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Fall One-Day Seminar Multidisciplinary Focus on Detroit

The Fall one-day seminar was designed for participants to explore MSU outreach and engagement in the context of Detroit and its unique history and needs. The foci for this trip included culture, education, redevelopment and labor. The itinerary included research sites, extension and outreach offices and university-community partners.

Preliminary List of Topics and Presenters for Fall 2008

MSU Outreach and Engagement: Developing Community Partnerships

• MSU Trustee, Discussing the Vision for Outreach in Southeastern Michigan
• Hiram Fitzgerald, Associate Provost, MSU Outreach and Engagement
• Rex LaMore, Director, Center for Community and Economic Development, MSU Outreach and Engagement

MSU Collaborations Focused on Education, Safety and Culture

• YouthVille Detroit is the most comprehensive neighborhood youth development center in the city of Detroit. 
  • Judith Thornburg-Richmond, MSU-Detroit Partnerships
  • Marie Ruemenapp, Director, Southeast Region, MSU Extension, Youth and Entrepreneurship Project
  • Detroit Police Action League representative
  • Juan Jose Martinez, Superintendent and Principal, Cesar Chavez Academy
• MSU Music Program in Detroit
  • Rhonda Buckley, Associate Dean for Outreach and Engagement
  • Performance by student ensemble, MSU

• Arts League of Michigan develops, promotes, presents and preserves the African and African American cultural arts traditions.
  • Oliver Ragsdale, President
• The Scarab Club serves Michigan artists of all disciplines for 100 years.
  • Christine Renner, Executive Director
• Detroit Institute of Arts
  • Visit to the Diego Rivera Murals and short tour

MSU Collaborations to Support the Environment, Urban Redevelopment, and Social Services

• Brightmoor Alliance comprises local associations, community organizations, churches, and businesses overseeing the development of the Brightmoor community in Detroit.
  • John O’Brien, Vice President, Brightmoor Alliance
  • Michael Laughlin, Project Manager, Brightmoor Alliance
• New Detroit is a coalition of leaders from civil rights & advocacy organizations, human services, health & community organizations, business, labor, foundations, education, media, and the clergy.
  • Sonia Plata, Director of Community Capacity Building, New Detroit
• Sea Grant promotes the understanding and intelligent use of the Great Lakes through the Michigan Sea Grant. This partnership addresses Great Lake issues to help Michigan citizens protect and enjoy the nation’s extensive freshwater resources including redevelopment projects.
  • Mary Bohling, Sea Grant, MSU

Funding Opportunities for University-Community Collaborations

• Skillman Foundation is a private philanthropy committed to helping children in Metropolitan Detroit by improving their homes, schools and neighborhoods.
  • Skillman Foundation Representative

Detroit Demographics and Geography

• Joe Darden, Professor, Department of Geography, MSU

Detroit History and Background

• Urban Challenges in Detroit (video)

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Topics and Presenters from Fall 2007

 MSU Outreach and Engagement: Developing Community Partnerships       

• Dorothy Gonzales, MSU Trustee, Discussing the Vision for Outreach in Southeastern Michigan
• Patricia Farrell, Director, University- Community Partnerships, MSU Outreach and Engagement
• Rex LaMore, Director, Center for Community and Economic Development, MSU Outreach and Engagement

MSU Collaborations Focused on Education, Safety and Culture

• YouthVille Detroit is the most comprehensive neighborhood youth development center in the city of Detroit.
  
  • Judith Thornburg-Richmond, MSU-Detroit Partnerships
    
• Marie Ruemenapp, Director, Southeast Region, MSU Extension, Youth and Entrepreneurship Project
  
• Detroit Police Action League representative
  
• Juan Jose Martinez, Superintendent and Principal, Cesar Chavez Academy
• Arts League of Michigan develops, promotes, presents and preserves the African and African American cultural arts traditions.
  • Oliver Ragsdale, President
    
• MSU Jazz Studies Program in Detroit
• Rodney Whitaker, Professor and Director, Jazz Studies, MSU
• Jazz Band I
  
• The Scarab Club serves Michigan artists of all disciplines for 100 years.
  
• Christine Renner, Executive Director

MSU Collaborations to Support the Environment, Urban Redevelopment, and Social Services

• Brightmoor Alliance is a team of neighborhood associations, community organizations, churches, and local businesses overseeing the development of the Brightmoor community in Detroit.
  
  • John O’Brien, Vice President, Brightmoor Alliance
  • Michael Laughlin, Project Manager, Brightmoor Alliance
    
• New Detroit is a coalition of leaders from civil rights & advocacy organizations, human services, health & community organizations, business, labor, foundations, education, media, and the clergy.
  
• Shirley Stancato, President, New Detroit
  
• Next Detroit is a five-year strategy designed to improve basic quality of life issues such as cleanliness, safety and beautification by utilizing growth and development strategies in six city neighborhoods.
  
• Anika Goss-Foster, Director of Philanthropic Services, Detroit, Next Detroit
  
• Vanguard Community Development Corporation works to facilitate community economic development growth in the North End Neighborhood through commercial and residential development, community and business organizing, and positive youth development.
  
• Scott Davis, Director, Vanguard Community Development Corportation
  
• Direne McCrory, Program Administrator, Salvation Army

 Funding Opportunities for University-Community Collaborations

• Skillman Foundation is a private philanthropy committed to helping children in Metropolitan Detroit by improving their homes, schools and neighborhoods.
  
  • Skillman Foundation Representative

Detroit History, Demographics, and Background

• Joe Darden, Professor, MSU Department of Geography
• Urban Challenges in Detroit (video)

Topics and Presenters from Fall 2006

MSU Outreach and Engagement: Developing Community Partnerships

• Hiram Fitzgerald, Associate Provost, MSU Outreach and Engagement
• Laurie Van Egeren, Director, Community Evaluation Research Center, MSU Outreach and Engagement

MSU Collaborations Focused on Education, Safety and Culture

YouthVille Detroit is the most comprehensive neighborhood youth development center in the city of Detroit.

• Gerald Smith, President and CEO
• Sonya Gunnings-Moton, Assistant Dean for Student Support Services and Recruitment, MSU College of Education

Arts League of Michigan develops, promotes, presents and preserves the African and African American cultural arts traditions.

• Oliver Ragsdale, President

The Scarab Club serves Michigan artists of all disciplines for nearly 100 years.

• Christine Renner, Executive Director

MSU Collaborations to Support the Environment, Urban Redevelopment, and Social Services

Brightmoor Alliance is a team of neighborhood associations, community organizations, churches, and local businesses overseeing the development of the Brightmoor community.

• John O'Brien, Vice President
• Michael Laughlin, Project Manager

DAPCEP's (Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering Program) mission is to increase the number of historically under-represented minorities (African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Native Americans) who are motivated and prepared academically to pursue careers in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology-related fields.

• Jason Lee, Executive Director

Detroit Mayor's Office Representative

Funding Opportunities for University-Community Collaborations

Skillman Foundation is a private philanthropy committed to helping children in Metropolitan Detroit by improving their homes, schools and neighborhoods.

• Skillman Foundation Representative

Detroit History, Demographics, and Background

• Joe Darden, Professor, MSU Department of Geography
• Urban Challenges in Detroit (video)