BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//UM//UM*Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit TZURL:http://tzurl.org/zoneinfo/America/Detroit X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Detroit BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20070311T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20071104T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261025T060159 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T235959 SUMMARY:Other:Team Formation DESCRIPTION:Team formation for committees! UID:151666-21911916@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151666 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Rackham West Conference Room- Fourth Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261015T134954 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T170000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Awakening the Dragon–Showcasing the Building and Performance of an Asian Icon DESCRIPTION:Experience a curated experience of the imaginary\, featuring a lightly sci-fi\, magnificent work of art--the LRCCS Fortune and Longevity Dragon\, a 25-ft long\, Asian-inspired full-body dragon sculpture for use in the traditional \"dragon dance\" crafted by renowned international artist Zhen Guo with U-M faculty arts lecturer Raymond Wetzel\, artist Jeri Rosenberg\, students\, and volunteers The exhibition highlights the story of the dragon's fabrication and its impact on community.. An iconic symbol of inclusivity\, strength\, and courage\, this newly imagined U-M dragon\, with its futuristic flair\, technological creativity and sustainable materials\, invites students and the entire community to re-envision a classic cultural symbol for contemporary times.\n\nPresented by the Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies. This project was made possible by grants from the University of Michigan Arts Initiative and the Office of the Provost\, Global Engagement.\n\nAdditional funding was provided by ArtsEngine\, Center for World Performance Studies\, Stearns Collection of Musical Instruments\, and U.S. Department of Education.\n\nWith support from Asian Languages and Cultures\, International Institute\, James and Anne Duderstadt Center\, Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Residential College\, School of Kinesiology\, School of Music\, Theatre & Dance\, Taubman College\, University of Michigan Library\, University of Michigan Museum of Art\, and Women’s and Gender Studies Department.\n\n*If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us at cstep@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.* UID:152125-21913092@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152125 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Arts Initiative,Asian Languages And Cultures,Chinese Studies,Dance,Exhibition,Free,International,Multidisciplinary Design,Performance Art,Visual Arts LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 547 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260818T121511 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Camille Ann Brewer\, MFA\, MLIS DESCRIPTION:Camille Ann Brewer lives and works in the City of Detroit\, Michigan. Through the process of textile construction\, Brewer’s artwork intersects cartographic and photographic images that speak to specific spaces and time. Weaving together of physical place\, memory with time is the core subject of this body of work. \n\nThe artwork is built with time-period paper maps\, which illustrate spatial geography and political territory\; along with paper-collaged images of people\, places and things\, which tie directly to the history and human relationships in space. In patterns that support the artwork’s theme\, the two disparate paper elements are then woven together to create a serendipitous making and aesthetic experience. UID:150411-21909403@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150411 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Alumni,Art,ArtsEngine,ArtsRx,Culture,Detroit,Diversity,Diversity Equity and Inclusion,Exhibition,Humanities,North Campus,Reception,Visual Arts,Women's Studies LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 18 - Rotunda Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260826T132935 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Comics Beyond Sight DESCRIPTION:This exhibit covers a variety of creative approaches to comics visual accessibility\, and by extension visual accessibility broadly. Those approaches range from multimedia (audio and textual descriptions) through multidimensional and emerging technologies strategies (3D printing\, haptics\, and screen-based mobile touch interfaces). It demonstrates that comics can be made accessible. Learn about the international efforts of innovators in the realm of comics accessibility for those who are blind or have low vision\, assembled by the Accessible Comics Collective at San Francisco State University (SFSU) with the expertise of blind access professionals. \n\nEmily Beitiks was the accessibility lead for the content creation of the exhibit. She is the co-director for the San Francisco Disability Cultural Center (the first civically funded disability culture center on the planet!)\, and prior to that\, the director of the Longmore Institute on Disability. \n\nNick Sousanis (SFSU)\, the lead creative organizer of the exhibit\, is a Detroit native and was the first person to draw his dissertation in comics format\, subsequently published as the graphic novel Unflattening.\n\nView the exhibit anytime the Hatcher Library is open\, and join us for an opening presentation on Friday\, October 2nd\, 1:00pm - 4:00pm. UID:150276-21908555@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150276 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Accessibility,Comics,Disability,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Gallery, 1st Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260814T155307 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Down in Ann Arbor Town: Pictorial Maps\, Campus Traditions\, and the Women Who Made Them DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the centennial of the iconic 1926 “Down in Ann Arbor Town” map by exploring the colorful history\, campus traditions\, and detailed artistry that made it possible. Created by Jessie Horton Koessler (Class of 1901) to help fund the Michigan League building for women\, this celebrated map provides a fascinating view into 1920s campus life and the women who shaped it. Through three distinct exhibit sections\, journey from the campus history that led to the map’s creation to a broader look at early 20th-century pictorial mapmaking.\n\nWhile enjoying the exhibit\, pick up a scavenger hunt at the Clark Library desk that will inspire you to notice whimsical details in the maps discussed. Return your scavenger hunt at the desk for a small prize\, while supplies last.\n\nJoin the curators — Ava Pustulka (’28) and Anna Rohl\, map curator at Clark Library — for a presentation on September 24 (https://myumi.ch/X8y3r)\, where they will share the research that went into creating the exhibit. UID:150290-21908858@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150290 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Library,Maps LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library, 2nd Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260818T114238 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Lila Kadaj Exhibition DESCRIPTION:Lila Kadaj received her MFA from Wayne State University. Her work has been shown at numerous institutions\, including the Detroit Institute of Arts\, the Cranbrook Art Museum\, and the Arab American National Museum. She spent nearly 27 years teaching art at Detroit Public schools.\n\nArtist statement: “When looking at a beautiful flower. It’s just itself. Just there......no .....it does not proclaim its purpose for blooming is to make people happy. It just is. Like standing in front of an easel and painting........just is.......no matter......what proclamations may be concluded to sway the viewer. Same thing goes for fine art. It’s not about I am a woman....it’s not about I am a first generation Arab American.....it’s not about being a child of trauma....it’s not about a member of my family being gunned down on the street....it’s about being born a painter.....standing in front of my easel and working to create a \"Piece of Fine Art\". Not standing on some soap box and expecting my words to somehow qualify my painting. It’s the painting\, drawing or sculpture that must speak on its own.......on how the artist......via the intellect and muse uses the elements to create something distinct and first rate. It can be quiet or loud. I see so much very weak work uplifted not for its quality but because it’s in fashion.” UID:150406-21909239@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150406 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Arab Heritage Month,Art,ArtsRx,Culture,Detroit,Diversity,Exhibition,Free,Middle East Studies,North Campus,Visual Arts,Women's Studies LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 18 - Connections Gallery Concourse Level CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260806T162236 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:WCEE Exhibition. The Art of Memory\, Paintings by Felix Lembersky DESCRIPTION:Felix Lembersky (1913-1970) was a painter\, theater stage designer\, teacher\, and leader of artistic groups. He began his career within the Soviet Avant-Garde in Ukraine before studying realist painting in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg). Throughout his life he worked across realist and modernist styles that fell outside of Soviet-mandated Socialist Realism. His Execution: Babyn Yar series (ca. 1944-52) is the earliest known artistic representation of Babyn Yar\, a Holocaust massacre site in Kyiv. For political reasons\, these paintings\, along with his later nonconformist work\, were barred from exhibition in the Soviet Union.\n\nHaving witnessed two world wars\, the 1917 revolution\, and political terror\, Lembersky reflected on these experiences with candor while imbuing his work with hope and optimism. He was drawn to vulnerable\, neglected\, and marginalized people: children\, the elderly\, ethnic minorities\, and industrial workers subjected to harsh labor and dangerous conditions. Regardless of their circumstances\, Lembersky portrayed his subjects with empathy\, dignity\, and admiration. \n\n“For my father\, honesty and integrity meant more than anything else. Art was an expression of freedom\, individuality\, and personalized creativity\, without which it ceased to be art.”\n— Galina Lembersky\, daughter\n\nExhibit curated by Yelena Lembersky\, granddaughter of Felix Lembersky\, and Geneviève Zubrzycki\, WCEE Director.\n\nWorks on loan from the private collection of Yelena Lembersky.\n\nContact weisercenter@umich.edu to schedule a viewing.\n\nIf there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us at weisercenter@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange. UID:149975-21907541@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149975 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,russia,ukraine LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 1010 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260929T140135 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T133000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:48th MACRO Symposium DESCRIPTION:We are excited to invite you to the 48th Macromolecular Science and Engineering Symposium on Macromolecular Interfaces: Applications in Energy\, Healthcare\, and Advanced Manufacturing\, taking place on November 18-19\, 2026\, at the North Campus Research Complex (NCRC).\n\nThis year's symposium will feature six keynote speakers\, professional development workshops\, a career panel\, and opportunities for both student poster and oral presentations. It's an excellent chance to engage with peers\, learn from experts\, and showcase your research. \n\n\nKey Details:\n\nDate: November 18-19\, 2026\n\nLocation: NCRC - Building 18 Dining Hall\, 2800 Plymouth Rd. Ann Arbor\, MI 48109\n\nRegistration Link: https://forms.gle/SuSGHkRKz7wrRtAs9 \n\nRegistration Deadline: November 4\, 2026\n\n\nFor more details\, visit the MACRO Symposium website or reach out to the committee at macrosymposium@umich.edu. We encourage all faculty\, students\, and postdocs to join us for this exciting event! UID:153056-21915022@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153056 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Engineering,Functional Polymers,Graduate and Professional Students,Graduate Students,Healthcare Education,Industry Session,Keynote,Macromolecular,Manufacturing,Polymers,Poster Session,Science,symposium,Workshop LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 18 - Dining Hall (Football Room) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261001T160941 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Black Birth Joy DESCRIPTION:Black Birth Joy by Tiana Lashae documents birth as a deeply personal story of connection\, courage\, tenderness\, and joy. The photographs and stories in the exhibit challenge mainstream narratives that reduce Black birth to statistics and only amplify Black pregnant women's anxiety and hesitancy about navigating the maternal health care system. Instead\, the exhibit offers evidence of joy\, reminders of possibility\, and a visual legacy for generations to come. \n \nBlack Birth Joy was born from Lashae's belief that more positive birth stories of BIPOC families need to be seen and heard\, and her photographs invite viewers to witness the people behind them: the mothers\, babies\, partners\, families\, and birthworkers. They create space for BIPOC families to see themselves represented with dignity and to witness the full range of birth experiences. Lashae's photographs also create a tangible record that can support conversations around quality of medical care\, respectful treatment\, and patient rights. The exhibit empowers women to prioritize and advocate for their birth experiences while also encouraging perinatal health professionals and birthworkers to center the humanity\, dignity\, and individual experiences of patients and families. \n\nThe exhibit comprises over 30 photographs as well as stories of mothers whose births were documented by Lashae\, a doula and birth/newborn photographer whose work has been published in Everyday Birth Magazine\, an international publication. The physical exhibit is accompanied by a virtual component that encourages audiences to engage with each mother's birth story.