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Alexis Brown: Achieving Excellence in Aviation

College of Aviation

… Alexis Brown: Achieving Excellence in Aviation Submitted by Tom … Jones made a pitch for her to become affiliated with what became the WMU chapter of the Organization of Black … better pilot and individual.  They make certain I am doing what I am supposed to do so I can advance my career." Then …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58976

Western celebrates first-generation college students, alumni

News

… "Walking in the line (at commencement), I was in disbelief that I had made it through; I graduated. I had a … "(First-generation students) often have more of an idea of what they want to do in life and how they want to make an … conferences to game nights after class, it was exactly what I needed to change my thinking from 'I don't belong' to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69691

Employees offered chance to study Spanish and culture in Mexico

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… Employees offered chance to study Spanish and culture in Mexico Submitted by Anonymous (not … intensive language and cultural study abroad program is open to all WMU faculty members and benefits-eligible … de Queretaro. To be eligible, applicants must complete Spanish 1010 or the equivalent language skills test by the end …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/36

Koretsky named associate dean of Lee Honors College

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… Trustees during its Feb. 29 meeting. The Lee Honors College is among the oldest honors programs in the nation and has a … added opportunities to conduct research alongside established faculty members, and the chance to explore new … chair of the geosciences department in 2006, and was advisor in 2003-04 for the interdisciplinary geochemistry major …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/204

Hypnotist plays 'Mind Games' at the Bernhard Center

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… Hypnotist plays 'Mind Games' at the Bernhard Center Submitted by … full of hypnotized students. KALAMAZOO--Professional hypnotist Paul Ramsay's "Mind Games" comes to Western Michigan … audience members steer the course of the show by voting on what they want to see happen on stage. "Mind Games" …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/270

Making AI more accessible for people with speech differences

W Magazine

… Submitted by Erin Flynn on Dr. Hope Gerlach-Houck is on a team working to create voice-activated technology … to widen," says Gerlach-Houck. "If AI can't understand what you're saying, you're not going to have a fair shake." … surveying a diverse pool of stutterers to identify what type of voice-activated technology they currently use …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71793

Film students capture top prize in national CNN contest

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… at Western Michigan University are about to find out what it's like to have their work broadcast on CNN and … singled out for honors by an international team of journalists. Cassandra Stagner a sophomore from Troy, Mich., and … in March. "The general concept of our PSA is to voice what is typically unspoken and to show how this world is

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/361

WMU community to gather for biennial golf outing

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… University Community Golf Outing organized by the Administrative Professional Association Friday, Aug. 17, at The … St. in Kalamazoo. Anyone affiliated with the University is encouraged to play in this event. People may register as a single and be matched …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/06/874

Apply now for visiting scholar and artists program funding

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… Apply now for visiting scholar and artists program funding Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO--Western Michigan University's Visiting Scholars and Artists Program is seeking applications …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/306

WMU supply chain alum helps drive GM’s efforts to produce ventilators

Haworth College of Business

… in Kokomo, Indiana. (Photo by AJ Mast for General Motors) Weiss Memorial Hospital receives a shipment of VOCSN critical … a complete supply chain within 72 hours. That is what the team at General Motors did after being contacted by … rather than hours,” says Schwandt. A 24-7 workweek is what Schwandt signed up for when he volunteered for the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/59052