Office of Metropolitan Impact

Visit our table today at the Wolverine Welcome Fair to learn about how to engaged coursework and research can support student success and contribute to career readiness

EHRA (Environmental Health Research-to-Action), which is made up of several local organizations, youth and several UM-Dearborn faculty. They have this useful tool related to air quality on their site. This was todays air quality reading. If you’re interested in checking it out you can also visit their website https://ehra.umd.umich.edu/

Recap of the 2023 Academic Year

The University of Michigan-Dearborn will be hosting the upcoming binational Stait of the Strait Conference. This important event will be focused on the health of the Detroit River, with a focus this year on contaminated sediment remediation.

Registration for the event is free: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf3gjiQQjXvJlhR7Pp4Aufs-mfOWjIRRZAOAqY56kn7QGIHqQ/viewform

OMI is happy to provide space for the Inside Out course to meet this semester. Read about this unique program!

Life behind and beyond the prison wall For 15 years, the Inside Out Prison Exchange program has encouraged UM-Dearborn students to think about crime and punishment mechanisms in human terms.

OMI is instrumental in the youth work of SEMI Wild and Micah Blake-Smith played a big part in that work over the last year

Creating pathways to nature The Office of Metropolitan Impact is instrumental in organizing SEMI Wild and its career and education pathway program that connects underrepresented youth to organizations like UM-Dearborn, the Detroit Zoological Society, Belle Isle Nature Center and others.

Tree planting event! Volunteers are needed November 3rd for a tree planting event at the Marathon raised garden beds in Detroit (48217). Meet behind the Citgo station in Oakwood Heights, Gail/Bayside/Dumfries streets. Holes will be pre-dug.

Volunteers are also needed to lay mulch at the Fort Street Bridge Park on November 3rd.

It's National Voter Registration Day! The University utilizes TurboVote (https://umdearborn.turbovote.org/) which provides you with the information you need to vote with confidence.

You can sign up for election reminders and get help with voter registration and voting by mail -- all in one place! This is a free resource for anyone on campus or in the community to utilize.

There are many local elections happening so please be sure to check your status or get registered!

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