BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//UM//UM*Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit TZURL:http://tzurl.org/zoneinfo/America/Detroit X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Detroit BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20070311T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20071104T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20160125T182224 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T235959 SUMMARY:Community Service:Face Off Blood Challenge 2016 DESCRIPTION:This year's Face Off Blood Challenge will run from January 18th through February 25th\, pitting Michigan against Michigan State University. Whether you have never donated before or donate every year\, we need your help! Please make an appointment to donate on the American Red Cross website\, www.redcrossblood.org\, using the sponsor code \"goblue\". There you will be able to view all of the drives in the Ann Arbor area. The American Red Cross will give all presenting donors a Face Off t-shirt\, while supplies last. We want to acknowledge that\, due to blood donation eligibility requirements set by the Food and Drug Administration and the American Red Cross\, not everyone will be able to donate. However\, all of our drives aim to provide an inclusive atmosphere. To learn more about blood donation requirements\, please visit http://www.redcrossblood.org/donating-blood/eligibility-requirements.Please eat iron rich foods and drink plenty of water before you donate blood so that you are healthy on the day of your donation! Thank you once again for giving the gift of life. Please contact blooddrivesunited@umich.edu with any questions\, and keep bleeding maize and blue! UID:27956-2730040@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/27956 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Michigan Union, Michigan League, Pierpont Commons, select residence halls, other buildings on campus CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20160123T180014 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T235959 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Free Lessons! DESCRIPTION:Come one\, come all! The Ballroom Dance Team would love for you to join us throughout the month of January for *FREE* ballroom dance lessons\, combined with all star showcases from our best dancers. Come with your friends or that special someone for a free\, fun evening of dancing! There's no better way to start the semester than learning something new!\n\nFree lessons are as followed:\nSaturdays Jan 9th\, Jan 16th and Jan 23rd from 4:30 to 6:30p CCRB 2275\nWednesdays Jan 6th and Jan 13th from 8 to 10p in the Union Ballroom!\n\nNo experience or partner necessary!\n\nWant more info? Check out our website or find us on FB or Maize Pages!\nWebsite: www.michiganballroomteam.com\nFB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2200220302/\nMaize Pages: https://maizepages.umich.edu/organization/ballroomdanceteam    UID:28028-2712344@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/28028 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Michigan Union CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20160123T180015 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T235959 SUMMARY:Rally / Mass Meeting:March for Life DESCRIPTION:The March for Life is the largest annual protest in our nation's history! Do not miss your opprotunity to attend this life changing event! As an organization\, we attend both the march and the Students for Life of America Conference. Email sflofficers@umich.edu to get more information about our plans for this year! UID:24119-2712347@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/24119 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Washington D.C. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20160122T000019 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T050000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T060000 SUMMARY:Other:First Meeting of Winter 2016 Semester - Please Submit Skype ID's DESCRIPTION:Hello Everyone\,\n\nWe are going to start conducting our meetings on Skype\, at least for this winter term.  Some of you are on North Campus\, some are on Main campus\, and then I am in Bangkok studying abroad for the next 8 months.  Please submit your skype ID's and the best time for you to meet on Friday\, early evening is best for me\, like 5 or 6 or so.  The times don't have to be business hours..  we could meet late at night on a weekened as well.  Whenever.\n\nThanks UID:28118-2663759@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/28118 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Skype CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20160112T175139 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T220000 SUMMARY:Other:2016 Restaurant Week DESCRIPTION:Ann Arbor Restaurant Week comes to town twice a year (January and June). It is a local celebration of dining in the community. Restaurant Week is your opportunity to try as many great Ann Arbor restaurants as your schedule allows for one incredibly fixed low price. Lunch: $15 and Dinner: $28\, Many Restaurants Offering 2-for-1 Deals!!! UID:27982-2613535@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/27982 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Culture,Food,Social LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20160206T063017 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T160000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:2016 Winter Career Expo Interviews DESCRIPTION:This event listing will be used for student check-in for Interviews scheduled by employers from Winter Career Expo UID:28288-2701529@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/28288 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Rogel Ballroom Michigan Union 530 S State St, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20151208T153106 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T170000 SUMMARY:Other:CEW offers Funding for Event Co-sponsorship for 2016 DESCRIPTION:The Center for the Education of Women (CEW) is seeking opportunities to partner with units on campus via its Frances and Sydney Lewis (FSL) Visiting Leaders Fund. This endowment fund brings visiting women leaders to campus who are distinguished scholars and/or practitioners in their fields. Any U-M department\, unit or organization (student\, staff or faculty) may submit a funding request to CEW via our online Google application form. Requests for event support will be evaluated based on their consistency with the purpose of the FSL Visiting Leaders Fund and should be submitted at least six (6) weeks before the proposed programming. Please note that only those events submitted via the CEW online form will be considered.\n\nDEADLINES:\n2016 Winter Semester: December 15\, 2015\n2016 Fall Semester: August 1\, 2016\n\nIn addition\, CEW can provide promotional support for events by listing on our online calendar. To learn more about how CEW can support your U-M event\, please refer to this CEW webpage: http://www.cew.umich.edu/RFP)\n\nQuestions about event co-sponsorship may be directed to Janice Reuben\, CEW Senior Associate for Programs & Outreach\, at 734.764.6005 (reubenjs@umich.edu). UID:27093-2308692@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/27093 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Activism,Career,Community Service,Diversity,Inclusion,Leadership LOCATION:Center for the Education of Women CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20151204T141325 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents A Gathering of Friends: Linocut Prints DESCRIPTION:Laura B. DeLind has been cutting and hand-printing linocuts for over 40 years. She enjoys linoleum as a print medium because it is unpretentious\, has no pre-existing texture\, and lends itself to bold\, spontaneous images. DeLind is fascinated by black and white design and the interactions of positive and negative space. Her prints are inspired by organic shapes\, birds providing a ready-made “excuse” to explore pattern. DeLind’s work has been exhibited regionally and nationally. UID:26959-2272590@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/26959 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:Taubman Center - Gifts of Art Gallery — South Lobby, Floor 1 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20151211T112927 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents A Walk Along the Shore: Digital Imaging DESCRIPTION:Inspired by the places where land meets the waters of the Great Lakes\, Robert deJonge uses his skills with a camera\, computer\, and printer to build images that explore our spiritual\, emotional\, and physical connection to this unique place that defines Michigan. From intimate portraits of wildflowers to the grand expanse of the night sky\, it is a rich palette to work with\, and deJonge captures it with elegance and intention. In his words\, “I’m not just interested in pretty pictures – I’m interested in the story these places have to tell and the questions they ask.” UID:27186-2333659@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/27186 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20151204T141004 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Art from My Heart: Ceramics DESCRIPTION:Daria White Paik grew up in Seoul\, Korea where she received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 1983. In 1988\, she moved to the US where she gained her foundation in ceramics at the University of Alabama. When she works with clay\, she starts with a blank state of mind\, and her work comes from her heart. She feels that creativity cannot be learned\; only the techniques can be taught. When she touches clay\, she forgets time\, seeing the only prerequisite for art as a spark of creativity. Paik now teaches at the Ann Arbor Art Center\, is a student advisor at Washtenaw Community College\, and is a member of the Ann Arbor Potter’s Guild. UID:26958-2272681@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/26958 