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Giving to the college

Your gift to the College of Health and Human Services helps students become skilled practitioners, thoughtful leaders, and compassionate professionals who make a difference in communities near and far.  

Support the future of health and human services 

Every contribution expands educational opportunities, enhances experience-driven learning, and strengthens community-centered programs.  

Make your gift today and help shape tomorrow’s health and human services workforce. 

Ways to give 

  • Mail a check designated to College of Health and Human Services (including any specific fund) to: 
    Attn: Gift Processing 
    WMU Foundation 
    1903 W Michigan Ave 
    Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5403 
  • Connect with the chief development officer, Spencer Haworth to discuss customized, in-kind or planned giving opportunities 

Why Your support matters 

Donors help us prepare the next generation of teachers, clinicians, researchers and service leaders. Your generosity funds scholarships, enriches learning experiences, and supports initiatives that improve health and human services across Michigan and beyond. 

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Expanding access and affordability

  • Scholarships and awards 
  • Emergency support funds 

Learning that transforms

  • Study abroad and experiential learning 
  • Paid internships and workforce readiness 
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Faculty excellence and academic innovation

  • Research initiatives for students and faculty 
  • Faculty development 
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Creating spaces that inspire

  • Clinics and labs 
  • State-of-the-art technology and learning spaces 

CHHS Funds

  • Bill A. Burian Memorial Endowment 
  • Center for Disability Services 
  • Children's Trauma Assessment Center 
  • Cisler Family First Generation Scholarship 
  • College of Health & Human Services Study Abroad Fund 
  • College of Health and Human Services Dean’s Fund 
  • Dr. Earlie M. Washington Endowed Dean's Scholarship 
  • E. Arthur and Lorna Pierre Scholarship 
  • Helen J. Beck Student Emergency Fund 
  • Kendall and Susan Warren Endowed Scholarship for Health Careers Connection 
  • WMU Suicide Prevention Program 
  • WMU Unified Clinics 

Named Endowments 

  • Bill Burian Memorial Endowment Fund 
  • College of Health and Human Services Endowment Fund 
  • Barbara J. Hemphill Endowment for Student Professional Development 
  • Jeffrey and Barbara Vortman Scholarship Award 

Funds in CHHS departments and schools 

  • Department of Blindness and Low Vision Studies 
  • Department of Occupational Therapy 
  • Department of Physical Therapy 
  • Department of Physician Assistant 
  • Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences 
  • School of Interdisciplinary Health Programs 
  • School of Social Work 
  • WMU Bronson School of Nursing 
  • Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Ph.D. Program 
  • Unified Clinics
  • Center for Disability Services 

Questions

For more information, contact Spencer Haworth, chief development officer for the College of Health and Human Services.

Spencer Haworth