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The University of Michigan

The University of Michigan is an amazing place. We've pulled together some information to introduce you to the University, but it's only a start! We also invite you to visit campus (either through university admissions or on an official or unofficial visit) and to explore online at the University's website as well.

On this page, we tell you a bit about Michigan, including about student life and opportunities that will be available to you as a Michigan Wolverine. Please check out other parts of the Michigan Rowing website to learn more about academics at Michigan, Michigan students, and resources available to you as a Michigan undergraduate and also as a Michigan athlete.


Read University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman's 2006 New Student Convocation, in which President Coleman tells the Class of 2010 to "Think of the university as your intellectual iPod. As students at a great research university, you have thousands upon thousands of opportunities to download and customize to meet your interests, your moods, and your style. The iPod is a cultural phenomenon -- like the University. It encourages creativity and individuality -- like the University. And, really, once you get the hang of it, you just can't do without it -- just like the University."
Interested in rankings? The University of Michigan was ranked #10 overall in a list of all undergraduate programs in the United States, public and private, by Washington Monthly in 2005. According to the 2006 U.S. News and World Report evaluation of "America's Best Colleges," the University of Michigan is tied for #2 for all public institutions in the United States. An undergraduate degree in Business from the University of Michigan ranks third in the United States among all universities, according to the 2005 U.S. News and World Report rankings. The University of Michigan's Engineering School is ranked sixth in the United States among all universities, also as reported in the 2005 U.S. News and World Report (Michigan's programs in Environmental Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering are ranked #2, #3, and #3 among all engineering majors in the nation, respectively).
Sure, the University of Michigan is big. At Michigan, there are more than 200 degree programs offered by 12 undergraduate schools and colleges. But that means lots of great opportunities -- besides Michigan Rowing, of course! -- to make the University of Michigan exactly what you want it to be. You can select from one of several thousand undergraduate research opportunities, which will give you the chance to work one-on-one with a member of the Michigan Faculty on her or his scholarship (U.S. News and World Report ranked Michigan's Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program #1 in the United States in 2002). There are more than a dozen unique learning communities at Michigan which provide undergraduates with the personal attention of a small college environment and the unparalled resources of a large research university (Michigan's Learning Communities were #2 in the United States by U.S. News and World Report in 2002). At Michigan, you have the opportunity to select from more than 150 special first-year seminars that are taught exclusively by Michigan professors, seminars which have 15 - 18 students in each class -- giving you a chance to get to know your professor and your classmates very well. You also can choose from more than 900 student organizations if you want to be active on campus. So you're sure to find things that stimulate you, and that help you get the most out of everything the University of Michigan has to offer.



Did You Know?
Did you know that the polio vaccine was discovered in a University of Michigan laboratory in 1955?
Did you know that John F. Kennedy decided to form the United States Peace Corps after meeting with University of Michigan students on campus during his 1960 presidential campaign tour, and that he made the announcement on the steps of the Michigan Union?
Did you know that more than 80 countries and all 50 states are represented in the undergraduate programs on Michigan's campus?
Did you know that the Apollo 15 space mission, peopled only by Michigan graduates, is the only mission in which the entire crew were alumni of the same university? Michigan is the only university with a lunar alumni chapter. The astronauts, David R. Scott, Alfred Worden, and James Irwin, carried three University of Michigan items to the moon: a miniature of the university's flag, a miniature of Michigan's Department of Aerospace Engineering seal, and a charter of the UM Alumni Club of the Moon, which was left on the moon.
Did you know that there are more than 440,000 living Michigan alumni? That's more than any other university in the world. The Michigan Alumni Association provides all sorts of benefits to Michigan undergraduates, including apprenticeships, mentoring, and networking.
 
Check out the University of Michigan's student newspaper, the Michigan Daily, the University of Michigan's National Public Radio station, WUOM, and the University of Michigan's student-run freeform radio station, WCBN.
Arts at Michigan: your connection to the Arts at the University of Michigan.
There are seven museums on the University of Michigan's campus, including the Museum of Art, the Exhibit Museum of Natural History (with a planetarium), and the Kelsey Museum of Archeology.
Michigan Rowing received the Athletic Department's 2007 Rachel Townsend Award for Community Service. Interested in community service? Check out what Michigan Rowers are up to. Take a look at the University of Michigan's Ginsberg Center, whose "mission is to engage students, faculty, and community members in learning together through community service and civic participation in a diverse democratic society." Also visit the Michigan Community Scholars Program, a program that "brings together students and faculty who have a commitment to community service, social justice, and academic study." Interested in social justice? Check out the Program on Intergroup Relations, a social justice education program. U.S. News and World Report ranked Michigan's composite Service Learning Programs and Research Opportunities #4 for all colleges and universities in the United States in 2002.
Performing Arts on campus? Of course. After all, Michigan's alumni include Arthur Miller, Lawrence Kasdan, James Earle Jones, Lucy Liu, Madonna, and Iggy Pop. Plus just about everyone stops in Ann Arbor as they travel between New York and Chicago: same musicians, same programs, same performances -- cheaper ticket prices. To get a sense of what's around, check out the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance, the University Musical Society, and the Michigan Union Ticket Office.

Find something to do at the University of Michigan Online Events Calendar.

They have lots of great information about the University of Michigan: the Campus Information Centers.



MRU: 6 June 07