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WMU awards recognize diversity and inclusion efforts

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… WMU awards recognize diversity and inclusion efforts Submitted by … Michigan University will recognize campus efforts toward promoting diversity and inclusion by honoring two … students and inspiring careers in aviation, while retaining a diverse student body in the College of Aviation …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30039

Student Recreation Center reopens with safety precautions in place

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… not, they can purchase a membership at the SRC. "Glow yoga" was a popular event among students during Fall Welcome. … to be used often. Certain activities, like the climbing wall, will remain closed until they are deemed safe to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/09/61100

'Sweet Magnolias' star shares how she planted seeds of success at Western

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… devouring season two of the hit series, celebrating its renewal for a third installment. "Reaching No. 1 on Netflix as quickly as we did was really thrilling—and for me very heartwarming and … again, and it was really fun to see all the pictures on the wall and go back and reminisce that way," she says. "So many …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/03/67412

Product design graduate ready for career to take flight with aerospace company

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… senior thesis project. KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Aisha Thaj has always been fascinated with flight. Growing up she devoured … characters born with wings. She would let her mind wander looking out the window on long flights to see her … for two years, and it was just me banging my head against a wall, trying my hardest to push my weaknesses instead of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/63953

Enlightened aviation adventure creates path to success for alumnus

College of Aviation

… [caption align="right"] [/caption] YPSILANTI, Mich.—If you want an out-of-the-box thinker, then Eric Epplett is your … Eastwood's character in "Heartbreak Ridge" when "Gunny Highway" muttered that Marines are never stumped because they …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58542

LBGT office celebrates 30 years of inclusion, diversity on campus

W Magazine

… by graduate assistant Ronald DeVrou in 1989, the office was just the sixth of its kind in the nation at the time, … have work that we still need to do, but it has come a long way in what I consider to be a short amount of time.” … seeing the Out at WMU: Faces of Pride poster on the wall of the Bernhard Center as a pivotal moment in his …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57382

LBGT office celebrates 30 years of inclusion, diversity on campus

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… about the terrible experiences that I've had that made me want to hide and hate that aspect of myself," says Marshall … Kilgore , an openly bisexual WMU student. "If there was not the Office of LBGT Student Services , and if I had … seeing the Out at WMU: Faces of Pride poster on the wall of the Bernhard Center as a pivotal moment in his …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/10/56242

First Global Education Program cohort inspired to expand global learning opportunities for kids

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… because I love other cultures, I love to travel and I've always wanted to see the world. And Western's given me a great … with but in a different way. And there were pictures on the wall of different musicians who had visited and I recognized …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/05/68108

Product design alumni on leading edge of innovation

W Magazine

… courtesy: Bell Textron Inc.) KALAMAZOO, Mich.—“I’ve always loved planes and flight and space; I wanted to be an astronaut as a kid,” muses Aisha Thaj , BFA … choice, Thaj’s career trajectory has trended sharply upward. She propelled herself on a path to becoming Bell’s …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73419

Take advantage of global engagement opportunities in November

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… exhibit —7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. on the second-floor of Waldo Library, hosted by the Office of Diversity and … exhibit —7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. on the second-floor of Waldo Library, hosted by the Office of Diversity and … exhibit —10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the second-floor of Waldo Library, hosted by the Office of Diversity and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/10/49856