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tw-child-object-center tw-text-center dark:tw-bg-gray-900 tw-aspect-auto"> <img src="https://files.wmich.edu/s3fs-public/styles/3_2/public/images/news/2023/12/DSC04099.jpg?h=5c57cf75&itok=VpzwKmFZ" width="900" height="600" loading="lazy" alt="Image"> </div> <div class="tw-flex tw-flex-col tw-max-w-prose tw-mx-auto tw-w-full tw-p-4 md:tw-p-6"> <h2 class=" heading--sm tw-font-semibold tw-text-textblack"> Swing and a hit: Digital marketing grad's internship lands him job in the big leagues </h2> </div></a> <a href="/news/2023/12/73693" class="tw-text-textblack tw-grid tw-content-start !tw-place-content-stretch tw-overflow-hidden tw-w-full tw-flex-none tw-rounded tw-border dark:tw-bg-gray-800 dark:tw-border-gray-600 tw-bg-white tw-border-gray-300 tw-grid-rows-card tw-grid-cols-1 tw-outline-none focus:tw-ring-1 focus:tw-ring-gold focus:tw-border-gold hover:tw-ring-1 hover:tw-ring-gold hover:tw-border-gold dark:focus:tw-ring-gold dark:focus:tw-border-gold dark:hover:tw-ring-gold dark:hover:tw-border-gold dark:focus:tw-bg-trueGray-900 dark:hover:tw-bg-trueGray-900 focus:tw-bg-trueGray-100 hover:tw-bg-trueGray-100"> <div class="tw-child-w-full tw-child-h-full tw-child-object-contain tw-child-object-center tw-text-center dark:tw-bg-gray-900 tw-aspect-auto"> <img src="https://files.wmich.edu/s3fs-public/styles/3_2/public/images/news/2023/12/DSC00651.jpg?h=02fd1b3e&itok=Taoo_rxR" width="900" height="600" loading="lazy" alt="Image"> </div> <div class="tw-flex tw-flex-col tw-max-w-prose tw-mx-auto tw-w-full tw-p-4 md:tw-p-6"> <h2 class=" heading--sm tw-font-semibold tw-text-textblack"> Engineering grad manufacturing a successful career </h2> </div></a> <a href="/news/2023/12/73692" class="tw-text-textblack tw-grid tw-content-start !tw-place-content-stretch tw-overflow-hidden tw-w-full tw-flex-none tw-rounded tw-border dark:tw-bg-gray-800 dark:tw-border-gray-600 tw-bg-white tw-border-gray-300 tw-grid-rows-card tw-grid-cols-1 tw-outline-none focus:tw-ring-1 focus:tw-ring-gold focus:tw-border-gold hover:tw-ring-1 hover:tw-ring-gold hover:tw-border-gold dark:focus:tw-ring-gold dark:focus:tw-border-gold dark:hover:tw-ring-gold dark:hover:tw-border-gold dark:focus:tw-bg-trueGray-900 dark:hover:tw-bg-trueGray-900 focus:tw-bg-trueGray-100 hover:tw-bg-trueGray-100"> <div class="tw-child-w-full tw-child-h-full tw-child-object-contain tw-child-object-center tw-text-center dark:tw-bg-gray-900 tw-aspect-auto"> <img src="https://files.wmich.edu/s3fs-public/styles/3_2/public/images/news/2023/12/DSC00857.jpg?h=c6980913&itok=DydndHEs" width="900" height="600" loading="lazy" alt="Image"> </div> <div class="tw-flex tw-flex-col tw-max-w-prose tw-mx-auto tw-w-full tw-p-4 md:tw-p-6"> <h2 class=" heading--sm tw-font-semibold tw-text-textblack"> A future to smile about: Aviation grad on fast track to flight deck </h2> </div></a> <a href="/news/2023/12/73684" class="tw-text-textblack tw-grid tw-content-start !tw-place-content-stretch tw-overflow-hidden tw-w-full tw-flex-none tw-rounded tw-border dark:tw-bg-gray-800 dark:tw-border-gray-600 tw-bg-white tw-border-gray-300 tw-grid-rows-card tw-grid-cols-1 tw-outline-none focus:tw-ring-1 focus:tw-ring-gold focus:tw-border-gold hover:tw-ring-1 hover:tw-ring-gold