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Bronco Spotlight: Melanie Hight
Career and Student Employment Services
… private pilot and commercial licenses, flight reviews, and beyond. My job is to maintain consistent contact and … unique opportunities to travel the country- whether it be a month flying among the mountains in Wyoming, a week in … unique challenges- I am constantly learning new things and being reminded every day that no matter how much experience …
https://wmich.edu/career/melaniehight
Bronco Spotlight: Jasmine Vedua
Career and Student Employment Services
… and my coworkers. The most challenging part of my job would be having to sit at a desk in an office for a long period of … I joined FOCUS Kalamazoo, a volunteer organization. Being a part of this organization for three years, helping … non-profits; therefore, I asked one of the FOCUS Board members to take and review my resume with their employer …
https://wmich.edu/career/jasminevedua
Bronco Spotlight: Elisabeth King
Career and Student Employment Services
… Bronco Spotlight: Elisabeth King Bachelor of Arts, French; global and international … our roles, we are known to "do it all." I assist faculty members in the field all throughout Europe and Downrange with … and much more. We've got 90,000+ students around the globe in 53+ locations so you can imagine every day is …
https://wmich.edu/career/elisabethking
The Western Activist, a 1960s alternative student newspaper, now available online
University Libraries
… of original copies of The Western Activist. “We don’t believe we have every issue created, but we do have a good … The online archive of The Western Activist allows members of the public to review and edit transcripts of the … newspaper and how its availability will impact a larger number of students and researchers.” The Western Activist has …
https://wmich.edu/library/updates/2023/01/impact-report-western-activist
Biking for Black Lives Matter: WMU vocal jazz director raising money, awareness to combat systemic racism
News
… He dedicates each of his rides to a Black American who has been killed, taping the person's picture to his handlebars … to myself?" says Jasperse, who has participated in a number of long-distance rides to raise awareness and funds for HIV/AIDS and LGBTQ rights in the past and had been thinking about other charitable efforts to get involved …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/07/60200
WMU project puts spotlight on lighthouse logs, late 1800s life on South Haven coastline
News
… on the South Haven shoreline during the late 1800s is being brought to life through the digitization of three … Lighthouse Logs is a new digital collection that has been created to give a lifelike representation of lighthouse … mundane weather reports to dramatic events, including shipwrecks, daring rescues, bodies washed ashore and forest …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/25859
Negotiation Updates: August 20, 2014
Academic Labor Relations
… Aug. 21. Due to the absence of two critical Western team members, the teams are also not meeting Tuesday, Aug. 26. We’re pleased to report that this past week has been one of continued progress toward our goal of a mutually beneficial faculty agreement. Obviously, in order to be …
https://wmich.edu/academic-labor-relations/negotiations-aaup-august-20-2014
Negotiation Updates: August 15, 2014
Academic Labor Relations
… the first economic proposal on Article 33, Health Care Benefits and Insurance. Earlier this week, a proposal was provided on Article 36, Other Fringe Benefits. The WMU-AAUP’s response to these proposals will … WMU-AAUP team to facilitate settlement of the new contract before the current contract expires on Sept. 6. These offers …
https://wmich.edu/academic-labor-relations/negotiations-aaup-august-15-2014
WMU students capture first prize at engineering conference in Istanbul
News
… as tensile testing of materials and X-ray diffraction, are being phased into the undergraduate engineering curriculum at WMU as part of the overall research being done under Ari Gur's direction. So far, more than 60 institutions around the globe have requested and received the "hand-on" simulated …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/06/24620
School of Communication awards new scholarship established in memory of Marc Henry Simon
School of Communication
… and friends to honor the memory of Simon, who is remembered by those who knew him in the school and outside the … intelligent and kind. "Marc was a person you knew would be fun to watch because of all that he would achieve professionally and …
https://wmich.edu/communication/marc-simon-scholarship