Program Directory for Engage@EMU
Below is a list of all of our programs and projects. They are sorted into four categories based on who the program is primarily designed to engage with or assist: EMU Students, EMU Faculty and Staff, Community Members, and Local Businesses.
Since many of our programs encompass such a diverse group of people, programs may be listed in multiple categories.
Click the name of the program to visit their website, or their contact information to get in touch.
| Name | About | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Academic Service-Learning | Trains staff to offer courses that also engages students in service within the community. | [email protected] |
| Bright Futures | Offers free after-school programming at local schools as well as employment opportunities for EMU students. | Contact Us - EMU Bright Futures |
| Business Bulliten | Acts as a link between local businesses and the University. | [email protected] |
| Community Bulliten | Is designed to act as a hub for local events and happenings, as well to provide resources to the Ypsilanti Community. | [email protected] |
| Community Work-Study | Matches work-study eligible students with a paid internship in their field of study with a local nonprofit or government agency. | [email protected] |
| Digital Connecting Corps (DCC) | Assists senior citizens with digital literacy through workshops, programs, and more. | [email protected] |
| Eagle Engage Corps | Allows for students who have paused their education due to financial concerns to return and have University debt forgiven through directed community service hours | [email protected] |
| Early College Alliance (ECA) | Is an excellent public secondary option for high school students in Michigan's Washtenaw County, or any county contiguous to Washtenaw County to attend High School on EMU's campus. | Contact Us! - About Us - ECA @ EMU |
| Eastern Scholars | Provides college-credit eligible courses at local high schools. | [email protected] |
| EMU Legal Resource Center | Offers no-cost legal advice and assistance regarding family, probate, and small claims law. | [email protected] |
| Family Empowerment Program | Supports the Ypsilanti Housing Commission as a social services program allowing for flexible, directed assistance to its residents. | [email protected] |
| Financial Empowerment Center | Offer free financial counseling to members of the Washtenaw County residents and EMU Students. | [email protected] |
| K-12 Camps | Serves local youth by providing public and school sponsored summer camp opportunities. | [email protected] |
| Minors On Campus | It is the policy of Eastern Michigan University that all existing and future University programs and activities involving minors must be developed and administered to provide a safe and protective environment for participating minors. | [email protected] |
| Prevention@EMU | Immersed in local schools and community centers, Prevention@EMU offers dynamic training for students to make healthy, low-risk choices regarding substance use. | [email protected] |
| Professional Programs & Training (PPAT) | Offers a wide variety of training, test prep, and continuing education courses. | [email protected] |
| Re-Entry & College in Prison | Offers programs for students to assistent returning citizens, teach college in prison, and receive aid as a returning citizen. | [email protected] |
| Resource Guide | Is a compilation of a wide variety of local resources (including food, housing, financial resources etc.) for community members created by Engage@EMU | [email protected] |
| Southeast Michigan Stewardship Coalition (SEMIS) | Brings place-based learning to community schools. | [email protected] |
| Testing & Certification Center | Offers many professional, admissions, and college credit exams. | [email protected] |
| The Collaborative | Provides low-cost affordable daycare in partnership with the Ann Arbor YMCA. | [email protected] or [email protected] |
| Trio Student Support Services (SSS) | Offers a multitude of resources for low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities to navigate the college experience. | [email protected] |
| United Way Workplace Campaign | Is a yearly donation drive amongst EMU faculty and staff to support United Way, a nonprofit dedicated to improving the lives of those in our community. | [email protected] |
| Upward Bound | Supports low-income and first-generation high schoolers in connecting them to college and beyond. | Contact - Upward Bound |
| Veteran Student Support Services | Provides services and resources for students who have served in the armed forces. | [email protected] |
| Vote@EMU | Is the university-sponsored non-partisan voter registration and information Initiative. | [email protected] |
| Way Forward | Is a paid leadership opportunity for high schoolers in local school districts to be trained as peer Youth Health Educators (YHEs). | [email protected] |
| Title | About | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Bright Futures | Offers free after-school programming at local schools as well as employment opportunities for EMU students. | |
| Community Work-Study | Matches work-study eligible students with a paid internship in their field of study with a local nonprofit or government agency. | |
| Eagle Engage Corps | Allows for students who have paused their education due to financial concerns to return and have University debt forgiven through directed community service hours | |
| EMU/Washtenaw County Legal Resource Center | Offers no-cost legal advice and assistance regarding family, probate, and small claims law. | |
| Financial Empowerment Center | Offer free financial counseling to members of the Washtenaw County residents and EMU Students. | |
| Professional Programs & Training | Offers a wide variety of training, test prep, and continuing education courses. | |
| Reentry & College in Prison | Offers programs for students to assist returning citizens, teach college in prison, and receive aid as a returning citizen. | |