hover:tw-border-gold dark:focus:tw-ring-gold dark:focus:tw-border-gold dark:hover:tw-ring-gold dark:hover:tw-border-gold dark:focus:tw-bg-trueGray-900 dark:hover:tw-bg-trueGray-900 focus:tw-bg-trueGray-100 hover:tw-bg-trueGray-100"> <div class="tw-child-w-full tw-child-h-full tw-child-object-contain tw-child-object-center tw-text-center dark:tw-bg-gray-900 tw-aspect-auto"> <img src="https://files.wmich.edu/s3fs-public/styles/3_2/public/images/news/2023/12/DSC03670.jpg?h=c6980913&itok=VfO0EJLG" width="900" height="600" loading="lazy" alt="Image"> </div> <div class="tw-flex tw-flex-col tw-max-w-prose tw-mx-auto tw-w-full tw-p-4 md:tw-p-6"> <h2 class=" heading--sm tw-font-semibold tw-text-textblack"> Undergraduate research, career-related experiences helped psychology grad find purpose </h2> </div></a> </div> </div> <figure class="tw-relative tw-w-full hero tw-overflow-hidden image halign-left valign-bottom width-1-3"> <div class="media-wrapper image tw-aspect-[12/5]"> <div> <img class="tw-w-full tw-h-full tw-object-cover" src="https://files.wmich.edu/s3fs-public/styles/hero_12_5/public/images/u2820/2023/Sharmane%20Flanders%20slide%20photo.jpg?h=5e582eb3&itok=HrHX73G5" width="1532" height="638" alt="Sharmane Flanders stands in her graduation regalia in front of three of her finished paintings while holding another colorful canvas." loading="lazy"> </div> </div> <figcaption> <div class="tw-w-fit tw-mx-auto callout tw-space-y-6"> <h2 class=" heading--lg tw-font-semibold tw-text-inherit"> Thriving artist </h2> <div class="dxp-text dxp-row dxp-columns tw-text-lg is-quotation-true"> If I was in a place that didn't value art as much as Kalamazoo, I wouldn't have been able to meet these amazing people and I wouldn't be able to be at the place that I am now with my art: having two solo shows, all of the connections I have made, and all of the amazing opportunities I have received. </div> <div class="attribution tw-border-t tw-border-[#5C5350] tw-pt-2 tw-italic tw-text-sm md:tw-text-base !tw-mt-0 tw-text-gray-50">Sharmane Flanders, B.A.'23</div> <div class="tw-block tw-items-end tw-flex-wrap tw-flex-1 tw-flex-row tw-content-end tw-gap-4 link-wrapper"> <div class="callout__list"> <a href="https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73705" class="tw-font-medium tw-text-xl tw-text-textblack link link--with-arrow"> See how she plans to use her craft to make an impact<i class="fa fa-solid fa-circle-arrow-right"></i> </a> </div> </div></div> </figcaption> </figure> <div class="dxp-row dxp-columns article-grid--wrapper"> <div class="article-grid items-per-row-1 number-of-rows-1"> <article> <a href="/news/2023/06/71990" class="tw-text-textblack tw-grid tw-content-start !tw-place-content-stretch tw-overflow-hidden tw-w-full tw-flex-none tw-rounded tw-border dark:tw-bg-gray-800 dark:tw-border-gray-600 tw-bg-white tw-border-gray-300 tw-grid-cols-1 tw-grid-rows-card sm:tw-grid-cols-card sm:tw-grid-rows-1 tw-outline-none focus:tw-ring-1 focus:tw-ring-gold focus:tw-border-gold hover:tw-ring-1 hover:tw-ring-gold hover:tw-border-gold dark:focus:tw-ring-gold dark:focus:tw-border-gold dark:hover:tw-ring-gold dark:hover:tw-border-gold dark:focus:tw-bg-trueGray-900 dark:hover:tw-bg-trueGray-900 focus:tw-bg-trueGray-100 hover:tw-bg-trueGray-100"> <div