Case Collective at Ford

11/17/2015

Final judging event TOMORROW at 11:40 in the Weill Hall 3rd Floor Seminar Room!

11/02/2015

10/30/2015

The Ford Case Competition registration form is live. Sign up your team now! The sign-up deadline is Sunday night by midnight.

Or you can find a team to join here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lzHEGilQfX0Cm17A--Sm-7b-le5SEyG_4-bCy-9W-FA/edit =0

10/30/2015

BREAKING NEWS...

02/21/2015

"At the East Lansing City Council’s February 17 meeting, five first year Ford School masters students, winners of the inaugural Ford Case Competition, presented to the council their proposal to resolve the city’s downtown parking concerns."

READ MORE from the Ford School's web story: http://fordschool.umich.edu/news/2015/ford-case-competition-winners-present-east-lansing-city-council

At the East Lansing City Council’s February 17 meeting, five first year Ford School masters students, winners of the inaugural Ford Case Competition, presented to the council their proposal to resolve the city’s downtown parking concerns. The city, home to Michigan State University, has experienced…

02/18/2015

2014 Ford Case Competition winners at the East Lansing City Council

The Ford Case Competition (FCC), student-organized and run by the Ford Case Collective, is a 10-day consulting project in which teams of graduate public policy students compete against one another. This year, the program’s first, sought to address ongoing parking concerns in the City of East Lansing, MI. On Tuesday, February 17, 2015, the winning team (Kamolika Das, Catherine Derbes, Brenda Duverce, Maureen Higgins, and Khush Singh) presented their findings and proposal to the City Council at its bi-weekly public meeting at City Hall in the heart of East Lansing’s downtown.

The Ford Case Competition (FCC), student-organized and run by the Ford Case Collective, is a 10-day consulting project in which teams of graduate public policy students compete against one another.

This year, the program’s first, sought to address ongoing parking concerns in the City of East Lansing, MI.

On Tuesday, February 17, 2015, the winning team (Kamolika Das, Catherine Derbes, Brenda Duverce, Maureen Higgins, and Khush Singh) presented their findings and proposal to the City Council at its bi-weekly public meeting at City Hall in the heart of East Lansing’s downtown.

Photos: Nick Pfost/Ford School Communications & Outreach

02/17/2015

The 2014 Ford Case Competition winners will be presenting their parking proposal to the East Lansing City Council tonight. Good luck to Kamolika Das, Catherine Derbes, Brenda Duverce, Maureen Higgins, and Khush Singh!

Go Blue!

The inaugural Ford School Case Competition has come to an end (see pictures here), with a group of first-year MPP students taking this year’s title.

11/25/2014

They're up!

The Ford Case Competition (FCC), student-organized and run by the Ford Case Collective, is a 10-day consulting project in which teams of graduate public policy students compete against one another. Through the competition, students create implementable solutions to real-world policy problems facing a local government or nonprofit organization in Michigan. This year, the program’s first, sought to address ongoing parking concerns in the City of East Lansing, MI. On Friday, March 21, 2014, the final three teams presented their proposals to city administrators and a panel of Ford School faculty experts at the Joan and Sanford Weill Hall.

Michigan Daily: http://www.michigandaily.com/news/case-competition
More: http://fordschool.umich.edu/events/2014/ford-case-collective-final-showcase

Photos:
Nick Pfost/Ford School Communications/Outreach
Peter Smith/Ford School Communications/Outreach

11/25/2014

2014 Ford Case Competition

The Ford Case Competition (FCC), student-organized and run by the Ford Case Collective, is a 10-day consulting project in which teams of graduate public policy students compete against one another. Through the competition, students create implementable solutions to real-world policy problems facing a local government or nonprofit organization in Michigan. This year, the program’s first, sought to address ongoing parking concerns in the City of East Lansing, MI. On Friday, March 21, 2014, the final three teams presented their proposals to city administrators and a panel of Ford School faculty experts at the Joan and Sanford Weill Hall.Michigan Daily: http://www.michigandaily.com/news/case-competitionMore: http://fordschool.umich.edu/events/2014/ford-case-collective-final-showcase

The Ford Case Competition (FCC), student-organized and run by the Ford Case Collective, is a 10-day consulting project in which teams of graduate public policy students compete against one another. Through the competition, students create implementable solutions to real-world policy problems facing a local government or nonprofit organization in Michigan. This year, the program’s first, sought to address ongoing parking concerns in the City of East Lansing, MI. On Friday, March 21, 2014, the final three teams presented their proposals to city administrators and a panel of Ford School faculty experts at the Joan and Sanford Weill Hall.

Michigan Daily: http://www.michigandaily.com/news/case-competition
More: http://fordschool.umich.edu/events/2014/ford-case-collective-final-showcase

Photos:
Nick Pfost/Ford School Communications/Outreach
Peter Smith/Ford School Communications/Outreach

11/21/2014

Congrats to the winning team of the first ever Ford School Case Competition! Thanks to everyone who participated as well. More pics of the event to follow on Monday.

11/06/2014

Case Competition Kick-Off Tonight! 6pm in Rm 1230 - only for members of registered teams. Also for those who could not make it to the lunch with Mayor Triplett yesterday and are still in suspense:

11/05/2014

SO MANY FCC Updates!

First - thanks to everyone who came to Design Thinking 101 with Innovatrium. We snapped a couple of pics during the session - look at all that teamwork in action!

TODAY: Mayor Nathon Triplett (MPP '09) of East Lansing will be here to talk about the policy issues he faces daily. Come enjoy lunch at 12pm in Rm 1220 and get an edge on the competition by learning more about the client, the City of East Lansing!

ALSO TODAY BY 11:59 PM - Register your team! Don't wait until the last minute - register now.