\n\nThe Lane Hall Exhibit Space is sponsored by the Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWG) and the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies (WGS) at the University of Michigan. \n\nBlack Birth Joy\nThursday\, October 1\, 2026 – Friday\, January 15\, 2027\nLane Hall Exhibit Space\, 204 S State St.\, Ann Arbor\, MI\nOpen M–F\, 9AM–5PM UID:153178-21915325@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153178 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:advocacy,african and african american studies,american culture,anthropology,Art,artists and curators,photography LOCATION:Lane Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260915T123553 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T163000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Breakfast\, Luncheon\, and Dinner: Dining Out in the 1910s\, 1920s\, and 1930s DESCRIPTION:Enjoy a buffet selection of early twentieth century menus from the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive. Visit the Special Collections Research Center on the 6th floor of the Hatcher Library\, Monday-Friday\, 9:00am-4:30pm. UID:152203-21913297@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152203 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Culinary History,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Special Collections, 6th floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260928T151759 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Fashion/Forward DESCRIPTION:Fashion/Forward is an invitational group exhibition celebrating the innovative work by artists with developmental disabilities and/or mental health differences from progressive art studios around the country. Both including fashion and about fashion\, the exhibition features drawings\, paintings\, sculptures\, textiles\, wearable clothing\, accessories\, and other fabulous fashion-inspired works and is organized in conjunction with the 2026 Creating Community Conference. Learn more about the conference at https://myumi.ch/qwVRX.\n\n *Image: \"Untitled\,\" Jade Saren\, Creative Growth Art Center* UID:149758-21907106@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149758 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Disability Studies,Humanities,Michigan Arts Festival,Visual Arts LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Osterman Common Room, #1022 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260928T153704 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Faster and More Fun: American Home Cooking in the 1920s DESCRIPTION:Visit the Hatcher Gallery Exhibit Room to see historical materials that illustrate women’s changing relationship with food\, cooking\, and technology during the heady decade of the 1920s\, sandwiched between WWI and the Great Depression. This exhibit features materials from the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive\, as well as select items from the Art\, Architecture\, and Engineering Special Collections and the Transportation History Collection.\n\nAs America rang in a new decade in the 1920s\, cookbook authors and appliance manufacturers stood ready to offer the newly emancipated and forward-thinking American woman a vision for her future\, a vision that would be scientifically grounded\, speedy enough to make time for leisure as well as housework\, and guaranteed to bring fun to that most humdrum of chores: planning and preparing meals for a family three times a day\, 365 days a year. UID:150658-21909830@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150658 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Culinary History,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Hatcher Gallery Exhibit Room, 1st Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260803T124814 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Like the Flowing River DESCRIPTION:Artist Tomoyuki Ueno creates individual works and installations where nature appears to be in an endless conversation with form\, one echoing the other\, a repetition. They are a combination of certainty and ephemerality\, as if hinged between living and loss. The specificity of Ueno’s sculptural works reads like poetry. Ueno’s installation offers visitors time away\, for contemplation\, to draw inward\, to come inside\, to ask the question\, “How are art and the everyday intertwined?” Honoring the Buddhist philosophy of impermanence\, one becomes a continuation of the other. The artist intends the space to offer a restorative and meditative experience.\n\nThis exhibition includes artworks created from natural materials foraged by the artist while in artist residency in Ann Arbor.\n\n*The title refers to the opening line of Hōjōki\, written by 13th-century Japanese Buddhist monk Kamo no Chōmei: \"The flow of the river is ceaseless\, and the water is never the same…\"* UID:149763-21907138@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149763 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition,Humanities,Visual Arts LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261025T062222 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T130000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:October & November- Faculty On-Campus Work Retreats DESCRIPTION:Sign up for a two-hour work session\, with a hot lunch with colleagues! The Faculty On-Campus Work Retreats provide a quiet space to work with other scholars and artists\, and an opportunity for you to prioritize your research and creative work by committing to one or two work sessions before teaching\, service\, and email take over the semester. There are both morning and afternoon sessions available. Morning sessions also offer the option of coming early to enjoy an extended three-hour session. Breakfast snacks\, coffee\, and tea will be provided.During the lunch provided at each work session\, there will be a chance to share interests and work with other colleagues\, to learn about each others’ research\, to grow professional and social networks\, and to experience the University as a collective.The Work Retreats are open to all ~7\,800 members of the Faculty Senate\, including tenure-track professors\, lecturers\, research faculty\, clinical faculty\, librarians\, archivists\, and curators. The series was developed by the Faculty Senate Office\, is supported by the Office of the Provost\, and is co-sponsored by Librarian Mary Lawrence. The event page is here. UID:151857-21912283@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151857 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Hatcher Gallery, Hatcher Library CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260929T154633 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T150000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Partnership in Action: The Grenada-Ann Arbor Exchange DESCRIPTION:The University of Michigan School of Public Health\, Public Health Practice & Global Engagement team has organized a series of events over two days to bring our Grenadian partners to campus for a reciprocal\, practice-oriented exchange.\n \nOverview of Events:\n\nNovember 19th: Learning Labs: \nOption 1: Climate Resilience In Practice \nOption 2: Mental Well-Being\, Substance Use Prevention & Community Resilience\nOption 3: Disability Inclusion & Accessible Communities \n\nNovember 20th: \nSymposium: Keynotes | Moderated Dialogue | Student Internship Experience Lightning Talks \nNetworking Lunch \nStudent Innovation Challenge (Case Competition) UID:153064-21915028@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153064 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Caribbean,Case Competition,Global Health,Public Health LOCATION:Public Health I (Vaughan Building) - 1680 Paul B. Cornely Community Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261025T062224 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T101500 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Partnership in Action: The Grenada–Ann Arbor Exchange DESCRIPTION:The University of Michigan School of Public Health Public Health Practice & Global Engagement team has organized a series of events over two days to bring our Grenadian partners to campus for a reciprocal\, practice-oriented exchange. This is in collaboration with the Public Health Action Support Team\, Region V Public Health Training Center\,  School of Information Engaged Learning Office\,  LSA Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies\,  School of Nursing Office of Global Affairs\,  Center for Global Health Equity\, and Office of the Provost Global Engagement Team.\nYou are welcome to join us for all or part of the event\, depending on your role. Please click on each event below for more information.\n UID:152084-21912907@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152084 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:SPH 1 1680 Cornely Community Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T094427 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T163000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Small Works: Prints & Book Objects from Detroit\, 2020–2026 DESCRIPTION:Small Works\nPrints & Book Objects from Detroit 2020–2026\n\nOctober 27 - November 19 \nPublic Reception: Friday\, November 13 from 4:30-6pm.\n\nSmall Works was a print shop ran by Li Chen & Gerald Schulze\, in Detroit\, MI\, from 2020–2026. Mariana Matos joined as the studio assistant\, and later studio manager\, in 2024. Over those six years\, the business grew from an extension of their design practice to a community space that hosts more than 70 classes a year\, open studio for the public\, and year long funded fellowships that investigate practice in art and design related to the Book Arts. In 2026\, they decided to expand community programming\, and to accommodate this expansion closed Small Works\, and formed Center for the Book Arts Detroit (BAD) which operates in the same space.\n\nThis exhibition is a eulogy for the former Small Works shop\, and a celebration of all the people who made work here. It also serves to show what is possible as a community\, when they share space and create work together. \n\nThe work featured is a collection of things printed by Small Works\, by their studiomates Diskette Press\, the publisher Maamoul Press\, and by the community that uses the space. UID:152872-21914658@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152872 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ann Arbor,Art,art and design,artists,artists and curators,arts,Arts And Ideas In The Humanities,arts at michigan,Arts Initiative,Book,book discussion,book event,Detroit,Exhibition,Michigan Arts,Michigan Arts Festival LOCATION:East Quadrangle - RC Art Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261025T062147 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T103000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Student Life Coaching Circles DESCRIPTION:Join us for our annual Coaching Cirlces!  Each coaching session will provide 8-10 staff members with an opportunity to interact informally with a Student Life Unit Director (or leader) around a leadership topic of interest to them. These are informal conversations (rather than workshops or presentations) between staff and these leaders who have experience with and willingness to share their wisdom around these topics.Staff are asked to register for no more than one coaching circle a semester. Space is very limited\, register today! UID:152716-21914420@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152716 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:The Connector - Small Group Dialogue Room 1511 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260917T151354 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T110000 SUMMARY:Other:Grants office hours: Get support applying for one of SSC's Sustainability Grants! DESCRIPTION:Drop in to our weekly open office hours to learn and get support applying to our Planet Blue Student Innovation Fund (PBSIF) or Social and Environmental Sustainability Grant (SES). UID:138848-21913635@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138848 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Environment,Social Impact,Student Org,Sustainability LOCATION:Off Campus Location - https://umich.zoom.us/j/3131159012 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261019T155949 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T193000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Special Exhibition | Ancient Abstractions: Roman Visual Trends Beyond Naturalism DESCRIPTION:The lifelike naturalistic bodies of Greek and Roman sculpture have been a source of wonder since the Renaissance. Indeed\, the Italian Renaissance artist Vasari identified the ancient world as the time “when sculpture rose to its greatest height.” But close likenesses of the natural world are not the only visual products of the ancient past. This exhibition traces alternative visual trends in the ancient Roman world that today would be considered examples of abstraction. It focuses on monuments and motifs long pushed to the margins of our accounts of ancient art. Oversize arrangements of interlocking shapes pulsate in bold block colors from tombs\, temples\, and homes\; stylized animals flicker into view\, only to collapse once more into bright geometric arrangements\; and artists adopt experimental shorthands for the depiction of space across media. Anticipating recent interests in color and form\, the visual trends of antiquity emerge as far more varied than has long been told.