The Office of State Outreach within The Office of the Vice President for Government Relations
Day One – Monday, May 2, 2005
7:15 a.m.
Depart Ann Arbor for Detroit
Watch a Video About Focus: Hope while on bus
8:15 a.m.
Tour of Focus: Hope
Eleanor Josaitis, Executive Director
10:00 a.m.
Depart for Detroit community tour
10:30 a.m.
Detroit Downtown, Inc., “Community tour” Linda Bade, President
12:30 p.m.
Depart for Flint/Box lunches
2:00 p.m.
GM Truck and Bus visit/tour
2:00-2:45 p.m.: Welcome and Presentation
2:45-4:00 p.m.: Plant tour
4:00 p.m.
Depart for Holiday Inn-Express hotel
4:15 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
Dr. Juan Mestas, Chancellor
University of Michigan-Flint
6:30p.m.-7:30p.m.: Reception, Ontario Room
7:30p.m.-9p.m.: MRS Dinner, Riverview Room
9:00 p.m.
Return to the hotel
Day Two – Tuesday, May 3, 2005
6:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast: 6:00 a.m.-7:00 a.m.
7:15 a.m.
Depart for Saginaw, Michigan
8:00 a.m.
Saginaw K-12 visit:
Arthur Eddy K-8 Academy & Longfellow Single-Gender Elementary
9:45a.m.
Depart for Lansing
11:15 a.m.
Tour of Michigan State Capitol
11:15 am-12:45 pm
1:00 p.m.
Luncheon/Presentation
Farnum Office Building, Room 810
David Hollister, Director Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth Lansing
2:00 p.m.
Windshield Driving Tour
2:30 p.m.
Economic Development Forum
Michigan Library & Historical Center
4:15 p.m.
Depart for Grand Rapids
5:15 p.m.
Arrive/Check in at hotel
6:30 p.m.
Depart for University Club
6:30 p.m.
University Club Scholarship reception/dinner
The Honorable George Heartwell, Mayor of the City of Grand Rapids
Mr. Bruce Cortade, Scholarship Chairman
University of Michigan Alumni Club-Grand Rapids
6:45 pm-7:45pm-Community Reception 7:45 pm-9 pm- MRS dinner
9:00 p.m.
Return to Hotel
Day Three – Wednesday, May 4, 2005
6:00 a.m.
Breakfast
6:00 am-7:15 am; Sully’s
7:30 a.m.
Depart hotel
7:45 a.m.
Steelcase tour
Brian Cloyd, Director Corporate/Community Relations
Robert P. Burch, Vice President order Fulfillment, Steelcase North America
David P. Lathrop, Manager Field Research, Steelcase North America
10:00 a.m.
Depart for Muskegon
11:00 a.m.
Grand Valley State University’s Water Resource Institute
11 am-12:15 pm: Overview/tour
12:15 p.m.
Luncheon/Presentation
Dan Rinsema-Sybenga, Muskegon Main Street manager “Economic Rebirth of Muskegon”
1:15 p.m.
Depart GVSU
1:30 p.m.
Tour of Muskegon Correctional Facility
1:30 pm-3:30 pm
3:45p.m.
Depart for Traverse City
6:15 p.m.
Arrive/Check into 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 Center
Honorable Linda Smyka, Mayor (invited) City of Traverse City
7:30 pm-8:30 pm; Reception 8:30 pm-10 pm; MRS Dinner
9:00 p.m.
Return to Hotel
Day Four – Thursday, May 5, 2005
6:15 a.m.
Breakfast
6:00 am-7:15 am; Shimmers
7:30 a.m.
Depart for Leelanau County farm tour
James Nugent, Station Coordinator NW Michigan Horticultural Research Station
8:00 a.m.
Cherry Bay Orchards farm tour
Don & Bob Gregory, owners
9:30 a.m.
Depart for Glen Arbor
10:00 a.m.
Cherry Republic visit
Bob Sutherland, President
11:15 a.m.
Depart for Empire
11:30 a.m.
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
11:30 am-1 pm
Bill Herd, Interpreter
Chuck Olson, Professor Emeritus, SNRE
1:15 p.m.
Mackinac City
4:00 p.m.
Colonial Michilimackinac tour/cultural tourism presentation Phil Porter, Executive Director Mackinac State Historic Parks
5:30 p.m.
Depart for Sault Ste. Marie
6:30 p.m.
Arrive/Check into hotel
8:00 p.m.
MRS Dinner
Day Five – Friday, May 6, 2005
6:30 a.m.
Breakfast
6:30 am-7:45 am; Freighters Restaurant
8:00 a.m.
Depart hotel
8:15 a.m.
Sault Ste. Marie Chippewa Indian Tribe
8:15 am-10:15 am
10:30 a.m.
Depart for Pellston
11:45 a.m.
UofM Biological Station
11:45 am-12:45 pm: luncheon
12:45 pm-1:45 pm: Walking tour
Dr. Knute Nadelhoffer, 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!
