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Relive one of the greatest movie musicals on the Porthouse stage Porthouse Theatre, 91�ֿ�’s outdoor, summer theatre located on the grounds of Blossom Music Center, concludes its 48th season with “Footloose.” Directed by Porthouse Producing Artistic Director Terri Kent, “Footloose” opens July 29 and runs through Aug. 14. A preview performance will take place on July 28. Based on the hit movie starring Kevin Bacon, “Footloose” is an exhilarating musical that will leave audiences on their feet. When high school student Ren moves from Chicago to a rural town, he is not prepar...

The 91�ֿ� Police Department is scheduled for an on-site assessment as part of a program to achieve international reaccreditation. Administered by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc. (CALEA), the program requires agencies to meet state-of-the-art standards in four basic areas: policy and procedures, administration, operations and support services. As a part of the on-site assessment, agency employees and members of the community are invited to offer comments at a public information hearing on Monday, Aug. 1, 2016, at 5:30 p.m. The session wi...

You are here 91�ֿ� researchers are studying how you can train and maintain a healthy brain. By Erin Peterson | Illustrations by Mikey Burton ’08 Our brains are curious organs, responsible for our most logical decisions as well as our most irrational behavior. They help us love and loathe, think and feel. They help us remember obscure geography facts so we can ace armchair Jeopardy!—and also, unfortunately, remember every last lyric of “Hey Mickey.” With advances in neuroscience, we’re beginning to learn what makes our brains tick. In the following pages, we talk to six Ke...

July 20, 2016 Provost Announces Appointment of Jennifer Marcinkiewicz as Interim Director of 91�ֿ�'s Center for Teaching and Learning 91�ֿ�'s Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Todd Diacon today announced that Jennifer Marcinkiewicz, Ph.D., has been appointed interim director of the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL), effective July 11, 2016. She will provide overall leadership for the Center for Teaching and Learning whose primary mission is to provide opportunities, leadership and support for all faculty to grow in their scholarly and ...

The 91�ֿ� Museum will offer a fresh, design-focused survey of assistive and adaptive devices in an upcoming exhibition. “(dis)ABLED BEAUTY: The Evolution of Beauty, Disability and Ability” runs July 29, 2016, to March 12, 2017, in the museum’s Stager and Blum Galleries. The exhibit is co-curated by Tameka Ellington, Ph.D., assistant professor of fashion design at 91�ֿ�, and Stacey Lim, Au.D., Ph.D., CCC-A, assistant professor of audiology at Central Michigan University. There also will be a free reception on Thursday, Sept. 29, from 5-7 p.m., including remarks by Kent Sta...

The School of Communication Studies at 91�ֿ� invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position with a focus on organizational communication. 91�ֿ� the Position – Tenure-track faculty members have the opportunity to be involved and teach in the undergraduate and graduate programs in their respective areas in the School of Communication Studies. The new faculty member will be expected to teach in the undergraduate concentration in organizational communication, participate in the masters and doctoral programs and conduct research in organizational communication and alli...