June 2016

Write about your community placement. You will need to discuss the community organization you’re working with, give a description of their mission, and an introduction to what your summer research project is. You should also reflect on your first week in Detroit and what the experience has felt like to you thus far. I am […]

Dear Jasmine, It feels great to have finally moved into the apartments, after a long couple of weeks out of the country. Finally being able to call Detroit home after living out of a suitcase for a while has been amazing. Now that I am all settled in, I am very excited to venture out,

Dear Candice, You never fail to amaze me! Every year you grow into a more beautiful and intelligent young woman. I should tell you that I have no doubt that being a part of the Detroit Community Based Research Program will help you grow as a person. Your first week in the program proved to

Dear Nicholas, Hopefully by this point you have ran as much of Detroit as possible and anything you could not see you biked to or got a ride to. Honestly I expect you (me) to make the most of my time here. I hope that I get accepted into the communities that I am working

Hey Tierra girl. I am really excited for you and all that you have accomplished and all that you will accomplish this summer. I’m really excited to see you grow in your ability to conduct research and work independently on a project that is so grand. The work that I thought that I would do

Dear Me, I can’t believe that I have almost been here for a whole week! I am blessed by the time that I have been here, how welcomed and at home I feel from at my job to with the cohort to my suitemates and everyone inbetween. I know it won’t last forever, but I

Dear Michael, Week one has been an awesome experience. I was very nervous the first weekend to move in with everyone when I knew absolutely zero people but the first night we all got together and had a great time. Everyone was very personable and I got to know a majority of the people that

Dear Cole, It has already felt like weeks, but I’ve been downtown for just three days. So much has happened, yet I know there is so much yet to experience. Hopefully, you feel the same way all the way through the program. I was a little nervous the first two days, but I am settling

Dear Flora, This is it! You’re finally starting your internship at Brilliant Detroit. Hopefully, you will be able to combine your passion for social justice and the knowledge gained as a student at the University of Michigan to make a difference in Detroit. However, let’s be honest: growing up you stereotyped Detroit. Cars, Motown, and Poverty.

  Hey Kim, It’s been great from the very beginning! Everyone on the program is fun, the city is new and exciting, and my job is everything you dreamed it would be. You’re going to love it. This program has met and exceeded my expectations in only three days. There’s so much we’ve done in these first