6A - Friday, September 24, 2010 FLAGSHIP From Page 1A new online courses for students who have reached an advanced language level will be offered in the winter semester. As part of the program's initial three-year grant, from 2008-2011, the University's program operates in partnership with the University of Texas at Austin and Michigan State University. However, Rammuny wrote in an e-mail interview that the pro- gram will apply to become an independent center for the next academic year. Rammuny added that though the application process is "com- petitive," he feels the large enroll- ment numbers in the program, as well as its development of creative The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com research studies and language courses, will work in the pro- gram's favor. Rosenberg echoed Rammuny's optimism, saying she is confident the program will become an inde- pendent center. As the flagship program pro- gresses, students are also strongly encouraged to spend a year or summer studying abroad at the flagship sites of Alexandria Uni- versity in Egypt and the University of Damascus in Syria, Rosenberg said. Students with a high level of proficiency are able to attend the yearlong curriculum, while those with lower proficiency levels can take part in the summer program. Rosenberg said this is the first year that University students in the program traveled abroad for the summer program. Two stu- dents participated in the yearlong program after completing courses in the program's first year. Students can also take part in an extracurricular Arabic cultural club, in which they can practice speaking or receive tutoring. When students graduate from the program, they receive a certifi- cate stating that they have reached an L3, or professional proficiency level. Rosenberg said this desig- nation is an important resource when looking for a job, as a vari- ety of employers want employees who can speak critical world lan- guages. Rosenberg added that because the flagship program is govern- ment-funded, many students are able to find jobs in the public sec- tor. LSA senior Valerie Montes, who is in her third year of the program, said she feels her experience in the program will make her a more employable job applicant. "I think it will be pretty easy to find opportunities," Montes said. "I just have to decide what direc- tion I want to go in." Montes, who studied abroad ina yearlong program, added that her experience overseas was invalu- able to helping her achieve fluency in Arabic. The University has also applied to the International Institute of Education to establish a Chinese Flagship Center, which will be housed in the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures. The status of the application will be determined in December, however department and University offi- cials declined multiple requests for comment on the center, veri- fying only that an application has been submitted. EARTHFEST From Page 1A tips include using refillable water bottles, closing windows when air conditioning is on, using energy saving computer settings and pur- chasing "green" products. The event was designed to publicize the University's new approach toward conservation, dubbed "integrated assessment" by its organizers. Since the offi- cial creation of the University's Office of Sustainability by Univer- sity President Mary Sue Coleman in October of last year, the new initiative has aimed to employ all available campus resources to achieve the goal of a greener cam- pus. Andrew Berki, manager of the University's Office of Sustain- ability, said EarthFest improved upon an event called Energy Fest, which the University held for the last ten years. "Energy Fest was focused mainly on energy reduction and the operational programs that we have on campus," he said. "This year we wanted to make it a broad sustainability event instead of just about energy reduction, and we wanted to include other groups as well as operational units." The University drew from every possible resource to achieve a broader approach for the event, Berki said. "It complements a holistic view of campus," he said. "Not just operations, but teamwork between operational efforts, aca- demic efforts, research efforts and student involvement and activity." As a result, 32 organizations, TWITTER From page 1A investors by tweeting," a press release about the study distribut- ed last week states. Scott Hirth, manager of The M Den, said the retailer uses their Twitter account, @TheMDen, to announce new products and infor- mation about in-store events to their 1,655 followers. "We've been around for a lot of years, using a variety of different advertising mediums, but using Twitter to let a lot of people know about something instantaneously has been successful," Hirth said. Jim Millan, owner of Bella Italia Pizza and Pasta of Ann Arbor, located at 895 West Eisen- hower Pkwy., said he uses the restaurant's Twitter account, @ BellaItaliaA2, to hold contests and announce the restaurant's deals of the day. "Last summer we did a contest where almost every day we would give away a free pizza to people who 'followed' us on Twitter," Millan said. "The first five people who came in and mentioned the tweet got a free slice or free pizza. We got a good following out of it." Along with the benefit of inter- acting with the restaurant's 705 YOGA From Page 1A lived as a freshman - giving free lessons to students. Because stu- dents are often on a tight budget, Kest said his yoga studio offers stu- dent