We curate engagement and volunteer opportunities, and connect the school community to social change movements and advocacy organizations in the Southeast Michigan region. We advertise these opportunities and encourage students, staff, and faculty to participate. We also collaborate across the university to leverage existing efforts to bring more training, engagement support, and volunteerism resources to our school community. These partners and resources are included here.
The Ginsberg Center
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.
They help University of Michigan students and student organizations to engage with communities and create positive social change.
They also help academic partners integrate equitable and sustainable community engagement practices into courses, research, programs, and university-community partnerships.
Community Engagement: Collaborating for Change Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)
This course is a comprehensive introduction to public engagement work and provides resources for learners to better understand community engagement and how they may more effectively engage in their practice. The course comprises five individual modules, all determined based on input from faculty, staff, students, and community partners. Each module contains a variety of content, including videos, activities, reflections, and knowledge checks.