Sponsored Programs Winter Term
Previous Event
Sponsored by IBSC or Related to the IBSC's Mission
- The UDM Institute for Building Sustainable Community hosted Frank Kelley and a key staffer from the governor's Michigan Land Use Council for an evening of dialogue and reflection on challenges facing Michigan's environmental and economic future. Varsity News Story (pdf)
- March 3 and 4, 2004. CreateDetroit symposia with Professor Richard Florida, author of The Rise of the Creative Class, at The Max. Discover the Governor's Cool Citites agenda and how the UDM mission fits with the vision of a revitalized greater Detroit.
- March 21, 2004. A Student Awareness Event to Discover Detroit as a Cool City.
- Easter Week. "Sustainability, Stewardship and Social Equity: A Night of Reflection."
- Fall, 2004. Watch for UDM IBSC hosting the Michigan Higher Educatin Consortium on Sustainability - 1st Annual Conference - Cool Cities/Hot Planet.
Coming up...
For details, contact whittymd@udmercy.edu / 248-594-7596
Sponsored Lectures
After the success of our Black Detroit Series and the Detroit Built Environment Series, the IBSC sponsored lectures in the context of the Detroit 300 celebration. We are currently scheduling lectures for the coming year.
For more information, to recommend lecturers, or to suggest an idea, contact the Institute, 248-594-7596.
Admission to IBSC lectures is free; the public is welcome! (There is a museum admission fee for lectures at the Detroit Historical Museum. Discounts are available for seniors, students and University alumni).