Exhibition:Operation AB - Katyn
2013-10-07 07:00 - 22:00 (America/Detroit) | Duderstadt Center - First Floor Connector Hall
Operation AB - Katyn: The Destruction of the Polish Elite at the Beginning of World War II, is divided into several thematic blocks. The first depicts the Soviet-German political and military alliance in the years 1939-1941. The next sections present the two notorious criminal operations of 1940, first the Katyn Massacre, and then the AB Operation. The exhibit also presents profiles of several victims, including families that fell victim to both aggressors. Finally, the exhibit looks at the big picture of these operations, depicting their geographical range and documenting the lack of punishment for the vast majority of the Third Reich and the USSR officers responsible for these crimes.

Sponsored by The Institute of National Remembrance, Poland
The University of Michigan, Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures
The Polski Klub and Polish Cultural Fund - Ann Arbor

Exhibition:The Orange Revolution in Ukraine: Presidential Campaign Memorabilia
2013-10-07 07:00 - 22:00 | Michigan Union - Art Lounge, First Floor
The Orange Revolution exhibit includes campaign memorabilia from the 2004 presidential elections in Ukraine such as brochures, posters, the ubiquitous orange scarf, t-shirts, bumper stickers, postcards, pins, etc. The exhibit offers a small sampling of campaign rhetoric for and against each of the presidential candidates -- Yushchenko and Yanukovich. Yuschchenko was the pro-democracy and pro-Western candidate, while Yanukovich was backed by the pro-communist, authoritarian Ukrainian regime. The first round of voting took place in November 2004, however, the results were nullified by the Supreme Court when it determined that there was widespread election fraud. Viktor Yushchenko won the presidency during the second round of voting in December 2004. Visitors will also read about the experiences of two election observers from Michigan who were in Ukraine during those heady days of change.

Exhibition:Emergent Projects
2013-10-07 08:00 - 18:00 | Art and Architecture Building - Taubman College Gallery
The Emergent Project Student Grant is designed to foster student research and encourage collaboration beyond Taubman College. This unique opportunity supports two juried projects for continuing graduate and undergraduate students in order to recognize the outstanding work of Taubman students and provide financial support for selected projects.

The winners: Graduate students Dillon Erb and John Hilmes, "Michigan Drone Research Lab" will explore aerial drone photography. Undergraduate student Zachary Angles in "In Search of Stillness" will produce a visual essay investigating the phenomena, spiritual stillness, its creation, and some examples of its occurrences (within the Sacred and in other areas).

The Emergent Project Student Grant has been funded by a gift from the Class of 2013.

Exhibition:Exhibit: Soundscapes of Childhood
2013-10-07 08:00 - 23:30 | Hatcher Graduate Library - Gallery in Room 100 (enter from Diag)
Compositions of voice, words, song, and environmental sounds combine with personal stories and images of Nichols Arboretum to inspire reflection on how outdoor experience and a sense of “place” influence personal meanings of home. This exhibit of student work contributes to the common good by collecting, preserving, communicating, and sharing individual audio-walk journeys.

Presented by the University of Michigan Library in collaboration with the University of Michigan Residential College.

Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Annual Employee Art Exhibition
2013-10-07 08:00 - 20:00 | Taubman Center - Gifts of Art Gallery –South Lobby, Floor 1.
Each year Gifts of Art presents an exhibition of artwork by U-M Health System faculty, staff, students, volunteers and family members. It is our pleasure to display the artistic accomplishments and showcase the exceptional talent and creativity of our UMHS family. For this eagerly anticipated annual event, there are ribbon awards for Best in Category and Best in Show, and a People's Choice award will be determined by the votes of visitors to the exhibit. Winners will be announced at the Artist Reception and Award Ceremony to be held on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2012 from 11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m. in the exhibit gallery.

Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Botanical Watercolors
2013-10-07 08:00 - 17:00 | Cancer Center - Gifts of Art Gallery – Level 1.
Local artist, teacher and floral painter Joanne Porter has always been inspired by the seasonal variations in the garden. In her watercolors, she captures the freshness of spring, the warm palette of summer and the crispness of fall. Using many layers of watercolor paint, Porter conveys the delicate movement of the flowers as well as their richness of color. Her educational background includes a BFA and MFA from the U-M School of Art & Design, and her work has been in one person gallery shows and on permanent display in hospitals, businesses and schools throughout southeastern Michigan.

Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Contemporary Forged Jewelry
2013-10-07 08:00 - 20:00 | University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery – Main Corridor, Floor 2
Deborah Fehrenbach believes that jewelry should be fun, bold and exciting. She plays texture against mirror finishes and loves to include movement and dimension to create bold, yet feminine jewelry. She includes Tahitian pearls, natural stones and materials, custom glass, enameling and raku pottery in her designs. Exhibiting her work both nationally and internationally, Fehrenbach also teaches near her studio in southeastern Michigan. Her award winning sterling silver and gold jewelry is all hand fabricated and forged, using traditional goldsmithing techniques combined with unconventional methods.

Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Nature’s Presence: Macro-Botanical Photography
2013-10-07 08:00 - 20:00 | Taubman Center - Gifts of Art Gallery – North Lobby, Floor 1.
Robert W. Cleveland was an advertising photographer for 30 years after studying botany at Alma College and art at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit. His macro-botanical landscapes allow the eye to travel beneath the surface of reality into a realm of visual surprises of texture, color, light and design. Cleveland sees his photographs as metaphorical, inviting viewers to experience the totality of nature's presence and the wonderment and tranquility it can evoke. Cleveland resides in Michigan, but also enjoys exploring Hawaii, Japan, Europe, the western United States as well as Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Paperweights & Studio Glass
2013-10-07 08:00 - 17:00 | Cancer Center - Gifts of Art Gallery – Level B2
The American studio glass movement started in 1962 with glass workshops held at the Toledo Museum of Art. The workshops, taught by Harvey Littleton along with scientist Dominick Labino, introduced a small furnace built for working glass that made it possible for artists to work in independent studios. The studio glass movement quickly spread north to Michigan, and in 1982, a decision was made that studio glass would be the focus of the University of Michigan-Dearborn permanent art collection, which is housed at the Alfred Berkowitz Gallery. This exhibition is a portion of that collection, spotlighting studio glass art by major artists working in the medium, including Dominick Labino, Marvin Lipofsky and Richard Ritter.

Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Reconstructed Landscapes: Collage
2013-10-07 08:00 - 20:00 | University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery – Main Corridor, Floor 2
Ann Arbor artist Cheryl Dawdy received her BA from U-M and then dabbled in different media (printmaking, weaving, natural dyes) until discovering collage. She adores it for its spontaneity and perfect expression of her "make it up as you go along" approach to life. Expectation invites disappointment, she contends, but an open mind offers unlimited potential. With that attitude, she works with old postcards, paper scraps, and pieces of old wallpaper washed with acrylic paint, creating landscape images some have described as "wonderful little worlds you want to climb into" and "the stuff of dreams." Dawdy is also a singer for the Ann Arbor based musical performance group the Chenille Sisters.

Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Songs of the Birds: Airbrushed Acrylics
2013-10-07 08:00 - 20:00 | University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery – Main Lobby, Floor 1
Mixing science and art, local artist Carol Hanna interprets the songs of birds using visual language that represents the color of the birds and the notes of their songs. The various stripe combinations of vibrating color in each painting represent each individual bird's measure of time or rhythm, the pitch or frequency of its vibrations per second, and the softness or loudness of its call. Hanna works with the U-M Biology Department to match each bird's exact color. Hanna has exhibited both locally and nationally, and her works are in permanent collections at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the C. S. Mott Children's and Women's Hospital. She received both a BFA and an MA from Eastern Michigan University.

Exhibition:Sibande On Campus: Exhibit: The wait seems to go on forever (mural, 2008)
2013-10-07 08:00 - 20:00 | Museum of Art - Commons
Rising young South African artist Mary Sibande constructs elaborate visual narratives to consider race, gender, and class in post-colonial South Africa. Rooted in her own family’s history of three generations of women as domestic servants, Sibande’s larger-than-life figures clothed in yards of fabric confront the viewer with the stark limits of cultural heritage as well as the possibility of transformation. Sibande’s Ann Arbor fellowship includes an original installation at the U-M Institute for the Humanities gallery, a Penny Stamps lecture, an open studio at the Stamps School on North Campus, and exhibition of Sibande’s existing work at Gallery DAAS, the U-M Museum of Art, and the Stamps School Slusser Gallery.

