<div dir="ltr">Howdy, Mich-Lib!<div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">The University of Michigan
School of Information is seeking proposals for a fall course titled Engaging
with Communities, with Professor Kristin Fontichiaro.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">In this class, students
will <b>research and create a community profile based on an information
need stated by your organization.</b> Let our students research your
community’s Census, demographic, consumer, and economic data, conduct some
interviews, and deliver results to you. This information can help you with
strategic planning and grantwriting – plus, our students can sometimes ask the
questions that you can’t!</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">We are specifically looking
for cities, libraries, or non-profits in communities under 25,000 people. The
student's must be able to do research based on a community with a defined
geographic area (defined by zip codes, census data, etc). This project is
conducted virtually, and is of no charge to your organization. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Our courses are also
seeking remote/virtual opportunities for students to:<br>
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</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Provide
user experience and design recommendations for <b>websites, apps, and software</b></span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Gather,
manipulate, and analyze <b>data</b></span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Analyze
or develop guidelines for <b>online communities</b></span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Establish
and maintain internal <b>library systems</b> or <b>archival collections</b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">For additional examples of
work that can be performed by students, please visit <a href="https://umich-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/Redirect?ukey=1mymbOploQwZrcvnq3C527dKpI6eZVS6lAnd986irUlU-174888933&key=YAMMID-36617237&link=http%3A%2F%2Fumsi.info%2Fclientopportunities" target="_blank"><span style="color:black">umsi.info/clientopportunities</span></a>.
You will find full project descriptions and project examples that demonstrate
the value of UMSI students’ work.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">To propose a project,
please fill out this <a href="https://umich-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/Redirect?ukey=1mymbOploQwZrcvnq3C527dKpI6eZVS6lAnd986irUlU-174888933&key=YAMMID-36617237&link=https%3A%2F%2Fairtable.com%2Fshr53QUIgKGYHMZBu" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:black">brief
interest form</span></b></a> by <b>Wednesday, July 31</b>. Requests submitted
after this date will still be considered. A member of our team will follow up within
a week with additional information on next steps. If you have any questions
please email <a href="mailto:umsi.client.engagement@umich.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color:black">umsi.client.engagement@umich.edu</span></a>.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">We encourage you to share
this email with others who might be interested in this opportunity. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Sincerely,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Alissa Talley-Pixley<br>
Assistant Director, Office of Professional and Community Engagement</span></p>
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Client Engagement<br>
University of Michigan School of Information (UMSI)<br>
Office of Professional and Community Engagement<br>
777 N. University Ave., Suite 200<br>
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1611<br>
<a href="mailto:umsi.client.engagement@umich.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color:black">umsi.client.engagement@umich.edu</span></a> | <a href="https://umich-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/Redirect?ukey=1mymbOploQwZrcvnq3C527dKpI6eZVS6lAnd986irUlU-174888933&key=YAMMID-36617237&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.si.umich.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color:black">http://www.si.umich.edu</span></a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Kristin Fontichiaro<br>University of Michigan School of Information<br>4427 North Quad<br>105 S. State St.<br>Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285</div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">734.647.3593</span><br><a href="http://fontichiaro.com/activelearning" target="_blank">Blog</a> | <a href="https://www.google.com/calendar/selfsched?sstoken=UUFHX1E5cXRtYUVQfGRlZmF1bHR8YmY3NDdlYzA4ZDM2MjFmMzAzMDM2OTA3NGM3NjliMzQ" style="font-size:12.8px" target="_blank">Book an Appointment (school year only) </a></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Projects:</b></div><div><a href="http://michiganmakers.si.umich.edu" target="_blank">Michigan Makers</a> | <a href="http://makinglibraries.si.umich.edu" target="_blank">Making in Michigan Libraries</a> </div><div><a href="http://dataliteracy.si.umich.edu" target="_blank">Data Literacy in High School</a> | <a href="http://ai.umich.edu/portfolio/public-library-management/" target="_blank">Public Library Management MOOC</a><br><br><br><br><br></div></div></div></div></div>