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October 1, 2010
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Peace Corps Anniversary Event: U-M and the Peace Corps Exhibit
Hatcher Graduate Library, Library Gallery (Room 100), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
October 1–November 30This exhibit will showcase the unique role UM students and faculty played in the creation and popularizing of the Peace Corps. | Website
Peace Corps Anniversary Event: Serving Others around the World Exhibit
Michigan Union, Art Lounge, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
October 1–31A photo exhibit will feature five decades of U-M alumni experiences in the Peace Corps. | Website
LWV of Michigan Forum: A Fair and Impartial Michigan Supreme Court
Little Theater, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo
October 1The League of Women Voters of Michigan will host this non-partisan forum to discuss the increasingly politicized judicial elections. Honorable Curtis Bell, Kalamazoo County Probate Court Judge, will be the opening speaker at this forum, which will run from 7–9 p.m. Detroit Free Press columnist Brian Dickerson and Rich Robinson, executive director of the Michigan Campaign Finance Network, will also speak. | Website
Moral and Political Reconstruction in Post-conflict Societies
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, Annenberg Auditorium, 1120 Weill Hall, 735 S. State St., Ann Arbor
October 1
José Zalaquett, professor at the University of Chile School of Law and co-director of its Human Rights Center, will speak about accountability for human rights abuses, drawing significantly on his own experiences in a wide range of countries, including Chile. The talk will run from 1–2:30 p.m. | Website
Last Day to Register to Vote for November 2 Elections
October 4
Economic Security: How Should We Take Charge of Our Future?
Gerald R. Ford Library, 1000 Beal Ave., Ann Arbor
October 5The National Issues Forum, in collaboration with the Gerald Ford Library, will host an interactive discussion on the critical national public policy issue of economic security. The session will run from 5:30–7:30 p.m. | Website
Inforum Inner Circle
The Townsend Hotel, 100 Townsend St., Birmingham
October 5Inforum’s Inner Circle honors Michigan’s top woman executives and government officials and gives women with leadership potential the opportunity to network with the leaders. The “2010 Crain’s Women to Watch” will be recognized at the event, which will run from 5:30–8 p.m. Tickets start at $55. | Website
Gerrymandering: The Movie
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, Annenberg Auditorium, Weill Hall, 735 S. State St., Ann Arbor
October 6The UM Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy will host a special showing of Gerrymandering: The Movie at 7 p.m. Writer/director Jeff Reichert will be present to talk about the film and answer questions. Admission is free. A panel discussion including professor of public policy John Chamberlin and other invited guests will take place after the screening. | Website
Wayne State University Press ‘Celebrate Detroit’ Event
Eastern Market, Shed 3, Division St. between Russell and Adelaude, Detroit
October 7Wayne State University Press will celebrate the release of new books by Detroit authors or with Detroit-based themes at this annual fundraising event. Guests will have a chance to meet authors and have their books signed. The event, which will include a strolling reception and cash bar, will run from 6–9 p.m. Contact Maureen Leonard, at 313-577-6486 or moleonard@wayne.edu, for an invitation. | Website
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LWV of Michigan Forum: A Fair and Impartial Michigan Supreme Court
Ottawa Area Intermediate School District, 13565 Port Sheldon St., Holland
October 8The League of Women Voters of Michigan will host this non-partisan forum to discuss the increasingly politicized judicial elections. Honorable Curtis Bell, Kalamazoo County Probate Court Judge, will be the opening speaker at this forum, which will run from 7–9 p.m. Detroit Free Press columnist Brian Dickerson and Rich Robinson, executive director of the Michigan Campaign Finance Network, will also speak. | Website
Peace Corps Anniversary Event: ‘A Passing of the Torch’ Premiere
Hatcher Graduate Library, Library Gallery (Room 100), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
October 11View “A Passing of the Torch,” a documentary film that explores the grassroots effort organized by UM students to push for the creation of the Peace Corps after Senator John F. Kennedy’s speech on the steps of the Michigan Union on October 14, 1960. The event will run from 7–8:30 p.m. | Website
World Affairs Council 61st Anniversary Dinner
The Ambassador Ballroom, Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, Grand Rapids
October 12Andrew Ross Sorkin, author of Too Big To Fail and chief mergers and acquisitions reporter and columnist forThe New York Times, will be the keynote speaker at this fundraising event. The session starts at 6 p.m. with a reception followed by dinner and the program from 7–9:30 p.m. Sorkin will also sign books immediately following his talk. | Website
Fresh Start: A Constitutional Convention for Michigan?
