The team of Marissa Bruno and Tyler Hughey, both sales and business marketing students at WMU, placed second overall at the E & J Gallo Winery Collegiate Sales Competition.

Kevin Brozovich and Jacob Bradley, both of HRM Innovations, will speak at 8 a.m. Friday, Nov. 17, in 2150 Schneider Hall. The free event begins with breakfast at 7:30 a.m.

Sociologist James W. Russell will explore the massive economic displacement NAFTA provoked in Mexico at noon Thursday, Nov. 2.

The Broncos finish out the regular season Saturday, Nov. 4, hosting Bowling Green on Senior Day at 1 p.m.

The board will consider a number of informational items, including two that focus on University research and economic development initiatives.

No WMU classes will be held during Thanksgiving recess from noon Wednesday, Nov. 22, through Sunday, Nov. 26. Employees, students and the public are encouraged to call ahead to make sure that a particular office on campus is open.

Tuesday, Oct. 31, is the deadline to nominate outstanding staffers for the fall semiannual Make a Difference Award.

The Michigan office of veteran-owned engineering and sciences firm Drummond Carpenter is now housed in the WMU Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine Innovation Center, located at the BTR Park

Reservations are due Nov. 10 for the invitation-only induction gala honoring 25 people who have built their careers at WMU.

WMU's Heritage Hall has won first place for engineering excellence in the 2017-18 American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers Technology Awards.

Reginald Edmund, managing curating producer of Black Lives, Black Words International Project and resident playwright of Chicago Dramatists, will read from his works at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2.

WMU is one of only four Michigan schools to receive the federal Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program, or CCAMPIS, grant.

Capturing the top spot in both flight and ground events at regionals, WMU aviators qualified for the national competition April 30 to May 5.

In preparation for Veterans Day Nov. 11, some 600 WMU business students will spend Oct. 28 cleaning a portion of the nearly 27,000 headstones at the Fort Custer National Cemetery in Augusta.

Dr. Jennifer Machiorlatti is one of only 25 faculty members nationwide to be named a 2017 Faculty Seminar Fellow. This year's seminar takes place Nov. 6-10 in Southern California.

The campus campaign is in its final week to collect 1,000 new or gently used books by Tuesday, Oct. 31, for students in kindergarten through the third grade.

Dr. Christopher Tremblay will sign his book, "Walt's Pilgrimage: A Journey in the Life of Walter Elias Disney," Nov. 8 in the Zhang Legacy Collection Center.

Michigan women and others are invited to sign up by 5 p.m. Nov. 1 to attend the luncheon that is set for Nov. 10. A fee discount is available to WMU faculty and staff.

Recognize the internationalization contributions of WMU colleagues and make a nomination for the award by the Nov. 1 deadline.

This year's Benefits and Wellness Expo is set for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1, in the East Ballroom of the Bernhard Center.

Seminars in Investigative Medicine, a new research seminar series, is underway at the WMU Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, featuring speakers who represent a veritable who's who in the field of immunology.

Danielle Evans, author of the story collection "Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self," will read from her works at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26, in 157-159 Bernhard Center.

Charles Grantier and Tim Davis will speak at 8 a.m. Friday, Nov. 10, in 2150 Schneider Hall. The event is free and begins with breakfast at 7:30 a.m.

The orchestra will perform at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 12, in the Dalton Center Recital Hall. The concert is free and open to the public.

The band will give one performance of "Season in Review" at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 5. Tickets can be purchased online.

The benefit gala, celebrating the center's 10th anniversary, will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4. Tickets can be purchased online.

Western Winds will perform at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1, in the Dalton Center Recital Hall. The performance will be preceded by a 7 p.m. discussion hosted by Dr. Robert White.

Dr. James Hines Jr., professor of economics and law, will speak from noon to 1:15 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25, in 2028 Brown Hall.

During the Oct. 26 event, attendees can learn about community mapping projects being conducted, options for attendee-collected data, and WMU being named a Center for Academic Excellence in the Geospatial Sciences.

Healthcare experts will discuss proposed methods of improving healthcare for Americans from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25, in the WMU Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine.