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WMU Signature awarded for outstanding innovation

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… taking place, we try to count it," says Heiser. "Things like on-campus employment where you learn a tremendous … are a lot of applicable lessons through an organization like the Bronco Marching Band that people should know about … students to share their own classroom challenges and struggles with classmates to collectively find solutions, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/11/56585

Business student awarded patent for speaking device

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… and obtain valuable feedback," says Floyd. "I would like to thank Dean Kay Palan and WMU for supporting my … of Floyd's life since childhood. Speaking clearly was a struggle for Floyd, and therapy helped him immensely. Yet when … clearly. That led to the notion that perhaps a speech aid like that, if not already on the market, could be …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/12/20784

Housing and Residence Life and Institutional Equity staff win GLASS award at Great Lakes Association of College & University Housing Officers conference

Housing and Residence Life

… and student staff received continuing education on topics like the impact of systemic racism, discrimination and … focused on the importance of moving past acknowledgement, digging deep and doing the work.   “It’s beyond just checking … we are doing ourselves and provide a way that something like this can be adapted to other institutions, which is …

https://wmich.edu/housing/news/2024/12/glacuho-award

Student veterans find place to grow, thrive at WMU

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… experience flying, pursuing a degree in aviation seemed like a logical next step. "I feel like if I would have come to college straight out of high … Corps veteran, Gough has seen friends from his old unit struggle to find their place once they finish their service. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/11/56507

WMU professor develops face shields to make children safer at school

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… technologies has produced a face shield that increases the likelihood of our children using protective equipment, … is making a difference in the pandemic. And projects like this one are clearly going to have a positive, tangible … impactful work our faculty and students are doing." "I just like to help," says Danna-dos-Santos. "I feel it is my duty …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/08/60916

Fieldwork in Alaska: Students bring mobile tax preparation to residents

Haworth College of Business

… able to comprehend how we take simple things for granted like access to mail delivery, tax preparation and even …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/75147

Invested in finance and fashion, business grad found wealth of opportunities at Western

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… she says The Greenleaf Trust Trading Room allows students like Mmanga to experience the fast pace of Wall Street from … consulting at leading professional services network PwC. A few months later, she landed a sales internship with … "It was my first job in a professional setting. I really liked doing that. It really helped develop the skills I was …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/12/finance-fashion-fall-2024-graduate-racheal-mmanga-employed-voya-investment

Fall programs highlight tuition-related employee benefits

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… wmich.edu/admissions/guest/employees . WMU units that would like this information presented to their staffs should … or (269) 387-8214. WMU employees with suggestions about academic areas they'd like to see covered in future information sessions also …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/28054

Education meets innovation: Interior design students envision accessible future for teen living with rare progressive disease

W Magazine

… was … they get to eat family meals maybe two times a year, like Thanksgiving and Christmas," Hoezee says. "Family is … an impact. "I don't think we could have done a project like this with just any firm. It's the fresh ideas; it's … and share them with those families who are also struggling to find accessible spaces. "Every step of this …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69849

First-generation WMU graduate adapts to changing career outlook

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… “I instantly fell in love with campus, and it just felt like the right school for me. I wanted an out-of-state … increase sales. After graduation, Sánchez found himself struggling to find a job in the aviation industry amidst the … goals. “Leading others and working with a team is what I like the most,” he says. “It isn’t just work to me, but more …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59302