Help shape the landscape of academic advising on campus by collecting, consolidating, and organizing academic policy information. Dive into national best practices and bring fresh ideas to U-M. Partner with OVPUE and other campus stakeholders to recommend new policies and revisions, all aimed at boosting student well-being and success. You’ll create clear, comprehensive guides that empower advisors, coaches, and mentors to support students more effectively. Your efforts will ensure everyone has the resources they need to navigate academic policies and advising with confidence.

Help maintain and update the newly revamped advising website, ensuring information is always current and useful. Collaborate with OVPUE to develop new content areas that address emerging needs and support student success. Work alongside ACUM leadership to strengthen communication and build connections among advisors, driving a more unified campus advising experience. You’ll also play a role in crafting newsletter contributions for ACUM and the Student Success Network, helping share important updates and best practices.

Help our efforts to assess and enhance Student Success Initiative advising programs by collecting and analyzing meaningful student and advisor data. You’ll be deeply involved in evaluating a wide range of advising strategies, including special population support, academic coaching, and general advising, to help us refine what works best. By designing and administering surveys and focus groups, you’ll generate actionable insights that directly inform campus-wide improvements for the advising experience.

Help keep the University of Michigan Campus-wide Advisor Training Canvas course up-to-date and relevant so every advisor has access to the best resources. You’ll develop targeted training materials for specialized populations, such as faculty and peer advisors, ensuring diverse needs are met. From designing and launching interactive professional development programs to supporting initiatives led by campus leaders, you’ll play a key role in advancing advising excellence across U-M.

This is a paid opportunity to contribute to campus-wide advising and student success projects. You will develop new knowledge and skills that can be applied in your home unit, connect with and learn from other Advising Fellows and OVPUE staff, and meaningfully shape the future of advising at U-M.

This is a no-cost professional development opportunity for your staff. Your team will benefit from the knowledge and skills that your staff develop via this fellowship. You will also have the opportunity to shape campus-wide advising and student success initiatives through your Fellow’s work.

U-M faculty or staff members, in exempt positions, who meet the criteria below are eligible to apply:

• Currently working as an undergraduate or graduate advisor, or is in a role that involves significant student coaching and mentoring, is eligible to apply

• Has a minimum of 2 years of advising experience

• Has supervisor support to participate in this fellowship

An average of 5 hours of work per week for the fall and winter terms is predicted. Working hours are flexible and meant to fit around your schedule. Fellows are expected to join 4 mandatory in-person meetings, virtual monthly cohort meetings, and regular meetings with a project mentor.  

Two-term commitments are encouraged, but one-term commitments will be considered, as well.

U-M Advising Fellows will earn $3,000 at the end of each term, upon successful completion of the required hours, participation in group meetings (in-person and virtual), and successful progress on the assigned project.

At the end of the Fellowship, project pairs will also be expected to submit a recommendation report. This report will include a summary of project work, a review of all deliverables, and recommended next steps for the project. 

OVPUE is hoping to select 6-8 Advising Fellows for the 2026 academic year. Fellows will work on projects in pairs, with the support of a mentor. Fellow mentors will ensure that the goals that project teams set each term remain within the project scope, will consult with Fellows on deliverables, milestones, and change actions, and connect Fellows with subject matter experts, as appropriate.