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:Taubman Center - Gifts of Art Gallery — North Lobby, Floor 1 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20151211T113212 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Found Object Fish: Mixed Media DESCRIPTION:Steve Palmer was born in Berkeley\, California and raised by a poet and a painter\, so it was in his blood to\nbecome an artist. Now located in Traverse City\, Michigan\, Palmer creates fish sculptures using crutches and paddles for bases. He then makes fins\, teeth\, tails\, and eyes from unique items and fills in the form with found objects. Before retirement\, he was a teacher and school administrator\, and he holds a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership. Early in Palmer’s artistic career\, he worked in pottery\, batik\, photography and glass before finally settling on mixed media sculpture. UID:27187-2333750@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/27187 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20151211T112531 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Fresh Water Michigan: Oil Painting & Photography DESCRIPTION:Michigan native Karin Wagner Coron is an artist with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Eastern Michigan University who works in oil\, oil pastel\, graphite and mediums on paper and canvas. As a child\, Wagner Coron often played outside\, ran in the woods and fields\, and developed a deep inward connection to the land. Her work reflects that relationship. Her husband Steven Coron\, also with a BFA from EMU\, is an artist with a deep affinity for the Great Lakes who teaches fine arts at Community High school in Ann Arbor\, Michigan. In his current photographic work\, he captures single digital images\, which he edits and joins to create digital panoramic photomontages. UID:27185-2333568@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/27185 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — University Hospital Main Lobby, Floor 1 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20151204T141748 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Garden Inspired Art Pottery DESCRIPTION:Maggie Bandstra uses stoneware\, black wax and matt glazes to create her garden inspired pottery. These designs begin by sketching flowers from her garden and then abstracting interesting shapes from the sketches. These sketches are used when designing the pottery. Bandstra lives and has her studio in Grand Haven\, Michigan. She teaches art for Hudsonville Public Schools and serves as curator for community art events. UID:26960-2272498@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/26960 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:Taubman Center - Gifts of Art Gallery — South Lobby, Floor 1 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20151211T113519 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Scenes in Fabric DESCRIPTION:Lenore Crawford uses fabric to express her love of French architecture and flowers. The pieces are inspired by photos she has taken\, and she creates her fiber art with an eye for color and realism using a raw edged fusing technique. Small amounts of fabric paint provide detail and shading. The texture and warmth achieved from the fabric itself lends the work an impressionistic softness. Capturing the beauty of everyday life and her surroundings in fiber is her passion. UID:27188-2333841@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/27188 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — Comprehensive Cancer Center, Level 1 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20151204T140615 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Splits & Music: Snowflake Paper Cuttings DESCRIPTION:This year’s exhibition of Dr. Thomas L. Clark’s exquisite\, hand-cut paper creations highlights work from his book Splits as well as a collection of snowflakes about music. Each of these exquisite designs are intricate works of art\, yet as a group\, they tell stories that encompass much more than the sum of their parts. In addition to their pictorial detail\, the perfect symmetry of snowflake design contributes to the metaphorical meanings. A former U-M physician\, Clark\, a.k.a. Dr. Snowflake\, has been exhibiting his snowflakes at U-M Hospitals since 1987. The annual free snowflake making workshop will be held on Thursday\, January 7 from 12:00-2:00 p.m. in the Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center North Lobby\, Floor 1. UID:26957-2272772@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/26957 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Health & Wellness,Visual Arts LOCATION:Taubman Center - Gifts of Art Gallery — North Lobby, Floor 1 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20151211T113926 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Works by Belle Kogan: First Female Industrial Designer DESCRIPTION:This exhibition presents industrially-produced art pottery pieces designed by Belle Kogan (1902–2000)\, for Red Wing Potteries in Red Wing\, Minnesota. Kogan is considered the first prominent female industrial designer in the United States\, a founder of the profession\, and one of the 20th century's most significant designers. Her design aesthetic was heavily influenced by the geometric and streamlined shapes of Art Deco. Belle Kogan Associates\, her New York–based studio\, was the first American female-led design firm. Her contracts with Red Wing Potteries produced over 400 different art pottery shapes from the late 1930s to the early 1960s\, as well as several dinnerware and kitchenware lines. Belle Kogan and her firm designed products not only in ceramics but also clocks and small appliances\, glassware\, and pieces in silver\, plastics\, wrought iron and wood. UID:27190-2333906@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/27190 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — Cancer Center Elevator Alcove, Level 2 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20151214T161101 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T235900 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Recent Acquisitions and Hidden Treasures from the Clark Library's Map Collection DESCRIPTION:The Clark Library's Map Collection continually acquires maps\, atlases\, and works on cartography. Thanks to library support and the generosity of many donors we actively add hundreds of titles annually\, including Nolli's incredibly detailed map of Rome (1748)\, a restored edition of Taylor & Skinner's Maps of the Roads of Ireland (1777)\, an 1881 astral lantern used for astronomy teaching\, and many current international works. These and many other items will be on display. UID:27242-2363608@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/27242 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library, 2nd Floor Hatcher CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20151118T141053 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T190000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Shakespeare on Page and Stage: A Celebration DESCRIPTION:This exhibit is a historical journey through different versions of Shakespeare’s plays as they were edited for publication or interpreted for the stage. Starting with the Second Folio (1632)\, our display includes a selection of landmark editions by authors and scholars like John Dryden\, Nicholas Rowe\, Alexander Pope\, Samuel Johnson\, and Edmond Malone. It explores the staging and costuming of productions such as Charles Kean’s archaeologically-informed\, elaborately-costumed 1856 production of The Winter’s Tale\, and Maurice Browne-Ellen Van Volkenburg 1930 production of Othello casting Paul Robeson as the first black actor to play Othello in a century.\n\nMost of the titles included in this display come from the McMillan Shakespeare Library. Materials are also displayed from the Maurice Browne and Ellen Van Volkenburg Papers\, 1792-1968 and the Zelma Weisfeld Archive\, 1954-2006. All these books and artifacts are held in the Special Collections Library.\n\nAudubon Room Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 am to 7 pm\, Saturday 10 am to 6 pm\, Sunday 1 pm to 7 pm UID:26647-2127278@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/26647 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Books,Exhibition,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Audubon Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20160105T135346 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T123000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Writing With Power DESCRIPTION:To attract the attention of today’s busy readers\, you must respond to their need for clarity and brevity in written communication. Learn to overcome “writer’s block\,” and to recognize and avoid common mistakes to deliver information powerfully\, persuasively\, and professionally.\n\nYou will learn to:\n\nConstruct sentences that get and hold your readers’ attention\nEdit your writing for clarity and ease of reading\nDetermine when to avoid archaic expressions and common grammar\, punctuation\, and usage errors\nStructure sentences that put more impact into your communication\nIntegrate sound writing techniques to create more powerful letters and e-mails\n\nYou will benefit by:\n\nUpdating and improving your business writing skills for more effective and persuasive letters\, reports\, and e-mails\nOrganizing your documents with your readers’ needs in mind\nCreating reader-friendly layouts to highlight important information\nOvercoming obstacles that cause “writers block”\n\nAudience:\n\nAnyone who handles correspondence\, develops publications\, prepares reports\, and needs to be able to write quickly under pressure\n\nProgram Note:\n\nEach participant should bring a current project to get one-on-one feedback on their business writing skills. UID:27667-2553034@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/27667 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Career,Networking,Professional Development,Workshop LOCATION:Administrative Services Building - LPD CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20160107T161800 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T163000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:A Yemeni Community: Photographs from the 1970s DESCRIPTION:Before the decline of its industrial landscape\, Lackawanna\, New York was a lively steel city that employed more than half its population at the Bethlehem Steel plant. In this city was a small\, but unique community of immigrants from the country of Yemen. \n\nWhen photographer Milton Rogovin visited the city in 1977\, he was fascinated by the people’s interest in embracing modern-day American experiences while embracing their old-world Yemeni traditions.