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Business students clinch victories at e-Fest 2019

Haworth College of Business

… solution to a problem facing K-12 education. Rogers' team offered an innovative transportation service to get students to their after-school activities. Vaughn and Rogers earned another $1,500 … at this competition where students are coming from schools such as Princeton, Auburn University, Virginia Tech, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/53092

Aviation grad ready for career to take off

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… Aviation grad ready for career to take off Submitted by Erin Flynn on Dezmond Stover pulls an … he first saw aviation as a potential career path in middle school during a presentation on the Tuskegee Airmen. "Not a … want to go on." While at Western, Stover has gained valuable professional experience as a student employee. As a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62507

Business student ready to get into the game at Nike

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… headquarters after graduation. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A flurry of activity in the weeks leading up to graduation will end … a field he knew he wanted to go into when he was in high school, and one of the major reasons he chose WMU. "Being … important to me, but I knew that WMU had a great business school as well. So the prestige was a big draw," says …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/53037

WMU, KVCC sign new degree completion plan for nursing students

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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Administrators, alumni, faculty and staff of Western Michigan University and Kalamazoo Valley … the workforce for a number of years before going back to school for their BSN. In today’s competitive health care … Registered nurses are often encouraged to go back to school for their bachelor’s degree within only a few years …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/34866

Education and human development honors exceptional alumni

Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology

… Submitted by Nicole Leffler on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The College of Education and Human Development at Western Michigan … coaching, curriculum development, facilitating school improvement, program evaluation and professional … unit to Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital and founded the school nurse program in the early 1990s. Additionally her …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69304

Leveling up experience-driven learning opportunities

W Magazine

… but Dr. Lisa Baker 's lab is filled with the excitement of discovery as undergraduate students venture into the … Chorus, Gilmore Piano Festival and Kalamazoo Public Schools to engage student teaching artists from education, … support and collaborate with K-12 students outside of the school day. It's one thing to read about best practices in a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75848

Engineering prof wins NIH grant for research on heart disease

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… Engineering prof wins NIH grant for research on heart disease Submitted by … engineering and the opening of the WMU Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine. He is scheduled to teach cardiology classes at the medical school this summer. His project is further strengthened by …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22649

Alumni competing in goalball at Paralympics in Rio

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… Jen Armbruster, a former instructor in the WMU Department of Blindness and Low Vision Studies. Most, or possibly all, … continued to develop his skill in the sport throughout high school and college. Kusku went on to become a member of … Games. Kusku is married and a father and teaches high school math and physics. His wife, Jessica, coaches his …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/34778

Guest artist offers unique and rarely performed works

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… Guest artist offers unique and rarely performed works Submitted by Deanne … Performance makes its Kalamazoo debut with a concert of rarely-performed works for strings, piano and electronics … For more information on the performance or the WMU School of Music, visit wmich.edu/music . For more news, arts …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37738

ISM student wins $3,000 scholarship

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… a statewide scholarship from the Transportation Club of Detroit. The $3,000 scholarship recognizes Fabian’s … a program where college students interact with middle school students to answer any questions they have about … She is studying for her LSAT exam and plans to attend law school within the next two to three years to continue in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/08/26068