Wayne State's African Dance Workshop Company performs Saturday, February 4, 8pm, at the Berman Center for the Performing Arts as part of the center's Michigan 5: Choreographer Showcase, which highlights the work of five professional choreographers and their university dance programs. http://theberman.org/ For more information about this event, please contact Karen Prall at 313-577-9792 or kprall@wayne.edu.

February 10-19:  'Intimate Apparel' at the Bonstelle Theatre

Lynn Nottage's play, set in 1905 New York City, is about Esther, a 35-year-old African-American seamstress who yearns for marriage and a fulfilling future. As she provides for herself by making lingerie for upper-class white women and black prostitutes, she is able to save money to put toward her dream of opening a salon for African-American women. In her aspiration for marriage she must choose between the Hasidic shopkeeper whom she desires and the Caribbean stranger who is the acceptable choice. Visit the Bonstelle Theatre online and for more information about this event, please contact the box office at 313-577-2960 or boxoffice@wayne.edu.

February 28:  The Evolution of 'Lead Me, Guide Me,' the African American Catholic Hymnal'

The Wayne State Department of Music's Dr. Norah Duncan IV presents this lecture as part of the Wayne State Humanities Center's annual Brown Bag Lecture Series. It takes place Tuesday, 2/28, 12:30pm, in the Schaver Music Recital Hall which is in the Old Main Annex Bldg., in the same foyer as the Elaine L. Jacob Gallery. Enter the building at 480 W. Hancock Street. http://research2.wayne.edu/hum/Hum/Programs/brownbag/11-12.html. For more information about this event, contact Dr. Duncan at 313-577-1775 or ac8468@wayne.edu.
 

Wayne State University's entire 2012 Black History Month lineup of events is available online.

Film Auditions
Friday – February 10th, 6 P.M. – 9 P.M.
&
Saturday, February 11th, 2 P.M. – 6 P.M.

Wayne State University
Sign in at room 134 (basement level), Old Main

Graduate and advanced students in the film production program at Wayne State University are producing short narrative films within the next three months.

There are a number of screenplays and a wide range of roles that could provide valuable experience, portfolio material and exposure for serious actors. These films will be entered into festivals and, based upon recent experiences, they should be candidates for significant awards.

A partial listing of the many available roles will soon be posted on Facebook, search “wayne state university film auditions.”

Every effort will be made to accommodate the complex schedules of actors and acting students.

The major auditions will take place - on a drop-in basis - on Friday evening, February 10th from 6 until 9 p.m. and Saturday afternoon, February 11th, from 2 until 6 p.m. Registration will take place each day in Room 134 of Old Main (on the “Basement Floor” near the elevators) on the Wayne State University campus.

You do not need to prepare anything for these auditions and it is not necessary to sign up in advance.

With any questions, please contact Joel Silvers, Dept. of Communication, at  waynecastingcall@yahoo.com.

Wayne State University's Board of Governors voted to combine the dance and theatre departments, effective this month. The board's decision creates the Maggie Allesee Department of Theatre and Dance. It's part of the College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts. Dean Matthew Seeger says the move allows economies of scale and helps people in the two performance fields learn from each other. The dance program has 93 undergraduate majors, while the theatre program has 176 undergraduate, 39 graduate and seven doctoral students.

http://www.theoaklandpress.com/articles/2011/12/31/news/local_news/doc4eff8878222bf513049596.txt

http://www.abc12.com/story/16427788/wayne-state-combining-theater-dance-departments

http://www2.wnct.com/entertainment/2012/jan/02/wayne-state-combining-theater-dance-departments-ar-1774173/

http://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=2785&DateTime=1%2F2%2F2012+10%3A55%3A02+AM&LineNumber=&MediaStationID=2785&playclip=True&RefPage=

http://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=999&DateTime=1%2F2%2F2012+6%3A12%3A11+PM&LineNumber=&MediaStationID=999&playclip=True&RefPage=

http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/b5790cc938a24f5e92252426fecb1866/MI--Wayne-Theater-Dance-Merger/

http://washingtonexaminer.com/news/2012/01/wayne-state-combining-theater-dance-departments/2053101

http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2012/01/wayne_state_combining_theater.html

http://www.universitybusiness.com/news/wayne-state-combining-theater-dance-departments

View the university's media release online.

