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Bronco Spotlight: Cody Edgerton
Career and Student Employment Services
My duties are similar to those at WMU, including conducting instrumental ensembles, teaching undergraduate conducting courses, assisting the marching band, and instructing the pep bands at athletic events. What is the most rewarding part of your job? My time at Western Michigan University's School of Music connected me to a vast network of musical leaders across the nation. Teachings from my professors directly prepared me for a high level of continued study in my field.
https://wmich.edu/career/codyedgerton
Bronco Spotlight: John McNeal
Career and Student Employment Services
The primary purpose of this position also known as “Fun Boss” is to plan, coordinate, organize, and direct a well-balanced afloat recreation program and leisure activities for crew members and embarked personnel aboard United States Navy aircraft carriers and large-deck amphibious assault ships. What is the most rewarding and the most challenging part of your job? The most rewarding part of this job will be the travel that I will be doing and the fact that I know I will be giving back to my country and those who currently serve it in the U.S.
https://wmich.edu/career/johnmcneal
Bronco Spotlight: Madison Cojei
Career and Student Employment Services
I am actually working at school I attended as a student so it is very cool to come back in but as a teacher this time. What is the most rewarding and the most challenging part of your job? Since we are teaching during a pandemic, it has been a little bit stressful. I am teaching a hybrid model, which means I have to keep up with two groups of kids both in-person and virtually.
https://wmich.edu/career/madisoncojei
Bronco Spotlight: Katherine Reeber
Career and Student Employment Services
I check in with people who were recently in the hospital to assure they are feeling safe in the community. What is the most rewarding and the most challenging part of your job? The most rewarding part of my job is being able to use my clinical judgement and advocate for client’s best outcomes; collaborating with the larger community for client’s safety; being able to serve a variety of clients and their needs.
https://wmich.edu/career/katherinereeber
Bronco Spotlight: Shana'e Clark Sobieray
Career and Student Employment Services
Part of my work week additionally involves being on-call for diagnostic testing as referred by a group of ear, nose, and throat (ENT) physicians. What is the most rewarding and the most challenging part of your job? The most rewarding part of my job is being able to give a patient back access to sound and thus oral/aural communication. As Hellen Keller stated, 'Blindness cuts us off from things, but deafness cuts us off from people.'
https://wmich.edu/career/shanaeclark
Bronco Spotlight: Erik Larson
Career and Student Employment Services
Erik Larson Bachelor of Science in computer science; minor in general business, 2020 Data Engineer at Discover Financial Services I will be designing and developing data process, ingestion, and transformation frameworks, as well as providing support for deployed data applications and analytical models. If you had a campus job or internship, how did they impact your career development? I had an on campus job at the WMU Bookstore before interning at Discover. Working at the bookstore helped me refine my communication skills and ability to work in a fast-paced
https://wmich.edu/career/eriklarson
Bronco Spotlight: Akshay Chawath
Career and Student Employment Services
Akshay Chawath MBA, 2020 If you had a campus job or internship, how did they impact your career development? Getting an internship is very important for because it gives you the flavor of the real work life. You will experience a lot of challenges, tasks, and rewards which will give you the opportunity to think whether you want to be in this industry or if you need to re-think your options.
https://wmich.edu/career/akshaychawath
Broncos take first place in inaugural Air Race Classic Derby
WMU News
Complete race results are available online. "I think it really goes to show how much planning ahead and practicing (for the competition) really paid off, but I think it also does a great job of representing Western as a great school for aviation," says Charlton, a junior from Spring Branch, Texas, studying aviation flight science and management and operations.
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/08/65143
Bronco Spotlight: Billy Madej
Career and Student Employment Services
It is my responsibility to aid the General Manager in setting goals to reduce waste and to set pollution prevention goals. What is the most rewarding and the most challenging part of your job? Working and living in the Grand Teton National Park for the last seven years has opened my eyes to the importance of our parks and their educational value to the public.
https://wmich.edu/career/billymadej
Bronco Spotlight: George Lluberes
Career and Student Employment Services
Photo of George Lluberes Ph.D. in political science, 2017 Content Analyst at Hanover Research As a content analyst, my job is to find answers to complex questions posed by businesses around the globe. To accomplish this goal, I first develop a multi-phased methodological approach that will allow our clients to understand the feasibility of finding answers to their questions.
https://wmich.edu/career/georgelluberes