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:20260824T141241 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260916T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260916T190000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:2026 IOE Grad Fall Picnic DESCRIPTION:We are excited to invite you to our 2026 Fall Picnic at Island Park Shelter B (1420 Island Dr\, Ann Arbor\, MI 48105) on Wednesday\, September 16\, at 5:30 PM.\n\nIf you would like to attend\, please RSVP using the following form by September 8 so that we can plan accordingly for food and carpool arrangements:\n\nhttps://forms.gle/J1QJP92yXSSiJXx96\n\nWe look forward to seeing you there and having a fun evening together! UID:150824-21910235@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150824 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Graduate,Graduate Students,Industrial And Operations Engineering LOCATION:Off Campus Location - Island Park Shelter B CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260617T092354 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260916T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260916T183000 SUMMARY:Tours:Behind-the-Scenes Tour of the Bentley Library DESCRIPTION:Join us for an insider's view of the incredible historical materials at the Bentley led by archives staff.\n\nPARKING:\nThere is free parking at the Bentley Historical Library on the south side of the building. The parking lot across from the library is also open to visitors after 5:00 p.m.\n\nTICKETS / CANCELLATIONS:\nRegistration is free\, but if for any reason you can't make it\, please let us know so we can open up your spot for someone else. Thank you! UID:148993-21905295@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148993 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:archives,bentley historical library,tour LOCATION:Bentley Historical Library CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260824T163613 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260916T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260916T183000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Datadog Corporate Information Session DESCRIPTION:9/16/2026 | 5:30 pm | EECS 1200 (Food Provided: Jerusalem Garden)\nMajors: Computer Engineering\, Computer Science\nPositions: Intern\, Co-op\nDegrees: Bachelors\, Masters\nUS Citizenship or Permanent Resident\nResumes Collected\n\nDatadog is a cloud monitoring and observability platform that gives engineering teams real-time visibility into their infrastructure\, applications\, and logs — all in one place. If something breaks in production\, Datadog is how you find it fast. The platform is built on a modern tech stack and handles massive scale\, processing trillions of data points per day across thousands of engineering orgs worldwide. For engineers\, it's a chance to work on technically interesting problems — think distributed systems\, high-throughput data pipelines\, and developer tooling — at a company where the product is genuinely used and relied on by other engineers every day. UID:150848-21910305@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150848 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Bachelors,Co-op,College Of Engineering,Computer Engineering,Computer Science,Computer Science And Engineering,Corporate,Corporate Event,Engineering,Food,Free,free food,Graduate,Graduate Student,Graduate Students,In Person,Internship,Masters Students,Networking,north campus,Recruiting,Undergrad,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building - 1200 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260820T074556 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260916T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260916T190000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Your Money Story DESCRIPTION:Dinner provided! Registration is required for food planning purposes. \n\n***Doors open 5:15\, programming begins promptly at 5:30pm.***\n\nA person’s money story shapes their thoughts and decisions about earning\, spending\, and saving money. Of course\, family shapes one’s money story\, but their school\, community\, traditions\, and so much more influence it\, too. In this interactive workshop\, participants will get curious about where their money beliefs come from\, hear from their peers about what they think about money\, and learn how to rewrite a money story that helps start to create a healthier relationship with money. By the end of this workshop\, students will be able to make more discerning financial decisions and improve control of their financial future.\n\nRecommended order to take workshops:\n\n 1 – Your Money Story\n 2 – Making Confident Financial Decisions\n 3 – Ultimate Financial Wellness\n 4 – Caring for Your$elf\n 5 – Be The Boss of Your Finances\n\nRSVP for Financial Empowerment workshops here: myumi.ch/8r6kq UID:143766-21908970@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143766 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Budgeting,finances,Financial Wellness,Food,Free,Graduate and Professional Students,Graduate Students,In Person,Life-changing Education,Nontraditional Students,Student Caregiver,Student Caregivers,Student Parent,Student Parents,Students With Children,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Center for the Education of Women CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260827T181645 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260916T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260916T210000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:\"Brasilintime: Batucada com Discos\" (2006) DESCRIPTION:Join Assistant Professor of Musicology Gustavo Souza Marques (Gusmão) for a screening + Q&A of *Brasilintime: Batucada com Discos* (2006)\, with the film's director and University of California San Diego (UCSD) professor Brian Cross (B+).