"WGA East org honors Hailey O'Brien, Foundation hands out Michael Collyer Memorial Fellowship"

by Dave Mcnary

The Writers Guild of America East Foundation has tapped Hailey O'Brien, a senior at Wayne State University studying film and psychology, to receive its Michael Collyer Memorial Fellowship in Screenwriting. O'Brien’s fellowship project, "Losing Grace," is about one woman's struggle and search for penance after an accidental drowning of a young neighbor while in her care. Wayne State is among eight universities and colleges across the country that participated in this year's Collyer Fellowship nominating process.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118049879/

This marks the second time a Wayne State student won the Michael Collyer Memorial Fellowship. The award was won at Wayne State by Antal Zambo in 2009-10.

"Michigan doctor's efforts in Nepal a model for health care"

by Jack Lessenberry

For nine months of each year, Dr. Richard Keidan, professor of surgery at the medical schools of Wayne State University and Oakland University, is an elite physician in an upscale Detroit suburb who specializes in treating cancer. But every three months or so, he flies to Nepal, lands in Kathmandu, and trudges into the interior. He climbs mountains, endures high altitudes and stiff winds, and pitches a tent among the primitive huts of villagers. For the next month, he will try to do what he can to improve public health, medicine, and hygiene in rural Nepal through the organization he began three years ago, the Miles Levin Nepal Foundation for Health and Education.

http://www.toledoblade.com/JackLessenberry/2012/01/27/Michigan-doctor-s-efforts-in-Nepal-a-model-for-health-care.html
 

The Wayne State Warrior Marching Band made the trip to the big game. Read our marching band press release online and visit the Warrior Band on the web. View an online photo collection of shots shared by CFPCA alum Stan Simek '93 '06.

After four consecutive wins, all away, over nationally ranked teams, our "road" Warriors took on the Pittsburg State University Gorillas from Pittsburg, Kansas, in the national championship game December 17, 2011. For a game re-cap, visit the NCAA's site. For WSU's own season re-cap in the form of a 30-second video, click the team photo below, taken at the stadium in Florence, Alabama....

http://youtu.be/9TqGOudOZL8

CFPCA is very proud of these fine players and the entire WSU Football program!

#2 Donald Brown, senior wide receiver from Detroit, is a communication major with a concentration in communication studies who was named to the Coach’s Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2009.
http://www.wsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4517&path=football

#9 Dominique Maybanks, sophomore wide receiver from Muskegon, is a communication major with a concentration in communication studies.
http://www.wsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4562&path=football

#15 Myles McNichols, senior strong safety from Battle Creek, is an art major with a concentration in industrial design.
http://www.wsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4567&path=football

#23 Will Gardner, sophomore free safety from Muskegon, is a communication major with a concentration in communication studies named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Fall 2009.
http://www.wsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4536&path=football

#27 Gerren DuHart, freshman cornerback from Toledo, is an art major with a concentration in graphic design.
http://www.wsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4529&path=football

#36 Jeff Williams, sophomore runningback from Detroit, is a communication major with a concentration in media arts and studies named to the Coach’s Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2010 and Winter 2011.
http://www.wsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4594&path=football

#83 Jamel Hicks, freshman wide receiver from East Cleveland, plans to major in art with a concentration in graphic design.
http://www.wsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4599&path=football

Contact:
Arlyn G. Riskind
Director, Public Affairs and Public Information
202-534-1104
ariskind@natcom.org

**EXPERTS AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS**

National Communication Association Experts Provide Insight on Keeping Cupid’s Arrow on Track During a Long-Distance Relationship

Washington, DC (February 6, 2012) — With Valentine’s Day just one week away, there is a renewed focus on relationships and an eagerness to communicate with the ones we love. While those living in close proximity to loved ones often struggle to find just the right way to demonstrate affection, people celebrating their relationships from a geographical distance face even greater challenges.

Commuter marriages are increasingly common and have grown in number over the last 30 years, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. In its most recent survey, The Center for Long Distance Relationships reported that an estimated seven million American couples (married and unmarried) are in a long-distance relationship.

