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From spores to scores: WMU grad student cultivates connection through mycology, music
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… up. "I just love being outdoors. And the more I get to know what I'm surrounded by, the more connected I am to it and … the more I feel a deeper understanding of everything that's going on," says Cerberville, a music composition master's … and more useful tools, and the other students I spend time with, that I work with, have also really helped to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/01/66721
Sales students place first at National Sales Challenge
Haworth College of Business
… in the overall competition, Farrell and Tungate racked up the most cumulative points in two events: speed selling … role-play. They also placed individually in various categories, winning prize money: McKenna Farrell received $2,000 … threw some curveballs that gave the students a glimpse of what they could encounter in a professional sales role. …
https://wmich.edu/business/news/2024/12/national-sales-challenge-farrell-tungate
Assessment conference returns for 9th year
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… as well as faculty and staff members, including part-time instructors, are invited to attend. The featured … session. Conference attendees should feel free to come and go as their schedules permit. The event is free of charge, … topics for all faculty, graduate teaching assistants, part-time instructors and staff. Those who are new to assessment, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45214
Improving process control in metal casting
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… the strength of materials while minimizing waste as what will keep the U.S. metal casting industry ahead of the … Lee J. Wells , associate professor and an expert in real-time data analytics and visualization, and Dr. Sam Ramrattan … to manage the casting process—requiring them to think about what features to machine versus cast, how to orient the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70804
Climate Emergency Month, led by WMU's Climate Change Working Group, will focus on awareness, action
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… Emergency Month, led by WMU's Climate Change Working Group, will focus on awareness, action Submitted by Erin Flynn … Philo , president of the Students for a Sustainable Earth. "What we do now affects not only us but our children, our … for people, for animals, for crops," Bertman says. "It's time to take real, measurable action—there's really no time …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70784
Jazz student takes composing experience to new level, livestreaming process online
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… thousands of miles apart. Now that they have some extra time on their hands with the new stay-at-home orders related … Award, he recorded his first solo album a couple of weeks ago. It features some of WMU's world-class music faculty, … to survive. "Music—and I'm pretty sure all forms of art—is what every human being is now turning to," he says, pointing …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58733
Check out WMU’s latest Human Library event Feb. 12
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… such insults, stereotypes, and generalizations. This is what some learned while “reading” an anonymous individual … by the Human Library Organization . Launched 20 years ago in Copenhagen, Denmark, this effort to gain greater … findings with their classmate to explore how that research does or doesn’t individually align. For the Feb. 12 Human …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57540
Assistant professor to present on professional identity in counselor education
College of Education and Human Development
… faculty in counselor education. Her research examines what it would look like if a counselor education student was … I taught it and told students that was the best way to be, what would that mean for them in the future when they became … is that culture is technically knowing that you grew up in the same house with someone, but you two like …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/09/72789
Fueled by her own trauma, doctoral student fights to break cycle of sexual violence
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… when she had a life-changing conversation. "I asked around what I could do from a mental health point of view. And this … "As I was talking to that little girl, it was the first time I connected with my survivor story. It felt like I was … we're going to work until we can't work anymore so that it doesn't happen to another person," says Mpamira. "It's …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/09/65358
Registered Student Organizations adapt in pandemic to foster connection and community on campus
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… careers ? Or are fashion and philanthropy more your style? Whatever your interest, there's a place for everyone to find … Magic WMU chapter president, visits with a child over Facetime dressed as Belle. "There will be some really cool … getting more views. Students might be nervous or shy to go to an event, but through social media, it's more …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/08/60859