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:20251114T154427 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T190000 SUMMARY:Meeting:LSA Virtual Q&A for Prospective High School Students DESCRIPTION:LSA Recruitment is hosting an hour-long virtual LSA Q&A session where prospective high school students can ask LSA and Michigan Learning Community (MLC) student ambassadors common questions about being an LSA student at Michigan. Common questions include but are not limited to majors/minors\, LSA programs\, MLCs\, campus resources\, living in Ann Arbor\, studying abroad\, etc. The session is intended for first-year student applicants and their guests. If you are interested\, sign up for a session below. Note that sessions are scheduled for the Eastern Time Zone.\n\nRegister Here: https://myumi.ch/rAMgG UID:117080-21913598@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/117080 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:free,Prospective Student,Prospective Undergraduate Students,Virtual LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260922T145242 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T200000 SUMMARY:Other:OLLI Community Silent Reading Groups DESCRIPTION:Bring a copy of a banned book to read silently with the group. \n\n10/7: Courageous Books (Dexter)\n10/8: Ann Arbor District Library Pittsfield Branch (Ann Arbor)\n10/9: Source Booksellers (Detroit)\n10/10: Schuler's Books (Ann Arbor)\n10/26: Ypsilanti District Library Whittaker Branch (Ypsilanti)\n\nThis is part of the Banned Book Week series through OLLI.\n\n*The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at U-M provides educational opportunities for older adults\, designed by older adults. Membership is intended for all enthusiastic learners aged 50 and older\, regardless of previous education or affiliation with U-M.* UID:152676-21914365@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152676 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Activism,aging,Detroit,Education,Free,Geriatrics,In Person,Inclusion,Library,Lifelong Learning,Social Impact,Social Justice LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260916T131620 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T193000 SUMMARY:Tours:Staff Explorer Pass | Guided Tour: Cosmo Whyte's *Under the Quiet\, Beyond the Eye* DESCRIPTION:Stamps 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\n••••••\n*This program is part of the Michigan Arts Festival Staff Explorer Pass. In partnership with Voices of the Staff\, the U-M Arts Initiative is offering limited complimentary tickets for select campus events and extra special experiences for U-M staff members all throughout October!* UID:152077-21912825@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152077 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Michigan Arts Festival,Staff,Staff Explorer Pass,Tour,Voices Of The Staff LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260922T212151 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T193000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:STAR Scholars Fall 2026 Seminar Series DESCRIPTION:The Psychology STAR Scholars Program (Scholarship\, Transferable skills\, Academia & Research) is an important educational initiative that helps students build the research and professional skills essential for success in both college and today’s knowledge-based economy. STAR offers students hands-on experience\, structured mentoring\, and pathways to academic and professional advancement. Our virtual Fall Seminar Series is open to all students. This series is led by our STAR Scholars mentors and faculty director\, Dr. Cindy Lustig. UID:150221-21908412@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150221 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260922T180355 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T213000 SUMMARY:Other:Beginner lesson and social dance DESCRIPTION:Swing Ann Arbor hosts a beginner Lindy Hop drop-in lesson and social dance every Wednesday! No partner or experience needed. You do not need to be a student of the University of Michigan to attend. Just bring yourself and some comfy shoes!\n \n WHEN:Join us Wednesdays from 6:30-7:30pm for a free beginner drop-in lesson\, followed by a social dance from 7:30-9:30pm!\n \n WHERE:Michigan League\, Vandenberg Room throughout Fall 2025911 N University Ave\, Ann Arbor\, MI\n \n COST:Admission to beginner drop-in lesson: FREE!\nAdmission to social dance: $5 or FREE if you take the beginner drop-in lesson\n \n LIVE MUSIC WEDNESDAYS:Each last week of the month we are hosting live music during our social dances! Check out our separate event listing for full details.\n \n VOLUNTEER:Help us run the front desk! You get free admission and $5 in Swing Ann Arbor credit! Email swingannarbor@gmail.com to help out.