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Aspiring educators gather from across the state to learn, grow and collaborate

College of Education and Human Development

… Attendees of the "So, you want to be a Teacher?" event pose for a photo after the workshop. Attendees participating in … Association discusses writing resumes and preparing for interviews. KALAMAZOO, Mich.— The Aspiring Educators of … to listen and learn from speakers as they shared information about the job market for teachers and how to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71409

Ingenious invention gives plant lovers a green thumb and wins Bronco Pitch

Haworth College of Business

… University’s Haworth College of Business, provides a stage for Western students who are aspiring entrepreneurs to pitch … investors. Besides the $6,500 in prize money up for grabs, teams who participate benefit from the experience … Zindoga, Kate Mih and Agnes Nyanamba The winning team for 2023 was made up of three engineering students— Kate Mih …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71591

From cockroaches to xylophones: WMU education students engage in unique hands-on learning

College of Education and Human Development

… and Educational Studies. “I thought it was important for them to understand there is a lot of things out there we … that don’t cost a lot of money but are still really cool for kids to explore, like insects.” For new educators, insects are a great introduction to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/03/71263

From the Eras Tour to embracing identity, WMU Haworth student thrives this summer

Haworth College of Business

… Submitted by Abbie Griffith on Taylor Swift on stage performing at Ford Field in Detroit. Jasmine Vicencio at a Pride Month … she also holds a full-time position as a virtual sales advisor at Best Buy. Vicencio prides herself on using …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/06/72060

Theatre student gives back to hometown with youth summer program

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… and the Beast." BATTLE CREEK, Mich.—College student juggles course work, auditions, a recording career and running … a tale as old as time, right? Not quite, but it's reality for Western Michigan University music theatre performance student  Jack Austin , who just wrapped a …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/08/jack-austin-youth-theatre-summer-program

Trevor Block: The MBA offers a higher degree of experience

Haworth College of Business

… Trevor Block , MBA student and chief development officer for the College of Health and Human Services at Western Michigan University. “I truly believe in the transformative impact that a college education can have on a person’s life.”  Block is responsible for fundraising in his role at Western, and earning an MBA …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2024/08/trevor-block-mba

Researchers at WMU seek solutions that could allow machine-driven systems to self-heal

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… car or the robot identifies the issue and can resolve it before it even becomes a problem. A $250,000 grant from the … find solutions just like this.  "This is highly transformative in terms of research as no one has investigated … innovative self-characterizing and self-healing approaches for electromechanical energy conversion systems , which …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2024/08/nsf-grant-wmu-electromechanical-energy-conversion-systems

Sky Broncos soar to fourth overall in 2023 national flight competition

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… is the team’s faculty advisor. The team qualified for this national competition May 8-13 by taking first place … Barrett. 2022-23 Sky Broncos team Members earned points for their first- through 20th-place finishes at the 2023 … Pennsylvania. Naman Mody is a first-year student from Bensalem, Pennsylvania. Angelo Molina is a sophomore from …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71689

Pathway Tutoring program connects teacher candidates to community youth

College of Education and Human Development

… on The Pathway Tutoring program has provided opportunities for WMU teacher candidates and Boys & Girls Club of … tutoring program. The program is an opportunity for teacher candidates to help improve the literacy of … the Read by Grade 3 Law to identify learners who are struggling with reading and writing to provide them support. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71518

WMU researcher making groundbreaking gains in filtration of toxic chemicals

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… working on a revolutionary way to capture those particles before they have a chance to do damage. Dr. Mert Atilhan , … the significant polymer properties." Building on this transformative work, Atilhan and his team have once again made … would allow users to customize their filtration techniques for their own uses—from removing harmful forever chemicals …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/09/72846