By Zachary SieloffTeammates: Liana Lau, Ariana Kertsman, Noah Kempken, and Christopher Walsh As part of ALA175: Foundations in Leadership, our group took various steps to achieve our end goal of hosting an event in the Arb to help connect students with the environment, as well as serve as a mental health event for students with […]
By Aayana Anand I recently had the privilege of attending the InfoNext 2024 Conference, hosted as a partnership between the MER (Management of Electronic Records) Conference and ARMA (Association of Records Managers and Administrators) International in Palm Springs, CA. I attended as a member of the ARMA Student Scholar Program, which covered all of my
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By Bailey Redler Thanks to the BLI’s support, I’ve been an active member of the Project Management Institute (PMI) for the past year. PMI is the world’s largest project manager community and an organization that’s home to countless resources for building project management skills. Through the PMI’s education and certification program, I recently completed the
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By Emerson Krause At the University of Michigan, we observed that many students do not have meaningfulopportunities to engage with other cultures, leading to cultural isolation and a lack of appreciation. Ourproject group understands the importance of cross-cultural interaction as research shows that culturalinteraction can be an indicator of student performance and well-being; further, cultural
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By Akshat Rana This past April, Blueprints for Pangaea hosted their highly anticipated annual volunteering event, the “Day of Service.” This initiative spanned three hours, dedicated to channeling U-M students’ energy and enthusiasm across different Ann Arbor student organizations toward making a tangible local impact. Throughout the day, attendees engaged in various stations, each designed
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By Aarti Sridhar SWIndia 2024 is a teaching and volunteering experience developed by the Society of Women Engineering (SWE). The ultimate goal of this “summer camp” is to engage and educate students from Bharat Children’s Academy (BCA) on different varieties of Engineering through fun activities. We conducted activities such as building a trebuchet, using LEGO
By Rashmi Nair “It has been an exciting journey since I received the grant to register for the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Level 2 exam. This marked a significant milestone, enabling me to further my studies and pursue my goals in finance. Reflecting on the project, it’s clear that it aligned closely with the original
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By Linh Tran It was an absolute privilege for me to represent both the University of Michigan and the Michigan Research and Discovery Scholars during our research expedition to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The opportunity was truly exhilarating, made even more special by being honored with the BLI award. Thanks to BLI’s support, I was equipped with
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By Dhruthi Mittur BLI funding blog The BLI Funding has been transformative to our club’s function. Previously, we have had funding specifically for major events, lacking funds to go around for our club’s regular events. This was very detrimental to our club’s functioning regarding our core goal of increasing student engagement with the Campus Farm.
By Akhila Mullapuhi One of the most important skills to have is to be a multidisciplinary thinker and problem solver, both as a leader and a public servant. It is because my goal is to be a complex learner that I decided to take BL:488 Business and Public Policy, a course through the Ross School
