BJC Fall U-M Campus Trip | Hosting

On Sunday, September 7th, the Cook Family Foundation is bringing approximately 50 of the top high school scholarship candidates from Shiawassee County for an overnight visit to the University of Michigan Ann Arbor campus. We are hoping that you will be willing to take the time to be a host for one of these students, most likely from your high school. As you know from your high school trip to U-M, no one can do a better job of promoting U of M than you can, so your assistance is a key to its success!

Here is a rough outline of our schedule:

Our plan is to gather at the Graduate Hotel, at 615 E Huron Street, at 2:30pm on Sunday afternoon, September 8th.  Here is our proposed schedule:

2:30 pm     Meet at the Graduate Ann Arbor Hotel Lobby

3:00 pm     Accompany your assigned student on an organized campus tour

5:15 pm     Join together for brief reception and pizza at the Original Collage inn

7:00 pm     Spend whatever time you can after dinner hanging-out with your guest to 

                  acquaint them with campus life in Ann Arbor. This could include joining a 

                  study group, a visit to your dorm room, movie, library, Arboretum, coffee 

                  or ice cream shop (we'll give you a small stipend), etc. You may wish to 

                  join with other hosts from your high school as a group. You can return 

                  your guest to the Graduate Ann Arbor Hotel at any time--but no later than 

                  10:30 pm. 

Please let us know right away (if you haven't already) whether you will be able to help so that we can make our plans.  We would welcome your help, even if you are unable to commit to the entire time. We will then be in touch with you with more specific information before the event. You can register here or email Yvette Collard (yvette@cookfamilyfoundation.org) or Jeri Preston (pjeri@umich.edu).

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