On March 6, 2012, representatives of the 15 public universities in Michigan gathered in Lansing for the first annual “Community-University Partnerships: Invested in Michigan’s Future” advocacy event at the Capitol Rotunda. The event, intended for an audience of Michigan state legislators and legislative staff, highlighted how communities are partnering with Michigan’s public universities to improve the lives of the people of Michigan.
The event included community-university collaborative posters and oral presentations as well as a luncheon roundtable discussion. Mesut Duran, SOE Associate Professor and Associate Dean presented one of the featured UM-Dearborn projects, Fostering Interest in Information Technology, that is designed to increase opportunities for high school students from underrepresented and underserved communities to learn, experience, and use the power of information technologies. Other UM-Dearborn projects were represented by Tim Davis (eCities: an annual research study that examines community-level factors that influence entrepreneurship, economic development, and job growth) and Associate Professor Bruce Maxim (Student Design Projects: projects that support local businesses that otherwise couldn’t afford design projects). UM-Dearborn’s participation was also represented and supported by the Integrated Learning and Community Partnership Office staff.
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