Campus Councils and Advisory Boards
U-M faculty and staff are committed to advancing the public good in communities in the state of Michigan, across the country, and around the world.
The following councils, networks, and working groups provide platforms for collaboration and coordination around important topics related to civic engagement and engaged learning and scholarship. They are chaired by respected campus leaders and meet regularly throughout the academic year.
Units Reporting to the Vice Provost of Engaged Learning (VPEL)
Military Officer Education Programs
The University of Michigan, in cooperation with the armed services of the United States, provides an opportunity for eligible male and female students to earn a commission from the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force upon completion of the degree and commissioning requirements. This opportunity is available through enrollment in the Military Officer Education Program (MOEP), which is known nationally as the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC).
All three officer education programs (Army, Navy, and Air Force) offer four- and two-year program options, financial benefits and scholarship opportunities. Minor variations, however, do exist among the programs and students should consult the specific information under the applicable program.
Alliance for the Arts in Research Universities (A2RU)
a2ru advances the full range of arts-integrative research, curricula, programs, and creative practice to acknowledge, articulate, and expand the vital role of higher education in our global society.
a2ru envisions a world in which universities – students, faculty, and leaders – acknowledge, deeply embed, and seamlessly integrate the arts in the pursuit of basic knowledge and in everyday practice.
Center for Interprofessional Education
The driving force behind Interprofessional Education (IPE) is to promote the development of skilled expert teams of collaborative care practitioners who positively impact the delivery of high quality, safe and effective health care services. IPE seeks to support interprofessional students learning from and with each other to gain a clear understanding and knowledge of each others’ roles to optimize collaboration. IPE expands upon an interdisciplinary approach in that it is intentional in designing course enrollment, curricula, learning experiences, and interactions with students from two or more disciplines.
To achieve this goal, the Center for Interprofessional Education seeks to foster a growing menu of IPE of learning opportunities for University of Michigan students that includes not only traditional semester-based courses, but also clinical and field experiences, service learning, simulations, online learning modules, and more.
The Detroit Center
The University of Michigan Detroit Center (UMDC) provides a visible symbol of our 200-year relationship with the City of Detroit. Conveniently located in the heart of the city’s cultural center on Woodward Avenue, the Center is a gateway for University and urban communities to mutually enrich each other through service, education, research, and cultural exchange.
Ginsberg Center
The Ginsberg Center is a community and civic engagement center with a mission to cultivate and steward equitable partnerships between communities and the University of Michigan in order to advance social change for the public good. Based upon this mission, our vision is for inclusive democracy; thriving, diverse communities; and equity and social justice.
Graham Sustainability Institute
The University of Michigan, in cooperation with the armed services of the United States, provides an opportunity for eligible male and female students to earn a commission from the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force upon completion of the degree and commissioning requirements. This opportunity is available through enrollment in the Military Officer Education Program (MOEP), which is known nationally as the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC).
All three officer education programs (Army, Navy, and Air Force) offer four- and two-year program options, financial benefits and scholarship opportunities. Minor variations, however, do exist among the programs and students should consult the specific information under the applicable program.
Poverty Solutions
Poverty Solutions is a university-wide presidential initiative on a mission to partner with communities and policymakers to find new ways to prevent and alleviate poverty through action-based research.
The Wallace House Center for Journalists
Wallace House Center for Journalists at the University of Michigan is committed to fostering excellence in journalism. We are home to programs that recognize, sustain and elevate the careers of journalists to address the challenges of journalism today, foster civic engagement and uphold the role of a free press in a democratic society. We believe in the fundamental mission of journalism to document, interpret, analyze and investigate the forces shaping society.
Women in Science and Engineering (WISE)
WISE (Women in Science and Engineering) is a University unit that offers programming for undergraduate and graduate students to support their success in STEM. Our primary goal is to increase the percentage of female-identifying students graduating with STEM degrees and pursuing careers in STEM fields.
Campus Councils and Advisory Boards
U-M faculty and staff are committed to advancing the public good in communities in the state of Michigan, across the country, and around the world.
The following councils, networks, and working groups provide platforms for collaboration and coordination around important topics related to civic engagement and engaged learning and scholarship. They are chaired by respected campus leaders and meet regularly throughout the academic year.
Advising Council at U-M
The Advising Council at the University of Michigan (ACUM) was formed in 2014 and addresses key advising needs for nearly 500 advisors across campus. Through robust programming, an enhanced network, and an active committee structure, the ACUM strives to provide opportunities for professional growth in the profession of academic advising as well as opportunity gaps in advising across campus. By leveraging expertise and knowledge from across the university, the ACUM helps improve the quality of advising, the sharing of knowledge and resources, and reduces the duplication of work across units.
For more information and to get involved, write to acum.membership@umich.edu.
Council on Global Engagement
Global engagement is core to the educational mission of the University of Michigan. The scope and excellence of our international learning opportunities are U-M differentiators, and we are dedicated to helping all of our students experience the wider world through academic and co-curricular programs abroad. Equally important is the cultural and intellectual diversity that our international students and scholars bring to the U-M campus. The U-M continually seeks new ways to both expand education abroad capacity and to create a campus culture that helps students from all backgrounds learn from one another. The Council on Global Engagement (CGE) helps the University build greater cohesion, innovation, and quality in these efforts.
Detroit Advisory Group
The Detroit Advisory Group is charged with supporting U-M’s mission of research, education, and service in partnership with Detroit communities.
Specifically, this group:
- advises University leadership on Detroit-related matters, emphasizing strategic direction, engagement, programming, and infrastructure, and including providing strategic guidance for the Detroit Center and Rackham Detroit;
- facilitates outreach and focus events to seek input from U-M partners and other stakeholders in Detroit;
- advises on specific events, workshops, and other work to build coordination and coherence in U-M Detroit engagement, including the annual research and teaching conference um3detroit; and
- enhances both internal and external transparency, fosters collaboration, and promotes best practices in alignment with the principles for community and civic engagement.
International Education Network
The International Education Network is a community of practitioners open to all U-M faculty and staff who work on international programs: education abroad, international student and scholar services, or global academic programs. Members range from faculty advisors for international programs to professional advising staff to global librarians and English as a Second Language instructors. The Network meets once per month to share best practices and ideas.
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