Session Title
Bringing the Classroom into the Community
Start Date
5-10-2012 11:30 AM
End Date
5-10-2012 1:00 PM
Session Description
Bringing the Classroom into the Community.
How do outsiders become insiders? What are strategies for evoking collaborative, sustained and meaningful work that will bridge University communities with local and regional communities? How do we encourage University administrators to recognize the value of community engagement courses through a commitment to funding and resources? How can we strengthen the partnership between local and regional organizations (schools, community centers, museums, businesses) and institutions of higher education to insure student involvement beyond the classroom, beyond graduation? We will look at the Detroit Connections Engagement courses at University of Michigan School of Art & Design, ongoing projects between Marygrove College and Detroit Public Schools, the Detroit-based organizations Access Arts and Summer in the City, as well as other efforts underway in Southeast Michigan engaging in inter-generational, multi-cultural, multi-community art-based projects. Guests will include members of Detroit’s curatorial community, business community, educators, artists and arts organizers.
Panel Participants
Manos_Session Outline.pdf (75 kB)
Outline of Panel Discussion
PressRelease_Gathering.pdf (50 kB)
"Gathering of the Herd" Project/Exhibition - Detroit Public Schools, Marygrove College, University of Michigan
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Outdoor Libraries - Detroit Free Press
Outdoor Libraries Honor Detroit’s Closed Branches.pdf (239 kB)
Outdoor Libraries - Library Journal
domemagazine.com-Spreading_The_Word.pdf (76 kB)
Dome Magazine: Detroit
Bringing the Classroom into the Community
Bringing the Classroom into the Community.
How do outsiders become insiders? What are strategies for evoking collaborative, sustained and meaningful work that will bridge University communities with local and regional communities? How do we encourage University administrators to recognize the value of community engagement courses through a commitment to funding and resources? How can we strengthen the partnership between local and regional organizations (schools, community centers, museums, businesses) and institutions of higher education to insure student involvement beyond the classroom, beyond graduation? We will look at the Detroit Connections Engagement courses at University of Michigan School of Art & Design, ongoing projects between Marygrove College and Detroit Public Schools, the Detroit-based organizations Access Arts and Summer in the City, as well as other efforts underway in Southeast Michigan engaging in inter-generational, multi-cultural, multi-community art-based projects. Guests will include members of Detroit’s curatorial community, business community, educators, artists and arts organizers.