Other:Charity Rose Sale 2016
2016-02-12 00:00 - 23:59 (America/Detroit) | Michigan Union
Need roses for Valentine's Day? FreeHearts and SWE have got you covered. Catch us this week at one of our pre-sale tables, or pre-order online by following this link!https://docs.google.com/a/umich.edu/forms/d/1oSo4zYBSAUe-k8bglCcwPzjKodUaOplDJGi9da6l0wY/viewform PRE-SALE DATES AND LOCATIONS:Tues., 2/9:Chem Atrium - 10am-2pmWeds., 2/10:Duderstadt Connector - 11am-2pmHaven Hall - 10am-1pmThurs., 2/11:Union Lobby - 2-5pmFri., 2/12:Haven Hall - 10-11:30am PICK-UP DATES AND LOCATIONS:Fri., 2/12 - Sun., 2/14:1180 Duderstadt - 1-4pmSophia B. Jones Room in the Union - 1-4pm *All* proceeds go directly to The Hope Project and SafeHouse Center. Happy Valentine's Day!

Auditions:Emcee Wanted!!! Michigan Difference Student Leadership Awards
2016-02-12 00:00 - 23:59 | http://bit.ly/1VRcx4v
The Michigan Difference Student Leadership Awards is looking for a host for their event on March 30!!!Desired Qualifications:
Comfortable speaking in front of large groups
Script Writing
Selfie-taking skills
JOKESIf you're interested or know someone who would be great, please apply:http:/bit.ly/1VRcx4vApplications/Nominations are due on February 21

Community Service:Face Off Blood Challenge 2016
2016-02-12 00:00 - 23:59 | Michigan Union, Michigan League, Pierpont Commons, select residence halls, other buildings on campus
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!

Other:Harnessing the Wind to Pump Water: Elementary School Outreach via GradSWE's SWEEET
2016-02-12 00:00 - 23:59 | Adams STEM Academy and King Elementary
Join the GradSWE outreach team in this semester's SWEEET (Society of Women Engineers Elementary Engineering Topics). Volunteers will facilitate weekly hands-on sessions to build a wind-powered water pump over a course of 5-8 weeks. These one-hour sessions will begin in February at two local elementary schools.Please use the Doodle link to sign up and indicate all days/times that you are available. Doodle: http://doodle.com/poll/kpg7qin4fd3dwvd7 We are using this Doodle to determine which DAY of the week, and which TIME to schedule SWEET. Use this as an indicator of the DAY of the week, not the DATE. SWEET is a weekly recurring program for 5-8 weeks. For example, if Monday 9-10am is most popular, volunteers will go to the school every Monday 9-10am for a few weeks. Substitute teachers will be available if you can't make it to one of your assigned weeks.

Other:MIW Application Deadline-Winter 2016
2016-02-12 00:00 - 12:00 | Off Campus Location
The application deadline for MIW Fall 2016 and early admission Winter 2017 is February 19th. Please apply through M-Compass.

Other:CEW offers Funding for Event Co-sponsorship for 2016
2016-02-12 08:00 - 17:00 | Center for the Education of Women
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.

DEADLINES:
2016 Winter Semester: December 15, 2015
2016 Fall Semester: August 1, 2016

In 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)

Questions about event co-sponsorship may be directed to Janice Reuben, CEW Senior Associate for Programs & Outreach, at 734.764.6005 (reubenjs@umich.edu).

Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents A Gathering of Friends: Linocut Prints
2016-02-12 08:00 - 20:00 | Taubman Center - Gifts of Art Gallery — South Lobby, Floor 1
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.

Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents A Walk Along the Shore: Digital Imaging
2016-02-12 08:00 - 20:00 | University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2
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.”

Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Art from My Heart: Ceramics
2016-02-12 08:00 - 20:00 | Taubman Center - Gifts of Art Gallery — North Lobby, Floor 1
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.

Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Found Object Fish: Mixed Media
2016-02-12 08:00 - 20:00 | University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2
Steve Palmer was born in Berkeley, California and raised by a poet and a painter, so it was in his blood to
become 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.

Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Fresh Water Michigan: Oil Painting & Photography
2016-02-12 08:00 - 20:00 | University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — University Hospital Main Lobby, Floor 1
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.

Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Garden Inspired Art Pottery
2016-02-12 08:00 - 20:00 | Taubman Center - Gifts of Art Gallery — South Lobby, Floor 1
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.

Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Scenes in Fabric
2016-02-12 08:00 - 17:00 | University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — Comprehensive Cancer Center, Level 1
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.

Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Splits & Music: Snowflake Paper Cuttings
2016-02-12 08:00 - 20:00 | Taubman Center - Gifts of Art Gallery — North Lobby, Floor 1
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.

Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Works by Belle Kogan: First Female Industrial Designer
2016-02-12 08:00 - 17:00 | University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — Cancer Center Elevator Alcove, Level 2
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.

Exhibition:Jon Onye Lockard: Celebrating His Life and Legacy, 1932-2015
2016-02-12 08:00 - 17:00 | Tappan Hall - Fine Arts Library
This exhibit, on display in the Fine Arts Library, honors the life and work of the late U-M Professor Jon Onye Lockard, who was instrumental in the development of African-American arts and culture in Michigan. His distinctive style of artistic expression captured the spirit of civil rights and black pride.