Exhibition:Sibande On Campus: Exhibition of New Work
2013-10-07 08:00 - 17:00 | 202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Gallery
Rising young South African artist Mary Sibande constructs elaborate visual narratives to consider race, gender, and class in post-colonial South Africa. Rooted in her own family’s history of three generations of women as domestic servants, Sibande’s larger-than-life figures clothed in yards of fabric confront the viewer with the stark limits of cultural heritage as well as the possibility of transformation. Sibande’s Ann Arbor fellowship includes an original installation at the U-M Institute for the Humanities gallery, a Penny Stamps lecture, an open studio at the Stamps School on North Campus, and exhibition of Sibande’s existing work at Gallery DAAS, the U-M Museum of Art, and the Stamps School Slusser Gallery. http://www.lsa.umich.edu/humanities/gallery/sibandeoncampus

Exhibition:American Foodways: The Jewish Contribution
2013-10-07 08:30 - 19:00 | Hatcher Graduate Library - Audubon Room
Highlighting Jewish contributions to American culinary history from 1660 to 2013, this exhibit includes Jewish-American charity cookbooks representing all fifty states from the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive at the University of Michigan Library. Many other treasures will also be on display, including the first Jewish cookbook published in America (1871). Original early works will be on display in the Audubon Room, with examples of 20th and 21st century items in the North Lobby cases of the Hatcher Library.

Curated by Jan Longone, Adjunct Curator in the U-M Special Collections Library, and Avery Robinson, Graduate Student in Judaic Studies, the exhibit is available during Audubon Room hours: Mon-Fri 8:30am-7pm, Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 1-7pm.

Please join us for an exhibit lecture and reception on September 24 at 4:00 p.m.

Exhibition:Greetings from Gibraltar
2013-10-07 09:00 - 18:00 | North Quad - 2435
Reception: Friday, October 11 @ 7:00pm in North Quad Space 2435
Exhibition: October 1-18, 9am - 6pm

The exhibition foregrounds the Strait of Gibraltar both as a geographical unit that separates and links lands on either side, as well as a space in its own right with programs such as fishing, swimming, travelling, shipping, and conquering. Greetings from Gibraltar draws on the geographic as a design paradigm, a condition in which designers are being compelled to address and transform larger contexts and address issues, which had previously been confined to the domains of engineering, ecology, or regional planning.

The need to address such ”˜geographic’ aspects has prompted designers to re-examine tools of representation as well forms of the architectural object.

The work was developed in the context of a 2013 University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning Travel Studio to the Strait of Gibraltar. Over the four weeks of June 2013, the studio travelled from Madrid through Granada, Seville, Cadiz, Gibraltar/La Linea, Algeciras, Ceuta, Tangier, and Fez. The studio was initiated in analytic and cartographic investigations of individual port-cities case studies, subsequently complied to highlight relational geographies, flows, add exchanges across the Strait. The travel journey began with a passion for sensory and aesthetic knowledge anchored by seascapes.

The resultant is a landscape that depicts space and time. The postcard-joiners construct a map of the Strait together with the series of architectural interventions proposed in that geography. It
also creates a narrative, as if the viewer moved through the space, encountering a series of detail views as well as constructing a panorama and a map of the landscape.

Gibraltar Studio 2013
Professors: Rania Ghosn and El Hadi Jazairy
Students: John Arnold, Peter Dumbadze, Lyla Feinsod, Phillip Gavrilovski, Monica Griffin, Andrew Ko, Yuan Liang, Yunzhi Ou, Jason Park, Austin Tsai, Adam Wagner, Suo Ya

Special thanks to Andrew Ko for coordinating the exhibition.

Acknowledgments: Monica Ponce De Leon, Dean Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning

A note about the travel studio to Gibraltar:
The studio investigates the geographic as a design question. The Strait of Gibraltar is the only natural entrance to the semi-enclosed Mediterranean Sea. It is one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world, second only to the Malacca Straits in Singapore. Europe and Africa are separated by 14 km at the narrowest point, and ferries cross between the two continents every day in as little as 35 minutes.

The Strait of Gibraltar has for long stimulated the architectural imaginary. As early as the 1920s the German architect Herman Sorgel proposed damming Gibraltar and draining the Mediterranean to unite Europe and Africa into a new supercontinent. The project aspired to provide a "habitat" in North Africa for an overpopulated Europe. How do contemporary issues of access to water, food, energy, and the rescaling of the political question requalify the megaproject imaginary, regional networks, and the geographic project?

