Other:Boilermaker Blackout February 2019
2019-02-25 00:00 - 17:00 (America/Detroit) | Purdue University
NCVF Ranking Tournament at Purdue University

Other:Commonwealth Cup
2019-02-25 00:00 - 03:00 | Smith River Sports Complex
A heckin' good tournament out in good 'ol Virgina

Sporting Event:Midwest Fencing Championships
2019-02-25 00:00 - 19:00 | French Field House, Ohio State University
Midwest Fencing Championships at Ohio State University

Other:Notre Dame Tournament
2019-02-25 00:00 - 15:30 | Rolfs Aquatic Center
Notre Dame Women's Water Polo is hosting a tournament we will attend in the last weekend of February

Sporting Event:Phebe Corckran King Regatta
2019-02-25 00:00 - 06:00 | College of Charleston, Charleston, SC
A women's interconference fleet race at the College of Charleston.

Sporting Event:Princeton ECTC Tournament 2019
2019-02-25 00:00 - 23:59 | Princeton University
The University of Michigan's TaeKwonDo team will be traveling to Princeton University to compete in ECTC on the dates 2/23/2019 - 2/25/2019

Other:The Accolades Awards- Nominations open
2019-02-25 07:00 - 23:59 | Off Campus Location
Nominations are now being accepted for The Accolades- Achievement in the Arts Awards!

The student-driven artistic community at the University of Michigan is one of the most vibrant in the nation; there are over two hundred and fifty diverse student arts organizations operating across Michigan's campus. These groups produce innovative and engaging art across all fields and their presence enriches the culture of the University. The Accolades Awards were developed by Arts at Michigan to foster the artistic growth of the student body at the University of Michigan by recognizing the accomplishments of the many extraordinary student arts groups on campus.

Awards are designed to recognize achievements by student organizations in a wide range of categories, including Theatre, Music, Dance, Comedy and Improv, Visual Arts, Literary publications and more. Nominations are open from February 18- March 30, and the entire campus will be encouraged to vote for the most deserving groups in each category online. Then, on Tuesday, April 23rd, the last day of classes, we will announce the winners for this year's Accolades awards through a series of announcements on social media. Winners in each category will receive $100 for their organization, plus other great prizes.

Consider nominating your student org for their work: http://artsatmichigan.umich.edu/programs/accolades/

Conference / Symposium:Big Data Summer Institute - Application Opens
2019-02-25 08:00 - 20:00 | School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower
The Big Data Summer Institute is a six-week interdisciplinary training and research program in biostatistics that introduces undergraduate students to the intersection of big data and human health — a rapidly growing field that uses quantitative analysis to help solve scientific problems and improve people’s lives. Drawing from the expertise and experience of outstanding faculty of several departments at the University of Michigan — biostatistics, statistics, and electrical engineering and computer science — the institute exposes undergraduate students to diverse experiences and techniques that distinguishes it from any other undergraduate summer program in biostatistics in the country.

The Big Data Summer Institute is hosted by the University of Michigan School of Public Health. All coursework takes place at the school, on the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Exhibition:CPPS Exhibition. 100 Years of Polish Independence: Zakopane 1918
2019-02-25 08:00 - 17:00 | Weiser Hall - 547, International Institute Gallery
“100 Years of Polish Independence: Zakopane 1918” is an exhibition of photographs from the archives of the Tatra Museum in Zakopane, Poland. It tells the unique story of the short-lived Republic of Zakopane, which was established in the concluding weeks of the First World War. The Copernicus Program in Polish Studies has curated the exhibit and organized public lectures in collaboration with the Tatra Museum, the Adam Mickiewicz Institute in Warsaw, and Culture.pl as part of POLSKA 100, an international cultural program commemorating the centenary of Poland regaining Independence. It is financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland as part of the multi-year program NIEPODLEGŁA 2017-22.

Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents FABRICations: Fiber Art
2019-02-25 08:00 - 20:00 | Taubman Center - Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center South Lobby, Floor 1
Ann L. Rebele names this body of work FABRICations as she creates almost all of her own fabrics. Using plain white untreated cotton and/or sheer silk organza fabrics, she paints, draws, dyes, and/or prints on the fabric. Rebele incorporates layers and three-dimensional effects into her fabric designs. She lives in Columbus, Ohio where she studied design at Ohio State University.

Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Fragile Geometries: Metal Sculpture & Jewelry
2019-02-25 08:00 - 20:00 | University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2
Dennis Nahabetian’s metal sculptures captivate the viewer with their exquisite detail and refined beauty. Combining a masterful use of metal and textile techniques, Nahabetian carefully constructs objects that simultaneously harness light while projecting complex linear shadows. A native of Michigan, Nahabetian received his BFA from Eastern Michigan University and MFA form Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. He currently lives and has his studio in Orchard Park, New York, near Buffalo. Nahabetian has work in many public and private collections and has exhibited at a variety of venues for over 25 years.

Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Image Vessels: Blown Glass
2019-02-25 08:00 - 20:00 | Taubman Center - Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1.
Sculptor Herb Babcock creates both monumental and human-scale work using metal, glass and stone. In the early years of the American Studio Glass Movement (1974-1984) Babcock’s sculptural and painterly expression utilized the vessel format. By layering color — both mass and line — between gathers of clear, molten glass, the full compositions are viewed through the vessel as three-dimensional. Babcock is Professor Emeritus, College for Creative Studies. He was Section Chair of the Glass Department where he taught for 40 years. He lives in Ann Arbor and built a new studio near U-M north campus in 2016.

Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Impressions in Pastel
2019-02-25 08:00 - 17:00 | Cancer Center - Gifts of Art Gallery – Rogel Cancer Center, Level 1
Sharon Will’s commitment to painting is to capture the simple, everyday beauty around her in her native Michigan and beyond. She is passionate about painting plein air (outdoors) whenever possible, as she feels the direct observation from life is the best teacher to truly see the subtleties of light and color in nature. Working on sanded paper, her process begins with a pastel and alcohol/mineral spirits under-painting wash to establish value and color. Soft pastel is applied in layers, often in contrasting color and temperatures for vibrancy. Over her 35-year career in painting, Will has won numerous national awards. She also operates a custom framing business from her home/studio in Washington Township and teaches occasional workshops.

Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Inspired: Art Quilts by Paradigm
2019-02-25 08:00 - 20:00 | University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery - Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1
Most members of Paradigm art quilt group are professional artists based in southeast Michigan who create work, teach and lecture. Although most of their artwork is textile based, members use many different techniques. The theme of this exhibit is Inspired, and the art quilts on display incorporate elements of assemblage, collage and painting. The exhibit showcases the round robin approach that guided the creation of the work: the first artist made something which inspired the work of the second artist, which inspired the work of the third artist, and so on. A brief statement about the inspiration is included with each piece.

Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Mystery Train: Oil on Linen
2019-02-25 08:00 - 20:00 | University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Lobby, Floor 1
Gregg Chadwick grew up with the rails of America in his blood. His grandfather Arthur Desch stoked coal in steam engines before becoming a train engineer on the Jersey Central Line. At family gatherings in Chadwick’s grandparent’s home, his aunts and cousins played music to the rhythms of the trains outside. From Junior Parker, Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash, to arts writers and directors Greil Marcus and Jim Jarmusch, the enduring mythos of America and its legacy has been wrapped up in the blues notes of the song “Mystery Train”. Chadwick’s current series of paintings, Mystery Train, is steeped in the powerful echoes of those machine days.

Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Steeped in Whimsy: Ceramic Teapots
2019-02-25 08:00 - 20:00 | Taubman Center - Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center South Lobby, Floor 1
This exhibition features a selection of Elena Weissman’s hand-built ceramic teapots created over the last two decades. The teapots are playful interpretations of many everyday objects. In addition to ceramics and photography, Weismann works in paper arts, book making, fused glass, beads, mosaics, metalwork and painting. Her photography can be seen in several professional buildings in the Detroit metropolitan area, as well as in many personal collections. In addition to participating in art exhibits and juried art shows, she has also created commissioned works in glass mosaics as well as a number of large custom ceramic tile art installations.

Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Storytelling with Photo Fusion & Encaustic
2019-02-25 08:00 - 20:00 | University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2
Ruth Crowe graduated from Texas Woman’s University in Denton, Texas with a degree in Art Education. She served in the US Army and was a Los Angeles Police Dept. officer and collegiate softball coach. In 2014, in her Ann Arbor backyard studio, Crowe began her current work with encaustics and image transfer processes. She creates her multi-media works by combining personal and vintage photography with wax on wood. In addition to exhibiting her work in Ann Arbor and Toledo, Ohio, Crowe also shows at the Water Street Gallery in Douglas, Michigan. In 2018, Crowe presented her work at the Ann Arbor Art Fair, the Original.

Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Willow Run & the Home Front During WWII
2019-02-25 08:00 - 17:00 | Cancer Center - Gifts of Art Gallery – Cancer Center Elevator Alcove, Level 2
The Yankee Air Museum dedicates itself to educating individuals about the history of US military aviation. Located at the historic Willow Run Airport, just east of Ann Arbor, where over 8,600 B-24 Liberator Bomber aircraft were produced during World War II, the Yankee Air Museum seeks to keep the history of the ‘Arsenal of Democracy’ alive. The Willow Run Bomber Plant is home to ‘Rosie the Riveter,’ the iconic symbol of the thousands of women who poured into industrial factories to help the war effort during WWII. This exhibition features unique artifacts from the US home-front, the Willow Run Bomber Plant, and local WWII aviators from Ann Arbor.

Exhibition:she was here, once
2019-02-25 08:00 - 17:00 | Lane Hall - Gallery (1st floor)
The mobility and displacement of the Black body, from port to holding cell, to ward and out, is a history that is embedded in our communities socially, culturally and geographically. Alluding to feelings of pain, otherness, power and triumph, "she was here, once" features work that illustrates a moment of remembrance and reflection on the women who have roamed these spaces before us.

In summer 2018, artist Nastassja Swift organized a collaborative workshop and public performance in her home city of Richmond, Virginia. Using a range of choreographed movement, sound, and solidarity, eight Black women and girls, wearing large needle felted wool masks, traced the ancestral footprints of the arrival of the Black body in Richmond. The 3.5 mile walk began in Shockoe Bottom (the site of the importation of slaves into Richmond, and one of the largest sources of slave trade in America) and concluded in the Jackson Ward neighborhood (one of the largest Black communities in Richmond).

The multi-layered piece has produced a short film, mini documentary, photography, and performance masks, on display in her solo exhibition, "she was here, once" in Lane Hall.

Lane Hall Gallery is open to the public weekdays from 8am - 4pm. Class visits are encouraged.

Accessibility: Ramp and elevator access at the E. Washington Street entrance (by the loading dock). There are accessible restrooms on the south end of Lane Hall, on each floor of the building. A gender neutral restroom is available on the first floor.

Contact Heidi Bennett, IRWG Event Planner (heidiab@umich.edu) with questions about this exhibition.

Cosponsors: Department of Women's Studies, Stamps School of Art & Design, Department of English, Art History, Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies, Center for the Education of Women+

Exhibition:Sinking Cities: Documenting the realities of climate change in cities around the world
2019-02-25 08:00 - 23:45 | Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library, 2nd Floor
This exhibit provides a platform to begin understanding the effects of rising sea levels along the coasts of Indonesia, Bangladesh, The Netherlands, Italy and the United States.

By the end of the century oceans are predicted to rise between .3 and 2.5 meters, which will result in major flooding in coastal cities around the world. The Sinking Cities Project aims to document this inundation through the stories of residents and the changing landscape of their cities.

