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WMU announces new class of Experience-Driven Learning Venture Grant recipients

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… skills in their fields. They have opportunities to rack up resume-worthy experience from the minute they arrive on … fields of study and empowering them to pursue their career goals," Cheatham says. Western’s latest Career Outcomes … Grants bolster the University's 2022-32 Strategic Plan goal for all students to engage in experiential education …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/05/experience-driven-learning-venture-grants-2025-announcement

Students turn ideas into market-ready products at RID+I’s Venture Studio

Richmond Institute for Design and Innovation

… semester that culminated at the Inspired Home Show in Chicago. In the Venture Studio, students dig deeper into their … of the box. “This class turns that on its head, focusing on why the product needs to exist and the opportunity it … students hands-on experience with corporate partners, startups, and even venture capitalists. Michael Seeley brings his …

https://wmich.edu/designinstitute/news/2025/04/venture-studio

Prairie land to be burned at WMU's Asylum Lake Preserve

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… important component in prairie habitats. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Up to 20 acres of prairie in Western Michigan University's … four weeks, weather permitting. Notification signs have gone up around the preserve. Prescribed burns are fires that … before a scheduled burn to give the go-ahead, and if it does, safety equipment is on hand for fire monitoring and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/31218

Megan Hause is carving her own path

Haworth College of Business

… and professionally. My team and my mentors never gave up on me and never let me give up on myself.” Similar to her … is telling you what to do, so it's your choice to get up, go to class and stay on top of your work. It’s your choice … carve my own path with my career and be able to achieve my goals. I love all aspects of marketing—I am full of ideas …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2025/02/marketinglbsmegan-hausebronconess

Mentorship, leadership opportunities open world of possibility for education graduate

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… made." Wilson attributes her thriving at Western to a deep support system, which she first found as a first-year student struggling to make the transition from high school to college … classroom settings. "When I worked for Gryphon Place, I got to be more of a friend. I didn't have to be the leader …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75463

The American Dream: Matt Taylor Ascends Through the Airline Operations World

College of Aviation

… what was then American Eagle Airlines, and indicative of why it is so valuable to get involved in your profession … at the bottom of the "duties" ladder, kind of like the "go-for" when it comes to the nitty gritty of passenger … to "lead station agent," meaning he was something of the supervisor of the nitty-gritty essentials -- managing, …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/11/taylor

Research shows alarming gap in mental health access for adolescents of color

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… surprising," says Gates. "This is a problem that's been ongoing." For his thesis, Gates and his research team hired … voice actors to play the parts of mothers looking to set up therapy appointments for their teenage daughters. They … or the characteristics of the people as the reason why they're experiencing (disparities in mental health …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63368

Trustees vote to keep tuition cost below statewide average

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… of 3.91 percent for the 2012-13 fiscal year that honors Gov. Rick Snyder's tuition restraint request and keeps the cost of attending WMU below $10,000. Go to wmich.edu/tuition for a complete breakdown of 2012-13 … a national news organization. "Our faculty and staff step up every day to provide the level of instruction and service …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/07/1079

WMU wins NSF grant to study contaminants in industry, agriculture

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… chloride and other chlorides on the roads and these end up in our bodies of water," Mezei says. "And then there are … a day," Mezei says. "It's a huge problem." The NSF grant does not directly fund Mezei's anion extraction research. … for is basic research into how the extraction method works. Why do the extraction agents remove the anions with the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18390

Lt. Gov. Gilchrist to join WeVote in final push to encourage student civic engagement

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… Lt. Gov. Gilchrist to join WeVote in final push to encourage … discussion among students in various groups on campus about why they’re voting and what questions they’ve heard from … just a feeling that our voices don't matter, the young vote doesn't matter, but that's not true. Elections are won so …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/10/61708