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Hockey-loving exercise science grad nets experience-driven hat trick through internship, campus work and RSOs

News

… and winning the program's first national championship was an incredible honor, but what I'll remember most are the … and resilience, and the people who became family along the way." On a mission Burgeson knew in high school she wanted … organizations on campus while also engaging in community service.  "I did a lot of meaningful work," she says. "Every …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/05/graduate-success-exercise-science-wmu-hockey-trainer-ariana-burgeson

Graduate students take their turn to help raise awareness of ALS

News

… Graduate students take their turn to help raise awareness of ALS Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on … relationships. It is a concept that Scott Matzka revisited after he was diagnosed with ALS in 2015. The 38-year-old father of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40842

World Bank Databank

Economics

… in select South American countries. Specifically, you want to look at infant mortality rates and other infant … interest fall into, in order to narrow down your selection. After looking through the list, you have chosen 28 variables … children in select South American countries. You decide you want the data for the last 10 years. Check the boxes for the …

https://wmich.edu/economics/world-bank-databank

Presentations & Publications

The Evaluation Center

… the annual meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Washington, D.C. Harnar, M. A., Snow, J. Z., & Hillman, J. … Presentation at the International Research Symposium on Service Excellence in Management, Porto, Portugal. Perk, … October). Ambiguities in evaluating the quality of scientific journals: Which are the “best” and …

https://wmich.edu/evaluation/about-0/presentations

The politics behind the Paris agreement on climate change

College of Arts and Sciences

… but the United States opted out of it. Australia and Canada wavered and then backed out of Kyoto, too. China and India, … chance. The online magazine, Quartz , relates how a deal was reached: In the last few hours of negotiations, all … signing on. Australia has elections to get through but afterward it will probably sign.” Keele pointed out that …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news-earthday-keele-climate-change

'Heritage' and environmental commitment dovetail in WMU renovation

News

… by Anonymous (not verified) on Renovation of Heritage Hall was a 16-month process. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The oldest building … downtown Kalamazoo since it opened in 1905—just two years after the University was established. Following a 16-month renovation effort, the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27780

Student Learning Outcomes Assessment Reports

Assessment

… of assessment at WMU. As a result, the report format was re-evaluated by the UASC in 2015. Changes were … direct and personalized feedback on each report submitted.  After all the changes that occurred during 2020 and beyond, … College of Fine Arts  (2011-12) College of Health and Human Services  (2011-12) Haworth College of Business  (2011-12) …

https://wmich.edu/assessment/institutional-slo-reports

Let’s expand what it means to be smart

W Magazine

… the challenges our students face, but also as someone who walked in those same shoes when I began college many years … without a clue of what would be my chosen major. I knew I wanted to find a good job so I chose a major in the business … learned this about himself well before coming to Western. After a spinal column injury during his teen years left him …

https://wmich.edu/magazine/let%E2%80%99s-expand-what-it-means-be-smart

Student's Experience in UAE

College of Arts and Sciences

… For over six weeks, from June 15 until July 23. Dennis was in the Intensive Arabic Program in the United Arab … (UAE), experiencing a completely different world. “It was a growing experience, in that it was my first time … said Dennis. “It was like Thanksgiving every night.” After attending a few formal Iftars, Dennis described them …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/uae-study-abroad