\n\n*Ancient Abstractions is on view from November 5\, 2026\, through February 28\, 2027\, during regular museum hours (Tuesday–Friday\, 10:00 AM–4:00 PM\, and Saturday–Sunday\, 11:00 AM–4:00 PM\; closed Mondays and university holidays.* UID:153842-21916451@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153842 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ancient Rome,archaeology,art,Art History,collections,cultural heritage,Exhibition,Faculty,Free,history,Mediterranean,museum,Research,roman empire,visual arts LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261025T062224 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T114500 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Partnership in Action: The Grenada–Ann Arbor Exchange DESCRIPTION:The University of Michigan School of Public Health Public Health Practice & Global Engagement team has organized a series of events over two days to bring our Grenadian partners to campus for a reciprocal\, practice-oriented exchange. This is in collaboration with the Public Health Action Support Team\, Region V Public Health Training Center\,  School of Information Engaged Learning Office\,  LSA Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies\,  School of Nursing Office of Global Affairs\,  Center for Global Health Equity\, and Office of the Provost Global Engagement Team.\nYou are welcome to join us for all or part of the event\, depending on your role. Please click on each event below for more information.\n UID:152084-21912908@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152084 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:SPH 1 1680 Cornely Community Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261012T121522 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Fore-Site (Phase 3): The Stamps Gallery Pillar Project DESCRIPTION:\n\nFrom September 2025 through December 2026\, Stamps Gallery is partnering in a curatorial collaboration with two Southeast Michigan-based\, artist-run project spaces led by Stamps alumni: C.Y.N.K. Studios\, directed by Sally Clegg (Lecturer III and Student Exhibition Coordinator\, MFA ’20) and Abhishek Narula (MFA ’20)\; and Sometimes Space\, directed by Nathan Byrne (Lecturer I\, MFA ’21). Each space hosts dozens of artists annually for exhibitions\, performances\, and events\, fostering experimental work and building community. For this project\, Byrne\, Clegg\, and Narula have been commissioned to reimagine the pillars on Division Street that flank the gallery. In response\, they’ve curated six artists to create new work for the pillars over three cycles:\n\nPhase 1 (September 12 - December 12) artists: Amelia Burns (Cranbrook MFA ’23) and Erin McKenna (MFA ’20)\nPhase 2 (January 12 - August 12) artists: Sally Clegg (MFA ’20) and Kim Karlsrud (MFA ’20)\nPhase 3 (September 11 - December 11) artists: Abhishek Narula (MFA ’20) and Nathan Byrne (MFA ’21)\nPhase 3 \n\nCurated by Sometimes Space: Abhishek Narula (entry pillar)\nCurated by CYNK Studios: Nathan Byrne (courtyard pillar)\n\nArtist Statements/Bios\n\nAbhishek Narula\, Compressions \nCompressions is an installation comprised of 416 industrial-grade zip ties\, cinched around the entry pillar of the Stamps Gallery. The pillar measures roughly 110 inches in circumference\, requiring two ties per row to wrap around it\, resulting in 208 rows. The humble zip tie\, typically used to hang and bind other material\, is relegated to its functional properties rendering it unprepossessing and easily dismissed. The zip tie in this installation\, instead serves as an object of aesthetic possibility\, pulling it out of its usual background role to become the work itself. The resulting composition is a proposal to dwell\, to slow down\, and to simply see the pillar.\n\nAbhishek Narula is an artist\, designer\, and educator who works across sculpture\, installation\, sound\, and video. His practice takes the form of interventions\, working with what is already present. He reorients and disrupts objects and sites in order to open up formal possibilities and poetic experiences within the familiar. He is influenced by physical and digital infrastructural systems that sustain modern life and culture. His work treats this ambience itself as raw material for aesthetic inquiry\, exploring themes of labor\, precarity\, temporality and the sublime. Narula earned his MFA in Studio Art from the University of Michigan Stamps School of Art & Design and his MS/BS in Electrical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. His work has been exhibited at national and international venues such as the Ammerman Center for Arts and Technology\, Science Gallery Detroit\, Speculum Artium Media Festival in Slovenia\, New Media Caucus (NMC)\, WaveFarm\, The Boulder Public Library\, The Hyde Park Art Center\, Sector 2337 Art Gallery & Printing Press\, Tangible Embedded Interaction (TEI)\, International Symposium of Electronic Arts (ISEA)\, among others. He is a Robotics Systems Designer and Lecturer in the Robotics Department at the University of Michigan. Website / Instagram\n\nNathan Byrne\, Equally To Be Loved\nEqually To Be Loved is an image / object scaled to and installed upon the courtyard pillar of Stamps Gallery. The image is of a spontaneous sculpture made in 2017 during the first day of an artist residency at the Recology San Francisco A.I.R. Program. The sculpture was constructed in a storage container studio using 14 discrete objects that were in his studio upon entry. For Byrne\, this work embodies the energy and spirit of a studio at the start of a particularly fecund period of making. This work speaks to the artist’s interest in embodied experience of space\, archival and site responsiveness\, as well as his ongoing engagement with found materials. Byrne considers this project to be a far-flung sequel to his MFA thesis exhibition Equally Empty\, which was shown at Stamps Gallery in 2021. Equally To Be Loved is the second line of the Buddhist mantra from which both titles are derived.\n\nNathan Byrne is an artist / educator / curator currently based in Detroit\, MI. Through spatial and archive responsive projects\, he reimagines\, and explores within frameworks such as language\, the passage of time\, and contemplation. Intrigued by the potential of conveying phenomenal\, transformative\, and emotive states through materiality\, process\, and placement\, he negotiates the pliability of the viewer’s encounters with objects and environments. Byrne holds an MFA in Art from the University of Michigan Stamps School of Art & Design and a BA in Studio Art and Art History from San Francisco State University. He has been a Lecturer at Stamps School of Art & Design since the Fall of 2022. His work is exhibited widely nationally and he is a recipient of the VSC Fellowship at Vermont Studio Center. He has been awarded numerous artist residencies including Anderson Ranch Arts Center\, I-Park\, KHN Center for the Arts\, Prairie Ronde\, Recology San Francisco A.I.R. Program\, and Rockland Woods. Website / Instagram UID:138033-21881366@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138033 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261002T074600 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T120000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Quantum Research Institute | TBD DESCRIPTION:Zoom: In the Meeting Invite\n\nIn-Person: Michigan Memorial Phoenix Project\, 2301 Bonisteel Blvd\, Ann Arbor\, MI 48109\, USA\, PML 2000\n\nAbstract: TBD UID:148613-21904527@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148613 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Applied Physics,Astronomy,Chemistry,Computer Science And Engineering,Electrical And Computer Engineering,Electrical Engineering And Computer Science,Materials Science,Physics,Quantum,Quantum Computing,Quantum Science LOCATION:Michigan Memorial Phoenix Project - PML2000 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260922T103914 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:“Fill the Ranks”: The Civil War and the University of Michigan DESCRIPTION:“Fill the Ranks”: The Civil War and the University of Michigan explores how campus and community debated the issues that tore the country apart\, how students and alums joined the fight\, and how the University’s public mission began to conflict with its elite aspirations. Based on collections at the Bentley Historical Library.\n\nDeveloped by the Judy and Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory and featuring the work of its student docents\, “Fill the Ranks” includes historic artifacts\, digital animations\, and interactive elements spanning two floors.\n\nOn display September 25\, 2026-July 2\, 2027 at the Judy and Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory\, 1398 Ann Street\, Ann Arbor\, 48109.\n\nView the exhibit during the Observatory’s open hours: Thursdays 12-5 pm\, Fridays 12-11 pm\, Saturdays 12-5 pm.\n\n“Fill the Ranks”: The Civil War and the University of Michigan is supported in part by the Inclusive History Project. To learn more\, please visit inclusivehistory.umich.edu. Additional support provided by the University of Michigan’s U.S. at 250 initiative. UID:152626-21914245@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152626 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:american culture,American History,American Politics,archives,bentley historical library,bentley library,civil rights,Civil War,Education,educational,Exhibition,free,history,Humanities,Museum,museums,Politics,Social Sciences,Storytelling,Student Life,U-m History,university history,university of michigan history LOCATION:Detroit Observatory CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260911T131259 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:“Who Counts? A History of Voting in America” DESCRIPTION:Changes over the course of the nineteenth century in how Americans voted\, from voice vote to public ballot box to private voting booth\, also saw changes in the material culture that surrounded voting. Ballots and ballot boxes\, campaign pins and ribbons\, blank lists and pre-printed party tickets\, lanterns and banners–the creative forces of the American print industry filled the country’s cities and small towns with the ephemera of electioneering.\n\nAs you look at the items in this exhibit\, think about what they tell us about how Americans in the past felt about voting\, and about how voting felt. How did Election Days feel when they were full of parades and music and public drinking? What was it like to vote when everyone around you knew who you voted for? And\, most of all\, who counted as a voter\, and who did the counting?\n\nOn view September 11-December 22\, weekdays from 12-4 pm. UID:152024-21912698@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152024 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:american culture,american history,Americana,Event,Exhibit,Exhibition,history,In Person,libraries,Library,Tour,William L Clements LOCATION:William Clements Library CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260908T122333 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T130000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:A Look Back at the 2026 Midterm Elections DESCRIPTION:Panelists will discuss the outcomes of the 2026 Midterm Elections\, exploring key trends\, voter behavior\, and the implications for the future of American politics. UID:149279-21906186@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149279 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Elections,Insights Speaker Series LOCATION:Institute For Social Research - 1430 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260924T121524 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Cosmo Whyte: Under the Quiet\, Beyond the Eye DESCRIPTION:\n\nCurated by Srimoyee Mitra\n\nStamps Gallery kicks off the fall 2026 semester with an ambitious mid-career survey of interdisciplinary artist Cosmo Whyte. Born and raised in Jamaica\, Whyte completed a BFA from Bennington College and earned an MFA from the University of Michigan. He is currently a faculty member at the School of the Arts and Architecture\, UCLA.\n\nThis exhibition brings together two central concerns that animate Whyte’s artistic practice: the archive\, both personal and public\, as a site of disturbance\; and migration as a lived experience of refuge\, refusal\, and reinvention. In Whyte’s work\, the archive is never static or neutral. Rather\, it is a contested space where official histories encounter memory\, inheritance\, and the fragments of stories carried across generations. His practice moves within this charged interstitial terrain\, between what has been recorded and what has been remembered\, between institutional knowledge and embodied experience. Whyte invites the viewer to consider the fluidity of geographic borders and layered cultural identities that have persisted despite societal unrest caused by racial and socio-economic hierarchies across generations. In an era of intensified border politics and renewed debates over national identity\, Whyte’s work offers a timely meditation on memory\, movement\, and belonging.