Broncos ready to be counted in 2010 censusMarch 9, 2010 KALAMAZOO--Western Michigan University is launching a month-long campaign to raise student awareness of the importance of everyone being counted in the upcoming U.S. Census. "Traditional-age college students will be completing census forms for themselves for the first time," says Dr. Diane Anderson, vice president for student affairs, "and there is a lot of confusion about who should be counted and where they should be counted." WMU has created a Web site at wmich.edu/census with answers to the most common questions, especially who should be counted and where.
Census forms will be mailed and distributed in mid-March and should be completed and returned by April 1. Personal information is strictly confidential. Aggregate data determines federal and state funding for a variety of programs and apportioning of elected representatives. For more information about the census visit wmich.edu/census. Media contact: Thom Myers, (269) 387-8400, thom.myers@wmich.edu WMU News |