The studio explores the architectural and urban potentials of the territory of Gibraltar addressing its conditions as a spatial enclave, a gateway to the Mediterranean, and a bridge between Africa and Europe. Along the lines of the journal New Geographies, the studio responds to a condition in which designers are increasingly compelled to address and transform larger contexts and to respond to problems that had been confined to the domains of engineering, ecology, or policy.

Exhibition:Harmon of Michigan
2013-10-07 09:00 - 17:00 | Bentley Historical Library - Lobby
The Bentley Historical Library is pleased to announce the opening of an exhibit, “Harmon of Michigan” focusing on the life and career of University of Michigan football legend Tom Harmon. The exhibition, in conjunction with the "unretiring" of Harmon's famed number 98 jersey this season, highlights Harmon’s college career at Michigan, both as a student and an athlete. Using archival documents, photographs, and artifacts, including material recently acquired through Harmon’s son, Mark Harmon, the exhibit traces Harmon’s career as the University of Michigan’s first Heisman Trophy winner, World War II pilot and war hero, and a pioneering radio and television broadcaster. The exhibit is curate by Greg Kinney.

Workshop / Seminar:Regression Analysis
2013-10-07 09:00 - 16:00 | Modern Languages Building - 2001A
The Regression Analysis Workshop will present an overview of issues in linear regression, including interpretation of parameter estimates, dummy variables in regression, the use and interpretation of interaction terms, model selection methods, detecting and dealing with collinearity, and graphical methods for assessing the appropriateness of the regression model

Exhibition:Sibande On Campus: Exhibit: ...of Prosperity (sculpture, 2011), Sophie-Velucia (mixed media),murals, and prints
2013-10-07 09:00 - 17:00 | Art and Architecture Building - Slusser Gallery

Class / Instruction:Webcast: SI549 Transformative Learning and Teaching with Technology
2013-10-07 09:00 - 12:00 | Off Campus Location - Webcast - visit website
Tune in for a webcast of Barry Fishman's SI549 Transformative Learning and Teaching with Technology class, one of more than 15 classes being webcast by the School of Information during Homecoming 2013.

Visit website to view the webcast.

Well-being:Catching Your Breath
2013-10-07 10:00 - 11:30 | Matthaei Botanical Gardens
A free monthly program for caregivers/partners of adults living with memory loss. Designed for learning and practicing stress resilience and creative skills essential for continued health and well-being. Also Nov. 13 & Dec. 9. Please register with MADC: 734.936.8803. Free. Presented by Michigan Alzheimer’s Disease Center.

Class / Instruction:Chinese Culture and History, and Nuclear Physics in the News
2013-10-07 10:00 | Off Campus Location
Chinese class ($35) meets Mondays, 10 am-12:00 noon, Oct 7-Nov 11 at TSRC, 2401 Plymouth Rd.
This class will provide an introduction to Chinese history, philosophy, and culture. It will cover education, communication, governing, health beliefs, sports, migration, wars and their impacts, American influence and the Taiwan issue. Amy Seetoo is dedicated to promoting cultural exchange in Michigan.

Physics class ($35) meets Mondays, 10:00-11:30 am Oct 7-Nov 4 at Grace Bible Church, 1300 S. Maple Rd.
Five sessions combine illustrated presentations on basic concepts of nuclear and atomic physics with online searches for news articles that relate to those concepts. Topics include radiocarbon dating, diagnostic & therapeutic use of radiation, nuclear power, & nuclear weapons. Half discussion of news articles brought in by participants and half presentations on concepts. Facilitated by John Preston.

Exhibition:"Performing Still Images: David Claerbout and Matthew Buckingham"
2013-10-07 11:00 - 17:00 | Museum of Art - Hours are noon-5 p.m. Sundays; closed Mondays.

Exhibition:Four Decades
2013-10-07 12:00 - 18:00 | Duderstadt Center - Gallery (Room 1019)
Four Decades, a new exhibition featuring the work of School of Art & Design Professor Dennis Guastella and Ron Teachworth will present a retrospective selection of each artist’s work from the 1970's to the present.

A public reception honoring the artists will take place in the Gallery on Sunday, October 13, from 3-5pm. (Free parking is available on Sundays.)

