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You are a part of the largest-ever campaign dedicated to preserving and enhancing the Michigan student experience.

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“ This is really about giving students

transformative experiences that go beyond

their time at Michigan - it’s about preparation

for a much longer journey.

E . R O Y S T E R H A R P E R Vice President for Student Life

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From founding the Union in 1904 to creating more than 1300 organizations on campus today, our students have always taken pride

in defining their own collegiate paths. Their vision and drive push our campus to think in new, progressive ways; their dedication to Michigan sustains the dynamic campus experience that all students come to expect.

As Student Life, we constantly enhance this experience to meet the changing needs of students entering an increasingly complex world. It’s not about students just getting involved – it’s about instilling lifelong skills that will shape the rest of their lives.

By supporting Student Life, you help create and sustain one of the great college experiences. You provide students with the tools they need to become graduates we admire – forever changing their outlook on the world by instilling in them the confidence of the victors valiant.

We know that our students make the Michigan Difference.

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As new challenges emerge every day, our students must be

prepared to innovate, take risks, and effectively lead diverse

groups of people. An education needs to extend further beyond

the classroom than ever before, and we provide the tools that

make this learning possible.

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We help students make Michigan their own.

We challenge students to discover and pursue their passions.

With more than 40,000 students on campus, Michigan can be an intimidating place. From Greek life to residence halls to student organizations, we create communities that make Michigan feel more personalized and connected.

We provide students with real-world learning opportunities.Students spend about 14 hours in the classroom each week. Every moment in between, Student Life is there to further their learning. We help students acquire the practical skills needed to apply their world-class education to solving worldwide problems.

We introduce students to new ideas and causes, expanding their worldview and developing a strong sense of civic responsibility. With this backbone of support, students leave campus confident in their ability to lead change across the globe.


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We strive to engage all students in the

creation of a dynamic and meaningful college

experience. In order to succeed, we must

go beyond offering resources and programs

to only those students who seek them out.

With your support, we will be able to provide

transformational learning opportunities for

every student at Michigan.

We have identified five components of Student

Life for all Michigan students to develop

during their time on campus. By actively

supporting any of these areas, you help our

students acquire a balanced perspective that

will serve as the foundation for their futures.

FESTIFALL

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You can help establish personalized leadership education and training for every student at Michigan.

You can help make service learning an integral component of every student’s education.

You can help us develop a comprehensive wellness initiative that engages students in all areas of personal health.

You can help create immersive, multicultural experiences for every student at Michigan both on campus and abroad.

You can help provide intensive coaching and career exploration opportunities for all Michigan students.

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For all students to leave Michigan

with the dedication and capacity

to be leaders in any field

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LEADERSHAPE CONFERENCE


eadership is at the heart of the Michigan experience and is the cornerstone for our work in Student Life. To ensure that every student has access to leadership education, we are constructing a robust leadership development model that engages students throughout their entire education. This initiative calls for intensive, personalized leadership training that takes place beyond the classroom.

Leadership Connection, Intercultural Leadership Seminar, and LeaderShape are all weeklong seminars offered to a select number of students throughout the year. Your support will broaden the reach of these programs, providing transformational leadership experiences to a greater number of students and student organizations on campus.

It is our responsibility to prepare students as leaders for life after graduation. With your generosity, they will be able to develop their personal leadership potential, gaining the confidence and practice needed to lead positive change for the rest of their lives.

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Through LeaderShape and Leadership Connection, I became more self-aware of my capabilities.”

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CHRIS DIETZELClass of 2011

My involvement with student organizations defined my Michigan experience – I can’t explain how much I benefited. I made it a priority to best prepare myself as a leader of these groups, taking advantage of all the programming Michigan had to offer. Through LeaderShape and Leadership Connection, I became more self-aware of my capabilities. Michigan provides an ideal environment for this work – it’s a safe yet challenging space where people feel comfortable taking risks. At Michigan, you prepare your soul for what you want to do.

My time here could be considered a sort of 5-year internship, learning how to lead change in a high-stakes environment. My first job as an alum will be creating a network of student organizations at the Singapore University of Technology and Design. I was asked to lead this effort because I’ve become familiar with what it takes to be a successful leader through my involvement at Michigan. I have the exact skills they’re looking for – skills that all Wolverines have.

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For all students to make a lifelong

commitment to giving back

in their communities and the world

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AMERICA READS, GINSBERG CENTER FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE & LEARNING


xceptional leaders have the insight to see where change is needed and the power of mind to make a difference. As a public institution, it is therefore our goal to spark a strong sense of social responsibility in all of our students.

At the Ginsberg Center for Community Service and Learning, our students are making a significant impact in Southeastern Michigan. By connecting volunteers to imminent social causes, we help students learn firsthand the importance of intentional community engagement.

