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DTSTAMP:20251216T100358
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260128T090000
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SUMMARY:Exhibition:Tukilile Vaa
DESCRIPTION:Kaloki Nyamai is a multidisciplinary artist based in Nairobi. His practice explores Kenya's histories and collective memory\, blending Kamba traditions with contemporary narratives. Using acrylic paint\, rope\, photo transfers\, and stitched yarn\, his free-hanging immersive works blur the boundaries between painting\, sculpture\, and installation. For his U-M project\, Nyamai will present one large unstretched piece and two framed paintings at the Institute for the Humanities\, as well as a second free-hanging work at the U-M Museum of Art.\n\nThe physicality of his complex constructions inspire wonder in the viewer. The works are vast in scale\, embedded with stories\, where past and future merge both poetically and conceptually. In each composition\, the artist proposes a powerful alternative to the flatness of singular narratives of Kenyan history and identity presented as the definitive postcolonial account. He likens the formal act of stitching to symbolically unifying a wounded or fractured community.\n\nNyamai founded the Kamene Cultural & Research Center in Nairobi\, a creative and collaborative hub dedicated to the preservation\, promotion\, and innovation of African cultural practices.\n\nAbout the artist:\nKaloki Nyamai (*1985 in Kitui\, Kenya) is a multidisciplinary artist working with installation\, painting\, and sculpture based in Nairobi. From an early age\, his mother introduced him to painting and taught him to draw\, fostering an ever-lasting interest in art throughout his life. He often finds inspiration in his grandmother’s stories of the Kamba people\, a Bantu ethnic group of eastern Kenya. Using materials like acrylic paint\, sisal rope\, photo transfers\, and stitched yarn\, Nyamai’s free-hanging pieces evoke the healing of historical wounds and a collective yearning for renewal. His works blur the boundaries between painting\, sculpture\, and installation\, creating cohesive\, immersive experiences where past\, present\, and future converge poetically.\n\nNyamai studied Interior Design at the Buruburu Institute Of Fine Arts (BIFA) and then pursued painting after working in other creative fields. His large-scale paintings and mixed-media installations intricately explore historical narratives\, examining their resonance in the present. Nyamai has shown his work across the globe in solo exhibitions at the Norval Foundation\, Cape Town (2024)\; James Cohan Gallery\, New York (2024)\; Galerie Barbara Thumm\, Berlin (2023 and 2022)\; SEPTIEME Gallery\, Paris (2019)\, and other venues. In 2023\, he featured part of his series Dining in Chaos in the “Unlimited” section at Art Basel in Basel. He has participated in group exhibitions and biennials\, most recently at the Sharjah Biennial 16\, Sharjah (2025)\; The Völklinger Hütte\, Völklingen (2024)\; the Kenyan Pavilion at the Venice Biennale\, Venice (2022)\; and the Dakar Biennale (2022). His works are part of numerous private and institutional collections around the world\, such as the Dallas Art Museum\, the Southern African Foundation for Contemporary Art\, and the Arthur Primas Museum.
UID:142791-21891552@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142791
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition,Humanities,Visual Arts
LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Gallery
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DTSTAMP:20251118T163345
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260128T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260128T120000
SUMMARY:Reception / Open House:Welcome Wednesday
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday mornings throughout the fall and winter semesters\, the Alumni Association hosts Welcome Wednesdays for U-M students\, providing free coffee\, tea\, hot chocolate\, and a breakfast snack.\n\nLocated at the Alumni Center\, students can stop by from 9 a.m. to noon during the dates listed. Just make sure you bring your MCard!\n\n*Free refreshments are made possible by Alumni Association members and their membership dues.
UID:136300-21889791@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136300
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Alumni,Breakfast,Food,Free,free food,In Person,Networking,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students
LOCATION:Alumni Center
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20250910T144920
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260128T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260128T120000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Courageous Conversations
DESCRIPTION:Course details and registration are available on the Organizational Learning website.
UID:139191-21885027@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139191
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Communication,Professional Development,Self Development
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20251212T090011
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260128T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260128T160000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:GalleryDAAS Presents: Archives of Resistance: Visuals and Voices from Carceral State Project Research
DESCRIPTION:Opening December 8\, 2025 and running through January 2026\nGalleryDAAS| Haven Hall| G648| Monday - Friday 10-4pm\n\nThis exhibit showcases stories of resistance\, resilience\, and hope\, in the face of mass incarceration\, police violence\, immigrant detention\, and systematic racial criminalization. Archives of Resistance presents art\, prisoner correspondence\, research publications\, and archival documentation produced by the component projects of the Carceral State Project. These include: The Reckoning Project\, Immigrant Justice Lab\, Black & Pink at SPH\, ICE in the Heartland\, Critical Carceral Visualities\, Policing & Social Justice HistoryLab\, and Confronting Conditions of Confinement and Resistance. Artwork made by people in prison through Prison Creative Arts Project workshops is also on display. \n\nThe U-M Carceral State Project\, housed within the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies\, brings impacted communities and advocacy organizations together with researchers from the University of Michigan. The CSP was first organized in 2018 and has since grown to involve over a dozen community and campus partners\, many graduate students\, and more than 400 undergraduate researchers. \n\nThrough public scholarship\, creative expression\, multimedia storytelling\, and archival documentation\, we highlight the lived experiences and persistent resistance of those impacted by criminalization\, policing\, incarceration\, immigrant detention\, and other forms of carceral control in the state of Michigan and beyond. The work presented in this exhibit represents only a sliver of the extensive research\, art\, advocacy\, public engagement\, and other products generated by the Carceral State Project over the years.
