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Taking the leap: Erin Rogers’ journey at WMU Haworth

Haworth College of Business

… Rogers KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Starting her sales career from a young age, Erin Rogers began selling roofs, decks, doors and … and sales allows me to do that while interacting with people,” says Rogers. Following the COVID-19 pandemic, … drive and resourcefulness. “Building these relationships can be difficult as a young professional as you are still …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/10/69496

WMU ranks nationally for best online master's in education programs

College of Education and Human Development

… environment where aspiring teachers and administrators can easily interact with instructors and peers. Other indicators considered in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/74785

Landscape Services plants seeds of stewardship, innovation on WMU campus

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… in the balance in Finch Greenhouse. "Normally we'd come in with a group of people and once those seedlings come up, we … the grass grow a little taller and adding trees in there, you're going to have a lot deeper root system" which will … WMU horticulturalist Nick Gooch . "I wanted to find out, can we integrate those? Can you be in an urban corridor like …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/07/60122

Research shows alarming gap in mental health access for adolescents of color

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… Disease Control and Prevention says the pandemic has pushed youth mental health concerns to crisis levels, yet a Western Michigan University study finds significant racial disparities in access to care. Led by clinical … access to mental health care," he says. In working with his advisor, associate professor Dr. Amy Damashek , …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63368

WMU researcher wins $800,000 NSF grant to assess education efforts

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… Foundation to develop resources to plan studies that can better assess how well professional development … trove of large-scale data sets, analyze them and come up with ways to inform the design of large evaluations of … we're going to write papers and disseminate them so that if you were a researcher and wanted to test the curriculum you

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/29895

Working to say 'goodbye' to forever chemicals

W Magazine

… to forever chemicals Submitted by Erin Flynn on PhD candidate Ethan Coffin holds a novel foam sampler developed … streams or drinking water, like carbon filters, but you’re getting the PFAS on that and then putting it into … cycling and chemical transformations of PFAS precursors within landfills and wastewater treatment plants. These …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75868

Recognizing excellence: College of Education and Human Development hosts 27th annual Alumni Awards

College of Education and Human Development

… is honoring Drs. Tasia Fields and Andrew Rynberg with Golden Apple Awards, Lindsey Hemmerlein with a Keystone … Framework, and spearheaded initiatives such as the African American Male Achievement Initiative. She also advises … Lilla Watson, an Aboriginal activist. Watson’s words of “If you have come here to help me, you are wasting your time. …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2025/10/college-education-human-development-awards-alumni-annual-2025

Team USA luger sees natural track to career success at Western

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… during spring semester while he competed internationally with the US Natural Track Luge Team. Courtesy: Miriam … and Romania. Courtesy: Miriam Jennewein Cookman and his younger sister, Katie, placed fifth in the team competition … years—it’s among the largest merit-based programs in American higher education—paired with Western’s world-class …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70875

Event set to help students, employees learn about rec center

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… verified) on A CycleFit class during the 2017 New Year, New You event. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Student Recreation Center … sampling of the SRC's numerous classes and activities that can help members of the campus community get on a healthy … to 10:30 p.m. Students and employees can—at no cost—show up with their Bronco Card and workout clothes and check out …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/12/44327

Engineering student designs her future at WMU

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… her passion for engineering design technology. Now with experiences as a student ambassador and two internships … “To me this is neat because as technology grows, we can grow with it.”  Kieliszewski has completed an design … “I also learned that life is too short to do something you’re not interested in,” says Kieliszewski. “After going …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/05/75588