\n\nThe film explores the intersections between American hip-hop and Brazilian music through legendary figures from both musical scenes\, including hip-hop producer Madlib and internationally renowned drummers such as the late Ivan Conti “Mamão” and Dom Um Romão.\n\nPresented with support from the U-M Arts Initiative\, University Library\, and the School of Music\, Theatre & Dance. UID:151017-21910725@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151017 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Culture,Discussion,Faculty,Free,Media,Music,Scholarship,Talk LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260818T130814 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260916T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260916T200000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:2026 Dr. Berj H. Haidostian Annual Distinguished Lecture | Poetry\, Traumatic History\, Memory: Thinking about the Armenian Genocide DESCRIPTION:How can a past historical event be transformed by literature that comes after? Pulitzer Prize winning poet Peter Balakian will discuss the impact of the Armenian Genocide on his work. He will explore the transmission of trauma across generations and how poetry’s resources can ingest the past. Balakian examines how his ancestors have provided a grounding for his work\, ancestors like his great-great uncle\, Krikoris Balakian (Bishop in the Armenian Church)\, one of the 250 cultural leaders arrested on April 24\, 1915\, and his grandmother\, Nafina Shekerlemdjian who along with her two young daughters survived the Genocide enduring a harrowing death march into the Syrian desert.\n\nPeter Balakian is an award winning poet\, author and translator. His *Ozone Journal* was awarded the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for poetry. Most recently he has published a book of poems\, *New York Trilogy* (2025)\, that moves between decades of tumultuous life in New York City and the politics of the Middle East. Balakian’s poems have appeared widely in leading magazines and journals including\, *The New Yorker: 100 Years of Poetry*. His prose books range from *Vice and Shadow: Essays on the Lyric Imagination*\, poetry\, art and culture\, to *Black Dog of Fate: A Memoir*\, — winner of the 1998 PEN/Martha Albrand Prize for the Art of the Memoir (a best book of the year for the New York Times\, the LA Times\, and Publisher’s Weekly). Balakian is the recipient of many awards and prizes amongst them: the Pulitzer Prize\, The Presidential Medal and the Movses Khorenatsi Medal from the Republic of Armenia\, a Guggenheim Fellowship\, and a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship. He is the Rebar Professor of the Humanities\, Professor of English at Colgate University.\n\nhttps://umich.zoom.us/j/99080532632\n\nCosponsors: Center for Middle Eastern & North African Studies\, Department of Middle East Studies\, Department of English Language and Literature\, Residential College\, and National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR)\n\n–––––\n\nIf 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. Contact: armenianstudies@umich.edu UID:150146-21908257@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150146 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:armenia,Armenian Studies,Discussion,Lecture,Poetry LOCATION:Museum of Art - Helmut Stern Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260828T131903 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260916T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260916T190000 SUMMARY:Livestream / Virtual:ALUM 101: Democracy at Work DESCRIPTION:Four-part virtual mini-course | Wednesdays\, Sept. 9–30 | 6–7 p.m. ET\n\nSept. 9 — What Makes a Healthy Democracy?\nSpeakers: Jenna Bednar and Mara Ostfeld\nFaculty experts Jenna Bednar and Mara Ostfeld explore the core elements of healthy democratic systems\, including democratic resilience and the institutions and norms that shape democracies in the U.S. and around the world.\n\nSept. 16 — The Vote: Elections\, Redistricting\, and Polarization\nSpeakers: Yanna Krupnikov and Rob Mickey\nHow do elections shape democracy? This session examines the forces influencing elections today\, from redistricting and the campaign process to polarization among voters.\n\nSept. 23 — Democracy Around the Globe\nSpeaker: Dan Slater\nTake a global look at democratic trends\, including why some democracies endure while others weaken and the pressures democratic systems face across different regions.\n\nSept. 