\n\nNow this unique blend of culture and identity can be experienced at the University of Michigan Detroit Center with the photo exhibition\, “A Yemeni Community: Photographs from the 1970s\,” an exhibition of the Arab American National Museum.\n\nBorn in 1909\, Milton Rogovin was raised during the Great Depression and became politically active as a direct result of his childhood experiences with poverty. He studied optometry at Columbia University and opened a shop in Buffalo\, New York in 1938. He purchased his first camera in 1942 and\, in 1958\, spawned a lifelong passion for documentary photography when he collaborated with a music professor to document music at churches. Rogovin began to photograph coal miners from across the world in 1962. These photos were ultimately used in his first and one of his most popular books\, “The Forgotten Ones.”\n\nLocated in Monts Hall\, “A Yemeni Community” runs from January 15 – February 27\, 2016. The gallery is open to the public Monday-Thursday from 9 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.\, and 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday\, including complimentary parking and admission. UID:27844-2570687@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/27844 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Culture,Detroit,Exhibition,Visual Arts LOCATION:Detroit Center - Monts Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20160122T094752 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T100000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:APAMSA (Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association) Regional Conference DESCRIPTION:Asians comprise 5% of the population in the United States but experience certain health disparities more than non-Hispanic whites and African Americans. For example\, according to a 2010 study\, only 8.6% of Asian Americans sought any type of mental health services or resource compared to nearly 18% of the general population. Also\, Asian Americans account for more than 50% of Americans living with chronic hepatitis B.\n\nWhy do Asian Americans tend not to discuss mental health disorders with their physicians? Why does hepatitis B affect Asian Americans in disproportionate amounts? We want to address these questions in this year’s Region V conference. We’ve organized a series of talks\, panels\, and workshops to allow you to meditate on disparities facing Asian Americans in the health care system\, both from the perspective of the patient and the provider. And more importantly\, we want to provide the opportunity for you to discuss what we can do to combat these disparities. We have also invited speakers to reflect on how their ethnic identities have influenced their careers and lives. The intention of the 2016 APAMSA Region V Conference is a call to action to address Asian American health disparities in your future practice. UID:28157-2699274@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/28157 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Asia,Chinese Studies,Graduate,Medicine,Nursing,Pre Med,Psychology,Public Health,Research,Science,Undergraduate LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20160122T094752 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T100000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:APAMSA (Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association) Regional Conference DESCRIPTION:Asians comprise 5% of the population in the United States but experience certain health disparities more than non-Hispanic whites and African Americans. For example\, according to a 2010 study\, only 8.6% of Asian Americans sought any type of mental health services or resource compared to nearly 18% of the general population. Also\, Asian Americans account for more than 50% of Americans living with chronic hepatitis B.\n\nWhy do Asian Americans tend not to discuss mental health disorders with their physicians? Why does hepatitis B affect Asian Americans in disproportionate amounts? We want to address these questions in this year’s Region V conference. We’ve organized a series of talks\, panels\, and workshops to allow you to meditate on disparities facing Asian Americans in the health care system\, both from the perspective of the patient and the provider. And more importantly\, we want to provide the opportunity for you to discuss what we can do to combat these disparities. We have also invited speakers to reflect on how their ethnic identities have influenced their careers and lives. The intention of the 2016 APAMSA Region V Conference is a call to action to address Asian American health disparities in your future practice. UID:28157-2699275@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/28157 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Asia,Chinese Studies,Graduate,Medicine,Nursing,Pre Med,Psychology,Public Health,Research,Science,Undergraduate LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20160224T151559 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Converging Paths: The Photography of Pawel Figurski DESCRIPTION:Converging Paths: The Photography of Pawel Figurski explores the invisible boundary between the sacred and profane and the people who pass through those spaces\, leaving one world to enter another. Figurski focuses his gaze on the ways in which his subjects’ relationship to faith are transformed through the act of pilgrimage and through the encounter with sacred spaces. He is particularly interested in the intrusion of the quotidian into the realm of the sacred.\n\nWhile the exhibition deals primarily with religious life in Figurski’s native Poland\, the artist brilliantly captures Eastern Europe’s diverse religious worlds\, tracing a plurality of spiritual paths\, whether in the pilgrimages of Hasidic Jews to Lezajsk\, or those of Orthodox Christians in Romania and Moldova..\n\nReligious life in that part of the world is sociologically interesting and aesthetically arresting. It is this intersection of the social and aesthetic domains that make Figurski’s photographs so captivating.\n\nPawel Figurski is a graduate of the prestigious Lodz film school. He has shot and directed music videos\, television serials and documentary films\, for which he received several awards\, including an Emmy (2005). For almost a decade (2002-2011)\, he documented Jewish life in Eastern Europe as part of the Archives of Historical and Ethnographic Yiddish Memories at Indiana University. Figurski's photography\, in Converging Paths\, explores the invisible boundary between the sacred and profane and the people who pass through those spaces\, leaving one world to enter another.\n\nPresented in conjunction with the Center for Russian\, East European\, and Eurasian Studies and the Copernicus Program in Polish Studies. UID:28075-2631053@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/28075 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:European,International,Visual Arts LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20160112T143543 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T100000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Drug Discovery Lecture Series - \"Designer Niches for Analyzing Cancer: From Initiation to Metastasis\" DESCRIPTION:Systems and strategies for promoting tissue growth provide enabling technologies for either enhancing regeneration for diseased or injured tissues\, or to investigate abnormal tissue formation such as cancer. Given the complexity inherent in tissues\, my laboratory is working towards the concept of \"Systems Tissue Engineering\"\, which indicates the dual need i) to develop systems capable of presenting combinations of factors that drive tissue growth\, as well as ii) to incorporate systems biology approaches that can identify the appropriate combination of factors. Biomaterial scaffolds represent a central component of many approaches and provide the enabling tools for creating an environment and/or deliver factors that can direct cellular processes toward tissue formation. We have developed scaffolds that are capable of capturing early metastatic cells\, which can also reduce the burden of disease\, and have been investigating the mechanisms by which the scaffold influences disease progression. \n\nThe ability to identify factors from amongst the complex biological milieu that are determining cell fate has been the focus of our systems biology efforts. We have developed a cellular array for the large scale profiling of transcription factor activity throughout the duration of in vitro culture\, which we propose can identify the factors necessary to drive cells towards the desired phenotype. This array represents a novel systems biology tool for molecularly dissecting cell fate decisions. \n\nAbout the speaker\nLonnie Shea is a Professor of Chemical and Bioengineering at the University of Michigan. He frequently collaborates with his wife\, Jacqueline Jeruss\, M.D.\, Ph.D.