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Descrierea universitatii (pe baza site-ului oficial)
Western Michigan University is a dynamic, student-centered research university with an enrollment of 25,000. WMU is focused on delivering high-quality undergraduate instruction, advancing its growing graduate division and fostering significant research activities.
Western Michigan University is a dynamic, globally engaged national research university that was founded in 1903 and stands out among America’s 4,000 colleges and universities.
* The Carnegie Foundation classifies WMU as one of the nation’s 199 research universities.
* U.S. News & World Report names WMU among the nation’s top-100 public institutions and the Midwest’s top 30.
* Phi Beta Kappa has chosen to grant chapters to WMU and just 96 other public institutions.
* Intel places WMU second on its list of America’s most wireless college campuses.
* The Fulbright Scholar Program in 2006-07 awarded grants to six WMU faculty members, more than any other Michigan college or university.
WMU’s campuses encompass more than 1,200 acres and 150 buildings and feature some of the finest facilities in the Midwest. The main campus, located close to downtown Kalamazoo, is able to house some 5,700 students. It includes a large, well-equipped student recreation center and state-of-the-art facilities for business, chemistry, science research, health and human services, and the visual and performing arts.
The University’s highly rated engineering college and thriving Business Technology and Research Park are based three miles away at the Parkview Campus, while its nationally known aviation college is based at the W.K. Kellogg Airport in Battle Creek, Mich. Both the aviation campus and BTR Park are components of Michigan economic development “SmartZones.” |
