Current Student Resources
Events for Current Students
ASC Staff, Peer Mentors, and Students plan events each semester. These events typically consist of joining campus and community events and supporting students with selecting and planning activities with their peers. Previous events have included:
- Homecoming Tailgate for ASC students and families
- Attending WMU sponsored events on campus (e.g., Bronco Bash)
- Planning and hosting movie/game nights
- Planning and supporting trips to various community locations (e.g., Downtown Kalamazoo, Maple Hill Pavilion, Kalamazoo 10 Movie Theater)
- WMU Campus Scavenger Hunt
Weekly Workshops
PEERS® for Young Adults
(Dr. Kourtney Bakalyar is a PEERS Young Adult Certified Provider.)
- Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS®) for Young Adults (Ages 18-35) is an evidence-based social skills intervention for motivated young adults, who are interested in learning skills to make and keep friends and develop romantic relationships. During each group session, young adults are taught important social skills and are given the opportunity to practice these skills.
- Topics of Instruction:
- How to use appropriate conversational skills
- How to choose appropriate friends
- How to appropriately use electronic forms of communication
- How to appropriately use humor and assess humor feedback
- How to start, enter, and exit conversations between peers
- How to organize successful get-togethers with friends
- How to develop romantic relationships and use appropriate dating etiquette
- How to handle arguments and disagreements with friends and in relationships
- How to handle rejection, teasing, bullying, and rumors/gossip
- Topics of Instruction:
Interview Preparation using Big Interview
- Big Interview is a free digital platform available to all WMU students who can use it to learn and practice interview skills. With Big Interview, students can get hands-on training with mock interviews that are tailored to their specific industry, job, and experience level. Big Interview offers instructional videos, an interactive mock interview tool, and a variety of general, behavioral, and technical practice interview questions.
- Each week, students meet to work on their interview skills and prepare their resumes and other written products for connecting with potential employers. Each session includes instruction, development of interview responses or written products, practice, and feedback.
Study Skills and Time Management
- Each week, students meet to learn about a variety of study and time management skills and how to incorporate these skills into their lives. Topics covered include:
- Using calendars and to-do lists
- Forecasting time and prioritizing assignments
- Note-taking skills
- Using the WMU library resources
- Academic writing
- Strategies for exam prep
Contact Dr. Kourtney Bakalyar if you have ideas for workshops.
Workforce Recruitment Program
WMU participates in the Workforce Recruitment Program. The WRP is a recruitment and referral program that connects federal and private sector employers nationwide with college students and recent graduates with disabilities through summer or permanent jobs.