WMU’s dorms are concentrated in three complexes: Valley Halls, the Little Three, and Main Campus. As Andrea Douglas ’08 reports:
“The Valley Halls, which consist of Valley I, Valley II, and Valley III, are located close to the Haworth College of Business, the intramural sports fields, and Goldsworth Valley pond. They are however a hike from the main campus. The halls feature suite-style rooms, where a bathroom connects two bedrooms, and the buildings are coed. Valley I and II have dining halls. Students in the Lee Honors College can opt to live in the honors community, in Valley I, where the First Year Experience program is also located.
The Little Three dorms are part of a three-residence hall complex close to the Student Recreation Center. These dorms also have suite style rooms and all floors are coed. This complex is geared towards older students: residents must be sophomores or older at two, except at Davis Hall where you must be at least a junior and over 21. There is also a dining facility connected to the complex via an enclosed walkway.”
Housing in the Main Campus area consists of the Big Three and Big Four, as Jackie Goodman ’10 reports:
“The Big Three is community-style living, and all floors are coed; the entire floor shares a bathroom. Rooms are double occupancy, and things can get a little cramped. The Big Four consists of Siedschlag, Draper, and the Burnhams. Siedschlag (where I live) is an all-girls dorm, and Draper is an all boys dorm; the two are connected on the upper levels, and students from both dorms mingle frequently. The Burnhams are coed and also feature community living. The rooms in the Big Four are much larger; they’re basically two bedrooms attached to one another. Students can arrange furniture any way they want. They can each have their own bedroom, or they can share a bedroom and make one of the rooms a study or entertainment room.”
Dr. John M. Dunn became WMU’s eighth president in 2007. Dr. Dunn earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Northern Illinois University and his doctoral degree in physical education from Brigham Young University.
Prior to joining WMU’s administration, Dr. Dunn was a professor at the University of Connecticut and at Oregon State University, where he advanced to become assistant provost. Dr. Dunn also served as dean of University of Utah’s College of Health and as assistant chancellor at Southern Illinois University.
Dr. Dunn has researched diabetes’ effects on long-term health. He’s a visible presence at WMU, where he frequents sporting events and often gives pep talks to the Bronco Marching Band.
- With special reporting by Jackie Goodman ‘10
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- With special reporting by Andrea Douglas ’08 and Jackie Goodman ‘10
