Scott Matzka, founder of the MyTurn organization, found a classroom full of allies in Dr. Derrick McIver's MBA course. The group raised more than $10K for the organization within one semester.

The Broncos face a competitive season with 18 total games, 10 of which are home games that will be played in a recently upgraded soccer complex. 

The WMU Ethics Center has just the answer to fill summer reading lists, offering book reads and discussions of three books dealing with hot-button ethical questions as part of book clubs during the fall semester.

Miller Auditorium has announced additions to its 2017-18 Lake Michigan Mailers Spotlight lineup, including performances of "Live in Central Park (Revisited): Simon & Garfunkel" and the Grand Rapids Ballet's "Alice in Wonderland."

Except for essential and emergency services, WMU offices will be closed Tuesday, July 4, in observance of U.S. Independence Day. Summer classes will not meet July 4.

Plan now to attend activities Friday, Oct. 6, that include the presentation of WMU's annual campuswide awards and incoming President Edward B. Montgomery's first State of the University address.

Twelve incoming students are about to complete a summer program aimed at improving the diversity, quality and availability of health care.

Tuition rates and a budget for the 2017-18 fiscal year will top the agenda for the next meeting of the WMU Board of Trustees, scheduled to take place at 11 a.m. Thursday, June 29, in the Bernhard Center.

There's still time to contribute to this fiscal year's Broncos4Broncos campaign and help units at WMU win additional funds to donate in support of students.

Dr. Barbara A. Barton, WMU associate professor emerita of social work, died June 15 at age 55. A memorial service for Barton is currently pending.

A group of 10 students from Kalamazoo Central and Loy Norrix high schools will experience China firsthand for 12 days starting July 24.

Local students age 8 to 16 can experience Chinese language and culture this summer by attending WMU summer camps July 10-14 and July 17-21.

WMU alumnus LZ Granderson, journalist and commentator for ABC News and ESPN, will throw out the first pitch of the Detroit Tigers game Wednesday, June 28, for WMU Night at Comerica Park.

Judge, author and medieval historian Jonathan Sumption, dubbed by the British press as "the brain of Britain," has won WMU's 2017 Gründler Book Prize for "The Hundred Years War, Volume IV: Cursed Kings."

Engineering design firm TowerPinkster celebrates Heritage Hall's LEED Platinum status by presenting WMU with a $30,000 check to fund a student scholarship in interior design.

Dr. Edward B. Montgomery, who will become president of WMU Aug. 1, will be formally inaugurated Friday, Sept. 15, during an 11 a.m. ceremony in Miller Auditorium.

WMU's student chapter of the Society for Excellence in Human Resources has again received recognition from the Society for Human Resource Management.

By providing material on more than 80 programs and services, the directory provides easy access to information WMU employees can use to help students flourish at the University.

The Fort St. Joseph project will host its free open house from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5, and Sunday, Aug. 6, at the corner of Fort and Bond Streets in Niles, Michigan.

Two organizational behavior management entities have presented their inaugural Scholarly Impact Award to Dr. Douglas Johnson for his top-cited journal articles.

Dr. Heather L. Petcovic has been named an associate dean while Drs. Charles Henderson and Susan Pozo will head the science education institute and the global and international studies program, respectively.

Shelby Satkowiak, Lauren Quandt and Maria Walston will join 50 other teams of women pilots Tuesday through Friday, June 20-23, for the 2017 Air Race Classic.

Ledura Watkins, of Detroit, was freed June 15 after serving 42 years in prison for a robbery and murder he did not commit. He was sentenced to life without parole on April 15, 1976.

Two commencement ceremonies are planned June 24, with President John M. Dunn leading graduation exercises at WMU for the final time before he retires July 31.

WMU's departments of theatre and English will host the third annual Activate: Midwest New Play Festival Thursday through Saturday, June 15-17, in the Gilmore Theatre Complex.

The 2017 Water History Conference is slated for Wednesday through Friday, June 14-16, and will be held at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel in Grand Rapids.

Historic Heritage Hall has earned platinum status, the highest ranking possible, in the Leadership in Environment and Energy Design—LEED—system.

Entertainment Friday and Saturday, June 23-24, will include a variety of Celtic bands and performers in addition to Irish Step dancers, a kilt contest, and the greenest eyes, reddest hair, and most freckles contests.

WMU's softball team tied Northern Illinois University with a league-best 11 recognitions in the Mid-American Conference's 2017 Softball Academic All-MAC team.

The United States Center for Coaching Excellence has awarded Dr. Jody Brylinsky its inaugural USCCE Coach Educator/Coach Developer Legacy Award.