Engage

Join us at the University of Michigan Museum of Art for lunch or dinner with a small group of people at the Common Sense Diner. Let’s get to know each other and talk about what it means to be an American right now. The purpose is not to persuade anyone from their position. Our goal is to break bread, ask questions, and listen to each other. Let’s set aside our cynicism for one meal and see that it’s possible to have conversations with people we disagree with and see that we share the same goals for our families and communities. Let’s find a way to work together to achieve those goals together.

Join the team – Become a poll worker in Michigan!

Michigan needs more election inspectors (i.e. poll workers ) for the early voting period and Election Day. Democracy MVP is the state of Michigan’s award-winning, non-partisan poll worker recruitment program. Sign up with Democracy MVP today to get trained, get paid, and help your community run smooth and secure elections!

This conversation game is designed to help you and your friends, neighbors, colleagues and strangers explore the question: what does it mean to be an American?. The game includes 12 images and sixteen prompts that can be mixed and matched to spark new conversations around community, personal beliefs, art, politics, identity, civic life, democracy, and more. Designed by the UM Museum of Art (UMM) in collaboration with a group of university art museums from across the country, the game features artworks from each museum’s collection that evokes the culture, politics, and history of the USA.

The University Career Center's Public Service Intern Program (PSIP) prepares undergraduate students to obtain summer internships in Washington DC, educates them to build career development skills, connects them with alumni mentors, informs them about career options through speakers panels & employer visits in DC, and supports participants while living in our nation's capital. The University Career Center is proud to offer PSIP, the oldest and largest summer intern program in the country!

Turn Up Turnout (TUT) is the University of Michigan's official nonpartisan student-led organization for civic engagement. TUT works to increase voter education, registration, and turnout among all eligible University of Michigan students and in the surrounding communities of our Ann Arbor, Dearborn, and Flint campuses. We welcome all students to join!

The Office of National Scholarships and Fellowships (ONSF) supports multiple national, international, and U-M-based opportunities that champion Democracy, Civic Empowerment, and Global Engagement. This includes the Obama Voyager Scholarship, the Truman Scholarship, the Wallenberg Fellowship, and the Gaither Junior Fellows Program. Programs supported at ONSF provide awardees everything from internships and work experience, to leadership opportunities and graduate education. Critically, these awards also fund undergraduate and graduate tuition. ONSF is open to all U-M students and alumni: at any point in their education, U-M students and alums can find an opportunity that suits their career objectives and abilities, and ONSF is there to offer crucial support such as advising and navigating the application process.

Questions about voting? Voting information and resources are available.

Interested in voting?

Voting Hub at UMMA opens Tuesday, September 24th!

Interested in voting out of state?

It is time to get started!