class="tw-child-w-full tw-child-h-full tw-child-object-contain tw-child-object-center tw-text-center dark:tw-bg-gray-900 tw-aspect-3/2 sm:tw-aspect-auto"> <div> <div> <img src="https://files.wmich.edu/s3fs-public/styles/3_2/public/images/news/2023/06/DSC04433.JPG?h=c6980913&itok=KWLFEzIQ" width="900" height="600" loading="lazy" alt="Image"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="tw-flex tw-flex-col tw-max-w-prose tw-mx-auto tw-w-full tw-p-4 md:tw-p-6"> <h3 class=" heading--sm tw-font-semibold tw-text-textblack"> Sport management grad ready to hit the court running </h3> <div class="tw-prose tw-w-full tw-mx-auto dark:tw-prose-dark is-quotation- tw-prose-sm md:tw-prose "> <p>Warda Niaz initially thought she'd pursue a career in coaching but pivoted to sports marketing and hasn't looked back. Thanks to the support of expert staff in the sport management program and hands-on learning opportunities, she's ready to hit the ground running in her career.</p> </div> </div></a> </article> </div> </div> <div class="dxp-row dxp-columns article-grid--wrapper"> <div class="article-grid items-per-row-2 number-of-rows-1"> <a href="/news/2023/06/72012" class="tw-text-textblack tw-grid tw-content-start !tw-place-content-stretch tw-overflow-hidden tw-w-full tw-flex-none tw-rounded tw-border dark:tw-bg-gray-800 dark:tw-border-gray-600 tw-bg-white tw-border-gray-300 tw-grid-rows-card tw-grid-cols-1 tw-outline-none focus:tw-ring-1 focus:tw-ring-gold focus:tw-border-gold hover:tw-ring-1 hover:tw-ring-gold hover:tw-border-gold dark:focus:tw-ring-gold dark:focus:tw-border-gold dark:hover:tw-ring-gold dark:hover:tw-border-gold dark:focus:tw-bg-trueGray-900 dark:hover:tw-bg-trueGray-900 focus:tw-bg-trueGray-100 hover:tw-bg-trueGray-100"> <div class="tw-child-w-full tw-child-h-full tw-child-object-contain tw-child-object-center tw-text-center dark:tw-bg-gray-900 tw-aspect-auto"> <img src="https://files.wmich.edu/s3fs-public/styles/3_2/public/images/news/2023/06/DSC02278.jpg?h=c6980913&itok=vySrLGqt" width="900" height="600" loading="lazy" alt="Image"> </div> <div class="tw-flex tw-flex-col tw-max-w-prose tw-mx-auto tw-w-full tw-p-4 md:tw-p-6"> <h2 class=" heading--sm tw-font-semibold tw-text-textblack"> From the soccer field to electric fields, aerospace engineering degrees propel Bronco toward career success </h2> </div></a> <a href="/news/2023/06/72011" class="tw-text-textblack tw-grid tw-content-start !tw-place-content-stretch tw-overflow-hidden tw-w-full tw-flex-none tw-rounded tw-border dark:tw-bg-gray-800 dark:tw-border-gray-600 tw-bg-white tw-border-gray-300 tw-grid-rows-card tw-grid-cols-1 tw-outline-none focus:tw-ring-1 focus:tw-ring-gold focus:tw-border-gold hover:tw-ring-1 hover:tw-ring-gold hover:tw-border-gold dark:focus:tw-ring-gold dark:focus:tw-border-gold dark:hover:tw-ring-gold dark:hover:tw-border-gold dark:focus:tw-bg-trueGray-900 dark:hover:tw-bg-trueGray-900 focus:tw-bg-trueGray-100 hover:tw-bg-trueGray-100"> <div class="tw-child-w-full tw-child-h-full tw-child-object-contain tw-child-object-center tw-text-center dark:tw-bg-gray-900 tw-aspect-auto"> <img src="https://files.wmich.edu/s3fs-public/styles/3_2/public/images/news/2023/06/Marcell%20Pierre%20Whitfield%20grad%20pic.jpg?h=4491c87c&itok=5JXQMG1J" width="900" height="600" loading="lazy" alt="Image"> </div> <div