The panel will discuss human trafficking on a local and global scale during a public presentation Wednesday, Sept. 30.

The University has been recognized for the breadth of its work in building an inclusive campus environment by the publication INSIGHT into Diversity.

WMU and the University of Passau invite applications by Friday, Oct. 30, for a short-term faculty exchange between May 1 and June 30, 2016.

The "European Migration Crisis," a panel discussion that is free and open to the public, will be held at noon, Monday, Oct. 5.

The Real Talk Diversity Series has announced its full slate of 2015-16 events, with a visit and public talk by Dr. Paul Hernandez slated for Wednesday, Sept. 30.

Dr. Luigi Andrea Berto has carved out an international reputation as a medieval Latin historian for his body of new scholarship.

He, professor of geography and an internationally known expert on water resource management, has been selected to receive WMU's highest award for a faculty member.

The 2014-15 Make a Difference Annual Award winners, last academic year's most outstanding employees, will be recognized during the annual Academic Convocation Friday, Oct. 2.

Members of the campus community will gather Friday, Oct. 2, for the University's formal annual Academic Convocation.

The third annual Michigan Autism Conference in early October will bring leading scientists and treatment practitioners to the Radisson Plaza Hotel and Suites to share their expertise.

Marla L. Mitchell-Cichon will speak Tuesday, Sept. 29, on "Safeguarding the Constitution: What You Can Do to Improve the American Criminal Justice System."

The WMU Cooley Innocence Project has screened more than 5,300 cases and exonerated three Michigan men who spent years in prison after being wrongly convicted of such serious crimes.

Dr. Milton Greenberg, professor and provost emeritus at American University, died Aug. 27 after a brief illness.

A design presentation, set for 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, in 159 Bernhard Center, will allow for public input on proposed improvements to the area around Goldsworth Valley Pond.

The free Friday events are set for Oct. 2, Oct. 23, Nov. 13 and Dec. 4 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Bernhard Center on WMU's main campus in Kalamazoo.

The concert, free and open to the public, will take place at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2, in the Dalton Center Recital Hall.

Tim Suprise will speak at 8 a.m. Friday, Oct. 2, in 2150 Schneider Hall. The event is free and open to the public and begins with breakfast at 7:30 a.m.

Get-away space, resources advice, extra motivation and plenty of coffee will all be available during sessions of Faculty Research Boot Camp Sept. 23 and Oct. 21.

The Oct. 1 Benefits and Wellness Expo will feature more than 30 on- and off-campus vendors that deliver employee benefits and wellness programs.

Dan Miller will kick off the Custer Office Environment Lecture Series Wednesday, Sept. 30, with a presentation titled, "48 Days to the Work You Love."

WMU has released a year-end report on the final year of its initial three-year University Strategic Plan and has begun transitioning to an updated five-year plan.

Stacey R. Nigliazzo, an emergency room nurse and lifelong poet, will be the keynote speaker at the conference, set for Sept. 24-25 in the Fetzer Center.

The Western Brass Quintet will perform at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30, in the Dalton Center Recital Hall.

An open house set for 3 to 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12, at WMU's newest residence hall, which was completed shortly before students moved in for the fall semester.

The career center will honor the Kellogg Co. with the first Premier Partner of the Year award and Consumers Credit Union with the first Employer of the Year award on Sept. 23.

The robbery occurred shortly at approximately 1:45 a.m. Friday, Sept. 18, near Zimmerman Hall.

The art exhibit featuring works by Jim Hopfensperger and Jason Lahr is on display at the Richmond Center for Visual Arts through Friday, Oct. 9.

The exhibit "Quintapata" features the works of Pascal Meccariello, Raquel Paiewonsky, Jorge Pineda, and Belkis Ramirez, and is on display through Friday, Nov. 6.

Registration is underway for members and nonmembers of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute to sign up for short-term courses and daylong trips being offered this fall.

The University's intensive English language program has earned accreditation three times from the prestigious Commission on English Language Program Accreditation.