Kalamazoo Island Festival will feature three days and nights of reggae music Thursday through Saturday, June 14-16, at the downtown Arcadia Creek Festival Place.

Former assistant director promoted, has responsibility for content on the University's website, mass email, social media and other forms of electronic communication.

WMU's 13-member precision flight team, the Sky Broncos, took fourth place in this year's National Intercollegiate Flying Association's championship competition.

WMU graduate student Katherine Binder hopes to encourage recycling on campus by streamlining the process with a new placement and design of collection bins.

Lt. Justin Soeder of Sterling Heights, Mich., was recognized by the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association with the Major Gen. Robert E. Sadler USAF Award.

Dr. James Lewis, associate professor of human performance and health education, has received a President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition Community Leadership Award.

Street closures will re-route traffic from Waldo Stadium through downtown Kalamazoo between 6:30 and 8 p.m. Thursday, May 24, for the Girls on the Run 5K.

More than 8,000 people, including beginning students and their families as well as transfer students, will be attending orientation sessions that begin June 4 and run through June 29.

Available now, season subscriptions are the best way to receive discounted tickets and priority seating for "West Side Story," "Les Misérables," "Hair," "Wicked" and other hit shows.

Services are Friday, May 18, for Ida Mae Cutshaw, retired WMU finance clerk. Cutshaw died May 10 at age 75.

Students enrolled in the College of Health and Human Services soon will have hands-on educational opportunities galore, thanks to Kalamazoo's new Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly.

Kalamazoo's Axonia Medical is doing early-stage work on a revolutionary approach to treat and restore function to those who have suffered major damage to their peripheral or central nervous systems.

Dr. Robert DeWit will speak at 8 a.m. Friday, May 25, in the Dean’s Conference Room of Schneider Hall on "Southwest Michigan Innovation Center: Cultivating Innovation."

DownBeat magazine has recognized internationally known director, performer and music professor Dr. Stephen Zegree as an outstanding educator by inducting him into its Jazz Education Hall of Fame.

High school and middle school students will learn about aerospace and aviation careers during Project Aerospace Expo Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 19, at the College of Aviation.

The Kalamazoo Film Society will present Ralph Fiennes as "Coriolanus" Friday through Sunday, May 18-20, at WMU's Little Theatre.

A Family Education Fair from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 22, in the Bernhard Center ballroom will help benefits-eligible WMU employees go back to school this year alongside the students they teach and serve.

Visitation is Tuesday, May 15, and services Wednesday, May 16, for Charles H. Ludlow, trustee emeritus of WMU, who died May 8 at age 89.

Night Ranger and Hoobastank will be featured alongside traditional Greek fare at the Kalamazoo Greek Festival Thursday through Saturday, May 31-June 2, at Arcadia Creek Festival Place.

Spoofs and laughs abound on the streets of downtown Kalamazoo at the annual Do Dah Parade Saturday, June 2.

More than 70 artists will sell original works of arts and fine crafts along the downtown Kalamazoo Mall from Michigan Avenue to Lovell Street Friday and Saturday, June 1-2.

The Kalamazoo Institute of Art's 61st anniversary Art Fair held downtown is Friday and Saturday, June 1-2, providing a festive atmosphere of artwork, programs and fun.

Kaytlyn Witgen, who will graduate from Perry (Mich.) High School this month, has been awarded a $20,000 scholarship to study at WMU beginning this fall.

Alicia Acosta, Patrick Harris and David Terry have the opportunity to continue their studies in Spain as recipients of Fulbright scholarship awards.

WMU to add two or three new buildings to its popular Western View residential complex, using a fast-track construction plan to complete the effort for a fall 2013 opening.

Gerald H. "Gib" Youngblood, retired WMU head baker, died May 3 at age 89.

Louwina Petersen, a retired WMU custodian, died April 26 at age 86.

Registration is under way for low-cost, short-term summer courses offered through WMU's Lifelong Learning Academy. Programs are open to anyone, but geared toward older Kalamazoo-area residents.

A handful of faculty members, students and community organizations were recognized for their dedication and service at WMU's first Service-Learning Award Celebration.

Music students win six awards from DownBeat magazine in its annual student music competition, third most of any institution worldwide and more than any other school in Michigan.