The Week of: Oct 11, 2010
Event Types
- Exhibition(60)
- Lecture / Discussion(16)
- Performance(10)
- Exercise / Fitness(8)
- Other(8)
- Conference / Symposium(5)
- Film Screening(4)
- Presentation(4)
- Reception / Open House(4)
- Workshop / Seminar(4)
- Ceremony / Service(3)
- Fair / Festival(1)
- Meeting(1)
- Rally / Mass Meeting(1)
- Sporting Event(1)
- Well-being(1)
Group
- University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)(21)
- Peace Corps(19)
- University Library(13)
- Center for Campus Involvement CCI(11)
- Spectrum Center(9)
- University of Michigan Outdoor Adventures(9)
- Arts at Michigan(8)
- Michigan Union Ticket Office (MUTO)(7)
- Digital Media Commons(5)
- Institute for the Humanities(5)
- Institute for Research on Women and Gender(3)
- Judaic Studies(3)
- Campus Information Centers CIC(2)
- Center for Japanese Studies(2)
- Center for European Studies(1)
- Center for International & Comparative Law(1)
- Department of Physics(1)
- Eisenberg Family Depression Center(1)
- English Language & Literature - MFA Program in Creative Writing(1)
- Erb Institute / Ross Business School and School for Environment & Sustainability(1)
- Graham Sustainability Institute(1)
- International Policy Center(1)
- Michigan Society of Fellows(1)
- Museum Studies Program(1)
- Office of the Vice President for Communications(1)
- UM Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Faculty Alliance(1)
- UMHS Cardiovascular Medicine at Domino's Farms(1)
- University Career Center UCC(1)
- See All Groups (28 total)
Location
- Michigan Union(31)
- Museum of Art(24)
- Hatcher Graduate Library(17)
- 202 S. Thayer(8)
- School of Social Work Building(6)
- Duderstadt Center(5)
- Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)(4)
- Art and Architecture Building(3)
- Intramural Sports Building(2)
- Lane Hall(2)
- Chrysler Center(1)
- Dana Natural Resources Building(1)
- Diag - Central Campus(1)
- Elbel Field Locker Building(1)
- Hutchins Hall(1)
- Lorch Hall(1)
- Michigan League(1)
- Michigan Stadium(1)
- Pierpont Commons(1)
- Ross School of Business(1)
- Walgreen Drama Center(1)
- Weiser Hall(1)
- See All Locations (22 total)
October 11th, 2010
U-M and the Peace Corps: It All Started Here
This dynamic exhibit showcases the unique role of University of Michigan students and faculty in the creation and popularizing of the Peace...
Spectrum Center National Coming Out Week Scavenger Hunt!
Week long "scvngr" hunt!
Celebrate National Coming Out Week with the Spectrum Center by participating in our week long scavenger hunt!! Only two simple steps to...
Peace Corps Photo Exhibit
Come learn more about the University of Michigan's involvement in the founding of the U.S. Peace Corps, through photos, stories, and...
"As I See It" Photo Competition
In honor of the Peace Corps' 50th anniversary, "Peace" is the theme for October's "As I See It" photo...
From Trace to Text: Highlights from the U-M Papyrus Collection
This exhibit provides a behind-the-scenes look at the work of papyrologists: how they conserve scraps of often badly damaged papyri,...
Lecture on the Weather
John Cage Installation
This multi-media stage work by John Cage, based on the texts of Henry David Thoreau, brings together speech, music, film, lighting, and a...
Affinity of Form
Photographs by Stanford Lipsey
A photography exhibition by Stanford Lipsey will open on Thursday, October 7 and will run through Tuesday, November 2, 2010. The exhibition...
National Coming Out Day Rally
Stop by the Diag at noon on Monday for the annual National Coming Out Day Rally! There will be music, dancing, speakers, and of course, the...
Shaun McRae, Erb Colloquium
Dr. Shaun McRae is Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics / Energy . 12 - 1:30 pm, Dana 2024. Co-sponsored with the U-M...
