| Details: | Visit the CLASS HUB throughout the day to meet with a representative from City Year. Lunch will be served from 12:15 - 1:30 p.m. City Year AmeriCorps members serve in schools full time as student success coaches, helping students cultivate social, emotional, and academic skills, whether that’s mastering fractions or learning to work in teams—skills that are important in school and in life. AmeriCorps members tutor students one-on-one or in small groups, help students stay focused in class, organize school-wide events, and run afterschool programs. Through their work in schools and communities, City Year AmeriCorps members not only make a difference in the lives of students they serve but also acquire valuable skills that prepare them to become the next generation of civically engaged leaders. Ultimately, City Year seeks to significantly increase the number of students who are on track to graduate from high school in the communities we serve. As we learn about what contributes to student success through our partnership with teachers, schools, and community organizations, we are dedicated to sharing what we are learning and contributing to broader system changes in education—both by helping to nurture future educators and working to identify and spread practices that support improvement across schools and districts. |
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| Admission: | Open to all students |
| Sponsor: | College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences |
| Contact: | Matt Katz katz1ma@cmich.edu 989-774-1530 |
We invite you to attend readings and events hosted by the Department of English Language and Literature each semester. If you would like to receive reminders and updates on readings and other creative writing events, please subscribe to our listserv by sending an email with "subscribe cwrite" in the body of the message.
Faculty Reading Series
Join us for readings by CMU English department faculty members each semester.
Meijer Visiting Writers Series
Founded through a gift from the Meijer Foundation, the Meijer Visiting Writers Series hosts readings each semester. You can view videos of past readings on our Creative Writing Facebook page.
Annual Leaves of Grass marathon reading
Each fall, we invite the community to join us from sunrise through the afternoon in the Fabiano Botanical Garden next to Park Library for our annual marathon reading of Walt Whitman's classic Leaves of Grass. All are welcome to take turns reading or just listen and enjoy hearing others read.
Wellspring Literary Series
Founded and facilitated by Robert Fanning, CMU Professor of Creative Writing; since 2009 the Wellspring Literary Series has provided a forum for the Mt. Pleasant and Central Michigan University community to hear the work of established and emerging regional writers. The Wellspring Literary Series has become a destination venue for Michigan writers and poets from around the state to share their work here in Mount Pleasant with a large, receptive audience. In addition to providing a space to hear some of Michigan's best writers, the series also provides opportunities for CMU writing students to read their works-in-progress in public alongside these prominent authors. The Wellspring Literary Series also features music performed by students and faculty members from the CMU School of Music, as well as local Musicians. All readings are free and open to the public and take place at the Art Reach of Mid Michigan, located at 111 E. Broadway in downtown Mt. Pleasant. Readings are generally held on the first or second Monday of every month, except in the case of holidays or scheduling conflicts. Refreshments are served, courtesy of Max and Emily's Eatery. For the latest updates, further details, or inquiries, email Robert Fanning or visit the Wellspring Literary Series website.
