INTRODUCTION

The PGC is a cluster of University organizations dedicated to the advancement of scholarship and culture through music, works of art, special collections, historical archives, natural science resources, other scholarly resources, performance programs, coursework and experiential learning. Members include Arts at Michigan, Bentley Historical Library, Clements Library, Detroit Observatory, Exhibit Museum of Natural History, Kelsey Museum of Archeaology, Museum of Art, Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum, University Library, and University Musical Society.

During the Winter 2006 semester, the PGC invited proposals for projects that draw on public culture and cultural institutions to engage undergraduates and help shape their education. Twelve faculty received grant awards of up to $2,500 from a fund provided by the Provost's Office for course-related projects developed in collaborations between faculty members and Public Goods Council members.

Please join us in congratulating the following grant recipients:

Naomi Andre
Women's Studies
"Gender in the Arts"
In collaboration with the Museum of Art

Catherine Badgley
Museum of Paleontology and Residential College
"Darwin in Performance"
In collaboration with Kate Mendeloff and the Exhibit Museum of Natural History

Catherine Benamou
Screen Arts & Culture, American Culture
"Working with the Orson Welles Collection"
In collaboration with the Special Collections Library

Dan Price
Residential College and School of Art and Design
"Visualizing the Simulacrum"
In collaboration with the Exhibit Museum of Natural History

Kelly Quinn
Taubman College of Architecture & Urban Planning and Center for Afroamerican and African Studies
"Making Claims: Anu Yadav Presents 'Capers'"
In collaboration with Arts at Michigan

Terri Sarris
Screen Arts & Culture
"Community Filmmaking"
In collaboration with Arts at Michigan

Janet Shier
Residential College
"From Rap to Ramadan"
In collaboration with Arts at Michigan

Ray Silverman
History of Art and Center for Afroamerican and African Studies
"Exhibiting Africa: Museum Representation of the Continent and Its People"
In collaboration with the Exhibit Museum of Natural History

Julie Skurski
Anthropology and History
"Comparison of Cultures"
In collaboration with Arts at Michigan

Nick Tobier
School of Art and Design
"Arts & Design Perspectives: Society"
In collaboration with the Exhibit Museum of Natural History

Mark Tucker
Lloyd Hall Scholars Program
"Art in Public Spaces: START"
In collaboration with Arts at Michigan

Stephen Ward
Center for Afroamerican and African Studies and Residential College
"History of Detroit in the 20th Century"
In collaboration with the Bentley Historical Library

To find out more about the funding priorities for this initiative, please click here.

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