Retro WMU
March 30, 2016
Valley III: The Names Behind The Buildings
Originally known as North Valley Residence Unit #3, this set of buildings was renamed Valley III in 1965 when the entire area was dedicated in honor of former Physical Plant Director John Goldsworth. Valley III, consisting of Harrison/Stinson and Eldridge/Fox Residence Halls, opened in 1965 as the last of three...
March 24, 2016
Valley II: The Names Behind The Buildings
Originally known as North Valley Residence Unit #2, this set of buildings was renamed Valley II in 1965 when the entire area was dedicated in honor of former Physical Plant Director John Goldsworth. Valley II, consisting of Eicher/LeFevre and Garneau/Harvey Residence Halls, opened in 1964 as the second of three...
March 17, 2016
Valley I: The Names Behind The Buildings
Originally known as North Valley Residence Unit #1, this set of buildings was renamed Valley I in 1965 when the entire area was dedicated in honor of former Physical Plant Director John Goldsworth. Valley I, consisting of Britton/Hadley and Ackley/Shilling Halls, opened in 1963 as the first of three similar...
June 09, 2015
June 1965 at WMU
Campus may have been a bit quieter during the month of June because most students had left for the summer, but that doesn’t mean there wasn’t anything happening on campus. The Western Herald was on hiatus for the summer, but various articles from the Kalamazoo Gazette provide a glimpse into...
March 03, 2015
March 1965 at WMU
In March 1965, the Western Herald reported on Dr. Willis F. Dunbar publishing a book on Michigan history, the Mid-American swimming championships, and a theatre production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s “H.M.S. Pinafore.” Here a few highlights from the March, 1965 issues of the Western Herald. “Dr. Willis F. Dunbar, head...