Dean Hershock encourages you to join in the planning conversation. Participate by sharing your input via the CASL Strategic Planning Survey (open through Wednesday, December 3). Click here for information on how to participate.
CASL faculty, students and alumni are involved in a variety of activities,
making an impact locally, regionally and nationally.
About 7,800 children pass through the halls of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital every year. And they all have dreams. Some want to be astronauts and fly through space. Others want to be professional athletes and score a game-winner at the buzzer. The harsh reality is that many of those children won’t have an opportunity to chase their dreams because of cancer and other devastating diseases.
Dr. James Downing (’77 B.S.) hopes to change that.
The headlines paint a bleak picture of uncertainty: Ukraine’s slow collapse. Hundreds killed in Ukraine despite ceasefire. Russia invades Ukraine—again and again and yet again.
That uncertainty of Ukraine’s current political climate motivated Taras Garapiak to get involved in international politics. Now the University of Michigan-Dearborn student has a national platform to offer insights on the country’s political and social climate.
Assistant Research Scientist Claudia Walters shares how geographic information systems technology is being used around the world—from predicting Ebola outbreaks in West Africa to mapping crime in Detroit.
Be proud of where you come from, but acclimate to your new culture. It’s a common message many immigrants hear—and one Arifa Javed knows well. The UM-Dearborn sociology lecturer immigrated to the U.S. in 1995 and has studied the immigrant experience for two decades.
The CASL Alumni Affiliate hosted its 18th annual fundraising event this past November 7 at the Fairlane Center. “November Indulge” provided great opportunities for networking and socializing, and the event raised several thousand dollars to support scholarships for deserving CASL students.
The University of Michigan-Dearborn publicly announced its $50 million Victors for Michigan Campaign, its most ambitious fundraising campaign to date, on Friday, October 24, 2014. Click here to learn more about the Victors for UM-Dearborn campaign and its four funding priorities.
And remember, your gifts to the CASL Annual Fund, of all sizes, will help support CASL students and count towards the campaign goal.
Internships and Co-op
CASL students are looking to gain relevant experience, test out a career field and make valuable contacts.
Help CASL students graduate with the professional experience they need to make a difference. Click on a program and follow the links for more information on how to become an employer.
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