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Roger Theder, head football coach, University of California, Berkeley (1978–1981) [citation needed] Ray Thomas, MLB player [61] Elliot Uzelac, head football coach, Western Michigan University (1975–1981) and U.S. Naval Academy (1987–1989) [62] John Vander Wal, professional baseball player [63] Jordan White, professional football player [64]
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. It operated until ...
In March 2011, Western Michigan University received a gift of $100 million for the medical school from the Stryker family. In 2018, WMed was granted full accreditation by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME). The first class of 48 students graduated in the same year and were all subsequently matched to residency programs.
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 ...
The Center houses upper-level courses and programs offered by Ferris State University, Grand Valley State University, Michigan State University, and Western Michigan University. These institutions, along with Muskegon Community College, have formed a "consortium" to coordinate offerings to meet the needs of West Michigan residents.
Cooley Law School (Cooley) is a private law school in Lansing, Michigan, and Riverview, Florida.It was established in 1972. At its peak in 2010, Cooley had over 3,900 students and was the largest US law school by enrollment; as of the Spring of 2022, Cooley had approximately 500 students between its two campuses. [4]
The Broncos represent Western Michigan University in the NCAA's Mid-American Conference. Although Western Michigan began competing in intercollegiate football in 1906, [ 1 ] the school's official record book does not generally include entries from before the 1950s, as records from before this year are often incomplete and inconsistent.
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.