As an artist and educator, Lockard was a mentor to many on the University of Michigan campus and beyond. Among other accolades, he was a founder of the U-M Department of Afroamerican and African Studies. His paintings can be viewed across the U-M campus, including many of the murals in residence hall multicultural lounges.

Hours: Sun 1-10pm, Mon-Thurs 8am-10pm, Fri 8am-5pm, Sat 1-6pm

Join us for a reception on Tuesday, February 23, 3-6pm in the Fine Arts Library, with honored guest Mrs. Leslie Kamil, the artist's widow. Light refreshments will be served.

Exhibition:Recent Acquisitions and Hidden Treasures from the Clark Library's Map Collection
2016-02-12 08:00 - 23:59 | Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library, 2nd Floor Hatcher
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.

Exhibition:Shakespeare on Page and Stage: A Celebration
2016-02-12 08:30 - 19:00 | Hatcher Graduate Library - Audubon Room
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.

Most 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.

Audubon Room Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 am to 7 pm, Saturday 10 am to 6 pm, Sunday 1 pm to 7 pm

Workshop / Seminar:Strategic Employee Onboarding: The First 365 Days
2016-02-12 08:30 - 12:00 | Administrative Services Building - LPD
Onboarding is one of the key activities that happens after resume screening, interviewing, and selection of the candidate. Developing and implementing a total onboarding program for both new employees and internal recruits can improve performance, decrease turnover, and sustain a highly performing team.

You will learn to:

Recognize the differences between onboarding and orientation
Discuss key reasons for developing an onboarding plan
Create or customize an onboarding program that will fit unit needs
Apply practical strategies to build and deliver a high impact onboarding experience
Identify the important roles and responsibilities associated with onboarding experience

You will benefit by:

Gaining practical tips, tools and strategies that can be immediately applied to your work
Developing departmental brand and lowering turnover (un-boarding)
Increasing the effectiveness of the onboarding experience for new employees
Developing an onboarding experience that will strengthen the employment brand
Calculating the loss (cost) associated with turnover

Audience:

Supervisors and managers responsible for hiring new staff

Exhibition:A Yemeni Community: Photographs from the 1970s
2016-02-12 09:00 - 16:30 | Detroit Center - Monts Hall
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.

When 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.

Now 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.

Born 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.”

Located 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.

Exhibition:Converging Paths: The Photography of Pawel Figurski
2016-02-12 09:00 - 17:00 | 202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Gallery
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.

While 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..

Religious 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.

Pawel 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.

Presented in conjunction with the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies and the Copernicus Program in Polish Studies.

Exhibition:Exhibition On-View: AGG Lab
2016-02-12 09:00 - 19:00 | Off Campus Location - Gallery
The University of Michigan's Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning presents...Exhibition On-View: AGG Lab.

Exhibition On-View: January 16 – February 21

Identity—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.

The 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.

AGGLAB/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.

LABORATORIA 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.

In collaboration with AAU Architecture students:

Yi 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.

About University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning:

The 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.

Exhibition:Extreme Time
2016-02-12 09:00 - 17:00 | Ruthven Museums Building
Think you know all about time? What about things that happen in femtoseconds or eons? Time in the natural world is so extreme, you can’t even perceive most of its scale unaided. You’ll be amazed by the types of time you can explore in our new exhibit, and learn more about everyday time and how we measure it, too! The exhibit is open!

Exhibition:Magnificent China Exhibition Highlights Natural Wonders
2016-02-12 09:00 - 16:30 | Detroit Center
Kick off the New Year with the latest Monts Hall exhibition, “Magnificent China: A Photography Exhibition,” January 15 – February 20.

Featuring breathtaking landscapes and cultural scenes captured by photographer Xu Zengquan, "Magnificent China" highlights the numerous natural wonders of the eastern world.

An 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.

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.

For more information, contact the Detroit Center at (313) 593-3584 or detroitcenter@umich.edu.

Exhibition:Niklaus Troxler: 40 Years of Jazz Posters
2016-02-12 09:00 - 17:00 | Off Campus Location
January 15 - February 20, 2016
Public Lecture: Friday, January 15, 5-6 pm at Chrysler Center Auditorium
Opening Reception: Friday, January 15, 6-8 pm at Work and Slusser Galleries

The 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.

Curated 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.

Troxler’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.

Exhibition Venues

Slusser
Open during exhibitions Monday through Friday: 9 am - 5 pm, Saturday: 12 - 5 pm. Closed Sundays and Holidays. Free Admission, Handicapped Accessible.
2000 Bonisteel Blvd. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2069

Work: Ann Arbor
Open during exhibitions Tuesday through Saturday, 12 pm to 7 pm. Closed Sundays, Mondays and Holidays. Free Admission.
306 State Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104

Workshop / Seminar:Real Estate Excel Financial Modeling Training
2016-02-12 09:00 - 17:00 | Ross School of Business - TBD
The Michigan Real Estate Club is hosting a financial modeling training taught by Joshua Kahr who has taught at many schools and companies such as Blackstone, Wharton, Columbia and Credit Suisse.

