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Detroit City Council honors Marygrove's IMD

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DETROIT, Mich., Oct. 25, 2010 —Detroit City Council recognized the Institute of Music and Dance (IMD) at Marygrove College recently for its distinguished service to the community through a Testimonial Resolution signed by Council President, Charles Pugh along with other members of the council.

The resolution states that, “The Detroit City Council recognizes and acknowledges the Institute of Music and Dance at Marygrove College with accolades for their many years of artistic service to the community, and extends best wishes for continued success in their role of enhancing the arts.”

With the help of funding agencies, including the Erb Foundation, Kresge Foundation and Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs, the Institute of Music and Dance at Marygrove College offers high quality, developmentally appropriate programs for children in music, dance, theater and visual arts. IMD prides itself on its outreach to the community as well as its collaboration with other arts organizations.

“Our mission, at the Institute of Music and Dance at Marygrove College, is to artistically educate and enlighten our students in the passion of the arts,” says IMD Director, Judith Molina. “Enhancing lives through the discipline and beauty of the arts helps build respect for self and community. This acknowledgement, by the Detroit City Council, of our hard work and successes, is a testament to the importance of the arts in building our city and leaders of tomorrow.”

CONTACT:

Karen Wood
Director of Communications and Marketing
Marygrove College
Ph: (313) 927-1446
Fax: (313) 927-1595
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www.marygrove.edu

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ABOUT MARYGROVE COLLEGE

Founded by the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) in 1905, Marygrove College is an independent liberal arts college and a Catholic institution of higher learning committed to developing leaders for the new global society. The main campus is situated on 53 wooded acres in northwest Detroit.

8425 W. McNichols Rd., Detroit, MI 48221
www.marygrove.edu