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WMU Study Abroad nears pre-Covid levels, faculty-led programs drive participation growth

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… Abroad offerings, Milostan says.   Especially for first-time travelers, these short, faculty-led trips allow … about traveling internationally for the first time. Going with a group of WMU students and a WMU professor … immigration, Snyder says.   The students then experience what they have read about by spending a week studying in the …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2025/01/studyabroadgrowth

WMU digital marketing students named world champions in 2025 Digital Marketing Competition

Haworth College of Business

… Cook served as the team captain. Earning third place and a What’s Trending Innovation Award were Jorge Aguilar-Mendez … with sensor technology embedded in each pot, providing real-time, plant-specific data to enable precise plant care.  … guide customers from awareness to decision. LinkedIn ads, Google retargeting, thought leadership content and lead …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2025/05/2025-digital-marketing-competition

Free financial aid event for college-bound students on campus

News

… maximize their college financial aid opportunities. College Goal Sunday, an event held from 2 to 4 p.m. in Schneider … Application for Federal Student Aid—FAFSA—and submit it in time to ensure eligibility for maximum benefit. College Goal … the front of the line for funding, even if they’re not sure what kind of college or career training they want to pursue …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/4502

New WMU research aims to close equity gaps in Spanish education

College of Arts and Sciences

… piece of the multi-faceted issue: the course materials.   “What we’ve seen in previous research is that sometimes Black students don’t see themselves represented in the … we use in the classroom,” he says. “The question is, does that contribute to the two issues of retention and …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/01/zarate-sandez-spanish

Focus, dedication pay dividends as working mom rises to top of data science program

News

… "It's not quite as difficult as computer science because it doesn't involve a lot of programming, but you do need other … she says. Sun maintained that 4.0 GPA throughout her time at WMU and will graduate at the top of her class … if you work very effectively and have a clear plan of what's important, you can get anything done." Sun …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62546

From grading to wading, student finds success shifting academic focus to follow passion

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… like that, but then somehow that didn't translate to what I went to college for initially." Nearly finished with … class by class, while he was in the Navy. During that time, he also discovered his appreciation for the natural … in my research or in me as a student," he says. "That doesn't feel like it's that common. I don’t know if I would …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/06/60045

Trailblazing dance student is first male on Bronco dance team

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… very accepted member of the dance team," McNees says. "Even going back to my freshman Welcome Week and all the … walking around campus. "It really gives validity to what I'm doing. I was even at Sindecuse the other day and a … whatever I can offer," he says. "I think Western does a really great job of identifying students' paths and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66211

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

College of Aviation

… using the COVID-19 pandemic and shutdown to take the time to do some higher-education research.   Joseph and … in aviation.  "Both me and my dad were intrigued" with what it had to offer.  And before that, as a subscriber to … leave New Jersey," but that trepidation was overcome by her goal "to attend a top aviation school that was also …

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

Dream realized for Western alum working on Marvel's 'WandaVision'

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… It's a dream he hadn't even begun to imagine two decades ago when he was applying to college. An avid gamer as a kid, … spark in an introduction to film course. "It was the first time that I read a textbook cover to cover, and I was just … "I went back to the textbook and started reading more about what editing was, and I saw that it combined my previous …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63090

Finding his way: coursework, experiences and support

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… I remember wishing the engineers would have asked us what we thought of a problem before they put in a … after class I had questions from his lecture and I would go up and ask him, or I would show up to his office hours to … do the nerdiest things that make everyone excited. One time played musical chairs with an iodine clock.” Now, as …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/07/75952