Legislative Advocacy

Volunteers in the Legislative Advocacy program work to communicate their support of public higher education to elected officials in the state of Michigan. Make a difference for U-M by joining this effort today.

• Contact their elected representative three times per year about the appropriation bill when prompted by the Alumni Association (usually in January, late-spring and then when the budget is finalized), by email, letter or phone.
• Participate, as the Alumni Association's guest, in the Michigan Alumni Reception in Lansing each spring along with University President Mary Sue Coleman and other campus leaders, state legislators and their staff and other advocates.
• Receive e-updates about the U-M's presence in the State of Michigan
• Respond to "calls to action" from the Alumni Association when the University's leaders ask alumni to contact their legislators as needed about non-budget issues.

Join this network now!

The Wolverine Caucus Program brings U-M faculty and staff to Lansing for lunch discussions with legislators and staff. Dates and topics for the January to September 2008 series.

Meet the 24 U-M alumni who serve as state senators and representatives. http://www.umich.edu/~govrel/statelegisl.html

Get news about state higher education appropriations, news reports and upcoming events.

• State Higher Education Budget Bills for FY2009
• U-M Response to Senate Finance Committee Regarding Endowment Funds