\n\nPresented with support from the U-M Institute for Humanities\, the U-M LSA Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies\, and the U-M Library. UID:149541-21906643@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149541 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261001T103520 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T130000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:DCMB Tools and Technology Seminar by Junkang Wei (Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics) DESCRIPTION:Join us for the DCMB Tools & Technology Seminar Series featuring a presentation by Junkang Wei from the Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics. Enjoy a complimentary pizza lunch while learning about innovative research and cutting-edge tools. UID:153161-21915201@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153161 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Basic Science,Bioinformatics LOCATION:Medical Science Unit I - 4B700 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260923T111212 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T131500 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Elevate Your Canvas Courses with DesignPLUS\, Part 2: Interactive Content & Course Building DESCRIPTION:Have you heard? U-M now has DesignPLUS available in our Canvas instances (including Canvas Catalog). DesignPLUS is a time-saving toolset for every educator and course designer working in the Canvas LMS. It helps you quickly build\, style\, and scale high-quality courses - making learning engaging and accessible.\n\nIn this workshop\, you will build on the skills you gained in Part 1 by exploring DesignPLUS interactive components and content. You'll also learn how to use templates and the Multi-Tool to streamline course development\, helping you create engaging\, consistent\, and well-organized Canvas courses more efficiently.\n\nOutline:\n\n-Organizing and Presenting Course Content with Interactive Elements\n--Creating a module list with quick links\n--Using Accordions\, Expanders\, and Tabs to organize content\n--Adding Tooltips\, Popovers\, and Dialog Boxes for additional information\n\n-Creating Active Learning Experiences with Interactive ExercisesExploring the DesignPLUS Interactive Resources Gallery\n--Using interactive exercises for practice\, review\, and self-check\n--Creating Fill-in-the-Blank\, Quick Check\, and Flashcard activities\n--Accessing Interactive Data\n\n-Building Courses Efficiently with Multi-ToolEnabling Multi-Tool in a Canvas course\n--Creating reusable course templates with Template Builder\n--Using Module Builder to scaffold modules and course content\n--Managing course dates with Due Date Modifier\n\nWrap-up\, Resources\, and Q&A UID:150189-21915716@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150189 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Academic Technology At Michigan,Canvas,Designplus,Instructional Design LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260922T160425 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T133000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Missing Results of Discrimination: A Meta-Analysis of Racial\, Gender\, and Intersectional Discrimination Using Correspondence Audits DESCRIPTION:CID Speaker Series\n\nJoin the Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics as we host S. Michael Gaddis\, clinical associate professor of management and policy in Georgia State University’s Andrew Young School of Policy Studies.\n\nAbstract: Intersectionality theory argues that race and gender cannot be fully understood in isolation or through an additive approach. This study introduces a systematically comparative framework for identifying missing results in correspondence audits and helping scholars conduct more holistic analyses. Drawing on 52 correspondence audits encompassing nearly 330\,000 tests\, it identifies patterns that can be missed when racial and gender discrimination are analyzed separately rather than through an intersectional framework\, and offers best-practice recommendations for designing\, analyzing\, and citing correspondence audits.\n\nGaddis is a methodologist with expertise in survey and experimental design whose research advances understanding of inequality and discrimination across multiple dimensions. UID:152664-21914354@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152664 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Gender,Inequality,Public Policy,Race,Research,Social Sciences,Sociology LOCATION:Institute For Social Research - 6050 Large Conference Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261025T062225 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T140000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Phillip J. Bowman Center for Scholarship to Practice Open House DESCRIPTION:Please join the Bowman Center for an open house celebrating the opening of our new home at 309 Maynard Street.We look forward to welcoming you into this new space and celebrating the people\, relationships\, scholarship\, and community that have shaped the Bowman Center over the past 20 years.As part of the open house\, we will unveil a mural created by Detroit-based muralist Bakpak Durden that offers a creative expression of the spirit and vision of the Bowman Center and our next chapter.Guests are invited to stroll through the new office\, experience the mural\, connect with colleagues and community members\, and enjoy refreshments throughout the afternoon.We hope you will join us as we mark this meaningful moment in the life of the Bowman Center and celebrate both where we have been and where we are going.\n UID:153920-21916636@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153920 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:309 Maynard St. Suite 205 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261025T060146 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T210000 SUMMARY:Other:Ross Connect Conference Day 1 DESCRIPTION:\nMichigan Marketing Club and General Management Club have teamed up to plan Ross Connect Conference (RCC)\, currently slated for November 19-20. RCC brings in Ross alumni and recruiters from a variety of companies to provide students with the opportunity to conduct mock interviews and network. This is an in-person event only\, and non full-time MBA students are encouraged to travel into Ross in person as well.\n \nDay 1 Agenda:\n12:00 PM | Lunch - Weiser Dining Center 12-1:15\n1:15 PM - 2:00 PM | Mock Interview Slot 1 - B2580 Career Development Office\n4:45 PM - 5:30 PM | Mock Interview Slot 2 - B2580 Career Development Office\n5:45 PM | Career Fair - Blau Colloquium \n7:00 PM | Keynote & Dinner - Tauber Colloquium\n UID:151384-21911461@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151384 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Ross School of Business CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260919T160749 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T150000 SUMMARY:Other:U-M Farm Stand DESCRIPTION:Join the U-M Sustainable Food Program (SL Sustainability) and the Campus Farm (Matthaei Botanical Gardens) every Thursday from 12-3pm to get produce grown by students for students\, and learn more about student-powered food systems while you're there.\n\nAs always\, students get a 30% discount and revenue from the Farm Stand will support the Student Food Empowerment Fund\, which offers grants to students and student organizations to pursue student-powered sustainable food projects on and off-campus. UID:152469-21913790@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152469 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:agriculture,Climate Week,Community,Food,Food Justice,Health & Wellness,Sustainability,sustainable food systems,vegetables LOCATION:Ingalls Mall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261020T121706 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T121500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T124500 SUMMARY:Performance:Division Street Pipes DESCRIPTION:Join us to enjoy a 30-minute organ recital.\n\nDivision Street Pipes concerts feature talented students and faculty of the U-M Organ Department on Thursdays at 12:15pm on the Richards-Fowkes organ at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. These 30-minute performances are free and open to the public\, and audience members are invited to enjoy their lunch while listening. The series is co-sponsored by the University of Michigan Organ Department and St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in an effort to bring organ music to local audiences while connecting U-M organ students with the wider community. Concerts offer attendees the opportunity to hear the versatility of the pipe organ beyond a worship setting.\n\n*There is no recital on November 26.* UID:151392-21911482@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151392 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260930T150311 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T133000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Ask an MFA: A Roundtable Discussion DESCRIPTION:Thinking about applying to an MFA in Creative Writing? Curious what the experience is really like? Join current and former MFA students for an open roundtable discussion on Thursday\, November 19\, 2026\, from 12:30-1:30pm. We'll talk about applications\, funding\, teaching\, life beyond the program\, and more. \n\nThis event is free and lunch will be provided\, but space is limited. RSVP using the QR code in the flyer or this link: https://tinyurl.com/47ut536c. UID:153125-21915122@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153125 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Creative Writing,Department Of English Language And Literature,Literature,Mfa Program In Creative Writing,Poetry,Reading,Undergraduate Students,Writing LOCATION:Angell Hall - Hopwood Room (1176) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260619T111353 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T140000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Articulating and Leveraging Your Transferable Skills (for Graduate Students) DESCRIPTION:This workshop will explore the many transferable skills you have gained during graduate school and how to translate these skills to the non-academic job market. We’ll review transferable skills employers value (e.g.\, collaboration\, critical thinking\, project management) and discuss the types of graduate school experiences where you may have honed these skills. You will have time to reflect on your unique experiences and articulate the transferable skills gained from them. To get the most out of the session\, please review this worksheet and come prepared with questions and/or experiences to share. This event is intended to be interactive and therefore a recording will not be available. Brought to you by the University Career Center\, in partnership with Rackham Graduate School.\n UID:149025-21905332@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149025 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Rgs Events,Rgs-events,Sessions LOCATION:Virtual on Zoom CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261025T063139 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T140000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Articulating and Leveraging Your Transferable Skills (for GraduateStudents) DESCRIPTION:This workshop will explore the many transferable skills youhave gained during graduate school and how to translate these skills to the non-academic job market. We’ll review transferable skills employers value (e.g.\, collaboration\, critical thinking\, project management) and discuss the types of graduate school experiences where you may have honed these skills. You will have time to reflect on your unique experiences and articulate the transferable skills gained from them. To get the most out of the session\, please review this worksheet and come prepared with questions and/or experiences to share. This event is intended to be interactive and therefore a recording will not be available. Brought to you by the University Career Center\, in partnership with Rackham Graduate School. Register on Sessions: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/session/110435 #UCC UID:149044-21905351@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149044 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261022T111455 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T140000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:HFES x INFORMS Coffee Chat DESCRIPTION:Join us for some coffee and networking! UID:153967-21916936@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153967 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Graduate,Graduate Students,Industrial And Operations Engineering,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Industrial and Operations Engineering Building - Community Suite CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261007T161750 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T150000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Learning that Transforms: Michigan Stories DESCRIPTION:We all have a story about learning: an “aha!” moment\, an unexpected detour\, a mistake\, or an experience that changed our perspective about ourselves or the world around us.\n\nYour story might come from a classroom\, research lab\, workplace\, creative project\, community\, or everyday life. Maybe you tried something new\, made an unexpected discovery\, worked through a setback\, or learned from something that didn’t go as planned.\n\nWherever and however your learning happened\, we’d love to hear about it.\n\nIn this workshop\, you'll develop and shape your story with Satori Shakoor\, founder of Detroit’s Secret Society of Twisted Storytellers and a 2017 Kresge Literary Arts Fellow.\n\nWith Satori’s guidance\, you’ll discover what makes your story yours and bring it to life. Come curious and open. No storytelling experience—or polished story—is needed. \n\nAfter the workshop\, you’ll have the option to record your story on video or share it at a live storytelling event in spring 2027. \n\nInterested? Fill out a short form to tell us about yourself: https://forms.gle/GviufLcuXTm4rPcc9 \n\nSpace is limited to 10 people per workshop. The project team will begin reviewing submissions after Oct. 29 and will offer places on a rolling basis until all sessions are full. Early submissions are encouraged for the best chance of receiving a preferred date.