\, an associate professor in the Department of Surgery at the U-M Medical School. They collaborated to create the implantable “cancer magnet” to diagnose the presence of circulating cancer cells. The future is bright for using this rapid detection technology to enable earlier cancer detection and to better understand the cellular misregulation that is causally related to metastatic cancer. UID:27967-2613515@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/27967 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Graduate,Graduate School,Lecture,Medicine,Pre Med,Research,Science LOCATION:Palmer Commons - Forum Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20160105T122227 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Exhibition On-View: Agents of Change DESCRIPTION:The University of Michigan's Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning presents...Agents of Change. \n\nThe Agents of Change exhibition explores the connection between diversity\, campus climate\, and student and faculty engagement in the North Campus schools and colleges. The exhibit will feature student and faculty work that examine issues related to diversity and social justice on and off campus as well as illustrating the connection between becoming an agent of change and individual experiences. The exhibition will be on display at the Duderstadt Center Gallery January 8 to 22.\n\nAbout University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning:\n\nThe Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Michigan is a leader in interdisciplinary education and research with a focus on creating a more beautiful\, inclusive and better built environment. The college and its alumni are committed to pushing the boundaries of architectural practice\, advancing global engagement\, and significantly enhancing diversity in the profession. The college offers the following degrees: Bachelor of Science in Architecture\, Master of Architecture (currently ranked #6 nationally\; ranked #1 in 2010 by Design Intelligence Report)\, Master of Science in Architecture\, Master of Urban Planning\, Master of Urban Design\, and PhD programs. UID:27651-2553015@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/27651 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:African American,Architecture,Art,Culture,Discussion,Graduate School,History,Multicultural,Social Justice,Sociology,Storytelling LOCATION:Duderstadt Center - Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20160111T001609 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T190000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Exhibition On-View: AGG Lab DESCRIPTION:The University of Michigan's Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning presents...Exhibition On-View: AGG Lab. \n\nExhibition On-View: January 16 – February 21\n\nIdentity—human\, animal and architectural—can no longer be defined by a singular character. It is a complex behavioral hybrid\, in the process of responsive and adaptive change\, a state of Deleuzian “becoming”\, expressing plastic identity through the territorializing of behavioral traits. This differentiated identity becomes an instrument for spatializing innovative lineages\, as it reconstitutes ideas of space and time and reshapes the cultural landscape through morphogenetic means.\n\nThe work scrutinizes the notion of the generic through the process of recombining physical members\, growing new appendages and intensifying the human perception of normality. Regenerative bodies develop through differentiation from singular cells. These differentiated assemblages with multi coded surfaces act as malleable bilateral collectives with a varied capacity for new growth possibilities.\n\nAGGLAB/LABORATORIA. www.agglab.com Agg lab is a San Francisco based design collaborative and interdisciplinary research practice led by Alexandra Neyman and Monica Tiulescu. Agglab is interested in production of generative tectonic languages which diverge from specific typological classification established in singular design fields.\n\nLABORATORIA is a research practice led by Alexandra Neyman focusing on experimental research which is invested in the development and production of an array of affective architectural environments through generative architectural tectonic languages\, both formal and methodological\, that is fluctuating between growth and regeneration through digital and analogue algorithmic techniques of design and fabrication.\n\nIn collaboration with AAU Architecture students:\n\nYi Wang\, Saraswati Sri Lalitadewi Latumahina\, Sami Almidani\, Rapeepong Tanmanee\, Ke Wang\, Jesus Gutierrez\, Si Beck Nam\, Alnofai Amany\, Andrade Anderson\, Andreas Christina\, Arabshahi Alireza\, Baker Ryan\, Chen Chao\, Conrad Nathan\, Duarte Kenia\, Fabelhaft\, Nasira\, Gao\, Yuan\, Jean\, Rodly\, Jiang\, Dinghong\, Liu\, Yaxin\, Liu\, Yumin\, Mead\, Matthew\, Wan\, Jane Gee-Yeng\, Wang\, Ximai\, Zhu\, Jiongyu\, Domingcil Rhonuel\, Kanamori Fernanda\, Ameziane\, Lamiae\, Li Yu-Hsin\, Ma Cheng\, Sathawarintu Chayakorn\, Ela Edjang\, Imelda\, Ghimire\, Verna\, Ingle Dylan\, Mlynar Lyndsay\, Oye Kenta\, Rojas Naomi\, Ruiz Alvaro.\n\nAbout University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning:\n\nThe Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Michigan is a leader in interdisciplinary education and research with a focus on creating a more beautiful\, inclusive and better built environment. The college and its alumni are committed to pushing the boundaries of architectural practice\, advancing global engagement\, and significantly enhancing diversity in the profession. The college offers the following degrees: Bachelor of Science in Architecture\, Master of Architecture (currently ranked #6 nationally\; ranked #1 in 2010 by Design Intelligence Report)\, Master of Science in Architecture\, Master of Urban Planning\, Master of Urban Design\, and PhD programs. UID:27712-2557363@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/27712 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Architecture,Discussion,Exhibition,Graduate School LOCATION:Off Campus Location - Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20160107T095437 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T163000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Magnificent China Exhibition Highlights Natural Wonders DESCRIPTION:Kick off the New Year with the latest Monts Hall exhibition\, “Magnificent China: A Photography Exhibition\,” January 15 – February 20.\n\nFeaturing breathtaking landscapes and cultural scenes captured by photographer Xu Zengquan\, \"Magnificent China\" highlights the numerous natural wonders of the eastern world.\n\nAn electrical engineer from Dexter\, Michigan\, Zengquan has a unique perspective to the world of photography. “When I take pictures\, I feel as if I could look through a window of limitless space and time. I feel a spiritual kinship with nature’s beauty and splendor\,\" he says. A number of Zengquan’s photos have been exhibited by the Confucius Institute at the University of Michigan and were once requested for use by the Smithsonian Free Gallery of Art.\n\nThe gallery is open to the public Monday-Thursday from 9 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.\, and 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday\, including complimentary parking and admission.\n\nFor more information\, contact the Detroit Center at (313) 593-3584 or detroitcenter@umich.edu. UID:27818-2568331@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/27818 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Detroit LOCATION:Detroit Center CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20151217T121538 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Niklaus Troxler: 40 Years of Jazz Posters DESCRIPTION:January 15 - February 20\, 2016\nPublic Lecture: Friday\, January 15\, 5-6 pm at Chrysler Center Auditorium\nOpening Reception: Friday\, January 15\, 6-8 pm at Work and Slusser Galleries\n\nThe Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan is pleased to announce Niklaus Troxler: 40 Years of Jazz Posters\, on view from January 15 - February 20\, 2016. This exhibition spans two galleries\, Slusser Gallery on U-M’s North Campus in the Art & Architecture Building (2000 Bonisteel Blvd) and Work Gallery in downtown Ann Arbor (306 S. State St.\, Ann Arbor). Both locations will host an exhibition reception on Friday\, January 15 from 6-8 pm\, following a public lecture with Niklaus Troxler at 5 pm in the Chrysler Center Auditorium (2121 Bonisteel Blvd.). The exhibition\, talk\, and reception are free and open to the public.\n\nCurated by Stamps professor Franc Nunoo-Quarcoo\, Niklaus Troxler: 40 Years of Jazz Posters explores work by designer Niklaus Troxler\, a Swiss-born professor and design consultant widely known for his founding of the annual Willisau Jazz Festival in 1975. His pioneering design pieces for Willisau Jazz Festival have been benchmarks in the field of graphic and poster design for about forty-five years and are now in important museum collections such as the Museum of Modern Art New York\, the Museum of Modern Art Toyama\, Museum for Art and Industry Hamburg\, the German Poster Museum in Essen and the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam.\n\nTroxler’s work centers on the enrichment of the human experience and quality solutions to visual communication design. Troxler continually seeks to better the means of human communication by teaching and designing for the modern world. Niklaus Troxler: 40 Years of Jazz Posters is on view through February 20\, 2016.\n\nExhibition Venues\n\nSlusser\nOpen during exhibitions Monday through Friday: 9 am - 5 pm\, Saturday: 12 - 5 pm. Closed Sundays and Holidays. Free Admission\, Handicapped Accessible.\n2000 Bonisteel Blvd. Ann Arbor\, MI 48109-2069\n\nWork: Ann Arbor\nOpen during exhibitions Tuesday through Saturday\, 12 pm to 7 pm. Closed Sundays\, Mondays and Holidays. Free Admission.