Format: 2024-07-24

March 21, 2024

Books & Beer: Lauren Foley - On the Basis of Race: How Higher Education Navigates Affirmative Action

The University Center for the Humanities at Western Michigan University invites you to “Books and Beer,” our celebration of the publications from University faculty over the last year. Lauren Foley, (Department of Political Science) will read from On the Basis of Race: How Higher Education Navigates Affirmative Action. There will be a brief Q&A /discussion after the reading. Light snacks and beer from the WMU Sustainable Brewing program will be available.
Date: Thursday, Mar. 21
Time: 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Location: 2500 Knauss Hall, WMU

Burian Lecture - Dr. James Jackson

The 2024 CHHS Burian lecture will be delivered by Dr. James Jackson, author of Clearing the Fog: From Surviving to Thriving with Long COVID. Dr. Jackson is a licensed psychologist specializing in neuropsychology and cognitive rehabilitation and was recently featured on NPR’s Fresh Air. Learn more at wmich.edu/hhs/about/lectures. Register at wmich.edu/hhs/burian-rsvp.

Date: Thursday, Mar. 21
Time: 6:30pm
Location: 4010 CHHS Building

Yellowface Through an Ethics Lens

This multidisciplinary panel discussion of the book Yellowface, presented by the Center for the Study of Ethics in Society, will explore several of the major themes in the book, all of which involve the relationship between personal responsibility, morally compromised cultures, and questionabl

Date: Thursday, Mar. 21
Time: 6:30pm to 7:30pm
Location: Kirsch Auditorium Fetzer Center

Good Food that is Better for the Environment

Virtual Seminar: Dessert with Discussion: Good Food that is Better for the Environment with Dr. Jason Rowntree, coordinated through Kellogg Biological Station.

In-person and virtual options for attendance. Registration is required: Public URL:  https://events.anr.msu.edu/GoodFoodForTheEnvironment/

Date: Thursday, Mar. 21
Time: 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Location: Kellogg Biological Station - Michigan State University

March 22, 2024

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Conference: Advancing Health Equity

The theme of the 2024 conference is Advancing Health Equity. Dr. James Jackson, author of “Clearing the Fog: From Surviving to Thriving with Long COVID,” will be the keynote speaker. Dr. Jackson is a licensed psychologist specializing in neuropsychology and cognitive rehabilitation and was recently featured on NPR’s Fresh Air.

Date: Friday, Mar. 22
Time: 8:30am to 1:00pm
Location: 4010 College of Health and Human Services

VITAL Demo Day

Join us for a look at our newest technology space, the Virtual Imaging Technology Lab, during one of our upcoming demo days in Dalton Center room 3006. A unique blend of leading-edge technologies such as video game engines, virtual reality, real-time interactive visuals and virtual production. The room’s most defining feature is its 28’ LED Wall, which is integrated with a 25-camera motion capture system.

Date: Friday, Mar. 22
Time: 10:00am to 10:30am
Location: 3006 Dalton Center

Reading Party!

Need an incentive to do some reading? Come to Zhang Legacy Collections Center on Friday afternoons this spring and join others for two hours of quiet reading in a beautiful space. 

Date: Friday, Mar. 22
Time: 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Location: Reading Room, Zhang Legacy Collections Center

WMU Theatre Presents Argonautika

As in her Tony Award–winning Metamorphoses, Mary Zimmerman transforms Greek mythology—here the story of Jason and the Argonauts—into a mesmerizing piece of theater. Encountering an array of daunting challenges in their “first voyage of the world,” Jason and his crew illus­trate the essence of all such journeys to follow—their un­predictability, their inspiring and overwhelming breadth of emotion, their lessons in the inevitability of failure and loss.

Date: Friday, Mar. 22
Time: 7:30pm
Location: WMU - Gilmore Theatre Complex

March 23, 2024

St. Patrick's Recovery Workout

Celebrate for St. Patrick’s Day?

Let West Hills Athletic Club get you back on track at our recovery workout on Saturday, March 23, at 8 a.m. Join Dre for this special event.

Sign up ahead to receive your BONUS recovery smoothie from Westnedge Hill Nutrition.

Date: Saturday, Mar. 23
Time: 8:00am
Location: West Hills Athletic Club

WMU Theatre Presents Argonautika

As in her Tony Award–winning Metamorphoses, Mary Zimmerman transforms Greek mythology—here the story of Jason and the Argonauts—into a mesmerizing piece of theater. Encountering an array of daunting challenges in their “first voyage of the world,” Jason and his crew illus­trate the essence of all such journeys to follow—their un­predictability, their inspiring and overwhelming breadth of emotion, their lessons in the inevitability of failure and loss.

Date: Saturday, Mar. 23
Time: 7:30pm
Location: WMU - Gilmore Theatre Complex

March 24, 2024

WMU Theatre Presents Argonautika

As in her Tony Award–winning Metamorphoses, Mary Zimmerman transforms Greek mythology—here the story of Jason and the Argonauts—into a mesmerizing piece of theater. Encountering an array of daunting challenges in their “first voyage of the world,” Jason and his crew illus­trate the essence of all such journeys to follow—their un­predictability, their inspiring and overwhelming breadth of emotion, their lessons in the inevitability of failure and loss.

Date: Sunday, Mar. 24
Time: 2:00pm
Location: WMU - Gilmore Theatre Complex

March 25, 2024

Impacts of Floods on Rural Communities in Pakistan: Evidence from a Field Survey

Lecture by Muhammed Ishtiaq, a Fulbright Scholar and Ph.D. candidate in Applied Economics at WMU
A household survey in rural communities affected by the 2022 floods in Pakistan revealed significant socio-economic repercussions. He will discuss the findings of the survey, exploring the effects of natural disasters on rural communities in Pakistan.
Date: Monday, Mar. 25
Time: 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Location: 1710 WMU Sangren Hall

March 26, 2024

Free STI and HIV testing

The Kalamazoo County Health and Human Services department will be conducting free testing for sexually-transmitted infections including HIV at Sindecuse Health Center on March 26, 2024. No appointment is needed. Hours are limited to 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. 

Date: Tuesday, Mar. 26
Time: 12:30pm to 3:30pm

March 27, 2024

Seed Paper Cards

Student Workshop: Seed Paper Cards, with Jess S., WMU Student and Office for Sustainability Communication Ambassador

Date: Wednesday, Mar. 27
Time: 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Location: WMU Waldo Library

Productive Differences: Art, Labor and Education in Southwest China

Join us for Light Center for Chinese Studies guest lecture presented by Prof. Patrick D. WilsonAssociate Professor of Sculpture at Western Michigan University, Frostic School of Art.

Topic: Productive Differences: Art, Labor and Education in Southwest China

Presenters: Prof. Patrick D. Wilson

Date: Wednesday, Mar. 27
Time: 3:30pm to 5:00pm
Location: 2120 Sangren Hall

Book Club: Unshrinking

Noa Dahan, a part-time instructor in the Department of Philosophy, will lead the discussions of Unshrinking (2024) by Kate Manne. Manne highlights fatphobia as a social justice issue that has received insufficient attention.

Date: Wednesday, Mar. 27
Time: 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Location: 3014 Moore Hall

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