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Sweet success: Food marketing student cooks up skills to help business thrive
W Magazine
… she’s a Division I track athlete, Wallace never really liked running before she gave the sport a shot her sophomore … Pops) Layla Wallace started peddling products at events like Art Hop in Kalamazoo, selling everything from cookie … the country and met with executives at international brands like Kellanova and Kerrygold to learn more about global …
https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2024/11/layla-wallace-food-marketing-student-leads-kalamazoo-business
Why I Give: The Elshafeis
W Magazine
… are engaging in hands-on, experience-driven learning like the Elshafeis. Read more in W Magazine Sowing the seeds … it was an exciting and natural fit for me,” he says. Like Lulu, he juggled the responsibilities of a job along with his studies. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75870
Ethics Center announces book clubs for Spring 2025
Study of Ethics in Society
… philosopher who used to be Google’s AI ethicist suggests that the best way to think of AI is as a mirror, … rather than a mind. When used responsibly, AI can reveal like a good mirror by finding patterns and magnifying data. … on thoughts we’ve already had, yet inviting us to think, mistakenly, that the image we see is other than a mere …
https://wmich.edu/ethics/news/2025/01/ethics-books
A lifelong gift: 1980 graduate gives back to Department of Philosophy
College of Arts and Sciences
… in how we process and understand the world and ourselves.” Like many Western students, Rochon’s family hadn’t had many … college education, and he might have found himself feeling like he didn’t belong. But “I found the university both to … “It was extremely emotionally intense and challenging—high stakes for my clients and high stakes in the murder cases …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69151
Western celebrates first-generation college students, alumni
News
… it. "I think graduating from college in general, to me, was like winning the lottery," says Zenia Gutierrez , a … is now opening the door for countless students just like her to blaze their own trails to success through higher … in rural southwest Michigan. First-generation students like Gutierrez—those who were first in their family to earn …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69691
WMU supply chain students secure first place at Operation Stimulus Competition
Haworth College of Business
… 17 teams from across the nation, including Michigan schools like Central Michigan University, Grand Valley State … top-ranked supply chain program. From beginning courses like Introduction to Supply Chain Management to connections … inventory management, sustainability, ethics, and skills like team management, communication and problem solving. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75345
WMU students help show go on, virtually, at the Playhouse at White Lake
News
… undertaking for a company that has never tried anything like it. "I know a big point for me when we were talking … was some of the only institutions that are doing anything like this are very large, national arts organizations," says … easy because of the size of the theatre, and workers like Arana and Beaman also took on extra tasks so keep the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/07/60339
Women who rise from the waters—and an author’s rising acclaim
W Magazine
… it clearly captivates readers. “The women in my life are like water,” Campbell says. “They floated in and out of my … Michigan. The story introduces readers to characters like Hermine "Herself" Zook, a healer and herbalist; the … says a Washington Post book critic, is “pure magic.” Not unlike Donkey, Campbell, too, is excellent at math. Two of her …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74810
CAMP, family science alum prepares for career in bilingual childcare with El Concilio
College of Education and Human Development
… Affairs for Students, the program provides students like Zuniga the best conditions to thrive academically, … and an aide to U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow . "It really felt like we were being heard," says Zuniga. "CAMP really is a home away from home for students like us, and (Stabenow's aide) understood where we were …
https://wmich.edu/education/news/2024/08/family-science-camp-alum-internship-kalamazoo-elconcilio-preschool
Learning to lead from inside
News
… the organization." Kautz has worked for large companies like Adidas and TaylorMade, focusing on building cultures of … would be to pursue higher education," says Kautz. "I felt like I sort of got thrown into the deep end so to speak in my first work experience, and I felt like if I didn't go and try to become more well-rounded and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/53033