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:20260814T155307 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270112T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270112T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Down in Ann Arbor Town: Pictorial Maps\, Campus Traditions\, and the Women Who Made Them DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the centennial of the iconic 1926 “Down in Ann Arbor Town” map by exploring the colorful history\, campus traditions\, and detailed artistry that made it possible. Created by Jessie Horton Koessler (Class of 1901) to help fund the Michigan League building for women\, this celebrated map provides a fascinating view into 1920s campus life and the women who shaped it. Through three distinct exhibit sections\, journey from the campus history that led to the map’s creation to a broader look at early 20th-century pictorial mapmaking.\n\nWhile enjoying the exhibit\, pick up a scavenger hunt at the Clark Library desk that will inspire you to notice whimsical details in the maps discussed. Return your scavenger hunt at the desk for a small prize\, while supplies last.\n\nJoin the curators — Ava Pustulka (’28) and Anna Rohl\, map curator at Clark Library — for a presentation on September 24 (https://myumi.ch/X8y3r)\, where they will share the research that went into creating the exhibit. UID:150290-21908912@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150290 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Library,Maps LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library, 2nd Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260806T162236 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270112T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270112T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:WCEE Exhibition. The Art of Memory\, Paintings by Felix Lembersky DESCRIPTION:Felix Lembersky (1913-1970) was a painter\, theater stage designer\, teacher\, and leader of artistic groups. He began his career within the Soviet Avant-Garde in Ukraine before studying realist painting in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg). Throughout his life he worked across realist and modernist styles that fell outside of Soviet-mandated Socialist Realism. His Execution: Babyn Yar series (ca. 1944-52) is the earliest known artistic representation of Babyn Yar\, a Holocaust massacre site in Kyiv. For political reasons\, these paintings\, along with his later nonconformist work\, were barred from exhibition in the Soviet Union.\n\nHaving witnessed two world wars\, the 1917 revolution\, and political terror\, Lembersky reflected on these experiences with candor while imbuing his work with hope and optimism. He was drawn to vulnerable\, neglected\, and marginalized people: children\, the elderly\, ethnic minorities\, and industrial workers subjected to harsh labor and dangerous conditions. Regardless of their circumstances\, Lembersky portrayed his subjects with empathy\, dignity\, and admiration. \n\n“For my father\, honesty and integrity meant more than anything else. Art was an expression of freedom\, individuality\, and personalized creativity\, without which it ceased to be art.”\n— Galina Lembersky\, daughter\n\nExhibit curated by Yelena Lembersky\, granddaughter of Felix Lembersky\, and Geneviève Zubrzycki\, WCEE Director.\n\nWorks on loan from the private collection of Yelena Lembersky.\n\nContact weisercenter@umich.edu to schedule a viewing.\n\nIf there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us at weisercenter@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange. UID:149975-21907595@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149975 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,russia,ukraine LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 1010 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261001T160941 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270112T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270112T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Black Birth Joy DESCRIPTION:Black Birth Joy by Tiana Lashae documents birth as a deeply personal story of connection\, courage\, tenderness\, and joy. The photographs and stories in the exhibit challenge mainstream narratives that reduce Black birth to statistics and only amplify Black pregnant women's anxiety and hesitancy about navigating the maternal health care system. Instead\, the exhibit offers evidence of joy\, reminders of possibility\, and a visual legacy for generations to come. \n \nBlack Birth Joy was born from Lashae's belief that more positive birth stories of BIPOC families need to be seen and heard\, and her photographs invite viewers to witness the people behind them: the mothers\, babies\, partners\, families\, and birthworkers. They create space for BIPOC families to see themselves represented with dignity and to witness the full range of birth experiences. Lashae's photographs also create a tangible record that can support conversations around quality of medical care\, respectful treatment\, and patient rights. The exhibit empowers women to prioritize and advocate for their birth experiences while also encouraging perinatal health professionals and birthworkers to center the humanity\, dignity\, and individual experiences of patients and families. \n\nThe exhibit comprises over 30 photographs as well as stories of mothers whose births were documented by Lashae\, a doula and birth/newborn photographer whose work has been published in Everyday Birth Magazine\, an international publication. The physical exhibit is accompanied by a virtual component that encourages audiences to engage with each mother's birth story.\n\nThe Lane Hall Exhibit Space is sponsored by the Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWG) and the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies (WGS) at the University of Michigan. \n\nBlack Birth Joy\nThursday\, October 1\, 2026 – Friday\, January 15\, 2027\nLane Hall Exhibit Space\, 204 S State St.\, Ann Arbor\, MI\nOpen M–F\, 9AM–5PM UID:153178-21915379@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153178 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:advocacy,african and african american studies,american culture,anthropology,Art,artists and curators,photography LOCATION:Lane Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T130435 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270112T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270112T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Black Birth Joy photography exhibit DESCRIPTION:Black Birth Joy by Tiana Lashae documents birth as a deeply personal story of connection\, courage\, tenderness\, and joy. The photographs and stories in the exhibit challenge mainstream narratives that reduce Black birth to statistics and only amplify Black pregnant women’s anxiety and hesitancy about navigating the maternal health care system. \n\nBlack Birth Joy was born from Lashae’s belief that more positive birth stories of BIPOC families need to be seen and heard\, and her photographs invite viewers to witness the people behind them: the mothers\, babies\, partners\, families\, and birthworkers.\n\nThe exhibit comprises over 30 photographs as well as stories of mothers whose births were documented by Lashae\, a doula and birth/newborn photographer.\n\nThe Lane Hall Exhibit Space is sponsored by the Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWG) and the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies (WGS) at the University of Michigan.\n\nThursday\, October 1\, 2026 – Friday\, January 15\, 2027\nLane Hall Exhibit Space\, 204 S State St.\, Ann Arbor\, MI\nOpen M–F\, 9AM–5PM UID:153919-21916741@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153919 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:advocacy,african american,african and african american studies,african and afroamerican studies,american culture,Art,artists and curators,arts,arts at michigan,Black America,Blackness,Caregiver,Caregivers,center for the education of women,community activism,Community Engagement,daas,Diversity,equity issues,Exhibition,feminism,feminist,Gender Equality,gender studies,Health,Health & Wellness,health and wellness,Health Equity,healthcare,Nursing,obstetrics and gynecology,reproductive health,reproductive justice,Reproductive Rights,sexuality,social science research,Storytelling,Student Parent,Student Parents,Students With Children,Wellness,women,women of color,Women's And Gender Studies,women's health,women's health program,women's studies LOCATION:Lane Hall - First Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260922T093359 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270112T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270112T110000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:CoderSpaces - Tuesdays DESCRIPTION:Are you grappling with a piece of code\, trying to compute on a cluster\, or just getting started with a new method such as machine learning? Then we might have just the right space for you.\n\nAll members of the U-M community are invited to join our weekly virtual CoderSpaces to get research support and connect with others.\n\nTuesdays\, 9:30-11 a.m. ET\, via Zoom (Meeting ID: 513 103 7575)\nWednesdays\, 1:30-3 p.m. ET\, via Zoom (Meeting ID: 513 103 7575) UID:152608-21914070@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152608 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ai,Artificial Intelligence,Data,Data Analysis,Data Collection,Data Curation,Data Linkage,Data Management,Data Science,Great Lakes Cluster,High Performance Computing,Machine Learning,Social Science,Social Sciences,Statistics LOCATION:Off Campus Location - https://umich.zoom.us/j/5131037575?omn=94024500517 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T232216 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270112T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270112T104500 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Apply to the MHI - Fall 2027 Admissions Cycle DESCRIPTION:Preparing to apply to the University of Michigan Master of Health Informatics (MHI) program? This application-focused session will guide you through the application process and help you understand what is required to submit a complete application.We’ll review application requirements\, required materials\, important deadlines\, and other key steps in the process. You’ll also have an opportunity to ask questions and receive guidance from a member of the UMSI admissions team.Students who attend a live session will receive an application fee waiver following the presentation.This session is designed for prospective students who are preparing to apply or want a closer look at the application process. For a broader introduction to the field of information\, the MHI program\, student experience\, and career pathways\, prospective students are encouraged to attend an Explore the MHI session.All listed Apply to the MHI sessions feature the same presentation and are offered at different times for your convenience UID:150637-21909738@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150637 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Virtual CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260924T192636 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270112T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270112T180000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Poster Company Poster Sale DESCRIPTION:The College Poster Sale Company is back on campus for their Winter Poster sale. Get ready to transform your space! Visit the Michigan Union between 10:00am and 6:00pm Monday January 11 - Friday January 15 to shop an incredible selection of posters. With unbeatable prices and endless options\, there’s something for every taste and style. UID:152868-21914618@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152868 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Creative,Design,Poster,Purchase,Sale LOCATION:Michigan Union - South Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261019T155949 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270112T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270112T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Special Exhibition | Ancient Abstractions: Roman Visual Trends Beyond Naturalism DESCRIPTION:The lifelike naturalistic bodies of Greek and Roman sculpture have been a source of wonder since the Renaissance. Indeed\, the Italian Renaissance artist Vasari identified the ancient world as the time “when sculpture rose to its greatest height.” But close likenesses of the natural world are not the only visual products of the ancient past. This exhibition traces alternative visual trends in the ancient Roman world that today would be considered examples of abstraction. It focuses on monuments and motifs long pushed to the margins of our accounts of ancient art. Oversize arrangements of interlocking shapes pulsate in bold block colors from tombs\, temples\, and homes\; stylized animals flicker into view\, only to collapse once more into bright geometric arrangements\; and artists adopt experimental shorthands for the depiction of space across media. Anticipating recent interests in color and form\, the visual trends of antiquity emerge as far more varied than has long been told.\n\n*Ancient Abstractions is on view from November 5\, 2026\, through February 28\, 2027\, during regular museum hours (Tuesday–Friday\, 10:00 AM–4:00 PM\, and Saturday–Sunday\, 11:00 AM–4:00 PM\; closed Mondays and university holidays.* UID:153842-21916505@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153842 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ancient Rome,archaeology,art,Art History,collections,cultural heritage,Exhibition,Faculty,Free,history,Mediterranean,museum,Research,roman empire,visual arts LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T232215 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270112T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270112T114500 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Apply to the MSI - Fall 2027 Admissions Cycle DESCRIPTION:Preparing to apply to the University of Michigan Master of Science in Information (MSI) program? This application-focused session will guide you through the application process and help you understand what is required to submit a complete application.\nWe’ll review application requirements\, required materials\, important deadlines\, and other key steps in the process. You’ll also have an opportunity to ask questions and receive guidance from a member of the UMSI admissions team.Students who attend a live session will receive an application fee waiver following the presentation.\nThis session is designed for prospective students who are preparing to apply or want a closer look at the application process. For a broader introduction to the field of information\, the MSI program\, student experience\, and career pathways\, prospective students are encouraged to attend an Explore the MSI session.All listed Apply to the MSI sessions feature the same presentation and are offered at different times for your convenience UID:150582-21909664@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150582 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Virtual CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260706T092511 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270112T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270112T150000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Rackham Merit Fellowship Information Session DESCRIPTION:Rackham program staff and faculty are invited to attend the Rackham Merit Fellowship (RMF) Information Session with the PACE team. During this virtual meeting we will discuss the goals of the RMF program\, how to assess eligibility and evaluate for the RMF criteria\, review the award process including the new application for RMF allocations\, and answer any questions you have about the administration of the fellowship. Whether or not you attend the information session\, we encourage you to visit our website or contact the PACE team (rackham-pace@umich.edu or 734-615-5670) with any questions. Zoom meeting details will be provided after registration. UID:149235-21906026@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149235 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Rgs Events,Rgs-events,Sessions LOCATION:https://umich.zoom.us/j/92361651557 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260814T155307 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270113T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270113T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Down in Ann Arbor Town: Pictorial Maps\, Campus Traditions\, and the Women Who Made Them DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the centennial of the iconic 1926 “Down in Ann Arbor Town” map by exploring the colorful history\, campus traditions\, and detailed artistry that made it possible. Created by Jessie Horton Koessler (Class of 1901) to help fund the Michigan League building for women\, this celebrated map provides a fascinating view into 1920s campus life and the women who shaped it. Through three distinct exhibit sections\, journey from the campus history that led to the map’s creation to a broader look at early 20th-century pictorial mapmaking.\n\nWhile enjoying the exhibit\, pick up a scavenger hunt at the Clark Library desk that will inspire you to notice whimsical details in the maps discussed. Return your scavenger hunt at the desk for a small prize\, while supplies last.\n\nJoin the curators — Ava Pustulka (’28) and Anna Rohl\, map curator at Clark Library — for a presentation on September 24 (https://myumi.ch/X8y3r)\, where they will share the research that went into creating the exhibit. UID:150290-21908913@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150290 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Library,Maps LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library, 2nd Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260806T162236 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270113T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270113T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:WCEE Exhibition. The Art of Memory\, Paintings by Felix Lembersky DESCRIPTION:Felix Lembersky (1913-1970) was a painter\, theater stage designer\, teacher\, and leader of artistic groups. He began his career within the Soviet Avant-Garde in Ukraine before studying realist painting in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg). Throughout his life he worked across realist and modernist styles that fell outside of Soviet-mandated Socialist Realism. His Execution: Babyn Yar series (ca. 1944-52) is the earliest known artistic representation of Babyn Yar\, a Holocaust massacre site in Kyiv. For political reasons\, these paintings\, along with his later nonconformist work\, were barred from exhibition in the Soviet Union.