Penn professor to deliver annual Winnie Veenstra Peace Lecture
This talk has been canceled. Dr. Alexander Guerrero will present a talk, titled "Again Toward Perpetual Peace: World Government by Lottocracy," Friday, April 15.
Two award-winning poets on tap in Frostic Reading Series
Anne Marie Macari and Gerald Stern will read from their works at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 14, in 157-159 Bernhard Center.
Famous writer, director to speak as part of Humanities Center season
Helene Klodawsky will present a talk, titled "Encounters through a Documentary Lens," at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 14, in 2452 Knauss Hall.
Annual festival to showcase wind and percussion musicians
The 48th annual Spring Conference on Wind and Percussion Music is set for 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 14.
China's trade, migration and growth on deck in Sichel Series talk
Dr. Xiaodong Zhu, professor of economics at the University of Toronto, will speak at noon Wednesday, April 13, in 2028 Brown Hall.
Lessons from Terri Schiavo case up for discussion at Ethics Center event
Dr. Tyler Gibb will speak at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, in the Bernhard Center as part of the Center for the Study of Ethics in Society's spring 2016 lecture series.
Fourteen staffers to be honored for outstanding service
WMU will present its spring Semiannual Make a Difference Award to 14 employees during a recognition reception at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 12.
Engineer-turned-electronics recycling expert to give upcoming talk
Susan Sonday of Emerald eCycling will speak at 8 a.m. Friday, April 15, in 2150 Schneider Hall. The event is free, but registration is required.
WMU is calling for volunteers for Color Run race
The 5K race is set for Saturday, April 23, at the Arcadia Creek Festival Place in downtown Kalamazoo.
WMU earns national honors for service to transfer students
WMU was the only school in Michigan selected for the National Transfer Honor Roll by Phi Theta Kappa, the world's largest honor society for community college students.
WMU engineers take steel bridge, concrete canoe to competition
American Society of Civil Engineers North Central Regional Competition is April 7-9 in East Lansing.
Graduating dance students to present 'Tones'
The graduating presentation concert is set for Thursday through Sunday, April 14-17, in the Dalton Center's Studio B.
Speaker to discuss meshing four generations in workplace
Scott Zimmer will present Kalamazoo County's 2016 Respecting Differences talk Wednesday, April 13, in Chenery Auditorium.
Gold Company II to perform swing, bossa and samba at spring concert
Gold Company II will take the stage at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, in the Dalton Center Recital Hall.
WMU student wins honorable mention for documentary
Tirrea Billings, a student in the School of Communication, won the award in the 2016 Broadcast Education Association Festival of Media Arts.
Spring programs highlight tuition-related employee benefits
WMU employees can find out how to use the University's tuition-related benefits for themselves April 12 and for themselves and their dependents April 15-16.
Janet E. Stillwell obituary
Dr. Janet E. Stillwell, a former associate dean of fine arts, died March 29 at age 79. A tribute will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 23, in the Dalton Center lobby.
PRO Services advances endowed professorship campaign for paper program
Mike VandeMaele and his company have contributed $25,000 toward the industrywide fundraising effort for the Dr. Raymond L. Janes Endowed Professorship.
WMU garners more than $1 million in grants in January, February
The year-to-date total for externally funded awards is nearly $17.5 million since the July 1 start of the current fiscal year.
One-day blood drive part of annual CMU-WMU challenge
Give blood Thursday, April 7, in the Bernhard Center and help WMU set a state record in addition to winning the CMU-WMU challenge.
Southwest Michigan slates 2016 Chávez Dinner, awards program
The annual scholarship fundraising dinner in honor of civil rights leader César E. Chávez is set for Saturday, April 2.
Prairie land to be burned at WMU's Asylum Lake Preserve
A prescribed burn of up to 20 acres of prairie in the Asylum Lake Preserve is planned for sometime during the next four weeks, weather permitting.
Trombone Choir to present innovative works at spring concert
The annual spring concert is set for 3 p.m. Sunday, April 10, in the Dalton Center Recital Hall. It is free and open to the public.
University Theatre presents 'Thoroughly Modern Millie'
The all-student cast will give several performances of the Tony award-winning musical April 8-17 in the Shaw Theatre at the Gilmore Theatre Complex.
Shred unwanted documents at free campus event
A free campuswide shredding event for personal and professional documents will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 12, in Lot 41 near Sangren Hall.
Gold Company to perform final show of the year
The concert, which will also feature Peter Eldridge and Cedric Dent, will take place at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 2, in the Dalton Center Recital Hall.
Global economies discussed during talks at WMU
The talks are set for 3:30 p.m. Thursday, March 31, and 3:30 and 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 5. They are all free and open to the public.
Race, feminist perspectives and politics focus of discussion
The discussion is set for 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 31, in 1920 Sangren Hall. It is free and open to the public.
WMU dancers selected for June appearance in Washington, D.C.
The 13 dance students will perform "The Illusion Has Been Just a Dream," a work choreographed by WMU Associate Professor of Dance Carolyn Pavlik.
Speech pathology department sets open house, continues reaccreditation
Prospective graduate students can learn about WMU's audiology and speech-language pathology programs during an open house from noon to 4 p.m. Friday, April 1.