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Center for Educational Outreach

ACCESS THAT MOVES

Potential exists everywhere.
Opportunity should too.

Because access needs to do more than open a door. Access should create connection, build momentum, and enable a student to confidently step into their future.

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  • Two students smiling and working together on laptops at a table indoors.
  • A group of students walking along a campus sidewalk near a large red steel sculpture.
  • Two young women standing outdoors in front of leafy green foliage, smiling and giving peace signs.
  • People seated around a table indoors with laptops and warm lighting, conversing and smiling.
  • Three young women smiling together at a table indoors with food and drinks.
  • Two young women in safety harnesses and helmets standing on an outdoor high ropes course platform, smiling and flashing peace signs.
  • A man wearing a U-M vest standing behind another student and helping her look at a laptop screen indoors.
  • Two students smiling and laughing together indoors in front of a colorful abstract wall art piece.
  • Close-up of a student wearing braided hair and blue headphones writing in a notebook with a pen.
  • Three students walking along a sidewalk in front of Angell Hall at U-M.

A future starts with a question.

What do I want to do after high school? How will I afford college? Where do I even begin?

For students across the state of Michigan, the answers are not always clear.

The University of Michigan Center for Educational Outreach (CEO) connects K-12 students, families, schools, and communities with U-M faculty, staff, and students, bridging them to real people with informative resources, engaging guidance, and inspiring stories that make the next step easier to see.

How CEO Creates Access With Others

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K-12 to College: School Partnerships

Schools and communities partner with CEO to connect students with advising, experiences, resources, and people who can help them figure out their steps after high school.
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U-M Student Experiences & Opportunities

U-M students work with CEO to share their experiences, mentor younger students, and make college feel more familiar, understandable, and within reach through a near-peer framework.
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Statewide & Campus Engagement

U-M faculty, staff, and community partners engage with CEO to connect, learn, and work together through events and consulting that expand opportunities for students.
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Our Impact Across Michigan

5,000+
K-12 students served annually
1,700+
U-M faculty & staff involved
40+
Michigan counties reached
24+
K–12 school partners

Find Your Way to Get Involved

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K-12 Students

Explore what comes next. Find campus visits, college planning resources, summer experiences, and support for the questions you are asking now.
Explore Opportunities
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U-M Students

Share what you’ve learned. Show up as a mentor, leader, or volunteer and give younger students new ways to imagine their future.
Get Involved
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Faculty & Staff

Connect your expertise across the state by partnering with schools and communities through programs, events, outreach, and shared ideas.
Ways to Engage
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Donors

Help access reach further. Support the people, experiences, and resources that help students see what’s possible and feel ready to pursue it.
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