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.
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Upcoming events
Friday, April 3
Climate Change: Fridays for Future Series–"Celebrating Food Around Lake Michigan," KVCC–Culinary and Allied Health Building, noon. Canceled.
Biological Sciences Seminar Series–"Mycorrhizal Mayhem: Explorations of the Ecology and Evolution Describing Host-Microbe Interactions," presented by Dr. Megan Rúa of Wright State University, 1710 Wood Hall, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Canceled.
English Awards and Recognition Ceremony–The Department of English will honors its undergraduate and graduate students for their outstanding achievements, Fetzer Center–Kirsch Auditorium, 3:30 to 5 p.m. Canceled.
Monday, April 6
Chemistry Speaker Series–"Investigation of Clinical Oral Drug Candidate MIDD0301 for Severe Asthma and COPD," presented by Dr. Leggy Arnold of University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, 1220 Chemistry Building, 4 p.m. Canceled.
Tuesday, April 7
Global and International Studies: Faculty Abroad Speaker Series–"Exchanges, Translations and Dialogues," presented by Dr. Jeffrey Angles and Patricia Villalobos Echevarría, University Center for the Humanities–2500 Knauss Hall, noon to 1 p.m. Canceled.
Wednesday, April 8
Donuts With the Deans–The College of Arts and Sciences invites its faculty, students and staff to join the deans for Donuts With the Deans, an informal gathering to encourage informal chats, share ideas, address concerns and answer any questions, University Center for the Humanities–2500 Knauss Hall, 2 to 3:30 p.m. Canceled.
School of Public Affairs and Administration Public Service Engagement Series–Title: TBA, presented by Dr. Felicia DeHaney of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, 1910 Sangren Hall, 5:15 to 6:30 p.m.; refreshments at 5 p.m. Canceled.
Friday, April 10
Climate Change: Fridays for Future Series–"Carbon Criminals, Climate Crimes," Fetzer Center, noon. Canceled.
Biological Sciences Seminar Series–"You Are What You Eat: Mechanisms of Staphylococccus Aureus Nutrient Sulfur Acquisition During Infection," presented by Dr. Neal Hammer of Michigan State University, 1710 Wood Hall, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Canceled.
Saturday, April 11
Saturday Morning Science lecture–"How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Supernova Explosions," presented by Dr. Michael Famiano, 1104 Rood Hall, 10:30 a.m. to noon. Canceled.
Monday, April 13
Chemistry Speaker Series–Title: TBA, presented by Dr. Melanie Cooper of Michigan State University, 1220 Chemistry Building, 4 p.m. Canceled.
Friday, April 17
Biological Sciences Seminar Series–"Zebrafish Models of Hearing Loss: Lessons From the Lateral Line," presented by Dr. David Raible of University of Washington, 1710 Wood Hall, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Canceled.
Saturday, April 18
Climate Change: Fridays for Future Series–"Kalamazoo Earth Day Celebration," Bank Street Farmers' Market Site, noon. Canceled.
Friday, April 24
Workshop–"Open Textbook Workshop," for WMU faculty and staff, presented by Maira Bundza, offered online through WebEx, 1 to 2 p.m. Free. Registration requested.
Biological Sciences Seminar Series–Student presentations, 1710 Wood Hall, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Canceled.
Saturday, April 25
Commencement–Postponed Miller Auditorium, times to be announced in March.
Tuesday, April 28
Monday, May 4
Summer I classes begin at 8 a.m. (Note: all summer I courses at WMU will be taught through distance education.)
Donuts With the Deans–The College of Arts and Sciences invites its faculty, students and staff to join the deans for Donuts With the Deans, an informal gathering to encourage informal chats, share ideas, address concerns and answer any questions, University Center for the Humanities–2500 Knauss Hall, 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Thursday, May 7
55th International Congress on Medieval Studies–The congress features more than 500 sessions of papers, panel discussions, roundtables, workshops, demonstrations, performances, poster sessions and much more, held from Thursday at 10 a.m. through Sunday at noon; registration required.
Friday, May 8
55th International Congress on Medieval Studies–The congress features more than 500 sessions of papers, panel discussions, roundtables, workshops, demonstrations, performances, poster sessions and much more, held from Thursday at 10 a.m. through Sunday at noon; registration required.
Saturday, May 9
55th International Congress on Medieval Studies–The congress features more than 500 sessions of papers, panel discussions, roundtables, workshops, demonstrations, performances, poster sessions and much more, held from Thursday at 10 a.m. through Sunday at noon; registration required.
Sunday, May 10
55th International Congress on Medieval Studies–The congress features more than 500 sessions of papers, panel discussions, roundtables, workshops, demonstrations, performances, poster sessions and much more, held from Thursday at 10 a.m. through Sunday at noon; registration required.
Monday, May 25
U.S. Memorial Day–No classes. Many WMU offices closed.
Saturday, June 20
Summer solstice–First day of summer
Wednesday, June 24
Summer I session ends
Thursday, June 25
Summer II classes begin at 8 a.m.
Saturday, June 27
Commencement–Miller Auditorium, times to be announced in May.