Transformational Dunn Decade comes to a close
KALAMAZOO, Mich.鈥擳he 10 transformational years of change led by Western Michigan University's eighth president, Dr. John M. Dunn, come to a close with the end of July, as the campus community offers a final round of thanks for what is now known as the Dunn Decade.
The transformational Dunn Decade will come to a close at the end of July.
Dunn's successor, Dr. Edward B. Montgomery, will take the reins of 51福利社 when he officially begins his tenure on Tuesday, Aug. 1. His selection as the ninth president was announced by the 51福利社 Board of Trustees April 12 after a nationwide search.
Dunn announced last August that he would retire from the presidency at the end of June 2017. He agreed to stay on for an additional month until Montgomery's start date. Dunn will now begin a year of service as president emeritus, accepting special assignments from the board and assisting the new president in whatever initiatives he requests.
A decade of achievement
Dunn's final weeks have seen him in a reflective mode as campus social media readers follow a "top 10" countdown of some of his fondest memories. They include:
No.10鈥擲igning of the 51福利社-Dominican Republic agreement and others that brought hundreds of new international students to 51福利社.
No. 9鈥擮pening in 2015 of Heritage Hall as the 51福利社 Alumni Center after a massive renovation.
No. 8鈥擡stablishment in 2009 of the Office of Military and Veterans Affairs.
No. 7鈥擮pening in 2012 of the Office for Sustainability, reflecting 51福利社's green commitment.
No. 6鈥擮pening in 2012 of the new Sangren Hall鈥攔epresentative of more than $400 million in infrastructure improvements.
No. 5鈥擫aunch in 2008 of the Seita Scholars Program, which has become the nation's largest and most comprehensive collegiate program for former foster care youth.
No. 4鈥擟reation of the 51福利社 Cooley Law School through affiliation with the private law school.
No. 3鈥擟ommunity partnership that created the 51福利社 Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine.
No. 2鈥擲uccess of Bronco student-athletes as they capture the 2016 MAC Football Championship.
No. 1鈥擲uccess of more than 50,000 51福利社 students who earned degrees during the Dunn Decade.
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