Both artists work in a variety of media, and have an ongoing commitment to non-objective painting.The richly developed surfaces of Dennis Guastella's paintings demonstrate his passion for the physical beauty of paint explored through a variety of application methods ranging from squeeze bottles to thick layers of acrylic paint that are dried on a non-absorbent surface, removed, and then cut and collaged onto a final painting panel.

Ron Teachworth's abstractions evolved from his early landscape paintings. These interpretations developed into paintings called "Sky Fields" where the entire canvas became a unified surface activated by thousands of small brush strokes of color.

To learn more about the artists visit their web sites below.

Dennis Guastella: http://theartofdennisguastella.blogspot.com

Ron Teachworth: http://www.ronteachworth.com

Other:Introduction to Resume Writing
2013-10-07 12:00 - 13:00 | Student Activities Building - The Career Center Program Room
This workshop is for students who are new to writing a resume. We will touch on resume basics, like formatting, but will mainly focus on how to develop a resume that reflects one’s story. Please bring a hard copy of your resume, no matter how far along you are.

Don’t have a resume yet?

Check out our Resume Builder, which provides step-by-step help and manages formatting so you can focus on content. Also be sure to check out some resume resources on our website if you need help getting started.

To Register:

1. Log in to your Career Center Connector account

2. Click on the "workshops and employer events" tab and select "workshops" where you will find Hangout or Small Group Discussions.

3. Select the session you'd like to attend. Sign-ups will be available until all spaces are filled, at which time you will be placed on a wait list. Students should choose only one session.

Exhibition:Sibande On Campus: Exhibit: prints
2013-10-07 12:00 - 16:00 | Haven Hall - GalleryDAAS, #G648

Lecture / Discussion:Small group discussion: What to do after you decide you want to apply to graduate school
2013-10-07 12:00 - 12:40 | Student Activities Building - The Career Center
Bring your specific questions about graduate school a small group of your peers and a seasoned Career Center coach. This lively discussion will take place at the Career Center. If you are interested in registering for a small group discussion that meets virtually instead, please register for the Google+ Hangout small group discussion (same topic) that will be held on 10/7 at 8pm.

Register through your Career Center Connector account.

Other:"Ideology and Humor in Dark Times: Notes from Syria."
2013-10-07 12:10 - 13:30 | School of Social Work Building
Lisa Wedeen, Professor of Political Science, University of Chicago

Class / Instruction:Webcast: SI534 Theories of Social Influence
2013-10-07 13:00 - 16:00 | Off Campus Location - Webcast - visit website
Tune in for a webcast of Erin Krupka's SI534 Theories of Social Influence class, one of more than 15 classes being webcast by the School of Information during Homecoming 2013.

Visit website to view the webcast.

Lecture / Discussion:Small group discussion: How to start finding internships without knowing what you are looking for
2013-10-07 14:00 - 14:40 | Student Activities Building - Google+ Hangout
Bring your specific questions about finding internship opportunities without knowing what you are looking for to a small group of your peers and a seasoned Career Center coach. This lively discussion will take place using Google+ Hangout. If you are interested in registering for a small group discussion that meets at the Career Center instead, please register for the small group discussion (same topic) on 10/9 at 2:00pm.

Register through your Career Center Connector account.

Class / Instruction:Basic Investing Concepts
2013-10-07 15:00 - 16:30 | Off Campus Location - Jewish Community Center, 2935 Birch Hollow Dr.
Class meets Mondays, October 7 - October 28.
This course will inform retirees with little or no investing experience on how to select and evaluate a good, independent investment advisor. George Levy also plans a follow-on class in Winter 2014 on investing in retirement. Investing is a longstanding hobby of George Levy and he is not affiliated with any provider of investing products.

Workshop / Seminar:How To Tackle Ethics Questions During Medical School Interviews
2013-10-07 15:30 - 17:00 | Student Activities Building - Maize & Blue Auditorium
Learn how to think about those complex ethical issues through the perspectives of Dr. Andrew Barnosky, Associate Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine, and Chairman of the Adult Ethics Committee for the University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers.

Other:Presidential Management Fellows Information Session
2013-10-07 16:00 - 17:00 | Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Join us for an overview of the 2013-2014 Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) application process. We will provide information on how to apply, the application cycle from initial round through finalist designation, and ways to evaluate competitiveness for reaching finalist status.

