WMU Campus Community:

 Beginning on Wednesday, October 1, 2025 Western Michigan University will begin using a new provider for all occupational (work related) injuries, accidents or illnesses.  WMU will be switching from using Sindecuse Health Center to Bronson ProHealth Services located at 820 John Street, Suite 102.   More information is available  . . . www.wmich.edu/hr

WMU’s Environmental Health and Safety Department will assist with the transition and will be setting up informational meetings and communicating with departmental personnel.  Especially in departments that have elevated numbers of work related injuries or illnesses.

If you have any questions regarding this…

WMU’s Sindecuse Health Center is offering seasonal influenza and COVID-19 immunizations to students, full- and part-time employees, retirees and other eligible individuals including dependents 12 and older of these groups. Vaccinations will be administered by appointment at the health center, and at one outreach clinic in November. A COVID-19 vaccination may be given with a flu shot.

Appointments may be made on the patient portal for one or both shots given together.

One on-campus drop-in clinic is scheduled to administer flu shots only on Tuesday, Nov. 4 at the Student Center from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. No appointment is needed for this event which is scheduled alongside the WMU Employee Benefits Expo.

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The Haenicke Institute for Global Education offers customized classroom and group presentations on WMU Study Abroad, the Global Engagement Program and the many other ways students go global at WMU. Sessions are available in-person or virtually and can be tailored in length, format and content to meet your needs. Questions? Contact Recruitment and Outreach Specialist Maddie Christians at madeline.k.christians@wmich.edu. Request a presentation here: wmich.edu/studyabroad/request-classroom-presentation.

The Graduate Student Association is hosting a Homecoming Donation Food Drive Event for the Montgomery Essential Needs Food Pantry! Boxes will be set up October 6th through October 10th. Check out this link for our needed items and donation locations. Our goal is 10,000 items!

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On Sept. 24, Angie Moe, professor in the Department of Sociology and director of the WMU Therapy Dog Clinic, will talk about “Paws for Thought: Ethical Considerations of Therapy Dog Work” at 5:30 p.m. in Room 2209 of the Student Center accompanied by her dog Sunny. This talk will examine the ethical considerations inherent in the incorporation of therapy dogs, focusing on the welfare of both human recipients and canine participants. It is co-sponsored by the WMU Therapy Dog Clinic and The Resiliency Center for Families and Children in the College of Health and Human Services. For more information, visit the Center's website.

The Center for the Study of Ethics in Society is offering a book club on Toxic Communities: Environmental Racism, Industrial Pollution, and Residential Mobility by sociologist Dorceta Taylor. The author develops new theoretical understandings of environmental justice by looking at how vulnerable communities are disproportionately harmed by pollution and other environmental hazards. Discussions will be led by Jon Milgrim, Faculty Specialist in the Department of Philosophy. Meetings will be at 5-6:30 p.m. Tuesdays Oct. 7, Oct .14 and Oct. 21 in 3120 Sangren Hall. Visitor parking in lots 68 and 69; no meter fees after 5 p.m. The first 10 participants who…

The Instructional Technology Center (ITC) is moving from Ellsworth to a renovated home in UCC 2011—right next to Waldo Library. Doors open Wednesday, September 24, with the full range of convenient support options for instructors. 

The new space makes it easier than ever to connect with ITC experts, explore supported teaching and learning tools, and get help how you prefer: drop-in, scheduled 1:1, or virtual. 

Stop by after September 24 to help us break in the space, or reach us in whatever way is most convenient for you—email wmux-itc@wmich.edu, call (269) 387-6958, message an ITC specialist in Microsoft Teams, or…