National Communication Association experts are actively studying long-distance relationships—whether due to military deployment or employment situations—and can provide insight into what can help, or hinder, the success of long-distance relationships.

WHO:

Katheryn Maguire, Ph.D.
Department of Communication, Wayne State University
Research focuses on how communication and technology work together to help, or hinder, individuals as they cope with stress and maintain their long-distance relationships in the contexts of military marriages and college dating relationships.

Andy Merolla, Ph.D.
Department of Communication, Colorado State University
Teaches conflict management, communication theory and interpersonal communication with research interests in how people maintain relationships and manage difficult relational circumstances.

WHAT: Communication experts and researchers are available to discuss communication strategies that can help maintain successful long-distance relationships.

CONTACT: To schedule an interview with an expert, please contact Arlyn G. Riskind at ariskind@natcom.org or 202-534-1104.

# # #

About National Communication Association
The National Communication Association (NCA) advances communication as the discipline that studies all forms, modes, media and consequences of communication through humanistic, social scientific and aesthetic inquiry. The NCA serves approximately 8,000 scholars, teachers, and practitioners who are its members by enabling and supporting their professional interests in research and teaching. Dedicated to fostering and promoting free and ethical communication, the NCA promotes the widespread appreciation of the importance of communication in public and private life, the application of competent communication to improve the quality of human life and relationships, and the use of knowledge about communication to solve human problems. For more information, visit www.natcom.org.

"A Tigers-Fielders tale"

by Mike O’Hara

Prince Fielder stunned the baseball world yesterday by signing a nine-year, $214-million deal with the Tigers. Ben Burns, the former managing editor of The Detroit News and director of Wayne State University’s journalism department, has vivid memories of Prince Fielder’s home-run power as a Little League player. Burns managed a team that competed in the same league as Prince’s team. “He was huge, and he could hit the ball over the fence,” Burns recalled. “Everybody else was dribbling singles and an occasional double. Prince hit the ball over the fence with alarming regularity."

http://www.foxsportsdetroit.com/01/24/12/A-Tigers-Fielders-tale/landing_tigers.html?blockID=652396&feedID=3701
 

"Live Midtown: Subsidies drive residential demand, new development in Detroit neighborhood"

by Ashley C. Woods

An article examining the impact of the Live Midtown initiative on Detroit’s comeback highlights economic development in the area near Wayne State University and other anchor institutions. Ned Staebler, vice president for economic development, said his goal at Wayne State is to help increase density around campus by 40% in the next five to ten years. With only 11 to 12 people an acre, Midtown might be one of Detroit's most populated neighborhoods. Wayne State employee Darren Clark is quoted in the article about his possible move to the Midtown area using the incentives.

http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2012/02/living_midtown_subsidies_encou.html

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The Detroit News, CBS Detroit, WXYZ-TV, WWJ-AM, 1/25; Mlive, 1/24

'Live Midtown' initiative kicks off for second year

Wayne State University, Henry Ford Health System and the Detroit Medical Center confirmed yesterday that they will participate for a second year in the "Live Midtown" initiative in which it gives financial incentives for employees to live in areas of Detroit. The 2012 program kicked off Wednesday. The program, announced last January and administered by Midtown Detroit Inc., offers cash to about 30,000 employees of Wayne State, Henry Ford and the DMC to buy or rent in the New Center, Midtown, Virginia Park and Woodbridge neighborhoods.

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120126/BIZ/201260349/Midtown-living-incentives-program-run-four-more-years?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE%7Cp

http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2012/01/25/incentive-program-draws-enthusiastic-residents-to-midtown/

http://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=999&DateTime=1%2F25%2F2012+6%3A12%3A51+PM&LineNumber=&MediaStationID=999&playclip=True&RefPage=

http://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=2785&DateTime=1%2F25%2F2012+2%3A09%3A12+PM&LineNumber=&MediaStationID=2785&playclip=True&RefPage=

http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2012/01/live_midtown_to_offer_more_inc.html

Read Wayne State President Gilmour's announcement of Live Midtown's second year.

