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Internships, student organizations and more: Keaton Peyser is soaking up all he can at WMU Haworth

Haworth College of Business

… Internships, student organizations and more: Keaton Peyser is soaking up all he can at WMU Haworth Submitted … Starting as a global sourcing intern at Weber Inc., he was exposed to global supply chain for the first time. Next, … of sub-fields, Peyser has been exposed to different pathways in supply chain management. He’s had a similar …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74893

Budding electrical engineer finds spark at Western

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… engineering. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—From enhancing the power grid to amping up electric battery safety and making advancements … came time to start thinking about college, his destination was a no-brainer. "I knew I wanted to do engineering, and Western's engineering …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/12/69905

'Queer Voices in Hip Hop: Cultures, Communities and Contemporary Performance'

W Magazine

… cowboy outfits and rapping about riding down an "Old Town Road'' on primetime television. Dr. Lauron Kehrer , … years of work, the book delves into the roots of hip-hop, wading through long-held stereotypes of misogyny and … and write a whole book feels like a culmination, in some ways, of a lot of things I wasn't sure I'd ever be able to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69856

WMU Theatre kicks off 2021-22 season with focus on connection, equity

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… performances. "It's exciting!" says Dr. Joan Herrington , chair of the Department of Theatre . "I think the … Greek comedy about women trying to end the Peloponnesian War by withholding sex from their husbands until they … adapting it such that at issue is climate change and not war. And it's not only the women who are withholding sex, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/08/65062

Western supports new Grand Rapids scholarship recipients

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… at Union will have an assigned admissions counselor to help them with the admissions process and to help students become aware of the multitude of campus services that will help them … our commitment to supporting students holistically and walking alongside them as they persist toward their academic …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63159

Counseling Services helping students cope with pandemic-related anxiety, stress

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… with pandemic-related anxiety and stress, and is committed to doing so for the duration of this crisis and beyond. … Counseling Services Director Brian Fuller, Ph.D., LLP He wants to reassure WMU students that Counseling Services is … maintain a regular sleep schedule. Try to go to sleep and wake up at roughly the same times. Develop and maintain a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58671

WMU instructor and education students make privacy screens for virtual learning

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… WMU instructor and education students make privacy screens for virtual … the luxury. Maybe they live at the mission and they don't want people to know that based on the background. They may have families fighting in the background. They may just want privacy, period." Peake, a former Kalamazoo Public …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62393

Gov. Snyder announces new teaching fellows

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… designed master's degree at Western Michigan University to prepare them for careers as science and math teachers in … Michigan Teaching Fellowship is making tremendous strides toward the goal of providing children across Michigan access … critical subject areas, and I commend this work and look forward to its continued role and achievements." Each …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/06/779

Alumna preserving the past while creating her own legacy

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… own legacy Submitted by Deanne Puca on February is Black History Month, an annual celebration of achievements and a time … who’ve inspired change, pushed boundaries and paved the way for so many. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—As a journalist, author … of the life of Tate, her own extraordinary story is a testimony to that legacy. She grew up in a single-parent …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/67068

Rising stars on Western's faculty honored with Emerging Scholar Awards

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… stars on Western's faculty honored with Emerging Scholar Awards Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University is able to offer students a world-class education because of the … and internationally and attract the best and brightest undergraduate and graduate students," adds Dr. Yuanlong …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/08/68973