In order to involve more students, we must provide a greater continuum of experiences – from one-time volunteering to long-term placements. By providing scholarships that defray costs of participation, you help ensure these opportunities for a broader and more diverse student population.

Michigan is positioned to lead global social change, and we owe students the chance to recognize their responsibility to society. With your support, all Michigan students can become such leaders, choosing to incorporate social responsibility into their lifework – regardless of the careers they pursue.

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...we’re all very fortunate, and our privilege provides us with a responsibility to support those who have less than we do.”

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RAHUL IYENGARClass of 2013

I joined Alternative Spring Break (ASB) freshman year and ended up leading a trip to a youth center in Chicago. These aren’t community service trips - they’re service learning trips, and most of the learning happens during reflection time at the end of each day. People have the chance to open up to the rest of the group, sharing personal moments of realization. What we learned from Chicago was that we’re all very fortunate, and our privilege provides us with a responsibility to support those who have less than we do.

Some people think they can change the world in one week – that’s never the case. The real point of these trips is to build awareness and then do something with it when you return. We came back to campus with a deeper understanding of issues surrounding education, and decided to start a student group focusing around issues of youth and learning. What I’ve found is that, however much you put into ASB, the personal benefit you receive from it is so much more.

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For all students to form a strong

sense of balance that promotes

personal health & wellness

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INTRAMURAL VOLLEYBALL


e are working to shift the collegiate paradigm so that all students prioritize their personal health and wellness. Through a holistic approach that connects mind, body, and spirit, we meet students where they are, always honoring their experiences and encouraging their efforts.

With your partnership, we will bring health and wellness to life on campus. Your support provides the necessary resources to creatively address campus health concerns – from eating disorders, to alcohol and drug abuse, to student mental health. By helping establish state-of-the-art Wellness Centers throughout our facilities, our students will have greater access to both physical and psychological support.

We must help all students develop lifelong health and wellness skills so they can fully achieve their academic and personal potential. With your help, students will learn that self-care isn’t just beneficial; rather, it is essential to finding meaningful, long-term success at Michigan and beyond.

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Getting involved in Rec Sports allows you to form close relationships with people you otherwise would never meet.”

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JORDAN THIEMEClass of 2012

In high school, athletics were a big part of my life. When I came to Michigan, I wanted to take advantage of the strong Recreational Sports department and ended up playing just about every intramural sport offered. With how much emphasis Michigan places on academics, Rec Sports is a great way to blow-off steam and provides you with essential fitness on campus.

I started organizing teams my freshmen year just because I wanted to have some fun, but I ended up meeting my future housemates and best friends. Getting involved in Rec Sports allows you to form close relationships with people you otherwise would never meet. Looking back now, we probably spent too much time making game-plans and practicing, but at that moment winning the next IM tournament meant everything. It really defined my time at Michigan.

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For all students to develop an

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appreciation of diversity

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COUZENS RESIDENCE HALL


At Michigan, we place value in developing a strong sense of self and connecting interculturally with others. For many, college is the first time students begin to consider their social identities as part of a larger, multifaceted community.

With your partnership, we can increase opportunities for students to engage in the diversity of Michigan. Throughout Student Life, from the Spectrum Center to the Program on Intergroup Relations and beyond, students can openly discuss differing identities while promoting a safe campus climate.

The International Center supports Michigan students who make international learning part of their collegiate experience. Whether supporting domestic students traveling abroad or international students without access to federal aid, you can help create immersive, life-changing experiences on a global level.

Students expect their time at Michigan to reflect real-world diversity of both persons and thought. By leveraging the diversity already on campus, you will help us prepare students for the world that awaits them after graduation.

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I’m always challenging groups to question where and why they exist, but I must first be critically aware of myself and my beliefs.”

NOEL GORDONClass of 2013

Michigan has provided me with the necessary skills to lead difficult conversations, bringing in people around challenging subjects. Through my involvement with the Spectrum Center, I decided to create my own student organization on campus - Race Sexuality Intersection - to focus energy around the intersection of different identities. I’m always challenging groups to question where and why they exist; but to do so effectively, I must first be critically aware of myself and my beliefs.

Engaging peers in these talks allows them to grow comfortable with that uncomfortable feeling. Wrestling with new narratives that you set forth as a facilitator, this is when others grow more aware of their own identities. As a Diversity Peer Educator next year in Oxford Housing, I’m excited to extend these moments of discovery to incoming students encountering conversations about privilege and social justice for the very first time. That’s something unique to Michigan - no student can walk through the doors of this place without having these critical conversations.

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For all students to fuse their

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Students arrive on campus already exceptional scholars. To excel at Michigan and beyond, they need not only display success in the classroom, but also be able to speak to their passions, values, and capabilities. Through our Career Center, we teach students how to best share their stories with potential employers.

