Purpose/Mission

ABCA strives to provide opportunities for advisors across campus to strengthen their advising practices by engaging in trainings and conversations to increase our competency of diversity, equity, and inclusion issues relevant to advising and supporting students.   

Our committee consists of ~6-10 staff and faculty members who advise in some capacity and are committed to helping advisors build inclusive and equitable advising practices.

Tasks Performed by the Committee

The ABCA Committee plans and sponsors two to three initiatives each year focused on helping advisors build inclusive and equitable advising practices. Initiatives we have hosted in the past include: 

• Book Clubs 

• DEI Conversation Partners 

• Events in alignment with the campus-wide MLK Symposium and the DEI Summit 

• Events on topics such as supporting rural students, the role of faith, religion and spirituality in our students lives, and more 

• Trainings with units such as Spectrum Center and SSD 

Meeting Frequency

Our committee meets monthly throughout the academic year. Our committee breaks during the summer and does not meet in the months of May, June, or July. 

Beyond our meetings, our committee typically hosts 2-3 events or initiatives each semester that our members attend or help facilitate.

How to Join

We welcome new members to join our committee! Please email us at ACUM-DEIAP-requests@umich.edu and our committee chair will reach out to you with more information and to invite you to our next meeting.