Rackham Public Scholarship treks provide graduate students with brief experiences of one to several days to learn more about the workplaces, projects, research and other opportunities involved in a specific career context related to public engagement and the common good. Students will engage in a site visit to meet with publicly engaged scholars working in a range of professions.
During the trek to the Kresge Foundation, students will:

Receive an introduction the foundation and learn about some of the work and events Kresge supports
Participate in a planned lunch forum on the work of the Environment Team, particularly focused on recent national and world reports related to climate change
Interact with and shadow program officers from the Environment Team and others (as available) to learn about the day-to-day job of a program officer
Meet with a member of the Kresge Operationalizing Racial Equity Team to understand how Kresge is working to advance racial equity in the philanthropic world
Connect with other Kresge Teams, based on desire of students and availability (Arts and Culture, Education, Health, Human Services, Communication, American Cities, Detroit, Social Investments, Investments)
Possibly meet with a member of the Executive Team to get a broader view of philanthropy (as schedules allow)

Itinerary
8:30 a.m. Depart Rackham Graduate School
9:30 to 9:45 a.m. Arrive at Kresge Foundation
2:30 p.m. Depart Kresge Foundation
3:30 to 4:00 p.m. Arrive back at Rackham Graduate School
Note: Rackham provides transportation to/from the site.
Host: Jalonne L. White-Newsome, Senior Program Officer, Environment Program. Ph.D., Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan School of Public Health.
About the Kresge Foundation: The Kresge Foundation is a private, national foundation that works to expand opportunities in America’s cities through grantmaking and social investing in arts and culture, education, environment, health, human services, and community development in Detroit. Since their founding, improving the life circumstances for low-income, underserved adults and children has been their constant philanthropic focus. In 2012 they narrowed their geographic focus to the nation’s cities. More than 80 percent of the U.S. population lives in and around cities. Working in them offers the greatest potential to assist the largest groups of people experiencing hardship and poverty.
Application Deadline: February 21, 2020
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