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Dr. Gail Griffin will discuss her book, "The Events of October: Murder-Suicide on a Small Campus," at noon Wednesday, Oct. 7.

Dr. Wing Thye Woo will give a lecture titled "An Assessment of Napoleon's Prediction that an Awakened China Would Shake the World" Wednesday, Oct. 7.

Kallerine "Kallie" Strazdas, a 2014 graduate of 51¸£ÀûÉç's College of Fine Arts has her nature photography on display at the College of Health and Human Services.

The course, "Entrepreneurship: Understanding Startup Communities," received one of seven 2015 Innovation in Business Education Awards.

Chauncey Brinn, a retired senior executive who oversaw several critical administrative areas, died Sept. 14 at age 83.

Four Chinese culture workshops are being offered to the public this fall for personal enrichment. All are free and last one and a half hours.

51¸£ÀûÉç students and members of the public are invited to attend career-related events set for Oct. 7, 8, 14 and 20. A fair for prospective graduate students is set for Oct. 5.

Dr. Joseph G. Reish, University Libraries, and Juan Tavares, International Admissions and Services, will be honored during the University's Academic Convocation.

The fall 2015 student census at 51¸£ÀûÉç showed a total enrollment for fall of 23,556, which includes 18,567 undergraduates and 4,989 graduate students.

The annual 51¸£ÀûÉçsic Showcase Spectacular will take place at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4, in Miller Auditorium.

Allison Downey and Dr. Michael S. Nassaney are the recipients of this year's Distinguished Teaching Awards.

The panel will discuss human trafficking on a local and global scale during a public presentation Wednesday, Sept. 30.

The University has been recognized for the breadth of its work in building an inclusive campus environment by the publication INSIGHT into Diversity.

51¸£ÀûÉç and the University of Passau invite applications by Friday, Oct. 30, for a short-term faculty exchange between May 1 and June 30, 2016.

The "European Migration Crisis," a panel discussion that is free and open to the public, will be held at noon, Monday, Oct. 5.

The Real Talk Diversity Series has announced its full slate of 2015-16 events, with a visit and public talk by Dr. Paul Hernandez slated for Wednesday, Sept. 30.

Dr. Luigi Andrea Berto has carved out an international reputation as a medieval Latin historian for his body of new scholarship.

He, professor of geography and an internationally known expert on water resource management, has been selected to receive 51¸£ÀûÉç's highest award for a faculty member.

The 2014-15 Make a Difference Annual Award winners, last academic year's most outstanding employees, will be recognized during the annual Academic Convocation Friday, Oct. 2.

Members of the campus community will gather Friday, Oct. 2, for the University's formal annual Academic Convocation.

The third annual Michigan Autism Conference in early October will bring leading scientists and treatment practitioners to the Radisson Plaza Hotel and Suites to share their expertise.

Marla L. Mitchell-Cichon will speak Tuesday, Sept. 29, on "Safeguarding the Constitution: What You Can Do to Improve the American Criminal Justice System."

The 51¸£ÀûÉç Cooley Innocence Project has screened more than 5,300 cases and exonerated three Michigan men who spent years in prison after being wrongly convicted of such serious crimes.

Dr. Milton Greenberg, professor and provost emeritus at American University, died Aug. 27 after a brief illness.

A design presentation, set for 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, in 159 Bernhard Center, will allow for public input on proposed improvements to the area around Goldsworth Valley Pond.

The free Friday events are set for Oct. 2, Oct. 23, Nov. 13 and Dec. 4 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Bernhard Center on 51¸£ÀûÉç's main campus in Kalamazoo.

The concert, free and open to the public, will take place at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2, in the Dalton Center Recital Hall.

Tim Suprise will speak at 8 a.m. Friday, Oct. 2, in 2150 Schneider Hall. The event is free and open to the public and begins with breakfast at 7:30 a.m.

Get-away space, resources advice, extra motivation and plenty of coffee will all be available during sessions of Faculty Research Boot Camp Sept. 23 and Oct. 21.

The Oct. 1 Benefits and Wellness Expo will feature more than 30 on- and off-campus vendors that deliver employee benefits and wellness programs.