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Amish to Bronco: Education student sets sights on graduate school to meet unique needs of her English learners

College of Education and Human Development

… Bronco: Education student sets sights on graduate school to meet unique needs of her English learners Submitted by Chris … gain my English as a second language endorsement. Western was one of the only universities offering this program when I started," says Borkholder. Beginning her studies, she was already familiar with TESOL. She had years of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/75072

Engineering student's internship builds future while leaving permanent mark on Western campus

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… from Three Rivers, Michigan, has been interning with Walbridge, a Michigan-based construction company, for about … tasks have ranged from quality control and making sure equipment is installed properly to completing daily reports … instincts: He lost a close friend to suicide. Turner stands near scaffolding inside the student center. "That time was …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/10/66057

Passion for helping drives family studies graduate's success

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… Passion for helping drives family studies graduate's success Submitted by Erin Flynn on Valeria Marin KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Valeria Marin has always been passionate about working with kids. She treasures the memories she's collected from years of working at summer …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62463

Biomedical sciences graduate driven by resilience, called to help others

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… Biomedical sciences graduate driven by resilience, called to help … It's a quality he leaned into as a teenager when his mother was diagnosed with cancer. "I would always go with her everywhere, so when she did get sick and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/63981

Bin there, done that — student's research optimizes recycling

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… project for Newell Brands, determining the best placement of recycling centers to reduce waste. KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Joshua Turske's behavioral analysis … The Findings Turske's team found recycling centers placed near exits yielded the best results. One of the main …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/03/52646

Aviation grad sees clear skies ahead with full-time job waiting in the wings

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… Aviation grad sees clear skies ahead with full-time job waiting in the wings Submitted by Erin Flynn on Luis … was what I wanted," he says. "The summer camp showed me the different things the college had to offer. I would tell …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66510

Haenicke Institute announces new senior director of International Student and Scholar Services

International Student and Scholar Services

… Mich.-- The Haenicke Institute for Global Education welcomes Dr. Brian Childs as its new senior director of … State University, Monterey Bay, where he worked for nearly a decade. There, he led the International Student and … lead our International Student and Scholar Services team forward.”   Childs earned a doctorate in educational leadership …

https://wmich.edu/international/news/2024/11/globalnewsdirector

Propelling the next generation of engineers: WALI gives students a shot at space exploration

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… Propelling the next generation of engineers: WALI gives students a shot at space exploration Submitted by … Carlos Zamorano Guerrero, Fernando Miguel Gonzalez Cruz, Cameron Larson and Carter Simmons. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—There are … Program (UNP). Funded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, the program aims to train the next …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74818

Homeless to college grad: Business student beats odds to create his own success

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… Homeless to college grad: Business student beats odds to … on JaJuan Kemp KALAMAZOO, Mich.—From panhandling to landing a dream accounting job, JaJuan Kemp has come a long way. Kemp, left, with his siblings. "It's crazy. It's still …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62477

Faculty support key to cybersecurity student's goals

Cybersecurity

… key to cybersecurity student's goals Submitted by Cindy Wagner on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Between working in Western … real-world experience while remaining focused on his studies as a cybersecurity major.   He says one of the best academic experiences he has had during his time in the program has been in the classroom with Dr. Alan …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/10/73209