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'Life-changing' gift: Western student receives hearing aids thanks to collaborative effort

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… solutions company Phonak. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Rattling silverware, clanking cups and the pitter-patter of water splashing … University student is experiencing it all now at his Dining Services job after receiving some new hardware: high-tech hearing aids. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/10/65924

New Native American Affairs Council aims to build relationships, understanding across campus and in community

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… Mich.—A collaborative, interdisciplinary effort is underway to honor Western Michigan University's Indigenous roots … Main Campus is on land historically occupied by Ojibwa, Odawa and Bodewadmi nations—tribes that represent the … State University who specializes in Native American law. "After that event, the Native American community expressed …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/10/66068

Back-to-school events planned for new and returning students

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… to a local grocery store Monday, Aug. 28; and an optional afternoon excursion to Crossroads Mall Wednesday, Aug. 30. … wmich.edu/internationaladmissions . Direct questions to Wayne Bond at wayne.l.bond@wmich.edu or (269) 387-4853 or … or (269) 387–2332. One Stop Center A temporary service center will be open at the beginning of the fall …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/08/42123

Western students lead strategy development to keep young professionals in Kalamazoo

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… facing the state is? How to get more young people to want to be here and stay here," WMU President Edward Montgomery told students and 160 young professionals … she begins auditioning for coveted dance company positions after graduation. "Because we're working with a nonprofit on …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75403

Pedestrian mall will increase green space, change traffic patterns

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… rending of the new West Michigan Avenue pedestrian mall and water feature. KALAMAZOO--Construction around the new … pedestrian mall will permanently eliminate the existing roadways and parking lot between McCracken Hall and the new … spots that are available now will be available during and after Sangren opens to the public. Although general parking …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/183

Bin there, done that — student's research optimizes recycling

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… the best placement of recycling centers to reduce waste. KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Joshua Turske's behavioral analysis … arena. "It gives us much more credibility because the study was developed and executed by a third party," Cartee says. … for students like Turske, who are working on landing a job after graduation. "Being able to take a project like …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/03/52646

Family overcoming adversity thrives through WMU programs, partnerships

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… says Antawn Perkins , Trayshawna's father. "My wife and I always discussed where we could have been had we had real … classroom and dreaming of a career as a pediatrician. She was also recently nominated to attend the Congress of Future … time management; it was a lot of stuff in a few weeks." After graduating Thomas was connected with a job at Sigma …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57303

International health care experiences put nursing grad on path to career success

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… Hospital. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—In spring 2020,  Emily Bosak was a  high school graduate full of promise , headed to … experience she needs to reach that ultimate goal. "Western was definitely the right choice for me. I could have gone … And I took all of them," she laughs. "I don't think I wasted any time here. Even during the summer when I didn't …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/12/nursing-graduate-2024-commencement-emily-bosak-career-success

Esports summer camp at WMU lets youth hone skills, explore growing industry

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… of esports summer camps in June and July, just months after debuting a state-of-the art esports arena on campus spurred by President Edward Montgomery's Transformational Initiative Fund . … Detroit. "There's wonderful technology and it's just a way to get you in a mindset of what it feels like to be a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/54279

WMU goes all in to promote student success

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… it is one of two new programs largely being paid for by awards from the Presidential Transformational Initiative Fund … on many of those communities and creating new linkages and services, it has dramatically extended overall peer … 100 student employees are serving as peer mentors this year after receiving special training. They, in turn, are being …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/08/48644