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
- Honorary Paton Fellow Call for Nominations
- 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
- 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
- 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:
- General Events Information: link
- Creating Craft Cocktails: A Networking Event at Mythology Distillery
- Timing: August 28, 5:30 - 8:00 pm
- Location:
- Mythology Distillery - 3622 Tejon Street, Denver
- Overview:
- Join the Denver Business Series at our next event -- a casual, yet refined night of networking at the newly opened Mythology Distillery
- We'll be sampling their latest spirits, tasting light appetizers and enjoying the last days of summer
- The owners will be providing short tours of the distillery throughout the evening, showcasing how locally grown Colorado rye and barley are transformed into craft whiskey, vodka and other spirits
- Each ticket includes food and two drinks (beer, wine or a cocktail) or choose a sample flight of their spirits for a tasting
Price: $30 (early bird) or $35 (regular)
- Registration: http://www.dbseries.org/event-2997245
Honorary Paton Fellow Call for Nominations
- Help Ross's Paton Accounting Center honor individuals who through their accounting expertise have made significant contributions as business leaders
- Susan Slavin of the Paton Center has asked us to share the Paton Fellow nomination form with you to nominate deserving recepients
- The deadline for nominee submission is September 1st, 2018
- Nominees may be “rising stars” or honored for lifetime contributions, living or posthumously; secondary consideration may also be given to meritorious community or professional service and positive impact on Michigan Ross accounting education
- For more information about the Michigan Ross Honorary Paton Fellow Program, please visit the Paton website; past recipients include: David Noonan, Carleton Griffin, Gregory Jonas, Robert Anthony, Julie Booth and Robert Neary; the Paton Center encourages you to view their inductee videos online
- Please contact Susan Slavin, Paton Center Program Manager, with any questions (sslavin@umich.edu).
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
