Occupational Wellness Resources

Advisors help students navigate academic progress while at WMU. This includes progress towards your degree, exploring paths that align with your interests and passions, and specific requirements for your program(s). Many advisors offer appointments in person, on the phone, and through video call.

Website: https://wmich.edu/advising

For: Students

Wellness Dimensions: Intellectual, Occupational

For concerns relating to multiple missing assignments, low grades, not attending class, physical wellness, social engagement, financial wellness.

Website: https://go.wmich.edu/s/student-concern-form

For: Staff and faculty

Wellness Dimensions: Emotional, Environmental, Financial, Intellectual, Occupational, Physical, Social

Major/Minor specific information can be found in the corresponding department or school that it is housed in. 

Website: https://wmich.edu/directories/departments

For: Students

Wellness Dimensions: Intellectual, Occupational

For concerns about academic integrity, which includes but is not limited to cheating, forgery, plagiarism, etc.

Website: https://go.wmich.edu/s/student-concern-form

For: Faculty

Wellness Dimensions: Intellectual, Occupational

Have questions about becoming a Bronco? Want to schedule a campus tour? Start with a WMU Admissions appointment, available in person or virtually.

Website: https://wmich.edu/admissions

For: Students

Wellness Dimensions: Environmental, Intellectual, Occupational

Keeping alumni connected with the university, alumni around the world, and raising funds to support current students.

Website: https://wmualumni.org/

For: Alumni

Wellness Dimensions: Financial, Occupational, Social

This is your home base for exploring career options, job searching, interviewing, negotiating and finding internships. All these resources are available to WMU students, employers hiring Broncos, WMU alumni, student-employee supervisors, WMU faculty and staff, and students’ families.

Website: https://wmich.edu/career

For: Everyone

Wellness Dimensions: Financial, Intellectual, Occupational

Master's and doctoral degree students affiliated with the department provide professional counseling and psychological services at the centers, under supervision of faculty members who are professional counselors or psychologists. 

Website: https://wmich.edu/cecp/ccps

For: Students

Wellness Dimensions: Emotional, Occupational, Spiritual

Advocates for and connects students to the tools and resources needed to succeed at WMU.

Website: https://wmich.edu/disabilityservices

For: Students

Wellness Dimensions: Emotional, Intellectual, Occupational, Physical

Allows university employees to access their work-related documents including paychecks, W2s, time off, and more.

Website: https://go.wmich.edu/s/article/Employee-Self-Service

For: Employees

Wellness Dimensions: Financial, Occupational

From scholarships to grants to student loans, we can walk you through the types of financial aid and the entire process to help you get the financial support you need.

Website: https://wmich.edu/finaid

For: Students

Wellness Dimensions: Financial, Occupational

At the GSA, we are dedicated to empowering and supporting our graduate students. Whether you’re seeking funding opportunities, looking to connect with fellow graduate students, making your voice heard in university affairs, GSA is here to help. 

Website: https://wmich.edu/gsa

For: Graduate students

Wellness Dimensions: Intellectual, Occupational, Social

Assists international students on campus and hosts a variety of global learning events including lectures, panel discussions, showcasing arts and entertainment, and promotion scholarships. 

Website: https://wmich.edu/international

For: International students

Wellness Dimensions: Environmental, Intellectual, Occupational, Social

Students can search and apply for job and internship opportunities. Employers can post job opportunities for students and recent graduates.

Website: https://wmich.edu/career/students/search

For: Everyone

Wellness Dimensions: Financial, Occupational

The Haenicke Institute’s International Student and Scholar Services unit is responsible for international student recruitment, admissions and immigration support. The office works in collaboration with various university departments, such as academics, student affairs and housing, to promote international student success. 

Website: https://wmich.edu/internationaladmissions

For: Everyone

Wellness Dimensions: Environmental, Intellectual, Occupational, Spiritual

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. The program is optimized for and most beneficial to first-year and second-year students.

