Chapter 3: Administrative Structure
Save chapter as a PDF- 3.A General Principles
- 3.B Regents
- 3.C President and Executive Officers
- 3.D The Office of the Provost (Ann Arbor Campus)
- 3.E Chancellors (UM Flint and UM Dearborn)
- 3.F Faculty/Governing Faculty
- 3.G Deans and Directors (Ann Arbor Campus)
- 3.H Executive Committees
- 3.I Academic Units
- 3.J Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies
- 3.K University of Michigan Libraries and Museums (Ann Arbor Campus)
- 3.L Institutes and Centers
3.A General Principles
Save section as a PDFFounded in 1817 as one of the nation’s first public universities, the University of Michigan’s mission is “to serve the people of Michigan and the world through preeminence in creating, communicating, preserving, and applying knowledge, art, and academic values, and in developing leaders and citizens who will challenge the present and enrich the future.” The University Mission Statement and information about the University’s vision and goals are available online.
The University of Michigan is a state-supported University and has been granted constitutional autonomy by the state constitution. The University of Michigan has campuses in Ann Arbor, Dearborn, and Flint, each with its own schools and colleges.