HOPE Program

Health Occupations Partners in Education is a systemic educational program designed to support Ypsilanti Public Schools students in grades 6-12. Our goals are to increase interest in health careers and to improve academic achievement among underrepresented minority students. The program is funded by a five-year grant from the Association of American Medical Colleges, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation through the Project 3000 by 2000 Health Professions Partnership Initiative. This initiative encourages U.S. medical schools to collaborate with their local school systems, colleges, and community organizations to increase the numbers of African American, Latino, and Native American students pursuing careers in the health professions.

http://www.med.umich.edu/medschool/hope/

King/Chavez/Parks Program
offered by the Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives (OAMI)

Created in 1987, the Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives (OAMI) offers a variety of programs designed to enhance and expand educational environment opportunities for students of color at the University. The Office also collaborates with a number of University academic and non-academic units, national organizations and cummunity organizations in inplementing programs and initiatives. The Office's mission is to provide direction and guidance in the ongoing movement of the University of Michigan's effort to build a multicultural and just community that fosters an excellent and positive quality of life and environment for students. OAMI concentrates its specific efforts in addressing the needs of students of color.

OAMI sponsors over two thousand 7th-12th grade students who visit the campus each year. These students are underrepresented in post-secondary education and come from various communities throughout southeast Michigan. They come to the campus for periods of time ranging from one day in the spring to two-week visitations during the summer. The programs engage a number of academic and nonacademic units and involve the participation of U-M students who help to design and implement activities for the visiting students. As a result of these Pre-College Programs, over 150 students of color on the U-M campus are recipients of a four-year scholarship.

http://www.umich.edu/~oapama/oami/

For further information contact:
Pattie Katcher 734-763-3342 or hic@umich.edu