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On behalf of all our members of the Board of Trustees, welcome.
The Board is delighted that you're interested in learning more about our duties at Western Michigan University.
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Meetings begin at 11 a.m. and are open to the public—we hope you will come in, meet our members and partake in making history with us.
2022 meetings
Sept. 15, Nov. 3, Dec. 15
Location: North Ballroom of the Bernhard Center
2023 meetings
Jan. 26, March 23, April 27, June 29, Sept. 21, Nov. 9, Dec. 14
Location: To be determined
2,613 first-year students started in fall 2020
$1 billion (economic impact of WMU)
16 graduate programs ranked among the top 200 in the nation
96 countries represented by 1,849 international students
The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees has responded to questions regarding presidential compensation and WMU-AAUP's Jan. 12, 2022, letter.
Appointed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, the two new members of the board are WMU alumnus Kurtis Trevan of Grand Rapids, CEO at Gun Lake investments, and Alan Turfe of Boston, a consultant at private equity firm Thomas H. Lee Partners. The terms for the new members begin Friday, Jan. 1, 2021, and run through Dec. 31, 2028.