The training will be two days from 9am to 5pm on Fri-Sat, Feb 12-13. While this course is gear towards real estate, the training will be beneficial for those interested in private equity, investment or commercial banking or investment management.

On day one, Kahr will cover the mechanics of financial modeling for real estate investments. The class will explore key concepts such as leverage and the impact of taxation.

On day two, Kahr will work with higher level concepts such as partnership modeling, waterfalls, and construction and development modeling.

Please note that this course assumes knowledge of basic finance. If you do not have this knowledge or do not think you will be able to pick it up quickly, then it is not recommended you take this course.

This training is being subsidized by the Michigan Real Estate Club, the UM/ULI Forum and the generous support of Welltower.

Deadline to register is February 5, 2016. Attendees will need to check in on the first day of the training. Registration can be completed on the link shown.

Please note that this training is subject to cancellation in the event of low attendance.

In addition, Mac users will be able to use Mac excel for the training, however, the instructor will not be able to give any support for Mac Excel should something not work.

***NO refunds will be allowed. Registration is BINDING.***

Questions? Email mrecboard@umich.edu

Conference / Symposium:Reassessing Kodai: An Interdisciplinary Workshop on Approaches to the Cultural History of Early Japan and its Historiography
2016-02-12 09:00 - 16:00 | Michigan League - Henderson Room
Register here: http://goo.gl/forms/mGJndNmXmk

Unlike other historiographic categories such as “medieval” (chūsei), “early modern” (kinsei), and “modern” (kindai), the notion of kodai (the so-called “ancient periods”) has been less carefully interrogated in the field of Japanese studies. Broadly divided into three political periods (Asuka, Nara, and Heian), kodai is often defined through a series of historical watersheds aligned with the rise and fall of imperial power. Interrogating that perspective, the workshop aims to depart from the model of critical historical events as ruptures. Instead, it focuses on the processes and continuities of cultural development during the longue durée of early Japan. Thus, “kodai” is defined in its broadest sense—ranging from the sixth to the twelfth centuries—and participants are invited to engage with the artistic and religious developments of kodai as embedded in ritualistic, religious, literary, visual, and material cultures. In addition, the workshop will critically examine the historiography of scholarship on kodai, and interrogate how frameworks and binaries that are frequently employed in the study of this period gradually acquired scholarly purchase over time. By rethinking kodai as both a historiographic category and a framework of analysis, the workshop aims to generate a compelling set of questions that can reinvigorate the study of early Japan.

Event Schedule:
Reception (open to all, no preregistration required)
2/11/2016 (Thursday) 5:30 PM
Venue: Multiple Purpose Room, University Museum of Art, 525 South State Street, Ann Arbor

Workshop (open to all, preregistration required: http://goo.gl/forms/mGJndNmXmk)
2/12/2016 (Friday)
Venue: Michigan League (Henderson), 911 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor

8:30 – 9:00 am
Continental breakfast

MORNING SESSION
9:00 – 9:30 am
Kevin Carr (UM): Welcome and Introductory Remarks

n.b.: We will not necessarily be following a strict schedule during the workshop. Each paper will be approximately half an hour. After that, we will have a general discussion about the paper and the issues it raises. There will not be any designated discussants or panels.

9:30 – 10:15 am
Samuel Morse (Amherst College): “Saidaiji in the Eighth Century—The Phantom Temple”

10:15 – 11:00 am
Yoko Hseuh Shirai (Independent Scholar): “Queen Consort Kōmyō (701-760) and the Amitābha cult in 8th century Japan: A close look at “figured tiles” (senbutsu) and statuary”

11:00 – 11:45
Cynthea Bogel (Kyūshū University): “Two Capitals, One Cosmology: Clues to a Dual History of the Temple of the Medicine Master Buddha (Yakushiji in the Fujiwara and Nara capitals)”

11:45 – 12:00
Preliminary General Discussion

12:00 – 1:00
Lunch Break

AFTERNOON SESSION

1:00 – 1:45 pm
Mimi Yiengpruksawan (Yale University): “Heian Time Northern Time: On the Curious Cultural History of Julian Year 1052 in Northeast Asia”

1:45 – 2:30 pm
Bryan Lowe (Vanderbilt): “Empty Temples, Nameless Monks, and Why They’re Important: A New Take on Early Heian Buddhism”

2:30 – 3:15 pm
Akiko Walley (University of Oregon): “Burying the Buddha: Reconsidering Heian-period Sutra Mounds (kyōzuka) in the Context of Asuka- and Nara-period Relic Worship”

3:15 – 4:00 pm
Ryūichi Abé (Harvard University): “On the gaze of the Dragon Princess — deciphering the Devadatta scroll frontispiece in the Heike Nokyo”

4:00 – 5:00 pm
General Discussion and Closing Remarks

For inquiries, please contact Susan Dine at smdine@umich.edu.

For information on the graduate student seminar on on the 8th century Hokkedō of Tōdaiji temple in Nara: https://events.umich.edu/event/28155

This event is co-sponsored by the Department of History of Art, Center for Japanese Studies, Institute for the Humanities, Rackham Graduate School, College of LSA, International Institute, and the Association for Asian Studies Northeast Asia Council.