class="tw-flex tw-flex-col tw-max-w-prose tw-mx-auto tw-w-full tw-p-4 md:tw-p-6"> <h2 class=" heading--sm tw-font-semibold tw-text-textblack"> Music grad found voice at Western </h2> </div></a> </div> </div> <div class="dxp-row dxp-columns article-grid--wrapper"> <div class="article-grid items-per-row-3 number-of-rows-1"> <a href="/news/2023/04/71513" class="tw-text-textblack tw-grid tw-content-start !tw-place-content-stretch tw-overflow-hidden tw-w-full tw-flex-none tw-rounded tw-border dark:tw-bg-gray-800 dark:tw-border-gray-600 tw-bg-white tw-border-gray-300 tw-grid-rows-card tw-grid-cols-1 tw-outline-none focus:tw-ring-1 focus:tw-ring-gold focus:tw-border-gold hover:tw-ring-1 hover:tw-ring-gold hover:tw-border-gold dark:focus:tw-ring-gold dark:focus:tw-border-gold dark:hover:tw-ring-gold dark:hover:tw-border-gold dark:focus:tw-bg-trueGray-900 dark:hover:tw-bg-trueGray-900 focus:tw-bg-trueGray-100 hover:tw-bg-trueGray-100"> <div class="tw-child-w-full tw-child-h-full tw-child-object-contain tw-child-object-center tw-text-center dark:tw-bg-gray-900 tw-aspect-auto"> <img src="https://files.wmich.edu/s3fs-public/styles/3_2/public/images/news/2023/04/DSC08704.JPG?h=c6980913&itok=AcTvXsKd" width="900" height="600" loading="lazy" alt="Image"> </div> <div class="tw-flex tw-flex-col tw-max-w-prose tw-mx-auto tw-w-full tw-p-4 md:tw-p-6"> <h2 class=" heading--sm tw-font-semibold tw-text-textblack"> Chemical engineering grad ready to make a splash in sustainability efforts </h2> </div></a> <a href="/news/2023/04/71474" class="tw-text-textblack tw-grid tw-content-start !tw-place-content-stretch tw-overflow-hidden tw-w-full tw-flex-none tw-rounded tw-border dark:tw-bg-gray-800 dark:tw-border-gray-600 tw-bg-white tw-border-gray-300 tw-grid-rows-card tw-grid-cols-1 tw-outline-none focus:tw-ring-1 focus:tw-ring-gold focus:tw-border-gold hover:tw-ring-1 hover:tw-ring-gold hover:tw-border-gold dark:focus:tw-ring-gold dark:focus:tw-border-gold dark:hover:tw-ring-gold dark:hover:tw-border-gold dark:focus:tw-bg-trueGray-900 dark:hover:tw-bg-trueGray-900 focus:tw-bg-trueGray-100 hover:tw-bg-trueGray-100"> <div class="tw-child-w-full tw-child-h-full tw-child-object-contain tw-child-object-center tw-text-center dark:tw-bg-gray-900 tw-aspect-auto"> <img src="https://files.wmich.edu/s3fs-public/styles/3_2/public/images/news/2023/04/DSC09225.JPG?h=c6980913&itok=AOg-hQtC" width="900" height="600" loading="lazy" alt="Image"> </div> <div class="tw-flex tw-flex-col tw-max-w-prose tw-mx-auto tw-w-full tw-p-4 md:tw-p-6"> <h2 class=" heading--sm tw-font-semibold tw-text-textblack"> The birth of a new career: Externship leads to labor and delivery job for nursing grad </h2> </div></a> <a href="/news/2023/04/71284" class="tw-text-textblack tw-grid tw-content-start !tw-place-content-stretch tw-overflow-hidden tw-w-full tw-flex-none tw-rounded tw-border dark:tw-bg-gray-800 dark:tw-border-gray-600 tw-bg-white tw-border-gray-300 tw-grid-rows-card tw-grid-cols-1 tw-outline-none focus:tw-ring-1 focus:tw-ring-gold focus:tw-border-gold hover:tw-ring-1 hover:tw-ring-gold hover:tw-border-gold dark:focus:tw-ring-gold dark:focus:tw-border-gold dark:hover:tw-ring-gold dark:hover:tw-border-gold dark:focus:tw-bg-trueGray-900 dark:hover:tw-bg-trueGray-900 