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Exercise science students polish interview skills with YMCA of Greater Kalamazoo

College of Education and Human Development

… Exercise science students polish interview skills with YMCA of … and they knew their drive and their passion towards what they wanted to do as a career," says  Erik   Anderson , … at a non-profit organization, like the YMCA. "I think what we are learning in this class will be helpful for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73586

College Readiness Workshops running for high school students and families

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… Michigan University's Office of Precollege Programming is sponsoring workshops in Metro Detroit on Wednesdays … Budgeting 101. Topics and locations May 3, "What Makes a Good Scholarship Candidate?"—Franklin Wright/ … Wright/ Youthville, 7375 Woodward Ave., Detroit May 24, "What would you like to do in life? College Major vs. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/39744

Aidan Paciorek: Finding a career and community

Haworth College of Business

… Haworth College of Business has to offer. “I had no idea what I wanted to do. Luckily, I had an older sister who had been at Western as a food marketing major. Initially, I didn’t want to feel like I was copying what she had done by majoring in the same area, but she …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/75082

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

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

Pandemic didn’t swallow restaurant industry’s appetite for innovation

W Magazine

… by Erin Flynn on Old Burdick's Bar and Grill in Kalamazoo is among the many restaurants to create new outdoor seating … to cope, whether it’s the ‘new normal’ or this is just what it is now. We’ve seen some really creative approaches,” … down dancing. That was an example of a business that used what they had and figured out how to best make it work, and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63904

Business student finds sweet success in mission-driven marketing

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… Business student finds sweet success in mission-driven marketing Submitted by Erin Flynn on Bliss … the stories of the people who have come through here and what they're doing now is amazing," says Bliss. "We did a … opened her eyes to how she wants to run her own business. "What I want to do is not specifically mission-driven like …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/53200

WIDR staff brings home two national awards for Best Radio Drama and Best Faculty Advisor

Student Affairs

… national awards for Best Radio Drama and Best Faculty Advisor Submitted by Kaitlynn Boot on (L-R) (Front) Ryan … Dillon's approach "allows us to grow and shape WIDR into what we want, and what we think it should be."   The nomination came as a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/75005

Film festival examines human inequality, solutions

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… Feb. 21 , "The System"—Producer Common returns to his hometown of Chicago, the epicenter of national debates around police violence, racism and accountability. Working with community activists and … how a government could poison its own citizens, what forces may have been at work, and how specific policies …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45308

Allison Downey featured at Ann Arbor storytelling festival

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… Allison Downey featured at Ann Arbor storytelling festival … Western Michigan University education professor is continuing to make waves with her storytelling pursuits … resurgence of personal storytelling as a popular genre and what makes a good storytelling performance. Last year, she …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/154