Advising

Walk-in service (form drop-off, pick-up, service inquiry, and scheduling) is available Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The office is closed daily from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. for lunch.
Walk-in meetings with counselors on duty for topics and questions that can be addressed during a brief, 5 to 10 minute conversation are available Monday through Friday from 1:30 to 4:00 p.m.

To make an appointment, please contact staff directly.  

If you have an emergency, call 911 immediately. If you have a border issue (such as detainment), please contact Kalamazoo County Consolidated Dispatch at (269) 488-8911 (ask to be directed to a WMU Public Safety officer).

Immigration Questions

 TitleContact NameContact EmailContact Phone
Senior Director of International Student and Scholar ServicesLee Ryder (RO)lee.ryder@wmich.edu(269) 387-5873
Associate Director of Immigration Services (J-1 & CELCIS advisor) Tara Severinotara.severino@wmich.edu(269) 387-5657
Immigration Advisor (F-1 advisor for last names A-M)Brian Hillsbrian.hills@wmich.edu(269) 387-5878
Immigration Advisor (F-1 advisor for last names N-Z)Svetlana Stonesvetlana.stone@wmich.edu(269) 387-5876

Coordinator of Immigration Records

(student records)

Joshua Houtkooperjoshua.r.houtkooper@wmich.edu(269) 387-5896

Coordinator of Intl Student and Scholar Services

(scholar records)

Raquel Garciacanoraquel.garciacano@wmich.edu(269) 387-3959

Health Insurance Questions

TitleContact NameContact EmailContact Phone
Insurance Coordinator                                             Tiedra Robertsonias-insurance@wmich.edu 

 (269) 387-5804

 Admission Questions

Student Home CountryCounselor NameCounselor Email

Counselor Phone    

Undergraduate - Ghana, India, Kenya, Nigeria 

Undergraduate and Graduate - Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Colombia, Congo, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam

CELCIS

 Kim Cho kim.cho@wmich.edu(269) 387-5898

Fulbright, USAID, IIE (AMID, CAPE, LOTU)

WMU Athletes

Graduate - Ghana, India, Kenya, Nigeria

Undergraduate and Graduate - Canada

 MK Mohanan mk.mohanan@wmich.edu(269) 387-5865

Undergraduate and Graduate - Brazil, Dominican Republic, Hong Kong, Kuwait, Malaysia, Oman, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Spain

Heather Smithheather.e.smith@wmich.edu(269) 387-5942

AUE, AUE CELCIS, Exchange Students

Undergraduate and Graduate - China, Germany, Indonesia, Iraq, Japan, Portugal, Taiwan

Yumi Takahashi-Ede

Yumi.takahashi@wmich.edu

(269) 387-4102

General Questions

If you are unsure who to call or have a general question, contact I3S by phone at (269) 387-5865 or email us at oiss-info@wmich.edu