focus:tw-bg-trueGray-100 hover:tw-bg-trueGray-100"> <div class="tw-child-w-full tw-child-h-full tw-child-object-contain tw-child-object-center tw-text-center dark:tw-bg-gray-900 tw-aspect-auto"> <img src="https://files.wmich.edu/s3fs-public/styles/3_2/public/images/news/2023/04/IMG_5824.jpg?h=8026cb51&itok=DZMovtuN" width="900" height="600" loading="lazy" alt="Image"> </div> <div class="tw-flex tw-flex-col tw-max-w-prose tw-mx-auto tw-w-full tw-p-4 md:tw-p-6"> <h2 class=" heading--sm tw-font-semibold tw-text-textblack"> Graduate cybersecurity student has secured his future </h2> </div></a> </div> </div> <div class="dxp-row dxp-columns article-grid--wrapper"> <div class="article-grid items-per-row-1 number-of-rows-1"> <article> <a href="/news/2023/04/71466" class="tw-text-textblack tw-grid tw-content-start !tw-place-content-stretch tw-overflow-hidden tw-w-full tw-flex-none tw-rounded tw-border dark:tw-bg-gray-800 dark:tw-border-gray-600 tw-bg-white tw-border-gray-300 tw-grid-cols-1 tw-grid-rows-card sm:tw-grid-cols-card sm:tw-grid-rows-1 tw-outline-none focus:tw-ring-1 focus:tw-ring-gold focus:tw-border-gold hover:tw-ring-1 hover:tw-ring-gold hover:tw-border-gold dark:focus:tw-ring-gold dark:focus:tw-border-gold dark:hover:tw-ring-gold dark:hover:tw-border-gold dark:focus:tw-bg-trueGray-900 dark:hover:tw-bg-trueGray-900 focus:tw-bg-trueGray-100 hover:tw-bg-trueGray-100"> <div class="tw-child-w-full tw-child-h-full tw-child-object-contain tw-child-object-center tw-text-center dark:tw-bg-gray-900 tw-aspect-3/2 sm:tw-aspect-auto"> <div> <div> <img src="https://files.wmich.edu/s3fs-public/styles/3_2/public/images/news/2023/04/DSC01766.jpg?h=c6980913&itok=T41Ugygv" width="900" height="600" loading="lazy" alt="Image"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="tw-flex tw-flex-col tw-max-w-prose tw-mx-auto tw-w-full tw-p-4 md:tw-p-6"> <h3 class=" heading--sm tw-font-semibold tw-text-textblack"> Geography grad created road map to success at Western </h3> <div class="tw-prose tw-w-full tw-mx-auto dark:tw-prose-dark is-quotation- tw-prose-sm md:tw-prose "> <p>Quinn Heiser got a jump start on his master's degree in geography while completing his bachelor's degree and received a Department of Defense SMART Award that will fund the remainder of his graduate studies and give him a job at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency once he finishes his master's.</p> </div> </div></a> </article> </div> </div> <figure class="tw-relative tw-w-full hero tw-overflow-hidden image halign-left valign-top width-1-3"> <div class="media-wrapper image tw-aspect-[12/5]"> <div> <img class="tw-w-full tw-h-full tw-object-cover" src="https://files.wmich.edu/s3fs-public/styles/hero_12_5/public/images/u2820/2023/laila%20slide.jpg?h=5e582eb3&itok=umTwjmsE" width="1532" height="638" alt="Laila Stein, dressed her graduation cap and gown, sits in the cockpit of a small College of Aviation airplane." loading="lazy"> </div> </div> <figcaption> <div class="tw-w-fit tw-mx-auto callout tw-space-y-6"> <h2 class=" heading--lg tw-font-semibold tw-text-inherit"> Runway to success </h2> <div class="dxp-text dxp-row dxp-columns tw-text-lg is-quotation-true"> I often describe myself as the shy, introverted kid who had a lot of passion and a lot