Between several instances of racist graffiti on campus and student and community protests, it's been a tumultuous start for the new president of Eastern Michigan University. James Smith plans to connect with the community moving forward.
Saying he wants to hear what's on the minds of members of the Eastern community, University President James Smith is planning six so-called "listening sessions" beginning December 1st through early next February.
Each session is designed so President Smith can hear directly from various stakeholders about their concerns and hopes for Eastern.
The EMU president will hold one listening session at each of thefive colleges, and a sixth listening session will be held for other employees who are not part of a college.
While conversation about recent campus incidents is open for discussion, the sessions had been in the works for awhile and are intended to focus on a variety of short and long term issues at Eastern.
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— Lisa Barry is a reporter, and host of All Things Considered on 89.1 WEMU. Contact her at 734.487.3363, on twitter @LisaWEMU, or email her lbarryma@emich.edu
