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DTSTAMP:20260909T163830
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261006T120000
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SUMMARY:Fair / Festival:CGIS Go Abroad Fair
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, October 6th--Drop in between 12:00pm - 4:00pm\nRogel Ballroom Michigan Union\n\nCurious about studying or interning abroad as an undergrad at U-M?\nCome explore everything CGIS (the Center for Global and Intercultural Study) has to offer and find the best program for you! No matter who you are\, where you come from\, or what you’re studying\, a global experience is available to you during your time at Michigan.\n\nGet your questions answered! Come chat with: \n- CGIS Program Advisors\n- Recent U-M study abroad students\n- Financial Aid and the LSA Scholarships Office\n- Newnan Academic Advisors\n- Other on-campus offices\n\nWith over 115 CGIS programs in 40+ countries ranging from a few weeks to an academic year\, there are many options to choose from.\nIf you want to learn more about how to satisfy your major/minor requirements abroad\, how to afford study abroad\, how to travel with other U-M students on a faculty-led trip\, or want to know what to expect\, be sure to add this event to your calendar and drop by!\n\nCGIS is part of the College of Literature\, Science\, and the Arts (LSA)\, but all UM-Ann Arbor undergraduates are welcome to apply to our programs.
UID:147309-21900718@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147309
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Abroad,Africa,All Majors Welcome,Asia,Central America,global,global engagement,global opportunities,intercultural,international,internships,Latin America,Majors,Scholarships,South America,study abroad,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students
LOCATION:Rogel Ballroom Michigan Union
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DTSTAMP:20260901T134245
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261006T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261006T140000
SUMMARY:Well-being:CommuniTEA
DESCRIPTION:Join students\, staff\, and faculty in the Sankofa Lounge for weekly CommuniTEA gatherings. Come to connect\, share experiences\, good vibes\, and unwind. Meet new friends\, play a card game\, or study and eat your lunch among community! Organizations and units are welcome to collaborate and share refreshments or cultural tea practices.
UID:150822-21910261@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150822
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Culture,Diversity,Free,Inclusion,MESA,Multicultural,Social Impact,Well-being
LOCATION:Trotter Multicultural Center - Sankofa Lounge
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DTSTAMP:20260924T121524
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261006T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261006T170000
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:149541-21906611@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149541
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20260915T164156
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261006T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261006T180000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Democracy Week | Beacon of Democratic Resilience: Visual Truths and the Legacy of Korea's 5·18 Democratization Movement - A Photographic Archive of the May 1980 People’s Uprising in Korea
DESCRIPTION:Link to the official event poster: \nhttps://myumi.ch/kVdVV\n\nFor parking information\, please visit this link: https://www.dc.umich.edu/about-the-dc/maps-floor-plans-hours/#parking\n\nExhibition Opening Event: \n- When: Friday\, September 18\, 5 pm to 6 pm\n- Where: Duderstadt Center Gallery\n- Open to the public\n- Description: Please join us for the opening of this photo exhibition. The event will feature remarks by the organizers\, the exhibition curators\, one of the featured photojournalists\, and a former Peace Corps volunteer who has stood in solidarity with the people of Gwangju since 1980. Light refreshments are provided. \n\n*Exhibition Description*\nThis photo exhibition features 90 curated images from the UNESCO-inscribed May 18 Archives. Documenting the May 18–27\, 1980 democratization uprising in Gwangju\, South Korea\, the collection captures the shift from peaceful student protests to military violence and unified citizen resistance\, carried out under a complete blackout as civilians and photojournalists risked their lives to photograph atrocities and smuggle film past cordons. Beyond serving as historical artifacts\, these preserved visual truths offer a living blueprint for popular resilience against authoritarianism\, transforming local trauma into a universal defense of human rights. Displaying these records at Michigan bridges 1980 Gwangju with our present moment\, inviting viewers to engage past resistance in the ongoing effort to defend democracy today.\n\n*Exhibition Composition*\nThe exhibit will be composed of a visual narrative comprised of six chronological sections and two additional special sections:\n\n1. Protest (May 5–16\, 1980): \nFollowing the collapse of Park Chung-hee’s military dictatorship in October\, 1979\, Gwangju students and citizens held peaceful rallies for campus autonomy and the end of martial law. Photos from this era show orderly marches and hopeful faces\, capturing a society on the brink of change before the structural contradictions shifted toward state-led violence. \n\n2. Suppression (May 18–19\, 1980): \nA new junta government led by Chun Doo-hwan extended martial law to the entire country on May 17. Students at Chonnam National University protested against the new junta government’s decision. State violence escalated as paratroopers\, who were deployed to Gwangju\, engaged student protesters. Streets became scenes of brutal beatings and kidnappings. Beyond documenting victims\, the images on display in this section serve as primary historical evidence and legal proof of the military's methods and the sudden transformation of citizens into targets of