of drive for things, but I didn't really know where to place it or what to do with it. And I think coming (to Western) really taught me that there's a place for every passion and there's a mechanism for every drive you have to do things. </div> <div class="attribution tw-border-t tw-border-[#5C5350] tw-pt-2 tw-italic tw-text-sm md:tw-text-base !tw-mt-0 tw-text-gray-50">Laila Stein, B.S.'23</div> <div class="tw-block tw-items-end tw-flex-wrap tw-flex-1 tw-flex-row tw-content-end tw-gap-4 link-wrapper"> <div class="callout__list"> <a href="https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71467" class="tw-font-medium tw-text-xl tw-text-textblack link link--with-arrow"> Learn how she turned her passion into purpose at Western<i class="fa fa-solid fa-circle-arrow-right"></i> </a> </div> </div></div> </figcaption> </figure> <div class="dxp-row dxp-columns article-grid--wrapper"> <div class="article-grid items-per-row-1 number-of-rows-1"> <article> <a href="/news/2022/12/70165" class="tw-text-textblack tw-grid tw-content-start !tw-place-content-stretch tw-overflow-hidden tw-w-full tw-flex-none tw-rounded tw-border dark:tw-bg-gray-800 dark:tw-border-gray-600 tw-bg-white tw-border-gray-300 tw-grid-cols-1 tw-grid-rows-card sm:tw-grid-cols-card sm:tw-grid-rows-1 tw-outline-none focus:tw-ring-1 focus:tw-ring-gold focus:tw-border-gold hover:tw-ring-1 hover:tw-ring-gold hover:tw-border-gold dark:focus:tw-ring-gold dark:focus:tw-border-gold dark:hover:tw-ring-gold dark:hover:tw-border-gold dark:focus:tw-bg-trueGray-900 dark:hover:tw-bg-trueGray-900 focus:tw-bg-trueGray-100 hover:tw-bg-trueGray-100"> <div class="tw-child-w-full tw-child-h-full tw-child-object-contain tw-child-object-center tw-text-center dark:tw-bg-gray-900 tw-aspect-3/2 sm:tw-aspect-auto"> <div> <div> <img src="https://files.wmich.edu/s3fs-public/styles/3_2/public/images/news/2022/12/MBZ08263%20%281%29.jpg?h=ac778ff2&itok=QLDKJhl6" width="900" height="600" loading="lazy" alt="Image"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="tw-flex tw-flex-col tw-max-w-prose tw-mx-auto tw-w-full tw-p-4 md:tw-p-6"> <h3 class=" heading--sm tw-font-semibold tw-text-textblack"> Research opportunities, campus involvement set biomedical sciences student up for success as future pediatric heart surgeon </h3> <div class="tw-prose tw-w-full tw-mx-auto dark:tw-prose-dark is-quotation- tw-prose-sm md:tw-prose "> <p>From student ambassador to undergraduate researcher to COVID-19 Student Coalition leader, Grace Filpi has engaged herself in just about every corner of campus.</p> </div> </div></a> </article> </div> </div> <div class="dxp-row dxp-columns article-grid--wrapper"> <div class="article-grid items-per-row-2 number-of-rows-1"> <a href="/news/2022/12/70113" class="tw-text-textblack tw-grid tw-content-start !tw-place-content-stretch tw-overflow-hidden tw-w-full tw-flex-none tw-rounded tw-border dark:tw-bg-gray-800 dark:tw-border-gray-600 tw-bg-white tw-border-gray-300 tw-grid-rows-card tw-grid-cols-1 tw-outline-none focus:tw-ring-1 focus:tw-ring-gold focus:tw-border-gold hover:tw-ring-1 hover:tw-ring-gold hover:tw-border-gold dark:focus:tw-ring-gold dark:focus:tw-border-gold dark:hover:tw-ring-gold dark:hover:tw-border-gold dark:focus:tw-bg-trueGray-900 dark:hover:tw-bg-trueGray-900 