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Arts administration grad thriving in community-driven theatre company

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… arts administration at Western Michigan University. "I came in as a film major thinking I was going to audition for the acting department, but then I realized I didn't want to act professionally," says Moore, who graduated from …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/07/75938

Marketing grad finds avenue to follow passion for diabetes advocacy

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… lined up at Insulet, a company focused on diabetes management technology. KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Taylor Ernst was six years old when doctors discovered she had type 1 diabetes. "I was diagnosed so young that I can barely remember what it …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75820

Third-generation Bronco channels business passion into hands-on classroom experience

College of Education and Human Development

… student Gracie Feckovics takes classes in both the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences and the Haworth College … Michigan University, and she'll say family legacy. Or wanting to be like the teacher that inspired her all … all students. Or the perfect mix of everything. "WMU has always been that school that I could see myself going to. My …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2026/05/wmu-business-education-gracie-feckovics-spotlight

Breyana Wilson

First-Year Faces

… Breyana Wilson Submitted by Megan Looker on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Sometimes all it takes is … Michigan University freshman Breyana Wilson , that person was her Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts teacher and WMU alumna, Stephanie Hampton . “Every day walking in, she always has that rockstar energy—that’s what …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59317

Western grad lands job that marries counseling studies and grad assistant work

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… and grad assistant work Submitted by Erin Flynn on Navia Walker is seeing her academic journey come full circle as she prepares to take on a new role with … Mich.—The Kalamazoo Promise  didn't just cover Navia Walker 's undergraduate college tuition; it ended up laying …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75822

Summer construction prompts lane and road closures

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… Summer construction prompts lane and road closures Submitted by … will prompt several lane and road closures on West Campus near Schneider and Rood halls in the coming months. … will be in place to divert traffic to the Valleys via Howard Street and Valley Road. Access to Business Court from …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/06/692

Martial arts obsession inspires Japanese research focus

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… verified) on Celebration dinner at the hotsprings after waterfall practice Studying martial arts and teaching … teaching and research interests of Dr. Stephen Covell, Mary Meader Associate Professor of Comparative Religion, chair of … engagement of the Western community. Its offices assist nearly 2,500 international students and alumni at home and …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2013/03/martial-arts-research-soga

Riding High with Adam Rice

College of Aviation

… which is not too far from where Rice grew up in Naperville near Chicago. (2) An uncle, a private pilot for more than 20 years and the only family member joined at the hip to aviation, promised to take the … His uncle fulfilled his first-flight pledge when Rice was a sophomore at Neuqua Valley High School .  That led to …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/11/rice

Choosing a business minor helps aviation student’s career take flight

Haworth College of Business

… University student from Minneapolis, Minnesota. “At the time, I wasn’t sure what career path I wanted to take, but I knew … opportunity to fly to some incredible places. “We traveled nearly every weekend and flew over 22,000 miles in about two …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75440

Cheering Up a Career in Aviation Technical Operations with Katelyn Mobley

College of Aviation

… in the WMU College of Aviation, Mobley admits that she was always interested in planes and what makes them fly while … on target for Mobley.  "The aviation program stands out to me because it just seems right," she says.  "I have always …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/04/mobley