30 — Democracy's Information Dilemma: The Effects of Social Media and Misinformation\nSpeakers: Josh Pasek and Cesi Cruz\nExplore how social media and misinformation shape democratic institutions and public perspectives and the challenges they pose for democracies today. UID:151120-21910886@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151120 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Alumni,Civic Engagement,Civic Learning,Democracy,Democracy And Civic Engagement,Democracy Week,Democratic Engagement,Discussion,Education,Free,Lecture,Politics,Public Policy,Virtual,Voting LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260828T153227 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260916T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260916T200000 SUMMARY:Well-being:Excursion Lab DESCRIPTION:Adventure starts with trying something new. Excursion Lab is a series of approachable outdoor experiences where you can experiment with new activities\, build confidence\, and meet other students. Try things like geocaching\, slacklining\, rucking\, and other outdoor pursuits in a welcoming\, beginner-friendly environment. No previous experience required. UID:151136-21910938@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151136 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Adventure Leadership,Community,Nature,Nature Rx,Outdoors,Well-being LOCATION:Intramural Sports Building - Adventure Leadership Outpost CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260901T052122 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260916T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260916T190000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Mosher Jordan (2026-2027) (Housing) DESCRIPTION: UID:150371-21911075@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150371 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Jordan Living Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260901T052120 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260916T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260819T120000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:MUNGER GRADUATE RESIDENCES 2026-2027 DESCRIPTION:Join the Munger Community by attending events hosted by our Resident Advisors (RAs)! Feel free to select and attend as many events as you would like! UID:150147-21909554@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150147 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Multipurpose Room, Lower Lobby CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260812T134019 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260916T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260916T203000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Ice Cream Socials at Origins DESCRIPTION:Do you like free ice cream? Swing by for a scoop and hang out with our Multicultural Lounge Community Assistants (MLCAs) to learn more about campus resources\, upcoming events and ways to get involved within your community! UID:150186-21908344@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150186 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community Building,Community Engagement,Community Gathering,Free,Housing,Welcome Week,Welcome Week Event,Welcome26 LOCATION:Off Campus Location - Located in Origins Multicultural Engagement Space CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260812T133838 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260916T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260916T203000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Ice Cream Socials at The Connector DESCRIPTION:Do you like free ice cream? Swing by for a scoop and hang out with the Connector Community Assistants (CCA) to learn more about campus resources\, upcoming events and ways to get involved at The Connector and the broader campus community. CCAs are your guides to ask questions and help you feel connected with the student community! Come say hi!\n\nThe Connector is located in West Quad. UID:150140-21908185@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150140 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community Building,Community Engagement,Community Gathering,Free,Housing,Welcome Week,Welcome Week Event,Welcome26 LOCATION:The Connector - Located in West Quad CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260513T133239 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260916T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Dean Johnson DESCRIPTION:“Johnson draws from the same well as John Prine or Tom Waits\, filtering the light of daily life through the grimy windows of a barroom” –Paste Magazine\n\nWith I Hope We Can Still Be Friends\, his debut for Saddle Creek\, Dean Johnson makes a pact with the listener: He will sing you his truth in the most heartfelt and charming way possible\, if you promise to keep an open mind.\n\nJohnson spent years tending bar at Al’s Tavern in Seattle’s Wallingford neighborhood. There\, he encountered folks of all stripes\; and regulars enthusiastically murmured about his budding musical greatness — There’s the best songwriter in town! Johnson was a kind of local lore\, a long-held family secret\, before the singer finally broke out in 2023 with his debut album\, Nothing For Me Please\, at age 50.\n\nI Hope We Can Still Be Friends is essentially an anthology that bridges Johnson’s earliest days as a songwriter with his present-day outlook and abilities. There are songs that have been in his setlists for years\, and others that will be new to fans. Each of its 11 tracks contains jocular social commentary or lovingly rendered affairs of the heart. \n\nLike John Prine or Kris Kristofferson’s country-adjacent sound\, devastating humor and economical profundity refracted through a barroom’s haze\, the album is filled with easygoing twang\, sad characters\, universal truths and the absurdity of everyday life. UID:148245-21903437@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148245 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix LOCATION:ARK Reserved CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260825T111416 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260916T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260916T223000 SUMMARY:Film Screening:Democracy on the Diag Film Series: Selma DESCRIPTION:Join us on the Diag for democracy centered film features this week!