\n\nHaving witnessed two world wars\, the 1917 revolution\, and political terror\, Lembersky reflected on these experiences with candor while imbuing his work with hope and optimism. He was drawn to vulnerable\, neglected\, and marginalized people: children\, the elderly\, ethnic minorities\, and industrial workers subjected to harsh labor and dangerous conditions. Regardless of their circumstances\, Lembersky portrayed his subjects with empathy\, dignity\, and admiration. \n\n“For my father\, honesty and integrity meant more than anything else. Art was an expression of freedom\, individuality\, and personalized creativity\, without which it ceased to be art.”\n— Galina Lembersky\, daughter\n\nExhibit curated by Yelena Lembersky\, granddaughter of Felix Lembersky\, and Geneviève Zubrzycki\, WCEE Director.\n\nWorks on loan from the private collection of Yelena Lembersky.\n\nContact weisercenter@umich.edu to schedule a viewing.\n\nIf there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us at weisercenter@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange. UID:149975-21907596@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149975 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,russia,ukraine LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 1010 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261001T160941 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270113T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270113T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Black Birth Joy DESCRIPTION:Black Birth Joy by Tiana Lashae documents birth as a deeply personal story of connection\, courage\, tenderness\, and joy. The photographs and stories in the exhibit challenge mainstream narratives that reduce Black birth to statistics and only amplify Black pregnant women's anxiety and hesitancy about navigating the maternal health care system. Instead\, the exhibit offers evidence of joy\, reminders of possibility\, and a visual legacy for generations to come. \n \nBlack Birth Joy was born from Lashae's belief that more positive birth stories of BIPOC families need to be seen and heard\, and her photographs invite viewers to witness the people behind them: the mothers\, babies\, partners\, families\, and birthworkers. They create space for BIPOC families to see themselves represented with dignity and to witness the full range of birth experiences. Lashae's photographs also create a tangible record that can support conversations around quality of medical care\, respectful treatment\, and patient rights. The exhibit empowers women to prioritize and advocate for their birth experiences while also encouraging perinatal health professionals and birthworkers to center the humanity\, dignity\, and individual experiences of patients and families. \n\nThe exhibit comprises over 30 photographs as well as stories of mothers whose births were documented by Lashae\, a doula and birth/newborn photographer whose work has been published in Everyday Birth Magazine\, an international publication. The physical exhibit is accompanied by a virtual component that encourages audiences to engage with each mother's birth story.\n\nThe Lane Hall Exhibit Space is sponsored by the Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWG) and the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies (WGS) at the University of Michigan. \n\nBlack Birth Joy\nThursday\, October 1\, 2026 – Friday\, January 15\, 2027\nLane Hall Exhibit Space\, 204 S State St.\, Ann Arbor\, MI\nOpen M–F\, 9AM–5PM UID:153178-21915380@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153178 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:advocacy,african and african american studies,american culture,anthropology,Art,artists and curators,photography LOCATION:Lane Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T130435 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270113T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270113T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Black Birth Joy photography exhibit DESCRIPTION:Black Birth Joy by Tiana Lashae documents birth as a deeply personal story of connection\, courage\, tenderness\, and joy. The photographs and stories in the exhibit challenge mainstream narratives that reduce Black birth to statistics and only amplify Black pregnant women’s anxiety and hesitancy about navigating the maternal health care system. \n\nBlack Birth Joy was born from Lashae’s belief that more positive birth stories of BIPOC families need to be seen and heard\, and her photographs invite viewers to witness the people behind them: the mothers\, babies\, partners\, families\, and birthworkers.\n\nThe exhibit comprises over 30 photographs as well as stories of mothers whose births were documented by Lashae\, a doula and birth/newborn photographer.\n\nThe Lane Hall Exhibit Space is sponsored by the Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWG) and the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies (WGS) at the University of Michigan.\n\nThursday\, October 1\, 2026 – Friday\, January 15\, 2027\nLane Hall Exhibit Space\, 204 S State St.\, Ann Arbor\, MI\nOpen M–F\, 9AM–5PM UID:153919-21916742@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153919 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:advocacy,african american,african and african american studies,african and afroamerican studies,american culture,Art,artists and curators,arts,arts at michigan,Black America,Blackness,Caregiver,Caregivers,center for the education of women,community activism,Community Engagement,daas,Diversity,equity issues,Exhibition,feminism,feminist,Gender Equality,gender studies,Health,Health & Wellness,health and wellness,Health Equity,healthcare,Nursing,obstetrics and gynecology,reproductive health,reproductive justice,Reproductive Rights,sexuality,social science research,Storytelling,Student Parent,Student Parents,Students With Children,Wellness,women,women of color,Women's And Gender Studies,women's health,women's health program,women's studies LOCATION:Lane Hall - First Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260924T192636 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270113T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270113T180000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Poster Company Poster Sale DESCRIPTION:The College Poster Sale Company is back on campus for their Winter Poster sale. Get ready to transform your space! Visit the Michigan Union between 10:00am and 6:00pm Monday January 11 - Friday January 15 to shop an incredible selection of posters. With unbeatable prices and endless options\, there’s something for every taste and style. UID:152868-21914619@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152868 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Creative,Design,Poster,Purchase,Sale LOCATION:Michigan Union - South Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261019T155949 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270113T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270113T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Special Exhibition | Ancient Abstractions: Roman Visual Trends Beyond Naturalism DESCRIPTION:The lifelike naturalistic bodies of Greek and Roman sculpture have been a source of wonder since the Renaissance. Indeed\, the Italian Renaissance artist Vasari identified the ancient world as the time “when sculpture rose to its greatest height.” But close likenesses of the natural world are not the only visual products of the ancient past. This exhibition traces alternative visual trends in the ancient Roman world that today would be considered examples of abstraction. It focuses on monuments and motifs long pushed to the margins of our accounts of ancient art. Oversize arrangements of interlocking shapes pulsate in bold block colors from tombs\, temples\, and homes\; stylized animals flicker into view\, only to collapse once more into bright geometric arrangements\; and artists adopt experimental shorthands for the depiction of space across media. Anticipating recent interests in color and form\, the visual trends of antiquity emerge as far more varied than has long been told.\n\n*Ancient Abstractions is on view from November 5\, 2026\, through February 28\, 2027\, during regular museum hours (Tuesday–Friday\, 10:00 AM–4:00 PM\, and Saturday–Sunday\, 11:00 AM–4:00 PM\; closed Mondays and university holidays.* UID:153842-21916506@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153842 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ancient Rome,archaeology,art,Art History,collections,cultural heritage,Exhibition,Faculty,Free,history,Mediterranean,museum,Research,roman empire,visual arts LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T232146 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270113T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270113T120000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:BSI-AMDP Info Session: Fall 2027 Admissions Cycle DESCRIPTION:Are you a current UMSI BSI student interested in earning your master’s degree faster?The Accelerated Master’s Degree Program (AMDP) allows eligible BSI students to earn a UMSI master’s degree in just one additional year after completing their bachelor's degree.Join one of our virtual AMDP Information Sessions to learn how you can continue your education at UMSI and deepen your expertise in the information field—quickly and efficiently.Each session includes:An introduction to the AMDP and an overview of the curriculumInformation about the application process\, deadlines\, and requirementsLive Q&A with a members of UMSI admissions and advising teamsWhether you’re starting to explore your options or preparing to apply this year\, these sessions are designed to help you determine if AMDP is the right next step for you. UID:150829-21910242@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150829 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Virtual CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260729T130108 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270113T121500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270113T124500 SUMMARY:Well-being:CEW+ Midweek Mindfulness DESCRIPTION:RSVP here: https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/htrYM6lXQH28gjySTQaKIw\n\nJoin us on Wednesdays from 12:15 – 12:45 pm. Register once to receive a Zoom link to access the sits each week or as your schedule allows.\n\nMindful meditation is a contemplative practice that\, over time\, can build resilience and coping skills to support you to gain perspective\, navigate the demands of daily life\, and build compassion. Weekly guided sits offer a virtual community of practice that explores present-moment awareness\, open and directed attention\, non-judgment\, and self-compassion. CEW+ Midweek Mindfulness welcomes practitioners of all skill levels. Each session offers instruction\, support\, and the opportunity to practice guided and self-directed mindful meditation. Participate weekly\, or drop in as your schedule allows. All are welcome! UID:109796-21906873@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/109796 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Caregivers,first-generation,Free,Graduate and Professional Students,Health & Wellness,Mindfulness,Nontraditional Students,Self-care,Student Parents,Students With Children,Support,transfer students,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students,Virtual,Welcome to Michigan,Well-being,Wellness,women,women's health,Work-life Balance,Zoom LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260922T093431 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270113T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270113T150000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:CoderSpaces - Wednesday DESCRIPTION:Are you grappling with a piece of code\, trying to compute on a cluster\, or just getting started with a new method such as machine learning? Then we might have just the right space for you.\n\nAll members of the U-M community are invited to join our weekly virtual CoderSpaces to get research support and connect with others.\n\nTuesdays\, 9:30-11 a.m. ET\, via Zoom (Meeting ID: 513 103 7575)\nWednesdays\, 1:30-3 p.m. ET\, via Zoom (Meeting ID: 513 103 7575) UID:152615-21914145@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152615 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ai,Artificial Intelligence,Data,Data Analysis,Data Collection,Data Curation,Data Linkage,Data Management,Data Science,Great Lakes Cluster,High Performance Computing,Machine Learning,Social Science,Social Sciences,Statistics LOCATION:Off Campus Location - https://umich.zoom.us/j/5131037575?omn=94024500517 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260627T181224 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270113T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270113T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Algebraic Geometry Seminar: TBA DESCRIPTION:TBA UID:149136-21905811@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149136 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 4096 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260922T084512 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270113T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270113T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:TBA DESCRIPTION:TBA UID:152618-21914186@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152618 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 1360 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T111502 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270113T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270113T190000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Deutschtisch im Max Kade Haus DESCRIPTION:Deutschtisch is a weekly event in the North Quad dining hall for Max Kade residents and visitors from outside of Max Kade Haus to speak German during a meal. UID:151889-21912354@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151889 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Germanic Languages And Literatures,Max Kade LOCATION:North Quad - Dining Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260814T155307 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270114T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270114T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Down in Ann Arbor Town: Pictorial Maps\, Campus Traditions\, and the Women Who Made Them DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the centennial of the iconic 1926 “Down in Ann Arbor Town” map by exploring the colorful history\, campus traditions\, and detailed artistry that made it possible. Created by Jessie Horton Koessler (Class of 1901) to help fund the Michigan League building for women\, this celebrated map provides a fascinating view into 1920s campus life and the women who shaped it. Through three distinct exhibit sections\, journey from the campus history that led to the map’s creation to a broader look at early 20th-century pictorial mapmaking.\n\nWhile enjoying the exhibit\, pick up a scavenger hunt at the Clark Library desk that will inspire you to notice whimsical details in the maps discussed. Return your scavenger hunt at the desk for a small prize\, while supplies last.\n\nJoin the curators — Ava Pustulka (’28) and Anna Rohl\, map curator at Clark Library — for a presentation on September 24 (https://myumi.ch/X8y3r)\, where they will share the research that went into creating the exhibit. UID:150290-21908914@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150290 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Library,Maps LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library, 2nd Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260806T162236 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270114T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270114T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:WCEE Exhibition. The Art of Memory\, Paintings by Felix Lembersky DESCRIPTION:Felix Lembersky (1913-1970) was a painter\, theater stage designer\, teacher\, and leader of artistic groups. He began his career within the Soviet Avant-Garde in Ukraine before studying realist painting in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg). Throughout his life he worked across realist and modernist styles that fell outside of Soviet-mandated Socialist Realism. His Execution: Babyn Yar series (ca. 1944-52) is the earliest known artistic representation of Babyn Yar\, a Holocaust massacre site in Kyiv. For political reasons\, these paintings\, along with his later nonconformist work\, were barred from exhibition in the Soviet Union.\n\nHaving witnessed two world wars\, the 1917 revolution\, and political terror\, Lembersky reflected on these experiences with candor while imbuing his work with hope and optimism. He was drawn to vulnerable\, neglected\, and marginalized people: children\, the elderly\, ethnic minorities\, and industrial workers subjected to harsh labor and dangerous conditions. Regardless of their circumstances\, Lembersky portrayed his subjects with empathy\, dignity\, and admiration. \n\n“For my father\, honesty and integrity meant more than anything else. Art was an expression of freedom\, individuality\, and personalized creativity\, without which it ceased to be art.”\n— Galina Lembersky\, daughter\n\nExhibit curated by Yelena Lembersky\, granddaughter of Felix Lembersky\, and Geneviève Zubrzycki\, WCEE Director.\n\nWorks on loan from the private collection of Yelena Lembersky.\n\nContact weisercenter@umich.edu to schedule a viewing.\n\nIf there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us at weisercenter@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange. UID:149975-21907597@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149975 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,russia,ukraine LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 1010 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261001T160941 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270114T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270114T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Black Birth Joy DESCRIPTION:Black Birth Joy by Tiana Lashae documents birth as a deeply personal story of connection\, courage\, tenderness\, and joy. The photographs and stories in the exhibit challenge mainstream narratives that reduce Black birth to statistics and only amplify Black pregnant women's anxiety and hesitancy about navigating the maternal health care system. Instead\, the exhibit offers evidence of joy\, reminders of possibility\, and a visual legacy for generations to come. \n \nBlack Birth Joy was born from Lashae's belief that more positive birth stories of BIPOC families need to be seen and heard\, and her photographs invite viewers to witness the people behind them: the mothers\, babies\, partners\, families\, and birthworkers. They create space for BIPOC families to see themselves represented with dignity and to witness the full range of birth experiences. Lashae's photographs also create a tangible record that can support conversations around quality of medical care\, respectful treatment\, and patient rights. The exhibit empowers women to prioritize and advocate for their birth experiences while also encouraging perinatal health professionals and birthworkers to center the humanity\, dignity\, and individual experiences of patients and families. \n\nThe exhibit comprises over 30 photographs as well as stories of mothers whose births were documented by Lashae\, a doula and birth/newborn photographer whose work has been published in Everyday Birth Magazine\, an international publication. The physical exhibit is accompanied by a virtual component that encourages audiences to engage with each mother's birth story.