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Crain’s Detroit Business, 1/15
"Sue Mosey: Slow and steady approach revitalizes Midtown"
by Sherri Welch
As an urban planning student at Wayne State University, Susan Mosey could see tremendous potential in the neighborhood that would become Midtown. But she had no idea she'd one day become "Mayor of Midtown." It took more than 20 years to reach a tipping point in revitalizing the key Detroit neighborhood. Funders and public entities recognize Woodward Avenue as a key corridor because of its assets, which include Wayne State University, TechTown, Henry Ford Health System and Detroit Medical Center, Mosey said.
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20120115/FREE/301159959/sue-mosey-slow-and-steady-approach-revitalizes-midtown

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New York Times, 1/9/12
"Little Engines of Creativity, Spinning Freely in the Motor City"
by Mary M. Chapman
"Skepticism toward an enduring automotive rebound has fomented a kind of can-do, post-industrial attitude here that embraces Detroit’s lineage and also separates from it. Young people, many from the suburbs, see opportunity in Detroit’s transition and are moving into affordable loft spaces, opening small businesses and generally contributing to a vision, not altogether cohesive, of a city that isn’t so dependent on one income stream."
http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/09/little-engines-of-creativity-spinning-freely-in-the-motor-city/?src=tp

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WXYZ-TV, 12/20/11
"Detroit 2020 retrospective highlights WSU involvement"
Detroit 2020 aired a special episode about their efforts to address the challenges facing the region highlighting stories that aired in 2011. Wayne State University is featured in several segments including the Live Midtown initiative and WSU’s involvement (“A Year Into the Future – Pt. I” cue to 2:20); Wayne State anthropologist Jacalyn Harden talked extensively about race (“A Year Into the Future – Pt. II” cue to 1:15); and Detroit 2020 teamed up with Habitat for Humanity of Detroit to build walls for habitat homes on the east side. More than 150 volunteers, including Wayne State University students, picked up hammers and built the walls (“A Year Into the Future – Pt. II” cue to 3:10).
http://detroit2020.com/2011/12/20/detroit-2020-a-year-into-the-future-2/

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WJBK TV 2, 11/21
"Midtown is the center of the city's resurgence"
Fox 2’s Alexis Wiley reported on the resurgence of Midtown and what the bustling area offers its residents and visitors. Wayne State University is noted as one of the world class educational institutions that is a major part of Midtown. Also mentioned are the 40 restaurants and bars, 10 galleries and dozens of places to shop.
http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/dpp/news/detroit/detroits-midtown-is-the-center-of-the-citys-resurgance

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Los Angeles Times, 11/13
"Detroit evolving into a haven for artists"
by Andrew Bender
In a story about Detroit’s comeback, Wayne State University is noted as one of the locations for aspiring artists. Also referenced is the Cultural Corridor and Midtown as sites for artistic and intellectual growth.
http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-detroit-20111113,0,3242102.story

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The Detroit News, 11/9
"Detroit's Urban Science offers workers incentives to live in city"
A story about the Live Downtown program notes that it mirrors the popular Live Midtown incentive program, created in January, to 30,000 employees of Wayne State University, the Detroit Medical Center and Henry Ford Health System.
http://detnews.com/article/20111109/BIZ/111090440/Detroit-s-Urban-Science-offers-workers-incentives-to-live-in-city#ixzz1dJ0oqK1Z

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Grist.org, 11/3
"Can the arts save struggling cities?"
by Greg Hanscom
An article examining how the arts may be the key to reviving Detroit mentions the FAB Lab, a part of Wayne State University's TechTown initiative. The FAB LAB recently won a planning grant from ArtPlace America, a collaboration of charitable foundations, the National Endowment for the Arts, and federal agencies.
http://www.grist.org/cities/2011-11-03-can-the-arts-save-struggling-cities

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The Detroit News, 10/11
"Detroit's rebound feels real this time"
by Daniel Howes
In a column about Detroit’s rebound, Daniel Howes writes: “Wayne State University and the College for Creative Studies are reinvesting in Midtown, bolstering a critical mass of smarts, young people and spending power that is attracting talent and driving demand for downtown housing and new retail investment.” He adds, “Remember this feeling, Detroit — it's what happens when things get done the right way.”
http://detnews.com/article/20111011/OPINION03/110110328/Detroit’s-rebound-feels-real-this-time#ixzz1aTEvLcEw

