CMU Off-Campus Community Outreach

Central Michigan University has a strong core value of community service. On our main campus in Mount Pleasant, Michigan as well as over 60 locations throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico, CMU employees are involved in the communities where they work.

CMU Makes a Difference

Make a Difference Day is a unique nationwide event where millions of Americans roll up their sleeves and volunteer to help others. This is CMU’s Fourth Annual Make a Difference Day event and every year it just keeps growing. At CMU we focus on childhood literacy and reading for children up to 10 years old...read more...

CMU in Atlanta reaches out to the community

Community is an important word at CMU’s Atlanta Center. The staff is always looking for new ways to help improve the life of children and adults and spread educational opportunities to everyone in their area. Recently, the students at two elementary schools in the Atlanta area have joined in partnerships with Central Michigan University through its Metro Atlanta Center... read more...

CMU in Metro Detroit

CMU assists with development efforts and supports key events with the following organizations in the greater metropolitan Detroit area:

American Red Cross
Boys and Girls Republic
Focus: HOPE
Inforum
Lem Tucker Speaker Series
Pontiac Alumni Foundation

CMU also maintains active membership in local area chambers of commerce, including Detroit Regional Chamber, Auburn Hills, Southfield and Troy. A CMU representative also actively participates on the Troy Business and Education Round Table (TBERT).

CMU in Atlanta teams with Habitat for Humanity

Central Michigan University has been part of the Atlanta area for over 25 years. To show our appreciation, for seven weeks beginning January 22, 2005, CMU, through its Atlanta Center, sponsored the construction of a Habitat for Humanity house in Atlanta. Our house was built alongside those sponsored by national talk radio host and consumer advocate Clark Howard, a CMU graduate.