Register at: https://secure.rackham.umich.edu/Events/wsreg.php?ws_id=8

Reception / Open House:Soundscapes of Childhood Exhibit Reception
2013-10-07 16:00 - 17:30 | Hatcher Graduate Library - Gallery in Room 100 (enter from Diag)
Celebrate the opening of "Soundscapes of Childhood," an exhibit of student work completed in the course Reading and Writing Landscapes of Childhood. Remarks by Dr. Elizabeth Goodenough, course instructor, and Angie Oehrli, children's literature librarian, will be at 4:30 p.m.

Students in the course read several Great Lakes-inspired children's books, wrote environmental autobiographies, and created audio-walks inspired by the Nichols Arboretum landscape as they studied questions of how stories of home and childhood play shape meanings of “nature” and personal interpretations of environment.

Lecture / Discussion:Til Death Do Us Part: Seeking an End to America's Turbulent Love Affair with the Cigarette
2013-10-07 16:00 - 17:30 | Weill Hall (Ford School) - 1120 Annenberg Auditorium
PLEASE NOTE: This event incorrectly appeared in the Record Update for Wednesday, Oct. 9. The event already has occurred. The presentation is available for viewing online at http://fordschool.umich.edu/events/calendar/closup/1583/

Monday, October 7, 2013
4:00-5:30 PM
Annenberg Auditorium, 1120 Weill Hall
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
735 S. State Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Free and open to the public.

A reception will follow the discussion.

About the lecture:
The anti-smoking campaign has been arguably the most effective public health initiative in the U.S. in the past half century. Still, smoking remains the nation’s leading cause of preventable disease and premature death. This presentation will review the policy measures that have contributed to the successes of tobacco control, noting the central role of state and local policies. Attention then turns to why continued use of evidence-based policies – while essential – will not be enough to “solve” the public health problem of smoking. The decades-old decline in smoking prevalence has stalled, prompting calls for an “endgame,” the adoption of radical novel policies that might dramatically reduce smoking and its toll. The presentation concludes with a discussion of endgame policies and contemplates their potential for adoption and implementation.

About the speaker:
Kenneth E. Warner is the Avedis Donabedian Distinguished University Professor of Public Health and Professor of Health Management and Policy at the University of Michigan School of Public Health (UM SPH). A member of the faculty since 1972, he served as Dean from 2005-10. His research has focused on economic and policy aspects of tobacco control. Dr. Warner served as the World Bank’s representative to negotiations on the first global health treaty, the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. He also served as the Senior Scientific Editor of the 25th anniversary Surgeon General’s report on smoking and health, and as a member of the original Board of Directors of the American Legacy Foundation. He was the founding Director of the University of Michigan Tobacco Research Network. A member of the Institute of Medicine, Dr. Warner is a recipient of the Surgeon General’s Medallion, a Luther Terry Award, and many other awards and honors.

Sponsored by:
University of Michigan Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP);
Domestic Policy Corps (DPC)

Contact Information: (734) 647-4091; closup@umich.edu

Class / Instruction:Webcast: SI634/635 Application Platform Configuration and Customization
2013-10-07 16:00 - 19:00 | Off Campus Location - Webcast - visit website
Tune in for a webcast of Michael Hess's SI634/635 Application Platform Configuration and Customization classes, two of more than 15 classes being webcast by the School of Information during Homecoming 2013.

Visit website to view the webcast.

Workshop / Seminar:"The Millennium Challenge Corporation: Why 'Challenge' is Our Middle Name"
2013-10-07 16:15 - 17:15 | Hutchins Hall - 236
Melvin F. Williams, Jr., Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Millenium Challenge Corporation, Washington, DC

The International Law Workshop hosts prominent practitioners, jurists, policy makers, academics, and government officials to discuss topics that will capture the attention of a general law student audience. It is intended to introduce today's most debated issues in international and comparative law and to provide a forum to discuss critical global challenges as they relate to law and policy. Speakers generally talk for 25 minutes, followed by discussion and questions. The Workshop is coordinated by Assistant Dean for International Affairs Roopal Shah and members of the Law School faculty. It is open to members of the University community.

Social / Informal Gathering:Managing Anxiety
2013-10-07 16:15 - 17:00 | Michigan Union - CAPS Office 3100
Managing Anxiety
whether you worry too much about school, relationships, or anything else, these sessions are designed to help you manage your stress and anxiety.