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The Oakland Press, 9/19
$1.3M to Detroit for economic revitalization; ArtPlace awards three grants
Three arts and culture organizations located in Detroit’s Woodward Avenue corridor will receive $1.33 million to expand their programs as part of an arts-based economic development initiative being launched in two dozen cities and towns across the nation. ArtPlace, a collaboration of 11 private foundations, the National Endowment for the Arts and seven federal agencies, announced that it will award $11.5 million to 34 projects, including $900,000 to Midtown Detroit Inc., $350,000 to the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit and $80,000 to TechTown at Wayne State University. Recipients were selected based on the promising models they have developed to integrate artists and arts organizations into local transportation, housing, community development and job creation efforts. TechTown Chief of Staff Meredith C. Kerekes is quoted in the article.
http://www.theoaklandpress.com/articles/2011/09/19/life/doc4e76ccb1569ad758803256.txt?viewmode=2

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The Detroit News, 9/16
"Detroit culture boost aims for creative, economic spark"
by Michael H. Hodges
A new national initiative has awarded three Detroit cultural organizations a total of $1.33 million to stimulate redevelopment along the Woodward Corridor. The funds are part of a pilot program to reward and encourage the successful use of art to jump-start economic development in struggling neighborhoods. In its first year, ArtPlace will invest $11.5 million in 34 projects in 25 cities nationwide. It will also be supported by a $12 million loan from major financial institutions. Midtown Detroit Inc., formerly the University Cultural Center Association, won $900,000 to advance its Sugar Hills Arts District south of the Detroit Institute of Arts. The Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, part of Sugar Hill, received $350,000 to finish interior renovations, while Wayne State's TechTown got $80,000 to create a multi-use space for community artists.
http://detnews.com/article/20110916/ENT01/109160353/Detroit-culture-boost-aims-for-creative--economic-spark#ixzz1Y77C7b75

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Detroit Free Press, 9/9
"Auburn project to add apartments in Midtown"
by John Gallagher
The shortage of rental apartments in Detroit's popular Midtown district would be eased a little by construction of a new mixed-use project breaking ground on Tuesday. Known as the Auburn, the $12-million project will create 58 rental apartments and 11 storefronts on a vacant site on the southeast corner of Cass and Canfield. The project is scheduled to open in August 2012. The target market is graduate students, young professionals and others looking for reasonably priced units in the district. Midtown is the area north of downtown Detroit that features major employers including Wayne State University and the Detroit Medical Center. In the past few years, demand has outstripped supply for apartments near WSU and other anchors.
http://www.freep.com/article/20110909/BUSINESS04/109090334/Auburn-project-add-apartments-Midtown

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Detroit Free Press, 8/12
"Midtown incentives program so popular that almost all the money is gone"
by John Gallagher
Incentives offered to Midtown employees to move into the district have proven to be so popular that all the money set aside for the first year of the five-year program has already been claimed. Sue Mosey, president of the civic group Midtown Detroit, said this week that roughly $1 million put up by three anchor employers -- Wayne State University, Detroit Medical Center and Henry Ford Health System -- as well as foundations is now committed just eight months into the first year of the program. No new applications are being taken for now.
http://www.freep.com/article/20110812/BUSINESS04/108120455/Midtown-incentives-program-popular-almost-all-money-gone

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The Toronto Star, 7/26
"Want to get paid to live downtown? Move to Detroit
You’re young, you’re hip and you want to live downtown"
In a story about incentive programs to move to Detroit, the Midtown initiative is highlighted. "In the midtown area there was a real mix," said Paul Hillegonds, senior vice president of corporate affairs for DTE Energy, one of the companies participating in the downtown program. "It’s the cultural center of the city where the Detroit Symphony and the Detroit Institute of Art and the Science museum are there. It's also the home of Wayne State University.” Within the first few months of the program, the companies -- the Detroit Medical System, the Henry Ford Medical System and Wayne State -- had received close to 200 applications and committed $800,000 of its $1 million first year budget. Hillegonds is hoping that the program for downtown Detroit will be just as successful.
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/1031161--want-to-get-paid-to-live-downtown-move-to-detroit

