Nominations of individuals or groups of employees, students or WMU community members are due by Friday, Dec. 4. Award recipients will be recognized at the Spring Convocation on Friday, Feb. 5.

Michigan will become the 12th state in the nation designated as a formal member of the Liberal Education and America's Promise, or LEAP, Initiative.

A program aimed at getting men more involved in the prevention of sexual assault will be funded through the Campus Sexual Assault Grant Program.

Philo G. "Glen" Bishop, former associate director of media services and manager of technical services at WMU, died Nov. 7. A memorial gathering is set for Saturday, Nov. 14.

Edith M. Yahr, a former staff member in the Graduate College, died Sept. 23 at age 84. She retired in 1997 after 10 years of service to the University.

A team of students and employees from across campus is helping WMU's leaders with a 2015-20 update of the University's inaugural strategic plan.

The "most famous reindeer of all" and his friends are coming to Miller Auditorium for one performance at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 25.

Heather Slomski, Traci Brimhall and Adam Passen, three WMU graduates who have gone on to become distinguished writers, will read Nov. 19 as part of the Gwen Frostic Reading Series.

Students and other library patrons can familiarize themselves with a new telepresence robot during weekend test-drive sessions at Waldo Library.

The bands will perform "Extinction" by Christopher Biggs, as well as other material, at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22, in Miller Auditorium.

From growing vegetables without using chemicals to experimenting with vermicomposting, WMU's Gibbs House program gives students an opportunity to do sustainability research in-house.

WMU is the only Michigan school to have appeared on all six years of the annual list of the top colleges considered "the best fit for service members, military veterans and their families."

Reservations are due Friday, Nov. 13, to attend the gala dinner and induction ceremony for the 48 people who will be inducted into the 25 Year Club Tuesday, Dec. 1.

Dan Jaqua, president of Jaqua Realtors, will speak at 8 a.m. Friday, Nov. 20, in 2150 Schneider Hall on WMU's campus.

Felicia T. Crawford, a director of Human Resources at WMU, will take up the new post beginning Tuesday, Dec. 1.

Nelson Miller, a professor at WMU-Cooley Law School, will speak at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, in 205 Bernhard Center.

WMU will highlight various countries and cultures during its annual observance of International Education Week, set for Sunday through Saturday, Nov. 15-21.

Conner Knepley, a junior from Stockbridge, recently displayed a wheel he designed as an intern for Maxion Wheels at the world's largest auto show.

The service is set for 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, at Zion Lutheran Church in Kalamazoo. Friends and colleagues are invited to gather with the family from 2 to 4 p.m at the same location.

Microsoft Office 365 for Education will be the University's next email system. During the next few months, test migrations to the new system will begin.

The new blog, which will feature regular posts on business issues of the day, is now available online. The first post takes on the topic of happiness at work.

The Haworth College of Business Career Center has received a major gift from Charles and Lynn Zhang, owners of a Kalamazoo financial planning and investment firm.

Some 1,000 people will immerse themselves in Russian history, music, art, dance and crafts during the the annual festival from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7.

Dr. Richard L. McAnaw, professor emeritus of political science, died Oct. 21 at age 85. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 9, in Kalamazoo.

The all-student cast will give several performances of the musical murder mystery Nov. 13-22 in the Shaw Theatre at the Gilmore Theatre Complex.

Garrick Pohl, CEO and co-founder of Zipments, will speak at 8 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 13, in 2150 Schneider Hall.

The WMU Bronco CEO Forum will be on campus Tuesday, Nov. 10, to speak to and work with students beginning at 12:30 p.m. in 2000 Schneider Hall.

First Lady Sue Snyder will join Dr. Rebecca Campbell at the the Monday, Nov. 9, installment of the Raise Your Voice Series.

University officials will be joined by personnel from Consumers Energy at the sessions, set for 2 to 3 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, Nov. 10 and 12, in the Parkview Room of Floyd Hall.

WMU students and employees are honoring members of the military and veterans in a variety of ways during a lengthy celebration of Veterans Day, which is officially observed Nov. 11.