\n \n Photo Credit: Samantha Kunz Photography UID:152095-21912985@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152095 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Pendleton Room, Michigan Union CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T102717 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T200000 SUMMARY:Meeting:Bible Reading Group DESCRIPTION:We are a chapter of Public Reading of Scripture (PRS) at University of Michigan. We meet with students every week for 1-hour to read the Bible together\, listening to the audio Bible using the official PRS app. Attendees do NOT need to prep or share\, and no one preaches. \n\nNever read the Bible before? No problem\, we welcome any background — no Bible or religious experience required!\n\nAfterwards\, for those interested we'll go out to grab a bite together!\n\nJoin our announcements group here: https://forms.gle/WZhfwuodC4wzgCGv9 UID:151675-21911932@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151675 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,In Person,Religious LOCATION:Michigan League - Room C (3rd floor) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260922T212118 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T210000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:FYRST Workshops 2026 - 2027 DESCRIPTION:If you are only seeing one workshop\, please SIGN-IN and refresh the Sessions page! If still having issues\, click this link. \nFirst-Year Relationship and Sexuality Talk (FYRST) is a required\, in-person\, and peer-facilitated workshop that came directly from feedback and listening sessions with current University of Michigan students. Our goal is to create an accessible\, supportive space for student-driven conversations where all identities and experiences are welcomed and in which students can build skills and tools around identifying goals and values and then communicate effectively about those. Workshops will be offered at multiple locations and times throughout the fall semester\, so please sign up for the workshop that works for you!! First-Year Relationship Sexuality Talk (FYRST) FAQ:\n“How many workshops do I have to sign up for?”\nYou only need to sign up for 1 workshop. Attending 1 workshop will fulfill the requirement for the training. \n“I see that there is more than one session\, does it matter which one I sign up for?”\nIt generally does not matter which workshop you sign up for. There will be a few that are designated for specific groups such as transfer students or for students looking for accommodations. If you do not fit these groups please try to save these workshops for those that do and you are free to choose among any of the other workshops. \n“Is this workshop required?”\nThis workshop is required for all transfer and first-year students at the University of Michigan.\n“I’ve experienced harm around relationships or sexual experiences in the past and I am worried that attending this workshop may be harmful for me.” \nOur team is aware that students who are coming into the university that have experienced harm in the past. Our workshop is specifically designed to respect and validate the experiences of survivors and has been carefully constructed to avoid any specific descriptions of violence and focus instead on themes of empowerment\, communication\, and boundary setting. However\, if you still have concerns about programming and would like to request alternative programming\, please feel free to reach out at SAPAC-FYRST@umich.edu.\n“What if I struggle to learn in a presentation setting? I’m an active learner.”\nOur workshop is built to meet a variety of learning styles\, including time for self-reflection\, small group sharing\, and resources to take with you to work through on your own time! This workshop is meant to be interactive and inclusive. \n“Can I request accommodations?”\nWe considered accessibility in creating this workshop and selecting the locations in which the workshops are help. However\, we recognize many places at the University are inaccessible and we've set an * next to workshops that are on the first floor and lack stairs. These workshops also will have a presentation (other workshops we do not) and are a good fit for those who might need a large font. Please sign up for those if you feel that accommodations would assist you and reach out to SAPAC-FYRST@umich.edu if you are concerned or have questions. \n“I missed my workshop\, what should I do ?”\nOur team tracks attendance at each workshop by having participants swipe in with their MCard. If you are not able to attend the workshop you signed up for\, our team will continue to send reminder emails until you have completed a workshop. In this case\, please sign up for another workshop as soon as you can as the workshop is required and may fill up especially near the end of the semester. No need to contact SAPAC unless you are not able to reschedule. \n“I have had gender-based violence training before\, can I get this requirement waived?”\nAs this workshop was designed with University of Michigan student feedback in mind\, our workshop is unique to the UM community. Our curriculum focuses on individualized reflection and because of its interactive nature\, each workshop will be unique to the people attending. Although we are excited you already have familiarity with the subject\, this workshop is required for every first year and transfer student. \n“I’m a commuter/non-traditional student\, do I still have to attend?