This photo and video exhibit was produced by Marcin Szczepanski, visual communications director at Michigan Engineering, and Frank Sedlar, Michigan Engineering alumnus.

Join us for an exhibit opening event on November 16th, 4:00-7:00 p.m., in the Clark Library.

Lecture / Discussion:Cultural Racism & American Social Structure Speaker Series
2019-02-25 09:00 - 10:30 | Institute For Social Research - 1430
A winter 2019 interdisciplinary speaker series sponsored by Institute for Social Research Survey Research Center and Rackham Graduate School

All talks are held at the Institute for Social Research (426 Thompson Street) Room 1430 at 9:00-10:30am

"Historical racism & contemporary social structure" by
David Cunningham, Professor, Dept of Sociology
Hedwig Lee, Professor, Dept of Sociology
Geoff Ward, Associate Professor, Dept of African & African American Studies
all of Washington University in St. Louis

Exhibition:Paved with Good Intentions
2019-02-25 09:00 - 17:00 | 202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Gallery
In keeping with artist David Opdyke’s previous work, this site-specific installation serves as a critique of U.S. culture and politics. In an era of fake news and daily hyperbole, Opdyke literally changes the picture by hand painting on 528 vintage postcards of well-known American landmarks and destinations. The postcards are assembled into a large mural--a vast gridded landscape beset by environmental chaos. Each card is placed to fit into the overall image, and carefully modified with the gouache to show a realistically rendered piece of the overall turmoil.

The installation also features animated shorts and script-driven video, which take place within the visual confines of one or more postcards. The animation is inspired, in part, by Terry Gilliam’s animation work on Monty Python’s "Flying Circus" and by the classical music sound effects in the Road Runner cartoons.

About David Opdyke:
David Opdyke is a draughtsman, sculptor, and animator known for his trenchant political send-ups of American culture. Born in Schenectady, NY in 1969, he graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a degree in painting and sculpture. His work is informed by the massive industrial and corporate restructuring he witnessed growing up, namely the abandonment of the city center by manufacturing giants General Electric and ALCO. As GE shifted resources to neighboring Niskayuna, the disparities became hard for Opdyke to ignore. Massive, decaying factories, an empty interstate loop, and unemployment were downtown; new streets, expensive homes, sushi and shopping malls were in the suburbs.

For 20 years Opdyke worked as a scenic painter and architectural model-maker. Ranging from intricate miniature constructions to room-sized installations, his artwork explores globalization, consumerism, and civilization’s abusive relationship with the environment.

This project is supported by a grant from the Efroymson Family Fund.

Workshop / Seminar:Write Together
2019-02-25 09:00 - 12:00 | North Quad
Write Together sessions provide structure, space, and time for graduate writers working on papers, theses, and dissertations. Write-together sessions bring graduate writers into a common quiet space to work. We will also offer short presentations on writing and work productivity, distribute writing support and information. Refreshments will be provided.

Other:Write Togethers (for grad students)
2019-02-25 09:00 - 12:00 | North Quad - 2435
Write Together sessions provide structure, space, and time for graduate writers working on papers, theses, and dissertations. These Monday Write Together sessions (from 9am-noon) bring graduate writers into common quiet space to work. Sweetland will offer short presentations on writing and work productivity, distribute writing support and information, and provide coffee, tea, and refreshments.

Exhibition:Art Exhibit: Householdments
2019-02-25 10:00 - 17:00 | East Quadrangle - RC Art Gallery
John was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1971. His family settled in Grand Rapids, Michigan after stays in both Japan and Iowa. After attending various universities around Michigan, John took an education hiatus to work in a cannery in Alaska. It was there that he found his calling in the pages of American Craft while scouring the tables of free magazines at the Anchorage Public Library. He received his BFA (Furniture Design) from Northern Michigan University in 1996 and his MFA (Furniture Design) from Rhode Island School of Design in 2000. John teaches in the School of Art and Design at Eastern Michigan University. John has recently exhibited work at the Muskegon Museum of Art, the Midland Center for the Arts, the Grand Rapids Art Museum, and the Marshall Fredericks Sculpture Museum. He lives in Ann Arbor and maintains a studio in his home.

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While I don’t literally remember my earliest childhood years in Japan where I was born, I have over my lifetime, stitched together memories based on home movies, family photos, and images from my imagination. I “remember” the aesthetics of the place - objects and environments carefully made in wood, stone, and steel. Without necessarily conscious of it at the time, I was dimly aware of Japanese visual composition. Things around me held an inherent logic and beauty, a perfection made possible by keen tools, quality materials, and proficient makers. This three-part integration was embedded early on and continues to affect my own ongoing pursuit in object making.

While finding my way as a young maker, I realized where I belonged mostly because of how various studios smelled. The ceramics studio was musty and dirty, the metals studio was acrid and smoky, but the wood studio had an earthy aroma. My kind of place. The tools immediately felt right as well. Chisels, planes, and knives when sharpened properly could manipulate the material in ways I never expected. While I was clearly not a natural talent, I quickly realized that a little bit of tenacity goes a long way. I also realized that I loved the logic for how wood parts can fit together. To build a wooden object or a piece of furniture each part depends on the fit of others. I deeply appreciate this fitting togetherness – how doors fit, how drawers fit, how joints fit, how hinges fit. It all makes sense, and this sensibility carries through to what I’m doing today.

Working in wood typically requires a high degree of planning before actual construction, and over time I realized I craved the ability to work with more spontaneity. The work in this show reflects my wish to keep the working process a bit more flexible and intuitive.

When starting with a sketch that I believe has potential, I now begin to build directly, without drawings or maquettes. I’ll constantly assess what has been built and allow myself to alter it, continue with it, or get rid of it and start over. I’m more interested in seeing where this process takes me than I am in finishing something precisely as planned. This results in some playfulness and whimsy that I hope is reflected in this work.