Each Monday 4:15-5:30 p.m. you and other interested students will meet with a counselor and focus on one of the most frequent concerns of U-M students. These are the very issues that U-M students have told us are the most common issues they deal with every day. The counselor will share some helpful information, talk about strategies and clinical resources, and she or he will also make time for you to share a little bit about your concerns (if you wish to do so).

Performance:Voice Department Recital/ Guest Recital
2013-10-07 18:45 | Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall
"TWO FOR ONE EVENING - Voice Department/Nadine Balbeisi Recital" Features the Voice Department Recital (shortened) followed immediately at 7:30 p.m. by "Nadine Balbeisi in Recital". Miss Balbeisi is the 2013 recipient of the SMTD "Emerging Alumni Artist" award and travels from her successful career in Germany to present a recital, followed by a Q & A period.

Meeting:Evening Herb Study Group
2013-10-07 19:00 | Matthaei Botanical Gardens
Topic TBD.

Workshop / Seminar:Parenting Through Separation & Divorce
2013-10-07 19:00 - 20:00 | Mary A. Rackham Institute - U-M Psychological Clinic
All parents are concerned about the well-being of their children as they face the challenges of separation and divorce. We help parents understand their children's needs during the time of separation and divorce and offer specific suggestions for creating the most beneficial post-divorce parenting relationships.

Performance:Alumni As Mentors Series: Nadine Balbeisi, soprano
2013-10-07 19:30 | Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall
Nadine Balbeisi (BM ”˜00) is a 2013 SMTD Emerging Artist Award winner. She is an American/Jordanian soprano who began her international solo career when she moved to Germany to perform oratorio, chamber music, opera and recitals with a specialty in early music.

Performance:Adrian Legg
2013-10-07 20:00 | Off Campus Location - The Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI
Guitar gods in training, take notice. Voted Guitarist of the Decade by Guitarist magazine and Best Acoustic Fingerstylist four years in a row by readers of Guitar Player, Adrian Legg dazzles audiences with an unclassifiable mixture of country, jazz, folk, rock, and classical styles. For all his rapid-fire playing, though, Adrian never loses sight of melodies and their power to move us. And on top of that, he's a tall tale teller of the first order, with a dry sense of humor that would be reason enough in itself to come to one of his concerts. Says Newsday: "Unlike Richard Thompson or Robert Fripp, in whose league he belongs, Legg seems never to have been seduced by rock. But unlike Leo Kottke or Ry Cooder, whom he also occasionally resembles, Legg is an adventurer, not an archivist." He is, quite simply, one of the greatest guitarists in the world, and perhaps the very least heralded among that group.

Performance:Concert Band
2013-10-07 20:00 | Hill Auditorium
Mark Norman, conductor. Jonathan Caldwell, graduate conductor. Poetic words, dance and culture served as the inspiration for the composers of this program. Caribbean, South American and Baroque European dance rhythms drive the compositions of Gershwin, Gandolfi and Gorb while the words of Walt Whitman pertaining to the cycle of life, a shared reflection and mercurial energy are expressed in Iannaccone&##39;s powerful work. The moving words of Mobberly&##39;s father about the love of his life for 61 years are beautifully set in Words of Love. PROGRAM: Gershwin – Cuban Overture; Mobberly – Words of Love; Iannaccone – Sea Drift; Gorb – French Dances Revisited; Gandolfi – Vientos y Tangos.

Lecture / Discussion:Small group discussion: What to do after you decide you want to apply to graduate school
2013-10-07 20:00 - 20:40 | Off Campus Location - Google+ Hangout
Bring your specific questions about graduate school to a small group of your peers and a seasoned Career Center coach. This lively discussion will take place using Google+ Hangout. If you are interested in registering for a small group discussion that meets at the Career Center instead, please register for the small group discussion (same topic) on 10/7 at 12:00pm.

Register through your Career Center Connector account.

Other:Viewing Night at the Detroit Observatory
2013-10-07 20:00 - 21:30 | Detroit Observatory
Weather permitting, this is your chance to look through the 1857 Fitz refractor.
Please note it is a 19th century building, so things move at a 19th century pace. You must be able to climb stairs to get to the telescope.
Criteria for opening the dome:
It must be between 40 º and 90 º F, less than 80% humidity, and less than 10% chance of rain. We prefer less than 50% cloud cover, though that depends on the clouds (thin vs. thick) and what's out.