| Resource Guide | Is a compilation of a wide variety of local resources (including food, housing, financial resources etc.) for community members created by Engage@EMU | |
| Testing & Certification Center | Offers many professional, admissions, and college credit exams. | |
| The Collaborative | Provides low-cost affordable daycare in partnership with the Ann Arbor YMCA. | |
| TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) | Offers a multitude of resources for low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities to navigate the college experience. | |
| Veteran Student Support Services and Resources | Provides services and resources for students who have served in the armed forces. | |
| Voting at EMU | Is the university-sponsored non-partisan voter registration and information Initiative. |
| Title | About | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Academic Service Learning | Trains staff to offer courses that also engages students in service within the community. | [email protected] |
| Financial Empowerment Center | Offer free financial counseling to members of the Washtenaw County residents and EMU Students. | [email protected] |
| Minors on Campus | It is the policy of Eastern Michigan University that all existing and future University programs and activities involving minors must be developed and administered to provide a safe and protective environment for participating minors. | [email protected] |
| Professional Programs & Training | Offers a wide variety of training, test prep, and continuing education courses. | [email protected] |
| Resource Guide | Is a compilation of a wide variety of local resources (including food, housing, financial resources etc.) for community members created by Engage@EMU | [email protected] |
| Testing & Certification Center | Offers many professional, admissions, and college credit exams. | [email protected] |
| The Collaborative: | Provides low-cost affordable daycare in partnership with the Ann Arbor YMCA. | [email protected] [email protected] |
| United Way | Is a yearly donation drive amongst EMU faculty and staff to support United Way, a nonprofit dedicated to improving the lives of those in our community. | [email protected] |
| Voting at EMU | Is the university-sponsored non-partisan voter registration and information Initiative. | [email protected] |
| Title | About | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Community Bulletin | Is designed to act as a hub for local events and happenings, as well to provide resources to the Ypsilanti Community. | [email protected] |
| Digital Connecting Corps | Assists senior citizens with digital literacy through workshops, programs, and more. | [email protected] |
| Early College Alliance (ECA) | Is an excellent public secondary option for high school students in Michigan's Washtenaw County, or any county contiguous to Washtenaw County to attend High School on EMU's campus. | Contact Us - ECA @ EMU |
| Eastern Scholars | Provides college-credit eligible courses at local high schools. | [email protected] |
| EMU Bright Futures | Offers free after-school programming at local schools as well as employment opportunities for EMU students. | Contact Us - EMU Bright Futures |
| Family Empowerment Program | Supports the Ypsilanti Housing Commission as a social services program allowing for flexible, directed assistance to its residents. | [email protected] |
| Financial Empowerment Center | Offer free financial counseling to members of the Washtenaw County residents and EMU Students. | [email protected] |
| K-12 Camp Programs | Serves local youth by providing public and school sponsored summer camp opportunities. | [email protected] |
| Prevention@EMU | Immersed in local schools and community centers, Prevention@EMU offers dynamic training for students to make healthy, low-risk choices regarding substance use. | [email protected] |
| Professional Programs & Training | Offers a wide variety of training, test prep, and continuing education courses. | [email protected] |
| Reentry & College in Prison Programs | Offers programs for students to assist returning citizens, teach college in prison, and receive aid as a returning citizen. | [email protected] |
| Resource Guide | Is a compilation of a wide variety of local resources (including food, housing, financial resources etc.) for community members created by Engage@EMU | [email protected] |
| Southeast Michigan Stewardship Coalition (SEMIS) | Brings place-based learning to community schools. | [email protected] |
| Testing & Certification Center | Offers many professional, admissions, and college credit exams. | [email protected] |
| The Collaborative:Ypsilanti YMCA Child Development Center | Provides low-cost affordable daycare in partnership with the Ann Arbor YMCA. | [email protected] [email protected] |
| Upward Bound | Supports low-income and first-generation high schoolers in connecting them to college and beyond. | Contact - Upward Bound |
| Washtenaw County/EMU Legal Resource Center | Offers no-cost legal advice and assistance regarding family, probate, and small claims law. | [email protected] |
| Way Forward | Is a paid leadership opportunity for high schoolers in local school districts to be trained as peer Youth Health Educators (YHEs). | [email protected] |
| Title | About | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Business Bulletin | Acts as a link between local businesses and the University. | [email protected] |
| Community Work-Study | Matches work-study eligible students with a paid internship in their field of study with a local nonprofit or government agency. | [email protected] |
| Professional Programs & Training (PPAT) | Offers a wide variety of training, test prep, and continuing education courses. | [email protected] |
| Resource Guide | Is a compilation of a wide variety of local resources (including food, housing, financial resources etc.) for community members created by Engage@EMU | [email protected] |