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… verified) on WMU alumnus Jon Good, founder of Green Door Distilling Co. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—This week's Broncos Building … for the next 30 years. Even worse, the spark and love for what we do for a living was reduced to a smoldering ember. … would you give to aspiring entrepreneurs? Embrace the struggle! Entrepreneurship is not sitting in a coffee shop on …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/48055

Effort to help WMU students in need sees exponential growth, support

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… Student Connection has set up shop to offer daily assistance. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Five months ago, as signs of the … Vargo . "My vision for the organization is to be literally what the name says, that community-student connection," she says. "What I'm looking at is how can we keep this momentum going? …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/08/60524

Finding fun in Sydney Wade’s future

Haworth College of Business

… finance and accounting at Western Michigan University, Wade is bringing the lessons she learned from her youth into the … from her family and educators, Wade has been able to find what brings her joy and what motivates her to continue learning.     “ I feel a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/12/70155

Keith Watkins

First-Year Faces

… by Megan Looker on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—For a teen who spent his entire life tearing apart cars and anything he could get … effective ideas?” he says. “I found out that marketing is what’s behind that and it just really interested me. That’s … over any of the other colleges I was looking at.” THE BIGGER PICTURE Watkins’ career aspirations extend far beyond …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59543

Engineering grad manufacturing a successful career

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… a successful career Submitted by Erin Flynn on John Goheen is graduating with a bachelor's degree in manufacturing … is huge here in Michigan. Finding enjoyment in what I do has always been my main motivation. I could end up … (before graduation) has changed the direction of what I thought I would end up doing and made me realize what

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73693

Breyana Wilson

First-Year Faces

… by Megan Looker on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Sometimes all it takes is one person to make a difference. For incoming Western … day walking in, she always has that rockstar energy—that’s what I call it. She’s always on top of it, always 100 … that, but to give to other students. And that’s kind of what pushed me in the direction of wanting to become a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59317

Student designs sales tool to help boost Stryker profits

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… has designed a website and mobile application that is helping the company's national sales force close deals … to land a coveted internship with Stryker. But it's what she did with that rare opportunity that set her apart. … what I needed to add, certain types of videos and other suggestions." Simic also had to work with regulatory …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6422

Not just an act: Theatre professor takes center stage

W Magazine

… Submitted by Erin Flynn on Kate Thomsen stars in the reprisal of Jeff Daniels' hit comedy, "Diva Royale," at the … every role she takes on as a chance to get even better at what she already does. I love writing for actors with her … but the power of laughter that Thomsen sees as the play’s biggest takeaway. “The world we’re currently living in is so …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74826

Climate change disinformation poses increasing threat, says WMU history professor

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… Climate change disinformation poses increasing threat, says WMU history … are threatening the future of the planet. "If you look at what is most interesting to anyone on any topic, it is the fringes, the controversy, the conflict—that's what people gravitate toward. So those are the voices that …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/01/66880

Aviation grad finds runway to make a difference at Western

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… 'Hey, we see that within you,' or, 'Hey, take a chance on this,' that I've been able to grow." Stein initially arrived … world around me wherever I can," Stein says. "I didn't know what I wanted to do. I applied to one as a criminal justice … woman and I just remember thinking, 'I can do this. This is what I want to do.' And I applied, got accepted and never …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71467