News, events, and important reminders

[History @ WMU]

Good morning. I have some important university deadlines/notices and
Arts and Sciences activities for you to keep in mind.

Add/Drops
Students are able to add and drop classes until 11:59 p.m. tonight
through GoWMU and departments have access to make registration changes
through the end of the day tomorrow. Students wishing to add a course
after Tuesday must submit a Permission to Late Add form to the
Registrar’s Office. The form requires the signature of the student,
instructor and department chair. The Permission to Late Add form is
available on the
Registrar’s Office website at:
http://www.wmich.edu/registrar/pdf/forms/add%20late%20form.pdf

Waitlist
Waitlisting has ended for Fall 2011. Any students on a waitlist for a
Fall 2011 section will be dropped today. Departments may add students
into waitlisted sections through tomorrow as they see appropriate.

Upcoming dates:
• Tuesday, September 13—Census
• Wednesday, September 14--$100 late add fee begins
• Thursday, September 15—Last day for a 90% refund for a complete
withdrawal
• Friday, September 16 – Deadline to apply for December graduation
• Monday, September 19—Last day for a 50% refund for a partial
withdrawal
• Friday, September 30—Last day for a 50% refund for a complete
withdrawal
• Monday, October 3—First Work Grades Due
• Friday, October 28—Last day for a 25% refund for a complete
withdrawal
• Sunday, October 30—Mid-term Grades Due
• Monday, November 7—Last Day to Withdraw
• Wednesday, November 23—Thanksgiving Recess begins at noon
• Thursday, December 1—Deadline to apply for April graduation
• Saturday, December 17—Commencement


Arts and Sciences Events

Friday, Sept. 16

Geography Colloquium Series, "21st Century Trends in Chicago's Urban
Geography," John Hudson, Northwestern University, 2708 Wood Hall, 2-3
p.m.


Wednesday, Sept. 21

Equality Talk, "How 21st Century Tween-agers Experience Gender and
Race in Their Own Live." Sponsored by the Department of Sociology, CAS
Women's Caucus, Gender and Women's Studies, and the Lewis Walker
Institute; 208 Bernhard Center; 3:30-5 p.m. Flyer


Thursday, Sept. 22

Major Excitement, the one-stop source for information about EVERY
major and minor available in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Chemistry Building Walkway, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Table set up begins at
8:30; booth set up begins at 9:30) Alumni brunch at 10 in the
Chemistry Building TA briefing room.

Convergence of Cultures Series, “Improvisation Within Scenes of
Constraint: Contemporary Art of Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia,” Amanda
Katherine Rath, Fellow, Goethe University, Frankfurt. 2008 Richmond
Center, 5:30 p.m.


Friday, Sept. 23

Geography Colloquium Series, "Emergency Management Issues Associated
with Hurricane Ike," Rob Schwartz, The University of Akron, 2708 Wood
Hall, 2-3 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 25
Memorial service honoring Catherine Julien, history, Gilmore Theatre
Complex Atrium, 2 to 4 p.m. Information