discounts. The Center for Yoga, which has three other locations around south- east Michigan, offers Hatha-based yoga, a style of yoga that dates back to 15th Century India. The East William location currently offers two types of classes - hot Vinyasa and Vinyasa flow. Juliana Khalifeh, an instructor at multiple locations of the Center for Yoga who was previously a stu- dent at the yoga studio, said she's glad tobe teaching at the new loca- tion, because she says teaching stu- dents is a unique experience. "I love it. There's nothing quite like it," Khalifeh said. "Teaching up here is really great because you get to teach to students that are a little bit younger and a little bit more open and looking for spiri- tuality, and I think it's something important in these years of a young person's life to have this kind of spiritual grounding and element." Twitter followers ina more engag- ing way, Millan said he likes that Twitter is fast and free to use. "Instead of spending money on advertising, I am spending money on the customers for the promo- tion," Millan said. Another local business, the Produce Station, uses their @ producestation Twitter account to inform customers when they get unique and fresh ingredients in the store, located at 1629 State Street. According to Andrew Gorsuch, the gourmet market's general manager, tweeting about seasonal produce to their 549 followers has proven to be "an effective way to communicate quickly with cus- tomers about cool products with- out having to spend a lot of time." Being able to connect with their followers and posting pictures of new produce on Twitter has "attracted customers for sure," Gorsuch said. Chris Hanrath, a University alum who graduated in 2009, said he often uses Twitter to learn about discounts and promotions. "I go to places for dinner because they tweet something like 50-percent off your meal," Han- rath said. "I look at Twitter and use pretty much any discount if it's worth going to the business." LSA senior Ashley Musiker started taking classes at the Center for Yoga's West Stadium Boulevard location in August, but has since switched to the East William loca- tion. She said that so far, her experi- ence has been very gratifying. "It's been really great physically and mentally," Musiker said. "I feel stronger and more in shape and it helps with mental clarity and deal- ing with stress." Business School senior Sandra Fadel, who just finished her first class at the Center for Yoga, said she's taken yoga classes at the Cen- tral Campus Recreation Building before, but much prefers the atmo- sphere of the new studio. "(There were) less people, a dif- ferent environment, not as crowd- ed, I would say," Fadel said. "Plus I have to say the instructor is young- er so you relate to her more." LSA senior Pranadhi Koradia asked another student who came out of the studio about her experi- ence, as Koradia said she's inter- ested in taking a class sometime in the future. "This is a really good location," Koradia said. "I haven't attended a class yet but I hear it's really good. It's a good break from routine." 0 MARISSA MCCLAIN/Daily Architecture senior Michael Herrick signs a pledge to protect the environment at Earthfest on the North Campus Diag yesterday. including the Michigan Animal Rights Society, the Michigan Sus- tainable Foods Initiative, U-M Green It and Strategies for Ecol- ogy Education and Development, participated in the event. Sarah Romanski, senior admin- istrative assistant at the Graham Institute, said EarthFest also pre- sented an important opportunity for environmental action groups to recruit members and to get peo- ple involved. "Undergraduate applications for the Graham Institute are com- ing out in a couple of months," Romanski said. "And we have a town hall meeting coming up that we are trying to advertise." O4both Tuesday and Thursday, a massive pile of trash sat on the pavement of the venues as volun- teers sorted the recyclable materi- als from landfill trash. LSA sophomore Cydney Sieg- erman worked at the trash sort and recycling booth. She said her activity showed students that dis- posing of trash properly is an easy way to play a part in the greater movement toward environmental action. "We should make sure as indi- viduals and as a group to be envi- ronmentally safe and to make the University a more environmental- ly-friendly campus," Siegerman said. Berki said the trash-sorting booth, which sorted through one day's worth of garbage from Mason and Angell Halls, helped show students the impact of their actions. 17 trash bags out of the 42 total bags - about 40 percent - that were collected contained recyclable content, he said. "We viewed that as a teachable moment for the campus commu- nity," Berki said. In the wake of EarthFest's success, Berki said students and other members of the Ann Arbor community should look out for more environmentally-friendly messages and changes around campus as a result of the Inte- grated Assessment sustainability movement. "We want to continue work- ing with students and groups on campus to spread the word about being a green Wolverine," Berki said. "It's a growing program at U of M, and it's something everyone ought to be proud of." FOR RENT RECENTLY REMODELED DOU- BLE ROOM sharing loft as a common area with other tenants. 2 full baths, kitchen, air, downtown location. Phone days: 662-7888, evenings: 995-2433. PARKING PARKING @ 930 S. Forest and 408 Hill. 734-222-9033. 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