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Qi Qi
CELCIS
Work experience she gained in China helped to focus her career path and to solidify plans to attend a university in the United States because of the strong business relationship between both countries. “I worked in sales and marketing with a real estate company in China,” said Qi, who earned a manager position in just three years on the job. “I was very interested in investment analysis, as in how much it costs to buy and build on the land, what kind of products we should design to satisfy market requirements, and the potential for profits earned.
https://wmich.edu/celcis/qiqispotlight
Professor's documentary to screen at Waterfront Film Festival
WMU News
"This had more of the feel of a professional project," says Masters, who now lives in Saginaw and works as a freelance video editor. "I'm hoping the experience will help me get a job in the profession." Masters says she's proud of how it turned out. "I was kind of intimidated at first," she says. "But I think it turned out way better than I expected.
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/06/16566
WMU research facility assists in rediscovery of rare mineral deposit
WMU News
The result of the rediscovery, say geologists, will be the introduction of a new industry in Michigan worth as much as $65 billion, easily surpassing the state's historical oil and gas production revenues and triggering explosive job growth in Osceola and Mecosta counties. "This is conceivably one of Michigan's most valuable resources," says Theodore A. Pagano, a potash geologist, engineer and general manager of Michigan Potash Co.
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9197
Randy Brown, B.B.A.'64
Haworth College of Business
Brown has had myriad experiences throughout his career, but one of the early ones has stuck with him for a couple of reasons, “In 1987 a small cable operator in Kansas dropped ESPN in response to a 30 percent price increase! My job was to drive into a handful of small, rural farming communities and organize a petition drive to get ESPN reinstated. I’d hang out at the local bar and get the town folk agitated to call and complain.
https://wmich.edu/business/brown-randy
Social work grad assistant is student employee of the year
WMU News
She is also the primary manager of a field education Elearning course, which works as an intranet for students, faculty and field instructors. This resource keeps stakeholders informed of events, job postings and forms and has unique features including an FAQ. "In her role, Demetria is often approached by fellow students for problem-solving on field issues," notes her nominator, "and she has that unique blend of respect for positional authority and empowering students to be actors on their own."
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/05/7349
WMU Students Lobby in Lansing
College of Arts and Sciences
The goal of adding this experiential quality to learning is to teach students to work on a continuum. Keele's intent is for students to see that while they "can't change everything at once, they can move small things forward." The job of the students was to get legislators to talk about Line 5. At this point, a petition has been started and Keele is confident that the state will pursue regulation as a result of the presence of the WMU students, but it continues to be an ongoing issue.
https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/lobby-day
John E. Martell Jr. obituary
WMU News
Prior to coming to WMU, he worked as a substitute teacher in the Kalamazoo Public Schools; a resident advisor and humanities assistant at Grinnell College; an instructor for Jobs Corps in Battle Creek, Mich.; and an English instructor at Northern Michigan University. Martell's lifelong interests and formal training were in the humanities and fine arts.
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/11646
Student success to be showcased at Paper Foundation meeting
WMU News
The annual meeting will help showcase a program whose graduates continue to be well-received by industry and are being placed at base salaries starting around $65,000 annually, plus signing bonuses and relocation packages. Seniors have 100 percent job placement and normally receive multiple job offers several months in advance of graduation, a trend that extends back more than a decade. Students in the program are eligible for scholarships from the foundation of up to $26,500 over the course of their studies.
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/1912
Russ Hildensperger – University of Michigan Health System Intern
Haworth College of Business
Hildensperger says that the Haworth College of Business prepared him for this type of work in ways he could not have imagined; citing written and oral communication skills in addition to the technical skills required of the job. “The communication skills that I obtained through the college really helped me to thrive in the fast-paced, hectic environment that one finds in a hospital,” says Hildensperger, noting that the integrated communication course, required of all business students, helped prepare him to handle situations such as communicating bad news to customers.
https://wmich.edu/business/intern-hildensperger
Disabled Veterans
Institutional Equity
Disabled veterans and veterans of the Vietnam era It is the firm policy of Western Michigan University to offer equal employment opportunity for all and to employ, advance in employment, and otherwise treat qualified disabled veterans and veterans of the Vietnam Era without discrimination based upon their disability or veteran status in all employment practices including recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, and compensation. The University shall ensure that required qualifications are job related and/or consistent with business
https://wmich.edu/equity/policies/policiesveterans