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Parents and Families

Parents & Families

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College is a major transition - for students, as well as for parents and families. However, plenty of information is available to make the transition as easy as possible.

The U-M Parents website is a detailed resource that provides information specifically designed to support parents and families. It contains information about academics, student life, health, safety, and financial, other many other topics. Student Life's Parents & Families works in partnership with the U-M Parents website to provide an up-to-date quarterly newsletter, Family Matters.

Parents and incoming students who don't know their way around campus will benefit from visiting Campus Information Centers (CIC). CIC offers maps and directions around campus, a building search, an acronym decoder, and plenty of other tools and resources for helping you find your way on campus. They are open 19 hours every day and are ready to answer any type of question you may have!

Our Family Matters Newsletter offers current information about campus life and challenges. To receive it via e-mail ask your son or daughter to register your e-mail address. The student must go to the Student section of the Wolverine Access website, click on Alerts, Bulletins, and Newsletters, and enter your e-mail address(es). It will take only a minute to fill out and it takes effect immediately. To learn how to subscribe or unsubscribe, view the subscription options.

Student health and travel abroad insurance plans are also available through University Health Service (UHS).

If you are just interested in happenings around campus, check out the University Record, which puts out a daily newsletter containing University news.

Lastly, take a look around the Student Life website. You'll find information about all of the resources the University offers its students. If it's relevant for your student, it's relevant for you as a parent.

Important Updates related to COVID-19

Dear U-M student family member,
We want to provide important updates that have been shared directly with your student
related to COVID-19. We also want to assure you U-M health professionals are actively
monitoring the rapidly changing developments, and making appropriate recommendations
to promote a safe and healthy environment for your student.

A COVID Update

Dear Parents and Families,

Today, University of Michigan President Mark S. Schlissel, Provost Susan M. Collins, and Vice President for Student Life Martino Harmon hosted a Campus COVID-19 Briefing, where they were joined by campus leaders to provide safety updates, information about campus conditions and resources, and a preview of next week’s Diversity Summit events. 

The briefing included research findings by U-M faculty that are informing the campus health and safety response. 

Earlier today, your student received this emailed update announcement, which includes a link to the COVID-19 Briefing and other information. Future briefings will be scheduled as needed and shared.

To stay up-to-date throughout the week, you may also view the Campus Maize and Blueprint site. 

A Campus Update

Dear Parents and Families,

We wanted to make sure you are aware of two incidents that were investigated by campus safety personnel and our law enforcement partners. For both, there is no current or pending threat to our community. There is nothing to indicate these incidents are related. 

Earlier this morning, U-M’s Division of Public Safety and Security (DPSS) responded to reports of alleged gunshots on the UM-Flint campus. Within minutes, DPSS determined that there was no threat to the campus and an all-clear alert was issued.

Yesterday afternoon, your student received this emailed update, which detailed the university and law enforcement response to a misogynistic and bigoted shooting threat to the Ann Arbor campus posted on a Russian-operated confessions website. 

The FBI and DPSS found there to be no further threat from the individual on the East Coast who made the post, and instructors were asked to be flexible wherever possible and understand the impact this news has had on our students and greater campus community.

We recognize that these incidents are deeply frightening and upsetting, causing trauma and heightened levels of anxiety. Please encourage your student to reach out if they or someone they know needs support. 

A COVID Update

Dear Parents and Families,

With the fall semester well underway, we are committed to providing you and your student with up-to-date information on current campus life and opportunities that will make an education at U-M a safe, positive experience. 

Earlier today, your student received this emailed update, which includes information about COVID-19 testing availability and declines in COVID-19 cases on campus. 

Our top priority is ensuring the health and safety of your student and our broader University of Michigan community. While living with the realities of COVID-19 has become more prevalent, we continue to strengthen our approach to keeping our community safe.

To stay up to date throughout the week, you may also view the Campus Maize and Blueprint site. 

A COVID Update

Dear Parents and Families,

With the fall semester well underway, we are committed to providing you and your student with up-to-date information on current campus life and opportunities that will make an education at U-M a safe, positive experience. 

Earlier today, your student received this emailed update, which includes key findings from our first month since resuming more traditional residential activities. Cases of COVID-19 have been steadily decreasing, and illness among students has been very mild. 

Our top priority is ensuring the health and safety of your student and our broader University of Michigan community. While living with the realities of COVID-19 has become more prevalent, we continue to strengthen our approach to keeping our community safe.

To stay up to date throughout the week, you may also view the Campus Maize and Blueprint site. 

A COVID Update

​Dear Parents and Families,

As the fall semester begins, we are committed to providing you and your student with up-to-date information on current campus life and opportunities that will make an education at U-M a safe, positive experience. 

Earlier today, your student received this emailed update, which includes information about the safety measures in place to slow the spread of the virus, tracking mechanisms and metrics, your student’s experiences in the classrooms and residence halls, and other campus updates. 

Our top priority is ensuring the health and safety of your student and our broader University of Michigan community. While living with the realities of COVID-19 has become more prevalent, we continue to strengthen our approach to keeping our community safe.

To stay up to date throughout the week, you may also view the Campus Maize and Blueprint site.  

"Welcome to Michigan" events

Each fall, our campus community hosts a collaboration of events and activities to both welcome our new students to U-M, their home-away-from-home, and help them make a successful transition to the university community. 

We designed these events and activities—collectively known as our “Welcome to Michigan” program—with your student in mind: we expose our newest Wolverines to our traditions and values, and introduce them to campus resources and spaces. Most importantly, these on-campus events offer students an opportunity to build social connections within their communities.

Blue circular logo with text "Welcome Home"

Is your student covered? Domestic Student Health Insurance Plan now available

The University of Michigan encourages all students to have health insurance for life’s unexpected events. If your student needs insurance coverage, the U-M Domestic Student Health Insurance Plan (DSHIP) through Blue Care Network of Michigan (BCN) has generous benefits at a very reasonable cost. Insurance cost for an individual student for the 2021-22 insurance plan year (coverage dates 8/24/21 – 8/23/22) is $1,929. Deadline for annual purchase is Sept. 30, 2021. Read on for highlights of the program.

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