The Office of State Outreach within The Office of the Vice President for Government Relations
Day One – Monday, May 4, 2009
7:00 a.m.
Depart Ann Arbor
8:30 a.m.
Arrive Focus Hope
Tour Center for Advanced Technologies with Co-Founder, Eleanor Josaitis
10:00 a.m.
Depart Focus Hope
10:30 a.m.
Model T Automotive Heritage Complex, Inc. – Ford Piquette Avenue Plant
Jerry Mitch ell, Founder, President, and CEO
11:00 a.m.
Depart Museum
11:15 a.m.
Bus Tour of Detroit’s Grand Circus Park Theatre District Guardian Building
12:00 p.m.
Lunch
Civic Dialogue: Green Detroit/Detroit International Bridge Project
Panel Moderator: Kathryn Underwood, Planner, City Planning Commission
Panelists: Jacob Covidae, Green Programs Manager, Marcell Todd, Director, Detroit City Planning Commission, Kenneth Dobson, Jr., Detroit International Bridge Company
1:30 p.m.
View the Ambassador Bridge and learn about the expansion proposal for a second bridge
2:30 p.m.
Depart Detroit
4:00 p.m.
Arrive/check-in at the Lansing Radisson Hotel
5:00 p.m.
Community Reception at the Lansing Radisson Hotel
6:00 p.m.
Dinner and Program on Building a Sustainable Lansing
Presenters: Mayor Virg Bernero and Cabinet members
Day Two – Tuesday, May 5, 2009
6:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m.
Depart for Delta Township Assembly Plant
8:30 a.m.
David Hollister, President & CEO of the Prima Civitas Foundation, will board the bus and speak at or near plant
8:50 a.m.
Arrive at the Lansing Township Delta Assembly Plant
9:00 a.m.
Tour of Lansing Township Delta Assembly Plant
11:05 a.m.
Depart for State Capitol Building
11:30 a.m.
Capitol Tour with Matt Van Acker, Director of the Michigan State Capitol Tour Guide Information Service
12:40 p.m.
Depart for Lunch & Program
12:45 p.m.
Lunch program at the Christman/MML Building (across the street)
2:15 p.m.
Depart Lansing
4:30 p.m.
Arrive Crowne Plaza
5:30 p.m.
Depart for University Club
The University Club is located in downtown Grand Rapids at 111 Lyon NW on the 10th floor of the Fifth Third building
6:30 p.m.
Scholarship Dinner
Day Three – Wednesday, May 6, 2009
7:00 a.m.
Depart hotel
7:20 a.m.
Arrive @ West Michigan Center for Arts and Technology (WMCAT)
Breakfast and Over view of WMCAT by Luisa Schumacher, E xecutive Director
8:00 a.m.
West Michigan Center for Arts and Technology (WMCAT)
Photography activity w/WMCAT students
10:00 a.m.
Depart WMCAT
10:15 a.m.
Arrive Metro Health
Dr. Julie Forstner, UM Clinical Instructor in Radiation Oncology
Scott Halquist and Jill Skocelas
11:00 a.m.
Depart Metro Health
11:30 a.m.
Arrive Herman Miller
3:00 p.m.
Depart for Cadillac
5:00 p.m.
Arrive Cadillac
(Check-in at McGuire’s Resort)
5:30 p.m.
Reception Program
6:00 p.m.
Presentation – Cadillac Area Round Table
Moderator: Bill Tencza, President, Cadillac Area Chamber of Commerce
Panelists: Lee Richards, President & CEO of Avon Automotive
John MacLeod, President & CEO of Mercy Hospital
Bob VanDellen, President of Baker College Cadillac
Paul Liabenow, Superintendent of Cadillac Area Public Schools
Shari Spoelman, Wexford County MSU Extension Director, member of Cadillac City Council
Jeff Olson to the panel, President of Four Winns
7:30 p.m.
Reception Ends
Scholars move to dinner in the Terrace Room
Day Four – Thursday, May 7, 2009
7:00 a.m.
Breakfast
Mike McGuire, McGuire’s Resort
8:00 a.m.
Depart for Wind Farm in McBain
8:15 a.m.
Arrive Wind Farm
9:30 a.m.
Benson Dairy Farm
Tour of farm with Bill and Jill Benson
11:15 a.m.
Depart for St. Ignace
12:45 p.m.
Lunch@ Big Bucks Brewery
3:00 p.m.
St. Ignace – Village Inn
Cecil Pavlat, Sault Tribe Cultural Department
4:00 p.m.
Depart for Ferry Dock
4:30 p.m.
Ferry to Mackinac Island
5:00 p.m.
Arrive Mackinac Island
5:15 p.m.
Lilac Tree Hotel Check In
Fudge Reception – A Conversation with Islanders
6:30 p.m.
Reception at the bar at the Pink Pony
7:30 p.m.
Dinner at the Pink Pony
Day Five – Friday, May 8, 2009
6:30 a.m.
Breakfast
8:00 a.m.
Ferry to St. Ignace
8:30 a.m.
Arrive St. Ignace /Depart for Kinross
9:00 a.m.
Arrive at Kinross Correctional
Group Check-In
Welcome by Warden Jeff Woods
Tour of Prison
11:30 a.m.
Depart for Hemlock
Lunch on the bus during the ride
3:30 p.m.
Arrive Hemlock Semi-Conductor
5:00 p.m.
Depart Hemlock
7:00 p.m.
Arrive in Ann Arbor