focus:tw-bg-trueGray-100 hover:tw-bg-trueGray-100"> <div class="tw-child-w-full tw-child-h-full tw-child-object-contain tw-child-object-center tw-text-center dark:tw-bg-gray-900 tw-aspect-auto"> <img src="https://files.wmich.edu/s3fs-public/styles/3_2/public/images/news/2022/12/MBZ08662.jpg?h=790be497&itok=rJCRQQfV" width="900" height="600" loading="lazy" alt="Image"> </div> <div class="tw-flex tw-flex-col tw-max-w-prose tw-mx-auto tw-w-full tw-p-4 md:tw-p-6"> <h2 class=" heading--sm tw-font-semibold tw-text-textblack"> First-generation sociology student prepares for career in immigration law </h2> </div></a> <a href="/news/2022/12/70095" class="tw-text-textblack tw-grid tw-content-start !tw-place-content-stretch tw-overflow-hidden tw-w-full tw-flex-none tw-rounded tw-border dark:tw-bg-gray-800 dark:tw-border-gray-600 tw-bg-white tw-border-gray-300 tw-grid-rows-card tw-grid-cols-1 tw-outline-none focus:tw-ring-1 focus:tw-ring-gold focus:tw-border-gold hover:tw-ring-1 hover:tw-ring-gold hover:tw-border-gold dark:focus:tw-ring-gold dark:focus:tw-border-gold dark:hover:tw-ring-gold dark:hover:tw-border-gold dark:focus:tw-bg-trueGray-900 dark:hover:tw-bg-trueGray-900 focus:tw-bg-trueGray-100 hover:tw-bg-trueGray-100"> <div class="tw-child-w-full tw-child-h-full tw-child-object-contain tw-child-object-center tw-text-center dark:tw-bg-gray-900 tw-aspect-auto"> <img src="https://files.wmich.edu/s3fs-public/styles/3_2/public/images/news/2022/12/MBZ08149.jpg?h=790be497&itok=MdtuiJ0D" width="900" height="600" loading="lazy" alt="Image"> </div> <div class="tw-flex tw-flex-col tw-max-w-prose tw-mx-auto tw-w-full tw-p-4 md:tw-p-6"> <h2 class=" heading--sm tw-font-semibold tw-text-textblack"> From military service to serving up community, Navy veteran finds new passion at Western </h2> </div></a> </div> </div> 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alt="Image"> </div> <div class="tw-flex tw-flex-col tw-max-w-prose tw-mx-auto tw-w-full tw-p-4 md:tw-p-6"> <h2 class=" heading--sm tw-font-semibold tw-text-textblack"> Occupational therapy grad focused on uplifting community </h2> </div></a> <a href="/news/2022/06/68321" class="tw-text-textblack tw-grid tw-content-start !tw-place-content-stretch tw-overflow-hidden tw-w-full tw-flex-none tw-rounded tw-border dark:tw-bg-gray-800 dark:tw-border-gray-600 tw-bg-white tw-border-gray-300 tw-grid-rows-card tw-grid-cols-1 tw-outline-none focus:tw-ring-1 focus:tw-ring-gold focus:tw-border-gold hover:tw-ring-1 hover:tw-ring-gold hover:tw-border-gold dark:focus:tw-ring-gold dark:focus:tw-border-gold dark:hover:tw-ring-gold dark:hover:tw-border-gold dark:focus:tw-bg-trueGray-900 dark:hover:tw-bg-trueGray-900 focus:tw-bg-trueGray-100 hover:tw-bg-trueGray-100"> <div class="tw-child-w-full tw-child-h-full tw-child-object-contain tw-child-object-center tw-text-center dark:tw-bg-gray-900 tw-aspect-auto"> <img src="https://files.wmich.edu/s3fs-public/styles/3_2/public/images/news/2022/06/hannah%20douglas%201.jpg?h=ac778ff2&itok=v1MQ4k0y" width="900" height="600" loading="lazy" alt="Image"> </div> <div class="tw-flex tw-flex-col tw-max-w-prose tw-mx-auto tw-w-full tw-p-4 md:tw-p-6"> <h2 class=" heading--sm tw-font-semibold tw-text-textblack"> Bronco basketball player gets down to business, scores food marketing