MEDIA ADVISORY
WHAT: Lecture titled "Strong Neighborhoods: Strong Detroit," featuring Susan T. Mosey, president of the University Cultural Center Association in Detroit, and Maggie DeSantis, founder and president of the Warren/Conner Development Coalition.
WHEN: 12-1 p.m., Tuesday, April 29, 2014
WHERE: Alumni House, 441 Gilmour Mall, Detroit, MI, 48202
MORE INFO: Susan T. Mosey has been the president of the University Cultural Center Association (UCCA) in Detroit for 24 years. This nonprofit organization, newly reconstituted as Midtown Detroit, Inc., is responsible for community development, marketing, public space maintenance, security services, real estate and small business development, and arts programming within Detroit's University Cultural Center and New Center districts -- now known as Midtown. Projects undertaken by the organization under her direction include new streetscapes and park 
development, greenway planning and construction, and residential and commercial real estate development and management. The organization also produces a number of signature events for the district, including Art X Detroit and Noel Night.
Maggie DeSantis is founder and president of the Warren/Conner Development Coalition (WCDC), one of Detroit's largest and most successful community organizations. Since 1984, the WCDC has served as a catalyst to improve the quality of life for residents. Under DeSantis' leadership, the WCDC has focused on community partnerships, youth substance abuse prevention, after-school programs, community farming initiatives and redevelopment/land use issues. Signs of revitalization in the area include the development of the 60,000-square-foot Mack-Alter Square shopping center, a revitalized Warren/Conner Shopping Center and hundreds of new homes.
The lecture is free but guests must register by April 25 to www.alumni.wayne.edu/events or 313-577-2300. Parking is available in structures 1 and 5 for $6.50 (credit card or OneCard only; see map at www.maps.wayne.edu).
This event is sponsored by the Arthur L. Johnson Urban Perspectives Lecture Series, and is made possible in part by generous support from DTE Energy Foundation.
Wayne State University is a premier urban research institution offering more than 370 academic programs through 13 schools and colleges to nearly 28,000 students.