Showing events on October 10, 2016
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Coffee and Conversation with Ann Arbor Mayor Christopher Taylor
October 10, 2016 - 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM ET
Come by for an informal conversation about politics with Ann Arbor's Mayor Christopher Taylor. Mayor Taylor will discuss his insight to being politically active and involved in the community.
Mayor Taylor was elected in November 2014, after three terms representing the Third Ward on Ann Arbor City Council. While on City Council, Taylor served on the Parks Advisory Commission, Budget Committee, Taxicab Board, City Administrator Search Committee, Council Rules Committee, and the Senior Center and Mack Pool Task Force.
Professionally, Mayor Taylor is a corporate/commercial attorney. He is a partner in the Ann Arbor law firm of Hooper Hathaway, where his practice focuses on the representation of local and regional businesses, individuals, and non-profits.
Mayor Taylor has earned four degrees from the University of Michigan. During his years at the University of Michigan, Mayor Taylor served as Editor-in-Chief of the Michigan Law Review and as president of the Inter-Cooperative Council, a 550-member housing cooperative.
Active in the community prior to holding elected office, Mayor Taylor has served on the Board of Directors of non-profits including 826michigan and FestiFools, and has performed with numerous local choirs and community theaters.
Mayor Taylor has lived in Ann Arbor for 29 years. He is married to an Ann Arbor native, Eva Rosenwald. They have two children who attend Ann Arbor Public Schools.
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Guided Imagery Session
October 10, 2016 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET
Have you wanted to learn more about and experience Guided Imagery? Join us for a break from the busyness of life by engaging in a Guided Imagery session lead by Claire Casselman, LMSW from of the Complementary Therapies Program of the University of Michigan's Comprehensive Cancer Center.
This event is sponsored by the Positivity Special Interest Group, working to actualize our collective vision for a more strengths-based, positive, and transformative School of Social Work community.
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Decoding the New Poverty Figures: A Conversation with the Former Census Bureau Poverty Chief
October 10, 2016 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET
The Poverty and Inequality Learning Community is hosting the event: "Decoding the new poverty figures: a conversation with the former Census Bureau poverty chief," with speaker David Johnson, Deputy Director of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics and Research professor, U-M Institute for Survey Research.
RSVP for lunch by October 6.
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Critical Intersectionality Interdisciplinary Workshop
October 10, 2016 - 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM ET
The Critical Intersectionality Interdiciplinary Workshop provides space for graduate students to discuss, share readings, and present research regarding complex theoretical and methodological issues related to intersectionality. Graduate students at any stage of their research are welcome. Lunch will be provided.
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Saint Mary's College Class Visit
October 10, 2016 - 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM ET
An admissions representive will visit Saint Mary's College's BSW program to share information about U-M's MSW and PhD programs.
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University of Michigan Psychology Career Fair
October 10, 2016 - 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET
An admissions representive will attend U-M's Psychology Career Fair to share information about U-M's MSW and PhD programs.
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Idealist.org Seattle Graduate School Fair
October 10, 2016 - 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET
Stop by the Idealist.org Graduate School Fair to speak with an admissions representative about U-M's MSW and PhD programs. The fair is free and open to anyone considering graduate school.
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No Mas Bebes - Film Screening and Discussion
October 10, 2016 - 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM ET
Film screening of No Mas Bebes and discussion led by Alexandra Minn Stern.
Event sponsored by the LatinX Social Work Coalition, LANAMA, MESA, AND CCI
Film SynopsisThey came to have their babies. They went home sterilized. The story of immigrant mothers who sued county doctors, the state, and the U.S. government after they were pushed into sterilizations while giving birth at the Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center during the 1960s and 70s. Led by an intrepid, 26-year-old Chicana lawyer and armed with hospital records secretly gathered by a whistle-blowing young doctor, the mothers faced public exposure and stood up to powerful institutions in the name of justice.