The word Householdments is an old and obscure term without modern usage that refers to furniture or things we keep in our houses. It strikes me as an odd word but well fitted to describe the objects in this exhibit. The pieces in this show are a collection of my personal householdments.

Class / Instruction:Chinese 5
2019-02-25 10:00 - 12:00 | Off Campus Location
Learn Chinese language and culture. Students will learn Chinese characters and basic sentences, so they can carry on Chinese conversation. This Study Group led by Angela Yang will meet Mondays, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., February 25 - June 24.

Exhibition:What Are Little Books Made Of?
2019-02-25 10:00 - 17:00 | Hatcher Graduate Library - Special Collections, 6th Floor
The Special Collections Research Center is excited to display a variety of nineteenth and twentieth century children's books made of cloth and related materials.

The market for children’s books expanded over the course of the nineteenth century, as childhood mortality rates dropped and literacy rates rose. British and American publishers sought to create “indestructible” books that would appeal to the parents and teachers of very young children. Linen and muslin proved to be practical and appealing materials for such books, which were usually printed with bright colors and comparatively little text.

Cloth books remained popular for almost a century before the cloth rationing of World War II shifted production towards heavy-duty paper substitutes, such as “linenette.”

Meeting:Conversation with Lou Fintor, new U.S. State Department Diplomat in Residence, North Central Region
2019-02-25 11:30 - 12:50 | Weill Hall (Ford School) - 5240 Weill Hall
Join us for a Meet and Greet session with Lou Fintor, the Ford School’s new Diplomat in Residence (DIR), a U.S. State Department Foreign Service Officer offering State Department career, internship, and fellowship information.

Joining the Foreign Service in 2002, Fintor served as U.S. Embassy spokesperson in the Middle East, South Asia, and Europe. As Diplomat in Residence, Fintor will offer information on State Department opportunities to students and professionals located throughout the North Central DIR region, which includes Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Michigan. The Ford School serves as one of 16 regional DIR academic host institutions in the United States.

DIRs attend local career fairs for university students, alumni, and professionals, host career information sessions and speak with organizations and groups living in each of the population-based geographic regions they serve. They provide information about Department of State Foreign and Civil Service careers, internships, and fellowships.

In addition to scheduling regular travel to communities and recruitment events throughout assigned geographic areas, DIRs can provide background materials, resources, and referrals to those residing in their regions.

Film Screening:Black History Month: Black Panther Screening
2019-02-25 12:00 - 14:00 | School of Social Work Building - First Floor Atrium
Black Panther Screening

Social / Informal Gathering:BLACK PANTHER VIEWING PARTY
2019-02-25 12:00 - 14:45 | ECC room at the School of Social Work
Join ABSW as we relive the incredible super hero movie, Black Panther. We will have catering from Cuppy's Best Soul food restaurant for a price of $7 per person! The menu will include: Fried Chicken Baked Chicken Rib tipsMac n CheeseCollard greensBaked beansYamsRolls If you would like to attend our event dedicated to Black History Month, please RSVP by Friday 2/22/19!

Lecture / Discussion:Constraints and Conventions in African Assortative Mating
2019-02-25 12:00 - 13:30 | Institute For Social Research - 1430 ISR - Thompson
Educational attainment is a central determinant of social positioning in African society, particularly as schooling has spread across the continent. When the educational composition of a population changes, longstanding systems of social stratification are transformed, including intra-marital assortative norms. The relative scarcity or abundance of a given credential influences marital sorting processes in two ways: by altering the composition of the population and by reconfiguring cultural conventions and gendered valuations of status. Using DHS data representing 32 sub-Saharan African countries and five decades of birth cohorts, we examine the prevalence and propensity of educational assortative outcomes as a function of educational access (the percentage of a cohort who ever attended school) and wife's educational attainment. We demonstrate that educational expansion created gendered changes in educational compositions, which led to increased prevalence of hypergamy (wives who married "up") in most countries, despite a growing aversion to hypergamy in nearly all countries and across all educational groups.

BIO:

Margaret Frye's research investigates the complex and often misaligned relationships between culture, ideas, and demographic patterns. Much of our shared culture is about what people do during key life junctures—finishing school, getting married, having a child, starting a career—but our beliefs, ideals, and expectations are imperfect reflections of these demographic regularities. Frye uses a diverse set of both qualitative and quantitative methods to investigate these questions. Her research is primarily located in sub-Saharan Africa, and she is currently in the midst of a longitudinal data collection project in Kampala, Uganda, examining changing understandings of status resulting from Uganda’s simultaneous expansion of university education and contraction of formal employment opportunities. Her research has been published in journals including the American Sociological Review, American Journal of sociology, Demography, and Population and Development Review.

A PSC Brown Bag Seminar.

Workshop / Seminar:Cover Letter Writing for Ph.D. Students
2019-02-25 12:00 - 13:30 | Student Activities Building - University Career Center Program Room, 3200 Student Activities Building
Cover letters are an essential part of the job search process. However, crafting them is often very difficult. The University Career Center will host an educational and practical workshop that introduces you to the purpose of the cover letter and how to effectively describe yourself and your experience within a cover letter.
Pre-registration is required at https://myumi.ch/6QmkO.

Well-being:Mindfulness
2019-02-25 12:00 - 12:30 | Angell Hall - G243
Take a moment to pause and “catch your breath” amid your busy and hectic schedule by sitting with others through a meditation. The meditations are guided (which means there will be speaking throughout the meditation) and they ​last ​for 25 minutes. We typically sit in chairs, but you can choose to sit on the floor or bring a cushion to sit on. For more information, go to our website, https://lsa.umich.edu/advising/stay-on-track/staying-motivated/mindfulness.html

Workshop / Seminar:MSI Outreach and Planning Grant Info Session
2019-02-25 12:00 - 13:30 | Palmer Commons
As part of a broader campus-wide strategy of complementary efforts to support and enhance bilateral relationships between the University of Michigan and Minority Serving Institution (MSIs), Rackham Graduate School is offering funding opportunities through the MSI Outreach and Collaboration Grant competition. Please join us to learn more about the funding opportunity.
Informational session attendance is not required to be considered for the grant but is encouraged.
Pre-registration is required at https://myumi.ch/aM5MW.