\n306 State Street\, Ann Arbor\, MI 48104 UID:27362-2390110@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/27362 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition,Music LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20160224T151619 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Scent of a Beaver: An Installation by Kent Monkman DESCRIPTION:Based on the rococo masterpiece The Swing by Jean-Honoré Fragonard\, Scent of a Beaver is a sculptural installation that features the artist Kent Monkman’s alter ego Miss Chief Eagle Testickle dangling on a swing between a French and English general. With Miss Chief dressed in an opulent silk and fur gown\, the work functions as a metaphor for the power relationships between the major players that shaped the social fabric\, political structures\, and economy of North America. True to Monkman’s modus operandi\, Scent of a Beaver takes on white-washed\, colonialist notions of history and overturns them\, employing kitsch as a path toward self-determination and veering away from painful\, misrepresented histories. It is this sort of conversion that is at the crux of Monkman’s powerful work—the transformation from age-old traditional stories which distort and oppress into something a little fantastical\, a bit cathartic\, and ultimately redeeming.\n\nAbout the artist:\n\nKent Monkman is well known for his provocative reinterpretations of romantic North American landscapes. He explores themes of colonization\, sexuality\, loss\, and resilience—the complexities of historic and contemporary Native American experience—in a variety of mediums including painting\, film and video\, performance\, and installation.\n\nMonkman’s glamorous diva alter-ego Miss Chief appears in much of his work as an agent provocateur\, trickster\, and supernatural being who reverses the colonial gaze\, upending received notions of history and indigenous people. With Miss Chief at center stage\, Monkman has created memorable site-specific performances at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection\, the Royal Ontario Museum\, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian\, Compton Verney\, and most recently at the Denver Art Museum. His award-winning short film and video works have been screened at various national and international festivals\, including the 2007 and 2008 Berlinale\, and the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival. UID:28074-2631016@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/28074 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:History,LGBT,Multicultural,Native American,Visual Arts,Women's Studies LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20160121T150256 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Socially Engaged Design Photo Competition DESCRIPTION:The UM Center for Socially Engaged Design is looking for submissions to their first annual photo competition. Deadline is February 5th and the rules are as follows:\n\nTheme:\nSocially Engaged Design capturing UM Student(s)/Team(s)\, faculty or staff interacting with users or stakeholders from a socially engaged design project.\nImages should show a product\, technology\, process\, or interaction.\n\nImages:\nHi-resolution\, min. 1600(L) x 745(H)\n\nSubmissions:\nHead over to http://insitu.engin.umich.edu/\nGo to “Opportunities” & send us a “Get Involved” form with your information and image attached.\n\nAwards: (All winners will be highlighted in the Insitu website)\n1st place: $200\n2nd Place: $150\n3rd Place: $100\n4th-5th Place: $50 UID:28255-2692635@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/28255 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Africa,Anthropology,Architecture,Art,Business,Children,Community Service,Culture,Detroit,Diversity,Ecology,Education,Engineering,Environment,Film,Graduate,Graduate School,Medicine,Multicultural,Networking,North campus,Nursing,Outdoors,Public Health,Research,Social,Social Justice,Study Abroad,Undergraduate,Visual Arts,Volunteer,Workshop LOCATION:Off Campus Location - Online CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20160121T142259 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T220000 SUMMARY:Other:Trotter Water Drive DESCRIPTION:Trotter Launches a Week-Long Water Drive to Provide Temporary Relief to the People Of Flint\n\nAs the people of Flint struggle with the reality of not having access to potable water\, Trotter calls upon you to lend a hand. Beginning Friday\, January 22\, and going through January 29\, Trotter will be collecting water bottles\, jugs\, filters\, and/or monetary donations to be used to provide temporary relief to the people of Flint. Please bring any and all donations to Trotter Multicultural Center\, located at 1443 Washtenaw Ave. Please join us as we show that #TrotterStandsWithFlint. UID:28251-2692622@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/28251 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community Service,Environment,Health & Wellness,Multicultural,Social Impact,Social Justice LOCATION:Trotter Multicultural Center CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20160114T154802 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T160000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Survival Strategies for Humanities Researchers: Organizing and Managing Your Research Materials DESCRIPTION:Pre-registration required at http://goo.gl/forms/su2XM9eLOZ\n\nResearchers in the humanities are collecting and working with a dizzying array of formats and file types\, including print books\, images\, video\, scanned documents\, and audio. How can researchers keep track of it all in ways that help rather than hinder their work? This day-long workshop led by Jake Carlson\, Sigrid Anderson Cordell\, and Justin Schell\, covers all aspects of the research process: planning before starting a project or going off on a research trip\, archiving and storing materials\, organizing those scattered files on your laptop\, and publishing and sharing your data effectively. Geared for researchers across the disciplines and methodologies\, the instructors will provide some basic strategies for managing your data in ways that will make your (research) life easier in the long run.\n\nSchedule:\n\n9:30-10am: coffee\n\n10-11am: Planning ahead. What to think about before you go off on a research trip or start a project (and how to cope if you’ve already started)\n\n11-12pm: Data capture and collection\n\n12-1pm: lunch\n\n1-2pm: Now that you’ve got it\, where do you put it?\n\n2-3pm: How do you manage and organize your data?\n\n3-3:30pm: coffee\n\n3:30-4:30pm: What are the next steps? Sharing\, analyzing\, publishing\, preserving. UID:28077-2631090@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/28077 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:AEM Featured,Dissertation,Information and Technology,Research,Scholarship LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Gallery Lab CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20151217T121537 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T190000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Agents of Change DESCRIPTION:January 8 - 22\, 2016\nReception: Friday\, January 8\, 5 - 8:30 pm\, with remarks at 6 pm\nDuderstadt Center Gallery\, 2281 Bonisteel Blvd\, Ann Arbor\n\nAgents of Change explores the connection between diversity\, campus climate\, and student engagement in U-M’s North Campus institutions (Stamps School of Art & Design\; College of Engineering\; School of Music\, Theatre and Dance\; and the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning).  The exhibition is organized by a team of students from the North Campus schools\, headed by members of Stamps in Color\, a student organization dedicated to increasing the creative\, social\, and professional opportunities for students of color at Stamps: Brian Garcia (BFA ‘16)\, Amy Kamdem-Wandji (BFA ‘17)\, and Beatriz Lozano (BFA ‘16).  The team also includes students from NOMAS (National Organization for Minority Architects) and Planners Network representing Taubman College\, and engineering senior capstone students acting as liaisons for College of Engineering.  Stamps faculty Franc Nunoo-Quarcoo and Marianetta Porter and Stamps staff advisor Brian Banks provided mentorship and additional support. Agents of Change is an official U-M 2016 MLK Day Symposium event.\n\nOrganized with help from NOMAS\, Planners Network\, and Center for Engineering Diversity and Outreach\, this exhibition is made possible through support from the Penny W. Stamps School of Art and Design\; the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning\; the School of Music\, Theatre and Dance\; and Center for Engineering Diversity and Outreach. UID:27360-2390102@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/27360 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition,symposium LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20151118T144634 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:From Christianity to Islam: Egypt between Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages DESCRIPTION:Selected papyri from the University of Michigan's Papyrology Collection illustrate the government\, society\, and religious culture of Egypt during its transition from Byzantine Christian to Arab Islamic rule (4th to 8th centuries AD). Texts Greek\, Coptic Egyptian\, and Arabic\, many never before on public display\, further highlight the richness and diversity of the U-M Collection.