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The Detroit News, Crain’s Detroit Business, WWJ-AM, MSNBC (Associated Press), 7/25; Model D, The Detroit News, Detroit Free Press, WJR-AM, 7/26
16,000 at 5 Detroit companies eligible for $4M from Live Downtown program
Five Detroit companies yesterday announced the creation of Live Downtown, a new program that will provide financial incentives for employees to live in downtown Detroit and surrounding neighborhoods. Quicken Loans Inc., Compuware Corp., Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Strategic Staffing Solutions and DTE Energy Co. said in a statement they will give financial incentives to their collective 16,000 part-time and full-time employees to buy homes and rent apartments in downtown, Corktown, Eastern Market, Lafayette Park, Midtown and Woodbridge neighborhoods. Live Downtown is modeled on the popular Live Midtown program which provides incentives for employees at Wayne State University, the Detroit Medical Center and Henry Ford to move to the area.

http://www.detnews.com/article/20110726/BIZ/107260330/1001/Companies-to-offer-16-000-workers-incentives-to-live-in-downtown-Detroit

http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20110725/FREE/110729935

http://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=2785&DateTime=7%2F25%2F2011+10%3A09%3A05+AM&LineNumber=&MediaStationID=2785&playclip=True&RefPage=

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43884894

http://www.modeldmedia.com/startupnews/livedowntownprogram072611.aspx

http://www.detnews.com/article/20110726/OPINION03/107260328/1438/OPINION0364/%E2%80%98Live-Downtown%E2%80%99-can-reshape-city%E2%80%99s-future

http://www.freep.com/article/20110726/BUSINESS04/107260363/Detroit-firms-incentives-entice-workers-consider-city-living?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE%7Cs

http://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=2790&DateTime=7%2F26%2F2011+5%3A10%3A15+AM&LineNumber=&MediaStationID=2790&playclip=True&RefPage=

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Detroit Free Press, 7/21
"Downtown Detroit firms to offer residential incentives to workers"
by John Gallagher
Details of the Live Downtown residential incentive program will be unveiled Monday with at least five major downtown employers taking part. Live Downtown is modeled on the popular Live Midtown program which provides incentives for employees at Wayne State University, DMC and Henry Ford to move to the area. Announced in February, the Live Midtown incentive has attracted hundreds of applicants and seen dozens approved to buy or rent a residential unit in the city’s Midtown district.
http://www.freep.com/article/20110722/BUSINESS04/107220359/Downtown-incentives-coming

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The Detroit News, 6/29
Cool factor lures the young, artsy to Detroit
by Louis Aguilar
A feature story cites several examples of Detroit’s resurgence including the Live Midtown campaign led by Wayne State University, Henry Ford Health System and the Detroit Medical Center. The program, which aims to attract young, educated people, provides to workers as much as $25,000 in loans to buy a home, or as much as $3,500 in rent assistance.
http://detnews.com/article/20110629/BIZ/106290366/Cool-factor-lures-the-young--artsy-to-Detroit#ixzz1QfDf7nfU

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Detroit Free Press, WDIV-TV, WJTV (Jackson, Miss.), 6/23; The Detroit News, UPI, 6/22
Success of Midtown incentives inspire Quicken chairman to follow suit downtown
by John Gallagher
Last January, when an incentive program was created to lure employees of major anchor institutions to live in the city's Midtown district, nobody quite knew how it would work out. Five months later, the evidence suggests the incentive program has been a huge hit. As of Wednesday, 178 people have taken advantage of the Midtown incentives to buy a new home, sign or renew an apartment lease, or begin home renovations, according to Midtown Detroit Inc., the nonprofit group that is coordinating the program. The Midtown program was open to employees of three major anchors -- Wayne State University, Detroit Medical Center and Henry Ford Health System. Now it appears that a similar incentive program is in the works for downtown workers employed at Quicken Loans and other firms.
http://www.freep.com/article/20110623/BUSINESS04/106230456/Success-Midtown-incentives-inspire-Quicken-chairman-follow-suit-downtown
http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/28329694/detail.html
http://detnews.com/article/20110622/BIZ/106220412/Quicken-Loans-considers-incentives-to-lure-workers-to-Detroit#ixzz1Q2GUoiNl
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2011/06/22/Companies-join-Detroits-Live-Midtown-plan/UPI-95761308787362/

