Email Suggestions Sent to [email protected] October 30, 2009- March 15, 2010
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Email suggestions sent to [email protected] October 30, 2009- March 15, 2010 Suggestion In trying to get clear on your request for "out of the box ideas", I have a couple questions. Are you exploring partnerships with organizations that provide successful experiential workshops outside the university? If so, I would be willing to encourage the CEO of the Challenge Day Program to contact you, but before I do so, I want to understand if this is indeed what you are requesting. This group has actually done leadership workshops and training here at the University over the past years. It's a successful and phenomenal program. But it's not clear even if, or how it might fit into your request. Please see the url: www.challengeday.org/ Something I thought of tonight - a training class for dog handlers on how to instruct, train and certify dogs who are 'healers' that visit in the floors with patient in the hospital. Coordination from hospital staff members would be essential for this. Since we are a teaching institution, why not teach the dogs how to help as well? Yes, I feel we could easily offer online classes such as our Inclusion program (special education) to students in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Lebanon, Egypt and so on. When I travel outside the country and see universities from Boston, California, and New York grabbing these students before us, I get upset. I feel the Middle East is a huge market without our presence. We have a great diversity of Culinary talent at the U and it would be great to offer more community courses in food education ranging from cooking to knife skills to understanding produce, etc. UU has several kitchens that are dark at night and may be a rentable space. See below for example of non-degree, non-credit programs sought by Sherwin Williams. Currently, UM Executive Education, Continuing Professional Development, and other units do not offer these programs. Our pocket of employees in the Detroit area focuses on business relationships with OEM vehicle component suppliers both domestically and internationally. Some of the primary needs identified by this group include: Effective Executive Speaking and Communicating/Presenting With Impact, as well as any introductory Hindi and Mandarin language instruction, as we are looking to grow our business in both of those emerging markets. There may be a key partnership between our organizations. We've been in existence since 1987. Most of our faculty are retired UM professors and staff. Here is our website: www.olliumich.org I am attaching our fact sheet. Let me know if you want copies of our latest flyers. At the beginning of 2009, I noticed there were classes offered for non-English speaking employees to learn Spanish. I was very excited because, of course, I thought that meant that Spanish would be offered for American employees. Unfortunately, that was not the case. I am sure there would be a great interest amongst UM workers. I, personally, have CD's and book(s) that I am using in attempt to learn Spanish. Let me know what you think about this idea! 1) Elderhostel -- who wouldn't want to visit U-M and Ann Arbor? 2) Ann Arbor is known worldwide as an art Mecca, so: a) have arts camps in the summer, with visits to local galleries and artists b) provide (comparatively) low-cost accommodations to Art Fair artists, guests, and volunteers 3) UM also has great libraries a) genealogy and local history seminars at Bentley and Hatcher b) workshops specific to our specific libraries (map library for map-lovers, or those who need coaching in geography) 4) Astronomy boot camp, including stargazing from the Angell and/or Peach Mountain observatories 5) Hands-on film school, maybe a tie-in with Michigan Theater for screenings Page 1 of 78 1 Email suggestions sent to [email protected] October 30, 2009- March 15, 2010 6) Ecology, biology workshops that tie in with the Arb and Matthei. The American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) is a nonprofit association for health care professionals (CPC, CPC-H). Hosting/offering this course to UMHS staff and other Healthcare facilities/organizations could potential bring revenue to the Health System/Institution. It is my hope that the course could be offered to UM staff at no or little cost and offered to other interested parties at cost. Increasing the number of certified coders should help not hurt our financial bottom line. Offering the course to other interested parties (community based programs/health systems, ins companies, billing agencies) could potential generate revenue. UM has one of most respected lean programs in world. How about organized plant tours of lean plants for execs to sell them on sending their employees to cpd for lean courses? I have spoken to approx 85 staff members about a program to help decrease the university's cost of health care and to help aid the employees at the same time-- - I would love to sit down and discuss my idea with someone that might be able to help get a ball rolling if its possible.... Through my talks with co workers we are sure that the majority of employees here would love my program and would even pay to be able to get it here--- 1) hold other sporting events and concerts at UM stadium and sporting venues, ice hockey (cold war outdoor hockey!), state champinonship: football, soccer, basketball, field hockey 2) hold viewing parties for fans to gather for away basketball and football games at crisler arena 3) host sports clinics for kids at UM venues 4) host business meetings at any of the numerous meeting facilities hospital and campus wide 5) offer special tuition rates for UM employees and family members 1) I think non-degree programs for non-profit professional would be of interest. Are their short courses (weekend or 8 weeks long) that mid-level professionals could take offered through the Non-profit and Public Management Center. 1) Your email request was very timely in light of our recent faculty discussion within our genetic counseling graduate training program. We believe that there is a need to create an on-line/just-in-time course focused on graduate level embryology. This is a course that would be of use to both our own graduate students and those at the 32 other graduate training programs in the Americas. In addition we would interested in exploring the development of on-line/just-in-time modules of other aspects of our graduate training program curriculum that could be used to support the development of new graduate program across the Americas and internationally. 2) Lastly you might want to take a look at the electronic portfolios that were recently developed for the Dental Hygienist Training program. It is quite creative and has multiple possibilites 2) I am fascinated by the Grandparents University that Michigan State runs. I think there is a lot to be learned by grandchildren and grandparents coming together for an educational experience during the summer and it builds a commitment to learning . I fear UM's housing costs are too expensive for a program such as this, but check out their 3-day programs. URL: http://grandparents.msu.edu/ Page 2 of 78 2 Email suggestions sent to [email protected] October 30, 2009- March 15, 2010 1) This is in response to the solicitation of ideas to the NEPU Task Force. For some time I have thought that the concept of a full scholastic schedule that is now in place for Fall and Winter be attempted for Spring/Summer. Certainly, the physical plant is present; this would allow for the maximum use of all Campus buildings and dorms. 2) The active attempt to gain additional large conference/convention type gatherings similar to the NJATC that proved successful this past Summer. 3) Expanded outreach programs for Middle and High School students designed to begin a process for higher education readiness. 4) I encourage this task force to continue to "brain storm" to develop programs that will better utilize the buildings, physical plant (such as the Campus Bus System) and grounds of this great institution during the Summer months. If I can be of additional service; please contact me. I think UM may want to consider offering courses in First Aid/CPR, crisis management, disaster management etc. With Hurricane Katrina, Virgina Tech tragedy, Swine Flu, etc. all occurring within just the past few years... the timing of such offerings would be ideal & the courses/certification programs would likely be a rather easy sell. I have an idea of doing courses on the low back sometime in the future. We have a pretty reputable PM&R Spine Program and I think we could put on some good 1-2 day CME courses on this. It could be for PCPs, PTs, OTs, and maybe even the lay public. 1) I live in a small rural community where enrichment opportunities are limited for teenagers. It would have been incredible to have a week long (or just a few days) summer program at UofM to give kids 15-17 a taste of what college is like. They could mentor with undergrad students, stay in a dorm, attend sample classes highlighting different fields of interest in lecture halls, receive information about student loans, financial aid, where to find scholarships and what resources available to share with their parents. Give them an idea of where an education can take you. 2) How about a summer program for teen writers or aspiring artists? I wish my daughter could have had access to such programs to inspire her! I’m so happy to see that someone’s finally addressing this issue! My idea isn’t out-of-the-box at all, but I’ve long wondered why UM doesn’t capitalize on the amazingly smart and curious A2 (and neighboring) population by offering low-cost auditing of select UM courses.