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Mentors and memberships: Becoming an engineer and a leader

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… I am able to keep my options open because my major prepares us for any industry.”  – Rachel Millett KALAMAZOO —Back … student to focused, industrial engineering leader. To get there, she has pushed herself to explore new things and … engineering.” She also participated in the college’s professional mentorship program , which connects students with …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2024/01/news20240174502

Work by WMU may reduce US dependency on China for critical minerals

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… critical minerals Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on These rare earth oxides are used as tracers to determine which … data, and prepare maps. I know many students question what they're going to get with their degrees. But WMU …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/06/53988

WMU rolls out personalized well-being platform to help students harness their power to thrive, succeed and matter

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… personalized well-being platform to help students harness their power to thrive, succeed and matter Submitted by Erin … launching a new platform to meet students where they are and offer them tools to maximize their college … knowledge of the content of their own disciplines, but what employers also want to see is students who have the

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/62074

Montgomery IDs and funds ideas to transform student life at WMU

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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A campuswide call for ideas that transform the way Western Michigan University serves students has led … will be added by WMU vice presidents of the relevant areas. Success @ WMU Success @ WMU is a large-scale campus … academic programming designed to meet the career demands of what is projected to become a $1.5 billion industry by 2020. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44612

WMU, K College grant to bolster Asian language and culture classes

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… Vinh Trang Pagoda near My Tho, a Vietnamese city known as the "Gateway to the Mekong Delta" KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The U.S. … workshops for faculty members at both institutions who are interested in incorporating South Asia- and Southeast … reports that southwest Michigan is home to more than 3,500 people of South Asian ancestry . The Southeast Asian …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39247

WMU earns sixth Tree Campus designation, finds rare tree species

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… WMU earns sixth Tree Campus designation, finds rare tree species Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Stephan Keto, second from left in the front row, and Todd Barkman, in the red shirt, with … unofficially surpasses the current national champion by 5 feet. Official measurement for the Michigan Botanical Club …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/02/13807

Professor awarded fellowship to support transportation engineering in Africa

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… at Western Michigan University, was awarded a fellowship by the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program (CADFP) to … as a university faculty and researcher in the United States, I have accumulated enough experience to lead this … the Association of African Universities . Nearly 650 African Diaspora Fellowships have now been awarded for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/05/75619

U.C. San Diego scholar to tackle economic reform in China in Sichel talk

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… on Naughton KALAMAZOO, Mich.—An economics professor at the University of California at San Diego will address … the Timothy Light Center for Chinese Studies. The lectures are open to the public and formatted with the general public … For more information , contact Huang at (269) 387-5528 or huang@wmich.edu, or Zhou at (269) 387-5550 or …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27968

Western Wellness continues to promote fitness with new and ongoing programs

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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Western Wellness initiative is continuing its efforts to … Health Center, Holtyn & Associates, or their primary care provider and annually complete a health risk assessment, … highlights A new program sure to garner much attention is F45 Functional Training, which is launching the first F45

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42386

"Material Nature" - Sarah Wheaton

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… was shocked to find how much faux-nature decorations filled the space. With all this time spent inside during the … one thing to design things after nature, but these objects are made of the very things they depict. After reflecting, I chose to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59473