Eligible employees are encouraged to take advantage of their tuition benefits.
KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Three more informational sessions will be held this semester so Western Michigan University employees or their eligible dependents can learn about how to take advantage of the University's tuition-related benefits.
Event focusing on employees
A brown-bag informational session for employees who are considering enrolling at WMU is set for noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, in the President's Dining Room of the Bernhard Center.
Additional brown-bag sessions for employees at the same time and place have been scheduled for Wednesday, June 15, during the summer I session, and Tuesday, Aug. 16, during the summer II session.
All of these sessions will include presentations by the Office of Admissions, the Graduate College, Extended University Programs, Human Resources, University Studies and the Center for Academic Success Programs.
Events focusing on dependents
An informational session for eligible dependents of employees is set for 8:15 a.m. Friday and Saturday, April 15-16, in the President's Dining Room of the Bernhard Center. Employees are welcome to attend the sessions with their dependents.
Both sessions will include presentations by the Office of Admissions, Human Resources, and Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships.
Those attending the April 15 session are invited to stay over at the Bernhard Center and participate in the admitted student event that will be held there from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For details about this event, visit wmich.edu/admissions/freshmen/visit.
Those attending the April 16 session are invited to stay over at the Bernhard Center and participate in the Junior Spotlight that will be held there from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. For details about this event, visit wmich.edu/admissions/freshmen/visit. Dependents who take part in the spotlight event will receive an application-fee waiver.
WMU tuition benefits
The University covers 100 percent of tuition and required fees for full- and part-time, benefits-eligible nonbargaining employees when they take a graduate or undergraduate class at WMU for academic credit.
In addition, with certain restrictions, nonbargaining employees with full-time benefits eligibility may elect to have WMU cover 75 percent of tuition and required fees for undergraduate classes taken for academic credit by a spouse, dependent child or other designated eligible individual.
Registration and contacts
To register for the informational session and Junior Spotlight on April 16, contact Ashley McCann at ashley.g.mccann@wmich.edu (269) 387-2056.
Direct questions about informational sessions and other admissions events to Scott Hennessy at scott.hennessy@wmich.edu or (269) 387-2011 or Dachea Hill at dachea.hill@wmich.edu or (269) 387-2010.
Those who have specific questions about graduate studies should contact Tony Dennis in the Graduate College at tony.dennis@wmich.edu or (269) 387-8214.
For more information about tuition benefits for employees, visit wmich.edu/admissions/guest/employees.
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