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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messaging and advertising.

“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 
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WHAT: Versatile 
Ph.D. will host a 
panel discussion on 
careers in software 
development as part of 
their “STEM Forum.”
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Career Center
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WHERE: Online-
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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.
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Student Affairs 
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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
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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
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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.

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