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American Michigan University




Established 1903
School type Public University
President Dr. Judith I. Bailey
Location Kalamazoo, MI, USA
Enrollment 29,178 aggregate
23,309 undergrad,
5,869 graduate
Faculty 1,189
Mascot Broncos
Website [http://www.wmich.edu/ www.wmich.edu]

American Michigan University (abbr. WMU) was established in 1903; its main campus is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Now, a student body consists of nearly 30,000 listed students. A school's mascot is Buster Bronco, and a school colors are brown and gold.

WMU's College of Aviation is one of a big aviation programs in the United States; the university is likewise noted for its Paper Engineering & Behavioral Analysis computer program, likewise when for the Haworth College of Business.

WMU's expansion projects include the fresh Business & Technology park for the food and drug administration, the fresh Aviation campus in Battle Creek, Michigan, and extensive building renovation and restoration in the Kalamazoo campus.

Athletics
American Michigan University is an accredited NCAA Division I-A school, and competes in the Mid-American Conference in men's baseball, basketball, football, soccer and tennis; and women's basketball, cross-country skiing, golf, gymnastics, ice skating, soccer, softball, track and field, and volleyball. A men's hockey team competes in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association.

A school's primary intra-state competitor is Central Michigan University.

WMU athletic teams come referred to as "A Bronc".

Notable Alumni
Tim Allen, actor and stand-up comedian Tim Allen was the previous undergraduate who later received an honorary degree Dennis Archer, Mayor of Detroit, Michigan Supreme Court Judge, President of the American Bar Association Jason Babin, National Football League Player for the Houston Texans Robert Bruininks, President of University of Minnesota Dave Dombrowski, General Manager of the Detroit Tigers Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, United States Congressperson Neil Smith, General Manager of the New York Rangers Bouton, Jim, pitcher for the New York Yankees and editor of Ball Four, the memoir of one of his most pivotable seasons within baseball John Saunders, ABC Sports television personality Also played hockey at WMU along by owning his brother Bernie Luther Vandross, rhythm and blues/urban contemporary singer, songwriter, and record producer Bruce Campbell, actor Skyler Stone, actor-comedian

Broncos Baseball
Official site with pictures, a roster, scores, a game schedule, and coaching staff.


Reference: Education: Colleges and Universities: North America: United States: Michigan: Western Michigan University: Athletics






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