Alumni Events
WMU-Cooley alumni gather nationwide at alumni networking events each year. To be safe, all in-person alumni events are postponed until further notice. We are planning virtual alumni events around the country. See below for more information.
Contact the Alumni Office at [email protected] or at 517-371-5140 ext. 2045 with any questions.
Events being planned for 2021:
Virtual Regional Alumni Networking Events
United States Supreme Court Bar Admission in Washington, DC - March 31, 2021
Class Reunions - Fall, 2021
DC and Southeast Region Event - DC area hosts - March 30, 2021
Virtual Alumni Networking Event - 5 pm Eastern Time
Hosted by Denise Sylvester (Sharpe Class, 2008) and Ted Knight (McAlvay Class, 1984).
RSVP for DC and SE Region Event Here.
Southwest Region Event - Texas hosts - April 20, 2021
Virtual Alumni Networking Event - 5 pm Central Time
Hosted by Ashlee Olson (Chipman Class, 2011) and William Cox (Witherell Class, 1990).
RSVP for SW Region Event Here.
Previous Events in 2020
Midwest Region Event - OH and IN hosts - February 23, 2021
Virtual Alumni Networking Event - 5 pm Eastern Time
Hosted by Alumni Association President Kirstyn Wildey (Hughes Class, 2016)
Alumni Association Annual Meeting - November 19, 2020
Virtual Meeting 5:00 p.m Eastern Time
Alumni President Kirstyn Wildey
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East Coast - Philadelphia hosts - October 27, 2020
Virtual Alumni Reception 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Hosted by Patrick Griffin (Riley Class, 2009) and Charles Hickman (Curtis Class, 2019)
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Chicago, IL - Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Virtual Alumni Reception 4:00 p.m. Central Time
Hosted by Jamie Leavitt Vamvakas (Johnson Class, 2002) and John Nocita (Turner Class, 1991)
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Reunion - Classes of 1980 - September 16, 2020
Virtual Class Reunion 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Hosted by Kenneth Kaplan (Potter Class, 1980)
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West Coast - Phoenix hosts - Tuesday, August 25, 2020
Virtual Alumni Reception 5:30 p.m. MST
Hosted by Jeremy Goodman (Fitzgerald Class, 2006) and Matt Fendon (Adams Class, 2008)
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Atlanta, GA - Tuesday, August 4, 2020
Virtual Alumni Reception 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Hosted by Ken Kaplan (Potter Class, 1980)
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Michigan - Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Virtual Alumni Reception 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Hosted by Karen Poole (Witherell Class, 1990), Alumni Association President
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Tampa, FL - Tuesday, July 14, 2020
Virtual Alumni Reception 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Hosts Elizabeth (Hughes Class, 2016) & Bryan (Taft Class, 2016) Devolder
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Previous Events in 2019
Thursday, November 21, 2019 - Lansing, MI
Meet President and Dean James McGrath
Alumni Association Annual Meeting (5:00 p.m.) & Alumni Reception (6:00 - 7:30 p.m.)
Friday, October 25, 2019 - Fort Wayne, IN
Alumni Networking Luncheon - 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Wednesday, October 23, 2019 - Indianapolis, IN
Alumni Networking Reception - 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Friday, October 18, 2019 - Atlanta, GA
Alumni Networking Reception - 7:00 - 8:30 p.m
Saturday, October 5, 2019 - Houston, TX
Alumni Networking Reception - 4:30 - 6 p.m.
Thursday, September 12, 2019 - Dallas, TX
Alumni Networking Reception - 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, September 10, 2019 - Fort Worth, TX
Alumni Networking Reception - 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, September 10, 2019 - Chicago, IL
Alumni Networking Reception - 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Monday, September 9, 2019 - Austin, TX
Alumni Networking Reception - 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, August 27, 2019 - Seattle, WA
Alumni Networking Luncheon - 11:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Thursday, August 22, 2019 - Saginaw, MI
Alumni Networking Event.- 5 - 7 p.m.