From Maimonides to Microsoft
The Jewish Law of Copyright Since the Birth of Print
Lecturer: Neal Netanel, UCLA
"Arshile Gorky: Identity, Genocide, and the Making of Modern Armenia"
Public Lecture by Kin Theriault, Assistant Professor of Art History, Theory, and Criticism, Dominican University.
"When International Business and Corruption Meet: The Role of the Lawyer"
International Law Workshop
Speaker: Timothly L. Dickinson, Partner, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, Washington, DC; Professor from Practice, University of...
UMove Class: Rock Climbing 101
Session 1; listed as Moverock 107
The Introduction to Movement on Rock class is a eight week long course covering the basics of indoor rock climbing, movement, and balance....
Writer Series
Adonis
Considered one of the Arab world's greatest living poets, Adonis is the author of numerous collections, including Mihyar of Damascus; A...
Zell Visiting Writers Series: Adonis, at 80
International Writer in Residence
Considered one of the Arab world's greatest living poets, Adonis is the author of numerous collections, including Mihyar of Damascus,...
Free and Anonymous HIV Testing
Every Monday during the academic year, a counselor from HARC, the HIV/AIDS Resource Center, is at the Spectrum Center from 6-8 pm offering...
UMove Class: Intro to Technique 201
Session 1; listed as Rocktech 201
In this eight week class, each class session will focus specifically on a new technique and build on the previous sessions. Techniques...
A Passing of the Torch
A Passing of the Torch is an hour-long documentary that explores the grassroots effort organized by U-M students to push for the creation of...
Bell X1
Named for the Bell X-1 supersonic aircraft, Ireland's Bell X1 is second only to U2 in the all-time ranking of bands by airplay in their...
Gender Explorers
A social and support group for transgender, transsexual, genderqueer, TG-questioning people and those who transgress gender binaries....
Survival Bingo
This is not your grandma's bingo game. Come take a study break and play a fast-paced game of bingo for a chance to win prizes that will...
October 12th, 2010
U-M and the Peace Corps: It All Started Here
This dynamic exhibit showcases the unique role of University of Michigan students and faculty in the creation and popularizing of the Peace...
Spectrum Center National Coming Out Week Scavenger Hunt!
Week long "scvngr" hunt!
Celebrate National Coming Out Week with the Spectrum Center by participating in our week long scavenger hunt!! Only two simple steps to...
Peace Corps Photo Exhibit
Come learn more about the University of Michigan's involvement in the founding of the U.S. Peace Corps, through photos, stories, and...
"As I See It" Photo Competition
In honor of the Peace Corps' 50th anniversary, "Peace" is the theme for October's "As I See It" photo...
From Trace to Text: Highlights from the U-M Papyrus Collection
This exhibit provides a behind-the-scenes look at the work of papyrologists: how they conserve scraps of often badly damaged papyri,...
Lecture on the Weather
John Cage Installation
This multi-media stage work by John Cage, based on the texts of Henry David Thoreau, brings together speech, music, film, lighting, and a...
On Beauty and the Everyday: The Prints of James McNeill Whistler
UMMA's rare and important collection of James McNeill Whistler works on paper represents one of the finest holdings of Whistler's...
Out of the Ordinary: Selections from the Bohlen Wood Art and Fusfeld Folk Art Collections
This exhibition, which runs from September 11 through Spring of 2011, allows visitors to explore two extraordinary collections of art–the...
UMMA Projects: Jakob Kolding
UMMA is pleased to present the first solo exhibition in a North American museum of Berlin- based artist Jakob Kolding. Kolding's work...
Affinity of Form
Photographs by Stanford Lipsey
A photography exhibition by Stanford Lipsey will open on Thursday, October 7 and will run through Tuesday, November 2, 2010. The exhibition...
European Dimension of the Global Crisis
Marek Belka
Marek Belka is President of the National Bank of Poland and former Director of the IMF's European Department. He was previously...
Lynn A. Hunt
Eugen Weber Professor of Modern European History, UCLA
Thinking about Change in the Global Era” – Is change a social event or something that happens first in individual minds? Do we think...
The Career Center's Graduate School Information Fair
The Career Center's Graduate School Information Fair is designed to facilitate the connection and distribution of information between...
UM Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Faculty Alliance (UMFA)
Annual Faculty Reception
October 12, 2010 (Tuesday) UM Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Faculty Alliance (UMFA) -- Annual faculty reception, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.,...
UM Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Faculty Alliance (UMFA) – Annual Faculty Reception
Annual reception and brief meeting (about 6 pm) for UM faculty and deans who are LGBT or interested in issues related to LGBT faculty.
Atumpan:
The Talking Drums of Ghana
The story and sounds of the talking master drums of the Ashanti. In observance of the Peace Corps 50th year celebration, James Acheampong,...
Gleek Out @ Pierpont
Weekly Glee Watch Party
Join your fellow Michigan "Gleeks" at our weekly Glee watch party! Held every Tuesday, from 7-9 pm in the Pierpont Commons TV...
Materiality Matters: Experiencing the Displayed Object
Speaker: Sandra Dudley from the University of Leicester
Addresses sensory and emotional dimensions of people's experience of material objects in museum settings. Lecture explores what...
ArtsBreak
Come explore your creative side and make free crafts at ArtsBreak! Held every Tuesday night, these drop-in events give you the chance to...
October 13th, 2010
U-M and the Peace Corps: It All Started Here
This dynamic exhibit showcases the unique role of University of Michigan students and faculty in the creation and popularizing of the Peace...
Spectrum Center National Coming Out Week Scavenger Hunt!
Week long "scvngr" hunt!
Celebrate National Coming Out Week with the Spectrum Center by participating in our week long scavenger hunt!! Only two simple steps to...
Peace Corps Photo Exhibit
Come learn more about the University of Michigan's involvement in the founding of the U.S. Peace Corps, through photos, stories, and...
"As I See It" Photo Competition
In honor of the Peace Corps' 50th anniversary, "Peace" is the theme for October's "As I See It" photo...
From Trace to Text: Highlights from the U-M Papyrus Collection
This exhibit provides a behind-the-scenes look at the work of papyrologists: how they conserve scraps of often badly damaged papyri,...
The Future of International Service
National Symposium
This symposium focuses on new initiatives and policies related to global service and kicks off a year-long series of events across the...
Lecture on the Weather
John Cage Installation
This multi-media stage work by John Cage, based on the texts of Henry David Thoreau, brings together speech, music, film, lighting, and a...
On Beauty and the Everyday: The Prints of James McNeill Whistler
UMMA's rare and important collection of James McNeill Whistler works on paper represents one of the finest holdings of Whistler's...
Out of the Ordinary: Selections from the Bohlen Wood Art and Fusfeld Folk Art Collections
This exhibition, which runs from September 11 through Spring of 2011, allows visitors to explore two extraordinary collections of art–the...
UMMA Projects: Jakob Kolding
UMMA is pleased to present the first solo exhibition in a North American museum of Berlin- based artist Jakob Kolding. Kolding's work...
Affinity of Form
Photographs by Stanford Lipsey
A photography exhibition by Stanford Lipsey will open on Thursday, October 7 and will run through Tuesday, November 2, 2010. The exhibition...
From Maimonides to Microsoft
The Jewish Law of Copyright Since the Birth of Print
Lecturer: Neal Netanel, UCLA
Hidden in Plain Sight: Not-So-Secret Sexual Histories and the Political Paradox of Race in Imagining Post-Emancipation Citizenship
In retrospect, the centrality of 'race' to the citizenship struggles of the post-Emancipation period seems commonsensical. Yet,...
Jews and Muslims in Modern France
A Century of Coexistence and Conflict
Lecturer: Ethan Katz, University of Cincinnati
Restoring Balance: Tools for Stress Management
Examine sources of stress, the effects of stress on body, mind, and behavior, and introduce mind training anchor practices that bring a...
A Symposium by Doctoral Students for Students Considering Graduate School
This event is hosted by IRWG's 2009 and 2010 Community of Scholars and is designed for upper-class undergraduates who are considering...
The Wailin' Jennys
The Wailin' Jennys are neither a reggae group nor an all-female Waylon Jennings tribute band. Three extraordinary voices, two founding...
Challenges and Opportunities of International Service
A Student Symposium
This student-organized and -led symposium will address issues and challenges related to student engagement, activism, and service, both at...
October 14th, 2010
U-M and the Peace Corps: It All Started Here
This dynamic exhibit showcases the unique role of University of Michigan students and faculty in the creation and popularizing of the Peace...
A Passing of the Torch
Special outdoor screening of A Passing of the Torch immediately before the commemoration of Senator John F. Kennedy's inspiring late...
First Ceremony on Michigan Union steps
Meet at the Union steps on the same date and hour of JFK's speech to 5,000 assembled U-M students. The program will include audio of...
Spectrum Center National Coming Out Week Scavenger Hunt!
Week long "scvngr" hunt!
Celebrate National Coming Out Week with the Spectrum Center by participating in our week long scavenger hunt!! Only two simple steps to...
Peace Corps Photo Exhibit
Come learn more about the University of Michigan's involvement in the founding of the U.S. Peace Corps, through photos, stories, and...
"As I See It" Photo Competition
In honor of the Peace Corps' 50th anniversary, "Peace" is the theme for October's "As I See It" photo...
From Trace to Text: Highlights from the U-M Papyrus Collection
This exhibit provides a behind-the-scenes look at the work of papyrologists: how they conserve scraps of often badly damaged papyri,...
Lecture on the Weather
John Cage Installation
This multi-media stage work by John Cage, based on the texts of Henry David Thoreau, brings together speech, music, film, lighting, and a...
On Beauty and the Everyday: The Prints of James McNeill Whistler
UMMA's rare and important collection of James McNeill Whistler works on paper represents one of the finest holdings of Whistler's...
Out of the Ordinary: Selections from the Bohlen Wood Art and Fusfeld Folk Art Collections
This exhibition, which runs from September 11 through Spring of 2011, allows visitors to explore two extraordinary collections of art–the...
UMMA Projects: Jakob Kolding
UMMA is pleased to present the first solo exhibition in a North American museum of Berlin- based artist Jakob Kolding. Kolding's work...
Historical Marker Dedication
On the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's challenge to U-M students to commit to international service, the U-M International...
Second Ceremony on Michigan Union steps
Participate with special guests in the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of JFK's speech that led to the creation of the Peace...
Affinity of Form
Photographs by Stanford Lipsey
A photography exhibition by Stanford Lipsey will open on Thursday, October 7 and will run through Tuesday, November 2, 2010. The exhibition...
Benefit luncheon for the Heinz C. Prechter Bipolar Research Fund
featuring Margaret Trudeau - Former first lady of Canada and mental health advocate
The Heinz C. Prechter Bipolar Research Fund at the University of Michigan Depression Center is pleased to announce a luncheon featuring...
CJS Fall 2010 Noon Lecture Series
"Michizane and Tenjin: The Illustrated Version"
Robert Borgen, Professor Emeritus, East Asian Languages & Cultures, History; University of California at Davis
Spending Your Days in Ghana
Responding to JFK's Challenge
JFK asked, "How many of you who are going to be doctors are willing to spend your days in Ghana?" Learn about the U-M's long...
Campus Sustainability Town Hall Meeting
This event is an opportunity for the campus community to learn about what happened over the summer and how the Campus Sustainability...
EUC Annual Distinguished Lecture on Europe.
“An Imperfect Union: Understanding European Integration.â€
Desmond Dinan, professor of public policy and Ad personam Jean Monnet Professor, George Mason University.
Ken Corbett - Boyhoods: Rethinking Masculinities
Ken Corbett, Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis, New York University....
Reception for U-M Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs)
U-M alumni who are Returned Peace Corps Volunteers will be special guests at a reception honoring all U-M alumni for their service to...
Leading the Human Herd: Leadership Basics Clinic
Michigan Outdoor Leadership Semester (MOLS)
Do you see yourself as a leader? Do find yourself often placed in a leadership role? This MOLS clinic will help you become an effective...
Peace Corps Director Aaron Williams: Inspiring the Next Generation of Volunteers
Calling all future Peace Corps Volunteers! Peace Corps has thousands of new volunteer positions available for 2011. Learn more about the...
Joe Pug
The day before his senior year as a playwriting student at the University of North Carolina, Joe Pug packed up his belongings and drove the...
The Importance of Community Organizing
From the Peace Corps to Barack Obama
This social and political activist, author and politician was editor of the Michigan Daily in 1960 and supported the students who were...
Performance Showcase: Images of Identities
Images of Identities...
October 15th, 2010
U-M and the Peace Corps: It All Started Here
This dynamic exhibit showcases the unique role of University of Michigan students and faculty in the creation and popularizing of the Peace...
Spectrum Center National Coming Out Week Scavenger Hunt!
Week long "scvngr" hunt!
Celebrate National Coming Out Week with the Spectrum Center by participating in our week long scavenger hunt!! Only two simple steps to...
Peace Corps Photo Exhibit
Come learn more about the University of Michigan's involvement in the founding of the U.S. Peace Corps, through photos, stories, and...
"As I See It" Photo Competition
In honor of the Peace Corps' 50th anniversary, "Peace" is the theme for October's "As I See It" photo...
SO THE ARROW FLIES
A play written and performed By Esther K. Chae
A North Korean spy The Korean-American FBI Agent who chases her Who will get hit first?...
From Trace to Text: Highlights from the U-M Papyrus Collection
This exhibit provides a behind-the-scenes look at the work of papyrologists: how they conserve scraps of often badly damaged papyri,...
Lecture on the Weather
John Cage Installation
This multi-media stage work by John Cage, based on the texts of Henry David Thoreau, brings together speech, music, film, lighting, and a...
On Beauty and the Everyday: The Prints of James McNeill Whistler
UMMA's rare and important collection of James McNeill Whistler works on paper represents one of the finest holdings of Whistler's...
Out of the Ordinary: Selections from the Bohlen Wood Art and Fusfeld Folk Art Collections
This exhibition, which runs from September 11 through Spring of 2011, allows visitors to explore two extraordinary collections of art–the...
UMMA Projects: Jakob Kolding
UMMA is pleased to present the first solo exhibition in a North American museum of Berlin- based artist Jakob Kolding. Kolding's work...
Affinity of Form
Photographs by Stanford Lipsey
A photography exhibition by Stanford Lipsey will open on Thursday, October 7 and will run through Tuesday, November 2, 2010. The exhibition...
History of the Peace Corps
From the Michigan Union Steps to the Present
Hear an eyewitness account of JFK's speech and the campus events that followed leading to the creation of the Peace Corps, and then...
Engineers in the Peace Corps: A Conversation with College of Engineering Alumni
Join College of Engineering Alumni as they share their experiences from the Peace Corps and discuss the role of engineering in service to...
Fall Break Backpacking (Beginner)
Oct 15-19
Hike along the scenic shore of Lake Superior at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, located on the Northwestern edge of Michigan's...
Fall Break Backpacking (Intermediate)
Oct 15-19
Hike along the scenic shore of Lake Superior at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, located on the Northwestern edge of Michigan's...
Fall Break Backpacking in Canada
Oct 15-19
Hike along the Georgian Bay in the scenic Bruce Peninsula National Park in Ontario, Canada. Enjoy spending time outdoors, among...
Peace Corps Authors
U-M alumni who wrote books and or poetry about their Peace Corps experience will discuss the effect and impact of the Peace Corps on their...
Rock Climbing in West Virginia
Oct 15-19
Get away with Outdoor Adventures as we venture to West Virginia for some epic climbing. Within the 63,000 acres of New River Gorge National...
Sailing on East Coast
Oct 15-19
Come join Outdoor Adventures as we travel to Newport Harbor, Rhode Island. Sail the way you've dreamt about it! Consistent breeze,...
Wild Cave Tour in Kentucky!
Oct 15-19
The Mammoth Cave Exploration will uncover the hidden secrets of the world's longest cave system! We spend one day hiking above ground...
U-M Alumni/Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Exhibition
The University of Michigan School of Art & Design invites submissions of work in all media for a 50th anniversary celebratory exhibition...
Throne of Blood
CJS Fall 2010 Film Series ~ "Re-Viewing Kurosawa"
1957 / 109 min. / 35mm / In Japanese with English subtitles...
Tom Paxton
The songs of Tom Paxton, says Pete Seeger "have a way of sneaking up on you. . . . Like the songs of Woody Guthrie, they're...
October 16th, 2010
U-M Alumni/Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Exhibition
The University of Michigan School of Art & Design invites submissions of work in all media for a 50th anniversary celebratory exhibition...
U-M and the Peace Corps: It All Started Here
This dynamic exhibit showcases the unique role of University of Michigan students and faculty in the creation and popularizing of the Peace...
Peace Corps Photo Exhibit
Come learn more about the University of Michigan's involvement in the founding of the U.S. Peace Corps, through photos, stories, and...
"As I See It" Photo Competition
In honor of the Peace Corps' 50th anniversary, "Peace" is the theme for October's "As I See It" photo...
From Trace to Text: Highlights from the U-M Papyrus Collection
This exhibit provides a behind-the-scenes look at the work of papyrologists: how they conserve scraps of often badly damaged papyri,...
On Beauty and the Everyday: The Prints of James McNeill Whistler
UMMA's rare and important collection of James McNeill Whistler works on paper represents one of the finest holdings of Whistler's...
Out of the Ordinary: Selections from the Bohlen Wood Art and Fusfeld Folk Art Collections
This exhibition, which runs from September 11 through Spring of 2011, allows visitors to explore two extraordinary collections of art–the...
UMMA Projects: Jakob Kolding
UMMA is pleased to present the first solo exhibition in a North American museum of Berlin- based artist Jakob Kolding. Kolding's work...
Comets and Cappuccinos: How a Coffee Break Helped Change the Way We Understand the Solar System
Learn how a cappuccino at the Vatican fifteen years ago inspired a new, efficient way of measuring meteorite densities. Startlingly,...
Tailgate Party
U-M alumni who are Returned Peace Corps Volunteers are invited to join President Mary Sue Coleman at her tailgate party prior to U-M's...
Artmaking: Ann Arbor Art Center Workshops
Drawing I and II: Inspired by the Collection
This class focuses on drawing from observation. Become acquainted with exquisite objects from the UMMA collections–abstract sculpture...
Football Game and Halftime Program
U-M-affiliated Returned Peace Corps Volunteers will be recognized at halftime during the Homecoming football game. For information about...
Concert
Jazz Age Paris
Just as the current Whistler exhibition highlights the influence of Europe on this American visual artist, Jazz Age Paris is one of two...
Lou & Peter Berryman
Lou and Peter Berryman are musical humorists who have delighted nationwide audiences for more than 20 years. Frequent comparisons to Tom...
October 17th, 2010
U-M Alumni/Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Exhibition
The University of Michigan School of Art & Design invites submissions of work in all media for a 50th anniversary celebratory exhibition...
Peace Corps Photo Exhibit
Come learn more about the University of Michigan's involvement in the founding of the U.S. Peace Corps, through photos, stories, and...
"As I See It" Photo Competition
In honor of the Peace Corps' 50th anniversary, "Peace" is the theme for October's "As I See It" photo...
From Trace to Text: Highlights from the U-M Papyrus Collection
This exhibit provides a behind-the-scenes look at the work of papyrologists: how they conserve scraps of often badly damaged papyri,...
On Beauty and the Everyday: The Prints of James McNeill Whistler
UMMA's rare and important collection of James McNeill Whistler works on paper represents one of the finest holdings of Whistler's...
Out of the Ordinary: Selections from the Bohlen Wood Art and Fusfeld Folk Art Collections
This exhibition, which runs from September 11 through Spring of 2011, allows visitors to explore two extraordinary collections of art–the...
UMMA Projects: Jakob Kolding
UMMA is pleased to present the first solo exhibition in a North American museum of Berlin- based artist Jakob Kolding. Kolding's work...
Kim Richey with special guest Newfound Road
The 15-year musical journey that has led Kim Richey to her latest album, "Wreck Your Wheels," has been a dream run. Kim has...
