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… Need meets invention: WMU-built tool tackles PDF accessibility Submitted by Sara Volmering … University students access critical educational content and comply with a looming  digital accessibility deadline in the … For more WMU news, arts and events , visit  WMU News  online. …

… visual impairments Submitted by Erin Flynn on Read more stories about Bronco innovation in the summer 2019 issue of W … by detecting obstacles within a certain radius. It would come in the form of a light-weight vest. She secured funding … so when it detects an object around you it can tell you where it is and how far away it is in the app's audio …

… accounting bootcamp Submitted by Ross Fuller on WMU instructor Dr. Jim Penner talking with an accounting bootcamp … began as a pandemic-era need has evolved into a powerful community partnership between Western Michigan University … and bilingual faculty who could meet our community where they are.”   The 5-week accounting bootcamp was hosted …

… class at Western. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Intensity, strength, competition and raw, unbridled emotion—the best performances keep the audience on their toes as much as the dancers. "I want the audience to be … and women, sometimes we naturally just fall into this game where we are set up against each other, and we don't want to …

… Michigan University sales students continued a winning competition season at the National Sales Challenge hosted by … in its 17 th year. After several previous finishes in the top ten, this year’s team was ecstatic to emerge victorious … that sales is what I’m meant to do and that I was exactly where I needed to be.”  Both Tungate and Farrell enjoyed the …

… of points for rewards, which range from snacks, drinks, toys and school supplies. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Turning around … intervention support (PBIS) attendance intervention, where students are rewarded for demonstrating desired … Central High School, she went through the Kalamazoo Community Foundation for grants to fund her positive …

… Friday Feature: Jessica Birnbaum Submitted by Tom Thinnes on This week’s Friday Feature is Jessica … I was meant to go here” she said, “I did not want to be anywhere else, so it was the only school I applied to. Good … deal of invaluable knowledge in the professional aviation community. During her time at DTW, she worked for Comair …

… the environment and building and construction. In addition to her studies, internships and work in the WMU Office of … construction led her to study civil engineering, adding the component of a climate change minor to pursue her dreams.   … most fits her goals. “My first two internships were not where I saw myself continuing, but the benefit of that alone …

… Perrin has thrived at WMU, giving her the confidence to enter the workforce post-graduation. “Tau Beta Pi has … this program, she has positively impacted the Kalamazoo community through a variety of sustainability efforts. “The … Wisc., and the second was with Billerud in Escanaba, Mich., where she found her passion for process engineering. “In …

… Broncos reach new heights in NASA Student Launch competition Submitted by Erin Flynn on AIAA Pegasus team … as their 8-foot-tall rocket hurtled thousands of feet into the sky over Bragg Farms in Huntsville, Alabama.  The … about the latest technologies. There's also a rocket fair where teams show off their projects and see what their peers …