The Office of State Outreach within The Office of the Vice President for Government Relations
Day One – Monday, April 30, 2001
7:30 a.m.
Depart Ann Arbor for Detroit
Watch a Video About Detroit while on bus
8:15 a.m.
Tour of Southwest Detroit Neighborhoods
Kathy Wendler, Executive Director Southwest Detroit Business Association
10:00 a.m.
Depart for Focus: Hope
Watch video regarding Focus:Hope
10:30 a.m.
Tour of Focus: Hope
Eleanor Josaitis, Executive Director Colleen T. Stachura, Senior Ambassador
12:00 p.m.
Lunch with Community Representatives at Focus: Hope
1:05 p.m.
Depart for U.S. Army-TACOM
1:45 p.m.
Tour of U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command
Lt. Colonel Thomas P. D’Alio, Deputy Director; Systems and Technology Integration Business Group
Dennis Wend, Executive Director; National Automotive Center
Adam Alaweih, Team Leader; U.S. Army TCOM/TARDEC
3:20 p.m.
Depart for Flint
5:00 p.m.
Driving tour of UM-Flint campus
Harry Blacker, Associate Director University Outreach UM-Flint
5:15 p.m.
Check into hotel
5:50 p.m.
Depart for reception, dinner and program at the Flint Institute of Arts
Presentations by:
The Honorable Woodrow Stanley, Mayor City of Flint
Juan Mestas, Chancellor UM Flint
John Henry, Director of FIA
8:00 p.m.
Return to the hotel
Day Two – Tuesday, May 1, 2001
7:30 a.m.
Depart hotel for GM Truck & Bus Assembly Plant
7:45 a.m.
Welcome and Remarks at GM Truck and Bus
7:45-8:15 am: Welcome and Presentation
8:15-9:45 am: Plant Tour
9:50 a.m.
Depart Flint for Bay City Monitor
11:00a.m.
Sugar Company-tour
Robert Hetzler, President/CEO
12:35 a.m.
Depart Bay City for Grayling with box lunches
2:30 p.m.
Walking tour of Hartwick Pines State Park
Largest strand of virgin white pine in the Lower Peninsula
Ann Stephens, Park Interpreter
Rob Burg, Historian
4:00 p.m.
Leave Grayling for St. Ignace
6:00 p.m.
Tour of Mackinac Straits Fish Company
Jill Bentgen, President
6:45 p.m.
Depart for Village Inn Restaurant
7 p.m.
Northern Initiatives Presentation/UP Economic Development Dinner Presentation-Village Inn Restaurant
Dennis West, President, Northern Initiatives
Jill Bentgen, President, Mackinac Straits Fish Company
9:00 p.m.
Check in at Holiday Inn
Day Three – Wednesday, May 2, 2001
7:30 a.m.
Depart St. Ignace for Pellston
8:30 a.m.
Tour UM Biological Station
James Teeri, Director
10:05 a.m.
Depart Pellston for Suttons Bay
12:30 p.m.
Lunch w/ Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa & Chippewa tribe
Double Eagle Restaurant
John Concannon, Tribal Councilor
1:30 p.m.
Tour in small groups at GTBOCI-Medicine Lodge
Topics of Interest:
Law Enforcement Health
Education
Natural Resources/Conservation
2:35 p.m.
Depart for Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Empire
3:20 p.m.
Tour of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Neal Bullington, National Park Service
Chuck Olson, SNRE
5:00 p.m.
Depart for Traverse City
6:00p.m.
Arrive/check into Holiday Inn
6:50 p.m.
Depart for Dennos Museum Center
7:00 p.m.
Reception/Dinner with Community Representatives at Dennos Museum Center Eugene Jenneman, Director
Performance by Interlachen students, introduction by Ed Downing, Interlachen President
9:00 p.m.
Depart for Hotel
Day Four – Thursday, May 3, 2001
9:00 a.m.
Depart for Muskegon
road Scholar presentations while on bus
12:00 p.m.
Lunch with community representatives at Muskegon Community College Frank P. Marczak, President
1:05 p.m.
Depart MCC for Muskegon Correctional Facilities
1:30 p.m.
Tour of Muskegon Correctional Facilities
Eric Odmark, Assistant to the Warden
3:35 p.m.
Depart for Grand Rapids
4:30 p.m.
Arrive/check in at Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
5:50 p.m.
Depart for Grand Rapids Public Museum
6:00 p.m.
Community Reception at Grand Rapids at Grand Rapids Public Museum
1st Floor-Grand Rapids 1890’s exhibit
The Honorable John Logie, Mayor of the City of Grand Rapids
Tim Chester, Museum Director
7:35 p.m.
Depart for Gibson’s Restaurant
8:00 p.m.
Dinner for Road Scholars only at Gibson’s Restaurant
10:00 p.m.
Depart for Hotel
Day Five – Friday, May 4, 2001
8:15 a.m.
Depart for Van Andel Institute
8:30 a.m.
Tour of the Van Andel Institute
8:30 a.m.
Tour of the Van Andel Institute
Casey Wondergem, Vice President for Communications/Development
Dr. Gordon Van Wylen
Dr. Gordon Van Harn
Dr. Sara Courtneidge
Dr. Art Alberts, Principal Invesigator
Dr. Nick Duesbery, Principal Investigator
10:05 a.m.
Depart for Alger Elementary School
10:30 a.m.
Tour Grand Rapids Public Schools/Steelcase Partnership at Alger Elementary School
Dr. Patricia Newby, Superintendent, Grand Rapids Public Schools
Deborah McFalone, Area Superintendent
David Irwin, Principal, Alger Elementary School
David Smith, Executive Director of Facilities Management and Planning
Carol Crawford, Chief Financial Officer
12:05 p.m.
Depart for Lansing with box lunches
1:30 p.m.
Tour of Michigan State Capitol
Kerry Chartkoff, Director of Capitol Tours
2:30 p.m.
Depart Lansing for Ann Arbor
4:00 p.m.
Discussion with area state legislators at Michigan Union, Wolverine Room
Senator Alma Wheeler Smith, Michigan State Senate
Representative John Hansen, Michigan House of Representatives
Representative Chris Kolb, Michigan House of Representatives
Road Scholars Finish Evaluations and Hand In
5:30 p.m.
Unload Luggage from bus at Fleming Administration Building
Home Sweet Home!