UID:142351-21890704@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142351
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Activism,african and afroamerican studies,Art,Exhibition,History,Law,Local Issues,Political Science,Race,Racism
LOCATION:Haven Hall - GalleryDAAS, G648
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DTSTAMP:20260128T092051
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260128T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260128T110000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Getting started with ACCESS HPC Computing
DESCRIPTION:This workshop will give a brief rundown on how to apply for FREE HPC compute courtesy of the NSF's ACCESS program.  We'll run through how and when to apply and be available for any questions you might have.
UID:143219-21892507@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143219
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:Zoom
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260128T102050
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260128T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260128T120000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:BSI Application Workshop:  New transfer students (for Fall 2026)
DESCRIPTION:We’re excited to invite you to an application workshop designed to help you strengthen your BSI application and stand out during the admissions process! This event will provide valuable insights and hands-on support to differentiate your application.\nThe workshop will begin with an application workshop packet provided by our team\, including a resume\, essay\, and supplemental materials guide to support you during the application process. We will share a brief presentation with BSI program details and essential application information\, followed by an open Q&A to address any general questions that remain. The majority of the event will be designated for direct application support\, where you will be able to sign up for a 5-minute 1:1 session with a member of our admissions team to ask your individual application questions. 
UID:144441-21895357@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144441
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTAMP:20251117T162550
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260128T110000
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SUMMARY:Presentation:CGIS: Summer 2026 International Internships with Omprakash Info Sessions (December 2025 & January 2026)
DESCRIPTION:The U-M Global Social Impact Internships Program with Omprakash helps students earn academic credit while pursuing independent social impact internships in Asia\, Africa\, and Latin America.\n\nInternship fields include health\, engineering\, education\, human rights\, sustainability\, and gender-based advocacy.\n\nAlongside your internship\, you will engage in critical dialogue and reflection about the complexities of striving for justice while crossing differences of culture and power\, and you will create a series of digital storytelling posts that document your experiences through lenses informed by our course themes.\n\nInfo Session Dates and Times:\n\nWednesday\, December 3\, 2025 from 10:00-10:30 AM ET\nThursday\, January 15\, 2026 from 12:00-12:30 PM ET\nWednesday\, January 28\, 2026 from 11:00-11:30 AM ET\n\nPlease register via Calendly: https://calendly.com/omprakash-org/u-m-global-social-impact-internships-info-session\n\nInfo session Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82074105905\n\nFor more information and questions about Omprakash internships\, please see: https://www.omprakash.org/joinedge/michigan-social-impact-internships\n\nYou can also contact the Omprakash staff for more information and to ask questions:\n\nEthan Goldbach: Director of EdGE Programs (ethan@omprakash.org)\nWilly Oppenheim: Executive Director (willy@omprakash.org)
UID:141957-21889682@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141957
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Abroad,Africa,All Majors Welcome,Asia,Career,Central America,Free,global engagement,global opportunities,India,Information Session,international,International Education,Internship,internships,Latin America,Social Impact,South America,Southeast Asia,Travel
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20260211T102201
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260128T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260128T120000
SUMMARY:Other:Engage Detroit Grant Live ($15\,000)
DESCRIPTION:Interested parties should apply through the website: https://engaged.umich.edu/engagement-detroit/detroit-workshops/\n\nOur Engaged Learning team is seeking proposals for the 2026 Engage Detroit Workshop grant program\, which supports small groups of U-M faculty and staff members organizing a workshop or a speaker series in Detroit. Please consider sharing this information with your faculty and staff who are interested in pursuing projects in Detroit. \n\nContinuing our commitment to partnerships with Detroit\, this grant provides up to $15\,000 in funding for workshops or speaker series that foster meaningful relationships and connections on a topic connecting faculty and staff at the University of Michigan with Detroit communities. The program has awarded 27 projects since its inception in 2022.\n\nIn collaboration with the Dearborn and Flint Provosts\, for 2026\, we are planning to support up to six proposals aimed at organizing a workshop or speaker series on a topic that is both relevant to Detroit communities and brings together multiple initiatives/projects led by UM faculty/staff. \n \nSubmissions are due by March 1\, 2026\; an overview of the program is available here. You can read more about the program in Monday’s Record article\, or at the Engaged Michigan website. You can also review active work by U-M faculty and staff in Detroit\, as reported in our 2025 census map.\n\nPlease direct any questions you may have about the program or application process to engagedmichigan@umich.edu.
UID:144249-21894991@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144249
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Civic Engagement,Community Engagement,Detroit,Faculty,Free,Graduate,Graduate and Professional Students,Graduate School,Graduate Students,Health Professions,History,In Person,Interdisciplinary,Leadership,Lifelong Learning,Literature,Medicine,Networking,Nursing,Personal Development,pharmacy,Pre Med,Pre-Health,Pre-Law,Professional Development,Public Policy,Social Impact,Social Justice,Social Sciences,Sociology,Staff,Storytelling,Sustainability,Teaching,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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