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In pursuing MBA, Jacobi Wright’s career takes flight

Haworth College of Business

… with managerial and marketing experience, I like how I can easily take what I am learning and apply it the next … provide insight into what you like, don’t like, or can improve on, and that is something my time at WMU has …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/09/72876

Climate Emergency Month, led by WMU's Climate Change Working Group, will focus on awareness, action

News

… feel at ease or makes them feel a little more hopeful they can make a change." The Western Student Association is also … and collaborating as students with community members, we can send a much broader message: We want change!" Bertman is …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70784

Understanding electric propulsion: Aerospace researcher shares expert knowledge with NASA

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… electrical and machining resources. This resulted in significant educational value to students working on the project, … a NASA interest at this point, but looking out, I can see a need. Right now, I look for pieces where my research can help, since the facilities for testing nuclear and other …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70801

Isiac Chavez on cybersecurity and securing his future

Cybersecurity

… great balance between the two programs that I had been struggling to decide between,” says Chavez. “Cybersecurity … It is vital to push your boundaries as embracing challenges can lead to personal and academic development. Whenever I … project, or extracurricular activity, these experiences can provide invaluable practical skills and be amazing …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/10/73110

WMU Sanford Center program manager helps Burmese-American teens learn about finances

Haworth College of Business

… WMU Sanford Center program manager helps Burmese-American teens learn about finances Submitted by Amy Coughenour … in Battle Creek during the summer to help Burmese-American sixth through ninth graders sharpen their financial … the Burma Center provides a resource for Burmese Americans in the local community by promoting Burmese culture …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/09/72913

WMU finance student wins international scholarship from DECA

Haworth College of Business

… for students, including competitive events, so they can build their business skills using real contexts and … recognized, and I am even more determined to show all WMU can do in the international competition.” Ferriell has been …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75391

Lewis Walker Institute aims to increase support for empowering future juvenile justice leaders

News

… led by Dr. Luchara Wallce, left, met with Sen. Sean McCann at the Michigan State Capitol to discuss justice … afraid to use them, and they want to lift them up so they can uplift others that are like them in the community," says … Justice Fellows program has also created a handbook that can be utilized by other organizations in the Kalamazoo …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/75132

Provost and dean discuss Grow Your Own on education podcast

College of Education and Human Development

… we had this discussion last spring, the interim dean said 'Can we manage this?' And what we said was, by any means … school districts, Dinehart says students in the GYO program can still face challenges along the way. "We tend to think …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75250

From spores to scores: WMU grad student cultivates connection through mycology, music

News

… she says. "And that will work with any living thing. You can do it on your dog, you can do it to a house plant, you can do it to a mushroom. As long as it is alive, it will …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/01/66721

Medallion Scholar to cross ocean and cultures to continue military legacy

First-Year Faces

… will be a cultural shock for Molly Cochran .  “I’m an American citizen, but I was born in Sasebo, Japan,” she says. … the United States, Cochran has not yet lived on American soil. She currently lives on a military base in Vilseck, … said. “My schoolmates gave me a nickname of ‘Mom’ because I can be such a caretaker. Military kids can have a lot of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/07/68548