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Sales students place first at National Sales Challenge

Haworth College of Business

… would be excellent representatives of WMU. They put in the work, pushing each other at all of our practice sessions. … pitch with little preparation. This helped us learn how to prepare for the unexpected and figure out how to … I really started to believe that sales is what I’m meant to do and that I was exactly where I needed to be.”  Both …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2024/12/national-sales-challenge-farrell-tungate

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

WMU launches online cybersecurity undergraduate degree

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… degree program designed to help meet the increasing workforce demand for digital security specialists in areas … are only expected to increase as organizations recognize how vital cybersecurity specialists are to their operations. … and other material to meet deadlines, but will be able to do so at their most convenient times. Meanwhile, online …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59452

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

WMU digital marketing professor wins national teaching award by being 'R.E.A.L.' in the classroom

Haworth College of Business

… “I’ve always wanted to be a professor who brings their best work to the classroom so that students can do their best work. And it’s really the innovative mindset … students for their careers. In fact, Cowley highlighted how he uses R.E.A.L. projects—an acronym that guides his …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/10/69581

WellTrack app gives WMU community tools to focus on mental health

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… of college students completed by the Healthy Minds Network and American College Health Association found the … through May 2020, when COVID-19 prompted unprecedented shutdowns. Symptoms of mental health conditions were already … if we’re not taking care of our mental health, then how are we going to be able to thrive and do the things that …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/09/61381

Fort St. Joseph receives Governor’s Award for Historic Preservation

College of Arts and Sciences

… define who we are,” says Gov. Gretchen Whitmer . “Their work honors our shared past while creating vibrant spaces … so much since then, so getting the award again to recognize how the Project has changed and created different programs … so being recognized for this award will help us continue to do that. It also means a lot to see that other people across …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/05/ftstjoseph-governorsaward

WMU local history expert to appear on popular PBS series

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… for her knowledge about the Kalamazoo Mall , the first downtown pedestrian mall in America. Houghton says producers … States previously. We not only discussed this but also how the mall has changed," she says. Tuesday's program, … divided communities, and changed the way Americans live, work, and shop." Old photo of the Kalamazoo Mall when it was …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/47842

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

Parents can empower kids by discussing race, racism early and often

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… and Education at Western Michigan University. As some do with other taboo topics of conversation, parents are now … starting to realize now is that all of us have to do this work because in all small ways we're all impacted by … children often learn about racism and injustice early. “How do you talk to your 3- or 4-year-old child and explain …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/06/60000