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Honoring resilience: The significance of Indigenous Peoples Day in Michigan

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… Michigan University recognizes the resilience and historical contributions of Native Americans to the … Ojibwe and AfroAnishaabe communities. They talked about what Indigenous Peoples Day means to them. NASO is also … and Lisa Martin of the Muscogee Nation will discuss what it means to be two-spirit, which refers to a spiritual …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/10/65903

Attend and ascend: Education alum's pilot program increases 10th grade attendance by 14%

College of Education and Human Development

… increases 10th grade attendance by 14% Submitted by Chris Hybels on Once a week, Alysia Baznik will facilitate the … "There's a good group of kids that are working for the biggest purchase which would be me taking them for food, games … 10th graders were showing up to the cart they weren't sure what it was," says Baznik. "Now you can hear them chattering …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2025/05/alumna-education-special-attendence-intervention-success

Engineering students win national green vehicle competition

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… Western Michigan University has won the inaugural Human Assisted Green Energy Vehicle design competition sponsored by … four-member WMU Broncos team and their BroncoBike entry finished among the top three in nine out of the 10 criteria … broadened its scope for the 2011-12 academic year, creating what is now a human-assisted, green-energy vehicle design …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/350

WMU horn player places highly in international competition

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… 45th annual symposium staged at the University of Memphis in Tennessee July 29-Aug. 3 . Paul Clifton of Howell, Mich., one of five finalists worldwide selected to vie in the symposium's 2013 … a mock audition, may have been good preparation for what's ahead for this new alumnus of the WMU School of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/08/8668

Business students clinch victories at e-Fest 2019

Haworth College of Business

… Minnesota in April and competed at e-Fest 2019. Rogers and his innovation team earned a $10,000 prize for taking second … at the "Shark Tank"-style competition and the only finalist from Michigan. Vaughn developed SnapDuct throughout the … feedback on their pitch and have a better understanding of what direction the company should be taking." Vaughn's next …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/53092

WMU named a top sales program for 16th consecutive year

Haworth College of Business

… Anderson on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Sales Education Foundation is sold on Western Michigan University, naming the sales and business marketing program to its listing of top sales programs in the country for the … business marketing, our success is the result of not just what we teach, but how we teach it,” says Dr. Kelley …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/07/72255

Gaining his Western Wings and Finding His Way to FedEx, Jason Woo’s in Full Control of His Aviation Career

College of Aviation

… Gaining his Western Wings and Finding His Way to FedEx, Jason Woo’s … 175.  He was upgraded to captain's status in 2017, saying "What a thrill it was to taxi a jet for the first time."   He … aviation industry," he says.  "I received not one, but two furlough notices from Delta in the span of a few months."   …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/12/woo

Sales students take second place at national competition

Haworth College of Business

… Griffith on Trenton Sands (left) and Erin Rogers (right) finished second at the 2022 State Farm Marketing and Sales … of the social media platform helped them better understand what Gen Z seeks in a brand. The Western team’s approach was … “I’m definitely proud of how Erin and I were both able to juggle not only this competition, but our many different …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69903

Western’s jazz program claims top honors in prestigious international music competition

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… beat! Western Michigan University’s jazz studies program is boasting several wins in DownBeat magazine's 44th annual … Graduate and undergraduate students secured seven awards in what’s considered the most prestigious competition in jazz … Graduate College Outstanding Arrangement-Vocal “What About Today?” Greg Jasperse , professor. Faith Quashie …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/05/64332

WMU nursing students lead hospital study that could change future of pressure-wound monitoring

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… the IPUP Survey. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—An innovative effort is underway to better detect and prevent pressure wounds at … says Jaime Neary, faculty specialist II of nursing. "What the Western Michigan University students are doing is … assessment skills and communication skills in explaining what they are doing to patients," says Jaime Neary , faculty …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75334