\n\nSelma is a 2014 historical drama directed by Ava DuVernay that chronicles Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dangerous 1965 campaign for equal voting rights\, culminating in the historic marches from Selma to Montgomery and the signing of the Voting Rights Act.\n\nBring a blanket or a lawn chair. Popcorn and refreshments provided. UID:150402-21909171@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150402 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Activism,African American,American Culture,american history,Ann Arbor,Civic Engagement,Civic Learning,Community Engagement,Democracy,Democracy And Civic Engagement,Democracy Week,Democratic Engagement,Food,Free,Politics,Public Policy,Social Impact,Social Justice LOCATION:Diag - Central Campus CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250918T100906 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260916T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:The Gothard Sisters DESCRIPTION:The Gothard Sisters are three sisters Greta\, Willow and Solana. They are contemporary Celtic folk multi-instrumentalists\, composers\, performers and songwriters. Blending Celtic\, folk\, world\, classical and new age musical influences\, the Gothard Sisters bring songs to life with violin\, acoustic guitar\, mandolin\, bodhran\, djembe\, whistle and vocal harmonies\, creating music that is “vivid\, inspirational and captivating.” (Tim Carroll\, Folk Words Review 2018)\n\nRaised and homeschooled by artists in the Pacific Northwest\, the Gothard Sisters grew up immersed in nature\, imaginative play and traditional folk and classical music. Their music takes inspiration from folk music traditions around the world\, timeless stories\, new age and classical records\, and nature itself. Writing and recording near their home in the Pacific Northwest\, USA\, the band has released 11 albums and performed over 2\,000 live shows over the course of their career. UID:139459-21885567@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139459 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix LOCATION:ARK Reserved CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260901T060216 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260916T201500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260916T211500 SUMMARY:Exercise / Fitness:FREE Yoga Class and Mass Meeting DESCRIPTION:Try a FREE Yoga Class at our Mass Meeting! You'll learn more about MYC class formats and special events.\nClick to Sign Up and Find Out More: https://www.polarityannarbor.com/myc.html\n  UID:150908-21910411@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150908 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Polarity Fitness CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260901T000419 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260917T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260917T235959 SUMMARY:Exercise / Fitness:ISBA September Step Challenge! DESCRIPTION:To kick off the school year\, we’re launching the ISBA September Step Challenge. Starting SEPTEMBER 1! \nTake full advantage of the beautiful Ann Arbor summer while it lasts (trust me\, it is very short) and get your steps in! Stay active\, explore AA on foot\, and start the semester feeling good.\nHow to join:\n1. Download the Step Up app\n2. Join the ISBA September Challenge using the link here: https://join.thestepupapp.com/mq7jPU\n3. Start walking!\n\nWinners will be announced every Tuesday and will receive a FREE ISBA T-shirt! See you on the leaderboard!\n\n UID:151277-21911289@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151277 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Ann Arbor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260807T181508 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260917T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260917T220000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:2026 Second Year Studio Exhibition DESCRIPTION:\n\nAugust 24 - October 18\, 2026\nExhibition Reception: October 1\, 1-2:30 p.m.\n\nIn their second year\, Stamps students complete a major milestone: Second Year Studio (SYS). It’s a course where\, per the syllabus\, students \"develop the capacity to work independently by identifying\, exploring\, and pursuing a single independent project that involves multiple iterations.\" Each student takes their own path\, encountering questions that can shape the direction of their creative practice. At the end of the semester\, students formally report on their experience in a presentation called the Sophomore Review and receive direct feedback from a panel of Stamps faculty members. \n\nInstalled throughout the Art & Architecture Building\, the Second Year Studio Exhibition showcases the art and design work created in this pivotal course by our rising third-year and transfer students\, and invites first-year students and other newcomers to explore both the building and the creative possibilities ahead. The show features 50 students who have volunteered to participate\, yet it honors every Stamps major who reaches the SYS milestone. \n\nThe works in this year’s exhibition engage a wide range of questions and concerns. Students investigate memory\, identity\, materiality\, ecology\, technology\, labor\, social relationships\, and the built environment through equally diverse formal approaches. While these subjects recur across the exhibition\, what stands out most is not a dominant thematic direction\, but a shared commitment to sustained inquiry.\n\n–Sally Clegg\, Lecturer & Student Exhibitions Coordinator & Pedram Baldari\, Assistant Professor\n\nExhibiting Artists and Designers\n