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:20260105T093408 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260417T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260417T110000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:La Tertulia: Spanish Coffee Hour DESCRIPTION:Hola! ¿Cómo estás?\n\n-Practice your Spanish-speaking skills with peers & instructors in a relaxed environment. All language levels and students are welcome to join the conversation.\n\n-Come & go as you please\, stay as little or as long as you would like!\n\n-Free coffee\, tea\, light snacks\, & baked goods.\n\nThe RLL Commons is located in the center hallway of the 4th floor of the Modern Languages Building.\n\nFor more information contact Julie Harrell at (harrelju@umich.edu). UID:143170-21892371@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143170 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community LOCATION:Modern Languages Building - RLL Commons, 4314 MLB CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260129T092412 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260417T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260417T124500 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Bate-Papo: Portuguese Conversation Hour DESCRIPTION:-Enjoy coffee\, tea\, and light snacks while improving your Portuguese! All language levels are welcome.\n\n-Meet in the RLL Commons: located in the center hallway of the 4th floor of the Modern Languages Building.\n\nQuestions? Contact Maria Teresa Mattos at (mtmattos@umich.edu). UID:143753-21893745@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143753 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community LOCATION:Modern Languages Building - RLL Commons, 4314 MLB CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260318T161932 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260417T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260417T200000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Snack\, Study\, and Stationery at Baits II DESCRIPTION:Join the Baits II and Bursley Multicultural Council and Multicultural Lounge Community Assistants for a relaxed and supportive study session where you can focus\, recharge\, and connect with friends before finals begin. Break timers\, snacks\, and free care packages will be provided! UID:146777-21899610@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146777 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community LOCATION:Baits House II - Gracie Lee Boggs Multicultural Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260318T123803 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260417T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260417T210000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Bedazzle Night at Mosher Jordan DESCRIPTION:Take a break from studying and join the Mosher-Jordan Multicultural Council to bedazzle tote bags and coin purses! Get creative\, connect with others\, and have fun! UID:146761-21899595@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146761 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community LOCATION:Mosher-Jordan Hall - Mosher Living Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260111T215402 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260418T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260418T153000 SUMMARY:Well-being:Thrift Pop-Up! DESCRIPTION:Come to a thrift pop-up event hosted by Alpha Phi Omega! At this event you can either buy clothes between $1-$5 or bring your own clothes to swap!\nWe will be at the Sophia B. Jones Room in the Union from 12:30-3:30! UID:143676-21893635@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143676 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community LOCATION:Michigan Union - Sophia B Jones Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260416T085208 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260420T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260420T130000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Sant Jordi Day: Ex-Libris Workshop DESCRIPTION:In celebration of Sant Jordi Day\, we invite majors and minors studying a Romance language to create an ex-libris stamp for your personal library! Bring an image or phrase inspired by a Romance language. Linocut tools and supplies will be provided. This workshop will be led by Bettina Senga\, a printmaking artist. Limited seating available\, registration required.\n\nParticipants are encouraged to join us in the afteroon for Sant Jordi Day at the U-M library (3:30 PM - 5:00 PM). Exchange books\, take a rose\, and learn more about this Catalan tradition! UID:147627-21901404@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147627 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community LOCATION:Modern Languages Building - RLL Commons, 4314 MLB CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260318T125630 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260422T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260422T213000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Line Dancing with Ashley DESCRIPTION:Back by popular demand! Join us at the Freighthouse for two hours of beginner line dancing with Ashley\, set to country hits. Whether you’re a seasoned pro or have two left feet\, Ashley will have you moving in no time. All ages welcome\; no partner or prior experience required. UID:146764-21899598@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146764 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260414T151612 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260423T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260423T180000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:IRWG Spring Research Symposium Key Note Featuring Dr. Brittney Cooper DESCRIPTION:The Institute for Research on Women & Gender (IRWG) warmly invites you to join us for the IRWG Spring Research Symposium\, taking place April 23–24. This year’s gathering is part of IRWG’s 30th anniversary celebration\, guided by the theme Resistance Is Fertile.\n\nResistance Is Fertile honors the founding moment of IRWG while speaking to the present. The institute was established because faculty members believed that research on women\, gender\, and sexuality required an institutional commitment to thrive. That belief was itself a form of resistance—to disciplinary silos\, to marginalization\, and to the idea that such scholarship was peripheral. The theme reminds us that resistance is not merely reactive\; when rooted in collaboration and sustained through infrastructure\, it produces knowledge that reshapes disciplines\, institutions\, and public life.\n\nThe symposium will open on the evening of April 23 with a keynote address by Dr. Brittney Cooper\, Professor of Women’s\, Gender\, and Sexuality Studies and Africana Studies at Rutgers University and founding director of the Race and Gender Equity (RAGE) Lab. Dr. Cooper is the award-winning author of Eloquent Rage and Beyond Respectability and a widely recognized public intellectual whose work bridges Black feminist thought\, cultural criticism\, and public scholarship. UID:147741-21901777@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147741 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) - Rackham Amphitheater (4th Floor) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260119T234827 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260424T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260424T173000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:CAS Community Event. 4th Annual Shared Memories: The Armenian Experience Through Objects and Stories DESCRIPTION:In recognition of the anniversary of the 1915 Armenian Genocide\, the Center for Armenian Studies at the University of Michigan\, in partnership with the Armenian Students Cultural Association and the Multidisciplinary Workshop for Armenian Studies\, invites the community to the fourth annual Shared Memories: The Armenian Experience Through Objects and Stories.\n \n This gathering centers on the power of objects as vessels of memory\, survival\, and identity. Across generations and geographies\, Armenians have preserved history not only through archives and texts\, but through everyday items carried\, saved\, and passed down. Photographs\, letters\, jewelry\, textiles\, books\, religious objects\, and household items often bear stories of loss\, resilience\, migration\, and continuity that written records alone cannot capture.\n \n Community members are invited to bring an object and\, if they wish\, share the story connected to it. These stories may speak to the Armenian Genocide\, life in the Ottoman Empire\, displacement and refuge\, the Michigan Armenian experience\, or the broader American Armenian story. Sharing is informal and conversational\, creating space for reflection\, dialogue\, and intergenerational connection.\n \n No prior expertise is required\, and participation is flexible. Attendees are welcome to listen\, reflect\, and engage even if they do not bring an object.\n \n Refreshments will be provided.\n This event is open to the public.\n \n Co-sponsors: Armenian Students Cultural Association and Multidisciplinary Workshop for Armenian Studies\; National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR)\n\n \n\n*Accommodation: If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange. Email: -- armenianstudies@umich.edu UID:143417-21893110@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143417 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community LOCATION:Weiser Hall - 1010 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260320T102550 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260501T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260501T153000 SUMMARY:Ceremony / Service:2026 RLL Commencement Ceremony DESCRIPTION:The University of Michigan's Department of Romance Languages & Literatures invites graduates and their guests to a commencement ceremony in honor of the 2025-2026 graduates. \n\nFriday\, May 1st\, 2026\n\n2:00pm - 3:30pm\n\nMichigan Theater\n\n603 E Liberty St\, Ann Arbor\, MI 48104 UID:146843-21899686@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146843 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260501T102702 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260505T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260505T120000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Bee a Good Neighbor at Munger DESCRIPTION:Join the Community Connections and Engagement Department to connect with your community\, engage with campus resources\, and explore how to be a great neighbor! Enjoy warm drinks\, donuts\, and take home free resource bags. UID:148033-21902864@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148033 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community LOCATION:Munger Graduate Residences - Community Center (8th Floor) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260505T145545 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260615T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260615T213000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:UMS Summer Sings DESCRIPTION:The UMS Choral Union invites you to take part in the return of Summer Sings. Just come as you are to this no-audition\, no-performance evening of memorable music-making!\n\nAs many as 250 singers from southeastern Michigan\, northern Ohio\, and Canada have joined each session in singing through great choral repertoire with some of the nation’s most respected choral conductors and outstanding soloists. We rehearse portions of the score during the first half\, break for refreshments\, and then re-convene to sing through the entire work. This Summer Sings will feature the opportunity to join community members in singing Part 1 of Mendelssohn's \"Elijah\,\" in English. \n\nSummer Sings costs $5.00 paid at the door (cash only). Please arrive early at 6:30 pm for registration. UID:148088-21902935@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148088 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR