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Student veterans find place to grow, thrive at WMU

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… Corps veteran, Gough has seen friends from his old unit struggle to find their place once they finish their service. … to SVA events, and then when they graduate and get good jobs, you can talk to them and ask for help." Military …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/11/56507

Western Michigan University to fund 1,350 student scholarships with historic donation

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… their ambitions." Empowering access The first step toward upward mobility is getting a seat at the table. The new … Paid experiential learning for students who rely on jobs to fund their education, as well as new support staff …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66513

We have lift off: WMU launches UAV certificate programs

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… . "All of our graduate students have offers and get good jobs, whether they're going into academia, into industry or … especially construction, agriculture and insurance. "The bigger drones cost a little more but they're stable and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/54033

Breaking it Down and Building it Up – Broderick Bebout Aims for A Career in Aviation Maintenance

College of Aviation

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/12/broderick

Public health students reflect on year since Western shifted to distance learning

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… Along with the University's Medical Director, Dr. Gayle Ruggiero , Bott and Proudfoot co-chaired the WMU COVID-19 … is amazing. They'll walk out of here and interview for jobs having been a part of real-life projects, including a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63591

From mechanic to dietician, Air Force veteran focused on helping patients maintain healthy lifestyles

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… which was really helpful when it came time to apply for jobs." It's a fitting ending to a decorated college career …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/12/nutrition-dietetics-fall-2024-graduate-derek-fischer-air-force-veteran-employed

Gaining his Western Wings and Finding His Way to FedEx, Jason Woo’s in Full Control of His Aviation Career

College of Aviation

… aviation industry," he says.  "I received not one, but two furlough notices from Delta in the span of a few months."   …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/12/woo

From Airport Intern to Airport Operations – Karlee Erickson’s Manages Aviation Opportunities

College of Aviation

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/10/erickson

Work by WMU may reduce US dependency on China for critical minerals

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… lanthanum, neodymium, samarium and gadolinium (photo by Peggy Greb, U.S. Department of Agriculture). • President's … and previously published critical minerals information by digging through materials at the Michigan Geological … of the ground. That would build the economy up and create jobs," he says. "And a lot of students will be helping to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/06/53988

WMU students create apiary, study the imperiled honeybee

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… the students checked to see if each colony had a healthy, egg-laying queen. And how was that "nuc" hive coming along? … I know the queen is in there. I know she's laying eggs and everything looks good," he announced to the group … stoke the grant fund, with the balance supporting a Green Jobs initiative as well as providing supplemental funding …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/12/20781