\n\nThe Lane Hall Exhibit Space is sponsored by the Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWG) and the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies (WGS) at the University of Michigan. \n\nBlack Birth Joy\nThursday\, October 1\, 2026 – Friday\, January 15\, 2027\nLane Hall Exhibit Space\, 204 S State St.\, Ann Arbor\, MI\nOpen M–F\, 9AM–5PM UID:153178-21915381@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153178 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:advocacy,african and african american studies,american culture,anthropology,Art,artists and curators,photography LOCATION:Lane Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T130435 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270114T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270114T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Black Birth Joy photography exhibit DESCRIPTION:Black Birth Joy by Tiana Lashae documents birth as a deeply personal story of connection\, courage\, tenderness\, and joy. The photographs and stories in the exhibit challenge mainstream narratives that reduce Black birth to statistics and only amplify Black pregnant women’s anxiety and hesitancy about navigating the maternal health care system. \n\nBlack Birth Joy was born from Lashae’s belief that more positive birth stories of BIPOC families need to be seen and heard\, and her photographs invite viewers to witness the people behind them: the mothers\, babies\, partners\, families\, and birthworkers.\n\nThe exhibit comprises over 30 photographs as well as stories of mothers whose births were documented by Lashae\, a doula and birth/newborn photographer.\n\nThe Lane Hall Exhibit Space is sponsored by the Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWG) and the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies (WGS) at the University of Michigan.\n\nThursday\, October 1\, 2026 – Friday\, January 15\, 2027\nLane Hall Exhibit Space\, 204 S State St.\, Ann Arbor\, MI\nOpen M–F\, 9AM–5PM UID:153919-21916743@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153919 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:advocacy,african american,african and african american studies,african and afroamerican studies,american culture,Art,artists and curators,arts,arts at michigan,Black America,Blackness,Caregiver,Caregivers,center for the education of women,community activism,Community Engagement,daas,Diversity,equity issues,Exhibition,feminism,feminist,Gender Equality,gender studies,Health,Health & Wellness,health and wellness,Health Equity,healthcare,Nursing,obstetrics and gynecology,reproductive health,reproductive justice,Reproductive Rights,sexuality,social science research,Storytelling,Student Parent,Student Parents,Students With Children,Wellness,women,women of color,Women's And Gender Studies,women's health,women's health program,women's studies LOCATION:Lane Hall - First Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260924T192636 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270114T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270114T180000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Poster Company Poster Sale DESCRIPTION:The College Poster Sale Company is back on campus for their Winter Poster sale. Get ready to transform your space! Visit the Michigan Union between 10:00am and 6:00pm Monday January 11 - Friday January 15 to shop an incredible selection of posters. With unbeatable prices and endless options\, there’s something for every taste and style. UID:152868-21914620@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152868 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Creative,Design,Poster,Purchase,Sale LOCATION:Michigan Union - South Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261019T155949 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270114T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270114T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Special Exhibition | Ancient Abstractions: Roman Visual Trends Beyond Naturalism DESCRIPTION:The lifelike naturalistic bodies of Greek and Roman sculpture have been a source of wonder since the Renaissance. Indeed\, the Italian Renaissance artist Vasari identified the ancient world as the time “when sculpture rose to its greatest height.” But close likenesses of the natural world are not the only visual products of the ancient past. This exhibition traces alternative visual trends in the ancient Roman world that today would be considered examples of abstraction. It focuses on monuments and motifs long pushed to the margins of our accounts of ancient art. Oversize arrangements of interlocking shapes pulsate in bold block colors from tombs\, temples\, and homes\; stylized animals flicker into view\, only to collapse once more into bright geometric arrangements\; and artists adopt experimental shorthands for the depiction of space across media. Anticipating recent interests in color and form\, the visual trends of antiquity emerge as far more varied than has long been told.\n\n*Ancient Abstractions is on view from November 5\, 2026\, through February 28\, 2027\, during regular museum hours (Tuesday–Friday\, 10:00 AM–4:00 PM\, and Saturday–Sunday\, 11:00 AM–4:00 PM\; closed Mondays and university holidays.* UID:153842-21916507@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153842 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ancient Rome,archaeology,art,Art History,collections,cultural heritage,Exhibition,Faculty,Free,history,Mediterranean,museum,Research,roman empire,visual arts LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260922T103914 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270114T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270114T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:“Fill the Ranks”: The Civil War and the University of Michigan DESCRIPTION:“Fill the Ranks”: The Civil War and the University of Michigan explores how campus and community debated the issues that tore the country apart\, how students and alums joined the fight\, and how the University’s public mission began to conflict with its elite aspirations. Based on collections at the Bentley Historical Library.\n\nDeveloped by the Judy and Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory and featuring the work of its student docents\, “Fill the Ranks” includes historic artifacts\, digital animations\, and interactive elements spanning two floors.\n\nOn display September 25\, 2026-July 2\, 2027 at the Judy and Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory\, 1398 Ann Street\, Ann Arbor\, 48109.\n\nView the exhibit during the Observatory’s open hours: Thursdays 12-5 pm\, Fridays 12-11 pm\, Saturdays 12-5 pm.\n\n“Fill the Ranks”: The Civil War and the University of Michigan is supported in part by the Inclusive History Project. To learn more\, please visit inclusivehistory.umich.edu. Additional support provided by the University of Michigan’s U.S. at 250 initiative. UID:152626-21914253@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152626 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:american culture,American History,American Politics,archives,bentley historical library,bentley library,civil rights,Civil War,Education,educational,Exhibition,free,history,Humanities,Museum,museums,Politics,Social Sciences,Storytelling,Student Life,U-m History,university history,university of michigan history LOCATION:Detroit Observatory CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260826T172711 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270114T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270114T133000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Building Stamina for Existential Listening DESCRIPTION:In academic spaces\, we are trained for extractive listening to process information and ideas. Relationship-oriented teaching\, advising\, and collaboration\, however\, calls for existential listening to others’ experiences in a way that offers presence\, affirms humanity\, and bears witness without immediately rushing to offer solutions\, refer to external expertise\, intellectualize\, or falsely claim identification and understanding. In this workshop\, we will explore a framework for existential listening and then practice applying it in response to recorded testimonies. The workshop will be interactive and participatory\, but will not ask you to share your own personal stories. Participants will come away with increased stamina for receiving personal\, sensitive\, or uncomfortable disclosures from students or colleagues through concrete practices they can then teach and share with others\, if interested. \n\nDIALOGUE MICHIGAN\nThis event is part of Dialogue Michigan's 2026-2027 faculty and staff workshops. Learn more at https://myumi.ch/dialogue. UID:150974-21910651@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150974 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:dialogue,Faculty,Open Inquiry,Sessions,Staff LOCATION:Virtual CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T184754 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270114T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270114T130000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:HFES x INFORMS Coffee Chat DESCRIPTION:Come join us for some coffee and networking! UID:153951-21916817@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153951 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Undergraduate Students,Undergraduate,Industrial And Operations Engineering,Graduate Students,Graduate LOCATION:Industrial and Operations Engineering Building - Community Suite CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T232227 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270114T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270114T160000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Admissions Q&A DESCRIPTION:Have questions about UMSI graduate programs or the admissions process? Drop into this informal virtual Q&A to connect with a member of the UMSI admissions team and get the information you need.Students who attend a live session will receive an application fee waiver following the event.\nUnlike our Explore and Apply sessions\, this event does not include a formal presentation. Instead\, the time is dedicated to answering your questions about program options\, curriculum\, the student experience\, application requirements and materials\, deadlines\, or anything else related to UMSI.\nWhether you’re just beginning to explore UMSI\, preparing your application\, or deciding on your next steps\, you’re welcome to join at any point during the session and ask questions. UID:150638-21909746@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150638 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Virtual CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T134907 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270114T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270114T170000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Hopwood Tea DESCRIPTION:Enjoy coffee\, tea\, and refreshments in a beautiful\, book-filled space. Check out a book from the Hopwood library or engage with other readers and writers. All are welcome. UID:148903-21905172@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148903 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ann Arbor,Books,Creative Writing,English Language And Literature,Food,Free,Graduate Students,Hopwood Program,Literary Arts,Literature,The Helen Zell Writers' Program,Undergraduate Students,Well-being,Writing LOCATION:Angell Hall - 1176 (Hopwood Room) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T181709 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270114T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270114T190000 SUMMARY:Performance:Concerto Competition: Undergraduate Finalists DESCRIPTION:Winners of the SMTD Concerto Competition will perform their competition piece with one of the School’s orchestras in an upcoming performance at Hill Auditorium. UID:148745-21904687@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148745 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260928T141155 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270114T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270114T173000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Keiji Tanaka Seminar DESCRIPTION:TBD UID:152138-21913127@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152138 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Chemistry,Materials Chemistry LOCATION:Chemistry Dow Lab - CHEM 1640 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261005T172700 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270114T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270114T200000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:LSA Non- and Post-Traditional Student Community Group (NPTCG) Winter 2027 Kickoff Event DESCRIPTION:We are excited to announce the Non- and Post-Traditional Student Community Group (NPTCG) Winter 2027 Kickoff Event happening on Friday\, January 14\, 2027\, from 6-8 PM\, in the LSA Multipurpose Room (LSA 1040)!\n\nThis special\, kid-friendly event is designed to create a welcoming and supportive space for non-traditional students (those 24-years or older\; returning to education after a significant break\; part-time students\; those balancing education with other significant life responsibilities such as being a parent/guardian/caretaker\; nontraditional completion of high school education\; military veteran\; or was in the foster-care system 13-years old or older\, experiencing home insecurity or family structure) and post-traditional students (those who might have started their academic journey later in life) while they pursue their education at U-M.\n\nIf you identity with any one of these identities\, this event is a great chance to:\n\nEnjoy free food and swag 🎉\n\nMeet and connect with fellow non- and post-traditional students\n\nLearn about the NPTCG and resources available to support your journey at U-M\n\nJoin in on fun activities that celebrate our unique community\n\nWhether you are a current NPTCG member or if this is your first semester at LSA and looking for a community to call your own\, we are here for you. So\, no matter your path to U-M\, we want to build a space that supports your success and offers you a place to belong. You are also welcome to bring guests to this event\, such as partners\, kids\, or family members! We hope you’ll join us for a night of fun and connection!\n\nFor accessibility requests\, please email javil@umich.edu or lmnguyen@umich.edu UID:153315-21915616@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153315 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Caregiver,Caregivers,Central Campus,Food,Free,Games,Non-traditional Students,Nontraditional Students,Parents,Part Time Students,Part-time Students,Transfer,Transfer Student Center,Transfer Students,Veteran LOCATION:LSA Building - LSA 1040 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T232229 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270114T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270114T200000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:LSA Non- and Post-Traditional Student Community Group (NPTCG) Winter 2027 Kickoff Event DESCRIPTION:We are excited to announce the Non- and Post-Traditional Student Community Group (NPTCG) Winter 2027 Kickoff Event happening on Friday\, January 14\, 2027\, from 6-8 PM\, in the LSA Multipurpose Room (LSA 1040)!This special\, kid-friendly event is designed to create a welcoming and supportive space for non-traditional students (those 24-years or older\; returning to education after a significant break\; part-time students\; those balancing education with other significant life responsibilities such as being a parent/guardian/caretaker\; nontraditional completion of high school education\; military veteran\; or was in the foster-care system 13-years old or older\, experiencing home insecurity or family structure) and post-traditional students (those who might have started their academic journey later in life) while they pursue their education at U-M.If you identity with any one of these identities\, this event is a great chance to:Enjoy free food and swag 🎉Meet and connect with fellow non- and post-traditional studentsLearn about the NPTCG and resources available to support your journey at U-MJoin in on fun activities that celebrate our unique communityWhether you are a current NPTCG member or if this is your first semester at LSA and looking for a community to call your own\, we are here for you. So\, no matter your path to U-M\, we want to build a space that supports your success and offers you a place to belong. You are also welcome to bring guests to this event\, such as partners\, kids\, or family members! We hope you’ll join us for a night of fun and connection! UID:153318-21915631@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153318 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:LSA Multipurpose Room (LSA 1040) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T180028 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270114T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270114T210000 SUMMARY:Other:University of Michigan Women's Ice Hockey vs. Aquinas DESCRIPTION:Home game vs. Aquinas UID:149148-21905824@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149148 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Yost Ice Arena CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260813T101439 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270114T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270114T203000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Movie Nights at The Connector DESCRIPTION:Wanna watch a movie and eat free popcorn? Join the Connector Community Assistants and watch a new movie or a classic while meeting new or familiar faces! Settle-in for a cozy night with us every Thursday as we enter into comfy Fall weather. \n\nThe Connector is located in West Quad. UID:150143-21908242@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150143 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community Building,Community Engagement,Community Gathering,Free,Housing,Welcome Week,Welcome Week Event,Welcome26 LOCATION:The Connector CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260814T155307 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270115T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270115T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Down in Ann Arbor Town: Pictorial Maps\, Campus Traditions\, and the Women Who Made Them DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the centennial of the iconic 1926 “Down in Ann Arbor Town” map by exploring the colorful history\, campus traditions\, and detailed artistry that made it possible. Created by Jessie Horton Koessler (Class of 1901) to help fund the Michigan League building for women\, this celebrated map provides a fascinating view into 1920s campus life and the women who shaped it. Through three distinct exhibit sections\, journey from the campus history that led to the map’s creation to a broader look at early 20th-century pictorial mapmaking.