Fountain Street Church, 24 Fountain St. NE, Grand Rapids
October 12GVSU’s Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies and the Fountain Street Church will host a debate between John Logie, attorney with Warner, Norcross & Judd L.L.P. and former mayor of Grand Rapids, and Robert LaBrant, senior vice president and legal counsel for the Michigan Chamber of Commerce, to determine whether or not Michigan voters should approve a fifth constitutional convention this November. The debate will begin at 7 p.m. | Website
Arianna Huffington on ‘Third World America’
Lecture Hall, Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit
October 13The Wayne State University Forum on Contemporary Issues in Society will present author and political commentator Arianna Huffington, who will discuss the “demise of America as an industrial, political and economic leader.” The talk is free and will run from 3:30–5 p.m. | Website
Peace Corps Anniversary Event: The Future of International Service National Symposium
Blau Auditorium Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
October 13This symposium will focus on new initiatives and policies related to global service and kicks off events across the nation that will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps. The event will run from 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. | Website
Peace Corps Anniversary Event: Commemoration Ceremony
Michigan Union steps, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
October 14This event will commemorate the 50th anniversary of JFK’s speech that led to the creation of the Peace Corps. Guest speakers will include former Kennedy aide and architect of the Peace Corps, Sen. Harris Wofford; Jack Hood Vaughn, second director of the Peace Corps; Aaron Williams, current director of the Peace Corps; Julia Darlow, chair, UM Board of Regents; Mary Sue Coleman, UM President; and Governor Jennifer Granholm. The event will run from 11 a.m.–noon. | Website
Peace Corps Anniversary Event: Inspiring the Next Generation of Volunteers
Kuenzel Room, Michigan Union, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
October 14Peace Corps Director Aaron Williams and Deputy Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet will talk about their experiences as Peace Corps volunteers and the opportunities available in the Corps today. The event will run from 6:30–7:30 p.m. | Website
Peace Corps Anniversary Event: Tom Hayden
Hatcher Graduate Library, Library Gallery (Room 100), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
October 14Social and political activist, author and politician Tom Hayden will discuss student activism in the 1960s compared with student activism today. Hayden was editor of the Michigan Daily in 1960 and supported the students who were working for the creation of the Peace Corps. Later he became active in the civil rights movement and was one of the founders of the student activist group Students for a Democratic Society (SDS). The talk will run from 8:30–10:00 p.m. | Website
Crain’s Health Care Leadership Summit
Rock Financial Showplace, Novi
October 14This summit will focus on helping attendees work together on specific plans to help Southeast Michigan benefit from federal incentives to encourage higher quality health care at a lower cost. Featured speakers will be Paul Keckley, Deloitte Center for Health Solutions, and Rachel Maguire, with Palo Alto-based Health Horizons Program Institute for the Future. Panelists will include Chris McSwain, director of Global Benefits for Whirlpool Corp., and Scott Lyon, VP with the Small Business Association of Michigan. The event will take place from 7:30 a.m.–6 p.m. Tickets start at $50. | Website
Peace Corps Anniversary Event: History of the Peace Corps
Hatcher Graduate Library, Library Gallery (Room 100), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
October 15Presenters will provide an eyewitness account of JFK’s speech and discuss the growth and development of the Peace Corps over the past 50 years. Presenters will be Alan Guskin, UM alumnus and retired Peace Corps volunteer (RPCV); Jody K. Olsen, former Deputy Director of the Peace Corps, RPCV and visiting professor at the University of Maryland; and Stanley Meisler, former Peace Corps staff member and author of When the World Calls: The Inside Story of the Peace Corps and Its First Fifty Years. The talk will run from 1–2:30 p.m. | Website
Elections 2010: What do the Experts Say?
