Quote:And the WMU law school is a bad joke. We should cut our losses and invest that $ in outreach and undergrad admissions.
Defend that statement with some arguments.
Any program offerings that distinguish Western from it's regional Michigan rivals is for the best. The program is accredited, so what's your beef?
Use the savings for outreach and undergrad Admissions? That's a pretty broad statement, but what is says to me is WMU needs to accept what it is and be more of what it has been in the past-a regional, 'no frills' university with standard offerings. In other words, be more like CMU, EMU, GVSU and SVSU. Yeah, that'll get the job done-NOT.
If we offer the same programs as GVSU, they will continue to increase in student population while we decrease. Why? Because there are a hell of a lot more folks in Kent/Ottaway/Muskegon County than there are in Metro-Kalamazoo. Why would anyone come from the GR region to attend school in Kalamazoo when they can leverage the exact same programs in their own backyard? They won't.
Western needs the professional programs to set us apart and make us attractive. That was the plan Haenicke and Dunn put together and it was the right move. We should do more of that, not less.
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Front Page of The Grand Rapids Press: GVSU Has Overtaken WMU
