ast week I attended a graduation ceremony on campus that may have as much lasting significance for the region as the one coming up next week at Michigan Stadium. President Barack Obama’s visit will garner more media attention and larger crowds, but the future of Michigan’s economy was on display at the TechArb graduation.
Patrick Savage and JPaul Dixon, representing Hylant Group, kicked-off Morning Edition sporting matching red tennis shoes. The pair introduced a trivia game to the audience with questions about Hylant Group, the sponsor for April’s Morning Edition Breakfast.
The Arts Alliance recently held a launch party introducing their new website, a3arts.org, connecting to the Ann Arbor Area Arts Community. The Arts Alliance supports efforts to increase participation in arts and cultural activities and strengthen the Ann Arbor Area culture community and organizations that provide these programs.
Celeste Choate, Associate Director of Services, Collections and Access, for the Ann Arbor District Library recently spoke at the Ann Arbor Chamber’s Ambassador meeting about the services the Library provides for businesses. Many of the meeting’s attendees were shocked to learn about all of the services, events and classes the AADL offers.
Every time I walk across the Diag on the University of Michigan campus, I can’t help but be impressed by the students I meet. They represent a pool of talent that businesses can tap, even before they graduate.