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Wind quintet The City of Tomorrow, on campus for a two-day residency, will perform a free concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, in the Dalton Center Recital Hall.

WMU's John T. Bernhard Professor of Music Lori Sims will perform at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, in the Dalton Center Recital Hall, on the occasion of the release of her latest CD.

Music revue "In the Mood Live" allows the audience to return to the swing era of the 1940s at 3 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 28, in Miller Auditorium. Tickets are now on sale.

Desert's Edge Duo, featuring percussionist J.B. Smith and clarinetist Robert Spring, will perform at the Dalton Center Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 15.

Cirque Chinois, performed by the National Circus of the People's Republic of China, is coming to Miller Auditorium at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26. Tickets are now on sale.

The Capitol Steps will showcase their 30 years of experience with political comedy and satire at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, at Miller Auditorium. Tickets are now on sale.

Student input sessions will be held at 3, 5 and 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, in 158 Bernhard Center to gauge preferences and encourage creative thinking about on-campus living.

Dr. John Ishiyama will deliver a free talk, titled "Political Parties and Democratization in Developing Countries," at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, in 2028 Brown Hall.

Students are invited to attend a rally to encourage academic success and create a campus climate of commiting to academics from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17.

The groundbreaking, set for 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 12, will include details and renderings of the renovation plans for the School of Medicine building, donated to WMU by MPI Research.

The School of Music's Distinguished Alumni Series brings jazz vocalist and pianist Kate Reid back to campus for a performance at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12.

The annual fall challenge to see whether WMU or CMU can collect the most blood for the American Red Cross runs through Wednesday, Oct. 17.

Representatives will be on campus at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 15, in the Brown and Gold Room on the second floor of the Bernhard Center, to discuss the Walt Disney World College Program.

Dr. Peter W. Krawutschke, an expert on translation, has been elected to the Executive Committee of the Joint National Committee for Languages and the National Council on Language and International Studies.

Collaborative work examining mathematics education is highlighted in a new volume, "Approaches to Studying the Enacted Mathematics Curriculum," co-edited by Dr. Steven W. Ziebarth.

Dr. Ruth Beall Heinig, professor emerita of communication, has been presented with a 2012 Orlin Corey Medallion Award from the Children's Theatre Foundation of America.

Office of Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay and Transgender Student Services slates multiple events in celebration of National Coming Out Day on Thursday, Oct. 11. 

Employers will be on hand during WMU's Broadcast Media Career and Networking Fair from noon to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16, on the second floor of Brown Hall.

Dr. William B. Harrison III and Linda Harrison, both with the ¾ÅÒ»Â鶹ÖÆƬ³§ Geological Repository for Research and Education at WMU, have been jointly honored as distinguished alumni.

Student success, scholarships and opportunities for students pursuing careers in the paper and allied industry will be center stage at the Paper Technology Foundation meeting Thursday, Oct. 18.

Your right to vote is precious. Your opportunity to register to vote in this year's presidential election or to change the address at which you are registered to vote ends Tuesday, Oct. 9.

The music education program is offering free music classes to students in grades kindergarten through five at the Dalton Center Saturday mornings, Oct. 13 and Nov. 3. 

The Kalamazoo Film Society will present the comedy "Robot & Frank" Friday through Sunday, Oct. 12-14, at WMU's Little Theatre. The film is rated PG-13; admission is $5.

The campus community gathered Sept. 21 to hear President John M. Dunn's State of the University address. The talk was part of WMU's annual Academic Convocation.

Nominations for WMU's highest facultly honor, the Distinguished Faculty Scholar Award, are due Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. Any University community member may submit a nomination.

Lynx Network Group, provider of state-of-the-art fiber optic networks for rural areas in ¾ÅÒ»Â鶹ÖÆƬ³§, is the latest business to move in to the Business Technology and Research Park.

The SpeechHero app, conceptualized by Aynna Lloyd and created by Drew McKinney, allows users to tap tiles containing images, then vocalizes the word associated with the image tapped.

WMU part of a 12-university network partnering with the Federal Aviation Administration to improve safety and enhance the future of the nation's general aviation sector.

Bob Koehler will present his talk, "Peace Journalism," at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 15, in 208-209 Bernhard Center, part of the Center for the Study of Ethics in Society's lecture series.

WMU's public radio station looks to raise $175,000 for continued access to National Public Radio shows for 102.1-FM listeners, seeks stories from members about why they decided to donate to WMUK.