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DTSTAMP:20260927T172128
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261004T110000
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SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Transdisciplinary Fellows (2026-2027) (Housing)
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UID:149272-21907643@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149272
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:1100 Lake Shore Drive, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI 48236
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260927T172128
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261004T110000
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SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Transdisciplinary Fellows (2026-2027) (Housing)
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UID:149272-21913852@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149272
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:Munger First Floor Lobby
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DTSTAMP:20260826T113326
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261004T120000
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Business+Tech Innovation Jam Kickoff
DESCRIPTION:Join one of the largest product innovation competitions on campus - registration deadline is September 25th at 11:59 p.m. \n\nSince 2021\, the Business+Tech Innovation Jam has made a name for itself. \n~ $75\,000 of prize money awarded to student startups\n~ 800+ students from all across campus have gained product innovation skills\n~ 164 teams have developed a tech startup\n~ 100+ U-M alumni\, faculty\, and industry recruited to mentor student teams\n\nBe apart of something big by joining today! \n_______________________________________________\n\nDesigned to mimic a real-world tech team of product managers\, developers\, UX/UI designers\, and analysts\, the competition is a 6-week program that takes teams of 4-5 multidisciplinary students through four phases of innovation: PHASE 1: DISCOVER\, PHASE 2: VALIDATE\, PHASE 3: SOLVE\, PHASE 4: MARKET. \n\nTOP REASONS TO JOIN\n~ Acquire resume building experience in roles such as product management\, business analytics\, or UX/UI design.\n~ Receive mentorship from alumni\, startup founders\, and industry experts to launch your idea.\n~ Secure the $1\,000 Challenge Round prize and advance to the Finale to compete for the $4\,000 Champion Award.
UID:150935-21910470@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150935
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Business,Education,Entrepreneurship,Funding,Graduate Students,Michigan Engineering,School Of Information,Social Impact,technology,Transfer Students,Undergraduate Students
LOCATION:Ross School of Business
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DTSTAMP:20260924T120852
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261004T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261004T170000
SUMMARY:Performance:Climate Week: Refugia Festival
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the intersection of sound\, art\, and ecology at the Refugia Festival. This public event features performances by musicians working with ambient sound and non-traditional instrumentation\, creating immersive experiences that respond to the surrounding landscape.\n\nThroughout the day\, explore booths and activities hosted by local environmental organizations\, and take part in nature-based experiences for all ages. Come early or drop by anytime. Bring a blanket\, settle in\, and enjoy an afternoon of sound in place.\n\nThe festival takes place at the Nichols Arboretum Amphitheater\, about a half-mile walk from the Reader Center\, Geddes\, or Nichols Drive entrances. Trails include stairs\, slopes\, gravel\, dirt\, and grass paths.\n\nTickets are pay-what-you-can - from free admission to whatever amount works for you.\n\nParking is available at several nearby locations:\n\nLot M29 (Mary Markley): Free all day Sunday\, no permit required (5-minute walk)\nCity meters on Observatory/Washington Heights: Free on Sundays (5-minute walk)\nStructures at Ann/Catherine: Free all day Sunday\, no permit required (10-minute walk)\nLot M28 (Nichols Drive/The Pit): Free on Sundays\, no permit required (10-minute walk)
UID:152824-21914573@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152824
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Ecology,Music
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DTSTAMP:20260915T164156
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261004T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261004T180000
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:150763-21910139@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:20260916T121258
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261004T120000
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SUMMARY:Other:Fall Family Day at the Kelsey!
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Sunday\, October 4\, 12:00–2:00 PM\, for our next Family Day at the Kelsey Museum! Explore the galleries through scavenger hunts\, listen to stories about the ancient world\, create crafts to take home\, and participate in games\, activities\, and fun throughout the museum. This event is free and open to all.\n\nIf you have any questions or concerns regarding accessing this event\, please visit our accessibility page at https://myumi.ch/zwPkd or contact the education office by calling (734) 647-4167. We ask for advance notice as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.
UID:152262-21913456@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152262
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Ancient Egypt,Ancient Greece,Ancient Middle East,Ancient Rome,Archaeology,Art,Books,Children,Culture,Education,Family,Free,History,Museum,Storytelling,Tour
LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
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DTSTAMP:20260927T121540
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261004T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260603T010000
SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Field Hockey vs Northwestern
DESCRIPTION:Field Hockey vs Northwestern
UID:148550-21904435@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148550
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Field Hockey
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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