The College of Arts and Sciences at Western Michigan University strives to add value to the lives of its learners and continuously improve the quality of its programming to meet the needs and expectations of the communities it serves. Join us for events that are tailored to your academic interests and help prepare you for the future.
Submitting events for this calendar
Submit your events or news items online to the College of Arts and Sciences. For a series of events, email a list or the web address of the series information to coas-web@wmich.edu.
Submitting events to University Relations
If your event is open to the entire campus community, please share it with University Relations.
If you have CMS access, add an event under Add Content in the CMS. If you do not see that option under Add Content, apply for the reporter role for your section(s).
If you rarely submit events and do not have a Content Management Role for a website, complete the University event form.
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Reserve a conference room in 2302 or 2307 Friedmann Hall.
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Upcoming events
Monday, May 27
U.S. Memorial Day—No classes. Many WMU offices closed or on reduced hours.
Friday, June 7
WMU Night at Comerica Park—The Detroit Tigers vs the Minnesota Twins, Stampede Tailgate, 5:30 p.m., on-field festivities, 6:50 p.m., game, 7:10 p.m. The Office of Development and Alumni Relations will charter a bus leaving Kalamazoo at 2 p.m. Registration and fees required for all activities. Visit MyWMU.com/Tigers for more information.
Friday, June 21
Summer solstice (first day of summer)
Wednesday, June 26
Summer I session ends
Thursday, June 27
Summer II session begins
Saturday, June 29
Commencement—Miller Auditorium, times to be announced in May.
Tuesday, July 2
Thursday, July 4
U.S. Independence Day—No classes. Many WMU offices closed or on reduced hours.
Friday, August 16
Summer II session ends
Tuesday, August 20
Saturday, August 24
Sunday, August 25
Monday, August 26
Advising Day
Tuesday, August 27
Advising Day
Wednesday, August 28
Fall semester classes begin at 8 a.m.
Monday, September 2
U.S. Labor Day—No classes. Many WMU offices closed or on reduced hours.
Monday, September 9
Multicultural Meet and Greet–An orientation that encourages sense of belonging for students of color at WMU and in the greater Kalamazoo community, 6 to 8:30 p.m.