As a college student, your student has enough to worry about. With access to the University of Michigan Domestic Student Health Plan, they can have one less worry. U-M students, including undocumented students, who are enrolled in classes or between semesters at the Ann Arbor, Dearborn or Flint campuses are eligible to enroll in a low-priced, voluntary health plan available to all U-M students through Blue Care Network of Michigan. 
 

The Ann Arbor campus now offers Tuition Refund Insurance to protect against financial loss in case your student must withdraw from the university due to illness or injury (physical or mental health).
 
Tuition Refund Insurance significantly extends and enhances our published withdrawal policy. The insurance is voluntary, inexpensive (costs less than 1% of your student’s tuition) and protects their financial investment for the academic year.
 
Advantages of this insurance include:

U-M students who have encountered unexpected financial costs due to the COVID-19 pandemic are eligible to apply for emergency funding from the Federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

This Congressional relief package is intended to address the economic fallout from the pandemic, and can be applied for on Wolverine Access.

University Health Service (UHS) is available to provide health care to meet your students’ needs. That includes:
 
COVID-19 testing

Helpful infographics are now available for your student to use to determine what they should do if they have symptoms, test positive for COVID or have been in contact with COVID-19 positive individuals. A guide is available for students who live on campus and for students who live off campus. The guides are available on the Campus Blueprint which keeps you and your student up-to-date on campus COVID-related information. 
 

The University of Michigan’s Maize & Blue Cupboard (MBC) is working with Ann Arbor-based Food Gatherers to create a mobile food distribution program on the University’s North Campus. The program will make MBC resources more accessible to students and other individuals living on North Campus while staying within COVID-19 safety and health guidelines. The first mobile distribution for shoppers was Wednesday, Sept. 9.

During this unusual academic year, U-M continues to provide comprehensive wellness, support, and DEI programs by adding virtual offerings. Many Student Life services and programs to help your student have a positive experience and work through challenges and concerns have gone virtual.

Here’s a look at what’s available for your student:

Competitive Esports programs are growing in popularity among university students and those at the University of Michigan are joining in the “game.”. Your student will be able to participate via a new partnership between Recreational Sports and a student organization previously known as Arbor Esports.

 A fall competition schedule begins September 19. 

Students who are diagnosed COVID-positive while on campus, and are asked to self-isolate, can still turn to Michigan dining to provide healthy, nutritious meals delivered to their door. 

MDining offers isolation meals in the same format it has provided meals to students confined to their room due to illness or injury in years past. The isolation meal delivery process helps combat viruses, the flu and other outbreaks.

Last week, the State of Michigan lifted the executive order to reopen gyms across the state. Before your student can return to in-person workouts and activities, however, the Recreational Sports team will be addressing hiring needs, training, maintenance and safety precautions to prepare facilities to safely operate in a COVID-19 public health informed environment.

The team will develop timelines for how quickly this work can be completed and ensure we can meet all additional state requirements for your students’ safety.