The birds, plants and history of Kalamazoo's Asylum Lake Preserve will be showcased at a public event from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 18, at the preserve's Parkview Avenue entrance.

Jack J. Frey, assistant professor emeritus of music, died May 8 at age 91. A memorial service is planned for 3 p.m. Monday, May 13, in the First United Methodist Church in downtown Kalamazoo.

Applicants to WMU's master of business administration program now have the option of submitting Graduate Record Exam or Graduate Management Admission Test scores.

Candidates for the position of associate provost for the Haenicke Institute for Global Education will give public presentations Monday through Thursday, May 13-16, in 2020 Fetzer Center.

WMU was named the public sector category winner by the Detroit Free Press in this year's Michigan Green Leader competition. Winners in all categories will be honored at a June 10 event.

In its first year, PITCH: A WMU Business Pitch Competition attracted 32 teams. Sales and business marketing major Nate Norman took first place with his Fish Ninja Labs idea.

Lane and street closures will re-route traffic from WMU's Waldo Stadium through downtown Kalamazoo Thursday, May 23, for the Girls on the Run 5K run and walk.

Freshman Mingyuan Yang will compete June 27 as one of three finalists in the International Double Reed Society Young Artist Competition for young bassoon players.

A 15th century prayer book for nuns has been digitized and is now available from the WMU's Special Collections and Rare Books department of University Libraries.

Five doctoral students have received a fellowship from the Graduate College for the 2013-14 academic year, and 85 graduate students were honored in April as recipients of research and teaching awards for 2012-13.

Dr. Margaret Merrion, dean of the College of Fine Arts, is one of five recipients of 2013 YWCA Women of Achievement Awards and will be honored at an event Tuesday, May 21.

Alumnus Matt Mace, co-founder of BlueGranite, will speak at 8 a.m. Friday, May 10, in 2150 Schneider Hall; breakfast begins at 7:30 a.m. Registration is required.

The America Reads Program offered through WMU, which helps young children improve their reading, has been recognized by Volunteer Kalamazoo and MLive/Kalamazoo Gazette.

Local school children will get an education in environmental stewardship during the Asylum Lake Preserve's annual Adventure Day from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 7.

At its April 18 meeting, WMU's Board of Trustees approved the retirements of 10 faculty and 11 staff members and also signed off on one faculty and one staff resignation.

The Kalamazoo Film Society will present the comedic drama "Quartet" Friday through Sunday, May 10-12, at WMU's Little Theatre. The film is rated PG-13; admission is $5.

A team from the computer information systems capstone course earned first place in the second annual Midwest Student Information Systems Project and Case Competition, beating out eight other teams from five universities.

Comedian Jerry Seinfeld is coming to Miller Auditorium for a single performance at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 20. Tickets range from $63 to $79 and are now on sale.

More than 3,000 of the world's leading authorities on the Middle Ages will meet on campus in early May to examine topics ranging from medieval social networking and military history to medieval conspiracy theories.

Sara Rokicki, an advertising and promotion major, is one of six students in Michigan to win a $2,000 scholarship from the Adcraft Club of Detroit's Adcraft Foundation.

Twenty-three graduate students were recognized for outstanding demonstrations of their research earlier in the month at the seventh annual WMU Research and Creative Activities Poster Day.

For the fourth consecutive year, WMU has been recognized for its sustainability efforts by Princeton Review and the U.S. Green Building Council's Center for Green Schools.

Charles P. Klass and Dr. Margaret Joyce will present a workshop titled "Principles and Practices of Paper Coating" Monday through Wednesday, July 29-31.

Miller Auditorium has announced its 2013-14 lineup, which includes performances of "The Addams Family," "Mamma Mia!" and "Memphis." Season subscriptions are available now.

The candidates for the 2013 annual Make a Difference awards have been announced. The selection committee invites additional comments on any of the semi-annual award winners.

A summer redesign of Fountain Plaza near Miller Auditorium will result in more green space, seating and shade, with the aim of making the area more informal and inviting.

The Malaysian Midwest Games International 2013 will draw Malaysian students from across the Midwest to campus May 24-26. Organizers are seeking people to volunteer at the event as well as donations.

WMU's Confucius Institute is accepting registrations for Chinese culture courses that begin the week of May 6. Classes are open to the public; some tuition discounts are available.

In preparation for the move to the Zhang Legacy Collections Center, hours of operation and some processes for the Archives and Regional History Collections will be modified.

Some 400 geoscientists are expected for the Geological Society of America's North-Central Section Meeting, held Thursday and Friday, May 2-3, at various locations on WMU's West Campus.