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High demand
In health care and helping professions, our graduates are truly in demand.
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High Satisfaction
The high touch careers we serve are built on the rewarding foundation of helping people every day.
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High Meaning
Our graduates are preparing for meaningful work with our families and in our communities.
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High Impact
Our graduates have an unsurpassed impact on individuals, families and communities.
Rethink Smart
Smart is helping people, and our graduates are out there helping in a big way, making a difference in their communities every day. At the College of Health and Human Services, we're here to prepare you for a career that is high in demand, high in meaning, high in satisfaction and unsurpassed in impact. So what's your purpose? What's your passion? We can help you find it.
Calls to action
Fall 2021 return to campus
WMU is planning for a safe return to campus in the fall 2021 semester. The University has established a number of policies designed to keep you safe on campus. There is also a resource guide for employees returning to work on campus.
The skills of our graduates and the importance of the professions we serve have been highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Nurses and physician assistants are on the front lines. We rely on public health professionals for information to guide our daily activities. Physical therapists, occupational therapists and speech-language pathologists are necessary to help rehabilitate those recovering from COVID-19.
Everything we do is aimed at helping you succeed. If you want to know how we can help you find an amazing career or participate in incredible research, just ask us.
Programs and Schools
Student Services
A wide array of student services are virtually available to help you prepare for a successful fall.
Advisors are available, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST. Make your appointment today!
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
The College of Health and Human Services has released a Statement on Race and Antiracism. We announce a proactive stance on race and antiracism and propose measurable actions to work against racism in support of all of our students.
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Implicit bias training
Explore unconscious bias, what it is, why and how it happens, and how it impacts recruitment, retention and relationships. Two sessions available - August 10 and 18.
About Us Links
News and Events
Child Welfare Series 2021 | The Pot is Boiling Over. Can you Hear It?
Date: Aug. 6
Time: 10:00am
This training provides an opportunity for child welfare workers, and those that work with children, to identify issues within the process related to white privilege, racism, implicit bias and power which impacts their ability to provide positive outcomes for all involved. CE's Offered: 3 Social Work
Information Literacy Microcourse: An Introduction
Date: Aug. 12
Time: 3:00pm
Location: Webex
For faculty, instructors and graduate students: Get a short overview of the new microcourse in Elearning that provides asynchronous instructional modules in forming a research question, creating a search strategy, and accessing journal articles and books through the University Libraries website. Registration requested.
Opioid Overdose Prevention
Date: Aug. 18
Time: 3:00pm
Location: Whitelake Community Library
Presented in partnership with The Red Project and the Muskegon County Health Department This training will focus on using the CARE Model for medication to prevent opioid overdose. Social Work and MCBAP CEUs available
Virtual Nurse Educator Workshop | Strategies for Teaching in the Clinical Setting
Date: Aug. 21
Time: 8:00am
WMU Bronson School of Nursing UPSILON EPSILON CHAPTER of Sigma Presents Virtual Nurse Educator Workshop Strategies for Teaching in the Clinical Setting. Contact Hours: 3.75 Awarded
2020 Impact Report
2020 Impact Report
Learn what our staff, faculty and students are doing. Read about the ways they are affecting the professions they have chosen. See the ways they are impacting our communities.
Continuing Education at CHHS
The College of Health and Human Services offers a variety of virtual and in-person continuing education programs relevant to health care and human service professionals in numerous fields. Discounted rates are often available for WMU students.
Click the links in the calendar to the right for more information.
If you are a CHHS faculty member and are interested in developing CE programs, contact Lisa Brennan at lisa.brennan@wmich.edu.
Child Welfare Series 2021 | The Pot is Boiling Over. Can you Hear It?
Date: Aug. 6
Time: 9:00am
This training will provide an opportunity for child welfare workers to identify issues within the process related to white privilege, racism, implicit bias and power which impacts their ability to provide positive outcomes for all involved. CE offered: 3 SW, Certificate of Participation
Opioid Overdose Prevention
Date: Aug. 18
Time: 3:00pm
Location: Whitelake Community Library
Presented in partnership with The Red Project and the Muskegon County Health Department This training will focus on using the CARE Model for medication to prevent opioid overdose. Social Work and MCBAP CEUs available
Virtual Nurse Educator Workshop | Strategies for Teaching in the Clinical Setting
Date: Aug. 21
Time: 8:00am
WMU Bronson School of Nursing UPSILON EPSILON CHAPTER of Sigma Presents Virtual Nurse Educator Workshop Strategies for Teaching in the Clinical Setting. Contact Hours: 3.75 Awarded