\n\nWhile enjoying the exhibit\, pick up a scavenger hunt at the Clark Library desk that will inspire you to notice whimsical details in the maps discussed. Return your scavenger hunt at the desk for a small prize\, while supplies last.\n\nJoin the curators — Ava Pustulka (’28) and Anna Rohl\, map curator at Clark Library — for a presentation on September 24 (https://myumi.ch/X8y3r)\, where they will share the research that went into creating the exhibit. UID:150290-21908915@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150290 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Library,Maps LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library, 2nd Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260806T162236 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270115T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270115T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:WCEE Exhibition. The Art of Memory\, Paintings by Felix Lembersky DESCRIPTION:Felix Lembersky (1913-1970) was a painter\, theater stage designer\, teacher\, and leader of artistic groups. He began his career within the Soviet Avant-Garde in Ukraine before studying realist painting in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg). Throughout his life he worked across realist and modernist styles that fell outside of Soviet-mandated Socialist Realism. His Execution: Babyn Yar series (ca. 1944-52) is the earliest known artistic representation of Babyn Yar\, a Holocaust massacre site in Kyiv. For political reasons\, these paintings\, along with his later nonconformist work\, were barred from exhibition in the Soviet Union.\n\nHaving witnessed two world wars\, the 1917 revolution\, and political terror\, Lembersky reflected on these experiences with candor while imbuing his work with hope and optimism. He was drawn to vulnerable\, neglected\, and marginalized people: children\, the elderly\, ethnic minorities\, and industrial workers subjected to harsh labor and dangerous conditions. Regardless of their circumstances\, Lembersky portrayed his subjects with empathy\, dignity\, and admiration. \n\n“For my father\, honesty and integrity meant more than anything else. Art was an expression of freedom\, individuality\, and personalized creativity\, without which it ceased to be art.”\n— Galina Lembersky\, daughter\n\nExhibit curated by Yelena Lembersky\, granddaughter of Felix Lembersky\, and Geneviève Zubrzycki\, WCEE Director.\n\nWorks on loan from the private collection of Yelena Lembersky.\n\nContact weisercenter@umich.edu to schedule a viewing.\n\nIf there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us at weisercenter@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange. UID:149975-21907598@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149975 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,russia,ukraine LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 1010 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261001T160941 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270115T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270115T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Black Birth Joy DESCRIPTION:Black Birth Joy by Tiana Lashae documents birth as a deeply personal story of connection\, courage\, tenderness\, and joy. The photographs and stories in the exhibit challenge mainstream narratives that reduce Black birth to statistics and only amplify Black pregnant women's anxiety and hesitancy about navigating the maternal health care system. Instead\, the exhibit offers evidence of joy\, reminders of possibility\, and a visual legacy for generations to come. \n \nBlack Birth Joy was born from Lashae's belief that more positive birth stories of BIPOC families need to be seen and heard\, and her photographs invite viewers to witness the people behind them: the mothers\, babies\, partners\, families\, and birthworkers. They create space for BIPOC families to see themselves represented with dignity and to witness the full range of birth experiences. Lashae's photographs also create a tangible record that can support conversations around quality of medical care\, respectful treatment\, and patient rights. The exhibit empowers women to prioritize and advocate for their birth experiences while also encouraging perinatal health professionals and birthworkers to center the humanity\, dignity\, and individual experiences of patients and families. \n\nThe exhibit comprises over 30 photographs as well as stories of mothers whose births were documented by Lashae\, a doula and birth/newborn photographer whose work has been published in Everyday Birth Magazine\, an international publication. The physical exhibit is accompanied by a virtual component that encourages audiences to engage with each mother's birth story.\n\nThe Lane Hall Exhibit Space is sponsored by the Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWG) and the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies (WGS) at the University of Michigan. \n\nBlack Birth Joy\nThursday\, October 1\, 2026 – Friday\, January 15\, 2027\nLane Hall Exhibit Space\, 204 S State St.\, Ann Arbor\, MI\nOpen M–F\, 9AM–5PM UID:153178-21915382@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153178 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:advocacy,african and african american studies,american culture,anthropology,Art,artists and curators,photography LOCATION:Lane Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T130435 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270115T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270115T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Black Birth Joy photography exhibit DESCRIPTION:Black Birth Joy by Tiana Lashae documents birth as a deeply personal story of connection\, courage\, tenderness\, and joy. The photographs and stories in the exhibit challenge mainstream narratives that reduce Black birth to statistics and only amplify Black pregnant women’s anxiety and hesitancy about navigating the maternal health care system. \n\nBlack Birth Joy was born from Lashae’s belief that more positive birth stories of BIPOC families need to be seen and heard\, and her photographs invite viewers to witness the people behind them: the mothers\, babies\, partners\, families\, and birthworkers.\n\nThe exhibit comprises over 30 photographs as well as stories of mothers whose births were documented by Lashae\, a doula and birth/newborn photographer.\n\nThe Lane Hall Exhibit Space is sponsored by the Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWG) and the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies (WGS) at the University of Michigan.\n\nThursday\, October 1\, 2026 – Friday\, January 15\, 2027\nLane Hall Exhibit Space\, 204 S State St.\, Ann Arbor\, MI\nOpen M–F\, 9AM–5PM UID:153919-21916744@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153919 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:advocacy,african american,african and african american studies,african and afroamerican studies,american culture,Art,artists and curators,arts,arts at michigan,Black America,Blackness,Caregiver,Caregivers,center for the education of women,community activism,Community Engagement,daas,Diversity,equity issues,Exhibition,feminism,feminist,Gender Equality,gender studies,Health,Health & Wellness,health and wellness,Health Equity,healthcare,Nursing,obstetrics and gynecology,reproductive health,reproductive justice,Reproductive Rights,sexuality,social science research,Storytelling,Student Parent,Student Parents,Students With Children,Wellness,women,women of color,Women's And Gender Studies,women's health,women's health program,women's studies LOCATION:Lane Hall - First Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260924T192636 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270115T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270115T180000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Poster Company Poster Sale DESCRIPTION:The College Poster Sale Company is back on campus for their Winter Poster sale. Get ready to transform your space! Visit the Michigan Union between 10:00am and 6:00pm Monday January 11 - Friday January 15 to shop an incredible selection of posters. With unbeatable prices and endless options\, there’s something for every taste and style. UID:152868-21914621@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152868 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Creative,Design,Poster,Purchase,Sale LOCATION:Michigan Union - South Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261019T155949 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270115T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270115T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Special Exhibition | Ancient Abstractions: Roman Visual Trends Beyond Naturalism DESCRIPTION:The lifelike naturalistic bodies of Greek and Roman sculpture have been a source of wonder since the Renaissance. Indeed\, the Italian Renaissance artist Vasari identified the ancient world as the time “when sculpture rose to its greatest height.” But close likenesses of the natural world are not the only visual products of the ancient past. This exhibition traces alternative visual trends in the ancient Roman world that today would be considered examples of abstraction. It focuses on monuments and motifs long pushed to the margins of our accounts of ancient art. Oversize arrangements of interlocking shapes pulsate in bold block colors from tombs\, temples\, and homes\; stylized animals flicker into view\, only to collapse once more into bright geometric arrangements\; and artists adopt experimental shorthands for the depiction of space across media. Anticipating recent interests in color and form\, the visual trends of antiquity emerge as far more varied than has long been told.\n\n*Ancient Abstractions is on view from November 5\, 2026\, through February 28\, 2027\, during regular museum hours (Tuesday–Friday\, 10:00 AM–4:00 PM\, and Saturday–Sunday\, 11:00 AM–4:00 PM\; closed Mondays and university holidays.* UID:153842-21916508@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153842 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ancient Rome,archaeology,art,Art History,collections,cultural heritage,Exhibition,Faculty,Free,history,Mediterranean,museum,Research,roman empire,visual arts LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260922T103914 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270115T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270115T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:“Fill the Ranks”: The Civil War and the University of Michigan DESCRIPTION:“Fill the Ranks”: The Civil War and the University of Michigan explores how campus and community debated the issues that tore the country apart\, how students and alums joined the fight\, and how the University’s public mission began to conflict with its elite aspirations. Based on collections at the Bentley Historical Library.\n\nDeveloped by the Judy and Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory and featuring the work of its student docents\, “Fill the Ranks” includes historic artifacts\, digital animations\, and interactive elements spanning two floors.\n\nOn display September 25\, 2026-July 2\, 2027 at the Judy and Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory\, 1398 Ann Street\, Ann Arbor\, 48109.\n\nView the exhibit during the Observatory’s open hours: Thursdays 12-5 pm\, Fridays 12-11 pm\, Saturdays 12-5 pm.\n\n“Fill the Ranks”: The Civil War and the University of Michigan is supported in part by the Inclusive History Project. To learn more\, please visit inclusivehistory.umich.edu. Additional support provided by the University of Michigan’s U.S. at 250 initiative. UID:152626-21914213@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152626 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:american culture,American History,American Politics,archives,bentley historical library,bentley library,civil rights,Civil War,Education,educational,Exhibition,free,history,Humanities,Museum,museums,Politics,Social Sciences,Storytelling,Student Life,U-m History,university history,university of michigan history LOCATION:Detroit Observatory CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260622T092756 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270115T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270115T123000 SUMMARY:Well-being:Heartfulness Meditation DESCRIPTION:Heartfulness Guided Meditation is a weekly\, drop-in program designed to help you Mental well-being. \n\nAll U-M students\, faculty\, and staff are welcome to participate in guided meditation practice with a trainer every Friday at noon over Zoom (details to join are provided below). No prior experience with meditation is required. \n\n*What will you learn?*\n\nThe session involves 3 simple steps:\n\nBreathing\nRelaxation\nMeditation\n\nDeep breathing bring a pause followed by Relaxation brings your body to a calm\, steady posture creating a stillness at the physical level\, and prepares the mind for meditation. Lastly\, learning to meditate by being mindful of your heart will connect you with yourself by listening to your heart’s voice. This is the art of Heartfulness Meditation. \n\n*Why Meditate?*\n\nWhile physical fitness keeps our bodies in shape\, meditation is an exercise for the mind and mental wellness. In addition to the measurable benefits mentally and physically\, many people benefit from an unquantifiable inner poise and harmony. \n\n*Please take Learn to Meditate session if you are new to the practice. These sessions are offered Monthly.* https://events.umich.edu/event/128708\n\n*Event Details*\n\nHeartfulness Guided Meditation \nFridays from 12-12:30 p.m. ET (except during university season days / holidays)\nJoin Via Zoom Meeting\nRegister to receive Passcode (see “Related links”\n\n\nThis wellness program is coordinated by ITS Teaching & Learning and provided at no cost by heartfulness.org. UID:143758-21899562@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143758 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Health & Wellness,Well-being LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260926T172355 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270115T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270115T160000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Combinatorics Seminar DESCRIPTION:TBA UID:152923-21914804@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152923 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 4088 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260812T103351 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270115T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270115T160000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Sustainability Coffee Chats: Free coffee and good conversation! DESCRIPTION:The Student Sustainability Coalition will be hosting our coffee chats throughout the semester and we want you to join us! Passionate about sustainability?--water conservation\, AI\, carbon neutrality\, transportation\, ANYTHING!--come chat with us\, share your passion(s) and interests\, all while helping contribute to a more sustainable University of Michigan! Not to mention: WE WILL BUY YOUR DRINK!\n\nFind us at: \nMaizes Cafe every Friday from 3-4p UID:138091-21908276@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138091 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Activism,Climate Change,Discussion,Food,food and the environment,Free,Free Food,Graduate and Professional Students,In Person,Social,Social Impact,Student Org,Sustainability,Talk,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Michigan League - Maizie's Cafe CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261014T092046 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270115T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270115T170000 SUMMARY:Presentation:CGIS International Internship Programs: Info Session DESCRIPTION:Join CGIS Internship Manager Rachel Reuter to learn more about CGIS's international internship programs available for Spring/Summer 2027. These 8-week\, unpaid international internship programs offer opportunities across a wide range of locations\, academic interests\, and career fields\, and students can earn up to 6 academic credits. In this session\, students will learn more about each internship program\, including locations\, the application process\, potential placements\, academic requirements\, eligibility requirements\, and other key details.CGIS: Summer International Internships with IES AbroadCGIS: Summer International Internships with CIEECGIS: Summer International Internships with Sage CorpsCGIS: Summer International Internships with OmprakashDATES:Thursday\, October 22\, 12:00pm - 1:00pm (Info Session)Thursday\, December 10\, 12:00pm - 1:00pm (Info Session)Friday\, January 15\, 4:00pm - 5:00pm (Info Session)Friday\, January 29\, 12:00pm - 2:00pm (Drop-in Group Advising) UID:153305-21915591@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153305 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Abroad,Africa,Applications,Asia,Asia-pacific,Australia,Career,global,global engagement,global opportunities,Information Session,intercultural,international,Internship,internships,Sessions,study abroad,Summer,The College Of Literature\, Science\, And The Arts,Travel,Undergraduate LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T181710 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270115T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270115T190000 SUMMARY:Performance:Concerto Competition: Graduate Finalists DESCRIPTION:Winners of the SMTD Concerto Competition will perform their competition piece with one of the School’s orchestras in an upcoming performance at Hill Auditorium. UID:148746-21904688@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148746 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T150526 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270115T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270115T180000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Kaffeestunde im Max Kade Haus DESCRIPTION:Kaffeestunde is a weekly opportunity to mingle and unwind \"auf Deutsch\". It is a place to connect with other Max Kade residents\, chat informally in German\, and participate in activities prepared by facilitators. The Kaffeestunde is open to the wider German-speaking community at UofM.