\n\nThis workshop is part of Learning That Transforms: Michigan Stories\, a storytelling and video project inviting U-M students\, faculty\, and staff to share their personal learning stories. \n\nThe project is sponsored by the Eileen Lappin Weiser Center for the Learning Sciences\, and is supported by the University of Michigan's Life-Changing Education Initiative.\n\nQuestions? Contact Program Manager Heidi Bennett at heidiab@umich.edu. UID:153419-21915838@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153419 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Life-changing Education,Storytelling LOCATION:School of Education - 1323 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261025T062224 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T141500 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Partnership in Action: The Grenada–Ann Arbor Exchange DESCRIPTION:The University of Michigan School of Public Health Public Health Practice & Global Engagement team has organized a series of events over two days to bring our Grenadian partners to campus for a reciprocal\, practice-oriented exchange. This is in collaboration with the Public Health Action Support Team\, Region V Public Health Training Center\,  School of Information Engaged Learning Office\,  LSA Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies\,  School of Nursing Office of Global Affairs\,  Center for Global Health Equity\, and Office of the Provost Global Engagement Team.\nYou are welcome to join us for all or part of the event\, depending on your role. Please click on each event below for more information.\n UID:152084-21912909@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152084 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:SPH 1 Cornely Community Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261025T062225 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T153000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Search Training DESCRIPTION:Please note the following: Before you sign-up\, please make sure you have secured your supervisor's approval for attendance.\nRegister for only ONE session.In this training\, you will learn to: Use the Shared Hiring Philosophy as a guide to creating an inclusive search experience and process framework that supports equitable candidate selection from preparation to onboarding Conduct behavior-based interviewing Create a team-oriented approach to an effective and positive candidate experienceThrough demonstration and hands-on practice\, this course will serve as a guide to help you through the experience of being part of a search committee team. If you need an accommodation for this training\, please email the facilitators at StudentLifeSearchTraining@umich.edu at least 2 weeks before the date of your training. Search Training is offered monthly\, so we encourage you to sign up for a future date if we can't meet your need. UID:103209-21909743@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/103209 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T200558 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T150000 SUMMARY:Fair / Festival:WhatTheF! Magazine Art Fair DESCRIPTION:The Art Fair is a great opportunity for student artists showcase and sell their art!\nNovember 19th\, 2026\n1-3PM\nMichigan Union - Kuenzel Room UID:153952-21916834@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153952 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Student Affairs,Student Org LOCATION:Michigan Union - Kuenzel Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261013T181753 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T132000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T135000 SUMMARY:Performance:Lon Mitchell\, carillon DESCRIPTION:Lon Mitchell performs on the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Carillon\, an instrument of 60 bells with the lowest bell (bourdon) weighing 6 tons.\n\nThirty-minute recitals are performed on the Lurie Carillon every weekday that classes are in session. During these recitals\, visitors may take the elevator to level 2 to view the largest bells\, or to level 3 to see the carillonist performing. (Visitors subject to acrophobia are recommended to visit level 2 only.) An optional spiral stairway between levels 2 and 3 allows for up-close views of some of the largest bells. UID:153653-21916144@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153653 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Lurie Ann & Robert H. Tower CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261015T125029 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T144500 SUMMARY:Livestream / Virtual:Mini Symposium Series: Pain Reimagined DESCRIPTION:Pain is one of the most universal human experiences. It can protect us from injury\, signal when something is wrong\, and\, for 52 million Americans\, become a chronic condition that affects every aspect of daily life. Despite its prevalence\, pain remains one of medicine’s most complex challenges. \n\nOn November 19\, at 2 p.m.\, via Zoom\, join us for the next installment of the NeuroNetwork for Emerging Therapies Mini Symposium Series: “Pain Reimagined with Dr. Sanjay Gupta.” The CNN chief medical correspondent\, renowned neurosurgeon\, and bestselling author will sit down with Dr. Eva L. Feldman for a thought-provoking conversation as they explore the ideas behind his new book on pain and the latest thinking about how we experience\, manage\, and overcome pain. \n\nFollowing the recorded discussion with Dr. Gupta\, Dr. Feldman will moderate a live panel with three Michigan Medicine experts—Drs. Chad Brummett\, Daniel J. Clauw\, and Afton L. Hassett—who will answer your questions about pain.\n\nRegister today and submit your questions for the panel. UID:153737-21916257@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153737 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Biomedical,Biomedical Research,Discussion,Faculty,Interdisciplinary,Medicine,Research,Science,Virtual,Well-being LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260913T221408 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T153000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:ClariTEA: Informal Undergraduate Advising Event DESCRIPTION:ClariTEA is a weekly informal\, drop-in advising event where Robotics and Interested Undergraduate students meet with Robotics Undergraduate Academic Advisors. Refreshments and TEA are offered at each meeting.\n\nJoin us in having a conversation with the Robotics Undergraduate community. UID:152068-21912794@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152068 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Engineering,Michigan Robotics,Robotics,Undergraduate LOCATION:Ford Robotics Building - Atrium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260917T151354 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T160000 SUMMARY:Other:Grants office hours: Get support applying for one of SSC's Sustainability Grants! DESCRIPTION:Drop in to our weekly open office hours to learn and get support applying to our Planet Blue Student Innovation Fund (PBSIF) or Social and Environmental Sustainability Grant (SES). UID:138848-21913649@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138848 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Environment,Social Impact,Student Org,Sustainability LOCATION:Off Campus Location - https://umich.zoom.us/my/meetingjunem CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T134907 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T170000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Hopwood Tea DESCRIPTION:Enjoy coffee\, tea\, and refreshments in a beautiful\, book-filled space. Check out a book from the Hopwood library or engage with other readers and writers. All are welcome. UID:148903-21905164@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148903 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ann Arbor,Books,Creative Writing,English Language And Literature,Food,Free,Graduate Students,Hopwood Program,Literary Arts,Literature,The Helen Zell Writers' Program,Undergraduate Students,Well-being,Writing LOCATION:Angell Hall - 1176 (Hopwood Room) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260820T102217 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T160000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:IOE 899: Jim Dai\, Cornell University DESCRIPTION:More details to follow. UID:150598-21909692@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150598 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:899 Seminar Series,Graduate,Graduate Students,Industrial And Operations Engineering,Michigan Engineering LOCATION:Industrial and Operations Engineering Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261023T175240 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:We're home! A special IGR Open House DESCRIPTION:Join IGR for a special open house as we celebrate our new home at 530 E. Liberty Street.\n\nTake a break\, enjoy some good music\, and grab some tasty hors d'oeuvres.\n\nThis event is open to our whole extended IGR community—we can't celebrate without you! That includes current and former students in IGR courses\, IGR minors\, CommonGround team members and Summer Youth Dialogues fellows\, student colleagues\, staff and faculty friends\, Community of Scholars members\, community partners\, and local alumnx. Students are welcome to bring a friend\, too!\n\n*ACCESSIBILITY*\n+ IGR is located on the lower level of the Liberty Centre building (530 E. Liberty) at the corner of Maynard and Liberty Streets.\n+ Stair access at the Maynard Street entrance is available by MCard.\n+ An elevator—with several specific accessibility barriers—is available on Liberty Street through the neighboring entrance (520 E. Liberty). Use the intercom next to the entrance to be buzzed in to 520 for the elevator. (For backup/urgent access: Please call us at (734) 936-1875)\n\nHave an accessibility request or question? Let us know at igr.info@umich.edu. UID:154058-21917106@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/154058 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:dialogue,Intergroup Relations,Networking,Sessions,Social Change,Social Justice,Student Affairs LOCATION:Off Campus Location - See description for MCard access and accessibility details CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260909T150026 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T163000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:IES Energy Seminar Series - AI-Based Analytics and Energy Modeling Frameworks for Characterizing Urban Energy Systems DESCRIPTION:Abstract: \nUrban energy systems are growing in complexity as they respond to the challenges of planning location-specific energy transitions. However\, current modeling approaches often fail to capture the physical\, behavioral\, and systemic diversity required for effective localized planning and decision-making.\n\nIn this talk\, I will present integrated frameworks that combine bottom-up physics-based modeling with AI-driven analytics for characterizing urban energy systems. I will first show how the URBANopt platform has developed capabilities that enable coordinated analysis and co-design across buildings\, DERs\, and the grid. I will then discuss an AI-driven capabilities that automates input generation and supports dynamic scenario exploration.\n\nThese capabilities transform urban energy system planning by reducing the labor required for model generation\, scaling scenario exploration\, and improving accuracy for localized analysis. Together\, they form a scalable and adaptable framework that provides stakeholders with actionable insights for planning reliable and efficient energy transitions.\n\nBiography:\nDr. Rawad El Kontar is a Senior Research Engineer at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR). He is the lead developer of URBANopt\, DOE’s open-source urban energy modeling platform\, and the creator of the Urban Systems Generator\, an AI-driven framework that automates building-level data completion and scenario generation for city-scale energy modeling. With a multidisciplinary background spanning architecture\, building science\, and data science\, Rawad develops analytics and software platforms that integrate machine learning\, AI\, and energy simulation to accelerate the co-design and optimization of buildings\, distributed energy resources (DERs)\, and grid systems. His work supports stakeholders in advancing reliable and efficient energy.\n\n\nFor the most up to date information on the location\, please check the related link the week of this event UID:147953-21902590@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147953 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:CAEN,Civil and Environmental Engineering,Electrical Engineering and Computer Science,Energy,Engineering,Environment,Free,Industrial and Operations Engineering,Interdisciplinary,Law,Materials Science,Mechanical Engineering,Michigan Engineering,Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering,North Campus,Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences,Research,Science,seminar,Social Sciences,Sustainability LOCATION:Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Building - FXB1012 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261002T165944 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T180000 SUMMARY:Reception / Open House:Cutting Through Time: Folk Heritage and Socialist Vision in Chinese Papercuts DESCRIPTION:Deeply woven into the fabric of daily life\, Chinese papercuts (jiǎnzhǐ 剪紙) have long marked domestic spaces and life-cycle rituals. This exhibit showcases the rich tapestry of regional styles\, distinct cutting techniques\, and enduring motifs preserved across generations. Drawn from several significant donations to the Asia Library\, alongside our rich print collection on Chinese paper arts\, we'll highlight both rare original artworks and publications that provide context for them.