Friends,
I’m pleased to share the early-stage concepts and bold ideas. Ultimately, the next campaign will include two major components:
1) Interdisciplinary, cross-university initiatives with strategic partners; and
2) Unique priorities for each school, college, and unit
Both are equally critical to success.
The pages on this website represent the collaborative, interdisciplinary work generated by our academic leaders around five areas of focus:
Enhancing Health and Wellness
Exercising Democracy
Living Environments for Tomorrow
Saving the Planet
Reimagining Equitable Education & the Future of Work
We all want a campaign that’s different from the rest—a campaign that leverages U-M’s potential like never before. You can play an important part in shaping both Michigan’s next campaign, and even more importantly, Michigan’s ability to have a positive impact on the world.
Thanks for taking the time to engage in this important process.
Tom Baird
Vice President for Development
ENHANCING
HEALTH AND
WELLNESS
John Ayanian (Director, Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation) and Patricia Hurn (Dean, School of Nursing)
The challenges to promote and maintain ideal health and wellness in our society are many, including health disparities, high costs, and a mental health crisis. U-M is uniquely positioned to address these issues with a focus on prevention.
EXERCISING
DEMOCRACY
Thomas Finholt (Vice Provost for Academic and Budgetary Affairs/Former Dean, School of Information) and Christina Olsen (Director, University of Michigan Museum of Art)
Principles, institutions, and practices of democracy are under assault in the U.S. and elsewhere. As a public institution rooted in community engagement and service, U-M is uniquely positioned to help students build civic habits, increase engagement in the democratic process, and reinvigorate democracy.
LIVING
ENVIRONMENTS
FOR TOMORROW
Alec Gallimore (Robert J. Vlasic Dean of Engineering, College of Engineering) and Jonathan Massey (Dean, Taubman College of Architecture & Urban Planning)
A supportive, healthy living environment is essential for a good quality of life. And yet, so many of the places where we live today—from cities and suburbs to rural communities—have significant challenges. U-M can help address these challenges by rethinking and reshaping our living environments so everyone thrives.
SAVING
THE PLANET
Jennifer Haverkamp (Graham Family Director, Graham Sustainability Institute) and Jonathan Overpeck (Samuel A. Graham Dean, School for Environment and Sustainability)
Climate change and environmental degradation are among the most devastating crises of our time, creating existential risks and threatening to drastically diminish our quality of life. U-M can lead the mitigation efforts with research, education, and programs designed to both create resilience amidst unavoidable climate change and eliminate additional, currently avoidable impacts.
REIMAGINING EQUITABLE EDUCATION & THE FUTURE OF WORK
Earl Lewis (Director and Founder, Center for Social Solutions/College of Literature, Science, and the Arts ) and Elizabeth Birr Moje (Dean, School of Education)
While people everywhere have the ability to learn and achieve, access and opportunity are not evenly distributed. U-M will launch a transformation—at every stage of life—so that all have the opportunity to thrive.
Published 7.28.2022