University of Michigan - Michiganensian Yearbook (Ann Arbor, MI)

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Mortar Board members pose together with flowers. The group was involved in a number of activities aimed to better the University community, photo courtesy of Mortar Board Jewel Gopwani and Jeanne Shin pose together prior to a group event. The honor society was composed of 25 seniors, photo courtesy of Mortar Board An honor society dedicated to more than scholarly pursuits, Mortar Board members were devoted to leadership development and service to the Univer- sity community, encouraging lifelong contributions to the global community. Open to seniors who had excelled in the areas of scholarship, leadership and service, Mortar Board had 25 members including senior Amit Pandya, religion, biopsychology and cognitive science major. He was a member because Mortar Board not only provides many other oppor- tunities to get involved on campus, but it also provides a support system, consisting of an incred- ible cross-section of campus. Their commitment to bettering the University was evident from programs like PROFS, or Pro- fessors Reaching Out For Students, a luncheon lecture series, and Beyond the Classroom Walls, a program that invited incoming first year students to get involved on campus. They were involved with the Adopt a Child holiday event, Dance Marathon fundraisers, and Alternative Weekend service trips. Plans for the future included a student group field day and a University-wide Diag social. Pandya continued, There is definitely both a social and a service aspect to the group... we all love doing service for the University community and the community at large. by Bethany Kolenic Front Row: Sanjay Khetan, Lanaya Ethington, Graham Lanz, Laurie Burkitt, Uma Subramanan, Jeanne Shin, Joanne Alnajjar, Darren Goetz photo by Abby Johnson Organizations 349

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Front Row: Chen Li, Chung-Huang Lee, Henry Chang, Chung-Wen Shih Row 2: Wai-Chung Liang, Oliver Chen, Shanta Yu, Hao Chen photo by Susan Chalmers Front Row: Amanda Coleman, Carly Edwards, Amy Grude, Amber Guzzardo, Anne Kiedrowski, Emily Konzen, Ricci Openlander Row 2: David Meinhart, Bryan Maloney, Dan Smallidge, Ryan Maijkrzak, Rick Bush, Dave Lawrence, Jim Denner, Brian Spinneweber photo courtesy of Water Ski Club 348 Front Row: Janet Pien, Julie Stahmer, Ami Shah, Katherine Morris, Brianna Thomson, Barbara Hodges, Rachel Dooley Row 2: Jonathan Kadish, Maryann Mertz, Soonkeat Woon, Tory Suzuki, Elizabeth Oatley, Arny Denault, Vinay D ' Souza, Charles Bartus. Colleen Doyle, Michael Farina, Nkechiye Okwumabua Row 3: Aleta Sutterfield, Mark Giska, Robert Schmidt, Shawn Burney, Ryan Majkrzak, Adam Weber, Christopher Grimmer, David Stevens, Max Erickson, Eric Rask photo by Mike Cutri Front Row: Jordan Hodges, Julie Hartoin, Samantha Rollinger, Erica Dyer, Darryl Boyd Row 2: Rosalee Lochirco, Anita Gupta, Agatha Bommarito, Tamara Gipprich, Katie Warren, Jennifer De Capua, Kerri Murphy, Linda Schroeder, Lauren Gudritz, Aanchal Dhar, Rachei Miriani Row 3: Jaime Cohen, Fernando Yarza, Alexandra Anderson, Emilie O ' Netl, Lauren Harper, Samira Saleh, Margaret Kalahar, Marissa Bayman, Aaron Ann Cole, Stephanie Ash, Janice Liao, Yu-Chen Hu, Jennifer Chen, Christina Chi, Mariarn Khalife Row 4: Alyse Erman, Rachel Lewis, Jeffrey Lang, Saloni Shah, Kirnberly Guo, Rashmi Vasappa, Sangeetha Varanasi, Kush Goyal, Robert Curtis III, Catie Baetens, Janet Kandrevas photo by Susan Chalmers Mortar Board

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Ivette Robinson and John Machiorlatti lead a sign language class. Group members set up other events like close captioned movies and support groups, photo by Naomi Trager SHARINGuFE EXPERIENCES With goals to support deaf and hard of hearing people in the student body and community and to educate the community at large, the Hearing Im- paired Student Organization was very active in trying to meet them. They set up sign language classes, closed-captioned movies, support groups for the deaf and hard of hearing in the local commu- nity, particularly at local high schools, and devel- oped classes and forums for others to learn about the rights and culture of the deaf community. They supported students with any type of hearing loss, advising on how to solve problems arising from communication difficulties. Members mentored a deaf middle school student and honored and recog- HEARING IMPAIRED STUDENT ORGANIZATION nized any outstanding volunteer work in their field as part of supporting community efforts. However, senior economics major John Machiorlatti insisted that it was first and foremost a social group, which was just as important, consid- ering most deaf or hard of hearing students have gone through mainstream programs and may not know any other students like themselves. One of the greatest things about this organization is that when we get together, a person feels very comfort- able. You can talk about experiences with people like you, and you can share things you thought no one else understood. by Bethany Kolenic Front Row: Ivette Robinson, John Machiorlatti. Joan Smith 350 Hearing Impaired Student Organization members Ivette Robinson and John Machiorlatti lead a weekly group meeting. The group acted as a network and support group for deaf and hard of hearing people. photo by Naomi Trager Hearing Impaired Student Organization