Wilkerson, director of Ann
Arbor’s
Human
Resources,
addressed
issues
associated
with staff retention on the
AAPD
with
the
council.
Wilkerson said due to the
average age of the current
police force there is an expected
increase in retirement rates in
the upcoming years.
According
to
Wilkerson,
officers typically retire after
about 25 years on the job. The
percentage of officers eligible
for retirement is expected to
increase by about 22 percent
— from 10 percent to about 32
percent — within the next three
years.
It is expected there are
currently four to six Ann Arbor
police officers who will become
eligible for retirement between
now and July, which makes up
50 percent of the department’s
staff. If these individuals retire
as scheduled and positions are
not filled, the police force will
be running at half-capacity in
the coming months.
Wilkerson said the ongoing
issue of officer retention stems
from the improving economy.
“With the better economy,
it takes longer to find good
candidates to fill the positions,”
she said. “That goes across all
jobs,
including
managerial,
nonunion and police and fire.”
Councilmember
Zachary
Ackerman (D–Ward 3) said he
agreed that improvement in the
economy is making it harder to
fill these important positions.
“Recession is an employer’s
job market,” Ackerman said.
Wilkerson
added
that
vacancies in the police and fire
departments
are
especially
difficult to fill because applicants
are not hired individually, but
rather as groups completing
training together, to ensure
efficient initial field training,
which means the positions won’t
be filled immediately when the
retirements occur. She said it
can take 36 to 40 weeks after
hiring before an officer works
alone in the field when factoring
in the extensive hiring and
training processes.
“There will be vacancies
between now and July that we
won’t fill purposefully to make
sure that we can fill a class,” she
said.
Jack
Eaton
(D–Ward
4)
asked Wilkerson whether any
extra funding designated for
this initiative would rollover
for future years, to which
Wilkerson said the city must
be adequately prepared and
responsible for the possibility
of this situation.
She added that the amount
of money allocated to new
officer training will depend
on how much notice the city
staff receives prior to officers’
retirements and how long it
takes to hire a replacement.
Crawford said having such
a vacuum in the force’s staff
would be an embarrassment to
the city.
“Almost
every
(vacant)
position feels like it’s a point of
failure,” Crawford said.
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“It is possible to come from
the most simple means and
have an enormous impact on
the world,” he said.
However, Hughes also said
for a company to succeed, it’s
not just about generating ideas
— entrepreneurs also have to
think about making those ideas
into
successful
companies.
He stressed that Facebook’s
success was not a stroke of luck,
but an immensely difficult fight
to get the company to where it
is today, which he said was a
key message for entrepreneurs.
“It is a reminder that if you
want to be an entrepreneur,
you have to feel like you have
to build the company,” Hughes
said.
“It
is
the
difference
between having that idea, and
being so obsessed by that idea
that you can’t let it go.”
When asked what aspect of
the social media site he was
most proud of, Hughes said
Facebook was the first network
that enabled people to be truly
authentic.
“When I think of what I
am most proud of, it is really
creating
an
environment
where people can be authentic,
where people use their real
names, where people talked
about what they actually cared
about, and connected to their
friends, family, and eventually
colleagues and co-workers,” he
said.
The conversation then shifted
to Hughes’ impact on President
Barack Obama’s campaign as
its online organizer in 2008.
He used the Internet to foster
a community of supporters and
grassroots supporters, allowing
the
campaign
to
represent
something larger than Obama
himself, Hughes said.
Davis-Blake
asked
if
Hughes’
efforts
had
a
lasting impact on political
campaigning.
Hughes
noted
current
presidential
candidates’
understanding
of the power of social media,
and
pointed
to
Donald
Trump’s “masterful” use of
Twitter to convey messages
in particular. Beyond politics,
he also brought up the success
of
technology
to
spread
awareness of ALS through the
Ice Bucket Challenge in 2014.
“It’s not just about politics,”
Hughes
said.
“It’s
about
activism and social change in
general. If you can come up with
a concept that resonates with
people, for a cause that matters,
and you use the network effects
well, it can explode.”
Similarly, he said, the drive
behind Facebook wasn’t to make
money; it was to bring value to
the world and make an impact.
“We never started Facebook
to make money,” he said. “Mark
Zuckerberg cares more about
the impact of the world than
money.”
Hughes
also
stressed
the
importance of having the right
team when creating a startup,
saying that not everyone is meant
to be an entrepreneur — one must
have the focus and commitment
to see it through, and the ability
to deal with challenges.
Ann
Arbor
resident
Ann
Clinger,
president
of
the
Michigan-based small business
Dazzle Pet, said she attended
the discussion to gain insight
from someone who was once in
a position like her own.
“I
wanted
to
get
some
inspiration from someone who
has walked in those shoes
and seen incredible success,
and I think the ideas he can
share with people right on the
cusp of their own careers is
invaluable,” Clinger said.
