{"id":2826,"date":"2019-07-08T20:35:21","date_gmt":"2019-07-08T20:35:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/cas\/?p=2826"},"modified":"2024-07-12T16:11:22","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T16:11:22","slug":"mackenzie-thrower-found-his-why-with-the-ma-in-social-sciences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/case\/2019\/07\/08\/mackenzie-thrower-found-his-why-with-the-ma-in-social-sciences\/","title":{"rendered":"Mackenzie Thrower found his ‘why’ with the MA in Social Sciences"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Mackenzie Thrower (\u201914, MA \u201917) finds fulfillment every day in his work as the Nutrition Program Manager for the Crim Fitness Foundation<\/a>. He didn\u2019t always plan on serving the community through food education and programming; he thought he would join the military and work in the State Department. Mackenzie\u2019s interest in nutrition education started with a chance discovery in a graduate economics course at the University of Michigan-Flint. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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While earning his MA in Social Sciences<\/a>, Mackenzie took Dr. Adam Lutzker\u2019s course ECN 566: The Global Economy. Tasked with exploring a particular sector of the economy, Mackenzie chose food & agriculture. It wasn\u2019t long before he saw the implications of food issues in almost everything he studied. In a sociology class dealing with equity, concepts like food justice spurred his interest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe talked about how the Black Panthers had a program for food access. I found that interesting. I started realizing how entrenched food is with power,\u201d<\/strong> Mackenzie says. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After completing his master\u2019s coursework, Mackenzie began work with the national non-profit Food Corps, embedded in the Crim Fitness Foundation. Thanks to that experience and the problem-solving abilities nurtured during his UM-Flint education, Mackenzie was offered a full-time position and eventual promotion with the foundation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mackenzie teaching a cooking class at the Flint Farmers Market.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Mackenzie sees the interdisciplinary education found in programs like the MA in Social Sciences as invaluable in both his professional and personal life.  \u201cThe program draws on sociology, international relations, history … it spans many traditional disciplines that contribute to a well-rounded professional,\u201d<\/strong> he says. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mackenzie developed that mindset as a UM-Flint\nundergraduate, selecting the interdisciplinary major of Spanish and\nInternational Studies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHaving a broad education allows me to engage clinicians, community members, government officials \u2026 I\u2019m never going to work with just one discipline, so I need to be able to speak to many different subjects.\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his position at the Crim Fitness Foundation, Mackenzie oversees\nthe food education and programming for close to 20 Flint-area schools. He\nencourages his coordinators to be accessible role models for students, setting\nan example to be active with the process of growing and cooking healthy foods. He\nthinks accessible educators and mentors with whom you can build a relationship\nare crucial, and he found that during his time at UM-Flint. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe relationship I had with my professors is honestly one of the biggest draws of the program,\u201d<\/strong> Mackenzie says. \u201cYou\u2019re on a first-name basis with your professors, I could drop by Adam\u2019s office today and talk with him for a half-hour. You don\u2019t get that at many institutions.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mackenzie found an experience at UM-Flint that allowed him to explore complex issues through the powerful lens of the arts & sciences. Because of the university\u2019s community-centeredness, he was able to take his learning into practice, and found a career that nourishes his commitment to positive social change. UM-Flint contributed not only his professional toolkit but also his professional desire. In his words, \u201cI found my \u2018why,\u2019 and that\u2019s what motivates me each day to see changes through in the long term.\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interested in learning more about the MA in Social Sciences? The program director, Dr. Adam Lutzker, can be reached at <\/em>alutzker@umich.edu<\/em><\/a>. You can also <\/em>start your application online<\/em><\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Mackenzie Thrower (\u201914, MA \u201917) finds fulfillment every day in his work as the Nutrition Program Manager for the Crim Fitness Foundation. He didn\u2019t always plan on serving the community through food education and programming; he thought he would join the military and work in the State Department. 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