\n\nKaffeestunde meets weekly on Fridays from 5-6pm in the Edward Said Lounge (2450 NQ) UID:151925-21912441@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151925 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Germanic Languages And Literatures,Max Kade LOCATION:North Quad - Edward Said Lounge (2450 NQ) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260814T155307 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270116T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270116T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Down in Ann Arbor Town: Pictorial Maps\, Campus Traditions\, and the Women Who Made Them DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the centennial of the iconic 1926 “Down in Ann Arbor Town” map by exploring the colorful history\, campus traditions\, and detailed artistry that made it possible. Created by Jessie Horton Koessler (Class of 1901) to help fund the Michigan League building for women\, this celebrated map provides a fascinating view into 1920s campus life and the women who shaped it. Through three distinct exhibit sections\, journey from the campus history that led to the map’s creation to a broader look at early 20th-century pictorial mapmaking.\n\nWhile enjoying the exhibit\, pick up a scavenger hunt at the Clark Library desk that will inspire you to notice whimsical details in the maps discussed. Return your scavenger hunt at the desk for a small prize\, while supplies last.\n\nJoin the curators — Ava Pustulka (’28) and Anna Rohl\, map curator at Clark Library — for a presentation on September 24 (https://myumi.ch/X8y3r)\, where they will share the research that went into creating the exhibit. UID:150290-21908916@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150290 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Library,Maps LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library, 2nd Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261019T155949 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270116T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270116T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Special Exhibition | Ancient Abstractions: Roman Visual Trends Beyond Naturalism DESCRIPTION:The lifelike naturalistic bodies of Greek and Roman sculpture have been a source of wonder since the Renaissance. Indeed\, the Italian Renaissance artist Vasari identified the ancient world as the time “when sculpture rose to its greatest height.” But close likenesses of the natural world are not the only visual products of the ancient past. This exhibition traces alternative visual trends in the ancient Roman world that today would be considered examples of abstraction. It focuses on monuments and motifs long pushed to the margins of our accounts of ancient art. Oversize arrangements of interlocking shapes pulsate in bold block colors from tombs\, temples\, and homes\; stylized animals flicker into view\, only to collapse once more into bright geometric arrangements\; and artists adopt experimental shorthands for the depiction of space across media. Anticipating recent interests in color and form\, the visual trends of antiquity emerge as far more varied than has long been told.\n\n*Ancient Abstractions is on view from November 5\, 2026\, through February 28\, 2027\, during regular museum hours (Tuesday–Friday\, 10:00 AM–4:00 PM\, and Saturday–Sunday\, 11:00 AM–4:00 PM\; closed Mondays and university holidays.* UID:153842-21916509@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153842 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ancient Rome,archaeology,art,Art History,collections,cultural heritage,Exhibition,Faculty,Free,history,Mediterranean,museum,Research,roman empire,visual arts LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260922T103914 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270116T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270116T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:“Fill the Ranks”: The Civil War and the University of Michigan DESCRIPTION:“Fill the Ranks”: The Civil War and the University of Michigan explores how campus and community debated the issues that tore the country apart\, how students and alums joined the fight\, and how the University’s public mission began to conflict with its elite aspirations. Based on collections at the Bentley Historical Library.\n\nDeveloped by the Judy and Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory and featuring the work of its student docents\, “Fill the Ranks” includes historic artifacts\, digital animations\, and interactive elements spanning two floors.\n\nOn display September 25\, 2026-July 2\, 2027 at the Judy and Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory\, 1398 Ann Street\, Ann Arbor\, 48109.\n\nView the exhibit during the Observatory’s open hours: Thursdays 12-5 pm\, Fridays 12-11 pm\, Saturdays 12-5 pm.\n\n“Fill the Ranks”: The Civil War and the University of Michigan is supported in part by the Inclusive History Project. To learn more\, please visit inclusivehistory.umich.edu. Additional support provided by the University of Michigan’s U.S. at 250 initiative. UID:152626-21914293@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152626 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:american culture,American History,American Politics,archives,bentley historical library,bentley library,civil rights,Civil War,Education,educational,Exhibition,free,history,Humanities,Museum,museums,Politics,Social Sciences,Storytelling,Student Life,U-m History,university history,university of michigan history LOCATION:Detroit Observatory CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T180026 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270116T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270116T193000 SUMMARY:Other:University of Michigan Women's Ice Hockey @ Aquinas DESCRIPTION:Away game vs Aquinas UID:149147-21905823@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149147 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Southside Ice Arena CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261014T100832 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270116T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Heywood Banks DESCRIPTION:Musician\, poet\, comedian\, icon\n\nHeywood Banks is simply one of a kind\, almost impossible to describe\, with a style his very own. Equal parts genius and buffoon\, this songwriter-comic-singer-poet-musician has become a cult hero and a pop icon\, with a show that appeals to college students\, stoners\, businessmen\, yuppies\, rednecks\, punks\, kids or your grandmother. Heywood intersperses his humorous observations of life with twisted\, inventive\, bizarre songs\, sung and played in a variety of styles\, from folk\, to country to rock to pop\, and way beyond. You have to be pretty sharp to get Heywood at his deepest level (he demands a high level of pop culture literacy)\, but you can also enjoy him just for his vocal style impersonations\, expert musicianship and just plain silliness. Heywood has appeared on A&E’s Evening at the Improv\, MTV’s 1/2 Hour Comedy Hour\, CNN’s Hollywood Minute\, Caroline’s Comedy Hour\, Entertainment Tonight\, Showtime Comedy Club Network\, and the Dr. Demento Show\,” and is a frequent guest on the national Bob and Tom radio show. UID:153644-21916135@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153644 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix LOCATION:ARK Reserved CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260814T155307 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270117T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270117T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Down in Ann Arbor Town: Pictorial Maps\, Campus Traditions\, and the Women Who Made Them DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the centennial of the iconic 1926 “Down in Ann Arbor Town” map by exploring the colorful history\, campus traditions\, and detailed artistry that made it possible. Created by Jessie Horton Koessler (Class of 1901) to help fund the Michigan League building for women\, this celebrated map provides a fascinating view into 1920s campus life and the women who shaped it. Through three distinct exhibit sections\, journey from the campus history that led to the map’s creation to a broader look at early 20th-century pictorial mapmaking.\n\nWhile enjoying the exhibit\, pick up a scavenger hunt at the Clark Library desk that will inspire you to notice whimsical details in the maps discussed. Return your scavenger hunt at the desk for a small prize\, while supplies last.\n\nJoin the curators — Ava Pustulka (’28) and Anna Rohl\, map curator at Clark Library — for a presentation on September 24 (https://myumi.ch/X8y3r)\, where they will share the research that went into creating the exhibit. UID:150290-21908917@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150290 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Library,Maps LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library, 2nd Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260720T140403 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270117T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270117T160000 SUMMARY:Fair / Festival:IDEAS Days: Science & Innovation DESCRIPTION:IDEAS Days are a new type of STEMM event at the U-M Museum of Natural History. Participate in interactive activities and demonstrations\, learn through hands-on experiences\, make science-inspired projects\, view fascinating museum specimens\, and meet real U-M researchers!\nCelebrate discovery\, creativity\, and the tools and technologies helping us better understand our world\, past and present. UID:149470-21906459@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149470 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Children,collections,Environment,Family,Free,Museum - Herbarium,Museum - Zoology,museum collections,Museum Of Paleontology,museums,natural history museum,Science LOCATION:Museum of Natural History CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261019T155949 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270117T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270117T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Special Exhibition | Ancient Abstractions: Roman Visual Trends Beyond Naturalism DESCRIPTION:The lifelike naturalistic bodies of Greek and Roman sculpture have been a source of wonder since the Renaissance. Indeed\, the Italian Renaissance artist Vasari identified the ancient world as the time “when sculpture rose to its greatest height.” But close likenesses of the natural world are not the only visual products of the ancient past. This exhibition traces alternative visual trends in the ancient Roman world that today would be considered examples of abstraction. It focuses on monuments and motifs long pushed to the margins of our accounts of ancient art. Oversize arrangements of interlocking shapes pulsate in bold block colors from tombs\, temples\, and homes\; stylized animals flicker into view\, only to collapse once more into bright geometric arrangements\; and artists adopt experimental shorthands for the depiction of space across media. Anticipating recent interests in color and form\, the visual trends of antiquity emerge as far more varied than has long been told.\n\n*Ancient Abstractions is on view from November 5\, 2026\, through February 28\, 2027\, during regular museum hours (Tuesday–Friday\, 10:00 AM–4:00 PM\, and Saturday–Sunday\, 11:00 AM–4:00 PM\; closed Mondays and university holidays.* UID:153842-21916510@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153842 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ancient Rome,archaeology,art,Art History,collections,cultural heritage,Exhibition,Faculty,Free,history,Mediterranean,museum,Research,roman empire,visual arts LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T180103 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270117T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270117T123000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Winter Recruiting Refresher Sunday Session DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin Tech Club for a Sunday Session reviewing key fall recruiting topics and giving members a chance to catch up on material from earlier workshops. We’ll revisit major themes including target role identification\, resume positioning\, networking\, behavioral interviews\, case preparation\, AI tools\, and winter break planning. This session is ideal for anyone who missed previous Sunday Sessions or wants a consolidated refresher before continuing their recruiting preparation.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n UID:149846-21907253@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149846 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Tauber Colloquium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260814T155307 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270118T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270118T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Down in Ann Arbor Town: Pictorial Maps\, Campus Traditions\, and the Women Who Made Them DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the centennial of the iconic 1926 “Down in Ann Arbor Town” map by exploring the colorful history\, campus traditions\, and detailed artistry that made it possible. Created by Jessie Horton Koessler (Class of 1901) to help fund the Michigan League building for women\, this celebrated map provides a fascinating view into 1920s campus life and the women who shaped it. Through three distinct exhibit sections\, journey from the campus history that led to the map’s creation to a broader look at early 20th-century pictorial mapmaking.\n\nWhile enjoying the exhibit\, pick up a scavenger hunt at the Clark Library desk that will inspire you to notice whimsical details in the maps discussed. Return your scavenger hunt at the desk for a small prize\, while supplies last.\n\nJoin the curators — Ava Pustulka (’28) and Anna Rohl\, map curator at Clark Library — for a presentation on September 24 (https://myumi.ch/X8y3r)\, where they will share the research that went into creating the exhibit. UID:150290-21908918@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150290 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Library,Maps LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library, 2nd Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260806T162236 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270118T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270118T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:WCEE Exhibition. The Art of Memory\, Paintings by Felix Lembersky DESCRIPTION:Felix Lembersky (1913-1970) was a painter\, theater stage designer\, teacher\, and leader of artistic groups. He began his career within the Soviet Avant-Garde in Ukraine before studying realist painting in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg). Throughout his life he worked across realist and modernist styles that fell outside of Soviet-mandated Socialist Realism. His Execution: Babyn Yar series (ca. 1944-52) is the earliest known artistic representation of Babyn Yar\, a Holocaust massacre site in Kyiv. For political reasons\, these paintings\, along with his later nonconformist work\, were barred from exhibition in the Soviet Union.\n\nHaving witnessed two world wars\, the 1917 revolution\, and political terror\, Lembersky reflected on these experiences with candor while imbuing his work with hope and optimism. He was drawn to vulnerable\, neglected\, and marginalized people: children\, the elderly\, ethnic minorities\, and industrial workers subjected to harsh labor and dangerous conditions. Regardless of their circumstances\, Lembersky portrayed his subjects with empathy\, dignity\, and admiration. \n\n“For my father\, honesty and integrity meant more than anything else. Art was an expression of freedom\, individuality\, and personalized creativity\, without which it ceased to be art.”\n— Galina Lembersky\, daughter\n\nExhibit curated by Yelena Lembersky\, granddaughter of Felix Lembersky\, and Geneviève Zubrzycki\, WCEE Director.\n\nWorks on loan from the private collection of Yelena Lembersky.\n\nContact weisercenter@umich.edu to schedule a viewing.\n\nIf there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us at weisercenter@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange. UID:149975-21907601@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149975 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,russia,ukraine LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 1010 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260720T140403 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270118T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270118T160000 SUMMARY:Fair / Festival:IDEAS Days: Science & Innovation DESCRIPTION:IDEAS Days are a new type of STEMM event at the U-M Museum of Natural History. Participate in interactive activities and demonstrations\, learn through hands-on experiences\, make science-inspired projects\, view fascinating museum specimens\, and meet real U-M researchers!\nCelebrate discovery\, creativity\, and the tools and technologies helping us better understand our world\, past and present. UID:149470-21906461@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149470 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Children,collections,Environment,Family,Free,Museum - Herbarium,Museum - Zoology,museum collections,Museum Of Paleontology,museums,natural history museum,Science LOCATION:Museum of Natural History CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T180416 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270118T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270118T213000 SUMMARY:Other:MRun Ice Skating @ Yost DESCRIPTION:Yost Ice Arena\, 1/18/2027\, 8:30pm-9:20pm UID:153940-21916794@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153940 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Yost Ice Arena CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260814T155307 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270119T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270119T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Down in Ann Arbor Town: Pictorial Maps\, Campus Traditions\, and the Women Who Made Them DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the centennial of the iconic 1926 “Down in Ann Arbor Town” map by exploring the colorful history\, campus traditions\, and detailed artistry that made it possible. Created by Jessie Horton Koessler (Class of 1901) to help fund the Michigan League building for women\, this celebrated map provides a fascinating view into 1920s campus life and the women who shaped it. Through three distinct exhibit sections\, journey from the campus history that led to the map’s creation to a broader look at early 20th-century pictorial mapmaking.\n\nWhile enjoying the exhibit\, pick up a scavenger hunt at the Clark Library desk that will inspire you to notice whimsical details in the maps discussed. Return your scavenger hunt at the desk for a small prize\, while supplies last.