The Office of State Outreach within The Office of the Vice President for Government Relations
Day One – Monday, April 28, 2003
7:15 a.m.
Depart Ann Arbor for Detroit
Watch Video about Focus Hope while on bus
8:15 a.m.
Tour Focus Hope
Eleanor Josaitis, Co-Founder
10:00 a.m.
Depart for Highland Park/Detroit neighborhoods
10:30 a.m.
”The Hope, Despair and Challenge of Rebuilding Detroit”
Herb Strather, CEO
Strather Associateds, Inc.
12:00 p.m.
Box Lunches
12:15 p.m.
Depart for Port Huron
1:45 p.m.
Tourism and Trade: How a Michigan border community survives
Doug Alexander, Executive Director
Economic Development Alliance of St. Clair County
Honorable Mark Neal, Mayor of the City of Port Huron
Marci Fogal, President of Blue Water Area Convention and Visitors Bureau
3:30 p.m.
Depart for Flint
4:45 p.m.
Driving tour of UM-Flint campus
Harry Blecker, Associate Director
University Outreach
UM-Flint
5:15 p.m.
Arrive/Check into hotel
6:15 p.m.
Depart for University of Michigan-Flint campus
6:30 p.m.
UM-Flint: Community Reception
The Honorable James Rutherford, Mayor City of Flint
6:30pm-7:30pm: Reception, Ontario Room
7:30pm-9pm: MRS Dinner, Riverview Room
9:00 p.m.
Return to the hotel
Day Two – Tuesday, April 29, 2003
6:15 a.m.
Continental Breakfat: 6:15 am-7:15 am
7:15 a.m.
Depart hotel for GM Truck & Bus Assembly Plant
7:30 a.m.
Welcome and Remarks for GM Truck & Bus
7:30-8:15 am: Welcome and Presentation
8:15-9:30 am: Plant Tour
Mike Dulaney, Plant Manager
Mark Hawkins, Chair, Plant Bargaining Committee
Leryo Taylor, Human Resource Rep., Tours & Human Resources
9:30 a.m.
Depart for Lansing
10:45 a.m.
Tour of Michigan State Capitol
12:15 p.m.
Legislative discussion/Luncheon
Anderson House Office Building, Room 308
The Honorable John Cheny
Lieutenant Governor, State of Michigan
1:30 p.m.
Depart for Battle Creek
2:30 p.m.
Heritage Battle Creek-“The Road to Wellness”
Michael Evans, Executive Director, Heritage Battle Creek
4:00 p.m.
Depart for Grand Rapids
5:30 p.m.
Arrive/Check into hotel
6:15 p.m.
Depart for University Club
6:30 p.m.
University Club community reception/dinner
The Honorable John Logie, Mayor of the City of Grand Rapids
Mr. Jamie Goebel, President of the University of Michigan Alumni Club-Grand Rapids
6:30 pm-7:30 pm: Community Reception
7:30pm-9pm: MRS dinner
9:00 p.m.
Return to hotel
Day Three – Wednesday, May 2, 2003
6:30 a.m.
Breakfast: 6:30 am-7:30 am (Sully’s Restaurant)
8:00 a.m.
Depart for driving tour of a Grand Rapids neighborhood
Anita Jones, Senior Analyst, North West Community Resource Team
Kristi DeKraker, Neighbors of Belknap Outlook
8:45 a.m.
Coit Arts Academy elementary school
8:45 am-10:15 am
Bert Bleke, Superintendent, Grand Rapids Public Schools
Tina Barwacz, Principal
Barbara McGregor, Educational Specialist
10:30 a.m.
Depart for Muskegon
11:30 a.m.
Tour of Muskegon Correctional Facility
11:30am-1:30 pm
1:45 p.m.
Depart for Muskegon Community College
2:00 p.m.
Muskegon Community College luncheon
2pm-3:00pm
Dr. Frank Marczek, President
Honorable Steve Warmington, Mayor (invited) of the City of Muskegon
3:15 p.m.
Depart for Traverse City
6:15 p.m.
Arrive/check in to hotel
7:15 p.m.
Depart for Dennos Museum Center
7:30 p.m.
Reception/Dinner at Dennos Museum Center
Northwestern Michigan College
Eugene Jenneman, Director, Dennos Museum Cetner
Honorable Marguret Doo, Mayor (invited) of Traverse City
7:30pm-8:30pm: Reception
8:30pm-10pm: MRS Dinner
10:00 p.m.
Return to Hotel
Day Four – Thursday, May 1, 2003
6:15 a.m.
Breakfast: 6:15-7:30 a.m.
Shimmers
7:45 a.m.
Depart for Empire
8:15 a.m.
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
8:15am-10:00am
Bill Herd, Interpreter
Chuck Olson, Professor Emeritus, SNRE
10:00 a.m.
Depart for Glen Arbor
10:15 a.m.
Cherry Republic
10:15 am-11:30 am
Bob Sutherland, President
11:45 a.m.
Depart for Suttons Bay
12:30 p.m.
Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa & Chippewa Indians
Double Eagle Restaurant 12:20pm-2:30pm
Luncheon/Break-out groups
Topics of Interest: Law Enforcement, Health, Education, Natural Resources/Conservation
2:45 p.m.
Depart for Sault Ste. Marie
6:30 p.m.
Check into Hotel
8:00 p.m.
MRS Dinner
Day Five – Friday, May 2, 2003
6:30 a.m.
Breakfast
6:30am-7:30am; Freighters Restaurant
7:30 a.m.
Depart Hotel
8:00 a.m.
Soo Locks Boat Tour
8am-10am
10:30 a.m.
Depart for Pellston UofM
11:45 a.m.
Biological Station
11:45am-12:45pm: Luncheon
12:45pm-1:45pm: Walking Tour
Paul Webb, Interim Director
Bob Vande Kopple, Resident Biologist
2:00 p.m.
Depart for Ann Arbor
Road Scholars Finish Evaluations and Hand in
6:30 p.m.
Arrive Home-Unload Luggage
Home Sweet Home!
12:20 p.m.
Lunch Forum: Upper Peninsula Perspectives
Village Inn Restaurant
Dennis West, President, Northern Initiatives
Jill Bentgent, Mackinac Straits Fish Company
1:30 p.m.
Depart for Hartwick Pines State Park
2:55 p.m.
Arrive Hartwick Pines State Park
Greg Kasmer, Site Historian
Robert Burg, Park Interpreter
3:45 p.m.
Depart for Ann Arbor
6:45 p.m.
Arrive in Ann Arbor
