Wayne State University
| Wayne State University Wayne State University |
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|---|---|
| motto | Industry, Intelligence, Integrity |
| founding | 1868 |
| Sponsorship | state |
| place | Detroit , Michigan , United States |
| President ( president ) | Allan Gilmour |
| Students | 27,825 (2010) |
| Annual budget | $ 204 million |
| Website | wayne.edu |
The Wayne State University is a state university in Detroit in the US state of Michigan . With 33,137 students, it is the third largest college in Michigan. The university has the third largest medical school in the USA .
history
Wayne State University was founded in 1868 as the Detroit Medical College . With the merger of various colleges in 1934 it received its current name.
organization
Faculties
- Humanities and natural sciences
- Engineering
- medicine
- pedagogy
- Pharmacy and Health Sciences (Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences)
- maintenance
- law Sciences
- Fine, performing and communication arts
- Social work
- Economics
- Graduate school
More locations
- Harper Woods High School, Harper Woods, MI
- University Center at Macomb Community College, Clinton Township, MI
- Lamphere High School, Madison Heights, MI
- Oakland Center, Farmington Hills, MI
- University Center at Saint Clair County Community College, St. Clair, MI
- Wayne County Center, Detroit, MI
Sports
Wayne State University's sports teams are the Warriors . The university is a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference .
Personalities
- Bess Bonnier , jazz pianist
- Patricia Boyle , federal judge
- Kenny Burrell , jazz guitarist
- Larry Joe Campbell , actor
- John Conyers , Congressman
- Thomas B. Cooley , a professor of pediatrics and first described the β- thalassemia , and Cooley's anemia called
- Ernie Hudson , actor
- Peter Karmanos junior , entrepreneur
- Casey Kasem , radio host
- Crystal Reed , actress
- Tom Sizemore , actor
Honorary graduates
- Carl Levin , US Senator
- Jessye Norman , soprano
- Lily Tomlin , actress
- Sixto Rodriguez , musician
Web links
Commons : Wayne State University - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Diligence, Wisdom, Righteousness"
- ^ Welcome to the Office of the President
- ^ About Wayne State University
- ↑ US and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2009 Endowment Market Value and Percentage Change in Endowment Market Value from FY 2008 to FY 2009 ( Memento from December 29, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF file; 189 kB)
Coordinates: 42 ° 21 '26.4 " N , 83 ° 4' 12.4" W.