Bovee U.C. Auditorium, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant
October 19
This town hall meeting, a part of the CMU "Speak Up, Speak Out: The Current Events Series," will focus on the November elections. A 30-minute video will begin the program, followed by a panel discussion led by CMU students, faculty and staff. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. | Website
Michigan Women's Historical Center & Hall of Fame 27th Annual Awards Dinner and Induction Ceremony
Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center, East Lansing
October 19The newest members of the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame will be announced and celebrated beginning at 5 p.m. | Website
MSU James Madison College Fall Founders Circle Luncheon
Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center, 55 S. Harrison Rd., East Lansing
October 22Flint Mayor Dayne Walling will be the keynote speaker at this fundraising luncheon, which will begin at noon. His presentation topic is “Beyond the Rust and the Bust: Recycling Michigan’s Cities for the 21st Century.” | Website
Public Policy Breakfast with Legislators
Location TBA
October 25Networking and facilitated Q & A sessions focus on providing members of the business community an opportunity to weigh in on state policy issues. This Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce event will run from 7:30–9:30 a.m. and is $15 for chamber members and $20 for non-members. | Website
Rosalynn Carter: Within Our Reach — Ending the Mental Health Crisis
Gerald R. Ford Museum, Grand Rapids
October 26Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter will discuss her new book Within Our Reach: Ending the Mental Health Crisis and participate in a panel discussion sponsored by the Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies at Grand Valley State University. The event begins at 1:30 p.m. RSVP to 616.331.2770 | Website
2010 Lansing Regional Chamber Healthcare Symposium
Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center, 55 S. Harrison Rd., East Lansing
October 27The Lansing Regional Chamber and the Lansing Economic Club will host a half-day health care forum focusing on the innovation, technology and reform of the health care industry. Experts in the industry will provide insight on what the new reform means for businesses. The symposium will run from 8 a.m.–2 p.m. | Website
LWV of Michigan Forum: A Fair and Impartial Michigan Supreme Court
Vis-Ta Tech Room at Schoolcraft College, 18600 Haggerty Rd., Livonia
October 29
The League of Women Voters of Michigan will host this non-partisan forum to discuss the increasingly politicized judicial elections. Honorable Edward Thomas, retired Wayne County Circuit Court Judge, will be the opening speaker at this forum, which will run from 7–8:45 p.m. Detroit Free Press columnist Brian Dickerson and Rich Robinson, executive director of the Michigan Campaign Finance Network, will also speak. | Website
State General Election
November 2
Dr. Jessica Tuchman Mathews
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, Annenberg Auditorium
1120 Weill Hall, 735 S. State St., Ann Arbor
November 10Dr. Jessica Tuchman Mathews, president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, an international research organization, will speak from 4-5:30 p.m. She holds a PhD in molecular biology, and has held positions in the executive and legislative branches, in management and research in the nonprofit arena, and in journalism. A reception will follow this event co-sponsored by the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and the International Policy Center. | Website
Dancing Between the Dragon and the Eagle
Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, 187 Monroe Ave., NW, Grand Rapids
November 10Inforum and the World Affairs Council of Western Michigan will host Eva Cheng, executive vice president and chairwoman of Amway (China) Co. Ltd. Cheng will talk about her experiences as a global business leader in China. The session will run from 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. | Website
MSAE Meet Greet and Eat
Radisson Hotel Lansing, 111 N. Grand Ave., Lansing
November 10MSAE members and guests will gather to experience a taste of Michigan while making a personal connection with the freshman legislators. The event will take place from 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. | Website
Betty Ford Exhibit Opening
Gerald R. Ford Museum, 303 Pearl St. NW, Grand Rapids
November 12–February 27, 2011A new exhibit will shed light on former First Lady Betty Ford through items in the Ford Museum’s extensive collection. “Betty Ford – An Extraordinary Life” will feature items that document her Grand Rapids upbringing, career in fashion and dance, life as a congressman’s wife and First Lady, and work in breast cancer and chemical dependency awareness. | Website
MSAE Association Law Symposium
James B. Henry Center for Executive Development, 3535 Forest Rd., Lansing
November 17This symposium will update association chiefs, senior level executives and association attorneys on the newest legal, financial and human resource changes affecting associations. | Website
Forum: Have Political Parties Become Toxic for America?
