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It was renamed Western Michigan University in 1957. Most of the oldest and original WMU buildings are collectively known as East Campus . Because of the steep grade elevating the campus above the city, the Western State Normal Railroad was established in 1907 to carry students and staff up and down the hill with a funicular .
The Western Michigan Broncos are a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I program representing Western Michigan University (WMU) in college athletics.They compete in the Mid-American Conference in men's baseball, basketball, football (within the Football Bowl Subdivision), and tennis; and women's basketball, cross-country, golf, gymnastics, soccer, softball, track and field ...
In 2007 the new president of Western Michigan University, John M. Dunn, challenged the community to consider the possibility of developing a medical school during his first academic convocation and state of the university address that October. Dunn's address sparked community interest and within six weeks a Medical School Feasibility Committee ...
The Western Michigan Broncos football team represents Western Michigan University (WMU) in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Football Bowl Subdivision. WMU has fielded a football team since 1906. The Broncos have had 17 head coaches in their history. William H. Spaulding and Al Molde have the most
The 2024–25 Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey season is the 51st season of play for the program and 12th in the NCHC.The Broncos represent Western Michigan University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, play their home games at the Lawson Arena and are coached by Pat Ferschweiler in his 4th season.
Western Michigan University has played in 11 bowl games in 3 different nations over the course of the programs history, including the inaugural International Bowl in 2007 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Broncos' first bowl victory came when they defeated Middle Tennessee, 45–31, in the 2015 Bahamas Bowl.
East Campus is a collection of buildings and facilities situated on the 60-acre (240,000 m 2) hilltop campus that is the original site of Western Michigan University. It includes some of WMU's athletic facilities including Waldo Stadium, Hyames Field, Ebert Field and the Donald Seelye Athletic Center.