Physical wellness is about practicing healthy behaviors regarding physical activity, nutrition, sleep, substance use, and more. Resources below can help find resources and programs to help you manage physical aspects of your wellness and discover what works best for you.
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
274 acres of land that offers beautiful views and outdoor recreation on the trails. Dogs allowed if on a leash.
Website: https://wmich.edu/asylumlake
For: Everyone
Wellness Dimensions: Emotional, Environmental, Physical, Social, Spiritual
Outpatient substance use and behavioral health treatment services. Services include substance use and mental health assessments, consultations, education, group counseling, prevention interventions, and more.
Website: https://wmich.edu/unifiedclinics/about/behavioral
For: Everyone
Wellness Dimensions: Emotional, Environmental, Physical, Spiritual
WMU and CHHS is committed to supporting students, staff and faculty who are new mothers needing privacy for lactation. CHHS has multiple private, secure areas equipped to accommodate lactation needs.
Website: https://wmich.edu/hhs/facilities
For: Everyone
Wellness Dimensions: Environmental, Physical
Offers services including safety escorts, bicycle registration, community police, locksmith, Bronco cards, lost and found, property documentation and engraving, and more.
Website: https://wmudps.wmich.edu/
For: Everyone
Wellness Dimensions: Emotional, Environmental, Physical
Offers a variety of dining options and numerous healthy foods designed to meet a wide range of preferences and needs.
Website: https://wmich.edu/dining
For: Everyone
Wellness Dimensions: Environmental, Physical, Social
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
Facilities Management strives to create a home for all students, faculty and staff at Western Michigan University. It is our mission to support and maintain the foundation of our University in order to foster the education of our future.
Website: https://wmich.edu/facilities
For: Everyone
Wellness Dimensions: Environmental, Physical
Resource and support center addressing issues of sexual assault and other bias incidents. Provides peer support, education, resources, and assistance in accessing services.
Website: https://wmich.edu/healthpromotion/resources-0/fireplace
For: Students
Wellness Dimensions: Emotional, Environmental, Physical, Social
HPE works to create a culture of equitable well-being and healthy environments for the success of all Broncos. We focus on prevention and provide support at the individual, community, and systemic levels through trainings, workshops, wellness services, and health-promoting policy and communication initiatives. Workshops and trainings are open to all students, faculty, and staff.
Website: https://wmich.edu/healthpromotion
For: Everyone
Wellness Dimensions: Emotional, Environmental, Intellectual, Physical, Social
Learn more about the many campus housing options available for students, living learning communities, and other tips and resources for living on campus!
Website: https://wmich.edu/housing
For: Students
Wellness Dimensions: Emotional, Environmental, Physical, Social
Institutional Equity offers services and information related to discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and incivility.
Website: https://wmich.edu/equity
For: Everyone
Wellness Dimensions: Emotional, Environmental, Physical
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
Supports WMU students in meeting basic needs including assistance with food, unexpected costs, textbooks, meical costs, menstrual products, and other resources.
Website: https://wmich.edu/essential-needs
For: Students
Wellness Dimensions: Emotional, Financial, Physical
Events and initatives aimed to create positive change that is eco-friendly, including sustainability workshops, bike shop, living woodshop, grants, and more!
Website: https://wmich.edu/sustainability
For: Everyone
Wellness Dimensions: Environmental, Physical, Social, Spiritual
Providing WMU students with low-cost safer sex supplies such as condoms, dental dams, and lube, delivered to their residence hall mailbox.
Website: https://wmich.edu/healthpromotion/resources-0/s3delivery
For: Students living in the residence halls
Wellness Dimensions: Emotional, Physical
On-campus health center to serve students, staff, and faculty. They offer a variety of services including primary care and nursing, counseling and psychiatry, dietician, physical therapy, massage therapy, chiropractic care and sports medicine. There is also a pharmacy to easily access prescriptions on campus.
Website: https://wmich.edu/healthcenter
For: Everyone
Wellness Dimensions: Emotional, Physical, Spiritual
Students, staff, and faculty can submit a student concern form when they have a concern about a student's welfare. This could include but is not limited to unhealthy alcohol/other drugs use, disruptive behavior, extreme withdrawal, self-harming, verbal or physical harassment, thoughts or threats of self-harm or harm to others.
Website: https://go.wmich.edu/s/student-concern-form
For: Everyone
Wellness Dimensions: Emotional, Physical, Spiritual
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
Behavioral health and psychology clinic offering a variety of services including occupational therapy, music therapy, language and speech services, therapy dog clinic, and more.
Website: https://wmich.edu/unifiedclinics
For: Everyone
Wellness Dimensions: Emotional, Physical
WMU participates in many sports! Check out the schedules for upcoming games and other athletics events.
Website: https://wmubroncos.com/
For: Everyone
Wellness Dimensions: Physical, Social
Offers a full gym, fitness classes, intramural sports, pool, fitness trainers, esports, etc.
Website: https://wmich.edu/rec
For: Everyone
Wellness Dimensions: Physical, Social, Spiritual
The Navigation Specialist for Fitness and Wellness provides no-cost wellness coaching sessions for all students interested in exploring their unique strengths and values to optimize their overall well-being. Each student will have the opportunity to advocate for their well-being by creating a realistic action plan to reach their holistic wellness goals.
Website: https://wmich.edu/healthpromotion/programs/well-being/wellnesscoaching
For: Students
Wellness Dimensions: Emotional, Environmental, Intellectual, Physical, Social, Spiritual
Available to WMU employees, they offer a variety of fitness options to get involved in, including pickleball, tennis and fitness classses.
Website: https://wmich.edu/westhills
For: Employees
Wellness Dimensions: Physical, Social
WMed Health Obstetrics and Gynecology offers health care services for women of every age. We provide preventive and specialty care, including surgical treatment of common gynecologic problems.
Website: https://wmed.edu/node/2501
For: Everyone
Wellness Dimensions: Physical