Ginsberg Center E-Newsletter
2009 Monthly E-Newsletter Archives
October 2009
Ginsberg Center Welcomes New Director
On December 1, the Ginsberg Center will welcome Theresa Cusimano as its new director.
U-M, Local Groups Finish Detroit Property Survey
Ginsberg Center staff and Eric Dueweke of U-M's Taubman College managed a residential land parcel survey in Detroit this summer. The project collected data city agencies and local groups can use to allocate resources and respond to foreclosures.
Project Community Alumni Survey Finds Evidence of a Lasting Impact
A survey of 234 U-M alumni indicates that Project Community, one of U-M's oldest service learning programs, has a powerful impact on students' commitment to social justice, even after graduation.
Interfaith Action Program Looks Back on Year One
As the Ginsberg Center's Community Partnerships Coordinator, Rollin Johnson helps connect University students and faculty with community organizations.
Ginsberg Alumni Recognized for Outstanding Service
Two Ginsberg Center alumni, Aaron Hurst, Founder and President of the Taproot Foundation, and Brittany Galisdorfer, Program Director for the Michigan Suburbs Alliance, received awards this fall for their outstanding service work.
New Partnerships Coordinator Joins Ginsberg Center
As the Ginsberg Center's Community Partnerships Coordinator, Rollin Johnson helps connect University students and faculty with community organizations.
University to Host 4th Annual "Careers for Public Good" Event
Students and alumni noted for their public interest work will gather on November 14 for the University's fourth annual Careers for the Public Good event.
Spring/Summer 2009
Federal Stimulus Helps Ginsberg Program, Detroit Nonprofits
The Michigan AmeriCorps Program placed more than 30 new volunteers with Detroit-area community organizations--nearly doubling the program in size--thanks to federal stimulus funding.
Art Prof. Tobier Wins National Award for Community Engagement
Professor Nick Tobier received the New England Resource Center on Higher Education's annual award for a young professor who makes community engagement integral to his teaching and research.
It's Summer in the City for Semester in Detroiters Who Stay On
After a successful start this spring for the Semester in Detroit program, nine of 14 students decided to remain in the city.
SERVE Celebrates 20th Anniversary
Alumni of the student-run service program gathered in Ann Arbor to see old friends and learn how the program has evolved.
High Marks for Service: University of Michigan Receives Double Honors for Civic Engagement
The University of Michigan made the President's "Honor Roll" for community service in 2008, and received recognition for its community engagement programs from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
English Prof. Alexander, Founder of Prison Outreach Program, Named Finalist for Campus Compact Award
Professor William "Buzz" Alexander, an advocate for improved incarceration policies and founder of the Prison Creative Arts Project, was named a finalist for the 2009 Thomas Ehrlich Civically Engaged Faculty Award.
How I Spent My Summer Vacation: Pangea World Service Team in Ecuador
Eighteen University of Michigan students traveled to Ecuador this summer to participate in a reforestation project, tutor at local schools and work in a children’s hospital.
February, 2009
No Simple Solutions
U-M Medical School student organizes SLATE to create teams from across eight graduate schools to help disadvantaged youth and their families
Moral Compass
Student Activist Ken Srdjak witnesses globalization in India and finds what direction to take closer to home
Back to Basics
Senior Madeline Stano helps develop a new Project Community course on the basics of human rights, from theory to the front lines
Sowing Seeds
U-M student Molly McCullagh works on Semester in Detroit, urban farm