Careers / Jobs:PhD Pathways: Cover letter writing for PhD students
2019-02-25 12:00 - 13:30 | University Career Center, 3200 Student Activities Building, Program Room (3003), 515 E Jefferson St, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
Cover letters are essential part of the job search process. However, crafting them is often very difficult for people to do. The University Career Center will host an educational and practical workshop that introduces you to the purpose of the cover letter and how to effectively describe yourself and experiences within cover letters.

Lecture / Discussion:Population Studies Center Brown Bag Series, 2018-2019
2019-02-25 12:00 - 13:25 | Institute For Social Research - 1430
Brown Bag seminars highlight recent research in population studies.

"Constraints and conventions in African assortative mating"

Monday, February 25, 2019, 12:00 pm to 1:25 pm
Maggie Frye, University of Michigan, Sociology

Location: 1430 ISR - Thompson

Lecture / Discussion:The Woll Family Speaker Series on Health, Spirituality and Religion
2019-02-25 12:00 - 13:00 | Medical Science Unit II - West Lecture Hall
Finding Purpose & Peace in Chaos - Conor Lucas-Roberts

RSVP to rhafner@umich.edu by February 18

Class / Instruction:Everything You Want to Know about China
2019-02-25 13:00 - 15:00 | Off Campus Location
This is a discussion group about everything related to China. If we cannot get the answers to your questions immediately, we will try to provide the source of information.
Yi Keep, your instructor, is Chinese and has lived in the U.S. since 1984. This Study Group is for those 50 and over and will meet on Mondays, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m., February 25 and March 25.

Class / Instruction:German Lab
2019-02-25 13:00 - 16:00 | North Quad - Alcove B in the Language Resource Center (ground level of North Quad, Room 1500)
The German Lab is open Monday-Thursday 1-4 every week. It's in Alcove B in the LRC (ground level of North Quad, Room 1500).
Go to the German Lab for any kind of help (except we can't proofread your essays for you): if you need help with homework or a test review sheet (we can proofread your test essays for German 101-231), if you need grammar topics explained or reviewed or need more practice, if you just want to speak some German for fun and/or for your AMD etc. If you have time in the afternoons from 1-4, do your homework in the LRC! Then if you get stuck on something, you can just stop by the German Lab alcove so we can get you unstuck.
For more info: https://lsa.umich.edu/german/hmr/Miscellaneous/deutschlabor.html

Lecture / Discussion:Qiana Whitted Lecture on Race in Comics
2019-02-25 14:30 - 15:30 | Angell Hall - 3154
Please join the Transnational Comics Studies Workshop for our second event. All are welcome!
Qiana Whitted is Professor of English and African American Studies at the University of South Carolina. Her current research examines representations of race, history, and genre in comic books and graphic novels. She is editor of Inks: The Journal of the Comics Studies Society and chair of the International Comic Arts Forum. Her forthcoming book, EC Comics: Race, Shock, and Social Protest, will be published by Rutgers University Press in March 2019.

Workshop / Seminar:Hub Studio: Internship Search
2019-02-25 15:00 - 16:30 | LSA Building - LSA 2001
Stop by the Hub Studio: Internship Search anytime between 3 and 4:30 pm at the Hub to begin your search, continue it, or gain tips on how to improve your process. Hub coaches will be on hand to work with you to identify what opportunities connect with your interests, share places to search for internships, and/or support you as you work on internship application materials (resume, cover letter). If an internship is on your mind for next summer, stop by the Hub to develop next steps to meet that goal! This studio is intended for LSA undergraduate students; we look forward to seeing you!

Lecture / Discussion:Race, Health, and Wealth Disparities
2019-02-25 15:30 - 17:00 | Institute For Social Research - 1430
RCGD's Winter 2019 Speaker Series, sponsored by PRBA, MCUAAAR, and U-M School of Social Work

Monday, February 25, 2019
Rm 1430, 3:30-5:00pm, ISR, 426 Thompson St, Ann Arbor, MI

“Recruitment and Retention Studies with African American Adults: Lessons Learned.”

By Marvella Ford, PhD
The Medical University of South Carolina

Workshop / Seminar:Beyond Crisis: Science and Technology Studies in the Age of Emergency
2019-02-25 16:00 - 17:30 | Haven Hall - 5670 (Eldersveld Room)
Environmental crisis, financial crisis, states of emergency and urgency. Crisis forms the backdrop of contemporary debates about the role of science and technology in society. Is there a "beyond crisis" when the concept itself has shaped so many of the critical tools in the humanities and social sciences? This graduate student panel will consider the insights that STS theories and methods bring to bear on discussions of various political, environmental, and financial crises in the present.

Presenting:
Nick Caverly (Anthropology) "Detroit, Crisis City"
Nishita Trisal (Anthropology) "Managing Risk and Volatility in Kashmir's Economy"
James Arnott (Sustainability and Environment) "The Sustainability Crisis and the Science Crisis"

Discussant:
Sumandro Chattapadhyay, Center for Internet & Society, Delhi, India

Lecture / Discussion:Faculty Speaker #1 - Exploring the Teaching Side of Academia discussions
2019-02-25 16:00 - 17:00 | GG Brown Laboratory - 2540
Dr. Rick Hill, Assistant Dean for Research and External Initiatives in the College of Engineering & Science at the University of Detroit Mercy, will be joining us for a discussion about his career path as part of our "Exploring the Teaching Side of Academia" series, which is sponsored by a CoE Graduate Student Community Grant.