\n\nOn display Monday through Friday\, 10am to 5pm. UID:26651-2127382@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/26651 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Free,History,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - 7th Floor Exhibit Space CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20160122T105956 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T110000 SUMMARY:Other:MIW Application Deadline-Winter 2016 DESCRIPTION:The application deadline for MIW Fall 2016 and early admission Winter 2017 is February 19th. Please apply through M-Compass. UID:28271-2699306@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/28271 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Alumni,Career,Education,Internship,Leadership,Networking,Politics,Study Abroad,Undergraduate,Welcome to Michigan LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20160206T063016 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T113000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Your Story and Your Path DESCRIPTION:This workshop is for students currently enrolled in U-M Women's Studies Senior Capstone class\, Exploring Feminist Communities beyond the Academy. We will be exploring individual stories and future career paths\, through the use of guided activities. UID:28010-2622196@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/28010 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:500 S State St, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20160206T063017 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T120000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:BP Trading Simulation - morning session DESCRIPTION:Interactive Trading Simulation that engages students in a \"Day In The Life Of Experience\" as a Trader. \nThere will be two session on January 22nd. Morning Session: 10:30am - 12noon and Afternoon Session: 2pm - 3:30 pm. \n UID:28200-2677157@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/28200 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: R0400, Tozzi Trading Lab Ross School of Business 701 Tappan Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20160111T153101 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T123000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:No Need to Watch: How the Effects of Partisan Media Can Spread via Inter-Personal Discussions DESCRIPTION:Located in ISR\, Room 6050\n\nABSTRACT: Over the last quarter-century\, the political news landscape has transformed. One notable change has been the rise of partisan media sources. How do partisan media sources influence public opinion? We address this question by exploring not only how partisan media directly influence individuals’ attitudes\, but also how interpersonal discussions shape the impact of partisan media. We present experimental results showing that\, depending on the nature of the discussion group\, conversations can nullify or amplify partisan media effects. Perhaps more importantly\, we also find that those who are not directly exposed to partisan media are still susceptible to its effects. This occurs via a two-stage process such that exposed individuals influence those who have not been previously exposed. We conclude with a discussion of what our results imply about the study of media effects and partisan polarization. UID:26764-2180266@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/26764 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Discussion,Politics,Talk LOCATION:Institute For Social Research - 6050 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150806T134046 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Soviet Constructivist Posters DESCRIPTION:During the 1920s the Soviet Union emerged on the world stage. The first decade was full of hope for a new social order that would reject the values and traditions of Tsarist rule. Centered in Moscow\, a group of young artists\, spearheaded in part by Vladimir (1899-1982) and Georgy Stenberg (1900-1933)\, championed an art that promoted the egalitarian ideals of the New Order and contributed to the growth of the Soviet Union. Known as the Constructivists\, they advocated for utilitarian art that was easily accessible and spoke to the masses. Among their most provocative and visionary works were posters advertising Soviet films.\n\n UMMA’s exhibition\, Soviet Constructivist Posters: Branding the New Order features a selection of posters by the Stenbergs and other Constructivists for some of early cinema’s most inventive films including\, Sergei Eisenstein’sOctober and Dziga Vertov’s Man with a Movie Camera.\n\n Using dynamic compositions\, bold colors\, and emblematic images\, these posters announced that the Soviet Union was a progressive nation that could propel society into a utopian future. Their revolutionary aesthetic became associated with the workers’ movement and helped to shape how it was understood both at home and abroad. Though Constructivism went out of favor in the 1930s with the rise of Joseph Stalin (1878–1953)\, Constructivist designs continued to have an influence abroad. Today\, their legacy can be seen in advertisements and other promotional materials made for the public eye.\n\n Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies and the Center for Russian\, East European\, and Eurasian Studies. UID:23586-1424512@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/23586 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Education,European,Exhibition,Free,History,Media,Museum,UMMA,UMS,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20151214T140558 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Come as You Are: Art of the 1990s DESCRIPTION:Come as You Are: Art of the 1990s\, the first major museum survey to examine the art of this pivotal decade in its historical context\, showcases over 64 works by 46 artists born or practicing in the United States. The exhibition\, whose title references the 1992 Nirvana song (considered by many an anthem for the decade)\, focuses on three principal themes—debates over “identity politics\,” the digital revolution\, and globalization—and explores a range of geopolitical milestones and social issues through the perspective of artists working at that time. The exhibition also illustrates the diverse ways in which the developments of the 1990s redefined contemporary approaches to artistic practice and\, in the words of exhibition curator Alexandra Schwartz\, “writes a history of the ’90s through the lens of the visual arts.”\n\nCome as You Are looks at the dramatic changes in the art world itself\, including the ongoing culture wars\; issues of artistic freedom and censorship\; the impact of new media and the emergence of video\, sound\, and digital art\; the expansion of the global art market\; and the explosion of art fairs and biennials. It also investigates the art world’s increasing heterogeneity as artists of color\, women artists\, and LGBT artists attained increased prominence. Artists include Doug Aitken\, Felix Gonzalez-Torres\, Glenn Ligon\, Julie Mehretu\, Prema Murthy\, Shirin Neshat\, Catherine Opie\, Gabriel Orozco\, Diana Thater\, Rirkrit Tiravanija\, and Kara Walker in a wide range of works including installations\, paintings\, sculptures\, drawings\, prints\, photography\, video\, and digital art.\n\nCome as You Are: Art of the 1990s is organized by the Montclair Art Museum and curated by Alexandra Schwartz\, curator of contemporary art\, with Kimberly Siino\, curatorial assistant. This exhibition is made possible with generous support from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.\n\nLead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost and the University of Michigan Health System. Additional support is provided by Samantha and Ross Partrich\, Andrea and Joel Brown\, the University of Michigan CEW Frances and Sydney Lewis Visiting Leaders Fund\, Department of the History of Art\, Residential College\, and Department of American Culture. UID:27240-2363452@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/27240 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Exhibition LOCATION:Museum of Art - A. Alfred Taubman Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20160115T094015 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T140000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:EIHS Workshop: \"Claiming People\, Claiming Spaces: Mobility\, Identification\, Solidarity\" DESCRIPTION:Panelists and presentations:\n\n“Building the City Through Brotherly (and Sisterly) Love: Comorian Migrants in Mahajanga\, Madagascar (1920s-1950s)”\nTasha Rijke-Epstein\, PhD Candidate\, Anthropology & History\, University of Michigan\n\n“Unsettling Crossings: A Silesian Catholic Priest and Territorial\, Sexual\, Linguistic\, and Confessional Bonds and Boundaries\, circa 1900”\nStephanie Skier\, PhD Student\, History\, University of Michigan\n\n“Early Ayutthaya in Thai History: Elite Relations and Notions of Ethnicity”\nJohn Smith\, PhD Student\, History\, University of Michigan\n\nRespondent: Tara Zahra\, Professor\, History\, University of Chicago\n\nChair: Scott Spector\, Professor\, History\, German\, Judaic Studies\, University of Michigan\n\nFree and open to the public. Lunch provided.\n\nThis event is part of the Friday Series of the Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies. It is made possible by a generous contribution from Kenneth and Frances Aftel Eisenberg. UID:22916-1415045@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22916 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:History LOCATION:Tisch Hall - 1014 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20160123T120015 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T235959 SUMMARY:Other:MSU Invite DESCRIPTION:8 team invite hosted by Michigan State University UID:28164-2710151@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/28164 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:MSU CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20160124T120016 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T235959 SUMMARY:Other:Northwestern Quad DESCRIPTION:Quad tennis meet at Northwestern including NU\, UM\, U. Chicago and Marquette. UID:28031-2718925@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/28031 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Northwestern University CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20170707T073547 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T130000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Yiddish Leyenkrayz DESCRIPTION:The Yiddish Leyenkrayz is a weekly reading group open to faculty\, students\, and the general Yiddish-reading public. We read classics of Yiddish literature\, but also rediscover lesser known texts in the original. We often read plays\, so as to divide the reading according to roles. Copies of the text are made available at each meeting.