College hosts Kalamazoo Promise GEAR Up event

In July, Michigan's GEAR UP students spent two days at the College of Health and Human Services to meet with faculty from the college to learn about health-related career opportunities.

Students met with Paula Andrasi to learn about the Integrative Holistic Health and Wellness minor and graduate certificate. Laura DeThorne and Kathryn Hillenbrand from the Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences spoke about the bachelor's degree in speech-pathology and audiology and the American Sign Language minor. 

Susan Houtrouw from the Bronson School of Nursing introduced students to the Simulation Lab, which approximates beds and workstations at local hospitals and clinics. Cassie Watts demonstrated the Anatomage Table and discussed other student services like peer mentoring that are available in the college.

Events like this introduce students to health care and human services careers and show how the College of Health and Human Services at Western Michigan University can help students find a path forward in these growing fields.

Michigan’s Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) program partners with Michigan’s 15 public higher education institutions and the Michigan Department of Treasury and Partnership For Learning to target and provide services to 38 public secondary school districts and 77 school buildings throughout Michigan. The goal is to improve the entry into post-secondary education of students from the targeted areas.

Dean Cisler and GEAR UP students