Time to sign up for next Detroit Orientation Institute

Detroit Orientation Institute will offer a spring program on three consecutive Tuesdays, April 25, May 2 and May 9. The DOI is a Wayne State University program that is designed to give attendees a wide-reaching intensive look at Detroit’s history and current development activity, as well as its issues and challenges.

DOI Director Ann Cuddohy Slawnik promises the upcoming program will offer “something new and different.” It will include a morning session on arts and culture at the Detroit Opera House followed by a walking tour of downtown that will include a stop at 1001 Woodward, among other interesting developments. The program will also include a panel discussion on the auto industry to be held at the Model T Automotive Heritage Complex, or T-Plex, as well a bus tour of the westside led by WDET’s Jerome Vaughn.

The DOI offers programs each fall and spring and attracts people who have recently moved to the city or region as well as those who have lived here their entire lives but are interested in gaining a fresh perspective on their home. Registration is limited to 55 participants and the cost is $750. Background information, a CD-ROM, meals and transportation around the city are provided.

For more information, go to www.doi.wayne.edu or call Slawnik at 313-577-0171.

Source: Ann Cuddohy Slawnik, Detroit Orientation Institute