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Mending the mind with music

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… of themselves. Guy, a 2005 graduate of WMU's music therapy program, is co-founder of The Music Therapy Center of California. A 2005 graduate of WMU's music therapy program, Guy started her venture as a sole proprietor with … offered include music therapy sessions, school-based programs, adapted lessons, home-based consultation and group …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/06/47725

WMU secures $1.92 million for interprofessional workforce development

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… faculty members , Drs. Bridget E. Weller , Carla Adkison-Johnson and Jennifer Harrison , received an award of … large and small communities in West Michigan," says Adkison-Johnson, emphasizing the interdisciplinary nature of the … Peer Education and Evidence for Recovery (I-PEER) program, which was established to provide workforce training …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/06/64511

Lauren Dani: Selling solutions

Haworth College of Business

… Western Michigan University had a nationally ranked sales program, I knew that sales at Western was the place for … will help me do just that.”  Dani credits the entire sales program in helping her develop her selling technique. … is the most important thing I have taken from the sales program. I feel when people think of sales, they think of a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/75079

WMU alumni create educational opportunities for Kalamazoo refugees

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… Refugee Resource Collaborative —KRRC—debuted a pilot program for middle- and high school-aged refugees to help … and volunteers stand together. The Summer Enrichment Program was initiated by Western Michigan University alumni … Marion, the collaborative’s director, saw the need for the program when the Syrian Refugee Crisis brought more refugees …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/54617

Numerous WMU events slated for Hispanic Heritage Month

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… Hispanic Heritage Month celebration will be a free musical program from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14, on campus … 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5 , on Sprau Tower's 10th floor. The program first aired on WMUK in 1977 and plays music from … Scores of WMU student volunteers have helped keep the program going over the decades. Now, the program is the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42461

Out-of-this-world internship launches alum toward astronaut goal

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… computer-aided design," wrote senior research engineer Dr. John Lin in a letter of recommendation. READY FOR LAUNCH  … Now that he's graduated, Ganzak is considering graduate programs to continue on his current trajectory that could …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/53872

Work experiences shape student's future in public policy

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… fits my research interests." WMU also offers the only Ph.D. program in public administration in the state of Michigan. … "My doctoral degree adds to my qualifications. The program not only requires students to acquire knowledge of … in the College of Aviation , managed a state-funded program for the Division of Multicultural Affairs , and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/53043

Cousins named American Council on Education Fellow

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… Fellow for the 2019-20 academic year. The ACE Fellows Program is designed to strengthen institutions and … I'll be able to gain in-depth knowledge of innovative programs and learn from the nation's most influential academic thought-leaders." The program, in which participants work with executives at …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/03/52636

2014 marks 75 years of aviation education at WMU

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on WMU's first aviation program began in 1939. KALAMAZOO—The faculty, staff and … through what has become one of the top such collegiate programs in the world. The college's three undergraduate degree programs date back to 1939 when WMU jumped headlong into …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/02/13369

Candidates to head education college visiting campus

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… where she oversees delivery of degree and certification programs, facilitation of partnerships with state and local … While at Memphis, she also served as special education program coordinator for three years, associate professor of … promotion and development of doctoral and master's programs in the College of Education and Human Development. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7477