Staff Spotlight
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January 26, 2015
Detroit Urban Research Center manager doubles as part-time chocolatier
Julia Weinert’s love of chocolate may have started by sampling different specialty chocolate bars at Zingerman’s Delicatessen, but it sparked a desire to pursue the art of chocolate making.
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January 12, 2015
UMS employee finds creative outlet in knitting
Liz Stover Rosenthal’s sweater is patterned in shades of maize, punctuated by cornflower-blue stripes. It’s subtly spirited — fitting for the long-time Ann Arborite, Michigan grad and current associate programming manager at the University Musical Society.
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December 8, 2014
Administrator pursues prison arts volunteering, writing
Every year, Jessica Bennett sets aside a weekend for an unusual road trip: visiting more than a dozen prisons in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula to select some of the most diverse prisoner-created art in Michigan, for the Prison Creative Arts Project’s annual exhibition at U-M.
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November 17, 2014
Academic adviser practices mindfulness in rainforest, Ann Arbor
Kozikowski, an academic adviser at the Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center, has led “Mindfulness@Umich” meditation sessions for U-M students and professionals since she joined the university in 2012.
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November 3, 2014
Proud mother gives back after daughter’s open-heart surgery
A handmade card that reads “Happy Birthday Mommy” hangs on the wall next to Amanda Holdsworth’s desk in her office at the Business Engagement Center. It is surrounded by finger-painted crafts and pictures of a smiling toddler with blond pigtails. Avery, Holdsworth’s daughter, is now 3 years old and completely healthy.
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October 20, 2014
IGR program manager facilitates dialogues on identity
As a freshman at Ann Arbor’s Community High School, D. Alvarez participated in his first dialogue on race. Several years — and a master’s degree from U-M’s School of Social Work — later, Alvarez is helping to bring dialogues on different identities to the U-M community.
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October 6, 2014
Communicator explores sense of smell, promotes interdisciplinarity
At 10 years old, Kydd stood on her tiptoes to reach over the counter at Alexander’s department store in the Bronx, paying $2.75 for her first fragrance purchase, “Sweet Earth Rare Flowers” by Coty. Acquiring the solid perfume compact was only the beginning.
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September 29, 2014
Adviser sends students abroad, finds global inspiration
Many of Jill Peters’ fondest childhood memories are of her parents taking her on “pretty epic summer vacations.” For Peters, the International Programs adviser in the College of Engineering, these family memories inspired a lifelong passion for global learning.
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September 15, 2014
Optometrist serves campus, brings aid to Jamaica
Dr. Joseph Myers, an optometrist with University Health Services, is a co-founder of the Eye Health Institute, which helps provide eye care and ocular health services to the people of Jamaica.
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September 2, 2014
UM-Flint CFR officer volunteers in Dominican Republic
During their week in the Dominican Republic, Becky Pettengill and the Midwest Medical Mission team saw more than 450 people in various communities across the country.
