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Global warming activist to bring climate fight to campus

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… is the founder of the environmental organizations Step It Up and 350.org , a grassroots climate campaign that has … With the Arctic melting, the Midwest in drought and superstorm Sandy ravaging the Atlantic Coast, McKibben … New York, and Whittier and Colgate colleges. McKibben grew up in suburban Lexington, Mass., and lives in Vermont with …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/10071

Student awarded prestigious Boren Scholarship for study abroad

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… of State scholarship program. Gilman Scholarships support those who have been traditionally underrepresented in … foreign language and international skills. Scholars receive up to $20,000 while fellows receive up to $30,000, but all Boren Award winners agree to work in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/10903

Balance leads to MBA for Erica Nowicki

Haworth College of Business

… sales team. Over the next nine years, Nowicki progressed up the ladder in the sales department through various roles, … skillsets that aid in real-life scenarios.” As she finishes up her final year in the MBA program, Nowicki has been able …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73613

Physical therapy student receives DEI award from state association

College of Health and Human Services

… Dennis and Rodney Weir and Dean Ron Cisler. Veerappan grew up on the east side of the state in a family that put great … a stroke. "We had problems getting care to her, so I wound up acting as her PT and my mom was her nurse," he says. "In …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70688

AT&T donation helps Upward Bound students pursue a college education

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… AT&T donation helps Upward Bound students pursue a college education Submitted by … also attend a six-week summer program on WMU's campus designed to simulate the college learning environment and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/08/48178

Internships, faculty support help alumnus land job at ABC News

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… Internships, faculty support help alumnus land job at ABC News Submitted by Erin … other experiential learning opportunities helped set him up for career success after graduation. NEW YORK—Coronavirus … The Western Michigan University alumnus works on the assignment desk at ABC News, covering breaking news stories …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/58013

Music challenge aims to build harmony, community from a distance

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… new technologies, but more importantly, I hope it will be uplifting for our community to share videos with each other … majoring in viola performance as well as composition, took up the challenge with her roommates Gabby Lindhurst and … for music students who are used to collaborating in groups. But the skills Dixon has developed through the School …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58869

Racing toward his goals: Engineering student follows passion on the track

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… MacDermaid always knew he wanted to be an engineer. Growing up, one of his favorite activities was to take things apart … as well as at automaker Stellantis in the suspension group, instrumentation department and Chelsea (Michigan) … and validation in the industry. I have been able to build up my resume and get years of work experience to pursue this …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66110

From 20 internship applications to one perfect fit with Textron Aviation

College of Fine Arts

… told me to send in an application right away. However, no design positions had been posted online yet. I was encouraged … in than others, etc. The Newell portfolio review was set up by my professor and director of the Product Design … key at this point in time. I knew from experience that bigger corporate companies tend to hire in the fall, but can …

https://wmich.edu/finearts/blog/2020/02/pd-internship-aisha

Negative and Illegal Interview Questions

Career and Student Employment Services

… to do. It was hard to discipline myself to keep it caught up. So, instead, when a vendor calls, I ask them if they would wait for just a moment while I pull up their record. I input changes while we are talking … system?” "In my internship, the inventory system was set up using XYZ. I was responsible for entering price and …

https://wmich.edu/career/illegal