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Mentorship and externship in the era of COVID-19

Haworth College of Business

… a peer mentor involved much more communication with my group of externs,” says James Rubio , a senior from Canton, … to talk any time made them feel more comfortable and supported.” Khansa Shaikh Organization and balance has helped … resilience as we emerge from COVID-19. This extern group is actually quite lucky because they may have more …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59337

Western students call virtual study abroad programs 'a great escape'

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… experience." "COVID-19 has shown us that we are all bound up in each other globally. Right now, both the United States … culture to life and have helped us enjoy some of the biggest benefits of studying abroad: relationship building and … peers and acquire skills employers are often seeking. "A goal of the University and the Haenicke Institute for Global …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63298

Western grad students break down communication barriers, empower parents with language class

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… skills and learn from each other," Huls says. They came up with Language Exchange, an evening class where native … and she was able to say, 'Mom, let me be the teacher. I'm going to sit down and show you how to do this.' And it was a student who tended to really struggle in grade-level content in my class. For her, it was so …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72377

Sunseeker builds on 30+ years of ‘raycing’ with the sun

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… WMU’s solar car team. Sunseeker was formed over 30 years ago when a group of students set out to design, build and compete with a solar car. Their goal remains the same today—enhance our understanding of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73445

WMU supply chain students secure first place at Operation Stimulus Competition

Haworth College of Business

… WMU supply chain students secure first place at Operation … vehicle acquisition strategy for a fictional company, GoLogistics. Teams needed to incorporate recent efficiency, … for more sustainable vehicle choices. Then, once GoLogistics acquired enough infrastructure, the plan was to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75345

Roads closed Homecoming Saturday for 5K Campus Classic

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… race route is on the West Campus Ring Road—Rankin Avenue, Goldsworth Drive, North Dormitory Road, West Michigan Avenue … Oct. 6 7 a.m. —Race-day registration and packet pickup at the Student Recreation Center indoor tennis courts … , including online race registration, signing up as a race volunteer and a map of the 5K course. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1354

WMU alumnus breaks new ground with unique flooring business

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… when it came to balancing multiple hours of practice a day, going to class and then trying to get homework done. I … when you had the time. I feel like this is one of the biggest lessons for starting a business. What's the biggest … have to be willing to put in the effort, sometimes giving up a lot in life. I always relate building a company to an …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/08/48159

Balancing cybersecurity and business goals

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Balancing cybersecurity and business goals Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Jesse Blaine KALAMAZOO, … and hydraulic technician. His experience exposed him to cryptologists, who piqued his interest in encryption. Now a … detection system could be developed. This of course turned up even more challenges we had to check out.” As complicated …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/08/68924

WMU introduces Google Apps for Education

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… WMU introduces Google Apps for Education Submitted by Anonymous (not … community who have a wmich.edu email account. A group of five faculty members and more than 300 students were … is available to assist new GAE users with issues such as logging in, mobile device configuration and data migration …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/21478

Virtual book clubs examine ethical questions on current social topics

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… justice for undeserved populations while the system is set up to ignore them. "The Moral Foundation of Politics" (2003) … address the ideas about owing or refusing allegiance to our government and whether we have a moral obligation to accept … Flu" (2005) by Mike Davis , discussion led by William Santiago-Valles , associate professor emeritus of Africana …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/09/61261