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Preparing to prosper: Broncos get resume-worthy experience through internships

News

… solidify his career goals. "It showed me who I am, what I like to do and what I will continue doing in the future," he … partners. In addition to GPI, companies and organizations like Stryker, Kellogg’s, Eaton, Landscape Forms, Ascension Borgess, Bronson …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/08/68872

Alexis Brown: Achieving Excellence in Aviation

College of Aviation

… flight deck and talk to the pilots.  Their stories sounded like the best adventures.  That same year at a career day, a … borrow a metaphor from another mode of global navigation, like a foundering ship on the Great Lakes, there were … destination." She makes her share of school visits, just like RoseElla Lyke did.  "If I wouldn't have met her when I …

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

Redefining Normal: Alumni find strength in each other to inspire a new generation

W Magazine

… most of our lives not really understanding what that looks like." "I had at least three generations of domestic … mentors around me gave me the confidence to apply. They suggested I go to the Seita Scholars Program because they had … I came to Western, that was the first time I really felt like I had a community; I had people around me and felt …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63818

Decline in pollinators prompts WMU staffers to build them a home

News

… are small bees. There are some bees that are super tiny, like ant size almost. And they can only fly a few hundred … the landscape an extension of the classroom. So, places like the pollinator house become a living-learning … bees like leafcutter and mason bees are docile, unless aggressively provoked, and have a mild venom so there's …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/08/54576

Climate change could make the Great Lakes region unrecognizable

News

… Michigan and other states around the Great Lakes won't feel like home in a few generations. By century's end, he notes, … matter Karowe acknowledges that the year 2100 sounds like a long time off. But he says people need to realize it … he says. "So unless we want a planet where no place feels like home, we really only have about a decade to start …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/01/51387

New name for WMU program reflects commitment to support students' Essential Needs

Student Affairs

… or having interactions with students who were struggling, and it seemed at the time like isolated pockets of need,” Easlick says. “But that is … operations and to assist with annual food and fund drives like “Pack the Pantry” throughout the fall and “Share the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/10/73121

Events at WMU and across community slated to honor King

News

… read experience, 4 p.m. , Trimpe Building, with book "Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man," by Steve Harvey for first-year students who …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/01/4076

Array of volunteering opportunities lead to 'eye-opening' experiences

W Magazine

… able to comprehend how we take simple things for granted like access to mail delivery, tax preparation and even … property is a maturing “food forest” with perennial crops like fruits, nuts, berries, hops and grapes. The other acre …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75863

Big things are brewing: Alum leads the charge to diversify craft brewing industry

W Magazine

… and elegance. Putting the two together, we felt like we had a really solid name,” says Ewing, a two-time … Ewing pours hops into a fermenter. “At that point we were like, ‘We’ve really got something that might work.’ And we …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63903

Longtime staff member recognized with semi-annual award

College of Education and Human Development

… and notes that she handles tasks, “from the little things like making sure everyone (I mean everyone’s) Bronco card … when the power goes out and taking on additional tasks like package delivery. Nothing seems to ruffle her control.” …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/12/70233