Retirement Reception
for Faye Burton
Friday, April 29
3:00 to 4:30
Gift Presentation 3:30
School of Music Lobby

"I started working for the University in February 1966. I am a native of Birmingham, Alabama and an alum from Miles College (HBC). I started as a Clerk Typist and am presently an Executive Secretary, to one of the Deans and a Professor of Voice in the School of Music.
39 years has afforded me the opportunity to survive BAM, the First Women of Color Conference and the dreary and long Winters here in Michigan.

I have met some fantastic and interesting people and have made many friends within the system. My supervisors through the years have been great and the work has been challenging. I will always look back at this time as a most rewarding experience and just what I needed as a Southern woman. Being a part of this system has enhanced my abilities, given opportunities that I thought would not happen and I have met some outstanding students. Farewell my friends and may your tenure at the U-M be as satisfying as mine has been through the years."

Faye Burton
Assistant to Daniel Washington
Dean, Minority Services and
Professor of Voice

2005 Applications

You may qualify for home ownership through Habitat for Humanity of Huron Valley!!

In order to qualify, you must be able to demonstate:
  *a need for simple, decent housing
  *a willingnes to partner with Habitat
  *the ability to pay

Application will be available on May 1, 2005 at the Habitat Office and Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti Public Libraries

The 2005 Application Period runs from
May 1 to May 31, 2005

Applicant must have been a Washtenaw County resident for the past 12 months at the time of application.

Applicant must either be a U.S. citizen or have permanent resdency status (green card)

If you family income fall within the guidelines below, and have a genuine need for decent housing, and are willing to work to a Habitat homeowner, you may qualify. Pick up an application a a local library or call Habitat office for more information.

For more inormation, Please Call:
Habitat for Humanity of Huron Valley
734-677-1558

Are YOU Interested in a Habitat Home??

If so, please join us
Saturday, April 30, 2005
starting at 9am for an Information Workshop in order to learn how to qualify.

The workshop will be held in
Room 275 of Liberal Arts & Science Building (LAS)
on the campus of Washtenaw Community College.
(Enter WCC campus for Clark Road, and Park in Lot A)

Applications will be available at this workshop, and from
May 1 - May 30, 2005
at public libraries in Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti and the Habitat for Humanity office (715 W. Ellsworth, Ann Arbor)

Questions call the Habitat for Humanity Office @
734-677-1558

National Forum on Higher Education for the Public Good Spring Symposium

Minority Serving Institutions:
Leadership, Emerging Issues, and
Their Role in Their Communities

The University of Michigan,
Rackham Graduate School,
915 East Washington, Ann Arbor
May 11, 2005

Registration: Required by Friday, April 29. Space is limited.
Registration Fee: Free to students, faculty, staff, and community members.
Registration Forms: Available at the National Forum, 2339 School of Education.
Contact: Brighid Dwyer, brighid@umich.edu, 734-615-8882
John C. Burkhardt, jcbforum@umich.edu, 734-615-8882

Description: The National Forum on Higher Education for the Public Good invites you to participate in its spring symposium, Minority Serving Institutions: Leadership, Emerging Issues, and Their Role in Their Communities, May 11, 2005 at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. The purpose of the symposium is to create an environment in which participants will explore some of the past, present, and future issues facing Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) and develop a research agenda aimed at addressing gaps in the research on MSIs.

This one-day symposium will focus on issues particular to the ways in which MSIs interact with their communities. For this symposium, community is defined as both the local/physical community as well as the greater cultural and ethnic communities of color. Symposium topics and themes include the relationships between the university and the community; the ways in which the community influences the institution, and the ways in which the institution involves itself with the community.

Registration is free; however, space is limited. Registration forms are available in the National Forum, Suite 2339 in the School of Education building. Please return your registration form via fax, 734/615-9777, or mail, 615 E. University, Suite 2339, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, by Friday, April 29, to reserve your space.

Annual Black Celebratory Program

Dear Colleague:

I am writing to again request your participation in the 11th Annual Black Celebratory Program on April 30, 2005. Your presence in the formal procession onto the stage of the Hill Auditorium will make a vivid statement about the importance of our students' accomplishments. In the past, some 2,000 students, families, faculty, and staff have participated in this event.

We want this year's celebration, with its theme "The Beautiful Struggle," to be equally memorable. The Black Celebratory Planning Committee has selected Dr. Kenya Ayers as this year's keynote speaker who is the Associate Vice Provost for Academic Services at Kettering University and a U of M Alum. As always, the Black Celebratory Program has been scheduled after all other commencement exercises are completed so that students can also attend the commencement ceremonies of their schools and colleges. The celebratory will start at 7:30 p.m., but I am asking that you come to the upper level of Hill Auditorium at 7:00 p.m. to line up for the processional.

Academic attire is appropriate for this occasion. I am making a limited number of bachelor, master, and doctorate gowns available for your use. Please contact Lisa Schulte at the Michigan Union Bookstore in the basement of the Michigan Union for assistance. Borrowed gowns can be returned to the Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives (3009 SAB Building) or left at Hill Auditorium after the program.

I look forward to our collectively celebrating and honoring the achievements of our students.
Please RSVP to Theda Gibbs
(or John Matlock (matlock@umich.edu) at
936-1055 by Thursday March 31.

Your response by that date is important, as we would like to list participating faculty and staff in this year's program booklet.

Read More About the Black Celebratory @
Black Celeratory

LESTER P. MONTS
Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs Senior Counselor to the President for the Arts, Diversity, and Undergraduate Affairs Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Music (Musicology)

FUTURING DIVERSITY CONFERENCE

MAY 17-18, 2005

Futuring Diversity: An Overview
We invite you to participate in a national working conference to set priorities for our proposed Center for Institutional Diversity (CID), a place where leaders from a variety of social networks will come together to engage fully the challenges, opportunities, and complexities of diversity.

In conversations about diversity, it’s easy to become preoccupied with present-day definitions, statistics, and headlines. At this conference, we’ll work to envision the future of our diverse society and to identify next steps toward an inclusive, productive democracy. Although we will consider historical trends and current best practices, we will concentrate on exploratory thinking, innovative and untested approaches, and proactive strategies.

Come join us for a gathering of distinguished participants, which will include corporate heads, social activists, directors of community groups, K-12 educators, university administrators, healthcare professionals, military leaders, and others. You’ll supply advice about the future direction of the Center and begin to build nationwide, cross-institutional collaborations for future diversity endeavors.

We are convening a highly accomplished group of experts, with the hope of launching a national movement toward social justice—empowered by the agenda that conference participants create together. To this end, the conference format will be highly participatory, with every attendee considered a key contributor. In fact, it will be vital for all participants to take an active role during discussions and to share perspectives on race and ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation, disability, religion, social class, political ideology, and geographical region.

Please continue to check the conference web page for ongoing updates: www.diversity.umich.edu/futuring/conference.html.

CONTACT:
Cindy Sakstrup at 734-764-5305 or by
email at cssakstr@umich.edu for assistance.