Academic and Student Affairs

Academic and Student Affairs 

Mission Statement

The Office of Academic and Student Affairs (OASA) at the School of Information supports students  in achieving their academic goals by facilitating student recruitment, enrollment, academic success, retention, and graduation.

We accomplish this by:

• Aligning our work in support of the overall School’s mission and the mission of the University

• Helping students connect their academic life and their student life in a holistic student experience

• Providing excellence in services as we work with prospective and current students; as well as alumni, faculty, staff, and university colleagues

• Fostering a welcoming and inclusive environment for all students in our diverse community

• Focusing on the needs of students as we strive to work effectively as a team and seek continuous improvement in the services and programs that we offer

• Creating and implementing best practices from multiple professional fields that guide our work including Higher Education and Student Affairs, Appreciative Advising, Enrollment Management, and Student Development

The Teams in OASA 

The Office of Academic and Student Affairs is led by the Assistant Dean for Academic and Student Affairs, and is organized into divisions including:

• Enrollment Management: This includes the Recruitment, Admissions, and Financial Aid (RAFA) Team which is responsible for recruitment, admissions, student financials, and international student access; and the Registrar and Student Services (RSS) Team, which is responsible for registration, student records, waivers, graduation, and curriculum.

• Academic Programs and Student Life (APSL) Division: This includes academic program initiatives, academic advising, orientation and new student programming, student life, student organizations, academic success (interventions, tutoring, personal/academic support, emergency funding, alternative testing), and commencement.

Important Contact Information

The OASA Main Office is located on North Campus at UMSI Student Affairs and Career Center (2260 Leinweber). There are additional student services on Central Campus at UMSI Central ( 777 N. University Ave. above Panera).

umsi.registrar@umich.edu - for questions about enrollment, drop/add, overrides, etc.

umsi.admissions@umich.edu - for prospective student questions and communications

UMSI Student Care Referral or umsi.academicsuccess@umich.edu - for sharing information about students of concern (monitored during normal business hours and for use by students, faculty, instructors, GSIs, and staff)

umsi.academicintegrity@umich.edu - to report a breach of academic integrity per the UMSI policy

umsi.funding@umich.edu - for questions about student funding including hiring REU students, PhD students on fellowship for reimbursements, or to refer a student with questions about their financial aid award

umsi.i-20s@umich.edu - for information regarding student I-20s issued from UMSI (students should generally start at the UM International Center if they have questions)

UMSI Alternative Testing Request Form or umsi.testing.assistance@umich.edu - for faculty to request alternative or make-up testing for students enrolled in their courses.

Academic Advising:

umsi.advising.bsi@umich.edu - for BSI Academic Advising

umsi.advising.mads@umich.edu - for MADS Academic Advising

umsi.advising.msi@umich.edu - for MSI Academic Advising

umsi.advising.mhi@umich.edu - for MHI Academic Advising

Getting to Know UMSI Students

As students register for your class, you can view a class photo roster through Wolverine Access>Teaching Support, to help you connect names and faces and to be able to email your class.

UMSI Student Organizations:

You can review the UMSI student organizations on the UMSI website. 

• UMSI has a robust student organization community. All student organizations connected to UMSI are considered “UMSI-Recognized Student Organizations.” This group includes Sponsored Student Organizations (SSOs which are UMSI’s student governments by program and Voluntary Student Organizations (VSOs which are all other UMSI student organizations.)

• Student organizations may be interested in collaborating with or being co-advised by UMSI faculty. All new student organizations must first become recognized through UMSI Student Life. Before taking next steps to discuss formalizing new student organizations or becoming a co-advisor for an existing student organization, faculty and interested students should email UMSI Student Life (umsi.studentlife@umich.edu) to request a meeting.

• The Student Life Program Manager will be the official advisor for all UMSI-Recognized student organizations

• Faculty can choose to become an additional advisor for a student organization or serve in an unofficial consulting capacity.

• Faculty should consult with UMSI Student Life before agreeing to advise or start a new student organization. There are specific compliance guidelines and best practices that must be reviewed with UMSI Student Life in order to proceed as a student org co-advisor.

• Faculty should not sign a Sponsored Student Organization (SSO) agreement. This process is managed by UMSI Student Life.