Website: https://wmich.edu/peermentoring

For: Students

Wellness Dimensions: Intellectual, Occupational

The Office of Military and Veterans Affairs provides guidance and mentorship for veterans, those still serving and their family members. We offer assistance in academic and benefit support; we also bring answers to questions regarding WMU, the VA and southwest Michigan. Can assist with academic support, career services, counseling or disability services, GI benefits and in-state tuition, transition assistance, and more.

Website: https://wmich.edu/military

For: Active military, Veterans and their families

Wellness Dimensions: Emotional, Environmental, Financial, Intellectual, Occupational, Physical, Social

A confidential, independent, impartial resource for students, staff, faculty, and shareholders. Assists with hardship withdrawals, formal complaints, grade appeals, dismissal appeals and more.

Website: https://wmich.edu/ombudsman

For: Everyone

Wellness Dimensions: Emotional, Intellectual, Occupational

Every first-year and transfer student is assigned an established WMU student as an eMentor to aid in each student’s transition to WMU’s campus and the community. The information and support provided by Peer2Peer eMentors is designed to help these students access university resources, explore and engage university life, make connections on campus, and suceed academically and professionally.

Website: https://wmich.edu/transitions/peer2peer

For: Students

Wellness Dimensions: Intellectual, Occupational, Social

Services provided by the Registrar's Office include course record management, classroom assignment, final exam scheduling, publication of the University's Undergraduate and Graduate Catalogs, academic record creation and maintenance, student registration information, grade processing, transcript issuing, degree auditing and graduation.

Website: https://wmich.edu/registrar

For: Everyone

Wellness Dimensions: Financial, Intellectual, Occupational

WMU offers multiple academic support services to all students, as well as specialized programs available to certain populations of students. These offices provide service by phone, email and Microsoft Teams.

Website: https://wmich.edu/merzetate/student-services/academic-support

For: Students

Wellness Dimensions: Environmental, Intellectual, Occupational

Student Rights and Responsibilities uses an equitable and supportive approach to educate and partner with WMU students, faculty, staff and community members in order to develop a civil, ethical and safe campus environment.

Website: https://wmich.edu/studentrights

For: Everyone

Wellness Dimensions: Emotional, Environmental, Intellectual, Occupational, Physical

The Navigator Network is a a group of professionals and students offering individualized support to WMU students throughout all aspects of well-being.

Website: https://wmich.edu/navigator

For: Students

Wellness Dimensions: Environmental, Intellecutal, Occupational

Transfer Student Services (TSS) works with incoming transfer students to help ensure as smooth a transition as possible. They coordinate orientation programs, special programming for transfer and adult learner students, assist students transfer credits, and more.

Website: https://wmich.edu/transitions/transfer

For: Students

Wellness Dimensions: Environmental, Intellectual, Occupational, Social

We bring together students, faculty, and the community to discuss and promote awareness, advocacy, and transformative change on racial and ethnic issues through impactful research and programs.

Website: https://wmich.edu/walkerinstitute

For: Everyone

Wellness Dimensions: Environmental, Intellectual, Occupational

Student-run newspaper that provides updates on and around campus. Students can also submit their own news, classifieds, and promote events. 

Website: https://www.westernherald.com/

For: Everyone

Wellness Dimensions: Environmental, Intellectual, Occupational, Social

The Western Student Association (WSA) is the student government at Western Michigan University. Besides voting on issues that affect students, the WSA directly represents the students enrolled at WMU to University Administration.

Website: https://wmuwsa.org/

For: Students

Wellness Dimensions: Environmental, Intellectual, Occupational, Social

Western Michigan University recognizes that engagement outside of the classroom can contribute to student learning and development. To celebrate students' co-curricular achievements, the University will officially recognize students who have successfully completed their WMU Signature by including a WMU Signature Designation on their academic transcripts and diploma.

Website: https://wmich.edu/signature

For: Students

Wellness Dimensions: Environmental, Intellectual, Occupational

Assists students, staff, and faculty with their writing at any stage in the writing process, including brainstorming, outlining, drafting, composing, revising, citing, and more.

Website: https://wmich.edu/writingcenter

For: Everyone

Wellness Dimension: Intellectual, Occupational