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Pitch competition helps tee engineering grad up for business success

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… with sustainability in mind. It's the signature item for his company, Bowden3D, which features 3D-printed golf … chance that you could take a look at these and let me know what you think?' And lo and behold, he took them to Florida … "day job" as a sales engineer. "And being able to implement what Western's taught me, what the Bronco Pitch Competition …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/05/68053

Alumna preserving the past while creating her own legacy

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… her own legacy Submitted by Deanne Puca on February is Black History Month, an annual celebration of … when they go out into the world. We are teaching them what many call 'soft skills,' which are priceless in any … that she was to me," she says. "Learning about her and what she went through gives you that power and that fire and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/67068

Renowned Evaluation Center at WMU receives $4.9 million NSF grant

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… program. The University's renowned Evaluation Center is tapped by nonprofit organizations, state and federal … North Carolina at Greensboro. "A really important part of what we do at EvaluATE is to educate the project leaders … how to find and work with an external evaluator, and what to do with the results," says Wingate. "To our …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/02/51701

Mentorship, leadership opportunities open world of possibility for education graduate

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… graduate Submitted by Erin Flynn on Breyana Wilson is graduating with a bachelor's degree in education and … system, which she first found as a first-year student struggling to make the transition from high school to college … Wallace was one of the first people who really supported what I was trying to do at Western. Melissa Holman is

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75463

Product design major gets a broad range of internship experience through Broncos Lead Internship Program

W Magazine

… Broncos Lead Internship Program Submitted by Erin Flynn on Isabella Waite got the opportunity to experience product … experience relevant to her career goals in product design. What she wasn’t expecting was the remarkable range of … skills I have learned through these internships are beyond what I could have ever imagined," says Waite. “It was an …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72524

Product design grads cap college experience with China trip, pending patents

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… by Erin Flynn on Kelsi Schmottlach and Ana Charnesky visited the Beijing Ancient Architecture Museum. Schmottlach … grind peppercorn or salt." "We were able to get a sense of what it looks like to do product testing, what it looks like to use the plastic injection molding …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/08/product-design-grads-cap-college-experience-china-trip

Externships, research opportunities helped nursing grad chart path to success

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… work as a graduate nurse in critical care at Bronson Methodist Hospital after graduation. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Some … different (hospital) units that have helped me figure out what I liked or what I didn't," he says. "I've also gotten … Dr. Maria Roche-Dean , assistant professor of nursing, suggested he focus on the Burmese population because of the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75401

Music professor wins international jazz piano competition

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… piano competition Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Siskind KALAMAZOO—A Western Michigan University music … in England, bringing home a new grand piano. Jeremy Siskind, assistant professor of music, recently won the 2012 … ideas and inspiration. However, it's always nice to have what you do validated through this kind of process." The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/2384

Michigan Public Radio airs more episodes of WMU professor's show

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… Michigan Public Radio airs more episodes of WMU professor's show Submitted by Anonymous (not … Public Radio is airing additional episodes of what has become a monthly storytelling-based program hosted … Room" Producer Zak Rosen about The James and Grace Lee Boggs School, named after the nationally known authors and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/08/9020

Startup that takes the tangle out of power strips wins WMU’s business pitch competition

Haworth College of Business

… The 2020 Bronco Pitch Competition winning team. A team comprised of industrial and entrepreneurial engineering students … Pitch Competition was a great way to put into practice what our team has been working so hard on in class,” says … for cash prizes while obtaining valuable feedback about what it would take to launch their innovative ideas. This

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58410