\"\nYes\, this workshop is required for every first-year and transfer student - not only do we want every student to benefit from having this time to connect with peers\, but we also want to make sure your peers benefit from what you bring to our community. If you have any concerns or questions about being able to participate\, please contact SAPAC-FYRST@umich.edu.\n“I still have questions! Who should I contact?\"\nPlease contact us at SAPAC-FYRST@umich.edu. UID:149176-21905910@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149176 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Michigan (League, 2nd Floor) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260625T094555 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T190000 SUMMARY:Performance:Hollow Bones with Jodi Picoult DESCRIPTION:We are so excited to welcome Jodi Picoult to Michigan to celebrate her newest book\, Hollow Bones. \n\n\nWe want to celebrate with as many readers as possible\, so we’ll be hosting this event off-site at Rackham Auditorium\, which is located on the University of Michigan’s Ann Arbor campus. \n\n\nAs you prepare for a fun night\, here are a few extra notes to keep in mind:\n\n\nTickets:\n\nTickets are required to attend this event. Please note that 1 ticket = 1 attendee. \n\nAll tickets will be sold and distributed by the Michigan Union Ticket Office. \n\nBooks:\n\nYour ticket purchase includes one signed copy of Hollow Bones\, which attendees will receive at the event.\n\nAdditional unsigned copies of a selection of Jodi Picoult’s work will be available for purchase at the event. \n\nSigning & Photo Guidelines:\n\nThis event will wrap up with a photo line\, where you can meet Jodi and get your photo taken by a professional photographer. \n\nPlease note that this event will not include a signing/personalization line.\n\nGet your tickets here! https://mutotix.umich.edu/6726 \n\n\nAbout the Book:\n\n\nFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of By Any Other Name comes a riveting novel about the risks we take to protect the ones we love in a world where crisis is always just around the corner.\n\n\nOn September 11\, 2001\, when Molly Fitzgerald was only two months old\, her mother went to an appointment at the World Trade Center and never came home. Her father and the stepmother who raised her couldn’t have loved her more\, but she still grew up with a healthy dread of disasters.\n\n\nNow an adult\, she runs the Rhode Island Department for Emergency Preparedness\, mapping out ways to save lives during storms\, epidemics\, and airplane crashes. She and her husband\, Jesse—a police polygraph expert with his own history of crisis—have found a love that is a solace in a dangerous world. But then the unexpected upends their new marriage\, leading them both to question everything they thought they knew.\n\n\nMoving between past and present\, Hollow Bones is an epic story of the lies we tell ourselves as we write the narratives of our lives\, the plans we design to protect ourselves at the worst moments\, and the ties that bind mothers and daughters. \n\n\nNot able to join us? Order your copy here: https://schulerbooks.com/book/9780593726259\n\n\nAbout the Author:\n\n\nJodi Picoult is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of thirty novels\, including By Any Other Name\, Mad Honey (co-authored with Jennifer Finney Boylan)\, Wish You Were Here\, The Book of Two Ways\, A Spark of Light\, Small Great Things\, Leaving Time\, and My Sister’s Keeper\, and\, with daughter Samantha van Leer\, two young adult novels\, Between the Lines and Off the Page. Her 30th novel\, HOLLOW BONES\, will publish on September 15\, 2026. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband.\n\n\nOther Notes:\n\nWhat to Expect Day-Of:\n\nAccess to Rackham’s lobby will begin at 5:30pm.\n\nTicket check-in will begin as early as 6:00pm.\n\nThis event will include an author discussion\, audience Q&A\, and will wrap up with a professional photo line.\n\nMichigan Union Ticket Office Questions:\n\nFAQs can be answered here: https://muto.umich.edu/faq\n\nContact information can be found here: https://muto.umich.edu/contact-us UID:148821-21904986@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148821 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mutotix LOCATION:GA - Rackham CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260812T134019 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T203000 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:150186-21908347@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:20261007T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T203000 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:150140-21908188@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:20260922T212128 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T190000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Stockwell (2026-2027) (Housing) DESCRIPTION: UID:150491-21913539@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150491 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:I-5 Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260722T113330 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Jaerv and The OK Factor DESCRIPTION:A vibrant celebration of traditional Swedish folk music\, dance\, and cultural exchange\n\nMinneapolis\, MN-based string duo The OK Factor\, and award-winning Swedish quintet Jaerv\, are excited to present their program\, Traditions. \n\nFollowing their joint Swedish tours in the summer of 2021\, 2023\, and 2025 and their US tours in the fall of 2022\, 2023\, and January 2024\, the bands are excited to share the music and camaraderie that grew from these cultural exchanges. \n\nIn 2017\, the bands’ musical worlds collided after The OK Factor opened for Jaerv at the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis. There was an immediate connection between them\, grounded in a mutual love and respect for one anothers’ talent\, rhythmic intricacies\, inspiring melodic ornamentation\, fascinating instrumentation\, and - yes\, musical traditions.\n\nAfter shared performances and the study of traditional Swedish and American music throughout their tour of Sweden\, a natural and organic partnership has developed between The OK Factor and Jaerv that is felt\, seen\, and heard by their audiences\, both in Sweden and in the US.\n\nThroughout Traditions\, the bands hone the art of collaboration through unique instrumentation and sensitive musical interplay\, creating a palpable joy that their audiences will carry home. And for those who can’t make it to the concert\, the bands are seasoned educators\, and are excited to offer community outreach in a myriad of settings\, including schools. Through a respect for musical tradition paired with the desire to expand its boundaries\, the bands encourage their audiences to follow it not just back in time\, but into the future.\n\nSponsored by The Scandinavian Program at the University of Michigan Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures\, SWEA Michigan\, Ann Arbor Community for Traditional Music and Dance\, and the Detroit Swedish Foundation. UID:149509-21906540@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149509 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix LOCATION:ARK Reserved CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260921T181519 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261008T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261008T220000 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.\" \n\nStamps Lecturer & Student Exhibitions Coordinator Sally Clegg notes\, \"Each student takes their own path\, encountering questions that can shape the direction of their creative practice—how do I manage my time? How much constraint vs. freedom do I thrive on? What subject matter do I care about most deeply? How do my ideas about my future goals intersect with the work I want to make now?\" At the end of the semester\, students formally report on their experience in a presentation called the Sophomore Review\, and a faculty panel offers individualized feedback. \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. The pieces on view span a wide array of media and capture a specific moment in each maker’s path: experiments in previously unfamiliar methods\, emergent passions\, creative risks taken\, iterations and reiterations\, and the seeds of so much future work.\n\nAs Course Coordinator\, Stamps Assistant Professor Pedram Baldari both teaches and works directly with all the faculty overseeing each section to collaboratively support the entire class. He offers this reflection on the diverse collection of work on view in this year’s exhibition.\n\nThese works 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\nSYS is intentionally structured around a different learning model than project-based courses. Rather than responding to predetermined assignments\, students identify their own questions and spend an entire semester developing them through research\, experimentation\, critique\, and multiple iterations. The emphasis is not on arriving quickly at a resolved outcome\, but on cultivating the capacity to work independently\, remain responsive to new discoveries\, and allow the project itself to evolve through sustained engagement.\n\nAs a result\, the exhibition presents more than a collection of finished works. It documents different ways of investigating\, testing\, and refining ideas. Some students advance through material experimentation\, others through drawing\, installation\, performance\, digital media\, social engagement\, or speculative approaches. Each project reflects a distinct methodology that has developed through repeated cycles of making\, reflection\, critique\, and revision. In a sense\, the dialectical process generated by the nature of this course is the most significant thread connecting this year’s exhibition. It marks a point at which students begin moving beyond solving assignments toward constructing independent practices\, developing the habits of inquiry\, critical reflection\, and experimentation that will continue to shape their work well beyond SYS.\n\n\n\nExhibiting Artists and Designers\n