Exercise / Fitness:Group-X Free Week
2023-08-28 00:00 - 23:00 (America/Detroit) | North Campus Recreation Building
Group-X is a place to fine support, community, and the chance to move your body. And it's not just Zumba! It's cycling, liftin, yoga, and tons of other activities - over 65 classes per week.

Try Group-X for free from August 28 through September 10th. After that you can purchase a semester pass for just $60.00. The pass will give you full access to the Group-X community and all the classes, both in-person and online.

Please register for classes online. Registration for in-person classes opens 7 days before the start of class. If you are unable to make class, please cancel your registration so someone else has the opportunity to join.

Exercise / Fitness:Group-X Free Week
2023-08-28 00:00 - 23:00 | Palmer Field Temporary Facility

Auditions:Michigan Esports Tryouts
2023-08-28 00:00 - 23:59 | Online
Want to compete for the University of Michigan in collegiate competition?The University of Michigan Esports teams will be hosting tryouts during the first weeks of classes. Interested students should join the Michigan Esports Discord, to learn about the latest information on tryout dates, times, and locations!2023-24 Game Titles
Call of Duty
Counter-Strike
DOTA 2
League of Legends
Overwatch
Rainbow 6: Siege
Rocket League
SMITE
Starcraft II
Super Smash Ultimate
ValorantQuestions? Email umesports@umich.edu

Tours:Ask Me! Info Stations
2023-08-28 08:00 - 15:30
Happy to have everyone back on campus! If you have questions about how to get around during the first two day of classes, stop by an Ask Me! Info Station to get your answers. Staffed from 8am - 3:30pm, during prime course programming times.

>UMMA - under the red Orion statue

>West Arch - on S University across from the School of Social Work

>North Campus - grassy area near the corner of Bonisteel and Murfin, close to Pierpont Commons, parking is limited on North Campus currently.

>Diag - North end opposite Hatcher Library

>CCTC - Grassy area between Chemistry and Dana Building

Exhibition:The Other 9-11: Reflections on the Anniversary of the 1973 Coup in Chile. “Secrets of State: The Declassified History of the Chilean Dictatorship” Exhibit
2023-08-28 08:00 - 17:00 | Weiser Hall - 555, II Gallery
The documents in this exhibit were declassified and made public as a result of years of research and FOIA advocacy by those promoting openness, particularly members of the National Security Archive. In the wake of the historic arrest in London of General Pinochet in October 1998, their efforts, among others, led President Bill Clinton to launch a special Chile Declassification Project in 1999 and the eventual release of over 24,000 formerly top secret documents.

Curated by Peter Kornbluh (Director of the Chile Documentation Project at the National Security Archive, an NGO dedicated to freedom of information and transparency), this exhibit was co-designed by Eimeel Castillo (Ph.D. Candidate in History and Women’s and Gender Studies) and Victoria Langland (Associate Professor of History).

Cosponsors: University of Michigan [Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies; International Institute; College of Literature, Science, and the Arts; Office of Research; Department of History; Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies; Museum Studies Program; Institute for the Humanities] and Interfaith Council for Peace & Justice

Exhibition:Sarah Buckius: !!!techn010ffspring!!!
2023-08-28 09:00 - 16:00 | Lane Hall
Come explore the intricate and interlocking world of Sarah Buckius’ “!!!techn010ffspring!!!” where feminist art meets science and the history of invention. On view at Lane Hall as part of U-M Arts Initiative’s themed semester on Arts & Resistance, “!!!techn010ffspring!!!” critiques the patriarchal paradigms of the STEM field by highlighting the history of women inventors. This exhibition brings conceptual invention in fine art and performance to the disciplines of information technology, robotics, and engineering. Buckius creates “technoffsprings”: complex machines that weave together the history of inventions related to the gendered labor of women, especially regarding women’s social roles as caregivers and subjects of care themselves.
Trained as an engineer and an artist, Buckius’ machines are intentionally complex, layered, and illogical or absurdly logical. In the nature of women’s caregiving, they teeter between order and chaos. Her “digital tinkerings” tell epic tales of motherhood, technology, female bodies, and commerce—both personal and externalized through women’s inventions and early forays that bridged caregiving and commerce. Buckius' work proposes improvisation as a form of absurdist resistance to, and alternative to, patriarchal, capitalist, production-based, and seemingly rational, useful, logical systems.
“!!!techn010ffspring!!!” is open for viewing M-F, 9am-4pm or by appointment. University of Michigan instructors can email LaneHallExhibits@umich.edu to request a group tour or schedule a class visit.
This project was made possible by a grant from the Arts Initiative at the University of Michigan and co-sponsored by U-M’s Department of Women’s and Gender Studies and the Institute for Research on Women and Gender with support from the Santa Cruz County Arts Council.

Exhibition:Shared Humanity
2023-08-28 09:00 - 17:00 | Off Campus Location
Beginning Friday, August 11th, the exhibit Shared Humanity will be featured at the Greater Flint Arts Council from the Prison Creative Arts Project’s (PCAP) private collection. The artwork is for sale and will be on display through September 1, 2023.

According to Sarah Unrath, Curator and PCAP's Community Engagement Specialist, “The exhibition is designed to connect viewers to artists through the wide gamut of their human experiences. We all have dreams, memories, goals, pasts. We all process emotions of anger, joy, grief, and nostalgia. We have specially selected works that show a culmination of ways artists in prison have navigated the complex realities of being human.”

The curatorial staff at PCAP worked closely with artists who were formerly incarcerated to select works that would fit the theme of this exhibition and be of interest to the broader audience. Visitors will see works from familiar artists, including Andy Wynkoop, An ArtsyGuy, RIK, Roger (Free-Hand) Stephenson, and many others.

