Ceremonies are set for 9 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Significant summer highway construction in the Kalamazoo area means visitors to campus will want to carefully plan their routes.

Dr. Scott Irelan currently serves as associate professor and chairperson of the Department of Theatre and Dance at Youngstown State University. His appointment is effective July 6.

Dr. Elson S. Floyd died Saturday, June 20, at age 59. Floyd was WMU's president from 1998 to 2003. His tenure was marked by a series of major developments that have had a lasting impact on the campus and community.

The University has activated a new online application system, which offers a seamless experience with all of WMU's application forms, including specialty forms, completely online.

The weekly outdoor concerts are offered Sunday afternoons throughout June, July and August and will feature performances of jazz, big band, bluegrass, American roots and blues music.

The June 23 open house, sponsored by the Aphasia Communication Enhancement Program in WMU's Charles Van Riper Language, Speech and Hearing Clinic, will be held from noon to 1 p.m.

Students Sara Karsten and Katherine Vena will compete June 22-25 in the 2015 Air Race Classic that will see aviators travel a course from Fredericksburg, Virginia, to Fairhope, Alabama.

WMU's Theatre for Community Health received the 2014-15 Outstanding Program Award from the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, or NASPA.

WMU is seeking homestay opportunities for visiting international students arriving from Japan in August. Host families will be required to provide a private bedroom and two meals daily.

A WMU Faculty and Staff Appreciation Night will be held at the June 19 Kalamazoo Growlers baseball game. The first pitch is set for 7:05 p.m. at Homer Stryker Field.

A major upgrade to BroncoJobs has resulted in several new services and system efficiencies for both WMU students and alumni seeking jobs and on- and off-campus employers seeking to fill open positions.

Former WMU coach and professor, George William Hobbs died Thursday, March 12, in Merritt Island, Florida. He was 75. A memorial service is set for Friday, June 12.

A few slots are still open for incoming first-year students and transfer students to participate in summer orientation sessions, which are well underway and expected to bring some 8,000 people to campus.

The annual Wednesday afternoon series of outdoor concerts begins June 17 with the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra Group and concludes Aug. 19 with Fly Paper.

WMU garnered nearly $2 million in grants in April, with research grants bringing in more than $1.3 million and grants for public service exceeding $547,779.

Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to shred their professional or personal documents Tuesday, June 23, at locations on the West and Parkview campuses.

Dr. Lisa Baker, professor of psychology, will implement animal models of substance abuse to evaluate the abuse potential of various chemical constituents of drugs known on the street as "bath salts."

The eighth annual Kalamazoo Pride event celebrating diversity of sexual orientation and gender identity will be Friday and Saturday, June 12-13, in downtown Kalamazoo.

Eric A. Pietrowicz and Tyler W. Bayne captured the top prize at the 21st International Cultural and Academic Meeting of Engineering Students—ICAMES—held in May at Boğaziçi University in Istanbul.

The campus community will gather in Goldsworth Valley at 1:30 p.m. Friday, June 12, for a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of construction on the new dining facility that will be open for fall 2016.

Trustees approved the tenure of 23 faculty members and promotions of 33 faculty members at its June 3 meeting, effective with the beginning of the 2015-16 academic year.

The newly approved and balanced budget includes a 2.64 percent increase of $10 million in both total revenue and expenses, as compared with last year's budget.

Acting in formal session, WMU trustees approved a recommendation to increase tuition and required fees for 2015-16 by 3.2 percent. A full-time Michigan freshman or sophomore will see a $344 increase over last year.

The inaugural Activate: Midwest New Play Festival is set for Friday through Sunday, June 19-21, in WMU's Gilmore Theatre Complex. The event is free and open to the public, but tickets are required.

The first of these activities began June 2, but plenty of others are being staged throughout June, July and August. View the summer catalog and register online.

Kristen Canavan, a senior from Ortonville majoring in global and international studies, will study Arabic in Jordan for the summer semester through the prestigious federal scholarship.

Tuition rates for 2015-16 and an operating budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1 top the agenda for the June 3 meeting of WMU's Board of Trustees.

The weekend of June 4-6 includes an event-filled kickoff to summer known that will feature the 39th annual Dionysos Greek Festival, Art on the Mall and the Do-Dah Parade.

Starting June 1, much of the Goldsworth Drive portion of the Ring Road will be closed for more than a month. During the closure, access to the Goldsworth Valley residence halls will be affected for only short periods of time.

Dr. Barbara Barton, WMU associate professor of social work, received the prestigious 2015 Education/Public Awareness Award from the Brain Injury Association of Michigan.