Western Michigan University
Western Michigan University is a public research university in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. It was initially established as Western State Normal School in 1903 by Governor Aaron T. Bliss for the training of teachers. It was renamed Western Michigan University in 1957.
Western State Normal School, 1915
Stewart Clocktower, flanked by Waldo Library to the left, and the University Computing Center.
WMU Student Center, interior gathering stairs
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Parkview Campus
Kalamazoo is a city in the southwest region of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Kalamazoo County. At the 2020 census, Kalamazoo had a population of 73,598. Kalamazoo is the major city of the Kalamazoo-Portage Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a population of 261,670 in 2020.
Downtown skyline of Kalamazoo
North Burdick St. in 1908
Academy St. in 1908
Old public library in 1908