Category: Ambassador Spotlights

August 21, 2020

Pivoting Passion to Change Agency: The Building Blocks of Pushing From Moments to Movements through Advocacy Positions

Follow-up blog to the Aug. 18th conversation with Lauren and Whitney, Appointees to the Michigan Coronavirus Taskforce on Racial Disparities. Watch the recording here. 2020 has truly highlighted the need for accountability, […]

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August 19, 2020

IN-PERSON VS. ONLINE ONLY: LET’S DETROIT AMBASSADORS SHARE FALL SEMESTER EXPECTATIONS AS COLLEGES DECIDE HOW TO NAVIGATE COVID-19

Right now, universities and colleges are scrambling to decide whether to allow students to return to campuses or go with online only instruction – which would further cement the “new normal” for millions of students. […]

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August 17, 2020

Influencing Community Change as a Detroit Young Professional

Whitney Griffin, appointee to the Michigan Coronavirus Task Force on Racial Disparities, reflects on her experiences investing in statewide advisory roles. Millennials are key to influencing societal change and now, […]

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August 04, 2020

Let’s Detroit 2020 Remote Internship Diary: Electric Car Lover Interns at Rivian

Automotive Graduate Student at University of Michigan Ann Arbor and Summer 2020 Battery Controls Intern at Rivian  MY STORY  Hometown: Chennai, India  The word adventurous has always had a special place in my dictionary. Adventure is to live, and I feel a new […]

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July 28, 2020

Culture for Change Conference discount code for Let’s Detroit Ambassadors

Thanks to our ambassador Alyssa Williams at Strategic Community Partners, Let’s Detroit ambassadors are invited to attend the Culture for Change Conference (Sept. 14-17) using discount codes for up to $20 off registration! The conference […]

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July 27, 2020

Apply to be a 2020-2021 Let’s Detroit Campus Ambassador 

Let’s Detroit is seeking college students to serve as remote Campus Ambassadors during the 2020-2021 academic year. Ten students will be hired for each semester. The ideal candidate is enthusiastic about building their career in […]

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July 21, 2020

Dear Millennials, It’s Time to Lead

Last month marked the end of Leadership Detroit, a transformational leadership program for existing and emerging regional leaders, and now I am officially a LD Class XLI graduate.   What does that mean?  My classmates and […]

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July 13, 2020

Pandemic Pets, A Way to Cope Amid Covid-19

PANDEMIC PETS: NOT JUST A PHENOMENON, BUT A WAY TO COPE AMID COVID-19 As it turns out, there is a positive phenomenon taking place across America because of the pandemic […]

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June 25, 2020

Graduating During a World Pandemic

  I have always struggled with endings. As the first day of my last college semester started, I dreaded knowing that there would also be a last day of my […]

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June 24, 2020

Sketching with a Brush Pen

Campus Ambassador Malik Stroughter shares how he’s been relaxing during quarantine and gives some tips and tricks below to help relieve stress and refocus energy to a positive place.   […]

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