Professor named to accounting governing board
Dr. Ola Smith, professor of accountancy, has been named to the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Board of Examiners.
Dr. Ola Smith, professor of accountancy, has been named to the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Board of Examiners.
The Board of Trustees will meet Tuesday, Dec. 8, for a formal public session. Multiple items are on the agenda for the last meeting of 2015.
Students and employees interested in development plans for the center of the main campus are invited to share their ideas during a Dec. 10 event.
Submit an answer by Monday, Dec. 7 to share what ethical lessons you have learned from the "Star Wars" action films.
The University community honored 10 outstanding staff members Dec. 3 as recipients of this fall's semiannual Make a Difference Award.
The band will reprise a show titled "Sing-Along Favorites" that was originally performed Oct. 24 at WMU's homecoming football game.
Dr. Juan Cole will discuss how misconceptions about Islam affect America's social and political climate at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9, in the Fetzer Center.
President John M. Dunn encourages all students and employees to help shape the University's future by filling out an online, strategic planning survey.
Ben Martin, owner of Soil Friends, will speak at 8 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 11, in 2150 Schneider Hall. The talk is free; registration is required.
Registration is required by Dec. 1 for the free Adult Literacy Research and Training Symposium, set for 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4.
The eighth annual Innovation Day is set for 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, and will be held on WMU's Parkview Campus.
Activities at WMU and across the broader Kalamazoo community begin Wednesday, Dec. 2, and are planned through Tuesday, Jan. 19. Due to cold weather, a bus service has been added for the 3:30 p.m., Jan. 18 commemorative walk.
Dr. William Arnold "Arnie" Johnston, WMU professor emeritus of English, and Deborah Ann Percy will read at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2, in 208-209 Bernhard Center
WMU's chapter of the Alpha Lambda Delta national honor society received an Order of the Torch Award for the 2014-15 academic year.
George Vuicich, professor emeritus of geography, died Monday, Nov. 2, at age 89. A service is set for Saturday, Dec. 19.
The University Jazz Orchestra, University Jazz Lab Band and Advanced Jazz Ensemble will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13, in Miller Auditorium.
Dr. Helen Frowe, the Wallenberg Academy Research Fellow in Philosophy at Stockholm University, will speak at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, in 157 Bernhard Center.
The 2015 Open Doors Report, a census published annually by the Institute of International Education, was released Nov. 16.
Externally funded awards, much of them for research, pushed the grant total for the 2014-15 fiscal year past $35 million
Seven of the University’s nine choirs will perform at 4 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6, at the First Presbyterian Church in Kalamazoo.
Joseph Barnett and Stephen John were named winners of the undergraduate gold medal during an event held Nov. 17 in Alexandria, Virginia.
The concert, set for 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, will preview material that will be performed at the Michigan Music Conference in January.
No tickets remain for the show. The Saturday, Dec. 5, concert is nearly sold out, with only single seats and potential limited view seats remaining.
The endowment will support the communitywide effort that offers noncredit courses and trips to hundreds of area residents annually.
Campus computer labs, library, recreation center, health clinic and other campus facilities will be closed or on reduced hours Thursday through Sunday, Nov. 26-29.
A topping-out ceremony will be held at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20, to mark a milestone in the Valley Dining Center construction project.
WMU was recognized by the Sustainable Endowments Institute as the large institution with the most carbon emissions saved to date.
The Gold Company and GCII will take the stage at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, in the Dalton Center Recital Hall.
James "Jim" W. Dempsey, a retired administrator in the Office of Admissions, died July 12 at age 84. A tribute or condolence can be made online.
The WMU Paper Technology Foundation has recognized Dr. Margaret Joyce, chemical and paper engineering, with a PTF Honor Award.