control. \n\n3. Uprising (May 20–21\, 1980): \nThe movement shifted into a popular struggle. Vehicles lined up in Gwangju’s main thoroughfare\, Geumnam-ro. This massive vehicle parade symbolized the people becoming active subjects of resistance. The military was given the order to use live ammunition against civilians. In reaction\, the city became a space of voluntary mobilization and citizens emerged as historical political actors. \n\n4. Resistance (May 22–26\, 1980): \nWhile isolated and cut off from communications\, Gwangju established an autonomous system of self-governance. Photos in this section testify to the efforts made to establish a sense of order based on solidarity—sharing food and donating blood—rather than chaos. The formation of this \"Daedong (Great Unity) Community\" and the visual documentation thereof serve as foundations of democracy in South Korea. \n\n5. Massacre (May 27\, 1980): \nThe uprising was crushed by a dawn military operation. While the armed resistance ended\, the resulting photographs of the aftermath reveal the stark reality of the massacre. These images became the catalyst for future truth-seeking movements and the pursuit of historical justice in South Korea. \n\n6. Mourning: \nScenes of coffins\, portraits\, and silent vigils represent a collective ethical gaze. During this period\, mourning was more than a display of grief\; it was a communal act used to redefine the city’s identity and establish new moral standards for justice.\n\n7. Special Section A: The Photographers\nThis special section highlights the domestic and international photographers who documented the uprising. This includes Korean journalists alongside US journalists Robin Moyer and Norman Thorpe\, French correspondents Patrick Chauvel and François Lochon\, and German cinematographer Jürgen Hinzpeter. Their images transcend simple reporting\, reflecting a moral commitment to record and a historical duty to ensure remembrance. Rather than viewing these photos solely as evidence\, the exhibition reinterprets them through a lens of photographic history—examining their context\, distribution\, and how they transformed raw records into social truth and collective memory.\n\n8. Special Section B: The Peace Corps: Americans Who Helped Gwangju\nWhen Gwangju was isolated under martial law in May 1980\, four American Peace Corps volunteers—Tim Warnberg\, David Lee Dolinger\, Judi Chamberlin\, and Paul Courtright—refused to leave\, choosing instead to assist the wounded\, aid foreign journalists\, and ultimately expose the truth to the world. Those pivotal ten days reshaped their lives into lifelong commitments to human rights\, inspiring decades of memoirs\, academic writings\, and testimonies. Through photographs\, video footage\, and personal records\, this section traces their journey from eyewitnesses to active defenders of human dignity\, inviting us to reflect on what it truly means to take a stand in the face of another’s suffering. \n\nTwo additional events programmed in conjunction with this photo exhibition\n1. Symposium: \n“For Thee and All the World to See: May 18 Gwangju and the Visual Tenacities of South Korean Democracy”\nhttps://myumi.ch/mVdVJ \n\n2. Third Thursday at the Library: \nDemocracy in Motion: The Advancement of Democracy in Korea and the Students at the Frontline\nhttps://myumi.ch/rwdwn \n\nContent Warning: This exhibition contains historical photographs documenting the 1980 Gwangju Democratization Movement\, including graphic depictions of violence\, state military suppression\, injuries\, and grief. Viewer discretion is advised.\n\nThis exhibit is co-sponsored by the May 18 Archives\, Center for Democracy & Civic Empowerment\, Department of Political Science\, Center for Emerging Democracies\, Donia Human Rights Center\, Asia Library\, and Duderstadt Center.\n\n*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.*
UID:150763-21910141@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150763
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Activism,Art,Asia,Asian Languages And Cultures,Exhibition,History,Korea,Korean Studies
LOCATION:Duderstadt Center
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DTSTAMP:20260925T202141
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261006T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261006T133000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Dialogue Events for Connection and Communication
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UID:139479-21910117@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139479
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
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DTSTAMP:20260805T110252
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261006T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261006T130000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Discovering New Molecular Functions in Bacterial Immunity- Department of Biological Chemistry Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the Department of Biological Chemistry Seminar presented by Dr. Alex Gao\, Stanford University
UID:149902-21907351@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149902
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Basic Science,biolgical chemistry,biological,biological chemistry,biological science,biology,Biosciences
LOCATION:Medical Science Unit I - 5330
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DTSTAMP:20260728T102023
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261006T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261006T130000
SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Engineering Interview Essentials: Achieve Interview Success
DESCRIPTION:Step into your interviews with confidence! In this session we’ll cover how to effectively prepare for interviews\, with a focus on behavioral questions and proven strategies to help you stand out. Learn what to expect\, how to frame your experiences and tips on how to leave a lasting impression.\n\nPro Tip! Interview success comes from preparation – Don’t try and wing it!\n\nThis is a College of Engineering event. Registration in Career Forge is encouraged.
