16th annual Worldwide Ford School Spirit Day
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Each July, our Ford School community of alums, students, faculty, staff, and friends around the world gathers around the time of President Ford's birthday to socialize, network, and most importantly, celebrate what binds us together: our shared experiences and the friendships that continue to connect us.
Whether it was classes in Lorch Hall, problem sets in Weill Hall, or policy conversations that continued long after class, Ford School memories are made in the community. You may have traveled to Washington, DC, attended the charity auction, relaxed at Dominick's, worked through a group project, or joined a student organization. However you spent your days here, it was shaped by the Fordies who learned, laughed, debated, supported, and celebrated with you along the way.
Wherever you are in the world this July 9th, let's embrace the spirit of Fordie friendship and fellowship! Here are some ways you can participate:
- Attend an in-person gathering in Ann Arbor, Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Toronto, or Washington, DC. RSVP by July 7. (Details below.) Enjoy refreshments and snag Ford School swag, too. Don't see a gathering where you are located? Reach out to [email protected] to coordinate one in your city!
- Wear your best Ford School and/or maize and blue gear. Make sure to wear it at an in-person gathering! Need some new Ford School gear? Order from our online Spirit Store and wear it on July 9th.
- Mark the occasion on social media by posting photos of your gathering using #fordspirit and tagging @FordSchool.
Locations:
Ann Arbor - Union Rec, 545 S. Main Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Time: 4:30-6:30 pm
Hosts: Joshua Crook, BA '26, Naomi Goldberg, MPP ‘08, and Jim Potter, MPP '89
Chicago - Pilot Project Brewing, 2140 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Time: 5:00-7:00 pm
Hosts: E. Carter, MPP ‘24, Danielle Hamer, MPP ‘24, Katrina Wheelan, MPP ‘25, Hanna Zlotnick, MPP '19
Detroit - Batch Brewing Company, 1400 Porter Street, Detroit, MI 48216
Time: 6:00-8:00 pm
Hosts: Jasmine Kaltenbach, BA ‘21 and Safiya Merchant, MPP ‘21
Los Angeles -The Q Playa Apartments Clubhouse, 5901 Center Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90045
Time: 5:45-9:00 pm PST
Host: Menna Demessie, PhD '10
New York City - TBA
Time: 5:30 PM
Hosts: Michael Cahill, MPP/JD '99, Franklin Esson, MPP '08, Will Feuer, BA '19, Laurel Ruza, BA ‘15, and Tara Lanigan, MPA ‘21
Philadelphia - Dock Street Brewery South 2118 Washington Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19146
Time: 5:30 pm
Hosts: Eliza Erickson, MPP '10 and Kevin Sweitzer, BA '19
San Francisco - TBA
Time: TBA
Hosts: Sophia Kittler, MPP/MBA ‘14, Betty Nen, MPP '25, and Brooke Tran, MPP '25
Toronto - Hemingway 142 Cumberland St, Toronto, ON M5R 1A8
Time: 6:00 pm
Hosts: Maha Arshad, MPP '17 and Morteza Nazari, MPP '15
Washington, DC - Audi Field, 100 Potomac Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20024 (Heinken Rooftop)
Time: 5:30-8:00 p.m.
Hosts: Sam Conchuratt, MPP ‘21, Rohan Dharan, BA '13, Olga Ioffe Kasher, MPP/MA '99, Jason Levien, MPP/JD '97, and Cortney Sanders, MPP '17
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