College of Health and Human Services

Western Michigan University's College of Health and Human Services was establish in 1976 and moved to its new home on WMU's Oakland Drive Campus in 2005.

The college is composed of exceptional, longstanding programs in blindness and low vision studies, nursing, occupational therapy, physician assistant, social work, and speech pathology and audiology. Emerging programs include gerontology, health technology, holistic health and others.

News and announcements

Photo of Demetria Jones.Social work graduate assistant honored as WMU student employee of the year
March 7, 2013
Congratulations to Demetria Jones, a graduate assistant in the School of Social Work field education office who has been selected from among 66 nominees and over 3,900 student employees as the 2012-13 Western Michigan University Student Employee of the Year.

Photo of Center for Disability Services artist painting.Center for Disability Services artists celebrate spring with color
March 6, 2013
The second floor art gallery of the Health and Human Services building is lively and vibrant with colorful works created by four individuals who participate in day programming and services offered by the Center for Disability Services.

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