\n\nJoin the curators — Ava Pustulka (’28) and Anna Rohl\, map curator at Clark Library — for a presentation on September 24 (https://myumi.ch/X8y3r)\, where they will share the research that went into creating the exhibit. UID:150290-21908919@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150290 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Library,Maps LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library, 2nd Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260806T162236 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270119T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270119T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:WCEE Exhibition. The Art of Memory\, Paintings by Felix Lembersky DESCRIPTION:Felix Lembersky (1913-1970) was a painter\, theater stage designer\, teacher\, and leader of artistic groups. He began his career within the Soviet Avant-Garde in Ukraine before studying realist painting in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg). Throughout his life he worked across realist and modernist styles that fell outside of Soviet-mandated Socialist Realism. His Execution: Babyn Yar series (ca. 1944-52) is the earliest known artistic representation of Babyn Yar\, a Holocaust massacre site in Kyiv. For political reasons\, these paintings\, along with his later nonconformist work\, were barred from exhibition in the Soviet Union.\n\nHaving witnessed two world wars\, the 1917 revolution\, and political terror\, Lembersky reflected on these experiences with candor while imbuing his work with hope and optimism. He was drawn to vulnerable\, neglected\, and marginalized people: children\, the elderly\, ethnic minorities\, and industrial workers subjected to harsh labor and dangerous conditions. Regardless of their circumstances\, Lembersky portrayed his subjects with empathy\, dignity\, and admiration. \n\n“For my father\, honesty and integrity meant more than anything else. Art was an expression of freedom\, individuality\, and personalized creativity\, without which it ceased to be art.”\n— Galina Lembersky\, daughter\n\nExhibit curated by Yelena Lembersky\, granddaughter of Felix Lembersky\, and Geneviève Zubrzycki\, WCEE Director.\n\nWorks on loan from the private collection of Yelena Lembersky.\n\nContact weisercenter@umich.edu to schedule a viewing.\n\nIf there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us at weisercenter@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange. UID:149975-21907602@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149975 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,russia,ukraine LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 1010 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260922T093359 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270119T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270119T110000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:CoderSpaces - Tuesdays DESCRIPTION:Are you grappling with a piece of code\, trying to compute on a cluster\, or just getting started with a new method such as machine learning? Then we might have just the right space for you.\n\nAll members of the U-M community are invited to join our weekly virtual CoderSpaces to get research support and connect with others.\n\nTuesdays\, 9:30-11 a.m. ET\, via Zoom (Meeting ID: 513 103 7575)\nWednesdays\, 1:30-3 p.m. ET\, via Zoom (Meeting ID: 513 103 7575) UID:152608-21914071@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152608 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ai,Artificial Intelligence,Data,Data Analysis,Data Collection,Data Curation,Data Linkage,Data Management,Data Science,Great Lakes Cluster,High Performance Computing,Machine Learning,Social Science,Social Sciences,Statistics LOCATION:Off Campus Location - https://umich.zoom.us/j/5131037575?omn=94024500517 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261019T155949 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270119T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270119T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Special Exhibition | Ancient Abstractions: Roman Visual Trends Beyond Naturalism DESCRIPTION:The lifelike naturalistic bodies of Greek and Roman sculpture have been a source of wonder since the Renaissance. Indeed\, the Italian Renaissance artist Vasari identified the ancient world as the time “when sculpture rose to its greatest height.” But close likenesses of the natural world are not the only visual products of the ancient past. This exhibition traces alternative visual trends in the ancient Roman world that today would be considered examples of abstraction. It focuses on monuments and motifs long pushed to the margins of our accounts of ancient art. Oversize arrangements of interlocking shapes pulsate in bold block colors from tombs\, temples\, and homes\; stylized animals flicker into view\, only to collapse once more into bright geometric arrangements\; and artists adopt experimental shorthands for the depiction of space across media. Anticipating recent interests in color and form\, the visual trends of antiquity emerge as far more varied than has long been told.\n\n*Ancient Abstractions is on view from November 5\, 2026\, through February 28\, 2027\, during regular museum hours (Tuesday–Friday\, 10:00 AM–4:00 PM\, and Saturday–Sunday\, 11:00 AM–4:00 PM\; closed Mondays and university holidays.* UID:153842-21916512@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153842 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ancient Rome,archaeology,art,Art History,collections,cultural heritage,Exhibition,Faculty,Free,history,Mediterranean,museum,Research,roman empire,visual arts LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T183134 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270119T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270119T140000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:CommuniTea DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE: https://umich.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1976973 CommuniTea with the University Career CenterJoin theUniversity Career Center at Trotter CommuniTea for a relaxed and welcoming afternoon of connection\, conversation\, and community! CommuniTea is a weekly gathering where students\, staff\, and faculty come together over tea to share what’s on their minds\, meet new people\, and build meaningful connections.This week\, we’ll be chatting about the 2027 Skilled &\; Savvy Conference and the Winter Job &\; Internship Fairs\, spinning the Wheel of Fun\, and enjoying some delicious Costco cake together. Whether you’re looking to learn about upcoming career events\, make new friends\, or just take a break and enjoy good vibes\, we’d love tosee you there!Come for the tea\, stay for the cake\, connections\, and career fun. Go Blue! 💙💛We want to ensure full andequitable participation in our events. If an accessibility accommodation would promote your full participation in this event\, please indicate youraccommodation requirements via the link below\, preferably at least 14 days prior to the program to ensure sufficient time for arranging your requested accommodation(s) or exploring suitable alternatives. If you have any questions regarding access to our programs\, please don't hesitate to reach out to Jocelyn Gaydos at jmgaydos@umich.edu. Accessibility accommodationform: https://forms.gle/FmFn35ZLxJ8kvPfSA #UCC UID:149456-21906440@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149456 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Sankofa Lounge Trotter CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T232133 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270119T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270119T140000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:2026-2027 CommuniTEA DESCRIPTION:Weekly gathering for students\, staff\, and faculty to build community with the Trotter/MESA team and discuss the week’s events. Organizations and units are encouraged to collaborate and offer light refreshments or share tea practices that center their cultural practices. Come join us for good conversation\, food and fun! UID:151558-21911750@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151558 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Trotter Multicultural Center - Sankofa Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260901T134245 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270119T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270119T140000 SUMMARY:Well-being:CommuniTEA DESCRIPTION:Join students\, staff\, and faculty in the Sankofa Lounge for weekly CommuniTEA gatherings. Come to connect\, share experiences\, good vibes\, and unwind. Meet new friends\, play a card game\, or study and eat your lunch among community! Organizations and units are welcome to collaborate and share refreshments or cultural tea practices. UID:150822-21910276@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150822 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Culture,Diversity,Free,Inclusion,MESA,Multicultural,Social Impact,Well-being LOCATION:Trotter Multicultural Center - Sankofa Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260911T142456 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270119T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270119T150000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Faculty Allies Events 2026-2027 DESCRIPTION:Events for the 2026-2027 Faculty Allies program. UID:151859-21912305@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151859 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Rgs Events,Rgs-events,Sessions LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261013T161538 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270119T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270119T200000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Creative Arts Meetup: Detroit Observatory Visit DESCRIPTION:This month\, Creative Arts Meetup (CAM) will take a special outing to the Detroit Observatory for an evening combining art\, astronomy\, and creative exploration.\n\nThe visit will include a tour of the historic observatory\, an opportunity for telescope observing\, and astro-sketching. Artists\, makers\, and the curious from the U-M community and the public are welcome to join us for this unique creative experience.\n\nThe Creative Arts Meetup (CAM) is a space for multimedia art and creative community for all skill levels. Mark your calendar\, and please invite colleagues\, students\, friends\, and others who may be interested in CAM.\n\nFor more information\, email creativearts@umich.edu. UID:153636-21916128@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153636 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Arts,Free,Library LOCATION:Detroit Observatory CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260813T102754 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270119T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270119T203000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Game Nights at The Connector DESCRIPTION:Do you like board games? Card games? Do you like free popcorn? We welcome all types of players here! Every Tuesday\, the Connector Community Assistants are hosting a game night where we eat delicious popcorn and have a chill (or competitive\, if that’s your energy!) night of joy and connection with one another! Bring your friends and hang! \n\nThe Connector is located in West Quad. UID:150142-21908210@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150142 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community Building,Community Engagement,Community Gathering,Free,Housing,Welcome Week,Welcome Week Event,Welcome26 LOCATION:The Connector CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260814T155307 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270120T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270120T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Down in Ann Arbor Town: Pictorial Maps\, Campus Traditions\, and the Women Who Made Them DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the centennial of the iconic 1926 “Down in Ann Arbor Town” map by exploring the colorful history\, campus traditions\, and detailed artistry that made it possible. Created by Jessie Horton Koessler (Class of 1901) to help fund the Michigan League building for women\, this celebrated map provides a fascinating view into 1920s campus life and the women who shaped it. Through three distinct exhibit sections\, journey from the campus history that led to the map’s creation to a broader look at early 20th-century pictorial mapmaking.\n\nWhile enjoying the exhibit\, pick up a scavenger hunt at the Clark Library desk that will inspire you to notice whimsical details in the maps discussed. Return your scavenger hunt at the desk for a small prize\, while supplies last.\n\nJoin the curators — Ava Pustulka (’28) and Anna Rohl\, map curator at Clark Library — for a presentation on September 24 (https://myumi.ch/X8y3r)\, where they will share the research that went into creating the exhibit. UID:150290-21908920@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150290 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Library,Maps LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library, 2nd Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260806T162236 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270120T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270120T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:WCEE Exhibition. The Art of Memory\, Paintings by Felix Lembersky DESCRIPTION:Felix Lembersky (1913-1970) was a painter\, theater stage designer\, teacher\, and leader of artistic groups. He began his career within the Soviet Avant-Garde in Ukraine before studying realist painting in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg). Throughout his life he worked across realist and modernist styles that fell outside of Soviet-mandated Socialist Realism. His Execution: Babyn Yar series (ca. 1944-52) is the earliest known artistic representation of Babyn Yar\, a Holocaust massacre site in Kyiv. For political reasons\, these paintings\, along with his later nonconformist work\, were barred from exhibition in the Soviet Union.\n\nHaving witnessed two world wars\, the 1917 revolution\, and political terror\, Lembersky reflected on these experiences with candor while imbuing his work with hope and optimism. He was drawn to vulnerable\, neglected\, and marginalized people: children\, the elderly\, ethnic minorities\, and industrial workers subjected to harsh labor and dangerous conditions. Regardless of their circumstances\, Lembersky portrayed his subjects with empathy\, dignity\, and admiration. \n\n“For my father\, honesty and integrity meant more than anything else. Art was an expression of freedom\, individuality\, and personalized creativity\, without which it ceased to be art.”\n— Galina Lembersky\, daughter\n\nExhibit curated by Yelena Lembersky\, granddaughter of Felix Lembersky\, and Geneviève Zubrzycki\, WCEE Director.\n\nWorks on loan from the private collection of Yelena Lembersky.\n\nContact weisercenter@umich.edu to schedule a viewing.\n\nIf there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us at weisercenter@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange. UID:149975-21907603@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149975 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,russia,ukraine LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 1010 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260902T133628 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270120T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270120T120000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Welcome Wednesdays DESCRIPTION:Kick-start your Wednesday with free coffee\, tea\, hot chocolate\, and a breakfast snack! Stop by the Alumni Center from 9 a.m.–noon on select Wednesdays during the fall and winter semesters. Bring your Mcard—and keep an eye out for Bagely\, the beloved bagel mascot! ☕🥯〽️ UID:151404-21911535@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151404 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Breakfast,food,free food LOCATION:Alumni Center CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261019T155949 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270120T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270120T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Special Exhibition | Ancient Abstractions: Roman Visual Trends Beyond Naturalism DESCRIPTION:The lifelike naturalistic bodies of Greek and Roman sculpture have been a source of wonder since the Renaissance. Indeed\, the Italian Renaissance artist Vasari identified the ancient world as the time “when sculpture rose to its greatest height.” But close likenesses of the natural world are not the only visual products of the ancient past. This exhibition traces alternative visual trends in the ancient Roman world that today would be considered examples of abstraction. It focuses on monuments and motifs long pushed to the margins of our accounts of ancient art. Oversize arrangements of interlocking shapes pulsate in bold block colors from tombs\, temples\, and homes\; stylized animals flicker into view\, only to collapse once more into bright geometric arrangements\; and artists adopt experimental shorthands for the depiction of space across media. Anticipating recent interests in color and form\, the visual trends of antiquity emerge as far more varied than has long been told.\n\n*Ancient Abstractions is on view from November 5\, 2026\, through February 28\, 2027\, during regular museum hours (Tuesday–Friday\, 10:00 AM–4:00 PM\, and Saturday–Sunday\, 11:00 AM–4:00 PM\; closed Mondays and university holidays.* UID:153842-21916513@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153842 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ancient Rome,archaeology,art,Art History,collections,cultural heritage,Exhibition,Faculty,Free,history,Mediterranean,museum,Research,roman empire,visual arts LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260729T130108 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270120T121500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270120T124500 SUMMARY:Well-being:CEW+ Midweek Mindfulness DESCRIPTION:RSVP here: https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/htrYM6lXQH28gjySTQaKIw\n\nJoin us on Wednesdays from 12:15 – 12:45 pm. Register once to receive a Zoom link to access the sits each week or as your schedule allows.\n\nMindful meditation is a contemplative practice that\, over time\, can build resilience and coping skills to support you to gain perspective\, navigate the demands of daily life\, and build compassion. Weekly guided sits offer a virtual community of practice that explores present-moment awareness\, open and directed attention\, non-judgment\, and self-compassion. CEW+ Midweek Mindfulness welcomes practitioners of all skill levels. Each session offers instruction\, support\, and the opportunity to practice guided and self-directed mindful meditation. Participate weekly\, or drop in as your schedule allows. All are welcome! UID:109796-21906874@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/109796 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Caregivers,first-generation,Free,Graduate and Professional Students,Health & Wellness,Mindfulness,Nontraditional Students,Self-care,Student Parents,Students With Children,Support,transfer students,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students,Virtual,Welcome to Michigan,Well-being,Wellness,women,women's health,Work-life Balance,Zoom LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260922T093431 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270120T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270120T150000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:CoderSpaces - Wednesday DESCRIPTION:Are you grappling with a piece of code\, trying to compute on a cluster\, or just getting started with a new method such as machine learning? Then we might have just the right space for you.