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Graduate students receive WMU Dames Endowed Scholarships

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… Muskegon, Michigan, is a master’s student in the School of Social Work with an interpersonal practice concentration. She … at WMU Cooley Law School in 2016. Burrell is dedicated to working with vulnerable populations of women and children, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/32980

Prior Learning Assessment

School of Environment, Geography and Sustainability

… How you see the future of the country politically, socially, economically, and environmentally, based on past …

https://wmich.edu/environment/academicspla

WSA, GSA look to break down stigma, highlight resources with Mental Health Week

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… anxiety," says Carl, who is pursuing a master's degree in social work specializing in clinical therapy. "The support that we … it comes down to societal pressures from what we see on social media, what we see with cyberbullying, what we see in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/03/67584

Akol Abol: From Sudan to WMU

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… The name “Lost Boys of Sudan” was colloquially used by aid workers in the refugee camps where the boys resided in … that I would go to school, drink water as lunch, do homework, drink water as dinner and go to sleep right afterward … you’re in secret places where nobody can see.”   After working in the food delivery business for a couple of …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2014/09/akol-abol

Learning and Leading: Global Leaders use their skills to help refugees

W Magazine

… not going back to Jordan. I ended up spending a whole year working in the refugee camps that dot Europe." Fernandez … through service while also developing projects—vetted by social work professors in a multi-step review process—that … clinical triage with an NGO. So everyone's skills are valuable." Richardson, who grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57378

Book Club: Unshrinking

Study of Ethics in Society

…  (2024) by Kate Manne.  Manne highlights fatphobia as a social justice issue that has received insufficient … instead will require societal transformation, like other social issues.   The first 10 sign-ups receive a free book. …

https://wmich.edu/events/74593

Trustees approve faculty and staff retirements

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… Dr. Kathryn Lewis-Ginebaugh , associate professor of social work Dr. Doris J. Ravotas , assistant professor of blindness …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/363

Business class completes 3,700+ hours of service in one semester

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… University are answering that question by learning the social responsibility that comes with being a business … in Palmer's class—is through service. Lauren Bliss did social media marketing for Confections with Convictions. … 15 hours of community service in addition to their course work. They're paired with one of several community partners …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/53508

Chemical Engineering (B.S. in Engineering)

Chemical and Paper Engineering

… salary for recent chemical and paper engineering graduates working full time —2024-25 Career Outcomes Report Explore … of College of Engineering and Applied Sciences graduates working full time are satisfied with their job —2024-25 … Specialist Quality Engineer Among the companies they work for are: Axchem Dow Chemical Graphic Packaging …

https://wmich.edu/chemical-paper/chemical-engineering

Graduate Courses

School of Communication

… college professor Training and development professional Social media manager Talent acquisitions … credit hours) This course provides an introduction to social scientific methods, techniques and instruments for … understanding of how participants in problem-solving groups work together and how they can be made more effective …

https://wmich.edu/communication/academics/graduate/grad-courses