Kate Thomsen does Shakespeare Behind Bars and professional theatre and is …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/12/theatre-acting-english-creative-writing-fall-2024-graduate-donovan-boursiquot

Hands-on experiences put engineering grad in driver's seat for career opportunities

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… for career opportunities Submitted by Erin Flynn on Noah Gould, who is graduating with a bachelor's degree in … KALAMAZOO, Mich.—As the checkered flag waves on Noah Gould 's college experience, he's keeping his foot on the … manufacturing engineering technology program, his revved up resume packed with multiple internships and hands-on …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75861

From breakaways to business: The Slukynsky brothers’ Frozen Four journey

Haworth College of Business

… which are all crucial to our team as well,” says Hampton, a goalie and pre-business major. “Whether it’s managing my … reputation, and I know what I’m learning is setting me up for success.” Grant adds that working closely with … excels just as much in the classroom as he does on the ice. Despite the intense travel demands of WMU’s …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2025/04/bronco-hockey-wmu-haworth

Cantus Femina and Collegiate Singers concert features male vocalists

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… humans to control other people in such an extreme way. Why do we want more and more stuff, more and more security, … do we let low prices drive so many of our decisions? Why does the human race so often fail to live up to its own cherished ideal?" Cantus Femina will end the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/38182

WMU-trained high school teacher clues students in to forensic science

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… scenes high school science teacher Kathy Mirakovits sets up for her students sometimes appear to be gory and are always enigmatic at initial encounter.  Often, … or other biological material to account for and test? What does the pattern or shape of blood splatter reveal about the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/46642

In the heart of Samburu

College of Arts and Sciences

… community she’s found throughout her career.  “I’ve been going to Samburu since I was 28 — I'm 60,” Straight says. “I … my young adulthood and even through college, was that I was going to be a writer,” she says. “The idea of anthropology … literally littering the roadsides for miles, going up to water points.”  For people like the Samburu, whose …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/05/cas-magazine-samburu

The Bar Convent and Esopus arma Christi rolls and women’s devotions

Medieval Institute Publications

… collections manager, discovered a 6-in. wide medieval roll curled up in a corner. Thomas’s subsequent research has revealed … usually depict the vernicle as a stand-alone object that does not require human hands to display it. In contrast, the …

https://wmich.edu/medievalpublications/news/2025/06/morse-barconvent

WMU honored by University Business magazine for recruitment app

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… of prospective students so recruiting efforts don’t go to waste," said University Business senior editor Tim … as many as 40 to 50 high schools in a week and collect up to 500 paper information cards filled with contact … facilitates data collection and sharing. Mobile Counselor does more than simply gather information, however. It also …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/08/18264

WMU Study Abroad honors eight recipients of the prestigious Gilman Scholarship

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… U.S. Department of State, the Gilman Scholarship provides up to $5,000 to undergraduate students who receive federal … in Lyon, France . Elizabeth Hoefs also fulfilled a longtime goal of immersing herself in another culture. Hoefs … who were awarded the Gilman Scholarship include Aaliyah Goodman , Flor Romero , Tyson Schoen and Tania Vasquez …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2025/09/gilman-scholarship-recipients

Finding his way: coursework, experiences and support

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Finding his way: coursework, experiences and support Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Colton Hicks (left) … could see me struggling and told me start figuring out why I thought my approach would have worked and learn from … after class I had questions from his lecture and I would go up and ask him, or I would show up to his office hours to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/07/75952