\n\nAll members of the U-M community are invited to join our weekly virtual CoderSpaces to get research support and connect with others.\n\nTuesdays\, 9:30-11 a.m. ET\, via Zoom (Meeting ID: 513 103 7575)\nWednesdays\, 1:30-3 p.m. ET\, via Zoom (Meeting ID: 513 103 7575) UID:152615-21914146@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152615 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ai,Artificial Intelligence,Data,Data Analysis,Data Collection,Data Curation,Data Linkage,Data Management,Data Science,Great Lakes Cluster,High Performance Computing,Machine Learning,Social Science,Social Sciences,Statistics LOCATION:Off Campus Location - https://umich.zoom.us/j/5131037575?omn=94024500517 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260716T122023 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270120T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270120T165000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Algebraic Geometery Seminar: TBA DESCRIPTION:TBA UID:149437-21906419@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149437 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 4096 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261009T132258 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270120T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270120T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Regularization by Common Noise for Mean Field Games and Mean Field Control DESCRIPTION:A fundamental challenge in the theory of mean field games (MFGs) is that equilibria are generally non-unique in the absence of monotonicity assumptions. In this talk\, we establish that an infinite-dimensional multiplicative common noise restores uniqueness for generic MFGs in one spatial dimension. Furthermore\, by exploiting the connection between mean field control (MFC) and potential MFGs\, we show that this common noise regularizes the MFC value function. Based on this regularity\, we then construct optimal feedback controls for the MFC problem. This talk is based on joint work with F. Delarue. UID:153516-21915950@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153516 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 1360 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T111502 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270120T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270120T190000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Deutschtisch im Max Kade Haus DESCRIPTION:Deutschtisch is a weekly event in the North Quad dining hall for Max Kade residents and visitors from outside of Max Kade Haus to speak German during a meal. UID:151889-21912355@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151889 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Germanic Languages And Literatures,Max Kade LOCATION:North Quad - Dining Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260915T165808 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270120T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:On A Winter's Night DESCRIPTION:Four songwriting greats\, in the round.\n\nPresenting the Reunion Tour of “On A Winter’s Night” from veteran singer-songwriters that remain among the brightest stars of the singer-songwriter movement for the past three decades. In 1994 Christine Lavin gathered them together\, along with folk and Americana artists to showcase music of the Winter Season on the now-classic On A Winter’s Night CD\, followed by several years of touring collaborations. These artists have released dozens of recordings and toured steadily through the decades\, with fond memories of their touring days together. The winter season is again celebrated by these unique and popular performers\, back together by popular demand. \n\nPATTY LARKIN She redefines the boundaries of folk-urban pop music with her inventive guitar wizardry and uncompromising lyrics and vocals. Acoustic Guitar Magazine hails her\, “soundscape experiments” while Rolling Stone praises her\, “evocative and sonic shading.” She has been described as\, “riveting” (Chicago Tribune)\, “hypnotic” (Entertainment Weekly)\, and a “drop-dead brilliant” performer (Performing Songwriter). Recently an Artist-in-Residence at Berklee College of Music – and now on the faculty at Fine Arts Work Center – Larkin reflects\, “I have been energized by the poets\, writers\, and artists I have met while teaching\, and find myself on a journey to break down some of the predictable pathways that songs can travel.” Bird in a Cage\, her 14th CD now available\, puts poems from ten notable poets to song\, including US Poet Laureates William Carlos Williams\, Stanley Kunitz\, Kay Ryan\, Robert Pinsky\, and Billy Collins\, for a new and haunting collection that pulses with the magic of lyricism. Poems are made to be shared aloud\, and with Bird\, Patty takes up that tradition and sets it aglow.\n\nCLIFF EBERHARDT One of the most original songsmiths currently on tour\, Eberhardt is a highly intelligent\, articulate artist whose penetrating and profound lyrics are sometimes overshadowed by his extraordinary guitar playing. Upon close listening\, the Philadelphia-born singer’s gift for the English language is abundantly clear. The words that tumble from his mouth are framed by a raspy yet deeply elegant voice. Like John Hammond and Richie Havens\, Eberhardt continues to carry the torch for traditional and contemporary folk music through his strong live shows. Whether he’s out on tour solo or with a small band\, Eberhardt’s guitar playing\, singing\, and original folk songs and blues make for a compelling\, thought-filled\, emotional roller coaster of a concert. \n\nJOHN GORKA Hailed by Rolling Stone as “the leading singer-songwriter of the New Folk movement\,” John Gorka is perhaps the quintessential singer-songwriter of the 90’s folk scene. Originally from New Jersey\, John served an apprenticeship at Godfrey Daniels coffeehouse in Bethlehem\, PA\, then the Greenwich Village Fast Folk scene. Winning the prestigious New Folk award at the Kerrville Folk Festival\, in 1984\, he was then signed to Red House Records on which he released his landmark first of 17 recordings\, I Know. Boston Globe penned Gorka “for the sophisticated intelligence and the provocative originality of his songs.” Recent accolades include 2016’s Indie Acoustic Project’s Best Singer-Songwriter CD of the Year for Before Beginning (Red House Records). 2018 brought his latest release\, and 14th of his career\, True In Time (Compass Records). True In Time (Compass Records).\n\nLUCY KAPLANSKY “A truly gifted performer…full of enchanting songs” (New York Times). Blending country\, folk and pop styles\, Lucy has the unique ability to make every song sound fresh\, whether singing her own sweet originals\, covering country classics by June Carter Cash and Gram Parsons\, or singing pop favorites by Lennon/McCartney and Nick Lowe. Lucy’s iconic voice has been featured in film and on television\, including commercials like Chevrolet’s iconic “Heartbeat of America” jingle. A Billboard-charting singer and one of the top-selling artists on Red House Records\, she has topped the folk and Americana radio charts and has been featured on shows throughout the world from NPR’s Weekend and Morning Editions to BBC Radio to CBS Sunday Morning. One of the most in-demand harmony singers\, Lucy has sung on countless records\, performing with Suzanne Vega\, Bryan Ferry\, Nanci Griffith\, and Shawn Colvin. UID:152198-21913227@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152198 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix LOCATION:ARK Reserved + Gold Circle CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T180218 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270121T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270121T235959 SUMMARY:Other:2027 Midwestern Synchronized Skating Sectional Championships DESCRIPTION:Synchronized Skating Sectional Championships in Wichita\, Kansas. UID:151280-21911306@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151280 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:INTRUST Bank Arena CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260814T155307 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270121T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270121T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Down in Ann Arbor Town: Pictorial Maps\, Campus Traditions\, and the Women Who Made Them DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the centennial of the iconic 1926 “Down in Ann Arbor Town” map by exploring the colorful history\, campus traditions\, and detailed artistry that made it possible. Created by Jessie Horton Koessler (Class of 1901) to help fund the Michigan League building for women\, this celebrated map provides a fascinating view into 1920s campus life and the women who shaped it. Through three distinct exhibit sections\, journey from the campus history that led to the map’s creation to a broader look at early 20th-century pictorial mapmaking.\n\nWhile enjoying the exhibit\, pick up a scavenger hunt at the Clark Library desk that will inspire you to notice whimsical details in the maps discussed. Return your scavenger hunt at the desk for a small prize\, while supplies last.\n\nJoin the curators — Ava Pustulka (’28) and Anna Rohl\, map curator at Clark Library — for a presentation on September 24 (https://myumi.ch/X8y3r)\, where they will share the research that went into creating the exhibit. UID:150290-21908921@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150290 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Library,Maps LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library, 2nd Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260806T162236 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270121T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270121T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:WCEE Exhibition. The Art of Memory\, Paintings by Felix Lembersky DESCRIPTION:Felix Lembersky (1913-1970) was a painter\, theater stage designer\, teacher\, and leader of artistic groups. He began his career within the Soviet Avant-Garde in Ukraine before studying realist painting in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg). Throughout his life he worked across realist and modernist styles that fell outside of Soviet-mandated Socialist Realism. His Execution: Babyn Yar series (ca. 1944-52) is the earliest known artistic representation of Babyn Yar\, a Holocaust massacre site in Kyiv. For political reasons\, these paintings\, along with his later nonconformist work\, were barred from exhibition in the Soviet Union.\n\nHaving witnessed two world wars\, the 1917 revolution\, and political terror\, Lembersky reflected on these experiences with candor while imbuing his work with hope and optimism. He was drawn to vulnerable\, neglected\, and marginalized people: children\, the elderly\, ethnic minorities\, and industrial workers subjected to harsh labor and dangerous conditions. Regardless of their circumstances\, Lembersky portrayed his subjects with empathy\, dignity\, and admiration. \n\n“For my father\, honesty and integrity meant more than anything else. Art was an expression of freedom\, individuality\, and personalized creativity\, without which it ceased to be art.”\n— Galina Lembersky\, daughter\n\nExhibit curated by Yelena Lembersky\, granddaughter of Felix Lembersky\, and Geneviève Zubrzycki\, WCEE Director.\n\nWorks on loan from the private collection of Yelena Lembersky.\n\nContact weisercenter@umich.edu to schedule a viewing.\n\nIf there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us at weisercenter@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange. UID:149975-21907604@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149975 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,russia,ukraine LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 1010 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T082558 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270121T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270121T103000 SUMMARY:Meeting:Green Teams Coffee Chat DESCRIPTION:Come with your questions\, experiences\, and ideas to help us build a community of practice around sustainable workplaces at U-M! This monthly informal chat is open to all staff who are interested in workplace sustainability. Chats are held over Zoom\, so grab your favorite hot beverage and log in. We share successes\, mishaps\, and learning experiences as well as new opportunities and resources. (In order to encourage candid conversation\, these meetings are not recorded.) UID:149672-21906930@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149672 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Environment,Staff,Sustainability LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261019T155949 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270121T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270121T193000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Special Exhibition | Ancient Abstractions: Roman Visual Trends Beyond Naturalism DESCRIPTION:The lifelike naturalistic bodies of Greek and Roman sculpture have been a source of wonder since the Renaissance. Indeed\, the Italian Renaissance artist Vasari identified the ancient world as the time “when sculpture rose to its greatest height.” But close likenesses of the natural world are not the only visual products of the ancient past. This exhibition traces alternative visual trends in the ancient Roman world that today would be considered examples of abstraction. It focuses on monuments and motifs long pushed to the margins of our accounts of ancient art. Oversize arrangements of interlocking shapes pulsate in bold block colors from tombs\, temples\, and homes\; stylized animals flicker into view\, only to collapse once more into bright geometric arrangements\; and artists adopt experimental shorthands for the depiction of space across media. Anticipating recent interests in color and form\, the visual trends of antiquity emerge as far more varied than has long been told.\n\n*Ancient Abstractions is on view from November 5\, 2026\, through February 28\, 2027\, during regular museum hours (Tuesday–Friday\, 10:00 AM–4:00 PM\, and Saturday–Sunday\, 11:00 AM–4:00 PM\; closed Mondays and university holidays.* UID:153842-21916514@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153842 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ancient Rome,archaeology,art,Art History,collections,cultural heritage,Exhibition,Faculty,Free,history,Mediterranean,museum,Research,roman empire,visual arts LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260922T103914 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270121T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270121T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:“Fill the Ranks”: The Civil War and the University of Michigan DESCRIPTION:“Fill the Ranks”: The Civil War and the University of Michigan explores how campus and community debated the issues that tore the country apart\, how students and alums joined the fight\, and how the University’s public mission began to conflict with its elite aspirations. Based on collections at the Bentley Historical Library.\n\nDeveloped by the Judy and Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory and featuring the work of its student docents\, “Fill the Ranks” includes historic artifacts\, digital animations\, and interactive elements spanning two floors.\n\nOn display September 25\, 2026-July 2\, 2027 at the Judy and Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory\, 1398 Ann Street\, Ann Arbor\, 48109.\n\nView the exhibit during the Observatory’s open hours: Thursdays 12-5 pm\, Fridays 12-11 pm\, Saturdays 12-5 pm.\n\n“Fill the Ranks”: The Civil War and the University of Michigan is supported in part by the Inclusive History Project. To learn more\, please visit inclusivehistory.umich.edu. Additional support provided by the University of Michigan’s U.S. at 250 initiative. UID:152626-21914254@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152626 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:american culture,American History,American Politics,archives,bentley historical library,bentley library,civil rights,Civil War,Education,educational,Exhibition,free,history,Humanities,Museum,museums,Politics,Social Sciences,Storytelling,Student Life,U-m History,university history,university of michigan history LOCATION:Detroit Observatory CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T184754 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270121T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270121T130000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:HFES x INFORMS Coffee Chat DESCRIPTION:Come join us for some coffee and networking! UID:153951-21916818@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153951 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Undergraduate Students,Undergraduate,Industrial And Operations Engineering,Graduate Students,Graduate LOCATION:Industrial and Operations Engineering Building - Community Suite CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261007T161750 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270121T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270121T150000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Learning that Transforms: Michigan Stories DESCRIPTION:We all have a story about learning: an “aha!” moment\, an unexpected detour\, a mistake\, or an experience that changed our perspective about ourselves or the world around us.\n\nYour story might come from a classroom\, research lab\, workplace\, creative project\, community\, or everyday life. Maybe you tried something new\, made an unexpected discovery\, worked through a setback\, or learned from something that didn’t go as planned.\n\nWherever and however your learning happened\, we’d love to hear about it.\n\nIn this workshop\, you'll develop and shape your story with Satori Shakoor\, founder of Detroit’s Secret Society of Twisted Storytellers and a 2017 Kresge Literary Arts Fellow.\n\nWith Satori’s guidance\, you’ll discover what makes your story yours and bring it to life. Come curious and open. No storytelling experience—or polished story—is needed. \n\nAfter the workshop\, you’ll have the option to record your story on video or share it at a live storytelling event in spring 2027. \n\nInterested? Fill out a short form to tell us about yourself: https://forms.gle/GviufLcuXTm4rPcc9 \n\nSpace is limited to 10 people per workshop. The project team will begin reviewing submissions after Oct. 29 and will offer places on a rolling basis until all sessions are full. Early submissions are encouraged for the best chance of receiving a preferred date.