Bovee U.C. Auditorium, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant
November 17
As part of the CMU "Speak Up, Speak Out: The Current Events Series," this session will focus on America’s political parties. Discussion will be led by students, faculty and staff. The forum will begin at 7 p.m. | Website
Health Care Summit
Noto’s, 6600 28th St. SE, Grand Rapids
November 19
Health care policy, insurance and industry experts will discuss how federal health care reforms will impact businesses. The Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce- and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan-sponsored event will take place from 8:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. The session is $30 per person. | Website
Off the Record On the Road! 2010 Election Wrap-up
MSU Kellogg Center Auditorium, East Lansing
November 19Senior Capitol correspondent and Off the Record host Tim Skubick will moderate a two-hour analysis and discussion of the November 2 elections with Michigan pollsters and pundits. The free event runs 3 to 5 p.m., followed by a reception until 6 p.m. Presented by the Michigan Political History Society and MSU’s Michigan Political Leadership Program. RSVP by November 15 to 517.353.0891 or email clearyl@msu.edu.
2010 Michigan History Foundation Jingle Ball
Michigan Historical Museum, 702 W. Kalamazoo St., Lansing
November 20This black tie event will raise funds to expand Michigan history education programs and projects through the Michigan History Education Fund. Attendees will enjoy music, food, beverages and a silent auction among other highlights. Tickets are $75 per person. The party will take place from 7–11 p.m. | Website
Jeffrey D. Sachs Lecture
Rackham Auditorium, UM Rackham Graduate School, 915 E. Washington St., Ann Arbor
November 29Jeffrey D. Sachs, director of The Earth Institute, Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development and Professor of Health Policy and Management at Columbia University, will speak on sustainable economic development and poverty alleviation. The talk is sponsored by the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and the International Policy Center and will take place from 4–5:30 p.m. with a reception to follow. | Website
Climate Change Policy in the Great Lakes Basin
UM Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, Annenberg Auditorium, 1120 Weill Hall, Ann Arbor
December 1A panel of three experts will discuss current and future environmental and political impacts on the Great Lakes Basin from 4–5:30 p.m. Speakers will be Christopher Borick , director of the Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion; Barry Rabe, professor of public policy with the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and professor of environmental policy, School of Natural Resources and Environment; and Don Scavia, director of the Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute, Graham Family Professor of Environmental Sustainability, professor of civil and environmental engineering, professor of natural resources and environment and special counsel to the UM President for sustainability. | Website
MSAE Academy of Legislation & Government Relations
MSAE Office, 1350 Haslett Rd., East Lansing
January 10This educational session will provide insight into advocacy best practices and lobbying regulations for association staff. Topics to be covered include issue management, political action committees, grass-roots efforts and rules on influencing legislation. The class will be held from 9 a.m.–noon. | Website
MSAE Academy of Legislation & Government Relations
TMTA Office, 28237 Orchard Lake Rd., Farmington Hills
January 24This educational session will provide insight into advocacy best practices and lobbying regulations for association staff. Topics to be covered include issue management, political action committees, grass-roots efforts and rules on influencing legislation. The class will be held from 9 a.m.-noon. | Website
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