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The InSPIRE Symposium: Where Science Meets Policy with Congressman John Dingell

Apr 4, 2013, 1:00-3:00 pm EDT
Michigan League, Vandenberg Room
Join us for this unique opportunity to present and discuss current issues in science and technology policy with fellow graduate students from a variety of backgrounds, including health, life science, physical science, law, business, engineering and more. You can RSVP HERE. The poster symposium will be followed by a keynote address delivered by Representative John Dingell, who is representing the 12th district of Michigan.
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CLOSUP Lecture Series

How Are Michigan Local Governments Coping with Fiscal Stress?

Oct 21, 2010, 3:00-4:00 pm EDT
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy 5th Floor Seminar Room
11th Annual Lent Upson Lecture at Wayne State University – Spring 2010 MPPS fiscal data findings The Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) is a program of state-wide surveys of local government leaders in Michigan. The MPPS is designed to fill an important information gap in the policymaking process. While there are ongoing surveys of the business community and of the citizens of Michigan, before the MPPS there were no ongoing surveys of local government officials that were representative of all general purpose local governments in the state.
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Local Government Economic and Workforce Development Issues

Apr 14, 2010, 3:00-4:00 pm EDT
Michigan Municipal League (MML) Capital Conference – Fall 2009 MPPS findings on Education Workforce Development The Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) is a program of state-wide surveys of local government leaders in Michigan. The MPPS is designed to fill an important information gap in the policymaking process. While there are ongoing surveys of the business community and of the citizens of Michigan, before the MPPS there were no ongoing surveys of local government officials that were representative of all general purpose local governments in the state.
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Michigan Public Policy Survey Presentation to the Michigan House of representatives on CLOSUP

Apr 2, 2010, 3:00-4:00 pm EDT
Michigan House of Representatives Urban Policy committee – MPPS program overview and Spring 2010 MPPS fiscal data findings The Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) is a program of state-wide surveys of local government leaders in Michigan. The MPPS is designed to fill an important information gap in the policymaking process. While there are ongoing surveys of the business community and of the citizens of Michigan, before the MPPS there were no ongoing surveys of local government officials that were representative of all general purpose local governments in the state.
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Local Government Fiscal and Economic Development Issues: Michigan Public Policy Survey

Sep 24, 2010, 3:00-4:00 pm EDT
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy 5th Floor Seminar Room
Michigan Municipal League (MML) Annual Convention – Spring 2009 MPPS fiscal data findings The Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) is a program of state-wide surveys of local government leaders in Michigan. The MPPS is designed to fill an important information gap in the policymaking process. While there are ongoing surveys of the business community and of the citizens of Michigan, before the MPPS there were no ongoing surveys of local government officials that were representative of all general purpose local governments in the state.
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2013 University of Michigan Pakistan Conference

Apr 5, 2013, 11:00 am-5:00 pm EDT
Free and open to public. The Conference is an event initiated in 2010 to create an avenue and forum for policymakers, academics, the Pakistani community, and students interested in the country to come together and discuss the pressing events of the day, as well as to clear misconceptions surrounding Pakistan. This year's guests include Professor Ayesha Jalal (Tufts University), Mr. Arif Hasan (Hilal-i-Imtiaz and Pakistan's preeminent urban planning expert), Prof. Anjum Altaf (Dean, School of Humanities, Lahore University of Management Sciences), Dr.
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Charity Gala: The Roaring Twenties

Apr 6, 2013, 5:00-11:59 pm EDT
Kensington Court Hotel
Update: The Ford School Charity Auction has been selected to receive the Forever Go Blue Award for Excellence in Philanthropy Beyond the University of Michigan! Flapper style, the Charleston dance, and jazz music will be all the rage on Saturday, April 6th when the Ford School hosts its annual Charity Auction Event. The annual charity auction, in its 15th year, is an entirely student run organization that raises money from either a local, national, or international non-profit organization each year. The entire school votes to select a recipient each year.
CLOSUP Lecture Series

The Fierce Urgency of Now: Getting the Climate Change Question Right

Apr 9, 2013, 4:15-5:15 pm EDT
Hutchins Hall Room 218
Presenting Rip Rapson, President & CEO of the Kresge Foundation Free and open to the public. A reception will immediately follow in the hallway outside of room 250. About the speaker: Rip Rapson is president and CEO of The Kresge Foundation, a $3.1 billion private foundation based in metropolitan Detroit and founded by S.S. Kresge in 1924.
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President Ford's Statue Unveiling

Apr 16, 2013, 4:30-5:30 pm EDT
Weill Hall, Great Hall
Free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan is proud to celebrate the centenary of President Ford's birth throughout 2013. Please join us for a public reception on April 16th, when we welcome General Brent Scowcroft (ret.) to deliver remarks at the installation of a scale model of the statue of President Ford from the U.S.