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Reading, writing and reflecting on service learning

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… Michigan University business student Sam McGrath isn't like most. "I loved getting a chance to work with kids," … coordinator for RAWK. "Simply put, having volunteers like Sam means we can do what we do." A Learning Experience … and homework, and they also get to ask about what it's like to be a college student," says Conde. "Because we serve …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/53333

WMU alum finds success in Broadway's 'Hamilton'

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… those cast members who are unable to perform for reasons like illness, injury or vacation. "It's a very important … which was a very trying time in my life…it just feels like the greatest gift." Winslow attributes his success, in … I don't know if I'd really have the ability to dig in like I am here." His advice to current students hoping for a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/03/52509

Two PA grads receive white coats at private ceremony

Physician Assistant

… for those in certain graduate programs, graduation rituals like pinnings and "white coat ceremonies" became … "I remember my white coat ceremony day well. It was like nothing I had experienced before, and nothing like it since," says  Antonio Gianelli , physician assistant …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66367

Theatre alum flips script, gets Broadway stars to open up about their love of Disney

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… in North Carolina. Unclear about the future, his agents suggested finding a project to keep his creativity—and … to sneeze at; it includes A-listers from Broadway smashes like "Hamilton," "Dear Evan Hansen," "Wicked" and the many … behind some of Disney's most iconic movie roles—people like Idina Menzel , "Frozen's" Elsa; Jonathan Freeman , who …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/05/64233

Nutrition and dietetic interns use lab experience to mentor undergraduates

College of Education and Human Development

… and undergraduates partnered to practice clinical skills. Maggie Schlett shows her mentees how to use a blood pressure … and can also indicate if there are more serious issues, like hypertension and hypotension. Both of which can affect … a test strip and inserted it into a blood glucose meter. Like blood pressure, understanding a client glucose level …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73841

Engineering student's internship builds future while leaving permanent mark on Western campus

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… Michigan University's new student center stands like a piece of artwork in the heart of campus; a grand … in the future and see the building and remember what it was like going up—that will be cool." The valuable on-the-job … organizational tasks are more engineering related, which I like." A PIVOTAL CONNECTION Turner's career path looks much …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/10/66057

Researchers explore human-robot communication with Pepper, a humanoid robot

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… itself, spreading its arms out wide. "I'm your robot. I like humans. Humans are so cute. Encountering a human is … interaction studies right now about exactly how human-like social machines should be. On the one hand, studies … and feel uneasy when they appear or sound too much like human beings." More sophisticated messaging would go …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/08/42083

WMU recognized among Best Online Bachelor's Programs by U.S. News & World Report

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… to U.S. News, students enrolled in online programs are more likely to be working professionals looking to advance or …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/02/us-news-world-report-best-online-bachelors-programs-2025

Biking for Black Lives Matter: WMU vocal jazz director raising money, awareness to combat systemic racism

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… a way to mobilize and engage my power," he says. "I feel like for those of us who are engaged in the waking-up … it. That's the great thing about having professors like that, because we can have conversations like this all the time," Quashie says. "It may be difficult …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/07/60200

Ethics Center lectures start in February

Study of Ethics in Society

… rather than a mind. When used responsibly, AI can reveal like a good mirror, finding patterns and magnifying data. But AI can also distort and deceive like a bad mirror, producing confident-sounding guesses … on thoughts we’ve already had, yet inviting us to think, mistakenly, that the image we see is other than a mere …

https://wmich.edu/ethics/news/2025/02/ethics-lectures-spring-2025