The University of Michigan Business School's Global Citizenship Program is a two day action learning model conducted during orientation week. During these two days, teams of students, faculty and staff, along with corporate managers, work side-by-side on community projects. These projects are intended to help students understand the difficult issues and frustrations faced by community organizations. The students have opportunities throughout the year to continue to volunteer their business skills and time.
Graham Mercer is director of the Michigan Business School's Global Citizenship program, an action learning program designed to develop graduate students with an awareness and appreciation of the inter-relationship between business-and-society. Prior to joining the Business School, Graham had considerable experience in action learning programming both as a corporate consultant and director of Outward Bound.