Hi everyone! My name is Regina or Reggie (either is fine), and I’m studying History and Spanish, both of which I’ll be practicing this summer with the Clark Park Coalition. I see a community as any group. I believe that a strong community is one made up of members who actively choose to be part […]
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Hi everyone! My name is Claire and I’m a rising sophomore double-majoring in Chemistry and Earth & Environmental Sciences. I am working at the MSU Extension Detroit Partnership for Food Learning and Innovation (DPFLI for short), which is an urban farm and research site in the Brightmoor neighborhood. To me, community is, broadly speaking, a
Hi everyone! My name is Emily Castaneda-Espinoza, I’m a rising junior majoring in Linguistics and minoring in Gender & Health. This summer, I will be working at the Office of Disability Affairs to make Detroit a more accessible community. Community, to me, is a collective of individuals who care and support one another despite coming
Hi y’all, as I’m sure everyone is somewhat aware by now, I’m Joshua. I’m a rising second year majoring in history and hoping to add another major in political science. I’m excited to get to know everyone this summer, and I hope I don’t bore you too much with the odd rambling on a niche
Hello, I’m Adesewa Ojo a rising sophomore majoring in History. I’m working with the City of Detroit’s Office of Disability Affairs office under the guidance of Christopher Samp. To me, community means having a group of people with a common goal or interest in which mutual support occurs. I was attracted to doing community work
Hey everyone! My name is Wisdom and I’m a rising junior planning on majoring in psychology and minoring in community action and social change. I’m excited about our experience this summer. A community is a group of people that one find commonalities with and progress together. I am a native Detroiter and it’s very important
The Dream Storytelling Project has given me insight into the various forms of research. I used to always think of research as the type of thing that was conducted by scientists wearing lab coats and safety goggles. Being part of this project has taught me how to conduct oral history interviews. Notably, the Dream Storytelling
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Welp, We are here and our time has come to an end. I truly say I didn’t know the huge impact that being in this program has been. The biggest lesson I believe that I gained from this experience that I didn’t have an understanding of in the first week is the way I need
My first blog post makes me smile. I was so excited for the summer, so unsure of what was coming ahead, but so eager. I didn’t really know what to expect, but I did say that I recognized this summer could possibly change my outlook on life and my future career. This most certainly came
