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Biomedical sciences graduate driven by resilience, called to help others
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… "I would be with her every night and stay with her, wake up early to be with her and then go to school." After her … Ruiz-Alavez—a high school student at the time—stepped up to help provide for his family. "It's really hard to … also thinking about our income," says Ruiz-Alavez, who grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Ruiz-Alavez became a certified …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/63981
World-renowned artist carved path to success at Western
W Magazine
… at this for many years, but things just started opening up. And part of that opening up process is remembering how it happened.” Johnson began … Scholars Academy, Johnson was immediately connected with a support network to foster his holistic journey as a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70894
Willow Martin: Finding your balance
Haworth College of Business
… planned to check in with classmates on FaceTime to catch up on notes and other course essentials. As she traveled to … finally traveled into the living room and out of our group video chat.” As a volleyball student athlete, Martin … through, to limit her grandparents’ exposure— picking up food for them and getting gas. The trip involved their …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58744
Pandemic pushes dancers to explore new territory in virtual Winter Gala
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… perform at the annual Winter Gala Dance Concert . Teaming up with interactive media specialist Kevin Abbott , who runs … says. Introducing a virtual dance space, however, opened up a new dimension of possibility. "It ended up being one of the coolest collaborations I've ever done. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63239
Latino Student Alliance to kick off 2022 Hispanic Heritage Month at Western
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… and the University's Multicultural Meet and Greet. "The upcoming events are a great way to appreciate a culture and … of their heritage—to join and share their culture. The group both aims to raise awareness of the Latin and Hispanic communities at Western and provide supportive social, academic and cultural programming for its …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69230
Engineering student's internship builds future while leaving permanent mark on Western campus
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… detailing work on the site. Turner, right, talks with his supervisor at the student center construction site. "Whatever … and see the building and remember what it was like going up—that will be cool." The valuable on-the-job experience … tasks, I think I've decided I want to go the construction superintendent route because that's more in-the-field …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/10/66057
Children's Place receives grant to support student-parents
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… Children's Place receives grant to support student-parents Submitted by Deanne Puca on … including academic resources, parenting education, social support activities and staff professional development … child-care tuition discount under the grant program. Up to half of the spaces in each of the three classrooms …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43438
WMU student voting rate shows growing civic engagement
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… Study of Learning, Voting and Engagement . NSLVE is the signature initiative of the Institute for Democracy in … relations. "The WeVote initiative—a non-partisan group up of students, faculty and staff—spent countless … full NSLVE report at this link . The national report suggests a promising trajectory to student voting, but there …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/11/56808
WMU to mark 20 years since 9/11 attacks with silent climb at Waldo Stadium
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… difficulty: Mini climb is 1,113 steps, counting steps both up and down. Medium climb is 2,226 steps, counting steps both up and down. Full climb is 2,226 steps, counting only steps up. Sara and Anthony Helms after completing the silent climb …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/08/65246
Foundation Scholar driven to care for communities in need
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… and a world of possibility in front of him. "I grew up in an underprivileged area in Guatemala where education … Program for non-English speakers—a year-long course designed to teach language and other basic skills necessary to … that way most at Western Michigan University, and the biggest reason was the Foundation Scholarship." The Foundation …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67871