Residence Life and Housing announces special events April 28, May 10

4:05 p.m., April 22, 2016--The Change-Maker Lunches series, presented by University of Delaware Residence Life and Housing, returns this spring with two new lunches on April 28 and May 10. 

The Change-Maker Lunches are a short series of lunches designed to connect students to local change-makers; spark conversations among students and provide opportunities for constructive and informative dialogue.

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• Summer SAT, ACT prep
• 'Opus 13' pre-sale

Students have the opportunity to attend one of two upcoming lunches:

On Thursday, April 28, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Tommy Luginbill will discuss his startup Grey Matter. Luginbill founded a startup that provides the U.S. military with revolutionary decontaminating fabric technology to meet the needs of the Department of Homeland Security.

On Tuesday, May 10, from noon to 1:30 p.m., Lisa Simon will discuss her non-profit organization called Reading ASSIST Institute (RAI). Inspired by her son’s reading difficulties, Simon co-founded RAI, which assists in improving literacy rates in Delaware.

Lunches will be held in Caffé Gelato on Main Street and are completely free for selected participants.

Students are encouraged to sign up here. For questions, contact residence hall coordinators Jessica Cornwell at jcornwel@udel.edu or Justin Bruchey at jbruchey@udel.edu.