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The new frontier
Haworth College of Business
“Revitalizing this location has resulted in more employment opportunities, more contractors and more revenue for the community. Once fully operational, the plant is expected to create more than 2,200 U.S. manufacturing jobs.” The future is electric “GM’s vision for the future is a world with zero crashes, zero emissions and zero congestion. Electrification will play an essential role in accomplishing this vision,” she says.
https://wmich.edu/business/rao2020
Souder Soars: How Aviation Tech Ops has Transformed Tom
College of Aviation
In his rear-view mirror these days are passing those "final" final exams, landing the first "real" job, and moving to a new state. However, one factor has not changed. "It will be important for me," he says, "to pay it forward as I remember where I came from. I always keep in mind that how I perform in my job is a reflection of where I came from. I represent Western every day."
https://wmich.edu/aviation/alumni/blog/2019/11/souder
Programming Specialist Behavioral Health Services
Human Resources
Job description Job code: 009897 Pay grade: E Pay type: Exempt/salaried General summary Supervises clinical services for multiple prison locations. Provides treatment services for clients with substance abuse disorders. Major duties Provides substance abuse screening, intake, evaluation, assessment and treatment planning.
https://wmich.edu/hr/employees/staff/jobdescriptions/009897
Aiming High with the Air Force ROTC – Noah Bielat’s Sights are Set
College of Aviation
"I aim to fly fighters," he says, "but the travel opportunities attached to 'heavies' are also very enticing. After my 10 or maybe even 20 years in the military, I hope to land a job in the corporate side of the industry flying small jets and maybe a celebrity or two." Most of Bielat's extracurricular activities were embedded in ROTC duties, but he did find time for the university's "e-sports" team when it was created.
https://wmich.edu/aviation/alumni/blog/2021/02/bielat
Dream realized for Western alum working on Marvel's 'WandaVision'
WMU News
The only thing I had coming out here to kind of protect me was school. It gave me the opportunity to meet people.” A cascade of connections cultivated by hard work and cold-calls landed him his first job as a post production assistant on Academy Award-winning director Ed Zwick's film "Defiance." His network continued to grow from there. "I can trace all of my success back from the connections I made from being a post-production assistant," Jacobs says, also touting the strong Western connection in L.A.
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63090
A bite of financial reality
Sanford Center for Financial Planning and Wellness
“Financial education is so important when looking at future successes, and we want to build that baseline early with real-life scenarios.” One of those real-life scenarios is the current COVID-19 pandemic, or a similar event that might cause job loss. “The pandemic and the impact on millions of Americans’ personal finances was an impetus for discussions regarding saving, financial planning and budgeting,” says Mora.
https://wmich.edu/financialplanning/fair2020
Bronconess wine brand partners with St. Julian, expands philanthropic impact
WMU News
It's a great feeling to work on a brand with the goal of supporting students that exemplify servant leadership," says Tyler Earnst , student team leader. Bronconess offers students critical experience in everything from logistics to collaboration to marketing, and that ensures preparation for the job market. "In the leadership and business strategy program, we say experience is our best teacher," says Dr. Derrick McIver , associate professor of management and co-director of the Center for Principled Leadership and Business Strategy .
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/62248
Planes, Pucks and Puchacz: Zachary Scores in Aviation Management
College of Aviation
Puchacz majored in what is now aviation management and operations and minored in business on the way to his 2003 WMU degree. During this time, he held his first job in the industry as an intern at the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport . That stint cemented his decision to focus on the management aspect of aviation and prepped him for his first full-time job -- at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey as an operations coordinator.
https://wmich.edu/aviation/alumni/blog/2020/12/puchacz
WMU business professors see signs of economic recovery amid pandemic
WMU News
We have an economy that's capable of growing to crank out as many jobs as we need to put people to work that want jobs." The reason the ISM Manufacturing Index is so influential is that manufacturing drives the American economy. While only about 10% of the U.S. workforce is in the manufacturing sector, each of those jobs accounts for about 10 jobs in the service sector.
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/08/60747
Coordinator Communications (Part-Time)
Human Resources
Job description Job code: 009678 Pay grade: D Pay type: Nonexempt/hourly General summary Provides communications and public relations support for the department or college. Major duties Assists with communications, marketing promotions, public relations, development of promotional material and social media management.
https://wmich.edu/hr/employees/staff/jobdescriptions/009678