Tuesday, August 20, 2019 - Cheboygan, MI
Alumni Networking Luncheon - 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Monday, August 19, 2019 - Petoskey, MI
Alumni Networking Luncheon - 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Wednesday, August 7, 2019 - Marshall, MI
Alumni Networking Luncheon - 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Thursday, July 25, 2019 - Flint, MI
Alumni Networking Luncheon - 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Wednesday, June 12, 2019 - Toronto, ON
Alumni Reception 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, June 5, 2019 - Brighton, MI
Alumni Reception 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, May 9, 2019 - Grand Rapids, MI
Happy Hour and Networking - 5:00 - 7:00 p.m
Tuesday, April 2, 2019 - Louisville, KY
Alumni Reception - 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 26, 2019 - Ann Arbor, MI
Alumni Reception - 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 21, 2019 - Culver City, CA
Alumni Luncheon - 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Wednesday, March 20, 2019 - New York City, NY
Alumni Reception - 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 19, 2019 - Philadelphia, PA
Cocktails and Guided Tour - 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Historic Union League Club of Philadelphia
Monday, March 18, 2019 - Washington, DC
Alumni Reception - 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 13, 2019 - Riverview, FL
Alumni Reception - 5:30 - 7:30
WMU-Cooley Law School Tampa Campus
Monday, February 25, 2019 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Alumni Luncheon - 11:30 - 1:00 pm.
Monday, February 25, 2019 - West Palm Beach, FL
Alumni Reception - 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Monday, February 18, 2019 - Atlanta, GA
Alumni Reception - 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Previous Events in 2018
Wednesday, December 12, 2018 - Lansing, MI
Toasting the Artwork of Gordon Boardman - 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, November 15, 2018 - Lansing, MI
Alumni Association Mix & Mingle - 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, November 1 - Dallas, TX
Alumni Reception - 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Monday, October 15 - Columbia, SC
Alumni Reception - 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m
Thursday, October 11 - Indianapolis, IN
Alumni Reception - 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, September 27 - Grand Rapids, MI
Alumni Reception at the State Bar of Michigan annual meeting - 5:00-6:30 p.m.
Thursday, September 13 - Chicago, IL
Alumni Reception - 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, August 28 - Marshall, MI
Alumni Reception - 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, August 23 - Greektown, Detroit, MI
Alumni Reception - 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, August 9 - Flint, MI
Alumni Reception - 5:30 - 7:30 p.m
Thursday, June 14, 2018 - Orlando, FL
Alumni Reception at Florida Bar Association Meeting - 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, June 12, 2018 - Brighton, MI
Alumni Reception - 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 23, 2018 - Cleveland, OH
Alumni Reception - 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Friday, April 13 - Lansing, MI
Alumni Reception - 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Thursday, March 1, 2018 - New York, NY
Alumni Reception - 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, February 28, 2018 - Philadelphia, PA
5:30-7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, February 27, 2018 - Washington, DC
5:30-7:30 p.m.
Thursday, February 15, 2018 - Grand Rapids, MI
5-7 p.m.
WMU-Cooley Law School Campus
Previous Events in 2017
Wednesday, November 15, 2017 - Miami, FL
5:30-7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, November 14, 2017 - West Palm Beach, FL
5:30-7:30 p.m.
Thursday, November 9, 2017 - Lansing, MI
6:00-7:30 PM
R.E.Olds Transportation Museum
Wednesday, October 25, 2017 - Kalamazoo, MI
Alumni Pre-Lecture Reception-6:00 p.m.