Anyone considering a career path in academia or with an interest in teaching should consider attending - whether you're just trying to decide if that's the path you want to take, or whether you're already applying to positions. Dr. Hill will be speaking about his experience, as well as talking about the differences between working at Detroit Mercy and what we see here at UM. While anyone is welcome, the discussion will be of most interest to graduate students and postdocs.

Workshop / Seminar:ISR Hackerspace with CPS faculty Yuki Shiraito
2019-02-25 16:00 - 18:00 | Institute For Social Research - Room 1450
Dr. Shiraito is excited to host a weekly Monday evening hackerspace from January 21 until April 22. On April 22 only, hackers will meet at 2 pm.

Dr. Shiraito is available to assist with a variety of topics that include Bayesian statistics, parallel computing in R, OpenMP and Rcpp, web scraping using Python, working with high performance computing clusters (Flux, Beta, Hadoop, Cavium), and other computational methods. He hopes that participants will actively help each other where able. His goal is to create a productive and inclusive community for hackers to share expertise, assist each other in data-intensive projects, and enjoy peer-programming opportunities. Dr. Shiraito looks forward to hacking with you.

The goal is to foster a diverse and inclusive hacking environment in which attendees can benefit from each other’s expertise. To participate, hackers need to bring their own laptops and, ideally, have a chunk of code they are planning to work on unless they plan to assist and join others in their coding endeavors.

Conference / Symposium:Narrating Black Girls' Lives
2019-02-25 16:00 - 19:30 | Tisch Hall - 1014
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25
4:00 pm: "A Serial Biography of the Wayward" keynote lecture by Saidiya Hartman, Columbia (1014 Tisch Hall)
6:00 pm: "she was here, once" by Nastassja Swift gallery opening, Lane Hall

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26
10:00 am: Girlhood, Oral History and Life Narratives roundtable (1014 Tisch Hall)
11:30 pm: Women, Biography and Age as a Category of Analysis roundtable (1014 Tisch Hall)
1:45 pm: Girlhood, Representation and Culture (1014 Tisch Hall)
3:00 pm: Black Girls, State Violence and Political and Civic Participation (1014 Tisch Hall)

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27
10:00 am: Artist's Workshop for Undergraduates with Nastassja Swift (2239 Lane Hall)

Lecture / Discussion:Book Talk and Signing - Sicker, Fatter, Poorer: The Urgent Threat of Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals to Our Health and Future... And What We Can Do About It
2019-02-25 16:30 - 18:30 | Public Health II - M1020
The Michigan Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease Center (M-LEEaD) presents a book talk by Dr. Leo Trasande who will be speaking about his recent publication Sicker, Fatter, Poorer: The Urgent Threat of Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals to Our Health and Future... and What We Can Do About It in conversation with Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, author of the 2018 book What the Eyes Don't See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City.

Careers / Jobs:Resume Lab
2019-02-25 17:00 - 18:00 | University Career Center, 3200 Student Activities Building, Program Room (3003), 515 E Jefferson St, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
Just getting started building a resume? Have a draft but not sure how to make it better? Want to learn about resources available to revise your resume? Wherever you’re at: that’s ok!

Get real time, personalized support by checking out the Resume Lab. It's designed as a drop-in hour, so come when you can during this time. It's a place for you to learn the basics to get your resume started and get feedback to take your resume from good to GREAT!

Chat with folks from the University Career Center to understand resume formatting, learn how to build great bullet points, and get feedback on your resume.

If you're a Graduate Student, please make a 1:1 appointment instead of attending the Lab so we can cater because this event is designed for undergraduates.

Note: This event's information is shown in Handshake as well as on the Happening @ Michigan calendar so that it will be seen by a larger number of U-M Students. If you'dlike to indicate that you'll be attending this event then please go to: https://umich.joinhandshake.com/events/266668

Careers / Jobs:Are You LinkedIn?
2019-02-25 18:00 - 19:00 | 1405 Hill Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104, United States of America
If you are in Handshake, Click "Join event" to RSVP* Not in Handshake? Click here: https://umich.joinhandshake.com/events/274718

LinkedIn Workshop, closed for members of Sigma Delta Tau Sorority.

Note:This event’s information is shown in Handshake as well as on the Happening @ Michigan calendar so that it will be seen by a larger number of U-M students. You can only register to attend this event within Handshake. If you'd like to indicate that you'll be attending this event then please go to umich.joinhandshake.com, locate the event, and then click the 'Join Event’ button.

Lecture / Discussion:David Adjaye: Output
2019-02-25 18:00 - 19:00 | Off Campus Location
Note: this event has been rescheduled for Monday, February 25, 6:00 pm / Michigan Theater, 603 E Liberty St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104

Sir David Adjaye is recognized as one of the leading architects of his generation. A British-based architect of Ghanaian descent, Adjaye garnered international acclaim for his globally-inspired designs, his innovative use of materials and light, and his reputation as an architect with an artist’s sensibility and vision. Together with his studio Adjaye Associates, he has collaborated with artists such as Chris Ofili and Olafur Eliasson and created a diverse portfolio of projects including exhibition design, temporary pavilions, private homes, public buildings, and art centers. In January 2006, the Whitechapel Gallery in London hosted the studio’s first exhibition, David Adjaye: Making Public Buildings, which toured to The Studio Museum in Harlem, NY, SCAD Museum of Art, Georgia, and the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver. Adjaye is the author of David Adjaye Houses: Recycling, Reconfiguring, Rebuilding (Thames & Hudson, 2005) and the recipient of the Design Miami/ Designer of the Year Award (2011). He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 2007 and was knighted in 2017 for services to architecture.

Co-presented with the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, with additional support from Knoll.

