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"The Four Bitchin' Babes: Hormonal Imbalance," a comedic experience set to music featuring guitar, bass, piano, Irish Bodhran and mandolin, is coming to Miller Auditorium for one performance at 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31.

The University will mark the end of its campus United Way campaign with a celebration at 4 p.m. Friday, Jan. 30, in the Gilmore Theatre Complex Atrium. More than 93 percent of the campaign goal has been raised.

Dr. Houssam A. Toutanji will become dean effective July 1 pending approval by the 51¸£ÀûÉç Board of Trustees, which is expected to act on the recommendation at its next meeting.

Many events are planned at 51¸£ÀûÉç and around the Kalamazoo community in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, including a convocation, march, day of service, educational programs and presentations.

Peggy Arlene Seals, a former employee in the 51¸£ÀûÉç residence halls, died Dec. 20. She was 78. A memorial service was held, and guestbook entries can be viewed .

51¸£ÀûÉç's Sexual and Gender-Based Harassment and Violence, Intimate Partner Violence, and Stalking Interim Policy and Procedures will remain in effect until a final version of the policy is in place for fall 2015.

The project is a study of the staff compensation system for all professional, administrative, clerical and technical employees of the University and has an expected completion date of June 30, 2015.

A singalong to Disney's hit movie "Frozen" is set for 2 and 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, at Miller Auditorium. Tickets range from $10 to $15 and are on sale now.

The historic Rosetta Mission will be discussed during a presentation by Dr. Essam Heggy, one of the mission's science team members, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 16, in the Fetzer Center's Kirsch Auditorium.

The all-student cast will give several performances of the critically acclaimed play Jan. 23 through Feb. 8 in the York Arena Theatre at the Gilmore Theatre Complex.

Courses, trips and other winter/spring semester activities will be provided during the Osher Institute's January Thaw event Wednesday, Jan. 14. Register at wmich.edu/olli/courses. The snow date is Wednesday, Jan. 21.

Disney’s "Beauty and the Beast," the award-winning Broadway musical, will stage two performances at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 21-22. Area school students are invited to participate in an for free tickets.

Two events, held Jan. 21 and 27, will launch a spring series of panel discussions about innovating the curriculum that forms the backbone of 51¸£ÀûÉç’s undergraduate education.

Two dozen students were on hand Jan. 7 for the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance's announcement that the program had won the Sprint Program Excellence Award.

George Franklin, a 51¸£ÀûÉç Trustee from 1989 to 2001 and former Kellogg Co. executive, offers practical knowledge in his book "Raisin Bran and other Cereal Wars: 30 Years of Lobbying for the Most Famous Tiger in the World."

Daniel Bowen, founder of Dempsey Ventures, will speak at 8 a.m. Friday, Jan. 16, in 2150 Schneider Hall as part of the Entrepreneurship Forum speaker series.

Marjorie E. (Long) Clum, a former Office of Admissions staff member, died Dec. 11 at age 96. Visit to make a memorial guestbook entry.

"The Magic of Motown," featuring the unforgettable songs of the Motown era, is coming to Miller Auditorium for one performance at 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17.