The University of Michigan
has accepted an invitation
to collaborate with the city
of Detroit in building the
Detroit Center for Innovation,
it
announced
Wednesday
morning. The $300 million
research and education center
will provide new programs
and courses of study for both
undergraduate and graduate
students.
University President Mark
Schlissel explained in an email
statement the location of the
Center is key to furthering the
University’s goal of fostering
a collaborative relationship
with
Detroit.
Additionally,
he
cited
the
University’s
potential role as a “pipeline”
to funnel innovation into the
city to sustain it for years to
come.
“The center will help make
our work in Detroit even more
comprehensive,
aligned
to
our mission, and responsive
to
local
needs,”
Schlissel
wrote. “The Detroit Center
for Innovation will further
the economic development
of the city and region. U-M’s
role as the center’s anchor is
to provide a pipeline of talent
and platform for research
collaboration to help grow
and
attract
businesses
and
entrepreneurs,
while
positioning
the
future
workforce for success in a
dynamic
and
diversified
economy.”
The new center will be
situated
on
a
failed
jail
site located on on Gratiot.
The
construction
of
the
penitentiary was halted in
June 2013 when the building
process pushed the budget $91
million over the $300-million
budget.
Since 2013, the half-built
jail has remained abandoned
on the lot.
The site will be anchored
by
a
190,000
square
foot
research and education center.
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Michigan Men, a University
of Michigan program designed
to promote open conversations
around
masculine
identity,
is preparing to welcome its
second cohort of students to a
seven session series exploring
definitions of manhood. The
initiative was founded two
years ago as a collaboration
between the Sexual Assault
Prevention
and
Awareness
Center, the Office of Student
Conflict
Resolution
and
Fraternity and Sorority Life.
OSCR Case Manager Jim
McEvilly launched the program
after being made aware of
general
interest,
especially
from the U-M Interfraternity
Council, in masculinity work.
McEvilly, who is also a clinical
social worker, said he’s always
been interested in masculine
gender
socialization
and
its real-world impact, so he
began
brainstorming
with
individuals within Greek life
organizations.
“Any
time
you’re
doing
community work, you never
want to go to a community and
say, ‘Hey, this is what we think
you need, so we’re going to
do this,’” McEvilly said. “You
always have to partner with the
community.”
Michigan Men is loosely
based on a similar program at
Northwestern University, but
McEvilly said it’s been adjusted
to the specific needs of U-M
students. Within the last year,
Michigan Men began offering
sessions to organizations such
as fraternities who express
interest
in
talking
about
masculinity.
The Center of the City Task
Force
met
on
Wednesday
afternoon
to
discuss
its
upcoming open house, online
engagement
and
possible
installation of the DecaDome.
The
Task
Force
gathered
at Larcom City Hall for its
seventh meeting, a 10-person
municipal committee created
after local voters approved
Proposal A to designate the
library
lot
between
Fifth
Avenue and Division Street
for plans to become a park and
civic center commons.
After
public
comments,
group member Norm Tyler
presented the work of the
Neighbors subgroup, which
has
evaluated
comments
from
community
sources
by
meetings,
letters
and
email. One recommendation
included
having
business
owners and residents learn
about
the
history
of
the
block and evaluate favorable
urban
spaces,
based
on
prepared photos, to envision
possibilities for the library
block. They evaluated the
efficacy of this exercise in
preparation
for
the
open
house.
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calls for student
involvement
CSG hosts conversation encouraging
community participation in event
About
200
students
and
community
members
attended the 13th annual
Susan B. Meister lecture in
the
Biomedical
Research
Science Building Wednesday
with keynote speaker, Robert
Gordon, the director of the
Michigan
Department
of
Health and Human Services.
The event was hosted by
the Susan B. Meister Child
Health
Evaluation
and
Research
Center
at
the
University of Michigan and
discussed
the
prevalence
of food insecurity in the
country and its effect on
children.
Gordon has a range of
previous work experiences,
including working with the
White House to establish
Americorps,
clerking
for
Supreme Court Justice Ruth
Bader Ginsberg and serving
in
the
U.S.
Department
of
Education.
The
event
also featured Public Policy
professor Natasha Pilkauskas
and Kelly Orringer, director
of the division of general
pediatrics at Mott Children’s
Hospital.
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About 50 people attended
the second Central Student
Government-hosted
town
hall to discuss preparations
for
the
upcoming
Presidential Debate next
fall. The event consisted of
student engagement-related
activities where students
could ask questions and
discuss various aspects of
preparations, as well as find
out how to get involved in
the event planning.
According to Catherine
Carver,
co-lead
of
the
2020 Presidential Debate
Initiative and the Events
and Outreach Manager for
Ford School of Public Policy,
the variety of opportunities
needed
to
prepare
for
the
debate
allow
for
engagement opportunities
for
students
with
a
multitude of interests.
“I think that part of
the
excitement
for
this
is
that
there’s
going
to be such a myriad of
volunteer
opportunities,
and
helping
students
think outside of that very
direct, sort of (idea) that
your
major
equals
your
career,” Carver said. “So I
think that it really allows
for
this
extraordinary
opportunity to engage in
ways that students haven’t
anticipated.”
Carver said the debate
preparation extends beyond
the event itself.
“Many students, when
they
think
about
the
debate, they think about
that
90-minute
moment
when the debate is being
televised, right at 9 p.m.
on
October
15,
2020,”
Carver said. “But in fact,
one of the beauties of this
particular opportunity is
the ability to understand
all of the different aspects
that go into implementing
something of this nature.”
University to break ground on
$300 million center in Detroit
‘U’ accepts invitation to collaborate on opening innovation hub
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Meister Child Health
and Research Center
hosts specialists for 13th
Susan B. Meister series
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Center of the City also
spoke about online
engagement, possible
addition of DecaDome
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