During its Feb. 27 meeting, the WMU Board of Trustees signed off on creating new academic programs and deleting six existing majors and major options. A variety of program and unit name changes were also approved.

Three-time Grammy-nominated Cuban music group Tiempo Libre is coming to Miller Auditorium at 8 p.m. Friday, April 12. Audience members will be seated on stage with the band at this unique event.

Experience the inside lives of corrupt real estate agents, enjoy a stage adaption of a classic novel, or take in a fairy tale performed by puppets. Season passes are now on sale.

Three scholars vying for the position of dean of the University's Lee Honors College are scheduled to make presentations to campus audiences April 10-12 in the Fetzer Center.

The WMU College of Aviation is the first collegiate program in the nation to be part of an American Eagle Airlines pilot-hiring program that will allow recent graduates to accrue additional flight hours at their alma mater. 

The College of Aviation selected the Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals as the 2013 recipient of its Aviation Excellence in Diversity Award, which was presented at an April 3 reception.

Winners of the annual awards presented by WMU's two nonbargaining staff groups will be honored during a reception and luncheon April 18 and 19, respectively.

The Kalamazoo Film Society will present the film "Amour" Friday through Sunday, April 12-14, at WMU's Little Theatre. The film is rated PG-13; admission is $5.

The Stadium Drive Community Garden, sponsored by WMU's Office for Sustainability, has plots available for use by students, faculty, staff and the general public for the May through October growing season.

Dr. Pnina Ari-Gur, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, secured a $13,500 award from Google’s Computer Science for High School program to offer a game-design workshop.

The Confucius Institute will host an on-campus testing site for levels 3 to 6 of China's Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi language proficiency test Saturday, April 20. Registration is required by April 18.

The all-student cast will give several performances of the Tony Award-winning musical April 11-20 in Shaw Theatre, directed by guest artist-in-residence Christopher George Patterson.

Mark Schauer and Rob Sisson will speak as part of the Lyceum Lecture Series from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, in the Lee Honors College lounge. The talk is free and open to the public.

The University community is invited to honor the 12 outstanding staff members who will receive a semiannual Make a Difference award during a reception Monday, April 15.

Ed Bernard, founder of Bermo Enterprises, will speak at 8 a.m. Friday, April 12, in 2150 Schneider Hall. The event is free and open to the public; RSVPs are required.

Abraham L. Poot, a laboratory technician in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, died March 27 at age 65. A funeral mass was celebrated April 1.

Sam Valenti, chairman of the board of TriMas Corp., will present "Total Success: Why WMU is the Greatest Thing That Ever Happened to You" at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, in Schneider Hall.

Priority registration runs through Friday, April 12, for weekly on-campus summer reading and writing camps for students in grades kindergarten through six.

In late December, both institutions agreed to take a number of exploratory steps to review the impact of an alliance between WMU and the nation's largest law school.

About 100 middle-school geography students will gather Friday, April 5, in the Fetzer Center's Kirsch Auditorium to compete in the 2013 Michigan Geographic Bee for a chance to travel to Washington D.C. for the national championship.

All-female singing sensation Celtic Woman is coming to Miller Auditorium for one performance at 8 p.m. Friday, April 5, as part of their North American tour.

Nominations are being accepted through April 5 for awards that will be presented during the Lavender Graduation ceremony, set for April 25, celebrating WMU's lesbian, bisexual, gay, transgender and ally students.

A screening of the documentary "The Startup Kids," a meet-and-greet with local entrepreneurs and a video chat question-and-answer session with the film's directors begins at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 4, in 2000 Schneider Hall.

A Flavors of Latin America dinner is set for 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, in residence hall dining rooms across campus. Cash, Dining Dollars and meal plans are accepted.

Dr. Leila Bradfield, former assistant professor of sociology, died Tuesday, March 19, at age 86. She joined the WMU faculty in 1983 and retired in 1991 after eight years of service to the University.

The School of Music will hit its 100th anniversary this year as the first university in Michigan to be named an All-Steinway Music School, joining other esteemed schools including the Yale School of Music.

Sixth graders from Kalamazoo Public Schools, who make up the Class of 2019, will continue touring and participating in activities on campus throughout the month of April.

Clyde Gillette, former assistant manager for custodial services, died Tuesday, March 5, at the age of 81. He retired in May 1994 after 15 years of service to the University.

The second "Talent Unveiled" event, featuring the creative work of adjunct faculty, is set for 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, in the University Center for the Humanities, 2500 Knauss Hall.

Jean Valentine, winner of a National Book Award for "Door in the Mountain: New and Collected Poems 1965-2003," will read at 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 2, in the Little Theatre. The reading is free and open to the public.