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WMU offers new ways for students to get passports

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… site and have the necessary photos taken there. "We would like to see all students have a passport when they graduate. … have a belief that study abroad is 'not for someone like me,'" says Lee Penyak , director of WMU Study Abroad. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/09/45606

Foundation Scholars help special education students create holiday crafts

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… them. We did have a couple students say they would still like to come and assist," said King-Westwood teacher Sam …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36907

Western helped illuminate career passion, empowered psychology grad to embrace identity

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… passion for the field and want to help others who may struggle with spirituality or the loss of someone they love, … and a sense of belonging that immediately made Western feel like home. Osterhout also joined a campus a capella group, … was able to officially switch majors. Supportive faculty like Dr. Jessica Van Stratton , associate professor of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67949

Western students connect with legislators to advocate for environmental policies

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… light a lot of the local issues that I really care about, like preserving our Great Lakes and making sure that people … living below the poverty line," she says. "It felt almost like someone wrote a script for my life where I would … further use of renewable energy, and I could finally feel like I did something right for my hometown." The health and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/64026

University's green cleaning efforts recognized nationally

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… vacuums have extra benefits in large, crowded spaces like the Student Recreation Center Weight Room. KALAMAZOO, … Gilsdorf says. "Introducing state-of-the-art equipment like a cordless backpack vacuum has increased the … more of the particulate off surfaces through tiny hair-like structures," he notes as one example. "This affect …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/39972

WMU student team claims top spot at finance competition

Haworth College of Business

… says. “Working with skilled professionals in the industry, like Mr. Storms and Dr. Burnie, is incredibly valuable.” …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58506

Sport management grad ready to hit the court running

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… here has been phenomenal. I really feel at home here and I like the sense of community and culture that Western … any department within the sports industry." Expert faculty like Dr. James Lewis , undergraduate program coordinator and … executive board paralleled many responsibilities she will likely have in her future career. "I promoted the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/06/71990

Students help lead COVID-19 prevention, education efforts on WMU campus

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… them as they enter the workforce." It's also given students like Filpi a chance to channel their drive to make a … reduce our cases on campus and stay safer, and I feel like it's the one thing that I'm doing that I'm actually …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/10/61540

Student group focuses on breaking the stigma surrounding mental health

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… novel coronavirus has sparked a global health crisis unlike any experienced in recent history. It has disrupted … and leaning on each other. "This is something that I struggled with and didn’t want to admit to myself," says … students about mental health resources available to them, like Sindecuse Health Center and the WellTrack self-help app …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/10/61714

'The Wizard of Oz' coming to Miller Auditorium

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… Jan. 6; and 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 7. There truly is no place like home as one of the greatest family musicals of all time …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44387