career </h2> </div></a> </div> </div> <div class="dxp-row dxp-columns article-grid--wrapper"> <div class="article-grid items-per-row-1 number-of-rows-1"> <article> <a href="/news/2022/04/67823" class="tw-text-textblack tw-grid tw-content-start !tw-place-content-stretch tw-overflow-hidden tw-w-full tw-flex-none tw-rounded tw-border dark:tw-bg-gray-800 dark:tw-border-gray-600 tw-bg-white tw-border-gray-300 tw-grid-cols-1 tw-grid-rows-card sm:tw-grid-cols-card sm:tw-grid-rows-1 tw-outline-none focus:tw-ring-1 focus:tw-ring-gold focus:tw-border-gold hover:tw-ring-1 hover:tw-ring-gold hover:tw-border-gold dark:focus:tw-ring-gold dark:focus:tw-border-gold dark:hover:tw-ring-gold dark:hover:tw-border-gold dark:focus:tw-bg-trueGray-900 dark:hover:tw-bg-trueGray-900 focus:tw-bg-trueGray-100 hover:tw-bg-trueGray-100"> <div class="tw-child-w-full tw-child-h-full tw-child-object-contain tw-child-object-center tw-text-center dark:tw-bg-gray-900 tw-aspect-3/2 sm:tw-aspect-auto"> <div> <div> <img src="https://files.wmich.edu/s3fs-public/styles/3_2/public/images/news/2022/04/MBZ08031.jpg?h=ac778ff2&itok=3WM5kb2q" width="900" height="600" loading="lazy" alt="Image"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="tw-flex tw-flex-col tw-max-w-prose tw-mx-auto tw-w-full tw-p-4 md:tw-p-6"> <h3 class=" heading--sm tw-font-semibold tw-text-textblack"> Juggling knives, flying and a busy academic schedule, aviation grad has big things on horizon </h3> <div class="tw-prose tw-w-full tw-mx-auto dark:tw-prose-dark is-quotation- tw-prose-sm md:tw-prose "> <p>Kyle Albrecht, who will 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focus:tw-ring-1 focus:tw-ring-gold focus:tw-border-gold hover:tw-ring-1 hover:tw-ring-gold hover:tw-border-gold dark:focus:tw-ring-gold dark:focus:tw-border-gold dark:hover:tw-ring-gold dark:hover:tw-border-gold dark:focus:tw-bg-trueGray-900 dark:hover:tw-bg-trueGray-900 focus:tw-bg-trueGray-100 hover:tw-bg-trueGray-100"> <div class="tw-child-w-full tw-child-h-full tw-child-object-contain tw-child-object-center tw-text-center dark:tw-bg-gray-900 tw-aspect-auto"> <img src="https://files.wmich.edu/s3fs-public/styles/3_2/public/images/news/2022/04/MBZ08363.jpg?h=ac778ff2&itok=gduA7fm9" width="900" height="600" loading="lazy" alt="Image"> </div> <div class="tw-flex tw-flex-col tw-max-w-prose tw-mx-auto tw-w-full tw-p-4 md:tw-p-6"> <h2 class=" heading--sm tw-font-semibold tw-text-textblack"> Social work grad empowered to uplift migrant and Latinx communities </h2> </div></a> </div> </div> <div class="dxp-row dxp-columns article-grid--wrapper"> <div class="article-grid items-per-row-1 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height="600" loading="lazy" alt="Image"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="tw-flex tw-flex-col tw-max-w-prose tw-mx-auto tw-w-full tw-p-4 md:tw-p-6"> <h3 class=" heading--sm tw-font-semibold tw-text-textblack"> Resilience, hope fuel athletic training grad's drive for success </h3> <div class="tw-prose tw-w-full tw-mx-auto dark:tw-prose-dark is-quotation- tw-prose-sm md:tw-prose "> <p>Taylor Gaines, whose family experienced stretches of homelessness growing up, is excited to put what she's learned at Western into practice. 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