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iStart puts freshmen at ease

iStart, Wayne State's innovative program that helps freshmen transition from
high school to college, kicked off with New Student Convocation and an
official welcome to WSU.

During iStart, students participate in teambuilding activities, meet
representatives from student organizations, assist the local community on
Warrior Service Day and discuss the summer read, which this year was the
book ...And the Earth Did Not Devour Him by Tomas Rivera.

iStart is led by peer mentors, upperclassmen who help the new Warriors
launch their academic careers by teaching study skills and guiding them
through financial literacy and time management activities. Peer mentors keep
in touch with their groups and follow up with them around mid-term to learn
how the first weeks have progressed. For details on the program, visit

istart.wayne.edu .

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a new club at TechTown

TechTown, the Wayne State
University research and
technology park, has a unique
new business club designed
to help faith-
based and
other nonprofit
organizations
in Detroit run
more smoothly.

Club
coordinator
Ebony Johnson
believes the
club is helping
an important

yet underserved audience
in Detroit. "Faith-based
organizations and for-profit
businesses face a lot of the

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same challenges in a troubled
economy," Johnson said. "We
want to give these nonprofits
business guidance so they can
function more efficiently and
better serve the communities
that need them in these
uncertain times."

About 20 leaders of nonprofit
organizations attended the
inaugural meeting of the Faith-
Based Business Club. Featured
speaker Duane Marshall, an
entrepreneur since age 16,
shared tips for running a
successful organization.

The club is open to
organization leaders of all
faiths. Meetings are held
the second Tuesday of every
other month and the next is
scheduled for 9 a.m. Jan. 13
at TechTown, 440 Burroughs
St., Detroit. Discussion topics
include member attraction
and retention, financial
management, legal issues,
taxes and ways to improve
fundraising efforts. Those
interested in attending should
contact Johnson at

ebony@techtownwsu.org

or (313) 879-5251.

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