Kerrie Harvey

Ms. Kerrie Harvey works with honors students in the College of Fine Arts (CFA), Exploratory Advising, WMUx and the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS).

Ms. Harvey has been a Bronco for many years beginning with coming to WMU to complete her bachelor’s degree in Spanish with minors in psychology and French. She then completed her master’s degree in counseling in higher education. Having spent over 25 years serving as an advisor at WMU, she joined the honors college in 2020. Prior to that she worked in the College of Fine Arts, International Student and Scholar Services, Exploratory Advising, TRiO Student Success Program, Disability Services for Students, College of Arts and Sciences and the Alpha Program.

Ms. Harvey’s professional interests include transitioning to college, career development, academic difficulties, mental health, international students, study abroad, students with disabilities, LGBTQ, liberal education, transfer students, and diversity, inclusion and equity. Her personal interests include reading (especially mysteries and biographies), spending time up north with family, watching movies, volunteering in the Kalamazoo community, and enjoying the arts and natural preserves in the Southwest Michigan Area. She is also looking forward to resuming professional clowning as we move past the pandemic. Her favorite dinosaur in the dinosaur park is the parasaurolophus because of its unique head and ability to move around as both a quadruped and biped.