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.
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Passion driven commitment
Board meetings are open to the public and we hope you will join us, meet our members and partake in making history with us.
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Visit WMU's Campus
The best way to really get to know WMU is to visit campus. We welcome you to join us for daily campus tours and informational events for students and families.
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Virtual Tour
Explore our learning, living and social spaces through the virtual tour.
The governing body of WMU
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.
We invite you to explore this website as a means of accessing information and providing us with your feedback. These pages are snapshots of passion driven commitment to overseeing WMU’s success as a world class educational institution.
Meetings begin at 11 a.m. and are open to the public—we hope that you will come in, meet our members and partake in making history with us.
2021 MEETINGS
- April 22
- June 24
- September 16
- November 4
- December 16
2022 MEETINGS
- January 20
- March 17
- April 21
- June 23
- September 15
- November 3
- December 15
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3,179 first-year students who started in fall 2017
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$1 billion (economic impact of WMU)
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16 graduate programs ranked among the top 200 in the nation
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96 countries represented by 1,849 international students