University
of
Michigan
alum Nathan Pilcowitz, who
works at the safety startup
Companion, said his interest in
entrepreneurship inspired him
to come to the event. Pilcowitz
thinks Ann Arbor is ripe for
business opportunities.
“Right
now,
more
than
ever, there is a spirit of people
wanting to make something
huge, and actually make a
difference in the world. So
definitely coming here and
seeing a person our generation
looks up to is really important,”
Pilcowitz said. “He is someone
we can relate to.”
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Careers in
STEM
WHAT: Versatile
Ph.D. will host a
panel discussion on
careers in software
development as part of
their “STEM Forum.”
WHO: The
Career Center
WHEN: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
WHERE: Online-
Virtual Event
Jason Brian Dalton, who
is a suspect in the recent
string of shootings in
Kalamazoo, appeared in
court over the weekend, CNN
reported. During the hearing,
Dalton declined comment
when asked about his case by
the presiding judge.
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Health Equity
lecture
WHAT: As a part of the
Martin Luther King Jr.
Symposium, this dialogue
will focus on race and
ethnicity and health issues
related to incarceration of
vulernable peoples.
WHO: Multi-Ethnic
Student Affairs
WHEN: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
WHERE: Hatcher Graduate
Library, Gallery Room 100
Ted Cruz has fired
the
communications
director
for
his
presidential campaign,
Rick Tyler, after he
reposted
a
video
criticizing Rubio’s faith,
CNN reported. Cruz said
the
video
inaccurately
characterizs
Rubio.
3
Wellness
lecture
WHAT: Michigan Dining
nutrition specialist
Lindsay Haas will speak
about how to make healthy
snack decisions and
general wellness decisions
for students in college.
WHO: Department of
Recreational Sports
WHEN: 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
WHERE: Central
Campus Recreational
Building, 3040
Off-campus
housing fair
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Housing Fair will be on
North Campus. Come meet
property managers and a
financial aid adviser.
WHO: Beyond the Diag
WHEN: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
WHERE: Duderstadt
Center, Atrium
Celebrate Jon
Onye Lockard
WHAT: The acclaimed
artist and professor’s
widow, Mrs. Leslie
Kamil, will attend as
an honored guest to the
presentation of his life
and work.
WHO: University
Library
WHEN: 3 p.m. to 6
p.m.
WHERE: Tappan Hall,
Fine Arts Library
Seminar on
Biology topics
WHAT: Dr. Kaushik
Ragunathan will present
a seminar on “Molecular
Mechanisms of
Epigenetic Inheritance.”
WHO: Biological
Chemistry Department
WHEN: 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
WHERE: Medical
Science Unit II, North
Lecture Hall
365 Days of
Success
WHAT: Lecture
highlighting what your
first year working will be
like.
WHO: The Career Center
WHEN: 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
WHERE: Career Center,
Program Room
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Dance lecture
demonstration
WHAT: Dance Prof.
Peter D. Sparling will
present a hybrid of
screendance to evoke
kinesthetic empathy.
WHO: University and
Development Events
WHEN: 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
WHERE: Duderstadt
Center - Video Studio
The American Medical
Student Association, Students
for Choice and Michigan
Animal Respect Society each
tabled in Mason Hall on
Monday to raise awareness
about the causes of their
organizations.
AMSA members
encouraged students to
register as organ donors in
their respective states. In an
interview with The Michigan
Daily, LSA sophomore
Marianna Dorta said the
organization targets students
who didn’t sign up to be organ
donors when they received
their driver’s licenses.
“It’s stressful, so
we’re doing this today so
more people can have the
opportunity to sign up,” she
said.
Dorta said it’s important
to sign up students to register
as organ and tissue donors to
increase the chances of saving
the life of someone who may
need it most.
“The list of people who
need organ transplants is so
long,” she said. “I think it’s
important for people to sign
up because anyone can help.
It’s just about putting yourself
out there.”
LSA senior Meghan
Rattanni and LSA junior
Kelsey Almony tabled on
behalf of Students for Choice’s
menstruation station — a
three-day informational booth
aiming to educate the campus
about stigmas associated with
menstruation.
“We’re basically trying
to end stigma around
menstruation,” Rattanni said.
“By promoting this positive
thing where you can help
somebody and also not feel
ashamed about menstruating.
That’s the main goal of this, to
end the stigma around having
a period.”
As part of awareness
campaign, the organization
also gave out women’s health
materials, as well as raffled
off prizes and displayed
pamphlets on women’s health.
Almony added she
thought that their outreach is
beneficial for students who are
uncomfortable with buying
feminine products.
“It’s especially for people
who might not feel comfortable
or safe buying period staples at
the store,” she said.
LSA freshman Daphne
Blumin, a member of MARS,
said the organization was
tabling to spread awareness
about veganism and animal
rights on campus. She said
the organization is currently
focusing its efforts on raising
money for SASHA Farm, a
farm animal sanctuary in
Manchester, Mich.
Blumin said SASHA Farm
houses runaway farm animals
and takes care of them.
-TANYA MADHANI