March 2012 WMU News

Staff award winners to be celebrated at reception

Thirteen staff members selected to receive semiannual Make a Difference awards.

Apply now for visiting scholar and artists program funding

Deadline for applications is April 19.

Enroll now for Campus Kids Summer Program

Program runs June 11-Aug. 31 with various themes.

Peter Blickle garners acclaim for second fiction work

Professor of foreign languages recognized for German novel.

Lois Lemmon named Educator of the Year

Faculty specialist receives Ben Franklin Award from the Michigan Printing Week Association.

Top-ranked Occupational Therapy textbook updated

Drs. Ben Atchison and Diane Dirette edit "Conditions in Occupational Therapy."

Allen Webb makes hat trick in publishing

Professor of English garners concurrent contracts for three books.

Freda C. Swinehart obituary

Retired residence hall staff member died Nov. 22, 2011, at age 93.

WMU named to presidential honor roll for community service

Students provided 380,000 documented hours of service in the past year.

Fort St. Joseph archaeological lectures available online

Free virtual lectures focus on excavation of 18th-century French fort.

Popular tech expo returns to Bernhard Center

Check out the latest gadgets and enter to win prizes April 11-12.

WMU shines in charitable giving to United Way

University is sixth largest donor institution in greater Kalamazoo.

Winifred D. Fraser obituary

Trustee emerita and former chair of the board died Feb. 29 at age 88.

Vocal jazz trio JaLaLa performs at Dalton Center

JaLaLa in concert Monday, April 2, in Dalton Center Recital Hall.

Excellence in Diversity award winners to be feted

Reservations due Sunday for April 11 awards program.

National film showing, panel focuses on male survivors of sex abuse

Screenings of "Boys and Men Healing" set for April 3 and 11.

Veteran journalist visits campus to discuss 2012 campaign

Steven Roberts takes the podium April 2 at Fetzer Center.

Open house highlights opportunities in history

Learn about research, internships, graduate study Wednesday, April 3.

Student lock-in for diversity Saturday night at rec center

Activities include student-organized workshops.

Arizona author hosts free reading at Bernhard Center

Barbara Cully featured in Frostic Reading Series April 5.

WMU to offer two new interdisciplinary majors

Electronic business marketing and health informatics and information technology majors added.

WMU alumna named a Hodder Fellow by Princeton arts center

Award-winning author Melinda Moustakis plans to work on her first novel.

Top seniors honored as 2012 Presidential Scholars

Forty-six students receive WMU's highest academic honor for undergraduates.

Author to keynote annual Chavez Scholarship fundraiser

Reservation deadline is March 30 for dinner featuring Elva Trevino Hart.

Free multimedia concert celebrates new music

Concert Friday, March 30, will feature projected visuals and interactive electronics.

Students to rally for higher ed issues at Michigan Capitol

Transportation available to Lansing Blitz rally Friday, March 30.

Birds on a Wire performs with John Duykers at Dalton Center

New music ensemble performs "Pierrot Lunaire" Wednesday, March 28.

Ethics of academic administration up for discussion

Drs. Timothy Green and Alex Enyedi to lead ethics talk March 26.

New director, website devoted to helping area businesses

Lisa Garcia to lead WMU's local business engagement office.

High school juniors invited to check out WMU

Free events designed exclusively for high school juniors and their parents.