Events calendar

May 11, 2026

Summer I semester classes begin at 8 a.m.

Date: Monday, May 11
Time: All day

Evaluation Planning Retreat

The Evaluation Center is facilitating a five-day, hands-on evaluation planning retreat, May 11-15, 2026, for teams from educational, public sector, and nonprofit organizations. Participants will…
Date: Monday, May 11
Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Location:
The Fetzer Center
2251 Business Ct
Kalamazoo, MI 49008 US

May 12, 2026

Evaluation Planning Retreat

The Evaluation Center is facilitating a five-day, hands-on evaluation planning retreat, May 11-15, 2026, for teams from educational, public sector, and nonprofit organizations. Participants will…
Date: Tuesday, May 12
Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Location:
The Fetzer Center
2251 Business Ct
Kalamazoo, MI 49008 US
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PSAW Executive Board Meeting

The Professional Staff Association of Western (PSAW) Executive Board will meet to discuss important updates, ongoing projects and future plans. This meeting is for PSAW Executive Board members only…
Date: Tuesday, May 12
Time: 2 to 3 p.m.
Location:
In person (TBD)

May 13, 2026

Evaluation Planning Retreat

The Evaluation Center is facilitating a five-day, hands-on evaluation planning retreat, May 11-15, 2026, for teams from educational, public sector, and nonprofit organizations. Participants will…
Date: Wednesday, May 13
Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Location:
The Fetzer Center
2251 Business Ct
Kalamazoo, MI 49008 US

MA and Certificate in Organizational Change Leadership Information Session

Join us for a virtual information session to learn about the Master's Degree and Graduate Certificate in Organizational Change Leadership at 12 p.m. ET. Please register to receive your webex link.
Date: Wednesday, May 13
Time: 12 to 12:30 p.m.

MA in Higher Education and Student Affairs Leadership Info Session

Join us for a virtual meeting to learn more about our 33-credit Master of Arts in Higher Education and Student Affairs Leadership, available online and in-person. Please register to receive your zoom…
Date: Wednesday, May 13
Time: 12 to 1 p.m.

PhDs in Industry

Explore alternative career pathways for PhD holders, transferable skills, non-academic career options, and maintaining intellectual engagement outside of academia as part of our Doctoral Student…
Date: Wednesday, May 13
Time: 4 to 5:30 p.m.

May 14, 2026

"61st ICMS" in white text on a brown background, next to an illustration of a green dragon with an open mouth and wings outstretched.

Res mediaevales: Medieval Ways of Making

Wonder how medieval people made and used everyday objects? From medieval textiles, to Scandinavian board games, to recreations of burial goods, explore medieval ways of making at the experimental…
Date: Thursday, May 14 - Saturday
Time: May 16
Location:
Sangren Lobby

Evaluation Planning Retreat

The Evaluation Center is facilitating a five-day, hands-on evaluation planning retreat, May 11-15, 2026, for teams from educational, public sector, and nonprofit organizations. Participants will…
Date: Thursday, May 14
Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Location:
The Fetzer Center
2251 Business Ct
Kalamazoo, MI 49008 US
"61st ICMS" in white text on a brown background, next to an illustration of a green dragon with an open mouth and wings outstretched.

Let's Dance! A Participatory Workshop for Researching Medieval Dance Composition and Performance

How can we study medieval dance when the object of our study no longer exists? This participatory workshop uses a collective and embodied approach to investigate how medieval dances were composed and…
Date: Thursday, May 14
Time: 1:30 to 3 p.m.
Location:
Dunbar Dance Studio
"61st ICMS" in white text on a brown background, next to an illustration of a green dragon with an open mouth and wings outstretched.

Apocalypse and Community in Medieval Italian Art

The first plenary lecture at the 61st International Congress on Medieval Studies, sponsored by De Gruyter Brill and Medieval Institute Publications, will be given by Alison Perchuk (California State…
Date: Thursday, May 14
Time: 7 to 8 p.m.
Location:
Sangren 1910

May 15, 2026

Evaluation Planning Retreat

The Evaluation Center is facilitating a five-day, hands-on evaluation planning retreat, May 11-15, 2026, for teams from educational, public sector, and nonprofit organizations. Participants will…
Date: Friday, May 15
Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Location:
The Fetzer Center
2251 Business Ct
Kalamazoo, MI 49008 US
"61st ICMS" in white text on a brown background, next to an illustration of a green dragon with an open mouth and wings outstretched.

Classical Poetry and Medieval Commentary: The Textual Archaeology of a Genre

The Reception of the Classics in the Middle Ages lecture at the 61st International Congress on Medieval Studies will be given by David Gura (Univ. of Notre Dame) and is titled "Classical Poetry and…
Date: Friday, May 15
Time: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Location:
Sangren 1910
"61st ICMS" in white text on a brown background, next to an illustration of a green dragon with an open mouth and wings outstretched.

The Middle East, North Africa, and Medieval Spain: Music and Languages at the Crossroads of Convivencia

This workshop explores the intersections of languages like Arabic, Ladino, and Spanish and the musical expressions that evolved from them in medieval Spain. Through a combination of music performance…
Date: Friday, May 15
Time: 1:30 to 3 p.m.
Location:
Kanley Chapel
"61st ICMS" in white text on a brown background, next to an illustration of a green dragon with an open mouth and wings outstretched.

Spinning Wool with Medieval Tools and Techniques: A Hands-On Workshop (1)

The study of medieval textile labor highlights intimate connections between the ecology and rhythms of the natural world with even the most intellectual premodern activities. It also offers a window…
Date: Friday, May 15
Time: 1:30 to 3 p.m.
Location:
Fireplace Lounge, Student Center
"61st ICMS" in white text on a brown background, next to an illustration of a green dragon with an open mouth and wings outstretched.

The Queerness of Solitude

The second plenary lecture at the 61th International Congress on Medieval Studies, sponsored by the Medieval Academy of America, will be given by Michelle Sauer (Univ. of North Dakota) and is titled …
Date: Friday, May 15
Time: 7 to 8 p.m.
Location:
Sangren 1910

May 16, 2026

"61st ICMS" in white text on a brown background, next to an illustration of a green dragon with an open mouth and wings outstretched.

Spinning Wool with Medieval Tools and Techniques: A Hands-On Workshop (2)

The study of medieval textile labor highlights intimate connections between the ecology and rhythms of the natural world with even the most intellectual premodern activities. It also offers a window…
Date: Saturday, May 16
Time: 1:30 to 3 p.m.
Location:
Fireplace Lounge, Student Center
Menopause 2, Cruising thru the Change

Menopause The Musical 2: Cruising Through 'The Change'®

All aboard, sisters! The hysterical sequel to the smash-hit Menopause The Musical® is finally here! Five years after their chance encounter in a department store, we set sail with our beloved ladies…
Date: Saturday, May 16
Time: 2 to 3:30 p.m.
Location:
Miller Auditorium
1341 Theatre Dr.
Kalamazoo, MI 49008 US

Ziryab: Music & Storytelling

Arabic music, poetry, and songs breathe life into the story of Ziryab, a former slave from Baghdad, whose musical abilities brought him fame throughout the Middle East, North Africa, and Andalusia: a…
Date: Saturday, May 16
Time: 7 to 8:15 p.m.
Location:
Kanley Chapel