Exhibition:Scent of a Beaver: An Installation by Kent Monkman
2016-02-12 09:00 - 17:00 | 202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Gallery
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.

About the artist:

Kent 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.

Monkman’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.

Workshop / Seminar:The Quipu Project: Translate-a-thon
2016-02-12 09:00 - 12:00, 2016-02-12 16:00 - 21:00 | North Quad - Language Resource Center (LRC)
We need Spanish and Quechua speakers to help translate testimonies of victims of coerced sterilization. Register for the translate-a-thon (http://tinyurl.com/umichquipu) and help Peruvian women fight for recognition and reparation. These sessions are available:

Friday, February 12, 9am-12pm
Friday, February, 12, 4pm-9pm
Saturday, February 13, 9am-9pm (three sessions available -- morning, afternoon, and evening)

You don't need to stay for the entire time; help for as long as you can! Snacks will be provided, and you can sign up for lunch on Saturday.

Student organized thanks to a mini-grant awarded through the U-M Library Student Engagement Program. Mini-grants supply funding and expert support for projects that make a real-life impact.

Other:Charity Rose Sale 2016
2016-02-12 10:00 - 17:00 | Off Campus Location
Need roses for Valentine's Day? FreeHearts and SWE have got you covered. Catch us this week at one of our pre-sale tables, or pre-order online by following this link!
https://docs.google.com/a/umich.edu/forms/d/1oSo4zYBSAUe-k8bglCcwPzjKodUaOplDJGi9da6l0wY/viewform

PRE-SALE DATES AND LOCATIONS:
Tues., 2/9:
Chem Atrium - 10am-2pm
Weds., 2/10:
Duderstadt Connector - 11am-2pm
Haven Hall - 10am-1pm
Thurs., 2/11:
Union Lobby - 2-5pm
Fri., 2/12:
Haven Hall - 10-11:30am

PICK-UP DATES AND LOCATIONS:
Fri., 2/12 - Sun., 2/14:
1180 Duderstadt - 1-4pm
Sophia B. Jones Room in the Union - 1-4pm

*All* proceeds go directly to The Hope Project and SafeHouse Center. Happy Valentine's Day!

Careers / Jobs:Dance Sophomore Seminar: IPlan for Success
2016-02-12 10:00 - 12:00 | 419 S State St, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
This is a closed session for students enrolled in the Dance Sophomore Seminar.

Exhibition:From Christianity to Islam: Egypt between Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages
2016-02-12 10:00 - 17:00 | Hatcher Graduate Library - 7th Floor Exhibit Space
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.

On display Monday through Friday, 10am to 5pm.

Community Service:Love Shack
2016-02-12 10:00 - 16:00 | University of Michigan Diag
Come join DoRAK and celebrate the month of love! Come join us and Body Peace Core on the Diag from 10am-4pm. We'll have free hot chocolate, valentines, flowers, candy, and live performances!Performance schedule:- Women's Glee Club - 12:30-1
- The Sopranos - 1-1:30
- Sirens A Cappella - 2-2:30
- Smile Bringer Singers - 3-3:30
- Kol Hakavod - 3:30-4
- Compulsive Lyres - 3:30-4

Want to learn more about DoRAK? Check out dorak.weebly.com

Social / Informal Gathering:Coffee + Cookies with SID
2016-02-12 11:00 - 14:00 | East Quadrangle - 1615
Something for everyone!

Learn about Semester in Detroit.

Ask Questions about your application.

Reconnect with other alumni.

Just want to talk more about Detroit + where to get connected? Stop on by!

There will be Avalon Cookies

Exhibition:Soviet Constructivist Posters
2016-02-12 11:00 - 17:00 | Museum of Art
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.

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.

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.

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.

Other:2016 Tri-State Synchronized Skating Championships & Junior World Qualifer
2016-02-12 12:00 - 23:59 | Dearborn Ice Skating Center
University of Michigan Synchronized Skating team will be competing at Tri-States in Dearborn, MI. GO BLUE!

Exhibition:BFA Design & Production Portfolio Exhibit
2016-02-12 12:00 - 18:00 | Duderstadt Center - Gallery
An exhibit of BFA (theatre) design & production students’ work showing both class work and designs from realized productions. Scenic models, costume renderings, costumes, lighting plots, prop designs, and production photos from SMTD productions including dramas, musicals, opera, and dance. This exhibit runs Sunday through Friday.

Other:Maize and Blue Bowl
2016-02-12 12:00 - 23:59 | Varsity Tennis Center
Michigan's first home tournament! Final size is still to be determined, but the team has capacity for a 16 team tournament

Social / Informal Gathering:MSC Fish Fridays
2016-02-12 12:00 - 20:00 | South Quad - and All Dining Halls
Look for a delish fish dish at both lunch and dinner. And look for the MSC label. It means the fish has been certified by the Marine Stewardship Council as sustainably caught.

Lecture / Discussion:Yiddish Leyenkrayz
2016-02-12 12:00 - 13:00 | 202 S. Thayer - Room 2000
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.