UID:149605-21906756@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149605
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Career,Engineering,Graduate,Graduate Students,Michigan Engineering,Transfer Students,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students,Workshop
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20260817T141210
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261006T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261006T130000
SUMMARY:Well-being:Learn to Meditate in 3 days
DESCRIPTION:Make meditation part of your goal to strengthen your mental well-being. Discover three core practices—meditation\, rejuvenation\, and inner connect in just three session.\n\nMeditation is a mindful journey for regulating your mind. It’s like a mental workout\, training the mind to focus on a single thought amid the 60\,000 that pass through daily. With 3 core practices it cultivates effortless concentration\, heightened awareness\, and presence in the moment\, allowing a shift from thinking to feeling. Meditation also leads to a deeper state of relaxation\, regulating the stress response and promoting numerous health benefits.\n\nThe session will be guided by a trainer via Zoom meeting for all 3 days from noon to 1 p.m. All U-M students\, faculty\, and staff are welcome to join at no cost. No prior experience with meditation is required.\n\nEvent Details\n*When: Every month for 3 days (attending all 3 sessions is recommended)*\n\nThe session is Remote over Zoom and upon registration you will have the Zoom MeetingId and Passcode\nSee Related Links for registration\n\nThis wellness program is coordinated by Information Technology and Services (ITS) Teaching & Learning\, and is provided at no cost by heartfulness.org.\n\nJoin the MCommunity group for email updates – Meditation for wellness
UID:128708-21909104@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/128708
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,Virtual,Well-being
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20260911T121206
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261006T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261006T130000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:LRCCS Noon Lecture Series | Bad Romance in Southeast Asia: China-Linked Cyber-Scamming\, Variegated Govotolerance\, and the Geopolitics of Criminality along China's Belt and Road
DESCRIPTION:Please note: This lecture will be held in person and virtually on Zoom. If you would like to attend via Zoom\, registration is required. Once you've registered\, joining information will be sent to your email. Register for the Zoom webinar at: https://myumi.ch/7JPzN\n\nThe rise of Chinese-linked criminal actors in Southeast Asia – including cyber scammers running fake online romance schemes for financial extortion – has disrupted traditional narratives of China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) infrastructure investment strategy. Counter to the \"romantic\" Silk Road imagery the BRI commonly draws on\, these activities are forcing a reconfiguration of political and economic realities across the region\, shifting attention toward changing practices of digital economy and governance along the BRI. This paper introduces the concept of 'variegated govotolerance' to explain why governments and citizens have (to varying degrees) come to tolerate\, regional cybercriminal activity linked to Chinese actors.\n\nTom Narins is an associate professor of geography\, planning\, and sustainability at the University at Albany with research interests in the critical geopolitics of China's growing engagement with the global economy.\nHis current research examines the political and economic tensions associated with “Global China” in terms of both traditional and digital infrastructure\, with a special focus on China’s digital expansion across the Global South. As a political and economic geographer\, Tom has published on sovereignty issues relating to China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as well as on official Chinese lending to BRI-participant countries after the coronavirus pandemic. His work has been published in peer-reviewed journals such as: *Geopolitics\; Human Geography*\; *Territory\, Politics\, Governance*\; *The Professional Geographer*\; *Asian Perspective\; Area*\; and *The Extractive Industries and Society*.\n\n*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.*\n\n*Part of the International Institute Theme Year: Sovereignty*\nhttps://myumi.ch/ii-theme
UID:150164-21908309@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150164
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Asian Languages And Cultures,center for chinese studies,China,Chinese Studies,Economics,Politics,Theme Year
LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 555
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DTSTAMP:20260921T162200
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261006T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261006T131500
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:LSA Transfer Information Session
DESCRIPTION:Join the LSA Transfer Recruitment Team for our virtual sessions where we will discuss LSA requirements\, transfer credit\, pre-transfer academic advising\, LSA opportunities and other transfer tidbits.\n\nRegistration is required. Register using link to the right
UID:141040-21913957@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141040
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Transfer Students
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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