WMU's United Way campaign charges employees, retiress and students with the goal of raising $300,000. A kickoff rally will take place at noon Thursday, Sept. 13, in front of the Bernhard Center.

Dr. Carola Jungwirth will give her perspective on gender equality at German Universities on Tuesday, Sept. 18, kicking off the fall season of the WMU Center for the Study of Ethics in Society lecture series.

Walk-on tryouts to be held Thursday, Sept. 27, at 8 a.m. in University Arena. Only current, full-time WMU students may try out for varsity athletic teams.

Farmers market luncheons will be offered Wednesday, Sept. 12, in the Bernhard Café and Market as well as all residence hall dining rooms, featuring locally grown or produced food.

Gerry Pagano, former Interlochen Arts Camp instructor and member of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, will perform in a free, public concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16, in the Dalton Center Recital Hall.

Kalamazoo and campus communities invited to the second annual Campus and Community Breakfast, to be held Friday, Sept. 28, from 8 to 10 a.m. Registration is required by Sept. 20.

The Kalamazoo Film Society will present eight showings of the dramatic comedy "Your Sister's Sister" Friday through Sunday, Sept. 14-16, at the Little Theatre. Admission is $5.

Trio Solari will perform a free concert Tuesday, Sept. 11, at 7:30 p.m. in the Dalton Center Recital Hall. The concert is sponsored by the WMU School of Music.

Six clinics, scheduled throughout the fall semester, will administer vaccinations to students, employees and their dependents, and retirees. Vaccines are also available at Sindecuse Health Center on a walk-in basis.

Students interested in living in the Western View housing complex for the 2013-14 academic year should begin the application process now. Room assignments will begin in January 2013.

Graduate students and their families are invited to campus during two days of activities Thursday and Friday, Sept. 6-7, held to provide information and fun.