NOTE: Event details may vary, please contact the Judaic Studies office to confirm.

Other:The Startup competition: Round 2
2016-02-12 12:30 - 13:30 | Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium
Join us Friday, February 12 at 12:30 pm in Stamps Auditorium on North Campus for the second round of The Startup.

The Startup is the CFE’s cornerstone competition for undergraduate and graduate students looking to turn a startup idea into a real company. It’s a winner-take-all opportunity for ventures to get visibility, direct one-on-one mentorship with local entrepreneurs and venture capitalists, funding, and bragging rights to be called the next, best startup at Michigan.

This is NOT another pitch competition. We aren’t looking for students who think they are the best right now, we are looking for startup teams with the highest potential to become the best. The Startup makes real entrepreneurs, in real time, by giving teams direct access to mentors who will help them reach important milestones in moving their company forward. On top of close mentorship from local entrepreneurial leaders, students will also receive increased funding as they make it past each round of the competition, and will present in front of CFE’s largest seminar class, Entrepreneurship Hour.

Want to be a part of determining which teams move forward to the next round?

ALL students, faculty, staff and community are welcome! Not only does it “boost” the teams to get audience support during the competition, but you’ll also get to be a part of the judging. This round, the three or four ventures from each mentor will present the progress they've made with the customer challenge: validate a customer for your product or service.

The mentor will pick the top student ventures out of their own group that they think should move forward in the competition. The audience then also gets to which startups make it to round three, resulting in 8 advancing teams.

NOTE: If you are NOT enrolled in Entrepreneurship Hour (ENTR 407) and are attending as a guest, please use the black stairs located in the Stamps Auditorium Lobby to enter the auditorium via the second level.

Students enrolled in the class must enter through either side door to the auditorium on the main level to capture attendance.

Fair / Festival:ALC Language Fair
2016-02-12 13:00 - 16:00 | Michigan Union - Pond Room ABC
Discover programs to enrich your language and cultural skills! Enjoy traditional and non-traditional snacks, raffle prizes, and live cultural performances!

Other:Free Friday Coffee and Tea for Engineers with International Programs in Engineering
2016-02-12 13:00 - 16:30 | Chrysler Center - 245
Attention Engineers:

Come to the International Programs in Engineering office to plan your international experience.Summer 2016 and Fall 2016 study abroad applications are now open!

IPE has walk-in advising every day from 1:00-4:30pm.

Walk-in hours EVERY FRIDAY from 1:00-4:30 will serve FREE hot beverages!

Lecture / Discussion:Phondi
2016-02-12 13:00 - 14:00 | Lorch Hall - 473
Adult learners of a second language often have difficulty with novel phonological categories, showing a bias towards existing (L1) category representations. In the production domain, this often results in a persistent accent, even when speakers are highly proficient in other aspects of the language. This study investigates the efficacy of a training paradigm that teaches the vocal tract configurations and articulatory targets for novel target sounds to new learners, with explicit reference to place, manner, and voicing features. Native English speakers learning Hindi coronal stop consonants (including a four-way voicing contrast, and a dental/retroflex place of articulation contrast) received visual cues and detailed descriptions of articulation targets, in addition to perceptual training. Participants' production of both place and voicing targets showed a significant improvement after production training (but not perception training) compared to baseline performance. However, only some voicing cues were maintained above baseline levels once cues were no longer present. These results suggest that this methodology has some promise, but limited retention and individual variation in performance indicate that some adjustment to the training may be warranted. I will discuss these issues, and some considerations for how they relate to both applied methods for language learning, and theoretical models of fledgling category representations.

Meeting:CPW Series Meeting
2016-02-12 13:30 - 15:30 | Haven Hall - Walker Room (5664)
Held in the Walker Room on the 5th floor of Haven Hall

Meeting:PTW Meeting
2016-02-12 13:30 - 15:00 | Haven Hall - Library Room (5639)
Held in the Library Room on the 5th floor of Haven Hall

Lecture / Discussion:Semantics Reading Group
2016-02-12 14:00 - 16:00 | Lorch Hall - 471
Details to come

Lecture / Discussion:"Digital Humanities and the Future of Scholarship: Exclusivity, Disruption, and Leading from the Margins"
2016-02-12 15:00 - 16:00 | 202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Common Room
We believe that, at its best, digital humanities is the practical application of an experiment—and a deeply political one. At the center of the digital humanities should be an emphasis on individual and collective agency. Reading, writing, and publishing in the digital must and always already do take place in public, collaborative spaces. This is the great project of the social Internet and an imperative for the digital humanities: to make space for thoughts and idea —even our most scholarly and esoteric—to be made relevant. The work of digital humanities scholarship, then, should be less focused on publishing articles as content repositories and more on reimagining scholarship as pedagogical, publishing as a way to create conversations and bridge academic and non-academic communities. We must walk always along the precipice of radical inclusion — not so that we may include others in the conversations we’re having, but so that we may have the chance to be included in their conversations.

