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Feeling Like an Outsider

Study Abroad

… Feeling Like an Outsider Written by: Maggie Neuman Location: Burgos, Spain Major: Business As my … streets of Milan. But hopefully at this point you already know how much fun you can have if you study abroad. Today I … speaking English as a first language is a HUGE privilege no matter where you end up. In most international locations, …

https://wmich.edu/studyabroad/blog/2019/12/outsider

Missionary Magic – Tommy Pagawak’s Path from New Guinea to WMU

College of Aviation

… based in New Guinea, specifically the western province known as Papua. His home community is Sentani. Serving that … the spring of 2020 with a major in communications and a minor in aviation flight science "if everything goes … shoes -- coming to the United states from a country that is not exactly a mirror image of his roots. Plus, English is …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/blog/2019/12/pagawak

The Crisis Amidst The Crisis: Mental Health During COVID-19

Public Health

… COVID-19 The COVID-19 pandemic has gripped our country as no disease has in the last century. Almost all of our medical resources and technologies have been devoted to trying to slow down the spread … strategies on how to improve the situation of someone struggling with mental health because of the pandemic. Impact on …

https://wmich.edu/publichealth/blog/2020/10/blog-braunz

Sandy Yee: Alumni Spotlight

University Libraries

… senior year research paper when my high school librarian suggested we could get additional materials I needed from the … quickly and easily people could access information that was not readily available!” This experience led Yee to Western … library science graduate program. “Without WMU, I could not have had the career I’ve had,” said Yee. “In my time, …

https://wmich.edu/library/updates/2022/10/sandy-yee

Cheering Up a Career in Aviation Technical Operations with Katelyn Mobley

College of Aviation

… Career in Aviation Technical Operations with Katelyn Mobley Nothing wrong with enrolling at the college of your choice … bearings that are part of the components of an airplane.  Now a sophomore majoring in aviation technical operations in … growing up in the Chicagoland suburb of Algonquin, but none of that initially pointed her to a career choice.  As a …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/blog/2024/04/mobley

Graduate Frequently Asked Questions

Irving S. Gilmore School of Music

… year, you should have your application materials in no later than Feb. 15, and you should complete your audition, if required, by March 1. Note that the deadline for Graduate College Fellowships and … description of the financial package for a  Half-time non-resident graduate assistantship . Once I am admitted how …

https://wmich.edu/music/academics/grad/faq

Frequently Asked Questions

2020 Budget Information

… COVID-19 health and financial crisis and the pandemic's economic impact on the University. It was an opportunity to … the most favorable of circumstances is significantly bigger than we have seen in recent memory. To meet that goal … and Human Resources policies also require advanced notice and multiple steps before action can be taken. If we …

https://wmich.edu/2020budget/faq

Flexible Spending Plans

Human Resources

… to cover the cost of certain medical expenses that are not covered by other insurance. Example of such expenses … pay are set aside in a special account and used to pay for known expenses as they occur. You save paying federal and … are charged on the money when deducted from your pay, when deposited into your account, or when paid to you as …

https://wmich.edu/hr/handbook-flexiblespending

Declining unqualified unpaid internships

Career and Student Employment Services

… unqualified unpaid internships Unpaid internships posted by non-profit and for-profit employers Unpaid internships can only be posted to Handshake by nonprofit and government organizations. If a for-profit … as the employer’s regular workforce, this would suggest an employment relationship, rather than training." …

https://wmich.edu/career/staffbjdeclineui

Alumni Success

Theatre

… Alumni Success From renowned graduate programs and Hollywood to Broadway and … an Associate Producer at the theatrical production company, No Guarantees, where he has worked on Tony Award-winning … Cohen" and "Sumer and Smoke." She was recently cast in "Knoxville," a new musical by Ahrens & Flaherty at Asolo …

https://wmich.edu/theatre/alumni