Search
CEHD students explore India through interdisciplinary study abroad
College of Education and Human Development
… CEHD students explore India through interdisciplinary study abroad Submitted by Chris Hybels on CEHD … sacred Hindu temple in Darjeeling, India. Students learned how to prepare traditional Indian food. WMU students leading … suicide prevention education with high stress jobs such as farming; environmental efforts such as organic farming, safe …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/01/74398
Theatre student gives back to hometown with youth summer program
News
… by Erin Flynn on Jack Austin, front and center, directs his youth campers during a dress rehearsal of Unity Theatre … coaching 40 kids to learn a full-length Broadway production from scratch in just two weeks. "I'm doing what I love," … a set and everything that it takes to put our entire show together," Austin says. "It's a lot of work, but it's a …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/08/jack-austin-youth-theatre-summer-program
Hanging out with Helen Manumbu – Traveling Down the Aviation Tech Ops Path
College of Aviation
… she says, "but not all that it had to offer. Most of my family has attended and graduated from Western as well." Photo of a WMU College of Aviation … Technical Operations program during Manumbu's initial visit Manumbu is a 2023 graduate of Essex North Shore …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/11/manumbu
"I Thought I Had More Ramen" - Jaylynn Mittig
News
… Submitted by Megan Looker on "I Thought I Had More Ramen" "Discovering Fun, New and Interesting Places" "What inspired me for my "Memento Vitae" series was wanting to represent the … If a skeleton can enjoy life, there is nothing stopping us from doing the same." -Jaylynn Mittig, Gibraltar, MI This …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59468
Homeless to college grad: Business student beats odds to create his own success
News
… to college grad: Business student beats odds to create his own success Submitted by Erin Flynn on JaJuan Kemp KALAMAZOO, Mich.—From panhandling to landing a dream accounting job, JaJuan … degrees in accountancy and finance. "I really made it this far in life. I feel like it's a dream, to be honest." It's a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62477
Plan, do, check, act with Audrey Oswalt
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… lean manufacturing, sustainability and my CAD background from my education at Western," says alumna Audrey Oswalt. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.—Continuous improvement is the backbone of manufacturing processes and the … “I was given a tour of their plant, assembly line and how product flows through the plant. Their product line was …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66388
Passion for helping drives family studies graduate's success
News
… with kids. She treasures the memories she's collected from years of working at summer camps and in after-school … says Marin, who changed her major a few times as she discovered new opportunities within the College of Education … down to my career goals." But the benefits of the program far exceed the pursuit of career success. "My sorority …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62463
WMU alumna honored for efforts to curb human trafficking and end modern-day slavery
News
… child, hope was hard to come by for Bella Hounakey . "Hope is the worst thing to lose, because at that point you are … courage, strength and skill. What sets her apart, however, is her incomparable compassion and kindness," says … their time at Western as nervous freshmen with no idea how far they would go," Delorey says. "All of our students are …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/09/61417
Intrigued by a good mystery, Western student decodes path in cybersecurity
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… Intrigued by a good mystery, Western student decodes path in cybersecurity … Submitted by Cindy Wagner on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—There is nothing like a good mystery or the intrigue of secret … the importance of cybersecurity and potentially learning how to hack. That is why I chose cybersecurity as my major.” …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/12/70195
Born to be a Bronco: finding pride in being a leader
Haworth College of Business
… Jemkort ’s college experience that she has found pride in. However, being able to say she is the first woman in her family to graduate with a … the efforts she has made to develop h er leadership skills. From experiencing college during a global pandemic, to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/10/69625