WMU Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine Lobby Entry
Thursday, October 12, 2017 - Dallas, TX
5:30-7:30 PM
Thursday, October 5, 2017 - Indianapolis, IN
5:30-7:30 PM
Thursday, September 28, 2017 - Detroit, MI
Alumni Reception - 5:00-6:30 PM
State Bar of Michigan Convention,Cobo Center
Thursday, September 7, 2017 - Chicago, IL
Chicago White Sox vs. Cleveland at Guaranteed Rate Field-Private Suite
7:05 PM game
Tuesday, August 15, 2017 - Marshall, MI
5:30-7:30 PM
Thursday, August 10, 2017 - Flint, MI
5:30-7:30 PM
Thursday, June 22, 2017 - Boca Raton, FL
6:30-7:30 PM
28th Annual Endowed Scholarship Golf Classic
Monday, June 19, 2017
Country Club of Lansing
Friday, June 2, 2017 - Buffalo, NY
5:30-7:30 PM
Thursday, June 1, 2017 - Toronto, Ontario
5:30-7:30 PM
Michigan Group Bar Admission Ceremony
May 23, 2017, 5:30 pm
Wednesday, May 3, 2017 - Grand Rapids, MI
5:30-7:30 PM
Thursday, May 11, 2017 - Brighton, MI
5:30-7:30 PM
Wednesday, March 29, 2017 - Philadelphia, PA
5:30-7:30 PM
Thursday, March 30, 2017 - New York, NY
6:00-9:00 PM
Tuesday, March 28, 2017 - Washington, DC
5:30-7:30 PM
Howard Soifer Memorial Lecture Series in Sports and Entertainment Law
Friday, February 17, 2017, Noon
Tampa, FL - Thursday, February 16, 2017
5:30-7:30 PM
Phoenix, AZ - Thursday, January 19, 2017
5:30-7:30 PM
Previous Events in 2016
Saturday, December 31, 2016 - Dallas, TX
Celebrating Western Michigan University at the Cotton Bowl!
Thursday, December 1, 2016 - Los Angeles, CA
5:30-7:30 PM
Thursday, November 10, 2016 - Lansing, MI
5 PM - Alumni Association Annual Meeting at Cooley Center
Thursday, November 10, 2016 - Naples, FL
5:30-7:30 PM
Michigan Bar Admission Ceremony
Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016, 5:30 pm
Thursday, October 27 - Traverse City, MI
5:30-7:30 PM
Tuesday, October 25, 2016 - Petoskey, MI
5:30-7:30 PM
Thursday, October 13, 2016 - Indianapolis, IN
5:30-7:30 PM
Wednesday, October 12, 2016 - Ft. Wayne, IN
5:30-7:30 PM
Thursday, September 29, 2016 - Chicago, IL
5:30-7:30 PM
Wednesday, September 28, 2016 - Tampa, FL
5:30-7:30 PM
Thursday, September 22, 2016 - Grand Rapids, MI
4:30-6:00 PM
Thursday, September 15, 2016 - Detroit/Greektown, MI
5:30-7:30 PM
Thursday, July 14, 2016 - Flint, MI
5:30-7:30 PM
Thursday, June 9, 2016 - Brighton, MI
5:30-7:30 PM
Friday, June 3, 2016 - Toronto, ON
5:00-7:00 PM, Reception and Krinock Lecture
Thursday, May 26, 2016 - Long Island City, NY
6-8 PM
Thursday, May 26, 2016 - Suburban Chicago/Rosemont, IL
5:30-7:30 PM
Tuesday, May 24, 2016 - Bar Admission Ceremony
Tuesday, May 17, 2016 - Atlanta, GA
5:30-7:30 PM
Thursday, May 12, 2016 - Grand Rapids, MI
5:30-7:30 PM
Thursday, April 21, 2016 - Dallas, TX
5:30-7:30 PM
Thursday, April 21, 2016 - Tampa, FL
5:30-7:30
Wednesday, April 20, 2016 - West Palm Beach, FL
5:30-7:30 PM
Tuesday, April 19, 2016 - Miami, FL
5:30-7:30 PM
Thursday, March 3, 2016 - New York, NY
6:00-9:00 PM
Wednesday, March 2, 2016 - Philadelphia, PA
5:30-7:30 PM
Tuesday, March 1, 2016 - Washington DC
5:30-7:30 PM
Thursday, February 18, 2016 - Lansing, MI
5:30-7:30 PM
Thursday, January 28, 2016 - Phoenix, AZ
5:30-7:30 PM
