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WMU a leader in offering learning by virtual reality

News

… by Mark Bugnaski KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Travel the world for history class and actually see the culture. Practice surgery … in the classroom and beyond, he adds. To take advantage of what VR has to offer, it's crucial students, faculty and … creativity." And there's a lot of opportunity to see what the lab has to offer. With start of the spring semester …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/12/50873

Confections with Convictions

Sustainable Business Practices

… By helping youth learn a trade, Anderson’s primary focus is to help young workers confront systemic issues such as … He has reinvented truffles and knows instinctively what works. Flavors change seasonally and include Dark … he defines impact in terms of helping youth. His biggest success story is about the turnaround of a current …

https://wmich.edu/sustainablebusiness/confections

Film by WMU professor profiles female Native American filmmakers

News

… 1025 Brown Hall. Part of a series The 33-minute documentary is the first installment in a three-part series titled … to four Canadian provinces and 12 U.S. states. Episode one, titled "Spider Woman's Call," has been shown at … Americans. Native media makers have had limited access to what the mainstream media industry considers a "viable" …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22636

Aspiring educators gather from across the state to learn, grow and collaborate

College of Education and Human Development

… the state to learn, grow and collaborate Submitted by Chris Hybels on Attendees of the "So, you want to be a … Debbie Schuitema from the Michigan Education Association discusses writing resumes and preparing for interviews. … teacher shortages in state history. “This workshop was what I needed to solidify my choice in working toward …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71409

Causes of Wrongful Conviction

Sociology

… poor defendants. Matters only become worse when a person is represented by an ineffective, incompetent or … for public defenders and court-appointed attorneys is only making the problem worse. Mistaken witness id … it can be contaminated. In case after case, DNA has proven what scientists already know—that eyewitness identification …

https://wmich.edu/sociology/causes-wrongful-conviction

Accessible Course Materials

Disability Services for Students

… as these will have the accessibility tools needed.  Please visit the WMU Office of Information Technology to access … steps vary depending on which tool you’re using and what the final format of the document will be.    Use … For an Adobe PDF document to be accessible, it must be a “tagged” PDF, with an underlying tagged structure that includes …

https://wmich.edu/disabilityservices/faculty-resources/accessible-material

Attend and ascend: Education alum's pilot program increases 10th grade attendance by 14%

College of Education and Human Development

… increases 10th grade attendance by 14% Submitted by Chris Hybels on Once a week, Alysia Baznik will facilitate the … "There's a good group of kids that are working for the biggest purchase which would be me taking them for food, games … 10th graders were showing up to the cart they weren't sure what it was," says Baznik. "Now you can hear them chattering …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2025/05/alumna-education-special-attendence-intervention-success

Andrew J. Hiller

College of Aviation

… Engineering  and   Operations  Technology , Andrew began  his aviation career  at a Beechcraft Dealership/FBO in … MI.  He  then   j oined United Ai rlines in Indianapolis, IN  as  a  737 Flight Controls Engineer and  was … he discovered the source of the problem, t hus avoiding what could have proven catastrophic if  not detected and …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/hiller

Testing the interdunal waters

College of Arts and Sciences

… of great biodiversity, yet little scientific research exists about these rare habitats. Dr. Tiffany Schriever's … species, to examine their response to natural and human disturbances. "Coastal wetlands provide essential ecosystem … we discover new things about how the wetlands function and what animals live in them all the time." To learn more about …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/schriever

The WMU MBA: A transformative experience

Haworth College of Business

… by Amy Coughenour on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—“Human resources is the most important yet most overlooked part of … student Nilani Kariappa , from Virajpet , India. The emphasis on global human resources in Western’s MBA program is what drew Kariappa to the University for her graduate …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2024/11/mba-transformative-experience-kariappa