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- Noel Night: Midtown Detroit's 37th annual holiday celebration
December 5 2009 at 5:00 PM
throughout Midtown Detroit
The 37th annual Noel Night takes place Saturday, December 5th, 5:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. throughout Midtown Detroit's Cultural Center Area. Over 40 institutions, including Wayne State University, the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Detroit Science Center, the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, the Detroit Historical Museum and the Detroit Public Library, amongst many others, open their doors to the public during this Cultural Center-wide holiday "open house." Activities include horse-drawn carriage rides, holiday shopping, family craft activities and performances by over 70 area music, theatre and dance groups. The evening's festivities culminate with a community sing-along at 9pm on Woodward Avenue, led by the Salvation Army Band — a long-standing Noel Night tradition.
Noel Night activities take place in and around Midtown Detroit's Cultural Center institutions, primarily between Cass and John R and Kirby and Willis. Free shuttle service is offered between participating venues. Convenient parking is available in area lots. The Wayne State parking area that's open Dec. 5 for Noel Night parking (fees apply) is Structure #6.
During Noel Night, Wayne State University presents shows in the Art Department Gallery, the Bonstelle Theatre, the Hilberry Theatre, the Studio Theatre (downstairs at the Hilberry), the Elaine L. Jacob Gallery, the Maggie Allesee Studio Theatre, the Museum of Anthropology, the WSU Planetarium and the Schaver Music Recital Hall. There also are Noel Night features at WSU's Barnes & Noble College Bookstore. View the Noel Night schedule online.
As an added feature of Noel Night this year: If you have not yet purchased your home's holiday tree, trees will be available for sale outside the front, Cass Avenue, entrance of WSU's Old Main building.
Noel Night is produced by the University Cultural Center Association (UCCA), a nonprofit community development organization that supports economic growth in Detroit's Midtown district.
- Faculty Meeting: Transformation of Transportation
December 9 2009 at 10:00 AM
5057 Woodward
The University Research Corridor – Wayne State University, Michigan State University and the University of Michigan – are collaborating in the design of a broad-based, multi-disciplinary research agenda focused upon the transformation of transportation in the Great Lakes region. Inclusive of much beyond automobiles, this research-focused initiative explores critical issues confronting innovations in transportation within the Great Lakes region that are intertwined with Michigan and Canadian Industries. Michigan and the region must confront numerous questions regarding innovation and change, communities and economic development, technology, labor, and policy as the nation moves inexorably in the direction of developing and implementing more sustainable modes of transportation.
We envision opportunities for research in the social and behavioral sciences, technology-related sciences, public policy, business and economic development; urban transit; technology innovations; supply chain and logistics; globalization, in-sourcing, and diversity; and the rise of the service economy. We expect to develop both inter-institutional research programs that relate to these areas of inquiry, and to provide knowledge-based insights to policy makers across the region.
To further explore the research problems, questions and issues that arise from the need to fundamentally transform the transportation industry in the Great Lakes region, we are convening a set of initial meetings with Wayne State University faculty whose research interests coincide or complement the areas identified above. These meetings will be on December 9, 2009 and January 12, 2010, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon in 5057 Woodward, room 6202.
Registration is requested to assist us with meeting set-up.
- Transformation of Transportation Faculty Meeting
January 11 2010 at 10:00 AM
5057 Woodward
Michigan’s three leading research universities – Wayne State University, Michigan State University and the University of Michigan – are collaborating in the design of a broad-based, multi-disciplinary research agenda focused upon the transformation of transportation in the Great Lakes region. Inclusive of much beyond automobiles, this research-focused initiative explores critical issues confronting innovations in transportation within the Great Lakes region that are intertwined with Michigan and Canadian Industries. Michigan and the region must confront numerous questions regarding innovation and change, communities and economic development, technology, labor, and policy as the nation moves inexorably in the direction of developing and implementing more sustainable modes of transportation.
We envision opportunities for research in the social and behavioral sciences, technology-related sciences, public policy, business and economic development; urban transit; technology innovations; supply chain and logistics; globalization, in-sourcing, and diversity; and the rise of the service economy. We expect to develop both inter-institutional research programs that relate to these areas of inquiry, and to provide knowledge-based insights to policy makers across the region.
To further explore the research problems, questions and issues that arise from the need to fundamentally transform the transportation industry in the Great Lakes region, WSU is convening a set of initial meetings with Wayne State University faculty whose research interests coincide or complement the areas identified above. These meetings will be on December 9, 2009 and January 11, 2010, from 10 AM to 12 Noon in 5057 Woodward, room 6202.
Registration is encouraged.
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