Job Openings at Herman Miller

Herman Miller Aeron Chair

Kimberly Coffman, Senior Manager of Supplier Diversity, Inclusiveness and Corporate Diversity at Herman Miller, has informed NOMA-Detroit that there are several important positions open at the company, including two design/hospitality-related positions. See the job listings on the Herman Miller job listings page.

Would You Move to Detroit?

WDET, a public radio station broadcasting from Wayne State University in Detroit, created and fielded a non-scientific survey , "What would it take to get you to move to the city of Detroit?" Expecting about 1,000 people to respond, they got more than they anticipated: 2,200 people completed a portion of the survey; 1,700 completed the entire questionnaire.

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"The majority of respondents said the following factors, if addressed, might influence them in considering a move to Detroit: lowered crime, better city services, better neighborhoods, better schools, less government corruption, better shopping, better public transportation, and increased walkability."

See the survey questions and results on the WDET site.

Be an Ambassador for the Detroit Works Project

NOMA Detroit members, affiliates and friends are welcome to volunteer with the "rebooted" Detroit Works Project. As an Ambassador, you will be a champion of Detroit Works Project Long Term Planning, and will be on the front line engaging community members through one-on-one conversations, neighborhood meetings and events. 

Get more information, and sign up to be an Ambassador here: http://detroitworksproject.com/engagement/how-to-engage/

Also, the Detroit Works Project to have a physical home - office space across from the Eastern Market. The new space is part of the overall strategy to reach out to the community and answer residents' questions. Read more here.

The Sights and Sounds of Detroit

Get ready, 'cause here we come! NOMA-Detroit presented this video in Atlanta as it was announced that we would be hosting the 40th NOMA National Conference. Experience the history and vitality of Detroit.

Saundra Little, CEO of Centric Design Studio and 2011 NOMA Detroit president, was name Entrepreneur of the Month for December at TechTown in Detroit. Congratulations, Saundra and CDS!

NOMA Detroit Holiday Party 2011

NOMA Detroit Holiday Party

please join us as we celebrate the season

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

6:00-9:00pm

The Westin Book Cadillac Hotel

Motor Bar - Second Floor off the Hotel Lobby

1114 Washington Boulevard 

Detroit, MI 48226

Free Admission + Complementary Hors D’oeuvers

Sponsored by Centric Design Studio (http://www.centricdesignstudio.com/)

Cash Bar and Cash Full Menu Available

NOMA Detroit is happy to announce that the Detroit chapter has been selected as the host of the 40th Annual National Organization of Minority Architects Conference in October 18-20, 2012 at The Westin Book Cadillac Hotel!!

Come out and Sign up for a Conference Planning Committee:

                     

View the NOMA 2012 Conference video

50/ 50 Raffle

RSVP by Dec 9, 2011 to tbrown@hamilton-anderson.com

Battle of the Bricks Student Competition

Recognizing the need to build awareness within communities of color about the career and life opportunities possible in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields, Aaron Dworkin has founded the Battle of the Bricks competition for Black and Latino students. The competition challenges students eight to 17 to solve real world problems by creating unique designs out of LEGO(R) bricks.


The organization's website says with Battle of the Bricks (http://www.battlebricks.org), "we are working to launch the first-of-its-kind national competitive initiative incorporating engineering, design, architecture and other scientific principles for young Black and Hispanic students, which will showcase and cultivate the talents of the top young students who represent the future in the fields of science and math. Overall, we want to inspire and nurture curiosity and core scientific skill-sets in those who are most underrepresented in our country's science professions."


Dworkin also founded the successful Sphinx organization, which promotes participation in classical music among Blacks and Latinos. He is also a member of the National Council on the Arts and a member of the Obama National Arts Policy Committee


Back to the Bricks is sponsored by LEGO Education, Ford Motor Company, College for Creative Studies, Cranbrook Academy of Art, and the University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning. Students can apply to participate at https://battlebricks.myreviewroom.com/ through December 9, 2011.