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Broncos charge into Homecoming 2024

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… with  Spirit Week  Oct. 21-25 , which includes events like tailgating, a flag football tournament and mini pumpkin …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/10/homecoming-family-weekend-roundup-2024

Wind turbine installation elevates sustainable energy opportunities at Western

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… through their senior design projects, which focus on things like wind turbine efficiency and blade design. "We have a … in May, with $30,000 in prize money on the line. "I feel like we also have the capabilities and the technology here …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73494

Camp for blind and visually impaired athletes breaks down barriers

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… to follow the noise, before one scoops up the ball and hurls it across the court at the opposing team. In a … to go back and talk to their friends about it—things like what a shot put is and how someone completes the high … year and then go on to become volunteers.  "It's kind of like paying it forward," says Chaz Myshock , a counselor …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/53866

Western alumna highlights first-generation Latinx student journeys at documentary screening

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

… Mich.—A Western Michigan University alumna details the struggles of first-generation Latinx students in a documentary … students in Holland, Michigan, who are part of the TRiO Upward Bound Program. It highlights their dreams of becoming … and my education to give a voice to Latinx students just like me. I wanted to give an inside look into our stories.” …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/09/72796

Engineering students lead cutting-edge automation research at WMU

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… course involving electronics. "Being able to do stuff like that is what really got me interested in what I was … be able to have the experience I am now if I went to a bigger school. There's no way I'd be involved this closely … how I can help with the technology." Waker says research like this could be a game-changer for people who require …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/10/56105

WMU student veteran honored with Operation Hat Trick scholarship

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… coming back home after being in the military. It can feel like you are a foreigner in your own homeland." Pliley … down, that are alone," says Pliley, noting that many bases, like his last post in Fairbanks, Alaska, were isolated even …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/62011

Students learning to navigate, adapt to challenges of remote education

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… online, and now when I put on my headphones, it's just like being in the classroom," she says, adding professors … but she's discovered the silver lining in new opportunities—like being able to go back and listen to lectures after … in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Personally, my biggest challenge is dealing with the grief of leaving my …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58706

WMU students shed light on Kalamazoo's early settlers

College of Arts and Sciences

… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—South Westnedge Park in Kalamazoo may seem like the average community park—its mature trees, lush grass …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2024/10/kutzlerhistory3404

Fashion program hosts annual career week giving students an inside look at the industry

College of Education and Human Development

… and design student looks at a sweatshirt from Hurley's NASCAR collaboration. The design for a women's top … his experience as a fashion merchandiser and what it is like working with brands like Nixon and Hurley. He also told students about his …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/03/71206

WSA, GSA look to break down stigma, highlight resources with Mental Health Week

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… long after Mental Health Week ends. "If a big institution like Western is able to get behind students and see this as … few—if not the only—institutions that really does anything like this." "There are so many different resources across …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/03/67584