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Interior design student helps plant shop owner grow new business

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… Nance , owner of the new boutique home store MJ Home —sister store to Mason Jar Plant Shop . She tapped Matt … 'I want you to build your resume here. I want you to do what it's going to take to get you to that next level. I … which was also part of her department. "I always had that 'what if.' What if I never pursued (this passion)? And I …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/06/68254

Shantytown fundraiser demonstrates need for affordable housing

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… Shantytown fundraiser demonstrates need for affordable housing Submitted by … University students will be pulling an all-nighter this month, but they won't be cramming for end-of-the-semester … housing in Kalamazoo, the need for affordable housing, and what Habitat for Humanity and student volunteers can do to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/318

NPR host to speak as part of the Reading Together program

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… verified) on Cover of Gladstone's book KALAMAZOO—Journalist, media analyst and author Brooke Gladstone , host of the … Reading Together 2013 activities. Her presentation is titled "The Influence of the Media" and is free and open … On her radio program, Gladstone gives an up-close look at what the news media are covering and why. While maintaining …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5928

Trustees approve moving forward with Cooley Law affiliation

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… Michigan University and the Thomas M. Cooley Law School is a step closer to reality today after the WMU Board of … approval for the move and authorized the University's administration to proceed with the initiative. By voice vote at … Dunn said following the meeting. "This is consistent with what all of our stakeholders embrace, the idea of working …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6646

Employees urged to 'Go West' by finding their own paths of study

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… KALAMAZOO—Western Michigan University's leadership is urging faculty and staff members to take advantage of their tuition discount benefits by starting a new degree or simply … Greene. "All of us need to make sure we never lose sight of what being learner centered is all about and focusing on our …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/08/8571

Reading, writing and reflecting on service learning

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… over playground equipment and cleaning up juice box spills isn't the way most college students choose to spend their … "Simply put, having volunteers like Sam means we can do what we do." A Learning Experience The chance to help kids … other student volunteers also give the kids a glimpse at what their future could hold. "It's really special for our …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/53333

Product design student a featured artist at Chicago Museum of Science and Industry

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… Product design student a featured artist at Chicago Museum of Science and Industry Submitted by … and it's something that is always going to help expand what I do in the future." Being featured among outstanding … "It's nice to see the next generation get a chance to see what abilities artists that look like them have," he says. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/05/64077

The ultimate Bronco: Six-time Western alumnus looks forward to next chapter

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… University. Over more than 40 years, the faculty specialist in computer science has earned six degrees from the … because of my math score. I didn't understand at the time what computers had to do with math," he remembers. But his … company Michigan Bell, encouraged him to take the suggestion to heart. "She had the inside scoop on the future …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71590

Designing a tribute for Veterans Memorial Park

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… Landry, Sarah Johnson  and  Victoria Powe ; and faculty advisor Dr. Decker Hains. The team's layout includes the … P.E. and chair of the Department of Management.  “My biggest takeaway from this project is what it looks like to make dreams into reality. Being able …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71401

Students pursue a better roadmap of Mars

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… to researchers in a timely manner. Maxwell Allen of Harrison Township, Stephen DeCarlo of Hudsonville, Joseph … known materials. We had to make some assumptions based on what we would need to make the project successful," he says. … theories. The project gave students the unique opportunity what could be possible in the growing field of space …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/53717