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Student, actor, advocate: Margaux Wellman takes leading role in breaking down barriers for people with disabilities

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… Wellman was acutely aware of the lack of people who looked like her in the TV shows and movies she watched. She found a … pageant for girls with disabilities and challenges just like her. "As soon as I read the article, my mom got in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/05/64331

Student Organization Center opens Aug. 14 in new WMU Student Center

WMU Student Center

… areas, and the new space allows them to do that. I like that it’s in a highly visible area, and I think it will …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72373

Marketing grad finds avenue to follow passion for diabetes advocacy

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… diagnosed so young that I can barely remember what it was like to not take an insulin injection." Sixteen years later, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75820

Fashion student returns from 'life-changing' New York Fashion Week experience with industry connections, renewed runway resolve

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… Laura Argentati won a trip to one of the fashion world's biggest events through Western's 2024 New York Fashion Week Competition. Courtesy: Andrew Bourland Through U of NYFW, Argentati had behind-the-scenes … industry to get an idea of what a future career might look like. Courtesy: Andrew Bourland Argentati, center, was among …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/74931

University choirs to perform 'A Choral Christmas'

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… From standards such as "Carol of the Bells" to newer carols like Will Todd's "My Lord has Come," this concert will …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36561

New partnership provides teachers and students with STEM learning experiences

College of Education and Human Development

… of transportation, some students rarely get to go to places like the zoo or nature center." Dr. Suzan Piazza , chair of … early childhood and elementary science education that will likely increase future success in science and the pursuit of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75684

Immersive course lets Western students explore Indigenous approaches to environmental justice

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… out of my content area and see that the world is much bigger than our chosen niches and there is always more work to … prairie restoration is amazing. I've never seen anything like that," says Marysol Millar , a vocal performance and … NHBP director of culture and language programs. "I feel like these students are going to be the trailblazers for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72530

From AI to detecting fraud to supply chains: WMU business faculty’s research applies to industry

Haworth College of Business

… resilient and adaptive supply chains. For example, tools like N-Alpha’s MaterialX platform automate data collection, … to wade through the conflicting advice, it is easy to get bogged down in the details, and we often find ourselves … decision-making factors for investors, lenders and other stakeholders, Carr’s research is extremely relevant. Her …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/07/75907

Social work grad empowered to uplift migrant and Latinx communities

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… University. "I don't know what my life would have been like if I didn't have the opportunity to come here," she … relate to those students because I was a student who struggled. I was in the bottom 10% of my class through … RSO executive board, I started doing new things. And I feel like if it wasn't for them motivating me to do something …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67907

Frostic Series teams up with Theatre Kalamazoo to present playwright

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… Waldo," "Pretty Theft," "Food for Fish," "Hearts Like Fists," "My Base and Scurvy Heart," "Nerve" and many …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29828