By Sadia Rahman As members of the Muslim Students’ Association at the University of Michigan, ourcommitment to serving the community extends beyond our campus borders. This year, ourgroup embarked on a transformative service trip to Louisville, Kentucky, as part of the MichiganActive Citizens: Alternative Spring Break (MAC-ASB) program. From February 25th to March3rd, we immersed …
By Natasha Norman Those who are familiar with Malaysia or consider it their home would envision its rich culture,art, food, and the comforting sense of belonging and community. That’s what the MichiganMalaysian Students Association (MiMSA) aims to bring forward with Malaysian Cultural Night(MCN) – to evoke that familiar sense of thought that draws you in, …
By Sierra Schneidt I did not grow up with wealth in a monetary sense, but in other areas, I felt quite affluent.For one, I remember having many family dinners. My mother was a cook, and she would makegrand meals out of few ingredients. Even a peanut butter and jelly sandwich tasted better whenshe made it, …
During my time in India, I worked with a nonprofit called MANN, which was a workforce training center for disabled adults. I was able to work directly with the CEO and COO on-site and implement a ground-up marketing strategy. It was awesome to see the organization’s growth in just a few short weeks I was …
The Kidney Disease Screening and Awareness Program (KDSAP) is a student-run organization founded in 2008 at Harvard and has since spread to over twenty universities, including the University of Michigan. Our chapter’s main goals are the professional development of student members and community outreach. We provide opportunities for pre-health students to learn from healthcare professionals …
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Girls Who Code is a student organization that strives to provide female and non-binary students at the University of Michigan with the space and support need to succeed in computer science and technology. We believe that it is essential to make computer science accessible to underrepresented students on campus and members of the wider Ann …
Live in Color (LINC) is a student-run not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving the University of Michigan’s campus environment through carefully designed and brightly colored murals and art. We are interested in creating a new series of mural installations across U-M’s campus over the coming year. We have been in operation since fall of 2017 and …
After the 2016 presidential election, deep divisions appeared on campus down ideological lines. American politics had split our country, and the University of Michigan. A common national narrative began to appear about students who were unwilling to engage with their political foes in a constructive way. But those weren’t the Ann Arbor students we knew. …
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Our dialogue event, Challenging Narratives and Conflict Resolution, took place on the night of December 1st , 2017. A group of students from that summer’s GIEU: Israel-Palestine trip was inspired by our experiences there, the people we met and the stories we heard. We decided to share this new knowledge with the university community by …
We want to thank BLI for the grant support that allowed us to significantly subsidize travel expenses for Alpha Epsilon Delta’s ASB trip to New Orleans! We spent the majority of our trip volunteering at Project Lazarus, the oldest and largest residential facility that supports people living with HIV/AIDS in the Gulf Coast region. In …
