The founding director of WMU's Bronson School of Nursing is one of four selected as 2014 Living Legends of Nursing by the American Academy of Nursing. The designation is the highest honor in the academy.

The 13-member Sky Bronco team will compete against top teams from nine other regions at National Intercollegiate Flying Association Safety and Evaluation Conference's 2015 championship competition May 11 to 16.

The all-student cast will give several performances of this epic story of love, deception and betrayal Oct. 24 through Nov. 2 in the Williams Theatre at the Gilmore Theatre Complex.

The Commitment to Diversity award for WMU was announced during the Oct. 3-5 Washington D.C. conference of Minority Access Inc. This is the second consecutive year the University has been honored.

Curtis Curtis-Smith, an internationally known contemporary composer and pianist who taught at Western Michigan University for 43 years, died Oct. 10 at his home in Kalamazoo. He was 73.

7GenAE, the newest private partner in WMU's Business Technology and Research Park, melds a tradition of sustainability and a vision aimed at protecting the future for generations to come.

Alessandro DiNello, president, CEO and director of Flagstar Bank and Flagstar Bancorp, will be the first speaker in Western Michigan University's 2014-15 Distinguished Speaker Series on Oct. 23.

Dr. Caryl P. Freeman, associate professor emeritus of business information systems, died Sept. 30 at age 86. Services have taken place. Memorials gifts may be made to the Gilmore Keyboard Festival.

International best-selling author Yann Martel, whose book of "Life of Pi" is the 2014-15 University Common Read, will kick off the Healing Arts Speaker Series at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23, in Miller Auditorium.

Peter Ullian will read from his works at 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23, in Rooms 157-159 of the Bernhard Center as part of the Gwen Frostic Reading Series. The event is free and open to the public.

Tim Terrentine, president of the Kalamazoo Regional Chamber of Commerce, will speak at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 22, in the Multicultural Center in the Adrian Trimpe Building as part of WMU's Real Talk Diversity Series.

The WMU Concert Band will perform a varied program of transcriptions and original works at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21 in Miller Auditorium. The concert is free and open to the public. 

The 13-member Sky Broncos precision flight team is competing in National Intercollegiate Flying Association's Region III Safety and Evaluation Conference at Ohio University through Friday, Oct. 10. 

The exhibit "Nichole Maury: Passed On" is on display in the Richmond Center for Visual Arts' Kerr Gallery Thursday, Oct. 16 through Friday, Dec. 12. The exhibit is free and open to the public.

The director of the National Institutes of Health was among the experts who met at the WMU School of Medicine to discuss ways Congress can help eliminate hindrances to medical research and, ultimately, cures.

The first 300 fans will get a free hot breakfast beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, before watching the Bronco men's basketball team scrimmage. Doors will open at 8 a.m., and a free breakfast will be served to the first 300 fans.

Western Michigan University's men's basketball team begins its non-conference schedule with a home exhibition game Tuesday, Nov. 4, against Spring Arbor. The team make its MAC home debut Saturday, Jan. 10.

Dr. Fritz Allhoff, a philosopher and ethicist whose research has broken new ground in the areas of cyberwarfare, torture and nanotechnology, will be presented the Emerging Scholar Award during WMU's academic convocation.

Six award-winning economists will take a look at the Great Recession in the coming months when they visit campus as part of the Werner Sichel Lecture Series. The series begins Oct. 15 with a presentation by Dr. Laurence Ball. 

Drs. E. Rozanne Elder and John Jellies are the recipients of this year's highest annual award WMU bestows on faculty members. They will be honored during the annual academic convocation on Oct. 10.

Members of the WMU community will gather Oct. 10, for the University's formal annual academic convocation that will honor standout faculty and staff members and provide a platform for President John M. Dunn to set the direction for the coming year.

WMU's next residence hall dining facility will feature nine restaurant-style eateries as well as a convenience store and cafe and be open to all WMU students, employees and visitors.

Entrepreneur, activist, author and public speaker Judy Wicks will be on campus Oct. 16 and 17 to help celebrate National Sustainability Day. Events include a keynote address, luncheon roundtable, student meet and greet and workshop.

The exhibit "In The Shadows: Contemporary Artists and Obsessive Memory" features artists Levent Tuncer, Armita Raafat, Leonardo Drew, Artur Zmijewski, John Moore, Dan Crews and Zarina Hashmi.

For students who have an electric car and are going to college, there are few better places in the United States than Western Michigan University. The University placed fourth on the list.

Progress and outcomes realized in the second year of WMU's three-year strategic plan are detailed in a year-end report. This fall, the University began the final year of the current plan.

Western Michigan University's Children’s Place Learning Center is holding an annual Family Fun Night at the center on Tuesday, Oct. 14. This year the theme is "Under the Sea" and will feature crafts, games and food.

Nominations for the fall round of Make a Difference awards are due by Friday, Oct. 31. The campuswide peer-to-peer program recognizes staff for their accomplishments and exceptional service to the University.

Dr. Patrick Brantlinger, the James Rudy Professor Emeritus of English at I-U, will speak at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, in the University Center for the Humanities, 2500 Knauss Hall.

Western Michigan University has been named one of the nation's most Military Friendly Schools for the sixth consecutive time by one of the leading publishers of magazines for veterans and their families.