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From the classroom to the court: WMU alumnus, one-time educator living out his hoop dreams

W Magazine

… so I picked up a couple of long-term (teacher) subbing jobs and did that for a couple of years. Then this … a Detroit Pistons-affiliated team to a part of the Denver Nuggets organization.  It was a meteoric rise for Conner that … optimism. In 2023, the Gold’s NBA counterpart, the Denver Nuggets, took home the NBA Championship, and in the following …

https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2024/11/alumni-profile-trey-conner-grand-rapids-gold

Western Michigan University teams up with Detroit Lions as official educational partner

News

… graduates are employed quickly, working in their field in jobs they like. WMU students make their mark on the …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/09/western-michigan-university-detroit-lions-official-educational-partner

Empowered by freedom after years in refugee camps, Medallion Scholar ready to change the world

News

… groups that are active in Afghanistan. There are no jobs, no opportunity. You go outside of your home in the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/05/64194

All Life is Learning – December 2023

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at WMU

… enhancing the lives of adults in Kalamazoo County who struggle to read, through programs designed to strengthen basic … in English, Parent Literacy, Health Literacy, computers, JOBS, and other critical services that empower individuals … ideas for course topics and instructors. Let us know your suggestions. Call the OLLI office at  (269) 387-4157  or  send …

https://wmich.edu/olli/newsletter/december-2023

WMU excels at educating, producing entrepreneurs

News

… This is all alongside full-time course loads and part-time jobs. Their passion and dedication to their startup is shown …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30067

Barrier-breaking book program offers new chapter for parents of nonnative English speakers

W Magazine

… pitch to take the program districtwide. Her presentation tugged at the heartstrings of now-retired superintendent Deb … find a new sense of pride in her heritage—something she struggled with even into her adult life. "(Growing up) I always … felt that TRIO made a big difference." After working three jobs in high school to support herself and help her family, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69835

Preparing to prosper: Broncos get resume-worthy experience through internships

News

… organizations. Those experiences often turn into jobs; the same survey shows 93% of Broncos were employed or … to GPI, companies and organizations like Stryker, Kellogg’s, Eaton, Landscape Forms, Ascension Borgess, Bronson …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/08/68872

Redefining Normal: Alumni find strength in each other to inspire a new generation

W Magazine

… mentors around me gave me the confidence to apply. They suggested I go to the Seita Scholars Program because they had … we got married, but then it turned into something much bigger than us," Alexis says. Less than two months into their … is going on and I don't know what to do. I'm trying to find jobs and a steady income," he says. "I dealt with so much …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63818

Sunny's healing power

College of Arts and Sciences

… does best – working with young children. One of his first jobs was to be on-hand at the Children’s Advocacy Center of …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/sunny

Impact

STEM Workforce Collaboratory

… Teaching Laboratories Description: For many life science jobs, the handling of a modern light microscope is an …

https://wmich.edu/stem/impact