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Mentorship, experiential learning help students thrive at Western, land jobs post-graduation

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… are, get them meaningful experiences along the way so they can try things out," says Dr. Edwin Martini , vice provost … and effectiveness in Merze Tate College. "We saw significant gains for students who had caring professors in terms …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/67244

Bronco in the Big Apple: Marketing student sees dreams come true at New York Fashion Week

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… Big Apple for New York Fashion Week. (Courtesy: Andrew T. Bourland) KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Call it a "pinch me" moment. … into the fashion industry after graduation in April. She can still feel the goosebumps from attending a runway show … Morehead punched her ticket to one of the industry's biggest events by winning Western's inaugural New York Fashion …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/67195

Overcoming gang life is topic of diversity series talk

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… will offer insights into how the tools of media literacy can be used for a lifetime of smarter media consumption and …

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WMU to play critical role in national manufacturing initiative

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… that meet the expressed needs of the military and can be transitioned to consumer markets. They will include … Earlier this year, CAPE was honored by the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences as the lead …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/08/26501

WMU education professors receive $29.5M grant to support Grand Rapids children, families

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… for the children of Southeast Grand Rapids." The W.K. Kellogg Foundation , which has invested in Grand Rapids and built … says Yazeed Moore , program officer at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. “At the Kellogg Foundation, children are at … but also to add to the body of evidence of methods that can be used to improve all impoverished neighborhoods as …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66620

Raising the bar: Gymnast and dietetics major hoping to take on new challenges in military

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… says. A Solid Foundation Just down the road from Fort Bragg, in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Harrison's gymnastics … cartwheels and back walkovers, and I love monkey bars. I begged my parents: 'Please put me in gymnastics!’" She was … my time management and really commit," says Harrison. "You can't procrastinate, you have to be more organized, and I …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/63916

Foundation Scholars Program sets stage for success for music theatre graduate

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… "The whole idea behind family science is that if you can change someone's family situation and improve it, it …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/64046

Students, public invited to career fairs held this fall

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… bring copies of an updated resume. Many employers will ask candidates to complete an online application in lieu of … ID to each fair they attend. WMU alumni as well as students can learn about the career and employment services available …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55090

Western opens door to life-changing experiences for business law grad

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… me to identify a place in the professional world by which I can flourish. As a direct result of this challenge, I … opened my aperture recently and inspired me to think bigger," Roosien says.  "This challenge was my first …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/05/75608

MODA Motown fashion show drives donations to breast cancer charity

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… MODA Motown fashion show drives donations to breast cancer charity Submitted by Erin Flynn on Genna Gotts and … Most Cohesive Style Line Kyle Shannon : Best Styled Line Maggie Ek : Most Marketable Grace Stibich : Best Use of … fashion design students whose mothers both battled breast cancer. As a result, MODA's first few shows in its early …

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