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Community Relations

Community Relations Director James A. Kosteva coordinates activities linked with community organizations and local government officials in the greater Ann Arbor area and southeastern Michigan

A Community Guide is now available with hundreds of listings in areas such as The Arts, Health, Family Life and Work Life. Teachers will find many resources for student activities and professional development.

University of Michigan Contributes in the Community Through Property Taxes Paid By Leasing and Other Innovative Collaborations.
For many people the University of Michigan and Ann Arbor are synonymous. For years the University has partnered with the City of Ann Arbor on numerous innovative initiatives and projects as a way to support the community. In an effort to increase this commitment, the University of Michigan is taking strides to give back by paying indirect property tax through a number of leased buildings within the City. Read the entire article by Sarah Swanson from the Ann Arbor Area Business Monthly.(PDF)

Looking for Funding? Links to funding opportunity databases, hints for effective searches and directions for signing up for various alert services are available on the U-M Research Web site.

Noted playwright and University of Michigan theater professor Charles (OyamO) Gordon is writing a play for Detroit's Mosaic Youth Theatre. The play, "City in a Strait," focuses on a group of Detroit teenagers during the civil rights movement of the 1950's and 60's, and will be performed in May at the Detroit Film Theatre (formerly the DIA Auditorium). (Detroit Free Press, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2006, Section C, page 1)

Many do not know how much the University benefits from and supports the city infrastructure. The September issue of Ann Arbor Regional Business-To-Business contains an "eye-opening" article (in PDF format):
"U-M Paying its Share to Help City's Infrastructure"

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