<div dir="ltr">Hello Michigan librarians! <div><br></div><div>Posting this on behalf of the UMSI Client Engagement Team, who are looking to work with organizations relating to the courses below for fall. Of particular interest for public libraries might be the user experience classes or the Engaging with Communities course. <div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------</div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Hello, </span><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><b><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" color="#0000ff"><a href="https://www.si.umich.edu/" target="_blank">T</a></font><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><a href="https://www.si.umich.edu/" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff">he University of Michigan School of Information (UMSI)</font></a><font color="#181818"> is seeking a few additional </font></font></b><b style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(24,24,24)">project ideas</b><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(24,24,24)"> </span><b style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(24,24,24)">for Fall 2024</b><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(24,24,24)"> </span><b style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(24,24,24)"><b><a href="https://www.si.umich.edu/host-student-project" title="client-based courses and programs" style="color:rgb(0,0,255)" target="_blank"><b>client-based courses and program</b></a></b><a href="https://www.si.umich.edu/host-student-project" title="client-based courses and programs" style="color:rgb(0,0,255)" target="_blank">s</a>.</b><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(24,24,24)"> Through these opportunities, UMSI connects industry and community partners with student teams who work on real-world projects related to </span><b style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(24,24,24)">user experience research and design, data analysis, librarianship and archival practice, or civic/community engagement.</b><br style="color:rgb(24,24,24)"><br style="color:rgb(24,24,24)"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(24,24,24)">By working with a student team, you will receive </span><b style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(24,24,24)">consultation, recommendations, and capacity-building deliverables</b><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(24,24,24)"> from UMSI students</span><b style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(24,24,24)"> </b><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(24,24,24)">at no cost to your organization.</span><b style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(24,24,24)"> </b><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(24,24,24)">As a client, you will also be making a positive impact on the next generation of information leaders by providing students with unique and practical learning experiences.  </span><br style="color:rgb(24,24,24)"><br style="color:rgb(24,24,24)"><b style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(24,24,24)">The Fall 2024 courses and programs for which we are seeking project ideas include:</b></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><ul><li style="margin-left:15px"><b style="color:rgb(24,24,24)"><a href="https://www.si.umich.edu/host-student-project/user-experience-ux/user-experience-capstone-si-407/487" target="_blank"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">SI 407/487- User Experience Capstone</font></a></b></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><b style="color:rgb(24,24,24)"><a href="https://www.si.umich.edu/host-student-project/data-analysis/si-485-information-analytics-project" target="_blank"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">SI 405/485- Information Analytics Capstone</font></a></b></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><b style="color:rgb(24,24,24)"><a href="https://www.si.umich.edu/host-student-project/library-archives-and-digital-curation/si-547-engaging-communities" target="_blank"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">SI 547- Engaging with Communities</font></a></b></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><b style="color:rgb(24,24,24)"><a href="https://www.si.umich.edu/host-student-project/library-archives-and-digital-curation/si-633-assessment-cultural-institutions" target="_blank"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">SI 633- Assessment in Cultural Institutions</font></a></b></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><b style="color:rgb(24,24,24)"><a href="https://www.si.umich.edu/host-student-project/user-experience-ux/si-699-mastery-user-experience-research-and-design" target="_blank"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">SI 699- User Experience Research and Design Mastery</font></a></b></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><a href="https://www.si.umich.edu/host-student-project/student-organization-engaged-learning-leaders-so-ell" target="_blank"><b><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Student Organization- Engaged Learning Leaders (SO-ELL)</font></b></a></li></ul></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><b style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(24,24,24)">Submit your project idea(s) for consideration by Friday, July 26 by <a href="https://umforms.tfaforms.net/218328" target="_blank">completing this form.</a> </b><span style="color:rgb(24,24,24);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Contact the </span><span style="color:rgb(24,24,24);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">UMSI</span><span style="color:rgb(24,24,24);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"> Client Engagement Team at </span><a href="mailto:umsi.client.engagement@umich.edu" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif" target="_blank">umsi.client.engagement@umich.edu</a><span style="color:rgb(24,24,24);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"> with any questions.</span></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(24,24,24);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(24,24,24);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><b>Please help us spread the word</b> about these opportunities by forwarding this message to your networks and/or</span><b style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/gabrielle-strzalkowski-121118216_calling-all-project-ideas-is-your-activity-7219339172015165440-30gP?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop" target="_blank">reposting our call for projects on LinkedIn</a>. </b><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Thank you!</span></div><div><br></div></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" color="#000000"><b>Gabby Strzalkowski </b>(</font><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" color="#000000"><a href="https://pronouns.org/what-and-why" target="_blank">Pronouns:</a><i> </i></font><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">she/her)</span><div><a href="https://www.name-coach.com/gabrielle-strzalkowski" style="border-radius:0px;color:rgb(19,91,154);font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:19.994px;outline:0px!important" target="_blank"><img alt="A button with "Hear my name" text for name playback in email signature" height="36" src="https://www.name-coach.com/images/emailsig/speaker-with-text.png" width="122" style="border-radius:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:middle;margin-top:4px;margin-bottom:15px"></a><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br><b></b></font><div><font color="#333333" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Marketing and Relationship Development Program Manager</font></div></div><div><font color="#333333" face="tahoma, sans-serif">University of Michigan School of Information (UMSI) </font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="tahoma, sans-serif">UMSI Engagement Center </font><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136)">|  </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">777 North University Ave., Suite 200</font></span></div><div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><font color="#000000"><a href="mailto:gabstrz@umich.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.8px">gabstrz</span>@umich.edu</a></font><span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-size:12.8px"> |</span><span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-size:12.8px"> <a href="http://www.si.umich.edu/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">http://www.si.umich.edu</a> </span></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-size:12.8px"><br></span></font></div><div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><font color="#000000"><a href="https://umforms.tfaforms.net/218328" target="_blank">Submit a project idea</a> for a UMSI <a href="https://www.si.umich.edu/host-student-project" target="_blank">client-based course or program</a></font></font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Want to discuss project ideas? <a href="https://calendly.com/gabstrz/30min" target="_blank">Schedule a meeting with me</a></font></div></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div>
</div><br clear="all"><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Kristin Fontichiaro<br>Clinical Professor</div><div>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></div>