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SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Net Impact Summit 2026
DESCRIPTION:Join the Net Impact at Ross 2026 Summit for a day of conversations and connections exploring how students can build careers that drive meaningful social and environmental impact.\n \nThe inaugural Summit will bring together students from across the University of Michigan with leaders working across impact investing\, philanthropy\, sustainability\, corporate social impact\, and nonprofit and impact consulting. Through a keynote\, practitioner panels\, and networking opportunities\, attendees will learn how professionals\, many of whom are UMich alumni\, have built careers in impact working across sectors.\n \nWhether you are actively pursuing a career in social impact or simply interested in how you can create positive impact through your future work\, the Summit is an opportunity to learn from practitioners and connect with a community of impact-minded graduate students and professionals.\n \nFriday\, October 30\, 2026 | University of Michigan\, Ann Arbor\nOpen to graduate and undergraduate students across the University of Michigan.\nTicket fees: $30 for non-member\, $15 for Net Impact at Ross members\, $10 for undergraduate students. \nBreakfast and lunch are included in your ticket. \nPlease pay your ticket fee via our registration page. If you have any questions regarding payment\, please contact our VP of Finance\, ksherap@umich.edu.\nAlternative payment options include venmo to @Kyla-Sherap\, or PayPal via paypal.me/AbigailAlpernFisch. \nWant to get your resume in front of employers? Include your resume in our resume book\, which will be shared with the organizations at the summit!\nAgenda \n\n9:30 check-in/breakfast programming begins at 10:00\n\n\n\nKeynote: Stacey D. Stewart — President & CEO\, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)\; Ross MBA\, Forbes 50 over 50\n\n\n\nCareer Journeys Across the Impact Spectrum Panel\n\nIan Swedish — Principal\, CCS Fundraising — Ross MBA '10/Ford MPP '09\nGabe Doss — Corporate Philanthropy\, Google.org — Ross MBA '21\nVaish Shastry — Director of Impact Acceleration Platform\, ECMC Group — Ross MBA '18 \nModerated by Eric Schwartz — Professor of Marketing\, University of Michigan Ross School of Business\; Co-founder\, BlueConduit \n\n\n\n Fireside Chat: Mission-Based Careers Across Sectors\n\nMeghan Chapple — Vice President of Sustainable Operations\, The Rockefeller Foundation — Erb alum (Ross MBA/SEAS M.S.)\nBroderick Johnson — Executive Vice President\, Public Policy & Digital Equity\, Comcast\; Board Member\, Obama Foundation — J.D. '83\n\n\n\n\nHow Institutions Deploy Capital\, Strategy\, and Business Expertise for Impact   \n\nNeesha Modi — Director of Programs and Social Investments\, The Kresge Foundation — Erb alum (Ross MBA/SEAS M.S.) '12\nBrittany Szczepanik — Co-Founder and Owner\, Positive Scenarios Consulting — M.S./MEng '17\nNzinga Broussard — Senior Director of Impact Measurement Sorenson Impact Institute — PhD '08\nModerated by Yaquta Fatehi from William Davidson Institute\n\n\nA special thank you to our corporate and co-sponsors: Rackham Graduate School\, CCS Fundraising\, Business + Impact at Ross\, The Erb Institute\, The School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS)\, The Ross School of Business Program Office\, The Ford School for Public Policy\, Zelle Lurie Institute\, and Energy Club at Ross\, and Zingerman's Deli.
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151830
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LOCATION:Blau Colloquium (B5570)
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Political Communication Working Group (PCWG)
DESCRIPTION:The Political Communication Working Group (PCWG) is an interdisciplinary workshop for graduate students and faculty to convene and discuss how political messages are produced\, disseminated\, and interpreted in contemporary media environments. Our core research topics focus on the evolving relationships between media\, politics\, and society. Drawing on the interdisciplinary fields of communication\, political science\, sociology\, and information science\, our members explore a wide range of topics such as public support for entertainment censorship\, climate change communication\, social learning on TikTok\, political para-social relationships\, polarization\, political biases in AI-generated content\, etc. Our sessions encourage the exchange of ideas and work across theoretical and methodological traditions.
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152771
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