By Ariana Kertsman This summer I interned with the Racial Justice Clinic (RJC) at the University of San Francisco’sLaw School, where I researched cases of people currently incarcerated in California’s prison system,wrote memos and case summaries, and performed organizational tasks assigned to me. I am grateful tothe attorneys at the clinic who were willing to […]
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By Sadie Esch Laurent The BLI grant helped pay for a summer studying and working in Dublin. I interned at a hotel andtook two classes during my two months in Ireland. My main challenge was that my internshipwas not as it was initially described. Before starting, I was told certain tasks that I would bedoing
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By Colleen Hardman Thanks to the Barger Leadership Student Grant, I was able to take the Leadership in Energyand Environmental Design Green Associate exam through the United States Green BuildingCouncil, an organization that is focused on sustainability within the building industry throughboth revitalization of existing infrastructure and the creation of new buildings. This certificationserves as
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By Emily Williams For the month of May, I had the incredible opportunity to enroll in a fast-paced semestercourse in the beautiful city of Barcelona, Spain. Going abroad for the first time was certainly abit daunting; however, I am so thankful to the BLI for equipping me with the confidence Ineeded and for awarding me
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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
