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Two WMU student jazz groups secure national outstanding performance awards
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… Mich.—Western Michigan University’s jazz studies program is boasting two awards for undergraduate groups from … Jazz Ensemble secured outstanding performance awards in what’s considered the most prestigious competition in jazz education. WMU Jazz has a long history of success with DownBeat, one of the oldest …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/05/2025-student-jazz-groups-secure-downbeat-student-music-awards
Internship helps brew exciting career now on tap for student
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… her degree in food and consumer package goods marketing, is living that dream. This summer she'll begin her career as … a job while they were a student that allowed them to apply what they were learning in the classroom. The real-world … the importance of experiential learning. "When you find what you want to do, stick to it and make sure you put all …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/53045
Western students partnering with MDOT on pioneering bridge project
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… Dr. Upul Attanayake, Abul Mazumder and Harsha Amunugama visit the bridge construction site in Detroit. DETROIT—The … how closely these assumptions represent the reality and what the real condition is at the end of construction. Then … the magnitude of load that they can put on the bridge and what kind of maintenance they need to do based on the sensor …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66486
Sales students place first at National Sales Challenge
Haworth College of Business
https://wmich.edu/business/news/2024/12/national-sales-challenge-farrell-tungate
New education program awards credit for students' prior learning
College of Education and Human Development
… and experiences for various programs within CEHD. This is a great opportunity for nontraditional students to … prior learning assessment, students must demonstrate that what they have already known or been able to do is equivalent to what they would have learned in an equivalent academic …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66459
Food marketing students clinch second place at national university case competition
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… Paciorek of Grand Rapids and Erin Richter of Gurney, Illinois, took second place at the 2021 National Grocers … to share about growing up with local products and what they meant to us. We knew if we let our personal … stories came through," Samples says. "That is part of what sets Western’s program apart—students and educators …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63778
Amish to Bronco: Education student sets sights on graduate school to meet unique needs of her English learners
College of Education and Human Development
… Amish to Bronco: Education student sets sights on graduate … says. "And I didn't think it was too bad, so I thought, 'What about getting my G.E.D?' And from that point to 11 … says. "It was a very new experience and I didn't realize what kind of things are available for students before they …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/75072
Clemson University prof, ethicist to give ethics talk
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… Clemson University prof, ethicist to give ethics talk Submitted by Anonymous (not … preventability and responsibility loom large; make a suggestion about the links between and among these ideas; and … from them. He will focus on responsibility in the sense of what one ought ethically to do, as well as what one can be …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22320
John Bennett obituary
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… 18 years of service to the University. At the time of his retirement, he was a shift supervisor in what is now Facilities Management-building custodial …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/46240
Economist to address poverty in Sichel Series talk
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… Economist to address poverty in Sichel Series talk Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO—An economist from George Washington University will share his … the author of the book "Ending Global Poverty: A Guide to What Works" and is co-author with Michael Todaro of a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6254