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Performances of the classic rock opera "Jesus Christ Superstar" will begin Friday, April 6, and run through Sunday, April 15, in É«É«À²'s Shaw Theatre at the Gilmore Theatre Complex.

É«É«À² is working with several community organizations to develop a plan for reducing pollution and protecting and improving water quality for Portage and Arcadia Creek watersheds.

The É«É«À² Board of Trustees has approved a set of standards designed to formalize and govern the way University policies are developed, reviewed and shared with the campus community.

Clocks in Motion will perform at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 4, in the Dalton Center Recital Hall. The performance will be preceded by a 7 p.m. discussion hosted by Dr. Robert White.

Shirley A. Ray, who was assistant director of what was then called Handicapped Student Services at the time of her retirement, died March 16 at age 91. Services will be held Saturday, March 24, in Kalamazoo.

Aviation Outlook Day April 6 and the Education Career Fair April 18 are public events while Suit Up March 25 and the Educational Initiative Event April 5 are open to selected students.

Young and old will be slipping on their dancing shoes Thursday, March 29, and heading to the Bernhard Center for a night of games as well as swing and ballroom dancing.

Thirty-four faculty members have been granted sabbaticals during the 2018-19 academic year to engage in research and creative projects as well as other work that promotes their professional development.

Community members as well as É«É«À² students and employees from the Great Lakes area will be meeting April 13-14. The deadline for early registration is 11:59 p.m., EST, Friday, March 23.

An early April induction of up to 81 top juniors and seniors will mark the 20th anniversary of É«É«À²'s chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest and most prestigious honors organization in the nation.

Supporters of É«É«À²K may donate to the station year-round or during on-air membership drives, such as the spring drive that will begin Tuesday, March 20.

The annual scholarship fundraising dinner honoring the legacy of César E. Chávez is set for March 24. Reservations are encouraged at (269) 387-4420 by March 20.

First-year student Ryan Demas and junior Stacy Zoeller represented É«É«À² in the University of Toledo Invitational Sales Competition, coached by senior Marissa Bruno and Associate Professor of Marketing Dr. Kelley O'Reilly.

Open to the entire campus community and surrounding area, workshops will be held in the lower level of Waldo Library. No registration is needed.

The annual É«É«À² Drum Choir concert, free and open to the public, will take place at 5 p.m. Thursday, March 29, in the Dalton Center Recital Hall.

É«É«À²'s student-run noncommercial radio station, WIDR 89.1 FM, won an award for best underwriting spot at the 78th annual Intercollegiate Broadcasting System conference.

Public Radio station É«É«À²K 102.1 FM was recognized for broadcasting excellence, receiving three awards in this category from the Michigan Association of Broadcasters at the Great Lakes Media Show.

Chris Burns, senior fixed-income analyst at Greenleaf Trust, will give a presentation titled "Feeling Vertigo? An Update on Financial Markets and the Economy" at 8 a.m. Friday, March 30, in 2150 Schneider Hall.

A listing of all camps, with new listings added as information becomes available, can be found at wmich.edu/admissions/camps. Some scholarships are available.

The Success @ É«É«À² initiative will provide a peer mentor to all new first-year, transfer and international students during their first year at É«É«À².

Alumnus Robert Kaiser, owner and chief executive officer of Gallagher-Kaiser Corporation, has given a generous naming gift to fund the renovation and expansion of the sales lab in the Haworth College of Business.

Donate from 11 a.m. to 6:45 p.m. Thursday, March 22, in the Student Recreation Center's indoor tennis courts to help É«É«À² beat Central Michigan in the annual Blood Bash.

É«É«À²'s Department of Public Safety has been recognized as the No. 3 university police force in the nation for its campus safety initiatives.

Dr. Diane Ravitch, author and renowned research professor of education at NYU, will speak on "Education Reform and the Promise of Education." This event has been rescheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, in 2000 Schneider Hall.

Poet Marcelo Hernandez Castilo will read from his works at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 15, as part of the spring 2018 Gwen Frostic Reading Series at É«É«À².

The É«É«À² Board of Trustees will meet Wednesday, March 14, in Grand Rapids to review new initiatives that will impact all of West Michigan for the coming decades.

Dennis R. Corbin, senior associate athletic director for medical services at É«É«À² Michigan University, died March 7 at age 63. A memorial service is scheduled for Monday, March 12.

A new online training module and a new campus climate survey—both focused on sexual misconduct—will be rolled out to the campus community this month.

É«É«À² is seeking volunteers to help host several campus water and aid stations and excitement zones for runners participating in the Kalamazoo Marathon Sunday, May 6.

The Campus Kids Summer Program will run from June 18 to Aug. 24, and each week will feature a different theme with special-interest topics. It is open to children who have completed kindergarten, up to age 12.