With your support, we can provide meaningful career exploration opportunities for all students to determine their professional goals. The Public Service Internship Program prepares students to obtain summer internships in Washington D.C. and supports participants while living in our nation’s capital. Our Career Immersions Program features “day-in-the-life” experiences where students engage in diverse companies – gaining insight into the hiring expectations for internship and full-time opportunities.

With the cost of education at an all-time high, pressures have never been greater for students to secure meaningful employment after graduation. With your help, our students gain a strong sense of what matters to them most, pursuing their passions in their future careers.

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I gained keen insight and connections to our political system, providing me with the confidence that I can find a career when I graduate.”

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When I visited Michigan, I knew right away that its size would provide me with more opportunities than any other university could. I always knew political science was in my future, and I was told about the Public Service Internship Program (PSIP) by an advisor who knew about my goals. Beyond helping me secure my internship in Washington DC, PSIP set me up with a network of friends and a professional mentor in the State Department. Michigan alums make up 4% of the DC area’s total population, so you arrive already feeling connected to the community that’s there.

Through the summer, I gained keen insight and connections to our political system, providing me with confidence that I can find a career when I graduate. Just as important, the friendships I developed through PSIP further shaped my professional goals. I really couldn’t see myself having this experience at any institution except the University of Michigan.

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When students fully embrace their time on campus, the result

is life changing. They leave Michigan with clear knowledge of

their passions and confidence in their abilities to pursue them.

By supporting one of these giving opportunities in any area of

Student Life, you can transform the life of a student by helping

shape their Michigan Experience.

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Student SupportStudent Life scholarships reduce the financial burden of a Michigan education so that students can make the most of their college experience. You can provide scholarship opportunities for students currently working within any Student Life program: with thousands of student employees, leaders, peer educators and volunteers, you can support students whose work and passion matches your own.

Programmatic SupportIt is our vision for all Michigan students to experience transformational learning at every stage of their college careers and in every aspect of Student Life. With your support, we will ensure that a Michigan education continues to reach far beyond the classroom by offering a vast array of adaptable, effective programming.

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Unrestricted Giving

Our staff creates intentional learning opportunities for students outside the classroom, in addition to serving as personal mentors. By endowing our directors, you will help us recruit the leaders and best – expanding our programs and focusing our leaders around the changing demands facing Michigan’s third century.

To best support student needs, we must enrich our facilities with state-of-the-art technology, spaces for collaboration, and physical enhancements. With renewed facilities, we will be able to provide our students with spaces to develop as leaders, forge friendships, foster academic success, and promote healthy lifestyles.

Gifts to Student Life provide funding for immediate use where need is greatest. As support for Student Life increases, our ability to rapidly address change is enhanced as well. Gifts are a powerful way to regularly commit your support to Michigan students for years to come.


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Student Life sets the foundation for the Michigan experience and supports students at every step of their collegiate journey. We are preparing students with essential life skills and an expanded worldview that shapes who they are long after they leave campus. So today, we ask you to join us on this journey. No matter how you choose to invest in Student Life, the impact will be deeply felt for generations of students to come. We are faced with the responsibility of shaping a new generation of leaders – academics, artists, and activists all poised to move the world. With your help, we will ensure that all Michigan students have access to a complete Michigan experience that extends far beyond the classroom.

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With your help, we will enhance their learning, challenge them to grow, and prepare them to positively impact our world.


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If you want a complete Michigan experience for our

students, then you must be committed to Student Life.

We encourage our students to grow into their own

wisdom, truth, and sense of the world. If that’s your

priority for students, then please join us.

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E . R O Y S T E R H A R P E R Vice President for Student Life

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Mission:

Michigan Student Life is committed to student learning and the

development of the whole student in a diverse campus community.

Through our programs, services, facilities and partnerships, we

facilitate students' transformation and enrich their education.

For more information, or to make your gift today, contact:

Matt Burrows, Senior DirectorParent & Family Giving and Student Life734-647-1940 | [email protected]

Regents of the University of Michigan:

Mark J. Bernstein, Ann Arbor; Julia Donovan Darlow, Ann Arbor; Laurence B. Deitch, Bloomfield Hills; Shauna Ryder Diggs, Grosse Pointe; Denise Ilitch, Bingham Farms; Andrea Fischer Newman, Ann Arbor; Andrew C. Richner, Grosse Pointe Park; Katherine E. White, Ann Arbor; Mary Sue Coleman, ex officio

© 2013 Regents of the University of Michigan

Nondiscrimination Policy:

The University of Michigan, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University of Michigan is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, height, weight, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

Inquiries or complaints may be addressed to the Senior Director for Institutional Equity, and Title IX/Section 504/ADA Coordinator, Office for Institutional Equity, 2072 Administrative Services Building, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1432, 734-763-0235, TTY 734-647-1388. For other University of Michigan information call 734-764-1817.

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