Ailey II will bring its talented dancers and outstanding choreography to Miller Auditorium for one performance at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 10, 2016.

Kalamazoo's 20th annual Island Festival has a new time and location this year, set for Thursday through Saturday, Aug. 27-29, at the Growlers baseball field at Mayors' Riverfront Park.

According to the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women, the team had the highest GPA among Mid-American Conference institutions.

A paper by Dr. Kuanchin Chen, professor of business information systems, has been selected by the academic journal Internet Research as the best paper of the year for 2014.

The gazebo by the Goldsworth Valley Pond has been ravaged by time and weather and by fall 2016, a replacement gazebo will be erected at the site.

The Greenleaf Trust Trading Room lets students experience the excitement of a Wall Street trading floor, complete with with real-time market data and world news updates.

At its July 8 meeting, the WMU Board of Trustees approved the retirements of five employees and the resignations of five others.

This year's recipients of WMU's coveted Medallion Scholarships come from across Michigan and two other states, and will begin their studies this fall.

Joseph Kuchenbuch, former program director at Psychological Consultants of Michigan, has been named the new director of Behavioral Health Services in the Unified Clinics.

An assault on WMU's Asylum Lake property was reported Wednesday, Aug. 5, by a female pedestrian. Avoiding the area or using extreme caution is advised.

The University will identify an architectural engineering firm to develop the infrastructure that will prepare the Colony Farms Orchard property to become Phase II of WMU's BTR Park.

NeoVent has been named the U.S. National Winner of the 2015 James Dyson Award as well as the first-place winner in the 2015 BMEStart competition for undergraduate biomedical and bioengineering students.

The South Haven Michigan Lighthouse Logs is a new digital collection that has been created to give a lifelike representation of lighthouse journals from 1872 to 1880.

Gates open at 11 a.m. daily at the Arcadia Creek Festival Place and close at 11:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6, and at 12:30 a.m. Friday and Saturday, Aug. 7-8.

The Transfer Decision Day will allow students to complete their enrollment and other campus business before the Sept. 8 start of the fall semester.

The international admissions and immigration units of the Haenicke Institute for Global Education will move in early August from Ellsworth Hall to the third floor of the Faunce Student Services building.

The University's Web presence will take on a new look and enhanced usability with a redesign on wmich.edu set to go live July 28. Visitors will notice both aesthetic and navigational changes.

Joseph J. Eisenbach, WMU professor emeritus of special education, died June 25 in Kalamazoo. He was 92. A private service will be held at Fort Custer National Cemetery in Battle Creek.

John W. Racine, a nearly 30-year employee of WMU and IT lab manager, died suddenly July 21. Visitation is set for 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, July 24, with a service at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 25.

Lynsey DeGraaf, an integrated supply management major from Parchment, is one of only four students statewide to receive the prestigious $5,000 Transportation Club of Detroit scholarship for 2015.

Four WMU graduates have been selected to serve among the inaugural team of AdviseMI College Advisers throughout the state of Michigan in a program established by the Michigan College Access Network.

A family event centered around the release of a never-before-available Dr. Seuss children's, titled "What Pet Should I Get?," is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 1.

The station has won three PRNDI awards from Public Radio News Directors Inc., the news directors organization for the public radio system.

The internationally known leading expert on Pakistan died July 17 in Kalamazoo. Ziring was also one of the world's leading authorities on South Asia geopolitics, U.S. foreign policy for that region and NATO.

Dr. Edwin Martini, professor of history and an experienced administrator, has been appointed associate dean of WMU's Extended University Programs. The appointment was effective July 1.

WMU's College of Health and Human Services has named a veteran nursing professor, Dr. Mary D. Lagerwey, as nursing school director and longtime chair Dr. Ann Tyler as associate dean.

WMU student Lynsey DeGraaf, an integrated supply management major from Parchment, is one of only four students statewide to receive the prestigious $5,000 Transportation Club of Detroit scholarship for 2015.

Members of the Miller E-club have access to exclusive pre-sales several days before the general public. To join the E-club, visit millerauditorium.com. Single ticket on sale dates are subject to change.

Ten high-achieving high school students have won inaugural Foundation Scholarships to begin their studies at WMU this fall. This year's Foundation Scholars have an average grade point of 3.99.

The contract was ratified by the union membership during a June 17 vote that won a 93 percent majority approval. The new contract will run through Aug. 21, 2018.