Jesse Stommel is Executive Director of the Division of Teaching and Learning Technologies at University of Mary Washington. He is also Co-Director of Hybrid Pedagogy and Digital Pedagogy Lab. His work focuses on Critical Digital Pedagogy, specifically thinking about how educators encourage student agency with technology. He’s got a rapidly expanding LEGO collection and a rascal pup named Emily Jane Beyoncé (named after his three favorite feminists). You can find Jesse on the web at jessestommel.com.

Sean Michael Morris is Co-Director of both Hybrid Pedagogy and Digital Pedagogy Lab. He is also Senior Editor for Research and Education at Instructure. Sean is interested in the practice of critical digital pedagogy as a social movement, while also strongly identifying with the post-digital. He learns, teaches, and theorizes from a contemplative perspective. You can find him on the web at seanmichaelmorris.com.

Sporting Event:Big 10 Round Robin Tournament
2016-02-12 15:00 - 23:59 | France A. Cordova Recreational Sports Center -Purdue University
Traveling to Purdue University to play 9 matches in the Big Ten Round Robin Tournament. Go Blue!

Lecture / Discussion:David Enoch, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
2016-02-12 15:00 - 17:00 | Angell Hall - Tanner Library, 1171
Lecture

Lecture / Discussion:SoConDi
2016-02-12 15:00 - 16:00 | Lorch Hall - 473
This contribution presents enunciative pragmatics as a methodological orientation to account for how written texts are contextualized in the act of reading. As an offspring of the pragmatic turn among French-speaking linguists, the enunciative approach is mobilized to analyze the cover page of a cartoon on the anti-globalization legend Jose Bove. Focusing on the complex interpretive problems of political discourse, the enunciative-pragmatic approach shows how readers construct subject positions following the text’s complex indexicality. It reveals the polyphonic play of voices orchestrated by the enunciative markers. Therefore, enunciative pragmatics promises to bridge the gulf that separates text-based and process-oriented approaches to language in use as well as between micro- and macrosociological levels of analysis.

Workshop / Seminar:IWAP Series Meeting
2016-02-12 15:30 - 17:00 | Haven Hall - Eldersveld and Prefunction Rooms (5669 and 5670)
Held in the Eldersveld and Prefunction Rooms in Haven Hall

Lecture / Discussion:Smith Lecture: Global Ocean Circulation and the Southern Ocean: from Plate Tectonics Through the Ocean and Ice to the Atmosphere
2016-02-12 15:30 - 16:30 | 1100 North University Building - 1528
Deep Waters originating in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific upwell in the Southern Ocean, with the warmest waters, of Indian and Pacific origin (Upper Circumpolar Deep Water) reaching the Antarctic shelves in the eastern South Pacific sector (Bellingshausen Sea). The pathways of these deep waters to the upper Southern Ocean is strongly mitigated by topography. Topographic steering of the southern boundary of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current also extends the Antarctic winter sea ice edge far to the north, while regions with less steering allow the ice edge to shift back southwards; this pattern is strongly related to the observed pattern of decadal sea ice gain and retreat, respectively. Observed changes in CDW properties in the Ross/Amundsen/Bellingshausen Seas, from 1992 to 2011, suggest increased ventilation by the northern Deep Waters, which increases heat content in the upper ocean and freshens the abyssal layer. The increased ocean temperatures along the WAP affect sea ice extent and ice shelf mass loss. The observed heat and sea ice changes are consistent with a strengthening of the southern ACC circulation and adjoining subpolar gyres.

Lecture / Discussion:CSAS Lecture Series
2016-02-12 16:00 - 18:00 | School of Social Work Building - Room 1636
Speaker: Stewart Gordon

Dr. Gordon will reflect on his three recent books on World History (When Asia was the World, History of the World in Sixteen Shipwrecks, and Shackles of Iron: Slavery Beyond the Atlantic World). Eight months in India on a Fulbright last year brought into perspective not just the intense politics of history and culture at this juncture but also the very real limitations of his own research on India, based as it is on scribal documents. In many public lectures he connected India with the larger physical and intellectual world, exploring themes of gender, environment, science and systems of honor. He will discuss what he saw and heard and what it might mean for the field of South Asian Studies.

Stewart Gordon is an Independent Scholar long associated with the Center for South Asian Studies at the University of Michigan. He has rambled by bus across Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India, struggled up Inca paths in Peru and boated up the Mekong and the Mississippi. Gordon has photographed antiquities in Cambodia and Paleolithic cave paintings in India and has served as a consultant for the History Channel, the Discovery Channel, the Walt Disney Company and the American Queen steamboat. He writes regularly for Aramco World magazine. Gordon has received many awards including Woodrow Wilson and Fulbright fellowships and an Earhart Foundation writing grant. His scholarly output includes more than two dozen articles and four books on Indian history, all based on archival work. His “When Asia was the World”, became a bestseller and has been translated into seven languages. The National Endowment for the Humanities placed the book in more than 1000 libraries across the United States. Photos, travels, upcoming invited lectures, blog at stewartgordonhistorian.com.

