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Persistence pays dividends for business student with accounting job waiting after graduation
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… from the University on Saturday, Dec. 18 , and is already working on her master's. "These four years have flown by … really fast! I'm just thinking about my dad and my grandma, how I wish they were here. But I know that they're here in … "I didn't want to finish school. I didn't want to do anything, because I didn't know what I was doing it for …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66508
Product design grads cap college experience with China trip, pending patents
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… toured the Steelcase offices in Shanghai. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Work can be a grind, and that's a good thing for two Western … an art museum before flying to Beijing. A tour guide then showed them around the Chinese capital, explaining … tours of product manufacturing processes at more than a dozen companies in various cities that will propel the pair …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/08/product-design-grads-cap-college-experience-china-trip
Externships, research opportunities helped nursing grad chart path to success
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… path to success Submitted by Erin Flynn on David Le will work as a graduate nurse in critical care at Bronson … began having trouble swallowing food. After much testing, doctors discovered Le suffered from a rare esophageal … says Le. "I really love research, and this project reflects how much care has evolved—and we're adding to it. And I …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75401
Western's Cold Case Program helps police net arrest in decades-old murder
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… Flynn on Ashley Chlebek, Dr. Ashlyn Kuersten and Carl Huber worked with Michigan State Police to help crack a … 2021. The Cold Case Program was featured on NBC's "Today Show" in April 2022. "I would call it highly successful in … they're learning in the classroom into practice. There are dozens of unsolved cases in the southwest district of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/03/67430
WMU Signature awarded for outstanding innovation
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… Signature is a way that we validate what students have been doing outside the classroom," says Dr. Evan Heiser , the … student engagement portal and range from speakers and workshops to study abroad and on-campus student employment. … into action. "We want to make sure they can articulate how these things are part of their Western experience—how …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/11/56585
Broncos Lead Internship Program makes impactful debut
W Magazine
… Program wrapped up its inaugural summer session with dozens of success stories. The program supported paid … she says. "That opened up a lot of doors for us in terms of how many more events we could do and how many more free … experiences were wide-ranging, from accountancy students working as auditors to education students crafting …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72460
WMU expands, re-envisions definition and measures for sustainability
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… is embracing a new nationwide program aimed at expanding how higher education views sustainability and transforming the way campuses collect data to document sustainability achievements. The University is a … a way that will make it easy for our campus community to network and connect with others on campus who are doing similar …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/11612
Bronco Hockey goalie looks to net support for autism awareness
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… support for autism awareness Submitted by Erin Flynn on Brandon Bussi defends the Bronco goal during a game in Lawson … mask," he says. The helmet designed for Bussi. Bussi worked closely with Allen Schneider of Vice Design to design … it would be good to have a little bit of a voice or show how much (this cause) means to me, because it was a huge …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/01/66854
WMU sales students land in the winner’s circle at the Desert Cup
Haworth College of Business
… companies, including WillScot Mobile Mini, Paycom, Paradox and Unum. For the sales role-play, students acted as … a million.” Nielsen felt proud watching the students’ hard work pay off. “The students supported one another throughout … employers,” she says. “I felt very emotional seeing how well everyone did, and I was especially gratified to see …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71400
Business mentors partner with WMU entrepreneurs to pitch products at Innovation Expo
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… Puca on WMU students Anthony Huberty and Emily Ekkens work on the Get-A-Grip rock climbing training device for the … Rather than creating projects independently as they have done in previous years, the University found a way to safely … who presented their unique products or services virtually, showing proof of concept or working prototypes. Local …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/62845