International Student and Scholar Services

International Student and Scholar Services
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5246 USA
(269) 387-5865

Advising

Our office is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for scheduled in-person or virtual appointments. To make an appointment, please contact staff directly or email oiss-info@wmich.edu.

Direct service (form drop-off, pick-up, service inquiry, and scheduling) is available Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Our office is closed daily from noon to 1 p.m. for lunch.

Express advising with counselors on duty (for topics and questions that can be addressed during a brief, 5-10 min. conversation) is available Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 1:30 to 4 p.m.

If you have an emergency, call 911 immediately. If you have a border issue (such as detainment), please contact Kalamazoo County Consolidated Dispatch at (269) 488-8911 (ask to be directed to a WMU Public Safety officer).

 TitleContact NameContact EmailContact Phone
Associate Director of Immigration Services 
(J-1 & CELCIS advisor) 		Tara Severinotara.severino@wmich.edu(269) 387-5657
Immigration Advisor 
(F-1 advisor for last names A-M)		Brian Hillsbrian.hills@wmich.edu(269) 387-5878
Immigration Advisor 
(F-1 advisor for last names N-Z)		Svetlana Stonesvetlana.stone@wmich.edu(269) 387-5876
Coordinator of Immigration Records
(student records)		Joshua Houtkooperjoshua.r.houtkooper@wmich.edu(269) 387-5896
Coordinator of Intl Student and Scholar Services
(scholar records)		Raquel Garciacanoraquel.garciacano@wmich.edu(269) 387-3959
TitleContact NameContact EmailContact Phone
Insurance Coordinator                                             Tiedra Robertsonias-insurance@wmich.edu (269) 387-5804
Student Home CountryCounselor NameCounselor EmailCounselor Phone    
  • Undergraduate:
    Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria 
  • Undergraduate and Graduate:
    Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Colombia, Congo, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Iran, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam
  • CELCIS (CELCIS regular)
  • Undergraduate students from all other countries not listed
 Kim Chokim.cho@wmich.edu(269) 387-5898
  • Fulbright, HELP, IIE, (AMID, CAPE, LOTU) INTE, INTI, JKIC, KDU, KUWT, MCKL, MTJ, NEOM, NILA, OMAN, PAPU, SACM, SUNC, TALR, UNIB, USAID
  • Undergraduate and Graduate:
    Dominican Republic, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iraq, Kuwait, Malaysia, Oman, Saudi Arabia
  • Graduate:
    Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria
  • Graduate students from all other countries not listed
Randall Janesrandall.a.janes@wmich.edu(269) 387-3938
  • All applications from CSKM (Chung Shou Knowledge Management), AUE, AUE CELCIS, Exchangd
  • Undergraduate and Graduate:
    China, Japan, Taiwan
Yumi Takahashi-Edeyumi.takahashi@wmich.edu(269) 387-4102
  • WMU Athletes
  • Undergraduate and Graduate:
    Brazil, Canada, Germany, Portugal, Spain
Keegan Teichertkeegan.teichert@wmich.edu(269) 387-5877

General Questions

If you are unsure who to call or have a general question, contact I3S by phone at (269) 387-5865 or email us at oiss-info@wmich.edu.