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Meet with 30+ U-M Impact Groups at the B+I Showcase
Thurs, Sept. 8 @ Noon – 2 pm
Tauber Colloquium
Ross School of Business
Welcome new and returning students! We hope your summer was invigorating, because we have a lot of opportunities coming up for you. As part of our mission to make students aware of impact opportunities across campus, we welcome all U-M students to our fifth annual Business+Impact Showcase on Thurs, Sept. 8 from Noon – 2pm at Ross’s sixth floor Tauber Colloquium. Students will have a chance to meet with over 30 organizations and map out their U-M impact journeys. The event will also feature a “Mission & Mocktails Room,” a raffle, and lunchtime food.
Nonprofit Board Fellowship Info Sessions and Application
Business+Impact’s Nonprofit Board Fellowship Program develops cross-sector leadership skills by placing graduate students as ex officio members on board in Southeast Michigan nonprofits.
The 2022-23 Student Application for the program is now available, along with student instructions, and is due Fri, Sept. 9 at noon.
You must attend an info session below in order to participate in the program for 2022-22:
BF Info Session #1
Thurs. Sept 1 @ Noon
Blau Colloquum, Blau Hall
BF Info Session #2
Wed. Sept 7 @ 4 pm
Room3240, Weill Hall
If you are unable to attend due to an academic or religious conflict, please email us to schedule an alternate time.
+Impact Studio Founders and Applebaum Impact Design Fellows Application
If you’re a current U-M student from any degree program who has a strong entrepreneurial spirit, and enthusiasm for interdisciplinary collaboration, we want you! If you have a commitment to impact, and willingness to help take ideas from concept to prototype to scale, we want you!
The +Impact Studio Founders Program helps impact-driven creators and innovators bring impactful ideas to life that build a sustainable and just world for all! Using business knowledge, design tools, and research expertise, our experienced and interdisciplinary coaches and fellows roll up their sleeves and work alongside founders to accomplish great things.
Applebaum Impact Design Fellows are part of an interdisciplinary cohort working to support the +Impact Studio Founders Program & prototype studio concepts.
Ross Event Highlights:
Zell Lurie Institute: Information Session
Tues, Aug. 30 @ 4:30 pm
Ross R0210
Ross Admissions: Sustainability at Ross
Wed, Sept. 7 @ 8:30 am ET
Online
Ross Admissions: MBA Tour – DEI
Wed, Sept. 7 @ 5 pm ET
Online
MBA2 Gordon Impact Scholarship Application Due in September
Application due:
Mon, Sept. 26 @ Noon
Are you an MBA2 committed to addressing complex social challenges? This year the Skip and Carrie Gordon Scholarship Fund will award four $7500 scholarships to MBA2s who demonstrate a dedication to impact. Applications are open now, and winners will be announced in late September.
J’Taime Lyons (MBA/MPP ’22), Nathan Alston (MBA ’22), and Elizabeth Wallace (MBA/MS ’22) were each chosen to receive Gordon Scholarships in 2021-22.
MBA Impact at Ross Happy Hour/Kickoff
Wed, Aug. 31 @ 5:30-7 pm
Casa Dominick’s
812 Monroe St., Ann Arbor
Business+Impact and Net Impact are excited to welcome all MBAs to a kickoff Happy Hour at Dominicks, celebrating the beginning of the academic year and renewing friendships while refreshing ourselves. New and returning MBAs interested in impact are invited to gather at this special event featuring sangria and pizza, co-sponsored by Business+Impact and Ross Net Impact.
Attendees will be limited.
RSVP TO ATTEND
+Impact Studio Summer Summary
The +Impact Studio is a proud partner of Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Project (DNEP) +Impact Studio for Local Business. This summer, undergraduate students developed pivotal solutions for Detroit businesses, and the program has been meeting in the +Impact Studio. Our final story from the program, “DNEP Thinks Ross’ +Impact Studio Space Is Amazing.” is written by Christie Baer, Assistant Director of UM’s Center on Finance, Law & Policy.