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WJBK-TV (Fox 2), 6/20
Selling employees on living in Detroit
by Alexis Wiley
Story focuses on what Detroit’s major employers are doing to encourage people to choose Detroit as their residence. Wayne State University, the Detroit Medical Center and Henry Ford Health System launched the Live Midtown initiative, which offers huge incentives to employees who either rent or buy homes in Midtown.
http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/dpp/news/detroit/selling-employees-on-living-in-detroit-20110620-wpms

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CBS Detroit, 6/13
Midtown Detroit: The city’s hippest new neighborhood
by Marie Osborne
WWJ reporter Marie Osborne discusses the revitalization of Midtown which has been experiencing significant growth and development. She cites Wayne State University, the Detroit Medical Center and the city’s cultural institutions as the hubs for the area that sees 50,000 people work or visit every day.
http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2011/06/13/midtown-detroit-the-citys-hippest-new-neighborhood/

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PBS, 4/22/11
Detroit will encourage its residents to move
Wayne State University and Live Midtown are featured in the “Re-Made in Detroit” segment of the PBS series “Blueprint America” highlighting various incentive programs to increase the city’s population. In order to entice employees to move to Midtown, the university, along with the Henry Ford Health System and the Detroit Medical Center, are offering huge discounts on rents and mortgages. Rasheda Williams, a WSU employee who grew up in Detroit, is considering moving back to the city.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/blueprintamerica/video/shrinking-cities-video-detroit-pays-its-residents-to-move/1195/

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The Detroit News, 4/8/11
"Which city will Detroit choose?"
by Daniel Howes
In his column about Detroit’s status as a city battling back from the recent low census numbers, Daniel Howes mentions Wayne State’s participation in the move forward. "Massive investments by the city's major hospital groups, an expansion by the College for Creative Studies, a strategy by Wayne State University to burrow more deeply into its patch and a program to lure more residents to the area are paying off."
http://detnews.com/article/20110408/OPINION03/104080340/Which-city-will-Detroit-choose?#ixzz1IvjtHjL1

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Model D, 4/5/11
"USA Today looks to Detroit for city center re-population trends"
The Census data are in, and while Detroit's declining population has made national headlines, the city center's re-population adds another element to the story. Since 2000, Detroit's downtown population grew by 59 percent, as at least 2000 residents moved to the downtown area. Detroit's growth mirrors a trend across the nation, as two-thirds of the nation's largest cities reported population increases in the heart of the town. Three anchor institutions -- Wayne State University, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit Medical Center -- recently launched "15 by 15," a campaign to bring 15,000 young, educated people to the downtown area by 2015. Among the lures are cash incentives: a $25,000 forgivable loan to buy (need to stay at least five years) downtown or $3,500 on a two-year lease.
http://www.modeldmedia.com/inthenews/usatodaycitycenter040511.aspx

Model D, 4/5/11
Editor's notebook: The death and life of a great American city
by Walter Wasacz
Walter Wasacz, Model D managing editor, writes a column about the hope for Detroit despite the recent census numbers revealing a decline in population. Illustrating his point, Wasacz writes, “In the packed week ahead, we have Detroit Restaurant Week, the Rustbelt to Artist Belt III conference and Art X, a festival that celebrates the work of 38 Kresge Foundation fellows. Another fellowship program, Detroit Fellows, administered by Wayne State University and intended to attract young creative talent to Detroit, is closing the application process the following week with implementation expected this summer.
http://www.modeldmedia.com/features/editorsnote411.aspx

Detroit Free Press, The Detroit News, WDIV-TV (4), 4/5; WXYZ-TV (7), Mlive.com, 4/4
"Whole Foods shopping for a site in Detroit"
The Whole Foods upscale grocery chain has been shopping for a possible store location in Detroit's Midtown district and has been holding meetings to line up potential local suppliers for it. A Whole Foods store could further boost Midtown, a district already undergoing rapid redevelopment thanks to new investment by Wayne State University and other anchor institutions. Whole Foods' discussions in Detroit have been an open secret in the local real estate community, with a parcel on the southwest corner of Warren and Woodward, owned by Wayne State University, one potential location.
http://www.freep.com/article/20110405/BUSINESS04/104050402/1318/SPORTS16/Whole-Foods-shopping-site-Detroit?odyssey=nav%7Chead

