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Passion for helping drives family studies graduate's success

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… that I've always wanted to do. Now that it's here, I'm like, 'Wow, I did it!'" This opportunity is something Marin … When Marin was younger, college didn't always seem like a possibility. As an undocumented student brought to … Sorority Inc. and the Western Student Association. "I like the fact that Western is small, where you're able to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62463

Western team works to increase gender, racial diversity in higher ed STEM fields

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… recordings are still available to watch online . "What I like about this program is it's kind of two prongs: There's … upbringing. It just means everything, because I'd like to see individuals who, like myself, maybe didn't have the opportunities to do the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/03/67503

Volunteer experience feeds student's passion to help others

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… taking time to care about and understand one another's struggles and problems helps us connect."  Moments like that are life lessons you wouldn't expect to get from a … program coordinator for Meals on Wheels, says volunteers like Guensche provide a vital service.  "It's a lot more …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/53331

Impacting students a world away

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… activities, such as student-run organizations like those Papes was involved with. "Western offers a lot of … her 27-month commitment to the Peace Corps, Papes would like to work as an environmental consultant, helping … enjoyed how many trees we have on campus and the preserves like Asylum Lake," Papes says. "I'm very into the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/53031

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

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… Research Turske and his team of researchers spent a year digging through trash to examine recycling habits in Wood … placed near recycling centers. Data showed people were more likely to recycle—and do so correctly—when a sign above the … of awareness, I think, to recycling."  Miller says projects like this also demonstrate to other companies the value of …

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

WMU students moved to retirement home as part of intergenerational study

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… an unusual arrangement anywhere in the country.  “It’s not like being on campus, and it’s not like being at home,” says Colette Chapp , a 23-year-old from … have a lot of utility. A lot of the times, I have felt like I was a surrogate family member,” he says. Engendering …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/46636

Pitch competition helps tee engineering grad up for business success

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… could create something that could be designed and molded unlike anything that can be done on an injection molding … nylon. "It's so strong that I can take it and swing it like a hammer and it won't break on the ground. It blows … by the guidance he received at Western, through instructors like Jay Shoemaker , adjunct faculty and advisor for the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/05/68053

WMU Aviation’s Jersey girl and recent grad: Jade Joseph

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… Students Association.   All of this has "connected me with like-minded individuals and expanded my network," she says.  … accomplishments to OBAP," she says.  "Through it, I would like to raise the awareness of Black girls with the aviation …

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

From Hitsville to hit show, WMU alumna lives out childhood dream on Broadway

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… places when I went for my initial audition where I felt like I could really see myself being there as a home. "Even in the audition room, when a few of us were struggling with some of the steps in the dance, the professors … could do," Francés says. "That understanding made me feel like it was the place for me." Putting in the Work Francés …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/58011

Theatre graduate ready for next act, bolstered by support and mentorship

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… some hard times, been homeless, lived in motels and stuff like that. I'm just so grateful that I found the path I did, … in the entertainment industry, but it seemed more businesslikelike I could make money," she says. But throughout her …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67925