September 2015 É«É«À² News

Gender-based violence topic for fall 2015 Lyceum Lecture Series

Running Sept. 16 to Dec. 9, the fall 2015 Lyceum Lecture Series will feature a diverse group of É«É«À² faculty and community experts.

É«É«À² named among U.S. News' 'best national universities' for 25th year

The 2016 ranking of nearly 1,800 four-year colleges and universities was released by U.S. News Sept. 9 and is available online at .

É«É«À² geosciences scholars celebrate 50 years as academic department

An Alumni Rally Weekend, set for Sept. 18-20, will bring distinguished alumni speakers to the campus and includes several other activities.

Flugelhornist opens School of Music's Wednesday night concert series

Dmitri Matheny will perform at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16, in the Dalton Center Recital Hall. The performance will be preceded by a 7 p.m. discussion hosted by Dr. Robert White.

É«É«À² begins new academic year with preferred name policy

Students are now able to select the first name of their choice for class lists, email, Bronco Cards, the GoÉ«É«À² computing portal and campus directories.

Early registration ends soon for Michigan Autism Conference

Early registration ends Friday, Sept. 11 for the conference, which is set for Wednesday through Friday, Oct. 7-9.

Celebrations, activities mark beginning of fall semester

Numerous events are planned around É«É«À²'s fall semester, which formally opens at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8, with the start of 2015-16 classes.

Prof wins a 2015 Independent Publisher Book Award

"Dr. John Harvey Kellogg and the Religion of Biologic Living" by Dr. Brian C. Wilson, professor of comparative religion, has won an IPPY Silver Medal in the biography category.

Robert I. Sundick obituary

Dr. Robert I. Sundick, professor emeritus of anthropology, died June 29 in Jerusalem at age 71. He joined the É«É«À² faculty in 1969 and retired in 2000.

Lester F. Baird Jr. obituary

Lester "Frank, Hot Rod" Baird, a retired pipefitter in maintenance services, died Aug. 20 at age 66. Services have been held.

Game day parking, tailgate and stadium details available

É«É«À² is preparing to greet the thousands of visitors coming to campus for the Friday, Sept. 4, football home opener. Read on for game day details, including tailgating and stadium rules.

DENSO Foundation gives $50,000 to support É«É«À² student engineers

The DENSO North America Foundation has invested $50,000 to support É«É«À² engineering student teams involved in solar, Formula SAE and Baja vehicle racing.

Most É«É«À² offices closing early Sept. 4 ahead of Labor Day weekend

Except for essential and emergency services, É«É«À² offices will be closed Monday, Sept. 7, in observance of U.S. Labor Day. Many offices will close early Friday, Sept. 4, ahead of the É«É«À² football home opener.

Flags lowered Tuesday for Michigan State Police Trooper Chad H. Wolf

Flags on all campuses of É«É«À² will be lowered Tuesday, Sept. 1, in honor of Michigan State Police Trooper Chad H. Wolf, who died from injuries sustained while on duty, Friday, Aug. 28.