CMU Highlights
We are proud of our many accomplishments at Central Michigan University. The following are just a few of the highlights of this year's achievements by students, faculty and staff.
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- One of 9 universities nationwide to receive the Katrina Compassion Award for Excellence in Hurricane Relief Service
- Fourth largest enrollment - 27,768 - among Michigan's 15 public universities
- Performs in the top 17% of all national universities for graduation rate performance
- Journalism program is one of two in Michigan and 111 nationwide to be accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education and Mass Communication
- BCA program is one of only 20 nationwide eligible to receive scholarships and internships from the John Bayliss Foundation
- Only Michigan university that has a body scanner, which records more than 300,000 data points on the body
- BCA program is one of only two nationwide to win National Broadcasting Society production competition grand prizes in six or more categories
- Two CMU alumni have been awarded national Milken awards, making them among the top 100 teachers in the nation
- Gary Gagnon was named 2005 Michigan Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation
- First university nationwide to offer a four-year accredited athletic training program
- 2006 physician assistant class posted the best score in the nation (17% higher than the national average) on the standardized PACKRAT exam
- Only university in Michigan with an undergraduate degree in meteorology
- CMU's Off Campus Programs ranked first among Michigan public universities in the number of master's degrees awarded to African Americans
- Only university in the nation with a bachelor's degree concentration in microscopy
- One of only two universities in the Midwest to operate an island research station (Beaver Island)
- Assisted Reebok by using state-of-the-art technology to perform testing on new NHL uniforms
- Student athletes have won the MAC Institutional Academic Achievement Award for the highest cumulative student athlete GPA the last six years in a row and 10 of the last 11 years overall.
- For the third consecutive year, the women's soccer team earned the No. 1 rank for highest cumulative GPA in the nation
- Wrestling team has won 10 consecutive and 13 of the last 17 MAC championships
- 2006-2007 football team won the Motor City Bowl after capturing the MAC championship title
- Graduate student Jane Schild received the 2006 Best Student Presentation Award from the North American Lake Management Society
- CMU student Jonathan Knapp won the best student poster award from the American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Association of Information Technology Professionals student chapter won the Student Chapter Outstanding Performance Award
- CM Life earned its 11th Associated Collegiate Press Pacemaker Award
- Nationally known Leadership Institute develops more than 5,000 student leaders annually
- More than 60% of CMU students volunteer or do community service, exceeding the national average for student volunteerism
- Received the Medium School of the Year Award from the Great Lakes Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls
- CMU seniors exceed the national average by almost 15% with their participation in co-curricular activities