Lecture / Discussion:Dissonance Event Series: Genetics & Medical Apps: Ethics, Privacy, Law and Policy
2019-02-25 18:00 - 19:30 | Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) - Assembly Hall - 4th Floor
Each new genetic test or medical app generates or collects more and more detailed health data, but may also raise serious issues for medicine, public health. Under what circumstances should a test be used, and how should it be implemented? Should people be allowed to choose or refuse a test, or should it be mandatory, as newborn screening is in some states? How should the data from these tests be used, and should individuals control access to the results of their tests? If test results are released to third parties, such as employers or insurers, what protections should be in place to protect individuals from unfair treatment based on test results, data collected, or genotype?

This Dissonance series event will take a multi-disciplinary look at these issues from a variety of theoretical and applied perspectives.

Panelists will include:
- Lori Andrews, Professor of Law and Director of the Institute for Science, Law and, Technology at Chicago Kent Law School

- Jodyn Platt, Assistant Professor, U-M Medical School

- Kayte Spector-Bagdady, Assistant Professor, U-M Medical School, Chief of the Research Ethics Service in the Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine (CBSSM)

- Denise Anthony, Professor, U-M School of Public Health

Reception / Open House:Exhibit Opening & Reception: "she was here, once"
2019-02-25 18:00 - 19:30 | Lane Hall - Gallery (1st floor)
Join artist Nastassja Swift to celebrate the official opening of her solo exhibition, "she was here, once," in the Lane Hall Gallery.

This reception is presented in collaboration with the Narrating Black Girls' Lives Conference. Book sales and signing with keynote speaker, Dr. Saidiya Hartman will also take place during this reception.

about the exhibition:
The mobility and displacement of the Black body, from port to holding cell, to ward and out, is a history that is embedded in our communities socially, culturally and geographically. Alluding to feelings of pain, otherness, power and triumph, "she was here, once" features work that illustrates a moment of remembrance and reflection on the women who have roamed these spaces before us. Consisting of wearable fiber sculptures, mixed media installation and film, the exhibition traces the ancestral footsteps of the Black woman in Richmond, Virginia. Nastassja creates an immersive environment shaped from history, story and experience.

project background:
In summer 2018, Nastassja Swift organized a collaborative project that analyzes the history of the black female body in Richmond, and navigates the stories and identities of the women before us, the stories of the present, and how they affect our tomorrows. Through a communal workshop and collaborative public performance, Nastassja engaged black female residents of varying ages, within Richmond communities, in a project infused with dance, sound and visual narrative that took place in Shockoe Bottom and Jackson Ward. Eight women and girls, dressed in white garments, wore a large, needle felted white wool mask and traveled by foot from the Trail of Enslaved Africans, and ended on Leigh Street in the Jackson Ward neighborhood.

The project has produced a mini documentary and short film. Both films are on display in the University of Michigan's Lane Hall Gallery until August 2, 2019.

about the artist:
Nastassja Swift is a Virginia artist holding a Bachelors degree of Fine Art from Virginia Commonwealth University with a major in Painting & Printmaking and a minor in Craft & Material Studies. She is the owner and artist of D for Dolls, an online collection of handmade needle felted figures. Outside of being a doll maker, she works with paint, print, performance and fiber within her studio practice. Nastassja’s work is currently on display in a group exhibition at The Colored Girls Museum, and her solo exhibition at Harmony Hall Arts Center. She has participated in several national and international residences and exhibitions, including her solo exhibit in Doha, Qatar, and fellowships at the Vermont Studio Center and MASS MoCA. www.nastassjaswift.com

Workshop / Seminar:T-shirt Upcycle!
2019-02-25 18:00 - 20:00 | Student Activities Building - 1221
You know all those free t-shirts you've got laying around? The Arts Ambassadors have some great ideas on how you can upcycle those shirts into something new! Grab a Passport to the Arts and one of those t-shirts off the floor and come on over to SAB Room 1221! Please RSVP as Going so we know how many students to expect.

Lecture / Discussion:Taubman College presents: Sir David Adjaye OBE
2019-02-25 18:00 - 19:30 | Off Campus Location
Sir David Adjaye OBE is recognized as a leading architect of his generation. Adjaye was born in Tanzania to Ghanaian parents and his influences range from contemporary art, music and science to African art forms and the civic life of cities. In 1994, he set up his first office, where his ingenious use of materials and his sculptural ability established him as an architect with an artist’s sensibility and vision. He reformed his studio as Adjaye Associates in 2000. The firm now has offices in London, New York and Accra with projects in the US, UK, Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East. His largest project to date, the $540 million Smithsonian Institute National Museum of African American History and Culture, opened on the National Mall in Washington DC in fall of 2016 and was named Cultural Event of the Year by the New York Times.

Other prominent completed work include the Idea Stores in London (2005), which were credited with pioneering a new approach to library services, the Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO (2010), the Sugar Hill mixed-use social housing scheme in Harlem, New York (2015); and the Aishti Foundation retail and art complex in Beirut (2015). Prominent ongoing projects include a new home for the Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, a new headquarters building for the International Finance Corporation in Dakar, and the just-announced National Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre in London.

In 2017, Adjaye was recently knighted by Her Majesty the Queen for services to Architecture, following the previous award of an OBE in 2007. The same year, he was recognized as one of the 100 most influential people of the year by TIME magazine. He has additionally received the Design Miami/ Artist of the Year title in 2011, the Wall Street Journal Innovator Award in 2013 and the 2016 Panerai London Design Medal from the London Design Festival.

Adjaye is known for his frequent collaborations with contemporary artists on installations and exhibitions. Most notably, he designed the 56th Venice Art Biennale with curator Okwui Enwezor (2015). The Upper Room, featuring thirteen paintings by Chris Ofili (2002), is now part of the permanent collection of Tate Britain. Further examples include Within Reach, a second installation with Ofili in the British pavilion at the Venice Biennale (2003) and the Thyssen-Bornemisza Art for the 21st Century Pavilion that was designed to show Your Black Horizon, a projection work by Olafur Eliasson, at the 2005 Venice Biennale.

