Ross Newsletter: Ross First Thursdays (7/5 Canceled, 8/2 up next), Summer Picnic (7/29)


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Updates in this newsletter include:

  • Club Events
    • Summer Picnic (7/29)
    • “Ross First Thursdays” Monthly Networking (8/2)
  • Denver Business Series (DBS)
    • Board Position Available
    • Events
  • Sign-up for Our Events Calendar
  • Useful Club Links

Club Events:  Summer Picnic Bringing Ross and Broader U-M Clubs Together

  • Timing:  Sunday, July 29 (12 - 4 pm)
  • Location:  Congress Park Shelter Area (850 Josephine St, Denver, CO 80206)
  • Overview:
    • Please join the U-M Club of Denver and the Ross Club of Denver for a summer social picnic at Congress Park!
    • At this family friendly event we will be welcoming new alums to the Denver area and welcoming newly admitted students to the Michigan family.
    • The Clubs will serve lunch and host games and activities for all ages.  Bonus bragging rights for game winners and double Michigan grads, Michigan natives, and children of grads.
  • Registration:  link
  • Cost:  U-M and Ross Clubs covering food and drinks
  • Questions:  email Heyden Graham at heydeng@gmail.com

Club Events:  “Ross First Thursdays” Monthly Networking

  • Note:  Due to 4th of July holiday, the July 5 First Thursday is cancelled!
  • Timing:  Thursday, August 2, 5:30-8 pm
  • Location:  Public School 303 (1959 16th St, Denver, CO 80202)
  • Overview:
    • We successfully conducted our initial two First Thursdays and need your help to keep the momentum going!
    • We have some limited funds to pick up part of the tab, so get there early to take advantage; when the budget is dry, we will shift over to buy-your-own
    Registration:  link
  • Cost:  Free, Club will cover light appetizers and drinks

Denver Business Series (DBS)

  • Board Position Available:
    • Ross is one of ~25 global business schools that make up DBS
    • We are looking for a new board member to represent Ross on DBS beginning in August
    • The board member will vote on important DBS topics, support DBS programming and be our primary connector between DBS and the Ross board
    • Interested?  Please reach out to Kent Schmeckpeper at kent.schmeckpeper@comcast.net
  • Events:
    • DBS Events Website with Details:  link
    • Current Events:  None currently scheduled

Sign-up for Our Events Calendar

  • We know you are busy and sometimes miss our newsletters, so if you want to have our events always on your calendar, click this link to sign-up (same link as above, so no need to fill it out twice)
  • This is a low impact calendar that will only have ~6 events per year show up, so you don’t have to worry about excessive spam

Useful Club Links