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LTU and Southfield City Centre build bridges at Mackinac Policy Conference

May 30, 2024

MACKINAC ISLAND—Lawrence Technological University President Tarek Sobh and Southfield Mayor Kenson Siver hosted an informative luncheon in the Lilac Room at the Grand Hotel during the Detroit Regional Chamber’s 2024 Mackinac Policy Conference. The two leaders discussed current and upcoming developments in the city of Southfield.

Mayor Siver highlighted recent successes in redeveloping Southfield. He said the city has experienced numerous developments and growth in recent years that continue to attract people and businesses.

“Another advantage of Southfield is Lawrence Technological University,” Siver said. “We have a business incubator at LTU that assists local businesses and supports new ones.” Siver was referring to the Centrepolis Acceleartor on the LTU campus, which has assisted more than 300 companies with resources such as expertise and funding to help them grow. The city has also added parks and recreational opportunities, including more than 20 miles of non-motorized pathways for walking and biking.

“It’s been an amazing year for the university, and our relationship with the city could not be better,” Sobh added. He highlighted the technological, interdisciplinary education that LTU provides to prepare students for the careers of the future. To ensure students are poised for success, the university works with more than 800 companies to help students gain real-world experience. And to encourage youth to pursue higher education, LTU now has 1,300 high school students from around the region taking first-year-level university courses through nearly 50 dual enrollment agreements with area K-12 schools.

“We want to keep talent in Michigan,” Siver added, and LTU is assisting in this goal. The university has witnessed enrollment growth for four consecutive years and an economic impact that is five times the annual budget. Also, more than 90% of LTU graduates stay and work in Michigan. All that points to LTU being a positive economic impact on Southfield and Michigan.

In pursuit of the twin goals of redeveloping Southfield and retaining talent, LTU is expanding programming among all five of its colleges to stay agile in meeting industry needs and attracting future students.

 

Lawrence Technological University is one of only 13 private, technological, comprehensive doctoral universities in the United States. Located in Southfield, Mich., LTU was founded in 1932 and offers more than 100 programs through its Colleges of Architecture and Design, Arts and Sciences, Business and Information Technology, Engineering, and Health Sciences, as well as Specs@LTU as part of its growing Center for Professional Development. PayScale lists Lawrence Tech among the nation’s top 11 percent of universities for alumni salaries. Forbes and The Wall Street Journal rank LTU among the nation’s top 10 percent. U.S. News and World Report list it in the top tier of the best Midwest colleges. Students benefit from small class sizes and a real-world, hands-on, “theory and practice” education with an emphasis on leadership. Activities on Lawrence Tech’s 107-acre campus include more than 60 student organizations and NAIA varsity sports.

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Use Your Cell Phone as a Document Camera in Zoom

  • What you will need to have and do
  • Download the mobile Zoom app (either App Store or Google Play)
  • Have your phone plugged in
  • Set up video stand phone holder

From Computer

Log in and start your Zoom session with participants

From Phone

  • Start the Zoom session on your phone app (suggest setting your phone to “Do not disturb” since your phone screen will be seen in Zoom)
  • Type in the Meeting ID and Join
  • Do not use phone audio option to avoid feedback
  • Select “share content” and “screen” to share your cell phone’s screen in your Zoom session
  • Select “start broadcast” from Zoom app. The home screen of your cell phone is now being shared with your participants.

To use your cell phone as a makeshift document camera

  • Open (swipe to switch apps) and select the camera app on your phone
  • Start in photo mode and aim the camera at whatever materials you would like to share
  • This is where you will have to position what you want to share to get the best view – but you will see ‘how you are doing’ in the main Zoom session.