Presentation:Branding the New Order: Soviet Constructivist Films from the 1920s
2016-02-12 16:30 - 19:30 | Museum of Art - Helmut Stern Auditorium
In conjunction with the UMMA exhibition Soviet Constructivist Posters: Branding the New Order, UMMA, the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies, and the University of Michigan Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies present a series of groundbreaking films from the early Soviet Union. The bold designs of the movie posters in the exhibition announced to the public the new revolutionary state in its formative first decade, the 1920's. The movies themselves are still viewed and studied today for their inventive approach to filmmaking. Five of the films advertised by the posters will be screened in February. The final day of the series, February 12, 2016, also features a panel discussion of the Constructivist movement with exhibition curator Lehti Keelmann and U-M faculty.

Schedule of Films for February 6:
4:30pm- October/Ten Days that Shook the World, Sergei Eisenstein, 1928 (103 minutes)
October re-enacts the beginning of the October Revolution, with its iconic moments such as the storming of the Winter Palace. It is directed by Soviet cinematic great, Sergei Eisenstein (from Riga, Latvia), who participated in the revolution, producing propaganda. The film is dynamic and some of its elements such as the use of banners are visually translated into the accompanying poster. It is significant for its historical context in recounting (through the eyes of the Bolsheviks) the events of the revolution at an early point in the trajectory of the Soviet Union. Though prepared earlier, the film was not released until 1928 due to Stalin's ban on images of Leonid Trotsky, which required certain scenes to be edited out.

For Eisenstein, camera angles and the minutea of detail were important. He cultivated a style involving a "montage of attraction," which brought together different theatrical techniques and types of scenes for a composite effect. He used actors and scripts and sought to build intensity from scene to scene. While foreign critics praised his inventive camera angles and montages, they were skeptically received in the Soviet Union, especially after Eisenstein's blockbuster success, The Battleship Potemkin.

6:30pm- Zvenigora, Aleksandr Dovženko, Georgi Astafyev, and Vja?eslaw Ov?innikov, 1927 (67 minutes)

Zvenigora combines the tradition of Ukrainian folk tales and poetry with revolutionary ideals and dynamic cinematic practices in early Soviet film. Directed by Ukrainian Alexander Dovženko, the film centers on a hidden treasure in the Ukrainian region of Zvenigora and juxtaposes the past with the present. A grandfather tells the story of the hidden treasure to his two grandsons, who react in different ways. The first, Pavlo, searches for the treasure, becomes a con artist, and eventually commits suicide. The second, Tymishko, becomes a soldier of the revolution (fighting for the Bolsheviks in the Ukrainian Civil War) and discovers that the true treasure of Zvenigora involves working the land to reveal the bounty of agriculture and industry.

For Dovženko, the revolution was about understanding how to harness the land for progress. In this vein, the landscape plays an important role in the film. While the film was criticized for being too nationalistic, Dovženko believed that it highlighted the range of his creative abilities and espoused Eisenstein’s “montage of attractions.” The film mediates traditions and national history – the mythical – with a narrative of the New Order – the modern. Produced by VUFKU, Zvenigora is part of a trilogy of silent films centered on Ukraine by Dovženko that also include Arsenal and Earth.

Series Schedule:
All programs take place in the Helmut Stern Auditorium.

Saturday, February 6:
4:30 pm – October/Ten Days that Shook the World, Sergei Eisenstein, 1928 (103 minutes)
6:30 pm – Zvenigora, Aleksandr Dovženko, Georgi Astafyev, and Vja?eslav Ov?innikov, 1927 (67 minutes)

Sunday, February 7:
4:30 pm- The Love Triangle/Bed and Sofa, Abram Room, 1927 (87 minutes)
6:15 pm- The Eleventh, Dziga Vertov, 1928 (52 minutes)

Friday, February 12:
4:30 pm – Branding the New Order: Soviet Constructivism, a panel discussion with exhibition curator Lehti Keelmann and U-M faculty
6:30 – The Man with the Movie Camera, Dziga Vertov, 1926 (68 minutes)

Exhibition:Fridays After Five
2016-02-12 17:00 - 20:00 | Museum of Art
Stop in to UMMA to enjoy special exhibitions, music, and engaging activities at Fridays After 5! With all of UMMA's galleries remaining open until 8pm, this exciting series provides an interactive atmosphere for all audiences. While you're here, browse the UMMA Store for a wide variety of specialty items. The Museum is always free.

Also, be sure to save the date for our upcoming Fridays After 5:

April 8, 2016
May 13, 2016
June 10, 2016
July 22, 2016

UMMA Fridays After 5 are generously supported by Comerica Bank and the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan. The media sponsor for Fridays After 5 is Michigan Radio.

Meeting:Minor in Writing Info Session
2016-02-12 17:00 - 18:30 | Angell Hall - G219
The Minor in Writing Info Session offers a chance for undergraduates in any major at the University of Michigan to learn more about Sweetland's Minor in Writing. This is not a presentation. Join us for a relaxed, informal gathering where you'll have the opportunity to meet and talk with students currently in the Minor in Writing program. Get a feel for the type of work produced in the Gateway and Capstone courses, what classes are like, and why students chose the Writing Minor program to complement their major. Food and refreshments provided.

Deadline to apply to the Minor is noon, Monday, March 14th.

Presentation:Ready, Set, Go Global
2016-02-12 17:00 - 17:30 | Angell Hall - CGIS Office, G155
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.
RSGG 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.

