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

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… Week experience with industry connections, renewed runway resolve Submitted by Erin Flynn on Laura Argentati won a … networked with several designers at the event including Muktar Onifade, a designer from Detroit. U of NYFW … store, where they were able to customize their own garment. Courtesy: Andrew Bourland There were plenty of …

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

Externships, research opportunities helped nursing grad chart path to success

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… will work as a graduate nurse in critical care at Bronson Methodist Hospital after graduation. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Some … lead presentations that inform industry leaders. "I was able to go to a nursing conference and was the only …

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

New program teaches business students how to ask valuable questions

Haworth College of Business

… into an interview, a networking event, their first full-time position or an important meeting, one of the crucial … course, that all pre-business students take. “I was immediately onboard with the FRAME method,” says Tim Buchanan , …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75417

Students invited to pitch business ideas in new competition

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… by panels of judges comprised of faculty, entrepreneurs and members of the business community. Cash prizes will be awarded to the top four finishers—$1,200 for first place; … to the public), 2150 Schneider Hall, parking available near Schneider Hall in Lot 72R The competition is open to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5733

Art display shows how sketches evolve into larger works of art

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… by light and dark patterns in life and uses monochromatic media such as charcoal, ink and graphite. His current works … Kleczynski Kleczynski frequently sketches outdoors in a watercolor journal and creates her larger works indoors, … artists work out of Helen's Art House, an old farm house near Vicksburg that serves as Kleczynski's working studio, a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/07/8525

Western Michigan University ranked top education employer in Michigan

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… on criteria ranging from paths to professional advancement to workplace culture. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A top education … University is also a great place to work. The institution was named the top-rated education employer in the state of … in Michigan; WMU ranked No. 16 overall.   Western employs nearly 4,000 faculty and staff members, making it one of the …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/08/top-ranking-forbes-best-state-employers-2025

Geography alumnus successfully navigates detours on road to career

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… now works as a geospatial analyst at Maxar Technologies. "I was talking to an exploratory advisor (my freshman year) and he asked me my interests. I mentioned things like technology and … said, 'What about geography?'" says Taylor, who admittedly didn't know much about the field. "I took one class and fell …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/58014

Unlocking history through digital scholarship

University Libraries

… Unlocking history through digital scholarship Submitted by Angela Brcka on Benwin … and Marianne Swierenga (right) present their Cistercian Women’s Houses project at the Medieval Research Group’s … be shared on the women’s houses.   Janauschek’s research was discovered at Heiligenkreuz Abbey by Frank Sasama, a …

https://wmich.edu/library/news/2026/02/impact-report-digital-scholarship

Engineering student eases University scheduling process

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… eases University scheduling process Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Hosam Olimat (center) works to improve scheduling … (left), manager of maintenance services, and Anand Sankey, director of maintenance services. KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Hosam … His enthusiasm is the first thing that greats you when you meet him. This second-year civil engineering graduate …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66213

Culture shocks in Egypt to be discussed in Humanities Center talk

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… , professor of English literature and chair of the Department of English in the Faculty of Arts at Manoufiya … need to know and do about it. The series is exploring how scientific research is defining issues that concern everybody, including the warming of the globe, the toxicity of the environment and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/15730