\n\nNOTE: Event details may vary\, please contact the Judaic Studies office to confirm. UID:26737-2173428@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/26737 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Discussion,Jewish Studies LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Room 2000 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20160206T123009 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T140000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Blue Paths Internship Program for students with Autism DESCRIPTION:You’re invited to attend an information session about the Blue Paths Internship Program for students with Autism. This experience is a paid summer internships\, presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan in collaboration with the Judson Center\, Eastern Michigan University and the University of Michigan. This event will be held in room 310A of the Student Center of Eastern Michigan University.\n\nWhat: The Blue Paths to Success program is an opportunity for current college students on the autism spectrum who are enrolled in a 4-year college undergraduate or 2 year graduate program at the sophomore level or above to gain work experience with a leading health insurer.\n\nWhy: Learn about the type of internships available at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan\, and the impact an internship can have on your career goals. Refreshments will be provided.\n\nAttire: Business Casual: For men-dress pants/khakis and a shirt with a collar. For women-dress pants/knee-length skirt and a blouse or a shirt with a collar. No jeans. No athletic wear.\n \nIf you would like more information about the program please contact Joelle Fundaro at jfundaro@umich.edu. Please RSVP for this event no later than Friday\, January 15th\, by following the instructions in this link: goo.gl/5O6S9v UID:27407-2398794@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/27407 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Eastern Michigan University, 900 Oakwood St, Ypsilanti, MI 48197, USA CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20151130T120109 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T143000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Economics at Work DESCRIPTION:TBA UID:26834-2234372@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/26834 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Career,Economics,seminar,Undergraduate LOCATION:Lorch Hall - 140 (Askwith Auditorium) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20151215T162251 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T143000 SUMMARY:Presentation:Hanes Walton Dr. Distinguished Speaker Lecture DESCRIPTION:Held in the Eldersveld Room on the 5th floor of Haven Hall UID:27267-2372664@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/27267 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Politics,Talk LOCATION:Haven Hall - Eldersveld Room (5670) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20160122T120017 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T133700 SUMMARY:Other:Quantum Coffee Break DESCRIPTION:The theme of this semester is Pilot-wave theory* (also known as Bohmian Mechanics or \"hidden variable\" theory)\, and the Quantum Coffee Challenge is: If your research [pick one topic] were to be explained in the context of pilot-wave theory (a more deterministic interpretation of quantum mechanics\, which reproduces all the original predictions of ordinary quantum mechanics)\, how would you approach the \"measurement problem\"\, and how would you used this \"deterministic\" approach to further your research.To motivate the theme of the semester\, we will be discussing some of the theoretical hallmarks of pilot-wave theory and how one could use it to get a clearer intepretation of quantum phenomenon. UID:28231-2685764@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/28231 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:GG Brown, Conference Room 2540 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20151216T150214 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T150000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:Stock Selection: A Primer DESCRIPTION:We will explore active stock investing strategies for those over 50 using your computer. We will help you determine which stock (or group of stocks) is most likely to meet your objectives. A prerequisite for this course is to have taken Computerized Investing 101 or be an active stock investor. We will utilize various information sources such as Value Line\, Morningstar\, Better Investing\, Standard & Poors\, and other stock related websites. We do not intend to cover basic investing questions. \n\nInstructors Robert Shaw and Dale Brandenburg are active investors\, with each having more than 10 years of experience.\n\nThis study group meets Fridays\, January 22 through March 4. UID:27325-2381437@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/27325 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Lifelong Learning,Retirement,seminar LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20151215T132510 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T153000 SUMMARY:Meeting:CPW Series Meeting DESCRIPTION:Held in the Walker Room on the 5th floor of Haven Hall UID:27236-2363233@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/27236 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Politics,Workshop LOCATION:Haven Hall - Walker Room (5664) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20160122T134144 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T150000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Active Learning Laboratory: Advance Practice Teaching DESCRIPTION:Choice of four sessions. This session offers an opportunity to practice active learning techniques by presenting a lesson to a small peer group. In advance\, participants review short online videos about active learning. Then\, participants plan and deliver a 10-minute lesson using active learning. Following each practice lesson\, participants reflect on their experience and exchange supportive feedback. UID:28297-2701558@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/28297 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Education,Graduate,Undergraduate LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20160206T123015 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T153000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:BP Trading Simulation - afternoon session DESCRIPTION:Interactive Trading Simulation that engages students in a \"Day In The Life Of Experience\" as a Trader. There will be two session on January 22nd. Morning Session: 10:30am - 12noon and Afternoon Session: 2pm - 3:30 pm. UID:28201-2677158@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/28201 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: R0400, Tozzi Trading Lab Ross School of Business 701 Tappan Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20160118T143458 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T170000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:#WhatIDIDThen #WhatIDoNow DESCRIPTION:Meet with LSA Alumni who were activists while in college and went on to pursue careers in social justice. Enjoy an alumni panel\, breakout sessions\, and a networking reception.\n\nPanelists may include:\nStephanie Chang\, State Representative\, Michigan House of Representatives (http://housedems.com/state-rep-stephanie-chang)\n\nForrest Cox\, Government Relations and Economic Development Specialist\, Cherokee Nation Businesses\, former White House Legislative Intern\, National Economic Council (https://www.linkedin.com/in/forrest-cox-71036a55)\n\nAtiba Edwards\, Director of Operations Brooklyn East Collegiate Uncommon Schools (http://brooklyneastcollegiate.uncommonschools.org/…/atiba-e…)\n\nDiala Khalife\, Educator\, Intergroup Relations (https://www.linkedin.com/in/diala-khalife-b3a26946)\n\nPriscilla Martinez\, Field Director\, Battleground Texas (https://www.linkedin.com/in/priscila-martinez-22346b29)\n\nDonovan McKinney\, Community Organizer and Consultant\, City of Detroit\, former Legislative Director for member of Michigan House of Representatives (https://www.linkedin.com/in/donavan-mckinney-9735b24a)\n\nAlex Ngo\, Educator\, Writer\, Advocate for LGBTQ issues\, working master’s in social work. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexrichardngo)\n\nBrittany Sandefur\, Development Services Coordinator\, University of North Carolina\, Chapel Hill (https://www.linkedin.com/in/brittanysandefur) UID:28147-2666184@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/28147 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Career,Community Service,Discussion,Social Justice LOCATION:East Quadrangle - Keene Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20151215T133917 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:IWAP Series Meeting DESCRIPTION:Held in the Eldersveld and Prefunction Rooms in Haven Hall UID:27257-2372634@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/27257 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Graduate,Politics,Workshop LOCATION:Haven Hall - Eldersveld and Prefunction Rooms (5669 and 5670) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20160113T135021 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T163000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Smith Lecture: Scientific Publishing in 2016: The Good\, The Bad and The Ugly—Lessons Learned From 5 Years Watching Retractions DESCRIPTION:From the recent surge in retractions to the emerging crisis of reproducibility\, science publishing faces many difficult challenges. This talk will provide examples of these problems\, as well as how the pressures to publish\, weakness in peer review and other flaws in the system are making the situation worse. UID:27308-2381420@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/27308 