Student Blog – Page 185 – Detroit Community-Engaged Research Program

Late post!

The program’s been done for a few days, but my last week was exhausting and rewarding. Finishing up my lit review took forevvvver and in the end it was over 100 pages long, 35 of which were just me writing (the bulk of the remaining pages were parts of my interview transcripts). There was a […]

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Pretty Stickers

Who doesn’t like smiley face stickers? My supervisor gave Sherrion, an intern, and I the task  of plotting all the medical clinics/centers, churches, schools, cleaners, Fresh Corner Cafe stores, and banks in Detroit. Noam, my supervisor pulled out pretty colorful smiley face stickers. My face lit up like a kid. Sticker colors: 1) Blue –

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Poster Problems

So… it turns out that I am technologically impaired when it comes to using adobe photo… well adobe anything -_- I just plain do not understand it and I honestly do not want to watch a 30 to an hour long video on how to use it. So! I decided to contact a handy dandy

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Shock Mode

Well, I knew that the work I was doing for my internship was relevant for those I was doing it for but honestly I did not think it was a big deal. Although I put much effort into it, I guess I felt like it wasn’t enough for those I worked with or as if

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10. Final

Well I guess this is see you later for now. With this being the last week at WarrenConner/ Land,Inc I would like to take the time to reflex on my experiences, and my growth durning this summer. The project that I feel contributed most to my learning was working with CPPC. Working with CPPC, I

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What a Ride

  Well, folks, that was no walk in the park. Not that I expected the program to be easy, but it was challenging in ways I couldn’t have anticipated. Although I had some bumps, some late nights, many early mornings, a lot of learning by doing and making it up as I go, a bit

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The Great Rhonda Anderson

This summer we have had the utmost privilege of working with the Great Rhonda Anderson.  Rhonda Anderson is the Sierra Clubs Environmental Justice organizer here in Detroit and our supervisor (although she views as her peers) during our internship.  Much of her work is done in Southwest Detroit and downriver communities.  These communities are highly

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