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First cohort of product design program sharp on all edges

W Magazine

… meet and greet—a risk that landed her in his office. She wasn’t in trouble. With Thaj’s question, the chief executive realized the intern was on to something. “Have you considered the potential of … was prompted by a petition from regional corporations to fill a talent void for junior designers in Michigan—the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63900

University to honor its top four staffers for 2016-17

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… have been selected to receive the Annual Make a Difference Award. The award is the highest accolade WMU bestows specifically on … a student employee from 2001 to 2006, when she was hired to fill her current post. Fall Welcome builds on the summer …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42945

Putting student well-being ‘front and center’

W Magazine

… spend time with therapy dogs as part of Mental Health Awareness Week in October 2020. The initiative featured … me to be stuck in the house every single day for months was driving me insane," says senior Precious Onyegbule . … meet them where they’re at,” Traynor says.  Users can fill out “Reality Checks” to discover their goals and areas …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63622

COVID-19 at Western: One year later

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… design students join together to sew face masks to help fill the critical need for personal protection equipment in … (May 2020)  WMU professor unites health care heroes, Broadway stars to raise spirits and funds during pandemic : Jay … the Resilient Project—bringing together dozens of Broadway stars to sing his inspirational anthem, "Resilient," …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63586

Taboo topics course uses dialogue to break through barriers

W Magazine

… The Western Michigan University senior knew something was amiss, but didn’t expect the morning conversation to … their crucial talk happened at a time when Hernandez was best-equipped to receive the information: near the … typically register as the 30 available spaces immediately fill. The effect the course has on students and Orbe alike …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59619