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WMU students help show go on, virtually, at the Playhouse at White Lake

News

… WMU students help show go on, virtually, at the Playhouse at White Lake … scenic designer, sometimes lighting designer, and I do a lot of everything," says Claire Beaman , who has spent time at the Playhouse for the past several years, working her way up from an intern. Classmate Caroline Arana …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/07/60339

Alexis Brown: Achieving Excellence in Aviation

College of Aviation

… his life and the amazing things he was able to see and do.  Those two experiences hooked me." Thus did a match made … of having a child," she says, "I was convinced by Chris to work with him on my CFI (certified flight instructor … to make certain we were all on the same page, no matter how long that took." Associate professor Lori Brown is in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58976

Taboo topics course uses dialogue to break through barriers

W Magazine

… to veer in the direction that it did. As it turned out, however, their crucial talk happened at a time when … contemptible and controversial, and what educational value do those lessons offer? Mangrum says this lack of … communication as “shared meaning,” dialogue, Orbe says, works as a necessary tool to enhance understanding and …

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

Why are store shelves out of products like toilet paper? WMU expert says it comes down to continuing to improve supply chain

Haworth College of Business

… out of products like toilet paper? WMU expert says it comes down to continuing to improve supply chain Submitted by … Michigan University supply chain expert Tom Kelly explains how changes to consumer behavior and the disruption to … supply many of the products we need. When we are at work, how often do we drink the company coffee?” This in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/59026

Celebrating and preserving 75 years of ROTC history at Western Michigan University

University Libraries

… Mike Evans (left) and Tom Vance (right) created 10 volumes documenting the history of Western's ROTC program and cadets … are here [at the Zhang Legacy Collections Center], that showed the cadets were being commissioned and what branches … cases, they couldn’t find information about former cadets. However, approximately 51% of known cadets now have …

https://wmich.edu/library/news/2025/04/celebrating-preserving-75-years-rotc-history

WMU expert tells PBS audience University has resources to help vulnerable students transition to college

College of Education and Human Development

… at college as a panelist on Beacon College's educational show, “A World of Difference” which premiered on PBS on  May … they transition out of college into graduate college or the work environment," says Hadley, a licensed counselor who was … counselors to better prepare students to come to college by doing some transitioning planning. Visiting colleges and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71595

Philosophy professor awarded Core Fellowship at Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies

College of Arts and Sciences

… diverse fields of study.  “My research aims to understand how emotions like anger, disgust, anxiety and compassion … science to try to make a case that there are things we can do if we think carefully about our emotions to allow us to … this fellowship, Kurth plans to continue his research and work with other scholars to draft a book, “Taming the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69140

Product design students envisioning future of mobility with Eaton partnership

W Magazine

… for the future of mobility. “The students are learning how to use ‘design fiction’ to spur present-day innovation,” … as many ideas as possible before settling on one that will do the job in the most efficient and elegant way possible,” … orders and deliveries, focusing on automated systems. “I’m working on the idea of magnetic propulsion for land-based …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59592

Transfer student marches toward success at WMU Haworth

Haworth College of Business

… MI— For senior sales and business marketing student, Dominic Reale , marketing is all about selling solutions. … my goals here, and could see I would be given the tools to do so.” Faculty and staff have made the process of … admissions department were extremely helpful and willing to work with me on any questions I had. They made me aware of …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2024/11/sales-business-marketingdominic-realebmb

Finding opportunity amid crisis: Preparing teachers for a strong future

W Magazine

… Districts took different approaches to bridging the gap, doling out laptops or tablets to students and offering … some areas. What to do with the technology made available, however, was a less common discussion. “You can give people … special with them. It was an ambitious idea, and it worked out better than I expected," says Piazza. Their …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63902