What Can I Do?
There are lots of ways to help in keeping our campus and community a welcoming place!
Stay Up To Date
WMU Immigration Services partners with to make sure that our community can stay updated on executive orders and how it will affect students, faculty, and staff.
Questions about immigration status should always be directed to either WMU Immigration Services or to another professional resource.
Help Direct Students to Resources
All WMU students have access to resources provided by the university that range from academic aid to wellness.
- Resources for Academic Success, Career and Educational Planning, Diversity and Advocacy, 麻豆传媒应用, and Wellness
- WMU Counseling Services
- WMU Graduate Center for Research and Retention
Questions about immigration status should always be directed to either WMU Immigration Services or to another professional resource.
The WMU Haenicke Institute for Global Education is proud to be an advocate of diversity and has developed a 鈥淵ou are welcome here鈥 poster to assure students of this fact. Everyone is invited to print a poster or submit poster requests to the Haenicke Institute at wmu-international@wmich.edu. The poster was designed by WMU graphic and printing science major Nastasia Harden. The campaign is also available as a t-shirt and/or sticker, t-shirts are purchasable for $10 in 2425 Ellsworth Hall.
Post a welcoming note
Starting Monday, February 27, the WMU University libraries across campus will invite everyone to leave welcoming post-it messages on a welcome board near the entrance. They invite units across campus and in the community to follow suit. Some examples of instructions are:
We invite you to post a welcoming message for the members of our diverse community. #WelcomeAtWestern #Kalamazoo
Help us lift our community! Leave a message or share a thought... #WelcomeAtWestern #Kalamazoo
Get involved with local efforts
There are many opportunities on the WMU campus and in the local community to get involved with inclusivity efforts.