Small Grants – Barger Leadership Institute

Muslim Student Association – Michigan Active Citizen Alternative Spring Break

Funding, Small Grants / By Barger Leadership Institute

By Taaseen Kibria The goal of Michigan Active Citizen – Alternative Spring Break (MAC-ASB) is “…to fosteractive citizenship by engaging with community partners to cultivate an understanding of socialjustice issues and to create a community of positive social change on the University of Michigancampus and beyond.” Due to covid, MAC-ASB has not been able to …

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M-Agination Films

Funding, Small Grants / By Barger Leadership Institute

By Kevin Alfaro-Ortiz After writing and having my script selected by M-Agination films, my producers and I decided to film in northern Michigan to help establish the vibe of the story we were all trying to tell. We ended up staying in a producer’s cabin which resided right next to lake Michigan. When we arrived, …

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A Day with Makiah

Funding, Small Grants / By Barger Leadership Institute

By Makiah Shipp Makiah’s Show and Tell is a story of an elementary school-aged Black girl who passionatelyteaches others about the significance of Black natural hair in Black culture. She reminds thosearound her of how important it is to be conscious of how they talk about and/or interact with herhair to avoid being micro aggressive …

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Wellness Journals for Wolverines

Funding, Leadership Lab Team Projects, Small Grants / By Barger Leadership Institute

By Taylor Burnham Mental health and wellbeing are essential for college students; living in a healthyheadspace allows us to work effectively and properly balance our multiple responsibilities. Onecommon outlet used to monitor and assess one’s mental health is wellness journaling. Journalingutilizes writing and creativity to document our thoughts and emotions, enabling us to becomemore self-aware …

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Rocky Horror Picture Show

Funding, Small Grants / By Barger Leadership Institute

By Quinn Newman This semester we in the RC Players put on a shadowcast production of The Rocky Horror Picture Show.For those who aren’t familiar with the concept of a shadowcast, the basic premise is that while theoriginal movie plays on a screen in the background, actors reenact the scenes onstage in real time. Theproject …

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Sustainable Business Spotlight

Funding, Small Grants / By Barger Leadership Institute

What does sustainability mean to you? The first thing that comes to mind may be using a metal straw instead of plastic or remembering to put paper in the recycling bin. While these are things we as students should do, sustainability has the potential of being a part of our everyday lives as consumers. To …

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WORTHy Bodies

Funding, Small Grants / By Barger Leadership Institute

By Becky Woolf WORTHy Bodies is a focus group for Women’s Organization on Rights to Health at the University of Michigan. During the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health and social connection have been unmet needs for many, especially college students, who are under immense academic pressure from the isolated online learning environment. Our project’s goals were …

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Sacred Time Project 2020

Funding, Small Grants, Think Global / By Barger Leadership Institute

By Razeen Karim Event Summary and Goals Overall, I believe that the event went somewhat smoothly in terms of logistics, but completed the described goals listed in our original project proposal. First, we wished to promote a diverse space, with over 200 attendees representing 15+ nationalities, 10+ student organizations, and attendance of over 60% women. …

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The Lookout Project

Funding, Small Grants / By Barger Leadership Institute

By Lina Jeffery According to the Bureau of Justice, between 2007 and 2009, about two-thirds of incarcerated persons in the US had substance use disorders (SUD), and this trend is increasing yearly. Returning citizens released in the last two weeks are up to 129 times more likely to die of an opioid overdose than the …

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Thanking Our Cultures: Multicultural Sororities Unite for Cultural Potluck

Funding, Small Grants / By Barger Leadership Institute

Our multicultural sorority, Sigma Lambda Gamma National Sorority, Inc., hosted a multicultural potluck on November 22nd, bringing together several of the other sororities in the Multicultural Greek Council and combining several different cultural foods and traditions. Combined, we shared over 15 different cultural dishes, many of which were culturally tied to different ethnic backgrounds. Our …

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