Free community celebration commemorates Chinese Moon Festival
Chinese culture will take center stage during the traditional Chinese Moon Festival being held from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, in WMU's Student Recreation Center.
The Second City comes to Miller Auditorium
The legendary sketch and improv comedy theater is coming to Miller Auditorium at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25.
University Theatre presents 'Our Town'
The all-student cast will give several performances of the classic play Sept. 25 through Oct. 11 in the York Arena at the Gilmore Theatre Complex.
China's rise in spotlight during 2015-16 Sichel Series
The series kicks off on Sept. 23 with Dr. Murray Scot Tanner, who will discuss "The U.S. and the China Challenge."
Health center offering flu shots at Sindecuse, one outreach clinic
Students, employees and retirees should visit the Sindecuse Health Center or attend a College of Aviation outreach clinic in Battle Creek Oct. 5 to get a flu shot.
Germans and their Nazi past on tap in Ethics Center season opener
Dr. Martin Hille, associate professor of early modern and modern history at Passau University, will speak at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22, in 205 Bernhard Center.
WMU grad student's poetry book published, wins big award
"Karankawa," a book of poems by doctoral student Iliana Rocha, has won the 2014 Donald Hall Prize for Poetry.
Olympic gold medalist to give public talk about resilience
Billy Mills, the only American to win an Olympic gold medal in the 10K race, will present a free, public talk on "The Resilience Factor" Monday, Sept. 21.
Two WMU programs awarded $1 million federal grants to help students
WMU's TRiO Future Educator Success Program and TRiO Student Success Program received the grants from the U.S. Department of Education.
Help session scheduled on new Library Search engine
Students and employees are encouraged to attend the informational session set for Sept. 23 to learn about the new University Libraries search tool.
CommUniverCity Night celebrates Bronco-community connections
A tailgate will precede the matchup between WMU and Murray State, which is set for 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19.
Gloria Steinem to highlight fall Raise Your Voice Series
The Raise Your Voice series starts Wednesday, Sept. 23, and concludes with "An Evening with Gloria Steinem" on Friday, Nov. 6.
Acclaimed ensemble to play Wednesday night concert
The Sphinx Virtuosi will perform at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23, in the Dalton Center Recital Hall. The performance will be preceded by a 7 p.m. discussion hosted by Dr. Robert White.
Event series looks at multicultural issues
A new brown bag series of multicultural events kicks off this fall with the showing of two episodes in the PBS video series "Race—The Power of An Illusion."
Campus United Way campaign set to launch
The 2015 campaign kickoff celebration will take place at 9:15 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, on the Sangren Pedestrian Mall.
New Michigan autism resource launched at WMU
A number of Michigan legislators and state officials were at WMU Sept. 11 to help open WMU's Evaluation Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental disorders.
Heritage Hall to be the next subject of breakfast speaker series
Jim Thomas and Renee Pearl will discuss "Heritage Hall: Our community’s commitment to higher education" at 8 a.m. Friday, Sept. 25.
Robert S. Wirbel obituary
Robert S. Wirbel, retired administrator of safety in the Division of Environmental Health and Safety in the Department of Public Safety, died Nov. 1, 2014 at 87.
Fall registration underway for low-cost Chinese culture courses
The Confucius Institute at WMU is accepting registrations for fall Chinese culture courses that begin the week of Sept. 14.
Gender-based violence topic for fall 2015 Lyceum Lecture Series
Running Sept. 16 to Dec. 9, the fall 2015 Lyceum Lecture Series will feature a diverse group of WMU faculty and community experts.
WMU named among U.S. News' 'best national universities' for 25th year
The 2016 ranking of nearly 1,800 four-year colleges and universities was released by U.S. News Sept. 9 and is available online at usnews.com.
WMU geosciences scholars celebrate 50 years as academic department
An Alumni Rally Weekend, set for Sept. 18-20, will bring distinguished alumni speakers to the campus and includes several other activities.
Flugelhornist opens School of Music's Wednesday night concert series
Dmitri Matheny will perform at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16, in the Dalton Center Recital Hall. The performance will be preceded by a 7 p.m. discussion hosted by Dr. Robert White.
WMU begins new academic year with preferred name policy
Students are now able to select the first name of their choice for class lists, email, Bronco Cards, the GoWMU computing portal and campus directories.
Early registration ends soon for Michigan Autism Conference
Early registration ends Friday, Sept. 11 for the conference, which is set for Wednesday through Friday, Oct. 7-9.
Celebrations, activities mark beginning of fall semester
Numerous events are planned around WMU's fall semester, which formally opens at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8, with the start of 2015-16 classes.
Prof wins a 2015 Independent Publisher Book Award
"Dr. John Harvey Kellogg and the Religion of Biologic Living" by Dr. Brian C. Wilson, professor of comparative religion, has won an IPPY Silver Medal in the biography category.
Robert I. Sundick obituary
Dr. Robert I. Sundick, professor emeritus of anthropology, died June 29 in Jerusalem at age 71. He joined the WMU faculty in 1969 and retired in 2000.
Lester F. Baird Jr. obituary
Lester "Frank, Hot Rod" Baird, a retired pipefitter in maintenance services, died Aug. 20 at age 66. Services have been held.
Game day parking, tailgate and stadium details available
WMU is preparing to greet the thousands of visitors coming to campus for the Friday, Sept. 4, football home opener. Read on for game day details, including tailgating and stadium rules.