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Meet Donna: Youth and community development

College of Education and Human Development

… access to my advisor is why I recommend WMU to anyone who wants to come here." Why did you choose the youth and … major? I chose the family's science major because I wanted to work more with families. I wanted to be more in … and how they can learn and go back in the community and be model youth and be able to give back to the community and …

https://wmich.edu/education/spotlight-soko

Sanford Center for Financial Planning and Wellness celebrates grand opening

News

… will serve students and community members in a variety of ways. One of those ways is through financial coaching where trained students … in the region, with the goal of one day becoming a national model. "The Sanford Center for Financial Planning and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/01/51014

WMU and KCC announce major transfer agreement

News

… President Mark O'Connell said. "Never before have the pathways from KCC to WMU been better designed, and never before … that every class taken advances the student along a pathway to success," said Dr. Susan Stapleton , WMU's interim … between the two institutions will serve as our model moving forward," Stapleton says. "That close …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/05/46804

New Broncos Lead Internship Program will benefit students, Kalamazoo community

News

… to do with a college student with a brilliant idea who wanted to try it out," adds Michael Evans , executive … successful and hopefully it will be something that can be a model for scaling up, because our community needs this type …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/03/71129

From grading to wading, student finds success shifting academic focus to follow passion

News

… From grading to wading, student finds success shifting academic focus to follow passion Submitted by Erin Flynn on Adam Austin wades through a wetland while conducting field research. … in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and will be used as a model for the restart of research across campus. With …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/06/60045

WMU excels at educating, producing entrepreneurs

News

… Joshua Teo is co-creating a Web-based engineering software company specializing in durability analysis of certain … ambitions in mind, others develop the aspiration along the way. In either case, WMU has a growing number of educational … "This particular generation has seen their role models become very, very successful entrepreneurs," says Dr. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30067

Cruising with Captain Cooper – Heather’s Ups and Downs in Aviation

College of Aviation

… Ups and Downs in Aviation Submitted by Tom Thinnes on It was the best of times, it was the worst of times -- and WMU College of Aviation alumna … way."    Now Cooper finds herself in a similar kind of role-model function. Lifting a huge airliner off the runway is …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/11/cooper

Eric Johnson – Flying High from Mesaba to FlightSafety International

College of Aviation

… Johnson figured either he knew it all, or at least he was close. Request College of Aviation Info But after … he "washed dishes and made hamburgers" in a residence-hall cafeteria -- an experience he described as "hard work" that … kayaking, hiking, and camping.  Woodworking and building model aircraft are Johnson's personal hobbies.  As a Civil …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/04/johnson

WMU MBA grows by 20% with introduction of new course format

Haworth College of Business

… an MBA at WMU Haworth . The HyFlex MBA program is a course model that presents content in a flexible structure, giving … says Jessica DeGroot , a current MBA student . “ I wanted to pursue a program that was accredited and offered the scope of curriculum I was …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/07/68441

Community Engagement

Graduate College

… interest. They may have ideas about projects you’d find rewarding and how to fit them into your schedule. It might … to develop a wide, supportive community can benefit you in ways you may not even perceive until months or years into … Faculty for Community Engagement: Barriers, Facilitators, Models, and Recommendations.” Journal of Higher Education …

https://wmich.edu/grad/compass/engagement