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October 19, 2017 (all day)

Field Placement Application materials due for 16-month students starting field in January 2018

October 19, 2017 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Katharine Ball is a professional singer and graduate of the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance. She has performed locally and around the U.S, including Alaska. Ball was a semifinalist in the Elizabeth Connell Prize for Dramatic Sopranos’ international competition. Her accompanist Andrew Meagher, a Michigan graduate in Organ Performance, plays for various churches in the area. Look for live stream video and event subscriptions on Michigan Medicine's Gifts of Art Facebook page.

October 19, 2017 - 3:00pm to 6:00pm

The International Opportunities Fair is a great way to connect with organizations with an international focus right here on campus! We expect 50-60 organizations and 400+ students to participate in the event.

The Fair includes:

Internships/Short-term Work Abroad Programs/Organizations

Study-Internship Programs/Organizations

Volunteer/Teaching Abroad Programs/Organizations

Graduate School Programs

Organizations with full-time positions (eg: government organizations with international focus)

Please see here for more information, tips, and expectations.

October 19, 2017 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Join us in a panel discussion on race, food sovereignty, and sustainability within the food justice movement. Panelists engaged in food justice efforts including organizers, activists, and advocates, will share their experiences, challenges, and strategies toward action, namely in urban neighborhoods.  Light refreshments will be provided.

Panelists:

Jack Griffin is a graduate from the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business with a Community Action and Social Change minor. He is the founded of Food Finders, a web-based app that helps users find free food resources that are closest to their home, school, or current location.

Food Gatherers, an organization that works to alleviate hunger in the Ann Arbor community. They distribute more than 1,000,000 pounds of food to 150 non-profits in the Ann Arbor area.

Annie Grech is a University of Michigan student pursuing a BS in Biochemistry. She is the President of the University of Michigan chapter of the Food Recovery Network, an organization that works to fight food waste and hunger by recovering perishable food that would otherwise go to waste.

Naim Edwards works in the city of Detroit as an Evnironmental Specialist. Along many other forms of environmental activism, Naim works with Voices for Earth Justice to engage the local community at an urban garden.

We look forward to seeing you there!

RSVP here »