\n\nBeyond traditional themes\, our collections also reveal how papercutting transformed into a medium of political and social mobilization throughout the twentieth century. In the 1940s\, artists at the revolutionary base in Yan’an adapted local paper arts to convey socialist ideals. Following the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949\, more and more art schools\, local workshops\, and professional artists were involved in the creation of papercuts\, depicting collective labor\, communist ideology\, and industrial progress. During the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976)\, new papercuts largely illustrated political campaigns and eulogized party leaders. By the reform era of the 1980s\, papercuts entered global markets as exported handicrafts and cultural ambassadors\, marking yet another reinvention of a timeless folk tradition.\n\nIn 2009\, Chinese papercutting was inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity\, honoring centuries of technical virtuosity and communal creativity across China’s diverse regions and ethnic groups. \n\nThird Thursdays at the Library is a themed monthly open house where we share materials from our collections. While you’re here\, pick up a passport and collect a stamp from each of this month's Third Thursday locations — Asia Library\, Clark Library\, International Studies\, and the Special Collections Research Center — to win a prize! UID:153227-21915476@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153227 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Asian Languages And Cultures,China,Chinese History,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Asia Library, 4th Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261006T154956 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T180000 SUMMARY:Reception / Open House:Mountains & Rivers DESCRIPTION:Featuring the highest highs and some of the wateriest lows of the collection\, we’ll display new acquisitions like The Highpoints\, a board book that displays the highest points in each U.S. state all at once\, and Kamo Stepping Stones\, a beautiful accordion artist’s book that contains its very own ancient potshard from a Japanese river.\n\nJoin us in the Special Collections Research Center (on the 6th floor of Hatcher) for Third Thursdays at the Library\, a themed monthly open house where we share materials from our collections. While you’re here\, pick up a passport and collect a stamp from each of the four Third Thursday Open Houses — Asia Library\, Clark Library\, International Studies\, and Special Collections Research Center — to win a poster. UID:153371-21915723@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153371 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Special Collections, 6th floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260930T150526 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T180000 SUMMARY:Reception / Open House:Mountains and Rivers: Earth’s Highs and Lows DESCRIPTION:Enjoy maps of Earth’s mountains and rivers\, near and far! View maps of everything from volcanoes to watersheds to see how these geologic features shape the world we live in. A special focus of this display is comparative maps of Earth’s mountains and rivers\, which proliferated in world atlases in the 19th century. These maps use creative layouts to place large rivers and mountains from all over the globe side by side\, giving the viewer an artificial but authoritative-feeling glimpse of the world’s features at a glance. \n\nJoin us in the Clark Library (on the 2nd floor of Hatcher) for Third Thursdays at the Library\, a themed monthly open house where we share materials from our collections. While you’re here\, pick up a passport and collect a stamp from each of the four Third Thursday Open Houses — Asia Library\, Clark Library\, International Studies\, and Special Collections Research Center — to win a poster. UID:153126-21915123@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153126 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Library,Maps LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library (2nd floor) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261006T155638 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T180000 SUMMARY:Reception / Open House:Mountains around the world DESCRIPTION:Come explore mountainous areas of the world through materials from the International Studies collections.\n\nFrom Everest to Puncak Jaya to the Matterhorn\, tall peaks and mountain ranges capture the imagination and wonder of people from near and far. Gear up and accompany the International Studies team as we navigate experiences of mountaineers and pilgrims\, visions from artists\, writers\, and religious figures\, and the works that have resulted from dreaming and exploration.\n\nJoin us in International Studies\, on the first floor of Hatcher North\, for Third Thursdays at the Library\, a themed monthly open house where we share materials from our collections.\n\nWhile you’re here\, pick up a Third Thursdays Passport and collect a stamp! Make it around to all four Third Thursday Open Houses — the Clark Library\, International Studies\, Asia Library\, and the Special Collections Research Center — and win a prize! UID:153372-21915724@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153372 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - International Studies Reading Room (1st floor) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T182312 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Preprint Algebraic Geometry seminar: Optimal bounds in bend-and-break\, after Jovinelly\, Lehmann\, and Riedl DESCRIPTION:TBA UID:151977-21912535@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151977 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 4096 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260818T161033 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T193000 SUMMARY:Other:Third Thursday | Late Night at the Kelsey! DESCRIPTION:The Kelsey Museum is open late! On the third Thursday of each month\, the Kelsey will be open from 4:00 to 7:30 PM. Come check out the galleries after work\, after school\, or after dinner downtown.\n\nThis event is free and open to all visitors. If you have any questions or concerns regarding accessing this event\, please visit our accessibility page at https://myumi.ch/zwPkd or contact the education office by calling (734) 647-4167. We ask for advance notice as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange. UID:147869-21909488@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147869 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ancient Egypt,Ancient Greece,Ancient Middle East,Ancient Rome,Archaeology,Free,Museum LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261016T094345 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T180000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Robotics Pathways and Careers Speaker Series - Fall 2026 DESCRIPTION:The Robotics Pathways and Careers Speaker Series (RPCSS) invites professionals working in robotics to come talk with current undergraduates about their career path\, how a background in robotics has impacted their professional growth\, and what they hope to see in students looking to enter the profession.\n\nThe 90-minute format of the event will consist of a 40-minute presentation from the invited speaker and up to 30 minutes of moderated Q&A and discussion. Session available as in-person and virtual event. Virtual information is included in registration information.\n\n\nJeff Chu is a Principal\, Strategic Accounts at Invio Automation. In his role\, Jeff partners with manufacturing leaders to modernize discreet manufacturing and assembly lines. Jeff has experience in architecting automated solutions using industrial robotic arms\, custom automated machinery\, and autonomous guided vehicles. His past project work spans multiple industries including medical device assembly\, automotive and battery electric vehicles\, aerospace\, agricultural equipment\, and renewable energy. Jeff is a proud graduate of the University of Michigan (Mechanical Engineering\, 2014).\n\nRSVP Required for Event. UID:152178-21914550@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152178 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Career,Engineering,Michigan Robotics,Robotics LOCATION:Ford Robotics Building - 2300 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261025T062144 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T180000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Robotics Pathways and Careers Speakers Series - Fall 26 DESCRIPTION:The Robotics Pathways and Careers Speaker Series (RPCSS) invites professionals working in robotics to come talk with current undergraduates about their career path\, how a background in robotics has impacted their professional growth\, and what they hope to see in students looking to enter the profession.The 90-minute format of the event will consist of a 30-minute presentation from the invited speaker and up to 40 minutes of moderated Q&A and discussion. Students will be able to participate in person or remotely.All undergrads are welcome! Please RSVP with the link below.\n\n UID:152416-21915663@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152416 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261022T125741 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T200000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:From Reckoning to Repair: The Work of Inclusive History Symposium DESCRIPTION:Join the Phillip J. Bowman Center for Scholarship to Practice and the Inclusive History Project for a special keynote lecture by historian Dr. Hasan Kwame Jeffries as part of the From Reckoning to Repair: The Work of Inclusive History Symposium. Drawing on his scholarship on inclusive history\, Dr. Hasan Kwame Jeffries will examine how historical research and historical reckoning can inform and advance practices of repair within universities. His lecture will consider the role of pedagogy and public history in this work\, as well as the university as a site where historical knowledge can contribute to institutional reflection\, transformation\, and repair.\n\nTogether\, we will explore what it means to move from reckoning with the past toward practices of repair that are grounded in research\, responsive to affected communities\, and focused on shaping the university’s inclusive future.\n\nThe lecture will be followed by a Q&A and reception with light fare. All are welcome.\n\nThe From Reckoning to Repair: The Work of Inclusive History Symposium keynote lecture by Dr. Hasan Kwame Jeffries is co-presented by the Inclusive History Project and the Phillip J. Bowman Center for Scholarship to Practice\n\nRegistration is encouraged. This event is free and open to all. It will be live-streamed via Zoom for remote audiences.\n\nFor questions or more information\, contact inclusivehistory@umich.edu. UID:153989-21916992@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153989 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:AEM Featured LOCATION:Palmer Commons - Great Lakes Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261025T062116 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T190000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:FYRST Workshops 2026 - 2027 DESCRIPTION:If you are only seeing one workshop\, please SIGN-IN and refresh the Sessions page! If still having issues\, click this link. \nFirst-Year Relationship and Sexuality Talk (FYRST) is a required\, in-person\, and peer-facilitated workshop that came directly from feedback and listening sessions with current University of Michigan students. Our goal is to create an accessible\, supportive space for student-driven conversations where all identities and experiences are welcomed and in which students can build skills and tools around identifying goals and values and then communicate effectively about those. Workshops will be offered at multiple locations and times throughout the fall semester\, so please sign up for the workshop that works for you!! First-Year Relationship Sexuality Talk (FYRST) FAQ:\n“How many workshops do I have to sign up for?”\nYou only need to sign up for 1 workshop. Attending 1 workshop will fulfill the requirement for the training. \n“I see that there is more than one session\, does it matter which one I sign up for?”\nIt generally does not matter which workshop you sign up for. There will be a few that are designated for specific groups such as transfer students or for students looking for accommodations. If you do not fit these groups please try to save these workshops for those that do and you are free to choose among any of the other workshops. \n“Is this workshop required?”\nThis workshop is required for all transfer and first-year students at the University of Michigan.\n“I’ve experienced harm around relationships or sexual experiences in the past and I am worried that attending this workshop may be harmful for me.” \nOur team is aware that students who are coming into the university that have experienced harm in the past. Our workshop is specifically designed to respect and validate the experiences of survivors and has been carefully constructed to avoid any specific descriptions of violence and focus instead on themes of empowerment\, communication\, and boundary setting. However\, if you still have concerns about programming and would like to request alternative programming\, please feel free to reach out at SAPAC-FYRST@umich.edu.\n“What if I struggle to learn in a presentation setting? I’m an active learner.”\nOur workshop is built to meet a variety of learning styles\, including time for self-reflection\, small group sharing\, and resources to take with you to work through on your own time! This workshop is meant to be interactive and inclusive. \n“Can I request accommodations?”