The free, public event will take place Nov. 4 and include presentations covering Russian literature, politics, culture, history and sociology.

Coming Out Fortnight celebrates LGBT history with events Monday through Wednesday, Oct. 16-25.

Applications are being accepted accepting applications through 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, for the spring 2018 WeSustain Internship Program, which runs from Jan. 18 through April 13.

Drs. Patricia Reeves and Jianping Shen will use one of the largest single grants ever awarded to WMU for a three-year effort aimed at intense school leadership development in high-poverty schools across West Michigan.

The Bronco Force warehouse initiative beat out dozens of nominations, making it a finalist for the 2017 Manufacturing Leaders Talent Engagement Award.

A team of ISM students finished second at the 2017 General Motors/Wayne State University Supply Chain Case Competition. This is the first time a WMU team has placed in the annual competition.

This year's joint ICHITA-IT Forum conference will be held at WMU's Fetzer Center Thursday through Friday, Nov. 2-3, with a focus on "Health IT Innovation and Cybersecurity in a Digital Age." Registration is open.

Three researchers have each earned a coveted National Science Foundation CAREER award and associated five-year grant, a top prize for early career scientists.

The Oakland University Guitar Ensemble guest artist recital, free and open to the public, will take place at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 20, in the Dalton Center Recital Hall.

The Homecoming Stampede Tailgate has been canceled due to inclement weather. The Bronco football game vs. Akron has been postponed until 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 15, due to heavy rainfall and lightning.

Drs. Kieran J. Fogarty, Maarten Vonhof and Devrim Yaman have been named to the inaugural class of a new academic leadership development program sponsored by the Mid-American Conference.

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of English Language Acquisition has awarded a $2.6 million grant to a team of WMU professors to boost professional development efforts for teachers working with English learners.

Donate blood from 11 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Friday, Nov. 10, at the Student Recreation Center's indoor tennis courts. The blood drive is organized by WMU's ROTC program in honor of U.S. Veterans Day, Nov. 10 .

A free shredding event will be held on campus from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27, for WMU students, faculty and staff.

Dr. Gellert Mezei will be presented the 2017 Emerging Scholar Award during WMU's academic convocation ceremonies at 11 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 6, in the Bernhard Center.

Drs. Ariel Anderson, Louann Bierlein Palmer and Gwen Tarbox will be recognized as recipients of this year's Distinguished Teaching Awards during WMU's Academic Convocation Friday, Oct. 6.

The first Universitywide Giving Day is set for Oct. 11. The goal is to encourage 1,903 members of the University community and friends to make a gift to WMU in the 24-hour period between 12:01 a.m. and 11:59 p.m.

Judyth K. Timmerman, a former office supervisor for the WMU Department of Public Safety, died Aug. 14 at the age of 77. Services have taken place.

Faculty and staff should receive their pledge cards soon. Goals are to raise $200,000, increase participation by 10 percent, and collect 1,000 new or gently used K-3 books.

Dr. Xu Zongxue will speak at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, in 2119 Wood Hall on "Water Issues Under Climate Change: Opportunities and Challenges in China."

The WMU Staff Engagement Survey launched this week by the Administrative Professional Association and Professional Support Staff Organization will be open until Oct. 31.

Noel Corwin, the chef and owner behind Kalamazoo's Gorilla Gourmet food truck, will speak Friday, Oct. 20, as part of the Haworth College of Business Entrepreneurship Forum.

Carol Zoref's "Barren Island," published by WMU's New Issues Poetry & Prose, has made the longlist of books being considered for the National Book Award for Fiction.

Issues surrounding immigration, hospitality and being a good neighbor will be brought to light in a panel discussion by editors and contributors of the new anthology "Immigration and Justice for Our Neighbors."

Leading scientists and treatment practitioners in the field of autism will share their expertise at the fifth annual Michigan Autism Conference Wednesday through Friday, Oct. 11-13, at the Radisson.

Rita "Claire" Callan, associate professor emerita of occupational therapy, died Sept. 18 at age 87. Services have taken place.

Broaden your understanding of Chinese culture by attending WMU's fourth annual China Festival from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, in the Student Recreation Center

The campuswide celebration at the Bernhard Center includes President Edward Montgomery's State of the University address at 11:45 a.m.

Highlights include the annual China Festival, the Western World Cup soccer tournament and various lectures on global topics.

WMU is the first university to perform "The Witches of Eastwick." The show will open at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6, and run through Sunday, Oct. 15, in Shaw Theatre at the Gilmore Theatre Complex on WMU's Main Campus.