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WMU celebrates upgraded fashion labs and technology

College of Education and Human Development

… upgraded fashion labs and technology Submitted by Chris Hybels on Dr. Laura Dinehart and President Edward … 2024 New York Fashion Week Competition, demonstrates how to use the construction lab's new surface top. Using a touch screen, students can select from different stitch types. Left to right are Dr. Mary …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/01/74534

WMU launches online cybersecurity undergraduate degree

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… graduates and organizations in multiple ways. Enrollment is now open for the four-year degree program designed to … demand for digital security specialists in areas ranging from government defense to supply chain operations. Demand … are only expected to increase as organizations recognize how vital cybersecurity specialists are to their operations. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59452

Business Broncos take first place in ACG Cup competition

Haworth College of Business

… for Corporate Growth Cup , winning a $6,000 cash prize. This is the first time WMU has won the competition at the … in March. The Equity Gold team placed first among 20 teams from 11 universities including University of Michigan, … learned so much from my fellow team members and the case on how to create a financial valuation using different …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/03/67589

New state funding will enhance carbon capture research at Western

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… Submitted by Erin Flynn on Carbon capture and storage is a process that involves removing carbon dioxide from the air and storing it safely in order to reduce … community will provide younger students with insights into how WMU is positioned nationally and globally to combat …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/08/new-state-funding-carbon-capture-research

WMU wins men's MAC Academic Achievement Award for highest GPA

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… Representative Men's Academic Achievement Award. The FAR Awards are designed to recognize the conference … rank by gender. Only MAC-sponsored sports are used. This is the fifth time in program history, and the first time …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42343

First cohort finding success, belonging in new Bronco Connect Living Learning Community

W Magazine

… lights and running the video game stream, Juliana Smith is in the zone. “I always wanted to be involved in an … high school,” says the first-year computer science student from Battle Creek, Michigan. “Volunteering (on the WMU … biggest fear was not finding friends or a place to fit in. However, Smith did find a community and more in the Bronco …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70890

Betting on an adventure: Bryan Cranston brings story of alumnus who beat the lottery to the big screen

W Magazine

… at the bit to play the part. It's a good thing—writing isn't really Jerry Selbee's thing. "My spelling is … said, 'You know, you're the worst speller I have ever seen. How did you ever get into graduate school?'" The truth is: … life, raising six children while Jerry Selbee moved from Kellogg's to Upjohn and Post Cereal before the couple …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/08/68890

Western students lead strategy development to keep young professionals in Kalamazoo

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… in Kalamazoo Submitted by Erin Flynn on Students from the Biz Rizz team present to young professionals as … from the Monroe-Brown Foundation looks on. (Courtesy: Madison Rose Photography) KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Keeping talent in … did they say the central challenge facing the state is? How to get more young people to want to be here and stay …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75403

WMU student receives competitive $10,000 accountancy scholarship

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… accountancy scholarship Submitted by Samantha Hooker on Alexis Hess says Western provided numerous opportunities for her … recently received a competitive $10,000 scholarship from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board for the … opportunities for me to get involved and grow in both my personal and professional life," says Hess. "I have …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/06/64592

Celebration of freedom, 'Black joy' planned for Western community to commemorate Juneteenth

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… movements as she crosses the floor, beaming with a smile from ear to ear and eager to learn more. "I learned that I … Black Graduate Student Association (BGSA). Her organization is hosting a Juneteenth Gala to continue the celebration of … June 18, from 7 to 11 p.m. at The Xperience, located at 143 Farmers Alley in downtown Kalamazoo. Several other …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/06/68335