http://www.detnews.com/article/20110405/BIZ/104050343/1001/Detroit-hopes-to-entice-Whole-Foods

http://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=1014&DateTime=4%2F5%2F2011+5%3A07%3A51+AM&LineNumber=&MediaStationID=1014&playclip=True&RefPage

http://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=999&DateTime=4%2F4%2F2011+11%3A09%3A27+PM&LineNumber=&MediaStationID=999&playclip=True&RefPage

http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2011/04/post_52.html

Detroit Free Press, 4/3/11
"Shrinking Detroit can map out its future with census data"
by Steve Neavling
An article highlights Midtown as a thriving neighborhood in Detroit despite an overall population loss of 25 percent between 2000 and 2010. Michael Siegel, a 30-year-old medical student at Wayne State University, said he loves staying in the area. "Downtown and Midtown are a lot different than the areas in Detroit having problems. It's safe with good parking, and it's close to so many places," he commented. Additionally, Wayne State University is mentioned among the driving forces for young professionals.
http://www.freep.com/article/20110403/NEWS01/104030562/1318/New-credit-card-packs-in-tech/Shrinking-Detroit-can-map-out-its-future-census-data?odyssey=mod_sectionstories

Crain’s Detroit Business, 4/3/11
EDITORIAL: Midtown shines amid brighter area outlook
An editorial focuses on Midtown as one of Detroit's new “sweet spot.” Whole Foods is considering a Midtown location; The Collaborative Group, a network of entrepreneurial talent based in Birmingham, is about to launch the Detroit Challenge, bringing 30 young professionals around the country to Midtown to live and work in the area; the city of Detroit has found a way to finance the light-rail line along Woodward Avenue; a national Jewish group, Moishe House, is creating a Motor City version to provide subsidized housing for young adults in Midtown. These positive developments represent the most recent in a slew of announcements regarding confidence in Midtown, including how the three major Midtown employers – which includes Wayne State University -- offer stipends for employees who buy homes or rented apartments in Midtown.
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20110403/SUB01/304039984/editorial-midtown-shines-amid-brighter-area-outlook

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USA Today, 3/31/11
"Urban centers draw more young, educated adults"
by Haya El Nasser
Even in Detroit, where the population shrank by 25 percent since 2000, downtown added 2,000 young and educated residents during that time, up 59 percent , according to analysis of Census data by Impresa Inc., an economic consulting firm. "It tells us we've been on the right track," says David Egner, president and CEO of Detroit's Hudson-Webber Foundation. Three anchor institutions — Wayne State University, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit Medical Center — recently launched "15 by 15," a campaign to bring 15,000 young, educated people to the downtown area by 2015.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2011-04-01-1Ayoungrestless01_ST_N.htm

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The Detroit News, 3/26/11
"College students tour Midtown to connect with local firms"
by Jaclyn Trop
Wayne State University’s Midtown incentive program is mentioned in a story about programs established to bolster midtown and attract young adults.
http://detnews.com/article/20110326/BIZ/103260320/College-students-tour-Midtown-to-connect-with-local-firms#ixzz1HtenicOl

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On March 1, 2011 in the McGregor Memorial Conference Center, WSU hosted a town hall meeting on “Live Midtown,” the program that provides eligible WSU, DMC and Henry Ford Health System employees with incentives to buy or rent a Midtown residence or refurbish the exterior of an existing Midtown home. WSU Executive Vice President Andrea Roumell Dickson and Midtown Detroit Inc. President Susan Mosey discussed the program and took questions.
http://livemidtown.org
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c559aQfogUY
"Wayne State University has always considered our Midtown neighborhood to be an important part of what we are. It is an attractive place to live, learn, work and play."
- WSU President Allan Gilmour

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"Many factors go into editors' decisions on coverage"

by Jack Lessenberry

Jack Lessenberry, a member of the journalism faculty at Wayne State University and a former national editor of The Toledo Blade, discusses bias in news coverage and the importance of keeping coverage balanced.

http://www.toledoblade.com/JackLessenberry/2012/02/05/Many-factors-go-into-editors-decisions-on-coverage.html