Our podcast series, Social Impact Design for Business, recently released an episode on crowd funding. We want to focus your attention on our recent interview with Donna Harris of Builders+Backers, on “New Venture Capital: Crowdfunding, Crowd Loans, and Crowd Grants.”
Impact News & Notes
A Searchable Platform for All Things Impact at Ross and Across Campus
The Business+Impact Gateway provides you with a single location for all things impact. Here you’ll find all of the activities, people and key partners working to use their learning to make a real impact in the world.
At the University:
IMPACT INVESTING GROUP
Impact Investing Group Donations
Donate Now!The Impact Investing Group at Michigan Ross serves business that face inequitable financing. IIG’s Microfinance Fund provides microloans to entrepreneurs in Detroit and Ann Arbor. Now you can donate to this fund and impact SE Michigan.
SCHOOL OF INFORMATION
Get Volunteer Support for Your Team
Apply Now
Have an information-based project you’re having trouble prioritizing? Your organization can get the help you need from the University of Michigan School of Information (UMSI). Organizations and units on the U-M campus are invited to host a student team who will provide high impact deliverables on your project. Interested?
Apply here
SPECTRUM CENTER
Pride Outside 2022
Sun, Sept. 4 @ 2 – 4:30 pm
Palmer Field
Pride Outside is a yearly event that occurs during Welcome Week on Palmer Field with games, drag performances, student performances, food, and information about campus resources. It is an opportunity for incoming first-year students and transfer students to get to know the campus LGBTQ+ community and resources.
PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION SUPPORT TEAM
PHAST Info Session
Wed, Sept 7 @ 5:30 pm
1655 SPH 1 Building
Established in 2005, the Public Health Action Support Team (PHAST) deploys graduate students to health organizations and non-profit organizations throughout Michigan, nationally, and globally in order to assist with various public health projects. Interested in learning more about PHAST or have questions about the application process? Then this is for you!
Register Now
SCHOOL FOR ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
SEAS/PitE Fall Welcome
Fri, Sept. 9 @ Noon
Ingalls Mall North
All students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to attend this community kick-off to the fall semester. Join the SEAS/PitE community and welcome both old and new faces to the start of the school year. Socialize, have fun and enjoy a bite to eat.
LSA
Diversity 101
Tues, Sept. 13 @ 10 am – Noon
Room 2001, LSA Building
In order to have meaningful, productive conversations about diversity, equity, and inclusion, we must start with a common language. This session will provide an introduction to key terminology as well as the categories and labels we use to describe others and ourselves. We will also examine how our identities shape the way we enter the world and our interactions with each other.
Register Now
GINSBERG CENTER
Entering, Engaging, and Exiting Communities
Wed, Sept. 14 @ Noon – 1:30 pm
Online
Thurs, Sept 22 @ 4:30 – 6 pm
Online
All students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to attend this community kick-off to the fall semester. Join the SEAS/PitE community and welcome both old and new faces to the start of the school year. Socialize, have fun and enjoy a bite to eat.
Register for 9/14 Register for 9/22
In the Impact Community:
2022 Workplace Mental Health Conference
Wed, Aug. 17 @ 1 – 5:30 pm ET
Online
This 3rd annual University of Michigan event will bring together key stakeholders to discuss strategies to improve employee mental health. Topics will include retention of young employees, case studies, special presentations on code-switching and novel programs to support mental health, and an interactive session on resilience at work.
More Info
Crain’s New World of Work Certificate Program
Register by Thurs, Aug. 18
8 week program begins Thurs, Sept. 29
Online
The flexible work arrangements and advanced technologies introduced over the past two years have changed the workplace as we know it. At the same time, conversations about diversity and inclusion in the workplace have put an emphasis on leading from a position of empathy — and from a posture of equity. Mid-level managers and leaders across all industries will benefit from this program, facilitated by Wayne State University.
Paragon One Nonprofit Consulting Remote Externship
Apply by Mon, Aug. 29
In this externship program, students will learn strategic consulting skills to analyze and evaluate challenges from nonprofit organizations using consulting frameworks, in an overall effort to help them solve their important problems. Selected individuals will dive into their strategic problems, such as development, impact assessment, process improvements, talent engagement, communication, and strategic positioning.
Application info
