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New program helps to prepare finance students for Series 7 exam

Haworth College of Business

… WMU students will be prepared to take the licensing exam upon being hired. "This is another example of how well our … one-third of financial advisors plan to retire. To keep up with demand, the industry will need to hire more than … providing real-time data on market movements and world news updates. The atmosphere of the trading room enables Haworth …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30134

Western students gain leadership experience at ROTC camp

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… climbs under barbed wire on the obstacle course. Ben Higgins, holding his squad's flag, is an incoming first-year … a scenario on the leadership reaction course. A group of campers rests after completing a scenario on the … and the ROTC program at Western. AUGUSTA, Mich.—Suiting up in fatigues and leading teenagers through gruelling …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/08/65148

Facilities

Upjohn Center for the Study of Geographical Change

… Facilities The W. E. Upjohn Center for the Study of Geographical Change is … climate-controlled space, and is equipped with a dry-fire suppression archive, full-service semi-truck loading docks … one variable-mount for work dictating a more flexible setup. The JumboScan family of scanners are premier …

https://wmich.edu/geographicalchange/facilities

Making a Difference for Students Pursuing Careers

College of Arts and Sciences

… The employee of 19 months also describes herself as super-enthusiastic, one who enjoys doing research, seeing … College of Arts and Sciences with the intention of building up our liberal arts students but, recognizing a need she … with her about the career readiness of our students she suggested solutions to reducing the anxiety our seniors felt …

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

Budding with Broncos – FreeFlight Systems Flourishes with WMU Aviation and Business Grads

College of Aviation

… enterprise, which is still not a quarter of a century old, signs the paychecks of at least three brown-and-gold-wearing … another field that I found to be enjoyable."  Hayes grew up in Olivet, an Eaton County college town northeast of … And now he's on the FreeFlight team.  Katz also logged time at L3Harris from 2019 to 2022 as an administrator …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/alumni/blog/2024/03/freeflight

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at WMU gets $1 million endowment

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… at Western Michigan University a $1 million gift to set up an endowment in support of the communitywide effort that offers courses and … of the OLLI at WMU. In addition to the $1 million to endow support for WMU's OLLI, the Osher Foundation awarded the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28679

Business college begins pilot study of AI for student interview preparation

Haworth College of Business

… prepare students for interviews. Instead of playing catch-up, we decided to lean into it and become a resource for the … every day. The team thanks Dean Satish Deshpande for the support and the freedom to embark on new AI initiatives at … have more anxiety about interviewing than previous groups of students,” says Moreno “This project is a response to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75700

Fashion program hosts annual career week giving students an inside look at the industry

College of Education and Human Development

… of attaching color swatches. A fashion merchandising and design student looks at a sweatshirt from Hurley's NASCAR collaboration. The design for a women's top … our FMD program.”  “I think it (fashion career week) opens up their eyes to other possibilities, things they didn’t …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/03/71206

Student experience meets community impact in groundbreaking new Evaluation Lab

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… opening of the Evaluation Lab, an innovative initiative designed to serve the Kalamazoo community while providing … learning The Evaluation Lab's inaugural group of student evaluators includes nine undergraduates and … evaluators meet with local organizations’ leaders, design surveys, analyze data, conduct interviews and focus …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/75006

Respiratory Protection Program

Environmental Health and Safety

… in accordance with the provisions of Michigan’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) General … to them. Scope: The Respiratory Protection Program is designed for full-time, part-time, temporary, and student … respirator for which the source of breathing air is not designed to be carried by the user. Also called an airline …

https://wmich.edu/ehs/policies/respiratory-protection