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Lecture,Research LOCATION:Chemistry Dow Lab - 1800 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20151118T142316 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T183000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Curator Talk: Shakespeare on Page and Stage DESCRIPTION:Exhibit Curators Pablo Alvarez and Juli McLoone talk about the making and content of the exhibit Shakespeare on Page and Stage: A Celebration followed by a reception. The exhibit and talk are part of a series of nationwide events to commemorate the four-hundredth anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare. UID:26650-2127377@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/26650 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Books,Food,Free,Library,Literature LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Gallery (Room 100) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20160114T125838 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T173000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Linguistics MLK Colloquium: Substrate fidelity and substrate erasure in varieties of Black South African English – a sociophonetic study in relation to race\, class\, gender and other things DESCRIPTION:New economic and educational opportunities in post-apartheid South African society have seen the rapid growth of a Black middle-class\, part of whose making and consolidation is having its children study at elite schools previously reserved for Whites. At the same time the society is experiencing class cleavages as the gap between the rich/new rich versus the poor/very poor has increased (as starkly brought to attention by the student uprisings of 2015). This paper explores the sociolinguistic consequences of these changes in South Africa. One theme that will be discussed at an introductory level is the effect of change on the indigenous African languages\, and the scope for their improved status. More salient sociolinguistically is the strengthening of a notably “African” variety of L2 English\, labelled “Black South African English”. The features of this variety that show what I call substrate fidelity will be discussed. In contrast is the rise of a “crossover” variety showing little or no such allegiance\, as middle-class young Black speakers depart significantly from the traditional L2 of their parents’ generation. This will be the main linguistic focus of the paper\, using two related sets of variables: the realisation of schwa as a full vowel\, and neutralizations of vowel length. These are studied via the techniques of acoustic sociophonetics\, using forced alignment. The first result concerns social class\, consequent upon a bifurcation of young Black people according to type of schooling (elite or not). The second result is that there is a consistent gender effect among young people\, in contrast to the previous generation’s English. The paper explores the socio-symbolic reasons for this gender differentiation\, via commentaries in the press as well as young peoples’ own attitudes. Male speech in the sample appears to be constrained by some degree of African solidarity\; middle-class female speech less so. UID:25621-2117828@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/25621 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:colloquium,Lecture LOCATION:East Hall - 4448 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20160118T195802 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T173000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:SAC Speaker Series Presents A Talk by USC Professor Akira Lippit: \"Like a Sleeping Cat (In Roland Barthes's Empire of Sleeping Cats)\" DESCRIPTION:How might one understand Barthes’s legacy\, his preferred spaces of photography\, forms of erotic literature\, imagined Japan\, political stances\, and his cinema? This presentation considers Barthes one hundred years after his birth\, seeking to illuminate the distinct forms of affect that form not only the mood of his writing\, but also its mode. What sort of subject does Barthes project in his empires of signs? Who or what forms the subject of his semiotics? UID:28046-2628780@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/28046 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Graduate,Lecture LOCATION:North Quad - 2435 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20160114T121515 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T170000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Distinguished Lecture Series in Music Theory: Sumanth Gopinath DESCRIPTION:Sumanth Gopinath is the author of The Ringtone Dialectic: Economy and Cultural Form\, and he co-edited\, with Jason Stanyek\, The Oxford Handbook of Mobile Music Studies. His writings on Steve Reich\, musical minimalism\, Marxism and music scholarship\, the Nike+ Sport Kit\, the ringtone industry\, Bob Dylan\, and Benjamin Britten have appeared in various scholarly journals and edited collections. UID:27356-2390084@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/27356 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Glenn E. Watkins Lecture Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20160124T120017 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T235959 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:MECTC Indoor Triathlon Clinic DESCRIPTION:This Clinic involves two days of triathlon. There will be two races: an individual race and a team relay. After the racing\, there will be unique opportunity to attend a triathlon clinic to learn more about the sport and how to train better for it. We will leave Ann Arbor on Friday and return on Sunday. UID:28032-2718929@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/28032 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Dayton University CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20160107T134159 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T173000 SUMMARY:Presentation:Ready\, Set\, Go Global DESCRIPTION:Take a big step toward a study abroad experience at UM by attending a Ready\, Set\, Go Global session. Learn more about study programs around the world\, scholarships and other financial aid\, the CGIS application process\, courses in your major\, and credit transfer.\nRSGG sessions are offered Monday through Friday from 5–5:30pm in the CGIS office in G155 Angell Hall. Attending an RSGG session is a required part of applying to a CGIS study abroad program. UID:24657-2570539@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/24657 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:International,Multicultural,Study Abroad,Undergraduate LOCATION:Angell Hall - CGIS Office, G155 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20160113T145150 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T200000 SUMMARY:Other:Mark Webster Reading Series DESCRIPTION:Hanae Jonas is from Vermont. Her poems have appeared in The Volta\, Sixth Finch\, DIAGRAM\, CutBank\, and other journals. A graduate of Smith College\, she has received fellowships and residencies from Kundiman\, the Stadler Center for Poetry\, and Mineral School.\n\nEmily Chew is from New York City and still can't drive. UID:28020-2622206@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/28020 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Books,Culture,Literature,Poetry,Storytelling,UMMA,Writing LOCATION:Museum of Art - Helmut Stern Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20151215T092154 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Willy Porter DESCRIPTION:Spend an evening with Willy Porter\, and you'll experience a rare communion between artist and audience. His concerts are one-of-a-kind events in which amazing guitar chops and songwriting merge into a single unit. Porter's acoustic guitar skills have drawn comparisons with those of Leo Kottke\, who drew the young Willy Porterinto music the first time he heard the \"6 & 12 String Guitar\" album. He continues to stretch each show by incorporating performance art\, live audio looping\, and improvisational sketch comedy. Each tour date becomes a unique event\, a musical experience much greater than just a review of past\, present and future recorded work. The irresistibly engaging young Georgia songwriter Emily Hearn is tonight's special guest. UID:26791-2184812@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/26791 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Music,The Ark LOCATION:Off Campus Location - The Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20160120T132840 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T220000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160123T020000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:UMix and the Sorcerer's Stone DESCRIPTION:Join us in the Michigan Union for UMix and the Sorcerer's Stone on Friday\, January 22nd from 10PM to 2AM! There will be a pasta buffet\, Harry Potter cookies\, quidditch\, DIY wands\, butterbeer mugs\, a hypnotist\, laser tag\, and a screening of \"The Good Dinosaur.\" Supported by the Michigan Quidditch Team. UID:28221-2683778@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/28221 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Film,Food,Free,Social,Umix LOCATION:Michigan Union CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20160123T000021 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160122T220000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160123T020000 SUMMARY:Other:UMix and the Sorcerer's Stone DESCRIPTION:Join us in the Michigan Union for UMix and the Sorcerer's Stone on Friday\, January 22nd from 10PM to 2AM! There will be a pasta buffet\, Harry Potter cookies\, quidditch\, DIY wands\, butterbeer mugs\, a hypnotist\, laser tag\, and a screening of \"The Good Dinosaur.\" Supported by the Michigan Quidditch Team. UID:28232-2685769@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/28232 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Michigan Union CONTACT: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR