Sept. 7: CommUniverCity - Bronco football vs. Nicholls

Sept. 9: Last day to drop/add classes

 
Oct. 7-12: Homecoming

Oct. 14: Spring semester course registration begins

Oct. 19: Bronco football vs. Ball State 

Oct. 23: Last day to receive a 25% refund for a complete withdraw 

Looking Ahead

Nov. 4: Last day to withdraw from fall semester classes

Nov. 16: Bronco football vs. Central Michigan 

Nov 27: Thanksgiving recess begins at noon. (Residence halls open with reduced services)

Nov. 28: Thanksgiving

Dec. 9-13: Final exams week

Dec. 13: Residence halls close at 7 p.m. 

Dec. 14: Commencement  

Dec. 17: Fall semester grades posted in GoWMU late in the day

Jan 4, 2014: Residence halls re-open at 10 a.m. 

Jan. 6, 2014: Spring semester classes begin, tuition and fees due 

Click here for the complete University calendar of events

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Campus Safety

Encourage your student to be mindful of personal safety and take advantage of our on-campus student escort service available nightly. Students can call (269) 387-RIDE (7433) for an escort (vehicle or walking) so they don't need to travel around campus alone.

 

Students should sign up to receive emergency notification information via text message and/or phone call through their GoWMU account home page. It's a quick and easy way to stay informed and safe.

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Request your MyWMU Concierge Card for discounts for hotels, restaurants, and retailers.

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Looking for a useful gift for your WMU student to make working out more convenient? 

The Student Recreation Center now offers towel service by the day and by the semester, along with locker rental. Click here for complete details about towel service and here for locker rental info.

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Flu Shots

Starting Sept. 9, Sindecuse Health Center will be offering flu shots to the WMU community. The cost for students is $18. We also strongly recommend that your student be vaccinated for meningitis. 

         

Things to know... 

Student Right to Privacy

FERPA  (the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) grants students the right to restrict the release of directory information which includes:

• name
• address
• telephone number
• WMU e-mail address
• curriculum and major
• dates of attendance
• enrollment status (full/part-time)
• degrees/awards received
• most recent previous education agency or institution attended by the student
• participation in officially recognized activities and sports
• weight/height of members of athletic teams

At WMU students have two options for privacy. They can elect to restrict their address and phone number from being released for publication or choose to not have any directory information given out. Students wishing to invoke their right to privacy need to complete a request form available on the Registrar's Office website under the "Student Privacy" link.
 
Students considering restricting the release of directory information should be advised of some possible unintended consequences.  For instance, a FERPA restriction makes it difficult for potential employers to verify enrollment or degree information.  A student would also be excluded from appearing in the commencement program or on the Dean's list.  Students can submit a "Revoke Privacy Form" at any time if they wish to remove their name from the privacy list.

 

To facilitate and encourage dialogue between students and their families, WMU offers two ways in which student information can be shared with parents, guardians, or family members:

WMU has a system in place which allows a student to give another individual  authorized user access to view certain academic and financial aid information through the student information system. Access to this information is restricted to what is available in the system and to what has been authorized by the student. In addition, students can choose to sign a waiver allowing a faculty or staff member to discuss their records with parents. In both cases, the choice to grant access belongs to the student and the student has the right to revoke this access at any time.

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Buster's Family Weekend Adventure and Homecoming 2013: Oct. 11-13  

Join your WMU student and our WMU family for a great weekend of exciting events and activities on Oct. 11-13. 

Highlights include a Friday evening pep rally with Coach P. J. Fleck, pre-football game tailgate party, Bronco football vs. Buffalo, Bronco hockey vs. Notre Dame, the University Theatre's production of "Noises Off", and a Sunday Brunch.  Complete event and ticket information is available on the Family Weekend website.

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Residence Hall Mail Service 

To send mail to your student, address items to:

Student's Name
Room # Hall Name (i.e. 125 Ackley Hall)
Kalamazoo, MI 49008-####

The "plus 4" zip code extension is specific for each hall:

Ackley/Shilling Halls	5269
Britton/Hadley Halls	5270
Davis Hall	5450
Draper Hall	5367
Eicher/LeFevre Halls	5271
Eldridge/Fox	5272
Ernest Burnham Hall	5370
French Hall	5451
Garneau/Harvey Halls	5273
Harrison/Stinson Halls	5274
Henry Hall	5452
Siedschlag Hall	5368
Smith Burnham Hall	5369
Zimmerman Hall	5455

Adding the "plus 4" zip code extension expedites mail delivery to the residence halls.  

Mail is distributed at 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday at your student's residence hall front desk. Each room has a mailbox, so roommates share the box.

 

Packages:

 

Students are notified they received a package by a package notification slip in their mailbox. Your student will take the notification slip to the front desk receptionist. The receptionist will check your student's ID before having him/her sign for the package.

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