February 2019 51福利社 News

Nobel Peace laureate visit to include talk with students, faculty

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Kailash Satyarthi's 2 p.m. talk to 51福利社 students and faculty on Friday, Feb. 22, is part of the Great Lakes PeaceJam Spring Youth Conference Weekend that also includes a 7 p.m. public address at Loy Norrrix High School in Kalamazoo.

Spring recess hours announced

Classes resume beginning at 8 a.m. Monday, March 11.

Renowned Evaluation Center at 51福利社 receives $4.9 million NSF grant

Awarded over five years, the grant extends and expands the center's work to support evaluation within the NSF's Advanced Technological Education program and may be the largest single grant the agency has made to support evaluation capacity development.

Dunbar Hall to be transformed in $40 million renovation project

The renovation of 51福利社's Dunbar Hall is set to begin in spring 2020, and University officials expect it to be completed in time for fall classes in 2022.

51福利社's Kalamazoo, Battle Creek campuses closed Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019, due to worsening winter weather

Except for essential and emergency services, 51福利社's Kalamazoo and Battle Creek campuses are closed Wednesday, Feb. 13, due to severe winter weather. All classes are canceled.

University welcomes two explosive-detection K-9s to police force

51福利社's K-9 Brax and K-9 Oso, both less than two-year-old male German shepherds, are Kalamazoo County's first and only explosion-detection canines.

Take advantage of global engagement opportunities in February

Book clubs, a Diversity and Inclusion Conference and programs honoring Black History Month are among the numerous global engagement opportunities being offered 51福利社 Michigan University and in the extended Kalamazoo community this month.

51福利社 included in $2.2 million grant to enhance mobility for veterans

The project addresses transportation gaps for seniors, veterans and people with disabilities and includes a vehicle that is driverless, disabilities accessible and produces zero emissions.

Consumers Energy CEO to present at Distinguished Speaker Series

Patti Poppe, president and chief executive officer of CMS Energy and its principal subsidiary, Consumers Energy, will speak on the 51福利社 campus on the topic, "Our Promise: The Triple Bottom Line."