| Former U.S. Rep. John D. Dingell and University of Michigan-Dearborn have announced a partnership that will bring Dingell to campus to inspire the next generation of civic leaders. In Dean Hershock's most recent blog, " From the Hill to the CASL," he reflects on this new partnership and how it will provide faculty and students with unparalleled opportunities to work with Dingell to understand, document and share his legacy as the longest-serving member in the history of the U.S. Congress.
| |
|
CASL students Katherine Pfannes and David Renard were honored as Chancellor's Medallion recipients at the April 26 commencement. The Chancellor's Medallion is UM-Dearborn's most prestigious academic honor bestowed on students. Click here to read about their accomplishments.
| |
|
CASL alumna Wendy Alton ('98 B.A.) also delivered the alumni address. Themes of commitment, community and challenging the status quo echoed through the Fieldhouse as Alton and others challenged graduates to pursue their passions. Click for more highlights and pictures from the ceremony.
| |
| Follow your passion or pursue a major with more traditional marketability in today’s job market? The question is a familiar one for many liberal arts students—as well as their parents. University of Michigan-Dearborn administrators say the university’s new business studies major (BSM), available only to CASL students as a second major, will allow students to say “yes” to both passion and professional skills.
| |
| For Ricky Lindsay, the story’s in the details.
“Journalism is covering an event, sure. But it’s important to tell the story behind the story,” said Lindsay, whose grandma would save him sections of the Monroe Evening News when he was a young child. “Anyone can tell you a score or what plays were run, but there is so much happening before, during and after a game. That’s the story I want to tell.”
| |
| Faculty are concerned about the increasing amounts of college loan debt students are accumulating. Open-source educational resources (OER) could be an option to help alleviate some of the financial pressure, without sacrificing the quality of education.
| |
| Professor Jacqueline Vansant carefully read a letter, the first of a series of 600 that sat in a basement for decades. She was in Amsterdam at the time—the same place as the young man who penned it nearly 70 years earlier. “He was describing the rows of bicycles and how the windows didn’t have curtains,” said Vansant, Professor of German. “Those were the same details that I noticed when I was there. I got chills.”
| |
| When Will Clarkson was 5, he remembers watching Star Wars. But it wasn’t the light saber action that caught his attention—it was what came after the credits rolled: A documentary on the planets. “I remember being captivated by that documentary,” said Clarkson, astronomy assistant professor. “From that point, you could say I was hooked.”
| |
| Sargon Partners Undergraduate Research Showcase
On March 27, the College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters hosted the Sargon Partners' Undergraduate Research Showcase. This event gave CASL students the opportunity to publicly demonstrate their scholarly projects and receive campus-wide recognition for their research work. Thanks to alumnus Jeff Golota ('85 B.S.) of Sargon Partners for supporting student research through this event.
| |
|
Meeting of Minds
Undergraduate researchers shared their scholarship with other students and faculty at the 23rd annual Meeting of Minds (MOM) undergraduate research conference. This year, over 100 oral and poster presentations were made May 15 on the UM-Dearborn campus. MOM emulates a professional academic conference with student presenters from Oakland University, the University of Michigan-Dearborn and the University of Michigan-Flint.
| |
| Steven Hernandez (CASL and MOM alumnus, '04 B.A.) shared his undergraduate research experiences while tying them into his current work as the Project Director for the Voices for Better Health Project during the lunchtime program.
Click here for the event program, research abstracts and photos.
| |
|
Annual Giving Thank You!
If you think students don't understand or appreciate alumni support, then you'd be wrong! More than 600 UM-Dearborn students wrote special thank you notes to alumni donors during a campus-wide day of thanks called Hail Yeah! Click here to watch a special video of the day's excitement. Gifts of all sizes are helping UM-Dearborn students. Thank you to all our alumni and friends for being Victors for UM-Dearborn!
| |
|
| Academic Departments and Programs
| |
|
• Goal $50 million
• 85% of donors make a gift of $1,000 or less
• Every gift matters!
| |
| Updates from the Office of Alumni Relations
Do you know UM-Dearborn alumni making a difference on campus, in their community or industry? Acknowledge their hard work and dedication with a nomination for one of the UM-Dearborn Alumni Awards here. The deadline to submit nominations is June 19.
| |
| Alumni Day
More than 80 UM-Dearborn alumni and students came together Saturday, April 18, for a morning of reconnecting, networking and learning at Alumni Day 2015. Participants attended a selection of 13 seminars taught by prominent community leaders, faculty and staff.
| |
| Victors Helping Victors
We hope to provide a unique piece of advice to all incoming freshman, so please complete this survey to provide your advice and encourage your fellow alumni to do the same. Click here for the survey link.
| |
| 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.
| |
| "A View from the CASL" is a quarterly e-newsletter for CASL alumni.
Contact us
CASL Administration
UM-Dearborn
4901 Evergreen Road
Dearborn, Michigan 48128
313-593-5490 (phone)
313-593-5552 (fax)
| |
|
