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Miller Auditorium announces staff additions

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… director of marketing. Ricketts joins the Miller team with extensive experience in development and community relations including roles with the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Cure Michigan, Florida … and Gulf Coast State College. Gauthier Gauthier has been with Miller Auditorium since 1999 in various roles including …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7478

Foster youth program seeks mentors for incoming students

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… Harris, Seita Scholars director, first became involved with the program as a career mentor. Harris says a total of 45 new mentors are needed to work with incoming students. According to Harris, the volunteer … serve as a mentor because I thought I could assist students with opening their minds to new opportunities and in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/06/735

Education and human development honors alumni at 25th annual award ceremony

College of Education and Human Development

… is honoring  Jamie Korinek  and  Dr. Pam Schwallier  with Golden Apple Awards,  Desiree Pfeifer  with a Keystone Early Career Award and  Danielle Gillis  with a Keystone Meritorious Award at the 25th annual CEHD …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/10/73000

An ‘open heart’ opens the mind: Students find value in giving and receiving through service learning

W Magazine

… on WMU's international service-learning students meet with senior residents of Friendship Village to talk about … behavior? Pride—and a trip to the school store stocked with all the goodies you can imagine. Before the pandemic, … neighborhoods alongside Building Blocks of Kalamazoo and digging through history at the Fort St. Joseph Archaeological …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69884

'Food Prisons' focuses on body image and eating disorders

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… charge. Performances will be followed by a panel discussion with clinicians from the Southwest Michigan Eating Disorder … rate of any mental illness and 95 percent of those with eating disorders are between the ages of 12 and 25. The … receive through the media can cause life-long problems with disordered eating. Studies have shown that emphasis on …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/147

Inspired by alumni grandparents, future Bronco aims to take wing as pilot

First-Year Faces

… first time I was up in a small plane. It was a seaplane, with pontoons. The pilot let me sit in the co-pilot seat—and I knew then that this was what I wanted to do with my life.” Her aspirations will begin to take flight at … she recalls. “I plan to major in aviation flight science with the goal of becoming a commercial airline pilot.” The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/07/68369

Lillie Foland is a project prodigy

Haworth College of Business

… Michigan, native has proven herself a remarkable individual with a knack for engaging her community.   Lillie Foland With her ability to inspire and support others, it’s no … into projects that helped her learn and grow.     “The biggest lesson I’ve learned throughout my time as a business …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/03/71275

Scholarships available for short-term study abroad

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… for need-based awards of up to $1,500. In addition, those with a 3.0 grade point average also may apply for … awards worth $1,000. All programs offer rolling admissions, with a priority deadline of Thursday, Jan. 31 . Enrollment … sources. Students who participate in these programs travel with WMU professors to study a wide range of subjects, such …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/01/3836

Western students lead strategy development to keep young professionals in Kalamazoo

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… leadership and business strategy practicum, in partnership with peers from Kalamazoo College, are working with the Monroe-Brown Foundation to help retain young … teams of students have researched, hypothesized, connected with city and business leaders and surveyed professionals to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75403

Advertising student snags one of three statewide scholarships

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… and promotion in the Haworth College of Business with minors in communication, economics and general business … Economics Student Association. He has completed internships with Stryker and Treystar and has been active with Habitat for Humanity and Fall Welcome at WMU. Everett …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/1838