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Education meets innovation: Interior design students envision accessible future for teen living with rare progressive disease

W Magazine

… by Erin Flynn on Interior design students bonded with Donovan Lassig, center, through multiple site visits to … and ride it to the garage and get in the car. That's how we function right now." A TURNING POINT Bridget Lassig … with disabilities. In spring 2022, Buchholz's class got to work. "They interviewed us very thoroughly. They got to see …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69849

Strategic Planning enters next phase at WMU

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… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Stakeholders are beginning to get to work identifying recommendations to guide the future of … and curricular offerings. Community building : Examining how to create an environment at Western that fosters a sense … climate change. Well-being : Discovering what Western can do to better safeguard the overall health of its community …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/01/66741

WMU alumni create educational opportunities for Kalamazoo refugees

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… and teaching them words like “octopus.” Each student shows different levels of enthusiasm, but all of them share a … school system.  Kalamazoo Refugee Resource Collaborative workers and volunteers stand together. The Summer Enrichment … “We even get students that are 9 years old and they don’t even have a pencil grip. They don’t know how to hold a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/54617

Student Spotlight: Ellie Lundy – Leading with Compassion and Communication

Information Technology

… and Communication Submitted by Gary Barton on I’ve learned how to talk to everybody and be more out there and be … help me in the future. — Ellie Lundy, Occupational Therapy Doctoral Student and Switchboard Student Lead Meet Ellie … she’s already leaving her mark on campus. Ellie Lundy works as a switchboard student lead at WMU’s IT front …

https://wmich.edu/it/news/2025/07/ellie-lundy-it-student-highlight

Bronco-turned-NFL star Sam Beal tackles Alzheimer's awareness in national campaign

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… NEW YORK—A former Western Michigan University football standout is putting his success to good use. Sam Beal , now a … Beal says. "I would love to be that voice and be out there showing that I’m supporting beating this disease." The … up in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he watched his mother work as a caregiver for elderly patients. She recently …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/06/53687

Hands-on experience helps engineering grad build bright future

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… Sandusky, Michigan. "I didn't really know what I wanted to do when I started my college search," says Bular. She … in pharmacy. "After I got into school, I realized I like working with my hands a lot more than I like sitting behind … for these kinds of opportunities. I was well-prepared for how to dress, how to fill out applications, my resume, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66509

Experience-Driven Learning Spans Borders: International alumnus reflects on journey home

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… to study abroad.’”   At that time, the per capita gross domestic product in Tanzania, where Nkya was bor n, was just … higher education options were limited. The United States, however, was a much wealthier nation. There were countless …   The Fulbright Foreign Student Program   By 2021, Nkya was working as a school principal. He had married and started a …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2025/07/international-student-internship

Hope in the darkness: WMU music therapy alum finds calling in hospice

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… isn't the typical professional you'd expect to see walking down the halls of a medical facility. But the work she does is life-changing for the patients and families … and founder of the BRAIN Lab , which focuses on studying how auditory cognition and music can improve treatment of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55317

Preparing to prosper: Broncos get resume-worthy experience through internships

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… days of filing papers and fetching coffee. Our Broncos are doing the real work, making lasting and innovative impacts on their … experience that's helped solidify his career goals. "It showed me who I am, what I like to do and what I will …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/08/68872

Business college dean's Just Business blog debuts

Haworth College of Business

… communities. "One of my favorite roles as dean is seeing how business impacts individuals, communities and society as … audience was very appealing, and this blog is a platform to do that." About the blog Just Business will include a mix of … The first post takes on the topic of happiness at work and explores the research that local entrepreneur …

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