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Uncharted Waters: Campus community navigates unprecedented shift to distance learning
W Magazine
… commitment to giving us the best possible education they can,” says Jolin Cramer, who completed her bachelor's degree … privileged with great studio spaces, virtual dance classes can be difficult, but we found a new way to normalize the … in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Personally, my biggest challenge is dealing with the grief of leaving my …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59590
Fall virtual career fairs to connect WMU students to job seekers
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… (Getty Images) KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Creating connections that can lead to internships and jobs is vital for Western … and recent alumni as well as employers seeking talented candidates. WMU is helping students pursue these opportunities in a safe and significant manner with virtual jobs fairs beginning Tuesday, Sept. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/09/60794
Music therapy student finds belonging through mental health advocacy
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… Flynn on Cass Davis helped create a space where students can be authentically themselves and focus on their mental … and support, have found new purpose in helping people struggling with expressing emotions find their own voice. "The … any of that—this is the one place on campus where you can be truly, authentically yourself," Davis says. "This is …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/06/71821
Pandemic inspires students to create ‘A Moment of Magic’ in myriad ways
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… As the pandemic continues, chapters are finding they can still uphold that mission and even enhance and expand it … from the 22 different AMOM chapter volunteers.” Caregivers can sign their child up for a hotline call on the AMOM … ability to bring joy at a time when many people would struggle to find it.” VanGilder characterized that particular …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/06/59946
Facing the future: Artificial intelligence is evolving at warp speed—but at what cost?
W Magazine
… new. It's not Alexa telling you the weather or Siri digging up an obscure fact on a celebrity; this technology is … it?” AN UNSTOPPABLE FORCE The speed at which these chatbots can sift through large volumes of data has the potential to make both work and home life more efficient. It can help with meal planning, creating grocery lists and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71771
Broncos Lead internship unlocks sport management student's potential
College of Education and Human Development
… "One workshop was about artificial intelligence and how you can use it to advance your career instead of using it to find an easy way around things. You can actually use it to advance yourself," explains Shettler. …
https://wmich.edu/education/news/2024/08/shettler-broncos-lead-internship-sport-managment-experience
Students to gain experience at new CentraCare senior center
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… dentistry, lab tests, radiology and much more. Clients can get help with washing their clothes, bathing and other … out of treatment programs designed for older Asian Americans in San Francisco in the early 1970s, says Rod Auton, … that an individual wants to live in an institution, which can be very isolating. CentraCare allows people, even those …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/05/556
First WMU cohort gains critical computer networking certification
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… Certified Network Associate certification that will significantly enhance their computer networking credentials and put … first set of classes. "This is the certification that they can take anywhere in the world," says Dr. Pairin … Management Program. "It is the worldwide standard. You can show it to anyone anywhere in the world and be a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/113
WMU's Walker Institute hosts series of community conversations regarding race and society
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… those issues in our communities, local and nationally. We cannot remain silent during this time." Comprised of three … but also developing capacity so that true change can come." Conversations will be held on three consecutive … change in law enforcement agencies as well as offer suggestions for how citizens can get involved. June 10: Civic …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/06/59824
Service and social justice drive student's health care aspirations
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… the world, traveling to such places as Japan, Europe, Canada and Washington, D.C. With all of her globetrotting, … system more equitable for everyone, and there's so much you can do in public health." Driven to Serve Ward is graduating … access to health care. She's also seen the impact outreach can have by engaging in community service. "I think I get …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/05/64190