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Sales students place first at National Sales Challenge

Haworth College of Business

… would be excellent representatives of WMU. They put in the work, pushing each other at all of our practice sessions. … pitch with little preparation. This helped us learn how to prepare for the unexpected and figure out how to … I really started to believe that sales is what I’m meant to do and that I was exactly where I needed to be.”  Both …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2024/12/national-sales-challenge-farrell-tungate

Empowering Futures already making impact on student success

Empowering Futures

… success, listens to presentations at the Empowering Futures Work Group Kickoff Breakfast on Dec. 7. President Montgomery … to this campus. It is a commitment born out of the donors’ belief in the power of education to improve the … careers.” Especially for first-generation college students, how to successfully navigate the University experience isn’t …

https://wmich.edu/empowering-futures/news/2022/12/70204

WMU to recognize top staff members for outstanding service

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… excellence. 2012-13 recipients Debby Honsberger , utility worker in the Bernhard Café and Market Jill Hamilton , … the Bernhard Café and Market," one colleague wrote. "She does this with her positive attitude, her hard work, her … She is very responsive when asked for her suggestions on how to enhance business or the customer experience." Other …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9757

Community involvement and engineering coursework helps engineering student make a difference

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Community involvement and engineering coursework helps engineering student make a difference Submitted … and Management Systems so far has been learning how to use AutoCAD software. AutoCAD is a computer-aided … in her studies and career goals. Both through her volunteer work and her studies, she is focused on working to make the …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2025/05/making-difference-owens

'Hitting the books' can improve English language teaching

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… (not verified) on The book is co-authored by Patrick T. Randolph and Dr. Paul McPherron. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Many students … the book, providing varying views on what does and doesn't work when teaching idioms as well as on which idioms are … "You don't have to say anything to the students. They know how important idioms are and they want to learn them," …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23023

Persisting through the pandemic

W Magazine

… is not the same world it was a year ago. We’ve seen tremendous challenges—a pandemic, an economic crisis, political … Sime Curkovic provided business students with professional work experience by coordinating remote projects with … once COVID-19 happened, we would do a livestream of the show and that would be it," says Noelle Dewees, a junior …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63786

Grad designs completely online introductory anatomy class

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… a minimum of three or four trips to campus for laboratory work. In Paskin's class, students complete all labs at home. … "My main goal was to find a way that students could do hands-on lab experiments at home in a budget-friendly … are elementary, but you understand in greater detail how it relates to physiology and how things actually work in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/4402

Aviation alum delivers critical supplies, personnel for pandemic response

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… In order to save lives and protect vital frontline health workers, they need supplies and professional … 115 destinations across North America. “The flights that I do operate carry badly-needed essential health care … skills to fly an aircraft at a high level—included how the pilot fits into the global aviation industry, how to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58982

Sales students gain real-world experience through innovative business partnership

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… to a customer. In fall 2024, this product was a type of window for Amtrak trains. Students spent the semester … gets a closer look at a TPI product. "After weeks of hard work and practicing selling techniques, students go on a factory tour and see firsthand how this product is built, and that really helps them paint …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/01/sales-students-gain-experience-pitching-total-plastics-international

From Geology to Aviation Business – William Walles Crafts a Career with United Airlines

College of Aviation

… learned that young folks bitten by the travel bug could do worse in making a career choice than taking a look at … prospect for Western Michigan University far to the north.  However, there were a few factors to take into account in … were of great value.  He learned "how smaller airports work, how they make money, how to present myself as a …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/05/walles-united-airlines