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Western Michigan University. Fun Facts on W.M.U.’s History. Maria Palazzolo 1/27/04. http://www.wmich.edu/wug/other-resources/wmu-campus-album/pages/bridge-noshadow.html. The First President. Dr. Dwight B. Waldo Waldo was first named Western State Normal School Principle on April 1, 1904
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Western Michigan University Fun Facts on W.M.U.’s History Maria Palazzolo 1/27/04 http://www.wmich.edu/wug/other-resources/wmu-campus-album/pages/bridge-noshadow.html
The First President • Dr. Dwight B. Waldo • Waldo was first named Western State Normal School Principle on April 1, 1904 • Four years later he was named Western State Normal School president and served as President until SEPTEMBER 1, 1936 • "He was a man who had all the attributes of a successful businessman and all the qualities of a day dreamer — a realist and an idealist harmoniously blended," according to the WMU historian James O. Knauss. http://www.ur.wmich.edu/centennial/presidents.html
Construction Begins! • The first W.M.U building constructed was in the fall 0f 1905, It was the Administration Building, and is now known as East Hall. http://www.ur.wmich.edu/centennial/history_timeline.html
School Colors • Suggested by Josephine Jackson, who served many positions at Western including registrar, publicity director, and librarian. WMU adopted brown and gold as its official school colors in 1904. • The colors represent the brown-eyed Susans that used to thrive on WMU's original Prospect Hill campus.
Western Opens its doors? • Western State Normal School officially opens on June 27, 1904. • Construction on a building to house it hadn't even begun! • Its 117 enrolled students from 13 Michigan counties had to attend classes in the Kalamazoo High School Building!
Why The Hilltoppers? • WMU's athletic teams initially went by the nickname "Hilltoppers," reflecting the institution's original Prospect Hill campus. • The nickname became outdated once the school expanded beyond the hilltops confines. Western new nickname became the Bronco’s in 1939 http://www.ur.wmich.edu/centennial/history_athletic.html
TRIVIA TIME!!! • What was the first building constructed on Western Michigan University’s campus? • A.) SANGREN • B.) EAST HALL • C.) THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING • D.) WOOD HALL
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BIO PAGE • My Name is Maria Palazzolo • I am a junior here at W.M.U. • I am studying Elementary Education • I am from Grosse Pointe, MI.