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Technology creates new layer of safety for people with visual impairments

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… Technology creates new layer of safety for people with visual impairments Submitted by Erin Flynn on Read more … son, David (BS '89), is one of Ari-Gur's former students. How it works Ari-Gur, left, and Justin Rittenhouse, right, … an object around you it can tell you where it is and how far away it is in the app's audio board," says Anna Puca , a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55553

Swing and a hit: Digital marketing grad's internship lands him job in the big leagues

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… in the big leagues Submitted by Erin Flynn on Alex Wojdylak is headed for a full time job at FOX Sports after earning … take the next step in his career, Wojdylak is reflecting on how far he's come at Western both personally and professionally. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73706

Three WMU food marketing students awarded scholarships

Haworth College of Business

… majoring in food marketing have been awarded scholarships from Grocery Manufacturers’ Representatives (GMR) of Grand … Avery Knoll, Evan Raches and Layla Wallace “Receiving this scholarship means the world to me,” says Knoll. “As … these students. “I’m so proud of these three students and how they represent our food marketing program at WMU. They …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2025/04/gmr-scholarships2025-knoll-raches-wallace

Celebrating five decades of English language learning at Western Michigan University

International Student and Scholar Services

… Celebrating five decades of English language learning at Western Michigan University … Fetzer Center.   Kalamazoo, Mich. — For 50 years, students from all corners of the world have come to Western Michigan …   “Anybody who has learned a foreign language well knows how difficult it is to understand a culture and build a …

https://wmich.edu/international/news/2025/12/celcis-anniversary

Library putting new twist on communicating with patrons

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… Library putting new twist on communicating with patrons Submitted by Anonymous … use throughout the Research and Instruction Services area from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays … the course of the project, library staff will investigate how telepresence robots might be used to enhance their …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28111

Department of English Ph.D. student wins prestigious Excellence in Teaching Award

College of Arts and Sciences

… Department of English Ph.D. student wins prestigious Excellence in Teaching …     “WMU selects just one doctoral student from nominees across the University to compete against … student-centered environment I strive to cultivate in my classroom.” She says community building is a key element …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/10/morgan-shiver

Connecting with Hannah Kovachevich: the sales role model

Haworth College of Business

… and Business Marketing Association (SBMA) and the rest is history! “I learned that sales wasn’t about trying to … make sales professionals thrive. “In sales you can go as far as you’re willing to work. I look forward to providing … I would become the president of our student organization; however, my peers and professors encouraged me to become a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70678

Zhang Career Center speakers address gender in the workplace

Haworth College of Business

… covering a timely topic: gender in the workplace. SPuRS is a co-curricular graduation requirement at WMU Haworth, … event featured two speakers who shared their experiences from an employee perspective, as well as an HR perspective. … in addition to health insurance are key indicators to how an employer cares for its employees." Western student …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67861

Robust new online hub empowers WMU graduate students

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… Professionalization and Student Success (COMPASS) is an expansive collection of online resources that supplies … skills to develop. For example, they have to learn how to publish, present at conferences and network. We … level of convenience.   "It’s also helpful for me in my role as an advisor. I can easily tell students where to …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/10/compass-new-online-hub-graduate-students

Bronco basketball player gets down to business, scores food marketing career

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… on teammates during a game. Once she made it to campus, however, she wasn't quite ready to give up on her hoop … allowed me to join the team—just a small town girl on a Division I basketball team!" She didn't rack up a ton of points … "I was just trying to push my professional career as far as I could go with as much time as I had," she says. "I …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/06/68321