Michigan Partners

The Arab Culture Club at GVSU
The Arab Culture Club (ACC) was established in 1999 by students interested in Arab culture. It was created to promote awareness of Arab culture and to provide an experience of the traditions and customs. The club hopes to successfully share the old traditions now being passed down to the first American-born generation.

Asian Student Union at Grand Valley State University
The goal of the Asian Student Union focuses on serving as a support group and an educational resource for students who are interested in learning more about Asian cultures. The group strives to dispel stereotypes regarding Asian Americans through workshops and cultural events.

Every Woman's Place/Webster House
Every Woman's Place is a crisis center for women and their children. The agency subscribes and adheres to a supportive philosophy of self-determination and empowerment and treats individuals with respect, regard for their dignity and with absolute confidentiality for their privacy. Every Woman's Place will pursue and/or provide those opportunities within the community that lead to women's safety, self-sufficiency, productivity and meaningful participation in their communities.

Grand Rapids Community Media Center
The Community Media Center is dedicated to building community through media: providing avenues for self-expression, uniting diverse points of view, promoting the principles of democracy and an informed electorate and nurturing artistic visions.

Grand Rapids Institute for Information Democracy
GRIID acts as a local media watchdog, monitoring news, commercialism, ownership and the media's responsibility to the public. GRIID coordinates the CMC Tele-Democracy Projectó hosting and broadcasting local candidate forums, voter information and monitoring local news media coverage of elections. It provides services to the greater Grand Rapids community such as: Media Literacy Workshops for educators; Workshops on How to Engage the Commercial Media; Research on local commercial & news media; Published reports on local news coverage; Hosting community forums through its Media & Society Series; Free Media Resources; and Presentations for University, High School and Grade School classes.

Grand Valley State University School of Communications
The School of Communications at Grand Valley State University considers creative activity and scholarly achievement an important part of the construction of meaning in society. The curriculum within the School of Communications reflects a commitment to integrate professional and liberal education. The study of communication at Grand Valley State University emphasizes a broad understanding of the field combined with a solid knowledge of specific technical skills. Foregrounding a liberal arts context, emphasis is placed on learning-by-doing. Students frequently participate in creative performances, exhibitions and publications related to their chosen major field of study.

Grand Valley State University Women and Gender Studies Department
Women and Gender Studies at Grand Valley State University offers an interdisciplinary curriculum based on the scholarship of the study of women, men, lesbians, gays, transgendered people and bisexuals. Part of the College of Interdisciplinary Studies, WGS has close relationships with African/African American Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, Latin American Studies, East Asian Studies and Liberal Studies. The WGS Program works closely with GVSU's Women's Center to cosponsor a wide variety of speakers, events and internships.

Men's Resource Center of West Michigan
The Men's Resource Center of West Michigan is dedicated to helping men discover, develop and celebrate their humanity and seeks to free men of the rigid male training that erodes their lives and relationships. The centerís goal is to help men re-define and revision their masculinity to experience full humanity and to establish respectful lives. They seek to provide awareness and growth through counseling, consultation, education, advocacy and experiential workshops. They invite the support of women in this venture and avoid any principle or activity that would undermine or subjugate women. Their vision is men joining together to create a caring, strong and safe community.

Michigan Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
MCADSV is a statewide membership organization whose members represent a network of over 70 domestic and sexual violence programs and over 200 allied organizations and individuals. They have provided leadership as the statewide voice for survivors of domestic and sexual violence and the programs that serve them since 1978.

Michigan Medical P.C. (mmpc®)
Michigan Medical P.C. (MMPC) is the largest physician owned multi-specialty group in West Michigan and one of the largest physician partnerships in Michigan. MMPC has over 300 healthcare providers in numerous locations across West Michigan including the Grand Rapids and Holland areas.

UICA
Founded in 1977, the Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts (UICA) is a vibrant research and development center for the art of today and tomorrow. Through interdisciplinary presentation, education, community studios and art therapy, they actively challenge both artists and audiences to new levels of creative activity, collaboration, dialogue and healing.

WGVU PBS&NPR (Producing Partner)
WGVU's continued mission is to provide educational, informative and entertaining programs and events to the West Michigan community as a service of Grand Valley State University.

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