December 14, 2015
Western Michigan University
Public Announcement
New Facility for Doctorate of Physical Therapy
Western Michigan University announces the release of a Request for Qualifications for
architectural and engineering services for a new facility for the doctorate of physical therapy
program with the intent to contract for phases 100 through 700. Interested firms may contact:
donald.penskar@wmich.edu and request a RFQ. All requests must be made prior to January 04,
2016 5 PM EST. The RFQ will be due by January 11, 2016 12 PM EST.
Founded in 1903, Western Michigan University is a student-centered research university located
in Kalamazoo, MI with an enrollment of approximately 24,000. WMU is Michigan’s fourth
largest higher education institution, attracting a diverse and culturally rich student body from
across the United States and some 90 other countries.
TheCollegeofHealthandHumanServicesislocatedinanew195,000squarefoot
buildingwithstate‐of‐the‐artteachingtechnologiesandspaciousresearch
laboratories.Thecollegeenrollsover3,200students,withmorethanathirdof
thoseatthegraduatelevel.TheDoctorofPhysicalTherapywilljoinexisting
academicprogramsininterdisciplinaryhealthservices,blindnessandlowvision
studies,nursing,occupationaltherapy,physicianassistant,socialwork,speech
pathologyandaudiology,holistichealthcare,alcoholanddrugabuse,publichealth,
andaPh.D.ininterdisciplinaryhealthsciences.TheU.S.News&WorldReportranks
WesternMichiganUniversity'sCollegeofHealthandHumanServices'audiology,
occupationaltherapy,rehabilitationcounselingandspeechpathologygraduate
programsamongthetop50programsoftheirkindinthenation.Socialworkand
physicianassistantprogramsarealsorankedamongthebestgraduateschoolsin
thenation.ThecollegehasreceivedanumberofgrantsfromtheNationalInstitutes
ofHealth(NIH),theHealthResourcesandServicesAdministration(HRSA),andthe
DepartmentofEducation.ThecollegealsooperatestheUnifiedClinics,a
multidisciplinaryservice/trainingclinic.Learnmoreaboutourgrowingcollegeat
http://www.wmich.edu/hhs.TheCollegeofHealthandHumanServices—
Preparingprofessionalstoday.Transforminghealthandhumanservices
tomorrow.The College of Health and Human Services (http://wmich.edu/hhs) is preparing
professionals today to transform health care and human services tomorrow.
In 1976, pioneering allied health and helping profession programs united in the WMU College of
Health and Human Services, carrying on a tradition of excellence and innovation that began in
1922 with the establishment of the occupational therapy program. That tradition continues today.
CHHS’s mission is to educate professionals to provide exemplary health care, rehabilitation and
social services, to promote innovation and discovery, and to build mutually enriching local and
global partnerships.