“This exhibition centralizes intersecting themes and multi-faceted layers of what it means to be human. Our hope is to challenge the lens through which the exhibit audience looks at people in prison. Coming out of a season that has worn us thin of human connection, this exhibit presents a unique opportunity to engage in powerful dialogue inspired by the art in Shared Humanity,” says Unrath

Admission is free and open to the public.

Exhibition:Featured Exhibits
2023-08-28 10:00 - 16:00 | Museum of Natural History
Stop by the Collections Case display in the museum’s main atrium, behind the mastodons, to see Nature’s Pharmacy.

August 2023–July 2024

Plants and fungi play a vital role in medicine due to the diversity of chemical defense mechanisms they evolved to safeguard them against pathogens, herbivores, and competitors. From its inception, the U-M Herbarium has cataloged and described plants—both poisonous and beneficial to human health—and still serves that role today. See specimens of these plant and fungal “friends” and “foes” from the U-M Herbarium collection and learn about how the collection is used for drug discovery today.

Exhibition:Featured Exhibits
2023-08-28 10:00 - 16:00 | Museum of Natural History
Stop by the Student Showcase display in the museum’s main atrium, behind the mastodons, to see Molecules of Life.

August 2023–July 2024

Molecules of Life (Student Showcase)
Discover the connection between form and function as you explore the molecular building blocks of life. In the realm of biological macromolecules such as proteins and nucleic acids, form determines function, so visualizing the three-dimensional structures of molecules is key in researching the ‘tiny’ macromolecules that perform vital functions in our cells. In Biophysics 421, under the guidance of Markos Koutmos, Assistant Professor of Biophysics & Chemistry, and Liz Tidwell, PhD candidate in Biophysics, students created models with digital modeling software and brought them to life via 3D printing. This exhibit showcases the 3D printed molecules, scaled up to better reveal the structures that inform, make, break, modify, and move within the body.

Workshop / Seminar:International Spouses & Partners Event Series (Summer 2023)
2023-08-28 10:00 - 12:00 | 715 East Huron Street, Suite 1W Ann Arbor, MI, 48104
As a spouse or partner of an international student at the University of Michigan, you may be wondering how to adjust to living in the U.S., and in Ann Arbor. Attend this event series to learn about some of the possibilities and to meet other spouses and partners of international students!
All events will be led by the Michigan Language Center (MLC) in partnership with the U-M International Center.
This series is being offered as part of International Orientation; however, registration is open to continuing students, as well.

Exhibition:UN/EARTH
2023-08-28 10:00 - 17:00 | Museum of Natural History
Featuring work by Gina Gibson, UN/EARTH explores science and art from a mile underground. Located in the former Homestake gold mine in Lead, South Dakota, the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) houses experiments that give us a better understanding of the universe. The location—deep underground—provides a near-perfect environment for experiments that need to escape the constant bombardment of cosmic radiation, which can interfere with the detection of rare physics events. Built in collaboration with the University of Michigan, the LUX-Zeplin is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment. SURF also hosts experiments in biology, geology and engineering.

Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Gibson's work celebrates the search deep below the surface for beauty in the old and new, the light and dark, and the known and unknown.

UN/EARTH was developed in collaboration with the U-M Department of Physics, the Sanford Underground Research Facility and Black Hills State University.

Social / Informal Gathering:Welcome donuts and coffee
2023-08-28 10:00 - 12:00 | Industrial and Operations Engineering Building - Outside of 1610
Join us on the first day of classes for Washtenaw Dairy donuts and coffee!

Photo: Freepik.com

Tours:Building on a Century of Collecting at the Clements Library
2023-08-28 12:00 - 16:00 | William Clements Library
As we celebrate the library’s centennial, this exhibit is an attempt to answer a question asked often by visitors, how do you decide what to acquire to add to your collections.

It builds on the landmark publication of the library’s 75th anniversary, One Hundred and One Treasures From the Collections of the William L. Clements Library, edited by former library director John Dann. This exhibit—and its expanded online version—pairs items from 101 Treasures with related items that have for the most part been acquired since 1998. Those that were acquired earlier are items about which we’ve learned new things in the intervening 25 years.

Careers / Jobs:Summer Deadline Acing Your Application Office Hours
2023-08-28 12:00 - 12:45
Join Venture For America's recruitment team to hear tips and tricks to ace your VFA application for VFA's first deadline for the 2024 Fellowship Class on August 29.

During the event, you'll learn the basicsof the Venture For America Fellowship program, the benefits of becoming a Fellow, best practices for submitting a great application, and breakout rooms where you can meet individually with recruiters for individual support or questions.

Venture For America is a two-year Fellowship for recent college graduates interested in entrepreneurship and creating impact in American cities. Fellows work as full-time, salaried employees in one of VFA’s 13 cities. They also become part of a community of like-minded individuals united by shared values and bonded in a passion for entrepreneurship. Throughout the Fellowship and after, VFA provides opportunities for coaching, capital, and connections to help Fellows develop an entrepreneurial mindset while leading, growing, and launching companies.

To apply to Venture For America's 2024 Fellowship class you must be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident or DACA recipient, early in your career (completed your undergraduate degree in the last three years) or will complete your undergraduate degree by June 2024. Exceptions can be made to this criteria for certain circumstances.

Presentation:Sea Monsters
2023-08-28 12:30 - 13:15 | Museum of Natural History
The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops – familiarly known as a ‘dolly’ – as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history. Along the way, she encounters long-necked plesiosaurs, giant turtles, enormous fish, fierce sharks, and the most dangerous sea monster of all, the mosasaur.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

The planetarium is operating at half capacity to maximize distancing between viewers.
