Student Organizations
See also: Research and Internship OpportunitiesCampus organizations play a crucial role for undergraduates by opening opportunities for experiential learning, engaging advocacy, and direct action. The University of Michigan community benefits from the activity of numerous student global health and humanitarian organizations that pursue their goals both on campus and abroad. Search the Maize Pages for up-to-date contact information.
Volunteer/Research/Travel Organizations
- Alternative Spring Break (ASB) & Project SERVE
Provides students with the opportunity to learn about and critically examine interconnected issues such as homelessness, poverty, hunger, violence, environmental destruction, and the marginalization of social groups and take meaningful action towards the resolution of these social problems. - Crossing Borders
A student led, non-governmental organization offering college students the opportunity to develop and use their knowledge and skills in a global philanthropic effort. - Global Medical Relief Program (GMRP)
Sends medical supplies to developing regions to promote and provide quality healthcare all around the world. - The Quito Project
Visits Quito, Ecuador every summer to run a free health clinic, tutor children, teach nutrition classes, and build facilities for the community, aiming to improve the health and well-being in underserved communities of Quito. - Students Educating and Volunteering for Health Awareness (SEVHA)
Dedicated to raising tobacco awareness among youth in India. Holds hold numerous social and fundraising events during the school year; delegates from the organization travel to India in the summer to participate in a tobacco awareness campaign.
Volunteer/Fundraising/Advocacy Organizations
- 30 Hour Famine
Dedicated to promoting tolerance among and aid to all nations in order to treat and prevent hunger all around the world through empowerment and education. - BLUE (Better Living Using Engineering) Lab
Formerly Engineers without Borders, works to conceive, develop, and oversee civil engineering projects in developing countries. - Foundation for International Medical Relief of Children (FIMRC)
Raises money to help the national organization sponsor medical missions and provides the opportunity for members to work at FIMRC clinics. - Health In Action (HIA)
Educates future healthcare workers about global health crises by working to improve human development through research and community involvement internationally. - Human Rights Through Education (HRTE)
Dedicated to cultivating a complete definition of human rights, including the right to health, through educational initiatives such as curricular development, academic research, and public discourse.