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Empowering Futures takes student support to new levels

W Magazine

… Flynn on Kannon Hoffman, a sustainability studies major, works with a three-row planter crafted to help farmers in … about her strengths during a professional development workshop. Students in the Broncos Lead Internship Program … paid internships for students to access resume-worthy, network-building experiences while also benefiting businesses …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/06/71795

Paper plane prowess propels Western aviation student to international competition

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… folded flyers began by chance when he showed up for work one day as a line service representative at Western's … to put some of his aerodynamics lessons to the test, working the angles to create a glider that could stay in the … to sharpen his skills to compete at the next level. "After work, I would go into the hangar where we did our …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/05/68114

Longtime WMU music professor, internationally known composer dies

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… performer and composer for solo, chamber and orchestral works, Curtis-Smith was at 38, the youngest WMU faculty … York Times reviewer Bernard Holland had high praise for the work. "The textures and movement recall Chopin and Debussy," … Russell Davies. Curtis-Smith's own performances of his own work and other pieces included solo recitals at the National …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19619

Jim Tripp obituary

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… retiree. He loved his WMU job and took great pride in his work at the University, but his health required him to stop working in 2014 while awaiting an organ transplant. The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29795

Student earns awards from national, state recreational sports groups

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… says. "It warms my heart to know others appreciate my hard work and dedication to making a positive impact on the places I work and the people I interact with." About the awards The … student employees. Morneau says interacting with those workers and helping them to develop their professional …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45587

WMU names economist, Washington labor expert as ninth president

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… inter-agency White House Council for Auto Communities and Workers. That position put him in a role national media … know the faculty, staff, students and alumni communities. Working together, I know we can build on the strong … savings behavior, productivity and economic dynamics, social insurance programs, and unions. He has worked on …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39331

Lauren Dani: Selling solutions

Haworth College of Business

… always thinking that the sales reps from the companies we worked with were the coolest people. I enjoyed looking … Association where her leadership opportunities include networking with more than 75 employers who want to connect with … I will be re-joining the emergency care division, which I worked with during my summer internship, and I could not be …

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

Funding awards help small businesses hire summer interns

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… businesses with 250 or fewer employees hire WMU students to work on STEM or STEM-related projects that are both … Corp. through the Michigan Corporate Relations Network, a program that connects industry to critical … is given to small companies that focus on innovative work in STEM fields, provide an internship in which STEM …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45200

Philo G. 'Glen' Bishop obituary

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… A colleague commented that he was passionate about his work and the heart and soul of the radio station. In 1969, … to the Department of Instructional Communications where he worked until his retirement. Remembrances A memorial …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28567

Longtime professor, administrator to become new business dean

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… care, small business labor issues, and ethical conduct in workforce management. "I am very excited for the opportunity … of Business," Deshpande says. "I deeply value the talent, work ethic and creativity of our faculty, staff and students. As we work with the University leadership to pursue strategic …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/12/44324