The University Symphonic Band will perform a free concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21, in Miller Auditorium. The band will perform a work by Christopher Biggs, WMU assistant professor of digital composition.

Sections of WMU's cable television system, EduCable, will be interrupted for varying periods of time between Oct. 15 and Nov. 15 due to the demolition of the old Sangren Hall.

WMU students can get a little extra help with their research papers and projects during the Halloween-themed "Night of the Research Paper" from 4 to 10 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, at Waldo Library.

National Campus Sustainability Day is Wednesday, Oct. 24. Events at WMU include a student luncheon, campus sustainability tour, project showcase and keynote address by the Planetwalker.

Nominations for the fall round of Western Michigan University's semiannual Make a Difference awards are due by Wednesday, Oct. 31. Nomination instructions and forms are available online.

Deborah Jack, an artist whose work is based in video and sound installation, photography, painting and text, shows her exhibit "Shore" in the Monroe-Brown Gallery through Nov. 9.

"Safety not Guaranteed," a comedy about a mysterious classified ad that claims the ability to travel through time, will be screened at the Little Theatre Friday through Sunday, Oct. 19-21.

A campus memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21, for Dr. Van Cooley, interim dean of the College of Education and Human Development, who died July 31.

A TRiO Student Success Program duo meets the challenge to maintain a 4.0 GPA and earns lunch with President John M. Dunn along with kudos from state Sen. Debbie Stabenow.

Dr. Hal B. Jenson, founding dean of the new WMU School of Medicine, announced that preliminary accreditation has been granted, allowing for recruitment to begin for the school's first class.

Based on the individual performances of cadets, the WMU ROTC topped other Michigan programs at a 29-day leadership training course held in Washington.

The food drive, benefitting the Loaves and Fishes food pantry, runs through Nov. 4. Donations are welcome at the box office or at performances of "The Three Musketeers" or "Spring Awakening."

Wayne Muller, bestselling author and inspirational speaker, will be on hand for the celebration of the Integrative Holistic Health and Wellness program's 30th anniversary Saturday, Oct. 20.

MarAa Isabel Berbes Ribeaux, researcher of popular religion at the Casa del Caribe in Santiago de Cuba, will deliver a lecture in Spanish at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 19.

Jen Randall, co-founder of the Kalamazoo-based from Maestro, will kick off the first session of the new Entrepreneurship Forum at the Haworth College of Business Friday, Oct. 19.

Wind quintet The City of Tomorrow, on campus for a two-day residency, will perform a free concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, in the Dalton Center Recital Hall.

WMU's John T. Bernhard Professor of Music Lori Sims will perform at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, in the Dalton Center Recital Hall, on the occasion of the release of her latest CD.

Music revue "In the Mood Live" allows the audience to return to the swing era of the 1940s at 3 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 28, in Miller Auditorium. Tickets are now on sale.

Desert's Edge Duo, featuring percussionist J.B. Smith and clarinetist Robert Spring, will perform at the Dalton Center Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 15.

Cirque Chinois, performed by the National Circus of the People's Republic of China, is coming to Miller Auditorium at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26. Tickets are now on sale.

The Capitol Steps will showcase their 30 years of experience with political comedy and satire at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, at Miller Auditorium. Tickets are now on sale.

Student input sessions will be held at 3, 5 and 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, in 158 Bernhard Center to gauge preferences and encourage creative thinking about on-campus living.

Dr. John Ishiyama will deliver a free talk, titled "Political Parties and Democratization in Developing Countries," at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, in 2028 Brown Hall.

Students are invited to attend a rally to encourage academic success and create a campus climate of commiting to academics from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17.

The groundbreaking, set for 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 12, will include details and renderings of the renovation plans for the School of Medicine building, donated to WMU by MPI Research.

The School of Music's Distinguished Alumni Series brings jazz vocalist and pianist Kate Reid back to campus for a performance at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12.

The annual fall challenge to see whether WMU or CMU can collect the most blood for the American Red Cross runs through Wednesday, Oct. 17.

Representatives will be on campus at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 15, in the Brown and Gold Room on the second floor of the Bernhard Center, to discuss the Walt Disney World College Program.

Dr. Peter W. Krawutschke, an expert on translation, has been elected to the Executive Committee of the Joint National Committee for Languages and the National Council on Language and International Studies.

Collaborative work examining mathematics education is highlighted in a new volume, "Approaches to Studying the Enacted Mathematics Curriculum," co-edited by Dr. Steven W. Ziebarth.