\nWe considered accessibility in creating this workshop and selecting the locations in which the workshops are help. However\, we recognize many places at the University are inaccessible and we've set an * next to workshops that are on the first floor and lack stairs. These workshops also will have a presentation (other workshops we do not) and are a good fit for those who might need a large font. Please sign up for those if you feel that accommodations would assist you and reach out to SAPAC-FYRST@umich.edu if you are concerned or have questions. \n“I missed my workshop\, what should I do ?”\nOur team tracks attendance at each workshop by having participants swipe in with their MCard. If you are not able to attend the workshop you signed up for\, our team will continue to send reminder emails until you have completed a workshop. In this case\, please sign up for another workshop as soon as you can as the workshop is required and may fill up especially near the end of the semester. No need to contact SAPAC unless you are not able to reschedule. \n“I have had gender-based violence training before\, can I get this requirement waived?”\nAs this workshop was designed with University of Michigan student feedback in mind\, our workshop is unique to the UM community. Our curriculum focuses on individualized reflection and because of its interactive nature\, each workshop will be unique to the people attending. Although we are excited you already have familiarity with the subject\, this workshop is required for every first year and transfer student. \n“I’m a commuter/non-traditional student\, do I still have to attend?\"\nYes\, this workshop is required for every first-year and transfer student - not only do we want every student to benefit from having this time to connect with peers\, but we also want to make sure your peers benefit from what you bring to our community. If you have any concerns or questions about being able to participate\, please contact SAPAC-FYRST@umich.edu.\n“I still have questions! Who should I contact?\"\nPlease contact us at SAPAC-FYRST@umich.edu. UID:149176-21906325@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149176 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:2210ABC (Union, 2nd floor) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260828T154226 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T190000 SUMMARY:Well-being:Make Space DESCRIPTION:Life moves fast. Make Space is an invitation to slow down\, reconnect\, and spend time outside. Each week brings a different experience centered on creativity\, nature\, restoration\, and community. Try nature journaling\, art\, mindful movement\, or another hands-on outdoor activity while making room to pause and recharge. No previous experience required. UID:151137-21910961@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151137 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Adventure Leadership,Community,Mindfulness,Nature,Nature Rx,Outdoors,Well-being LOCATION:Intramural Sports Building - Adventure Leadership Outpost CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260923T143920 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T190000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:November WISE Nights In DESCRIPTION:Our goal at WISE is to see students succeed in pursuit of their STEM degrees and careers. One of the biggest ways to positively impact student success is through community! Join us for dinner\, crafts\, and a chance to make new friends\, expand you U-M network\, and build STEM community\, hosted by our student mentors. (Choose the event below that best suits your schedule! We run the same event two nights in a row to give more students the opportunity to participate.) \n\n\nSTEM equity for everyone needs everyone! WISE programming is open to all students regardless of sex\, gender\, or gender identity. UID:151911-21912399@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151911 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Food,Free,Graduate Student,Sessions,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:WISE Office, 3236 Undergraduate Science Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261022T110906 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T190000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:UM Social Science and Medicine Hub Launch Event DESCRIPTION:About us: The Social Science and Medicine Hub sits within the Center for History\, Humanities\, Arts\, Social Sciences and Ethics in Medicine (CHHASSEM) at the UM Medical School. The mission of SSM Hub is to grow connections between social and medical sciences at the University of Michigan and accelerate innovative interdisciplinary research being jointly conducted by social and medical scientists. We use a living laboratory model to develop and test novel collaboration-building strategies and mechanisms that can be replicated across the University and the nation.\n\nEvent Description: UM Social Science and Medicine Hub Co-directors Julie Maslowsky\, PhD\, and Scott Stonington\, MD\, PhD\, cordially invite social science and medical researchers to attend a dinner reception featuring keynote speakers\, an introduction to the Hub\, creative networking\, and funding announcements. UID:153966-21916852@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153966 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Dinner,Faculty,Graduate and Professional Students,Health,Healthcare,Internal Medicine,Networking,Staff,Well-being,Wellness LOCATION:Michigan League - Vandenberg CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260824T090332 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T193000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:BIndx Meeting DESCRIPTION:There will be food\, games\, and conversation. All majors are welcome.\n\nThe Black Industrial Engineers (BIndx\, pronounced BIND-ex) group is composed of IOE students and faculty who come together informally for meaningful conversations and fellowship to promote learning\, mentoring\, and networking. The BIndx program was initiated to promote a learning space where students feel comfortable engaging with faculty. BIndx meetings occur as informal monthly discussions to help form relationships between faculty and minoritized students. BIndx hosts a diverse group of guest speakers throughout the semester with a specific focus to facilitate conversations\, build connections\, and empower self-reflection.\n\nSeptember Registration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdSe8JmzcflAhP5JCueZ7L-Hc-V0tpdhUD1JNUaeHpQ8h9VNA/viewform?usp=header\n\nOctober Registration: \nhttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdhesWnZk5BvOTjG-__RiZknxPpUceLug8BxeWa8_r1bYtDQA/viewform?usp=header\n\nNovember Registration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfRsxkuwYhomDlKD_pybqi3nv8PsmHt_hIKcM-XnXVqVjpzIA/viewform?usp=header UID:150589-21909683@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150589 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Graduate,Graduate Students,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Industrial and Operations Engineering Building - 2717 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260818T181537 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T190000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Penny Stamps Speaker Series - Jorge Perez DESCRIPTION:\n\nJorge M. Pérez is a collector\, philanthropist\, and the founder of El Espacio 23\, a contemporary art space in Miami that presents exhibitions\, residencies\, and special projects drawn from the Pérez Collection. Housed in a repurposed 28\,000-square-foot warehouse in the city’s Allapattah neighborhood\, El Espacio 23 reflects Pérez’s commitment to supporting artists\, fostering curatorial practice\, and expanding public access to contemporary art.\n\nAs the Founding Executive Chairman of Related Group\, Pérez has helped shape South Florida’s urban landscape for more than four decades. A lifelong advocate for the arts\, he has championed the integration of museum-quality contemporary art into the built environment while building one of the country’s leading private collections. His philanthropic support includes a landmark gift that led to the naming of Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM)\, where he has continued to contribute both funding and works from his collection.\n\nPérez and Related Group have partnered with world-class architects and designers like Arquitectónica\, Robert Stern\, Rem Koolhaas\, Philippe Starck\, David Rockwell Yabu Pushelberg to produce neighborhood-defining projects\, establishing Related’s developments as integral components of Miami’s evolving cityscape. Pérez infuses each development with carefully curated collections\, featuring pieces from master artists such as Frank Stella\, Joan Mitchell\, Willem de Kooning\, Jim Dine and many others. \n\nThrough the Related Philanthropic Foundation and The Jorge M. Pérez Family Foundation\, Pérez has contributed more than $300 million to initiatives supporting education\, economic development\, health and well-being\, the environment\, and arts and culture. A signatory of The Giving Pledge\, he remains committed to using philanthropy to build more equitable\, vibrant communities.\n\nTo lead the conversation\, Pérez will be joined by José Carlos Diaz\, a specialist in modern and contemporary art with extensive experience in exhibition making\, programming\, and public art projects. He is the Senior Director of Curatorial Affairs & Chief Curator at the Pérez Art Museum Miami. \n\nWith support from the U-M Museum of Art.\n\nSeries presenting partners: Detroit PBS\, ALL ARTS\, and PBS Books. Media partner: Michigan Public. UID:150486-21909509@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150486 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261008T104920 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T193000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Can AI Reason Through Zoning? How AI Navigates Complex Rules DESCRIPTION:More information coming soon UID:153466-21915890@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153466 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Academic Technology At Michigan,Ai Literacy,Artificial Intelligence,Free,Genai,Lecture LOCATION:Dana Building - Room 1040 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261019T133233 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T190000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Kelsey Book Club | *Murder in Mesopotamia * DESCRIPTION:This month’s Kelsey Book Club will feature a dash of mystery along with our usual archaeological fare. In Agatha Christie’s classic 1936 novel\, suspicious events at a Middle Eastern excavation site intrigue the great detective Hercule Poirot. Follow Poirot as he embarks on a journey to unravel a murder in Mesopotamia—with one spot of blood as his only clue. \n\nJoin us in Room 124 of Newberry Hall for an evening of community and conversation led by Caroline Everts\, PhD candidate in the Interdepartmental Program in Ancient Mediterranean Art and Archaeology. Light refreshments will be served. Register for this event at https://forms.gle/1GWTmeuoRqEN3xBRA by Thursday\, November 12.\n\nIf you have any questions or concerns regarding accessing this event\, please visit our accessibility page at https://myumi.ch/zwPkd or contact the education office by calling (734) 647-4167. We ask for advance notice as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange. UID:153836-21916424@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153836 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ancient Mesopotamia,Archaeology,Books,Discussion,Graduate Students,Literature LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology - Newberry Hall, Room 124 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260923T153656 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T200000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:League Under Ground DESCRIPTION:League Underground is an every-other-week pop-up program featuring a variety of activities\, including crafts\, games\, and more. Join us on Thursday evenings to unwind after class\, try something new\, and meet fellow students in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere! UID:151689-21911978@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151689 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:cciprograms,crafts,Free,fun,games,music LOCATION:Michigan League - League Under Ground (Basement) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261019T132551 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T183000 SUMMARY:Tours:Third Thursday Tour | Highlights of the Kelsey DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special evening event at the Kelsey Museum! This Third Thursday experience features a 30-minute tour of ancient Mediterranean history and artifact highlights from the Kelsey collection.\n\nThis event is free and open to all visitors. If you have any questions or concerns regarding accessing this event\, please visit our accessibility page at https://myumi.ch/zwPkd or contact the education office by calling (734) 647-4167. We ask for advance notice as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange. UID:153835-21916423@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153835 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ancient Egypt,Ancient Greece,Ancient Middle East,Ancient Rome,Archaeology,Free,History,Museum,Tour LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261025T060038 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T210000 SUMMARY:Exercise / Fitness:Bujinkan Budo Training Session DESCRIPTION:\"Ninpo is the essence of goshinjutsu (self-protection).\"\n \nDuring the Fall 2026 semester\, Bujinkan Budo Club training will be held on Thursdays from 19:00 - 21:00 (7-9pm) at the Intramural Sports Building (IMSB) in Room MPR B. If you are interested in trying out a class\, please send a message through Maize Pages or an email to michiganbujinkan@gmail.com. Beginners welcome\; we train with people across all levels of experience!\n \n- Learn self defense and physical coordination through Bujinkan taijiutsu (unarmed combat)\;\n- Training at the Michigan Bujinkan Dojo is supportive and non-competitive\, emphasizing relaxed but spirited and disciplined practice\;\n- Receive mentoring through the senpai/kohai (senior/junior) relationships fostered in the dojo.\n \nWhat to bring: comfortable workout clothes\, socks\, and a water bottle!\n-----\nFor more information\, email us at michiganbujinkan@gmail.com or checkout our website (www.michiganbujinkan.com)\, which also includes a training schedule! UID:149833-21907240@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149833 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Intramural Sports Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260813T101439 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T203000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Movie Nights at The Connector DESCRIPTION:Wanna watch a movie and eat free popcorn? Join the Connector Community Assistants and watch a new movie or a classic while meeting new or familiar faces! Settle-in for a cozy night with us every Thursday as we enter into comfy Fall weather. \n\nThe Connector is located in West Quad. UID:150143-21908234@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150143 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community Building,Community Engagement,Community Gathering,Free,Housing,Welcome Week,Welcome Week Event,Welcome26 LOCATION:The Connector CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261023T141209 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T203000 SUMMARY:Rally / Mass Meeting:New England Literature Program (NELP) Mass Meeting DESCRIPTION:Each year during Spring Term\, NELP sends forty students and thirteen instructors to live and study together in the woods of New England. The program is rigorous and exhilarating and deeply fulfilling:\n\n+We+ meet in small classes every day. \n+We+ read novels\, poems\, and essays written in and about the place we're living.\n+We+ do all our writing in personal journals. \n+We+ live and work collaboratively\, sharing the cooking and chores that maintain our community. \n+We+ put down our phones and computers for the duration of the program. \n+We+ swim in lakes. We hike up mountains. We touch the ocean.\n\nOur students receive nine credits in six weeks and fulfill LSA's Upper-Level Writing Requirement. U-M Students from a wide range of majors and schools attend NELP each year. UID:154052-21917078@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/154052 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Department Of English Language And Literature,English Language & Literature,Information Session,Majors,Mass Meeting,New England Literature Program,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Angell Hall - 3222 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T181655 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:Baroque Chamber Orchestra DESCRIPTION:The University of Michigan’s Baroque Chamber Orchestra studies and performs repertoire from the late Renaissance\, Baroque\, and the early Classical periods. While directed by faculty members Aaron Berofsky\, baroque violin\, and Joseph Gascho\, harpsichord/organ\, many performances are led by the students themselves. Using period instruments and replicas from the university’s growing Stearns Collection\, the musicians gain vital hands-on experience and learn about the history and context of early music and performance practice. UID:148726-21904668@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148726 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Faculty,Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261025T062116 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T213000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:FYRST Workshops 2026 - 2027 DESCRIPTION:If you are only seeing one workshop\, please SIGN-IN and refresh the Sessions page! If still having issues\, click this link. \nFirst-Year Relationship and Sexuality Talk (FYRST) is a required\, in-person\, and peer-facilitated workshop that came directly from feedback and listening sessions with current University of Michigan students. Our goal is to create an accessible\, supportive space for student-driven conversations where all identities and experiences are welcomed and in which students can build skills and tools around identifying goals and values and then communicate effectively about those. Workshops will be offered at multiple locations and times throughout the fall semester\, so please sign up for the workshop that works for you!! First-Year Relationship Sexuality Talk (FYRST) FAQ:\n“How many workshops do I have to sign up for?”\nYou only need to sign up for 1 workshop. Attending 1 workshop will fulfill the requirement for the training. \n“I see that there is more than one session\, does it matter which one I sign up for?”\nIt generally does not matter which workshop you sign up for. There will be a few that are designated for specific groups such as transfer students or for students looking for accommodations. If you do not fit these groups please try to save these workshops for those that do and you are free to choose among any of the other workshops. \n“Is this workshop required?”\nThis workshop is required for all transfer and first-year students at the University of Michigan.\n“I’ve experienced harm around relationships or sexual experiences in the past and I am worried that attending this workshop may be harmful for me.” \nOur team is aware that students who are coming into the university that have experienced harm in the past. Our workshop is specifically designed to respect and validate the experiences of survivors and has been carefully constructed to avoid any specific descriptions of violence and focus instead on themes of empowerment\, communication\, and boundary setting. However\, if you still have concerns about programming and would like to request alternative programming\, please feel free to reach out at SAPAC-FYRST@umich.edu.\n“What if I struggle to learn in a presentation setting? I’m an active learner.”\nOur workshop is built to meet a variety of learning styles\, including time for self-reflection\, small group sharing\, and resources to take with you to work through on your own time! This workshop is meant to be interactive and inclusive. \n“Can I request accommodations?”\nWe considered accessibility in creating this workshop and selecting the locations in which the workshops are help. However\, we recognize many places at the University are inaccessible and we've set an * next to workshops that are on the first floor and lack stairs. These workshops also will have a presentation (other workshops we do not) and are a good fit for those who might need a large font. Please sign up for those if you feel that accommodations would assist you and reach out to SAPAC-FYRST@umich.edu if you are concerned or have questions. \n“I missed my workshop\, what should I do ?”\nOur team tracks attendance at each workshop by having participants swipe in with their MCard. If you are not able to attend the workshop you signed up for\, our team will continue to send reminder emails until you have completed a workshop. In this case\, please sign up for another workshop as soon as you can as the workshop is required and may fill up especially near the end of the semester. No need to contact SAPAC unless you are not able to reschedule. \n“I have had gender-based violence training before\, can I get this requirement waived?”\nAs this workshop was designed with University of Michigan student feedback in mind\, our workshop is unique to the UM community. Our curriculum focuses on individualized reflection and because of its interactive nature\, each workshop will be unique to the people attending. Although we are excited you already have familiarity with the subject\, this workshop is required for every first year and transfer student. \n“I’m a commuter/non-traditional student\, do I still have to attend?\"\nYes\, this workshop is required for every first-year and transfer student - not only do we want every student to benefit from having this time to connect with peers\, but we also want to make sure your peers benefit from what you bring to our community. If you have any concerns or questions about being able to participate\, please contact SAPAC-FYRST@umich.edu.\n“I still have questions! Who should I contact?\"\nPlease contact us at SAPAC-FYRST@umich.edu. UID:149176-21906326@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149176 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:2210ABC (Union, 2nd floor) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121648 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde DESCRIPTION:In 1895\, playwright and poet Oscar Wilde sued the Marquess of Queensberry for criminal libel after the Marquess called him a “posing sodomite.” This lawsuit backfired on Wilde\, resulting in two additional trials to determine whether Wilde was guilty of “gross indecency with male persons.” \n\nPlaywright Moisés Kaufman\, the Tony- and Emmy-nominated playwright behind *The Laramie Project*\, uses trial transcripts\, personal correspondence\, interviews\, and other source materials to tell the story of the downfall of the great man of letters whose artistic genius has long been overshadowed by the scandal surrounding his imprisonment.\n\nWritten by Moisés Kaufman\nDirected by Halena Kays\n UID:148687-21904603@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148687 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:LGBT,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261006T115942 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:Jack Tucker Comedy Standup Show DESCRIPTION:Jack Tucker is hilariously awful\, and that’s precisely the point.\n\nThe Jack Tucker Comedy Standup Show is the misguided brainchild of Zach Zucker\, a performer who is celebrated for blending virtuosic clowning with razor-sharp satire. His character Jack Tucker is a well-respected journeyman and bonafide legend on the Upstate New York regional comedy scene\, a catastrophically overconfident stand-up comedian whose hacky punchlines\, misplaced swagger\, and desperate need to be adored convince him that he’s going to make it big any day now.\n\nAs his jokes collapse and his bravado frays\, the show exposes the fragile ego beneath the spotlight and the quiet terror behind the mic. Equal parts parody\, performance art\, and masterclass in comedic tension\, Jack Tucker Comedy Standup Show walks a thrilling line\, with Zach Zucker’s physical control and improvisational daring bringing both discipline and danger to the chaos.\n\nZucker\, whose clown lineage dates to the famous École Philippe Gaulier in France\, the training ground for actors such as Sacha Baron Cohen\, Helena Bonham Carter\, Emma Thompson\, and many others\, is a cult favorite on the international comedy circuit\, known for his always sold-out Stamptown Comedy and a forthcoming Netflix special.\n\nRecommended for mature audiences. UID:153352-21915685@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153352 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Comedy,Storytelling,Theater,UMS LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Arthur Miller Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T121649 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Creative Arts Orchestra DESCRIPTION:This is a unique\, largely improvisation-based group that invites interaction with other performance fields such as dance\, theatre\, and music technology.\n\nMarcus Elliot\, director UID:148688-21904604@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148688 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Interdisciplinary,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Hankinson Rehearsal Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T181723 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:Page Judge\, euphonium DESCRIPTION:Undergraduate student Page Judge performs a final senior recital. UID:153949-21916803@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153949 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260813T110042 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Sam Shackleton DESCRIPTION:Sam Shackleton\, also known by his Gaelic moniker\, Sorley the Bard\, is an independent Scottish singer-songwriter and folk artist at the forefront of a new online folk and country revival. UID:150205-21908393@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150205 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix LOCATION:ARK Reserved CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260916T181743 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:Trombone Ensemble DESCRIPTION:The Trombone Ensemble led by Professor David Jackson performs a recital. UID:152329-21913553@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152329 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261025T062118 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T213000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:North Quad (2026-2027) (Housing) DESCRIPTION: UID:150256-21916621@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150256 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:NQ 7th Floor Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260925T132511 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T230000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Karaoke Night DESCRIPTION:Sing your heart out! Come to the Michigan Union Courtyard for a fun\, casual night of karaoke. UID:152775-21914501@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152775 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community,Karaoke,Music,Sing,Singing,Songs LOCATION:Michigan Union CONTACT: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR