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Student designs sales tool to help boost Stryker profits
News
… package goods marketing and integrated supply management, was fortunate to land a coveted internship with Stryker. But it's what she did with that rare opportunity that set her apart. Her determination earned her unexpected … and throat division. Simic, who graduates in spring 2014, was asked to design a tool to be used by the company's 150 …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6422
WMU gearing up to celebrate 90 years of homecoming
News
… words of the WMU fight song. That's a fitting theme in more ways than one. There are so many exciting events to choose … 90th homecoming and 75th year of hosting football games in Waldo Stadium. It's also marking the 50th year of the … The Homecoming football game is one of many events set for Oct. 12. Homecoming Saturday is big draw Scores of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/9973
Two honored with WMU’s Distinguished Service Award
News
… Two honored with WMU’s Distinguished Service Award Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO—A … are the recipients of the 2012-13 Distinguished Service Award. Dr. Alan E. Kehew, professor of geosciences and … honored during the University's annual Academic Convocation set for 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4 , in the Dalton Center Recital …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9677
Undergraduate research, career-related experiences helped psychology grad find purpose
News
… a neuropsychologist. KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Haila Jiddou has always been interested in psychology and how the brain works. … available within the Department of Psychology and was drawn to Dr. Lisa Baker's lab, which focuses on … she says. "I didn't realize it at the time, but it really set me apart. And now looking back at it and applying to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73684
Sky Broncos advance to national competition
News
… WMU aviators qualified for the 2019 NIFA national SAFECON set to take place May 13-19 in Janesville, Wisconsin. The … Park, Illinois, and studying aviation flight science. Been was voted this year's team captain. He was the third-highest-scoring contestant in the competition, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/11/50133
For virtual job interviews: Make a list, check your surroundings twice
News
… pandemic, they are learning to put their best face forward as they sit in front of a screen. Making a good … your roommate could make a cameo appearance, as was the case for graduate student Kalpesh Ghati . "My … intentional with your time, weed out what is important and set goals. If you don't know something, ask," adds Jamie …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63027
Fresh approaches to instruction
University Libraries
… from information literacy instruction. The librarians set a goal of ensuring every undergraduate has library … significantly in 2023 as our librarian’s new strategy was implemented. “We are approaching information literacy … experience is a specialty of our Tech Lab, located on Waldo Library ’s lower level. Emerging Technology Specialist …
https://wmich.edu/library/updates/2024/03/impact-report-fresh-approaches-instruction
A ewe-nique approach to sustainability
College of Arts and Sciences
… distance, and then, a flock of forty sheep come galloping towards you. This is no ordinary farm: this is Tending Tilth. … and two sheep from her flock, Elmer and Felix. Even as she was working with large exotic animals like gorillas and … this approach are clear. Once hired for a project, Burns sets up solar-powered electric fences to corral the sheep, …
https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/10/lauren-burns-tending-tilth
Kirstin LaDuke
First-Year Faces
… but I think mainly what pushed me to go into (education) was to spark change.” The Richland, Michigan, native has … “Seeing what (my mom) kind of went through and how she was kind of treated as a teacher, I definitely wanted to … WHERE IT ALL BEGAN In some ways, LaDuke’s WMU journey was set into motion before she was even born. Her parents met …
https://wmich.edu/firstyearfaces/kirstin-laduke
The dynamic duo: father-and-son academicians share best practices in distance education
Finance and Commercial Law
… “In entrepreneurship education, we emphasize a growth mindset and often use constraints as ammunition in our design … flights home to their families throughout the world. This was a traumatic experience for many, so I made space when we … some exercises to deal with anxiety. His next speaker was an entrepreneur from China in his third month of …
https://wmich.edu/finance/demello2020