Campus News
June 08, 2016
Western Herald -- From Normal School to University
In 1903, a bill was signed authorizing the creation of Michigan’s fourth Normal, or teacher training, School. In August of the same year, Kalamazoo was chosen and Western State Normal School was born. Over the years, the school has progressed from a teacher training facility to a University with nine...
June 02, 2016
Western Express June 3, 2016
Western Michigan University’s news for May 27 – June 2, 2016. This week’s campus photo features this year's first-year student orientation leaders, posing in the Bernhard Center before their second session. The first orientation session began on Wednesday, June 1, and these enthusiastic students will lead a total of ten...
May 24, 2016
Western Express May 27, 2016
Western Michigan University news and alumni in the news for May 20 – 26, 2016. This week’s campus photo features Zimmerman Hall. Originally an all-women’s dormitory, Zimmerman Hall was dedicated for one of WMU’s very first instructors. To learn more about the Name on the building, click here. WMU News...
May 24, 2016
Western Herald -- March 1, 1957
March 1, 1957 marked the first Western Herald issue released by Western Michigan University-- as opposed to Western Michigan College. Herald staff Kay Higbee wrote about Michigan's fourth university in "Williams Signs University Bill Tuesday; 'Herald' Gets Exclusive Statement." "Congratulations students on your new venture and I wish you well,"...
May 19, 2016
Western Express May 20, 2016
Western Michigan University news and alumni in the news for May 13 – 19, 2016. This week’s campus photo was taken on May 6, 2016, and features the Bronco statue near the Oliver entrance to main campus, which was dedicated and installed in 1997. Originally part of a larger piece...
May 12, 2016
Western Express May 13, 2016
Western Michigan University news and alumni in the news for May 6 – 12, 2016. The latest edition of the WMU Magazine is out and available at wmich.edu/magazine. Read about the Children’s Trauma Assessment Center at WMU, a group of WMU dancers bound for the Kennedy Center, Erika Friedl’s 50...