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WMU welcomes more than 50 new international students this January

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… 25 different countries. Students come from nearby nations like Canada and from remote, far-off locales like Kazakhstan.   The Haenicke Institute for Global …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2025/01/international-orientation-25

Combining passion for medicine with philanthropic ideals, biomedical sciences grad ready to make an impact

News

… given advice and learned through their experiences. I felt like I was well-guided and well-prepared." Idris became a … he also had opportunities to build professional skills like visiting a leadership conference in California. "It … given the opportunity and the trust and the grace to make mistakes, they really go very far. And that is my experience; …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75831

Sisters of the Skies: WMU aviation alumni help dreams take flight for young women of color

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… maybe cannot do because they don’t see someone that looks like them. I think it’s safe to say for all of us, we didn’t grow up seeing someone that was like us (become a pilot). But we took that leap of faith and … of the women involved in Sisters of the Skies have been mistaken for flight attendants or other airline workers. Clark …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/62257

Breaking it Down and Building it Up – Broderick Bebout Aims for A Career in Aviation Maintenance

College of Aviation

… parental questions to a child in the early evening goes like this -- "What did you do in school today, Johnny?"   No … program served as the major factor for Bebout.  "I feel like I am taking my drive and passion to the next level," he … Operations usage "A fellow student inadvertently caused a mistake that cost $50,000," he recalls.  "What was truly …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/12/broderick

Child life students represent WMU with conference scholarships

College of Education and Human Development

… the things that we need be successful," adds Lamos. "I feel like that connection played a big part in why I got my …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2024/10/child-life-students-scholarship-conference-glaclp

Isaac Ortega creates real relationships

Haworth College of Business

… whether it’s in classes or Delta Sigma Pi, has been the biggest factor in my sense of belonging. Every day I’m … with other students and professors has made me feel like I belong, and I hope others find the same feeling.” …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2025/01/business-analyticsisaac-ortegabait

Interdisciplinary evaluation program helps WMU alum become energy leader

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… at Cornell University. "She said, 'You've always sounded like an evaluator and you know that Western Michigan … program in the country,'" says Brown, who admits it felt like serendipity having just moved back to Kalamazoo to put … by the way they thought, and they were very direct like I tend to be. I felt like I found my people." WMU's …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/08/54503

Computer engineering grad programmed a path to success at Western

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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Mind-controlled prosthetic limbs may sound like something out of a sci-fi movie, but Western Michigan … printed circuit boards (PCBs) and testing and debugging, making sure software worked that I developed for … Ruiz says. "For instance, courses taught by professors like  Dr. Lina Sawalha and  Dr.   Janos Grantner included …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/12/computer-engineering-fall-2024-graduate-camryn-ruiz

WMU SLP alum chairs national conference

College of Health and Human Services

… Language, and Hearing (NBASLH), supporting initiatives like the Power to Empower Mentorship Program and serving on …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2024/12/jjackson

Pipeline program expanded to increase health care workforce diversity

College of Health and Human Services

… experiences working toward those careers. Dr. TaLawnda Bragg, internal medicine hospitalist at Spectrum Health, speaks … fields. We want to show them that students just like them are already there to show them the way.” “We’re … “The last two years have illustrated the need for programs like this,” says Dr. Paul Jaklitsch , president of Medical …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/66994