Film Screening:Indie Lens Pop-Up: The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
2016-02-12 18:00 - 22:00 | Trotter Multicultural Center
Join us at Trotter on Friday, February 12th at 6:00PM as we view the film The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution by Stanley Nelson.

A new revolutionary culture emerged in the turbulent 1960s, and the Black Panther Party was at the vanguard. Weaving together a treasure trove of rare footage with the voices of a diverse group of people who were there, Stanley Nelson tells the vibrant story of a pivotal movement that feels timely all over again.

Performance:A Great Distance: Chinese Art Song Recital
2016-02-12 19:30 - 21:00 | Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall
Free and Open to the Public

Juliet Petrus and Lydia Qiu are proud to present an evening of song selections from their 2015 debut CD release, “A Great Distance 千里之外.” “A Great Distance 千里之外,” sung in Mandarin and English, explores the cross-cultural influence of China and the West in art song. The catalogue of Chinese art song represented is rarely heard outside of China, even more rarely interpreted by a Western artist. Since 2011, Ms. Petrus has devoted much of her performance energy to the connection of China and the United States through music. Petrus and Qiu are proud to return to the University of Michigan, their alma mater, to perform after completing a three-city tour of China. We hope you will join them for an intimate evening of art song celebrating the Chinese New Year.

Featuring musicians:

Juliet Petrus, soprano, is recognized for her effortless coloratura and steadily making her mark as a versatile and captivating performer in the world of recital, concert, and opera. Ms. Petrus is in high demand in the United States and China as one of the few Western interpreters Chinese music. She spent the summers of 2011 and 2012 with the acclaimed iSing Beijing program (now known as iSing International) working with famed Metropolitan-Opera bass, Hao Jiang Tian, and making her National Center for the Performing Arts debut in Beijing. This also led to her Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall debuts in 2013, as well as a tour of the US and Paris, France. In 2014, she made her solo recital debut with a concert of Chinese repertoire with pianist, Fugen Wei. She also recently returned as a guest artist with iSing International making her concert debuts in Hangzhou and Suzhou. In summer of 2015, she made her solo debut with the Shanghai Symphony. In fall of 2015, she released her first solo CD, A Great Distance: A Collection of Chinese and American Art Song.

Lydia Qiu, collaborative pianist, is faculty at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance, serving as a vocal coach, staff accompanist, and the coordinator of accompanying services. She oversees the accompanying needs for all vocal, wind, and string studios, classes, and choral ensembles. Lydia has remained committed to her work in China. In recent years, Lydia has taught at Central Conservatory, China Conservatory, Shanghai Conservatory, Tianjin Conservatory, Shandong Normal University, and Sichuan Conservatory in her hometown of Chengdu. During these visits, Lydia conducted master classes for both voice and accompanying students, gave lectures on vocal literature to voice teachers, taught diction classes, and performed in recitals with her students.

Performance:Guest Recital: Juliet Petrus, soprano with Lydia Qiu, piano
2016-02-12 19:30 | Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall
Juliet Petrus and Lydia Qiu present an evening of selections from their 2015 debut CD release A Great Distance千里之外.’, sung in Mandarin and English. The evening explores the cross-cultural influence on art song by China and the West, with a program rarely heard outside of China, even more rarely interpreted by a Western artist. Petrus and Qiu are proud to return to their alma mater after completing a three-city tour of China, for this intimate evening of art song celebrating Chinese New Year.

Reception / Open House:Angell Hall Astronomy Open House
2016-02-12 20:00 - 22:00 | Angell Hall - 5190
The Student Astronomical Society offers free planetarium shows, observatory tours, and (weather permitting) viewing through the telescopes on the roof of Angell Hall. Visit umichsas.com for maps, directions for after hours building access, and more information.

Performance:Christine Lavin & Don White
2016-02-12 20:00 | Off Campus Location - The Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI
Check back soon for more information.

Performance:Faculty Recital: Aaron Berfosky, violin and Ellen Hwangbo, piano *CANCELLED*
2016-02-12 20:00 | Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium
This performance has been cancelled.

Performance:Senior Recital: Cassidy Chey Goldblatt, violin
2016-02-12 20:00 | Duderstadt Center - Video Studio
PROGRAM: Fasoldt - Journey Through an American Wilderness; Biber - Passacaglia; Grant - The Waves the Conch and the Kid; Franck - Sonata in A Major for Piano and Violin.

Film Screening:Friday Flicks: CREED
2016-02-12 21:00 - 23:00 | Michigan Union - Kuenzel
Join us 2/12 at 9PM in the Kuenzel Room of the Michigan Union for our Friday Flick of the week, CREED. We will be showing pre-release DVD copy and we will provide popcorn!

Film Screening:Friday Flicks: CREED
2016-02-12 21:00 - 23:00 | Michigan Union
Join us 2/12 at 9PM in the Kuenzel Room of the Michigan Union for our Friday Flick of the week, CREED. We will be showing a pre-release DVD copy and we will provide popcorn!

Sporting Event:Game vs. DRev
2016-02-12 21:00 - 22:30 | Hazel Park Ice Arena
Woop Woop