Adjaye has held distinguished professorships at the Harvard, Princeton and Yale universities. He has also taught at the Royal College of Art, where he had previously studied, and at the Architectural Association School in London. The material from his ten-year study of the capital cities of Africa was exhibited as Urban Africa at London’s Design Museum (2010) and published as Adjaye Africa Architecture (Thames & Hudson, 2011). He was the artistic director of GEO-graphics: A map of art practices in Africa, past and present, a major exhibition at the Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels (2010). In 2015, a comprehensive retrospective exhibition of his work to date launched at Haus der Kunst in Munich and the Art Institute of Chicago, and was subsequently shown at the Garage Museum of Contemporary Art in Moscow.

In partnership with the Penny Stamps Speaker Series.

Class / Instruction:DISPLACED CHILDREN in an UNCERTAIN WORLD
2019-02-25 18:30 - 20:00 | East Quadrangle - 1423
Hear global experts from Switzerland, Uganda, Israel, South Africa, Serbia and England report on their views and share their stories about contemporary challenges facing children. Speakers include anthropologists, historians, journalists, poets, documentary filmmakers, immigration lawyers, visual and performing artists.

JAN 9 Identity Shock: Folktale, Truth, News with Elizabeth Goodenough
JAN 14 Child Soldiering and the Post-War Imagination with Jacqueline Adongo, Dave Ngendo Tshimba, Derek Peterson and Pamela Reynolds
JAN 16 Ethnography, Fiction, and Understanding the Child with Pamela Reynolds
JAN 23 Homeless Minors, Unaccompanied Migrants: Their Stories, Drawings, Voices with Caroline Smith and Deborah Gordon-Gurfinkel
JAN 24 Enrichment Master Class in Writing Skills (4:00 – 5:30 pm) with Caroline Smith and Peggy Ellsberg
JAN 28 Kids as a Cynic Tool of War: A Rare Look from Within with Itai Anghel
JAN 30 Growing Up in Combat Zones and on Garbage Dumps with Andrew Pawuk and Jugo Kapetanovic
FEB 4 Rights of Immigrant Children and their Families with Ruby Robinson and Jason Eyster
FEB 6 Hospitalization and the Dying Child with Stephanie Warburg and Leanne Chadwick
FEB 11 Global Media and Childhood Sustainability: Ethics, Facts, Figures with Roland Schatz
FEB 13 Visual Narrations: From Journalistic Photography to Abstract Depictions with David Choberka
FEB 18 Foster Care and Orphans of War with Mark Jonathan Harris
FEB 20 The Making of “Buzkashi Boys” and “In-Justice” with Sam French
FEB 25 Victim/Persecutor with Gillian Eaton
FEB 27 Juvenile Detention, Incarceration, and “Zero Tolerance” with Heather Thompson, Janie Paul and Gil Leaf

PARTICIPATING EXPERTS
Itai Anghel, Israeli correspondent, Knight-Wallace Fellow 2018-19; Jacqueline Adongo, Makerere University, Uganda, UMAPS Fellow 2018-19; Leanne Chadwick, Animal-Assisted Therapist, Mott Children’s Hospital; David Choberka, PhD, Andrew W. Mellon Manager of Outreach, U-M Museum of Art; Gillian Eaton, Prof. U-M School of Theatre, Music and Dance; Peggy Ellsberg, Prof. Barnard College; James Perry Eyster, Attorney; Sam French, Oscar-nominated Filmmaker; Deborah Gordon-Gurfinkel, U-M Lecturer, Founder and Director, Telling It!; Mark Jonathan Harris, Prof. of Cinematic Arts, U of Southern California, Oscar-winning Writer/Director; Jugo Kapetanovic, Documentary Filmmaker; James G. Leaf, PhD, Co-Founder, Community Link Foundation; Janie Paul, Arthur F. Thurnau Prof. Emerita, U-M School of Art & Design; Andrew Pawuk, VP of Operations, International Samaritan; Derek Peterson, U-M Prof. of History and African Studies, MacArthur Fellow; Pamela Reynolds, Prof. Emerita Childhood Anthropology, Univ. of Capetown; Ruby Robinson, Managing Attorney, Michigan Immigration Center; Roland Schatz, CEO, Media Tenor International, Senior Advisor to UN Secretary General; Caroline Smith, London Caseworker, Finalist, Ted Hughes Award, The Immigration Handbook; Heather Ann Thompson, U-M Professor of History, Pulitzer Prize, Blood in the Water; Dave N. Tshimba, Makerere Institute of Social Research, Uganda, UMAPS Fellow 2018-19; Stephanie Warburg, Founder, Max Warburg Courage Curriculum, Boston

Performance:Second Dissertation Recital: Nathaniel Pierce, cello & tenor *RESCHEDULED FROM FEB. 5*
2019-02-25 19:30 | Off Campus Location - Britton Recital Hall
PROGRAM: Wagner - Paraphrase on Die Walküre; Wagner - Paraphrase on Tristan und Isolde.

Careers / Jobs:StrengthFinders: Discover YOUR FINGERPRINT of STRENGTHS (Student-Athletes)
2019-02-25 19:30 - 20:30 | Ross Academic Center, Conference Room, 1110 S State St, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104, United States
Discover YOUR natural talents and build your confidence! Learnhow your unique strengths are 1 in 33 MILLION!

UNLOCKING YOUR STRENGTHS is as EASY as 1-2-3:
1. RSVP on Handshake for the STRENTHSFINDERS eventto receive a free code to take the assessment.
2. USE EMAILED FREE CODE:After you RSVP, you will receive an email within 24 hours with directions on how to complete the assessment
3. COMPLETE ASSESSMENT: You will need up to 30 minutes to complete assessment and then ATTEND SESSION
