Precollege Programming

Office of Precollege Programming
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5288 USA
(269) 387-2773

Events and Activities

College Visits

Participating Schools: Please contact our office if you would like us to schedule and coordinate a campus visit to Western Michigan University or any Michigan college or university of interest at (269) 387-3339 or @email.    
 

Tutoring 

  • Tutoring at Kalamazoo Central High School on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the school library, from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. Sessions are between September - April and are a collaborative effort with the Office of Pre-College Programming and Upward Bound.
  • PhotoStudy App Tutoring at Benton Harbor, Fennville and Hartford High Schools offered online, any time. Contact Ariel Ringo for more information  and to sign-up at @email.
 

Summer Program 

  • June 16-20, 2024: The Michigan Colleges Tour by charter bus to several Michigan colleges and universities: Saginaw Valley State University, Kettering University, the University of Michigan, Wayne State University and Michigan State University. 
  • July 29-August 2, 2024: The Tennessee Colleges Tour by charter bus to several Tennessee colleges and universities that include HBCU's: Tennessee State University, Fisk University, Vanderbilt University and Simmons College in Kentucky. 

See  our 'Summer Programs' page on the left menu links.

 

2023-2024 WMU GEAR UP Events

  •  Monday, October 23: GEAR UP tabling at Kalamazoo Central High School.
  • Tuesday, October 24: GEAR UP tabling at Hartford High School.
  • Monday, October 30: GEAR UP tabling at Benton Harbor High School.
  • Friday, November 3, 2023: Kalamazoo Central High School at Western Michigan University Health Fair. Collaborative event with WMU's School of Medicine and AHEC.
  • Tuesday, November 7, 2023: Hartford High School at Western Michigan University.
  • Friday, November 10, 2023: Hartford High School at Kalamazoo Community College.
  • Friday, November 17, 2023: Benton Harbor High School at Western Michigan University.
  • Friday, December 8, 2023: Benton Harbor High School at Western Michigan University.
  • Friday, December 15, 2023: Benton Harbor High School at Wayne State University & African American Museum.
  • Thursday, March 7, 2024: STEM Day at Western Michigan University. Collaborative event with DAPCEP and GVSU GEAR UP.
  • Tuesday, March 12, 2024: Kalamazoo Central High School at Saginaw Valley State University.
  •  Monday, March 18, 2024 : GEAR UP tabling at Kalamazoo Central High School.
  • Friday, March 22, 2024: Benton Harbor at Ferris State University. 
  • Wednesday, April 3, 2024: Kalamazoo Central High School at Southwest Michigan College & Art Bayou.
  • Monday, April 8, 2024: Kalamazoo Central High School at Ferris State University.
  • Thursday, April 18, 2024: Tutoring at Kalamazoo Central High School ends.
  • Friday , April 19, 2024: Kalamazoo Central High School at Western Michigan University Health Fair.  Collaborative event with WMU's School of Medicine and AHEC.
  • Friday, April 26, 2024: Kalamazoo Central High School at Western Michigan University Nursing Day.  Collaborative event with WMU's School of Medicine and AHEC.