Programs
College Assistance Migrant Program
The purpose of the Western Michigan University College Assistance Migrant Program is to provide academic and financial support to assist migrant and seasonal farmworkers or their children in successfully completing their first undergraduate year at the University and continuing in their post-secondary education. The program provides students with academic assistance, tutoring, career counseling, financial assistance, leadership development, and personal and group counseling. Program participants also receive follow-up services after successful completion of their first year.
The College Assistance Migrant Program at WMU is funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Migrant Education.
For more information, visit the College Assistance Migrant Program.
Martin Luther King Jr. Student Scholars Academy
The Martin Luther King Jr. Student Scholars Academy is a four-tier comprehensive program designed to offer academic, social and professional development services that assist program participants from their first year at Western Michigan University through graduation. Each tier is designed to address particular developmental milestones associated with that phase of a student's matriculation.
For more information, visit the Martin Luther King Jr. Student Scholars Academy.
Mentoring for Success Program
The Mentoring for Success Program is a peer mentoring program designed to promote program participants' success at Western Michigan University through increased acceptance rates into participants' intended majors and increased college graduation rates. The program is geared toward achieving specific academic and developmental goals that are focused on participants' overall development. Academic mentors provide undergraduate students in the target population academic support through one-on-one and small-group mentoring sessions, during which they facilitate discussions, help students locate resources, and promote academic and life skills development. Eligible program participants have access to a 24/7 online tutoring service covering hundreds of subjects.
Funding for this program is provided by the State of Michigan King-Chávez-Parks Initiative's Select Support Student Services grant and WMU's Multicultural Affairs for Students and Office of Diversity and Inclusion.
For more information, visit the Mentoring for Success Program.
Safety Procedures
Please report any suspected or alleged instances of wrongdoing or misconduct or concerns about inappropriate service provisions and practices by any program staff by using the MAS Student Complaint Form. In case of a medical emergency or an immediate threat to your personal safety, call 911. For non-emergencies, call WMU's Department of Public Safety at (269) 387-5555.
For detailed policies and procedures on what to do in case emergency occurs while you are on campus, refer to WMU emergency procedures.
The WMU Hotline at (269) 387-1001 and the University's home page are WMU's official sources for information on WMU closings due to weather or campus emergencies.