\n\nThis workshop is part of Learning That Transforms: Michigan Stories\, a storytelling and video project inviting U-M students\, faculty\, and staff to share their personal learning stories. \n\nThe project is sponsored by the Eileen Lappin Weiser Center for the Learning Sciences\, and is supported by the University of Michigan's Life-Changing Education Initiative.\n\nQuestions? Contact Program Manager Heidi Bennett at heidiab@umich.edu. UID:153419-21915839@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153419 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Life-changing Education,Storytelling LOCATION:School of Education - 1323 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T134907 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270121T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270121T170000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Hopwood Tea DESCRIPTION:Enjoy coffee\, tea\, and refreshments in a beautiful\, book-filled space. Check out a book from the Hopwood library or engage with other readers and writers. All are welcome. UID:148903-21905173@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148903 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ann Arbor,Books,Creative Writing,English Language And Literature,Food,Free,Graduate Students,Hopwood Program,Literary Arts,Literature,The Helen Zell Writers' Program,Undergraduate Students,Well-being,Writing LOCATION:Angell Hall - 1176 (Hopwood Room) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260818T161033 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270121T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270121T193000 SUMMARY:Other:Third Thursday | Late Night at the Kelsey! DESCRIPTION:The Kelsey Museum is open late! On the third Thursday of each month\, the Kelsey will be open from 4:00 to 7:30 PM. Come check out the galleries after work\, after school\, or after dinner downtown.\n\nThis event is free and open to all visitors. If 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:147869-21909490@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147869 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ancient Egypt,Ancient Greece,Ancient Middle East,Ancient Rome,Archaeology,Free,Museum LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260921T094736 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270121T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270121T193000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Science Café: From Proofs to Privacy - How AI is Changing Computer Science and Security DESCRIPTION:Artificial intelligence (AI) is all around us\, influencing the way we work\, communicate\, and make decisions. These technologies are raising new questions about digital privacy and data security. At the same time\, AI is changing the field of computer science itself by helping researchers gain efficiencies and explore new mathematical hypotheses.\n\nJoin Dr. Mahdi Cheraghchi from the U-M Department of Computer Science and Engineering and Dr. Florian Schaub from the U-M School of Information to learn about two different but connected perspectives on this rapidly evolving field.\n\nDr. Cheraghchi will explore how AI is becoming an increasingly important tool for theoretical computer science\, including its emerging role in mathematical discovery\, while Dr. Schaub will examine what happens when increasingly capable AI systems enter our everyday lives–with a focus on privacy\, human behavior\, and AI governance.\n\nCome curious\, bring your questions\, and join us for a conversation about the principles that shape what computers could do and the societal questions that shape what they should do.\n\nSeating is limited\, so please come early. Free and open to the public. UID:152512-21913849@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152512 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Artificial Intelligence,Lecture,Science LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260813T101439 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270121T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270121T203000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Movie Nights at The Connector DESCRIPTION:Wanna watch a movie and eat free popcorn? Join the Connector Community Assistants and watch a new movie or a classic while meeting new or familiar faces! Settle-in for a cozy night with us every Thursday as we enter into comfy Fall weather. \n\nThe Connector is located in West Quad. UID:150143-21908243@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150143 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community Building,Community Engagement,Community Gathering,Free,Housing,Welcome Week,Welcome Week Event,Welcome26 LOCATION:The Connector CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T180218 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270122T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270122T235959 SUMMARY:Other:2027 Midwestern Synchronized Skating Sectional Championships DESCRIPTION:Synchronized Skating Sectional Championships in Wichita\, Kansas. UID:151280-21911307@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151280 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:INTRUST Bank Arena CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260814T155307 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270122T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270122T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Down in Ann Arbor Town: Pictorial Maps\, Campus Traditions\, and the Women Who Made Them DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the centennial of the iconic 1926 “Down in Ann Arbor Town” map by exploring the colorful history\, campus traditions\, and detailed artistry that made it possible. Created by Jessie Horton Koessler (Class of 1901) to help fund the Michigan League building for women\, this celebrated map provides a fascinating view into 1920s campus life and the women who shaped it. Through three distinct exhibit sections\, journey from the campus history that led to the map’s creation to a broader look at early 20th-century pictorial mapmaking.\n\nWhile enjoying the exhibit\, pick up a scavenger hunt at the Clark Library desk that will inspire you to notice whimsical details in the maps discussed. Return your scavenger hunt at the desk for a small prize\, while supplies last.\n\nJoin the curators — Ava Pustulka (’28) and Anna Rohl\, map curator at Clark Library — for a presentation on September 24 (https://myumi.ch/X8y3r)\, where they will share the research that went into creating the exhibit. UID:150290-21908922@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150290 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Library,Maps LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library, 2nd Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260806T162236 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270122T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270122T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:WCEE Exhibition. The Art of Memory\, Paintings by Felix Lembersky DESCRIPTION:Felix Lembersky (1913-1970) was a painter\, theater stage designer\, teacher\, and leader of artistic groups. He began his career within the Soviet Avant-Garde in Ukraine before studying realist painting in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg). Throughout his life he worked across realist and modernist styles that fell outside of Soviet-mandated Socialist Realism. His Execution: Babyn Yar series (ca. 1944-52) is the earliest known artistic representation of Babyn Yar\, a Holocaust massacre site in Kyiv. For political reasons\, these paintings\, along with his later nonconformist work\, were barred from exhibition in the Soviet Union.\n\nHaving witnessed two world wars\, the 1917 revolution\, and political terror\, Lembersky reflected on these experiences with candor while imbuing his work with hope and optimism. He was drawn to vulnerable\, neglected\, and marginalized people: children\, the elderly\, ethnic minorities\, and industrial workers subjected to harsh labor and dangerous conditions. Regardless of their circumstances\, Lembersky portrayed his subjects with empathy\, dignity\, and admiration. \n\n“For my father\, honesty and integrity meant more than anything else. Art was an expression of freedom\, individuality\, and personalized creativity\, without which it ceased to be art.”\n— Galina Lembersky\, daughter\n\nExhibit curated by Yelena Lembersky\, granddaughter of Felix Lembersky\, and Geneviève Zubrzycki\, WCEE Director.\n\nWorks on loan from the private collection of Yelena Lembersky.\n\nContact weisercenter@umich.edu to schedule a viewing.\n\nIf there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us at weisercenter@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange. UID:149975-21907605@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149975 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,russia,ukraine LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 1010 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261019T155949 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270122T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270122T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Special Exhibition | Ancient Abstractions: Roman Visual Trends Beyond Naturalism DESCRIPTION:The lifelike naturalistic bodies of Greek and Roman sculpture have been a source of wonder since the Renaissance. Indeed\, the Italian Renaissance artist Vasari identified the ancient world as the time “when sculpture rose to its greatest height.” But close likenesses of the natural world are not the only visual products of the ancient past. This exhibition traces alternative visual trends in the ancient Roman world that today would be considered examples of abstraction. It focuses on monuments and motifs long pushed to the margins of our accounts of ancient art. Oversize arrangements of interlocking shapes pulsate in bold block colors from tombs\, temples\, and homes\; stylized animals flicker into view\, only to collapse once more into bright geometric arrangements\; and artists adopt experimental shorthands for the depiction of space across media. Anticipating recent interests in color and form\, the visual trends of antiquity emerge as far more varied than has long been told.\n\n*Ancient Abstractions is on view from November 5\, 2026\, through February 28\, 2027\, during regular museum hours (Tuesday–Friday\, 10:00 AM–4:00 PM\, and Saturday–Sunday\, 11:00 AM–4:00 PM\; closed Mondays and university holidays.* UID:153842-21916515@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153842 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ancient Rome,archaeology,art,Art History,collections,cultural heritage,Exhibition,Faculty,Free,history,Mediterranean,museum,Research,roman empire,visual arts LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260922T103914 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270122T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270122T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:“Fill the Ranks”: The Civil War and the University of Michigan DESCRIPTION:“Fill the Ranks”: The Civil War and the University of Michigan explores how campus and community debated the issues that tore the country apart\, how students and alums joined the fight\, and how the University’s public mission began to conflict with its elite aspirations. Based on collections at the Bentley Historical Library.\n\nDeveloped by the Judy and Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory and featuring the work of its student docents\, “Fill the Ranks” includes historic artifacts\, digital animations\, and interactive elements spanning two floors.\n\nOn display September 25\, 2026-July 2\, 2027 at the Judy and Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory\, 1398 Ann Street\, Ann Arbor\, 48109.\n\nView the exhibit during the Observatory’s open hours: Thursdays 12-5 pm\, Fridays 12-11 pm\, Saturdays 12-5 pm.\n\n“Fill the Ranks”: The Civil War and the University of Michigan is supported in part by the Inclusive History Project. To learn more\, please visit inclusivehistory.umich.edu. Additional support provided by the University of Michigan’s U.S. at 250 initiative. UID:152626-21914214@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152626 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:american culture,American History,American Politics,archives,bentley historical library,bentley library,civil rights,Civil War,Education,educational,Exhibition,free,history,Humanities,Museum,museums,Politics,Social Sciences,Storytelling,Student Life,U-m History,university history,university of michigan history LOCATION:Detroit Observatory CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260622T092756 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270122T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270122T123000 SUMMARY:Well-being:Heartfulness Meditation DESCRIPTION:Heartfulness Guided Meditation is a weekly\, drop-in program designed to help you Mental well-being. \n\nAll U-M students\, faculty\, and staff are welcome to participate in guided meditation practice with a trainer every Friday at noon over Zoom (details to join are provided below). No prior experience with meditation is required. \n\n*What will you learn?*\n\nThe session involves 3 simple steps:\n\nBreathing\nRelaxation\nMeditation\n\nDeep breathing bring a pause followed by Relaxation brings your body to a calm\, steady posture creating a stillness at the physical level\, and prepares the mind for meditation. Lastly\, learning to meditate by being mindful of your heart will connect you with yourself by listening to your heart’s voice. This is the art of Heartfulness Meditation. \n\n*Why Meditate?*\n\nWhile physical fitness keeps our bodies in shape\, meditation is an exercise for the mind and mental wellness. In addition to the measurable benefits mentally and physically\, many people benefit from an unquantifiable inner poise and harmony. \n\n*Please take Learn to Meditate session if you are new to the practice. These sessions are offered Monthly.* https://events.umich.edu/event/128708\n\n*Event Details*\n\nHeartfulness Guided Meditation \nFridays from 12-12:30 p.m. ET (except during university season days / holidays)\nJoin Via Zoom Meeting\nRegister to receive Passcode (see “Related links”\n\n\nThis wellness program is coordinated by ITS Teaching & Learning and provided at no cost by heartfulness.org. UID:143758-21899563@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143758 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Health & Wellness,Well-being LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T232229 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270122T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270122T130000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:IPE Funding Study Abroad Info Session DESCRIPTION:IPE will host a study abroad funding information session where students can find out how to fund programs abroad using Financial Aid or other funding options.  UID:149778-21907175@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149778 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260812T103351 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270122T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270122T160000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Sustainability Coffee Chats: Free coffee and good conversation! DESCRIPTION:The Student Sustainability Coalition will be hosting our coffee chats throughout the semester and we want you to join us! Passionate about sustainability?--water conservation\, AI\, carbon neutrality\, transportation\, ANYTHING!--come chat with us\, share your passion(s) and interests\, all while helping contribute to a more sustainable University of Michigan! Not to mention: WE WILL BUY YOUR DRINK!\n\nFind us at: \nMaizes Cafe every Friday from 3-4p UID:138091-21908277@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138091 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Activism,Climate Change,Discussion,Food,food and the environment,Free,Free Food,Graduate and Professional Students,In Person,Social,Social Impact,Student Org,Sustainability,Talk,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Michigan League - Maizie's Cafe CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260908T140153 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270122T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270122T173000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:CSAS Lecture Series | Annihilation of Caste: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and the Making of a Radical Dalit Humanism DESCRIPTION:Please note: This lecture will be held in person and virtually on Zoom. If you would like to attend via Zoom\, registration is required. Once you've registered\, joining information will be sent to your email. Register for the Zoom webinar at: https://myumi.ch/Mpp5R\n\nThis talk focuses on the intellectual and formidable anti-caste leader Dr. B. R. Ambedkar’s (1891–1956) multi-pronged – social\, cultural and political – strategies of creating manuski (human dignity)\, dharmantar (religious conversion) and respectable samaj (community) in a doubly colonial – British and brahmanical context. To Ambedkar\, the larger Indian society denied manuski to Dalits. The caste mechanism restricted Dalits claims to personhood as Dalit humanity itself was constituted as a state of injury and punishment. The consequences were particularly dangerous for Dalit women lacking even minimal security. As a result\, Ambedkar and his associates focused on both—external and internal—changes to cultivate manuski. Ambedkar constituted a new Dalit woman through these inner resources and interrelated ideas of an intrinsically caring and civilized humanity. He along with his associates robustly worked on a multi-pronged strategy—social\, educational\, political\, legal\, and religious\, to regenerate Dalits and not merely reform them like in the case of elite touchable reformers.\n\nShailaja Paik is Charles Phelps Taft Distinguished Professor of History and affiliate faculty in women’s\, Gender\, and sexuality studies\, sociology\, and Asian studies at the University of Cincinnati. She is a 2024 MacArthur Foundation “genius” Fellow. Paik is also the founding executive director of the Institute for Just Futures. Her work analyzes the politics of caste\, gender\, class\, and sexuality\, by focusing on the ideas\, actions\, and lives of Dalits (“Untouchables”). She is the author of the prestigious awards-winning book *The Vulgarity of Caste: Dalits\, Sexuality\, and Humanity* (Stanford University Press\, 2022) and *Dalit Women's Education in Modern India: Double Discrimination* (Routledge\, 2014). Paik is co-editing the *Cambridge Companion to Dr. B.R. Ambedkar* (forthcoming) and *Caste\, Race\, and Indigeneity in South Asia and Beyond* (Forthcoming Routledge). Her research is funded by the MacArthur Foundation\, the American Council of Learned Societies\, the Stanford Humanities Center\, the National Endowment for the Humanities\, the American Institute of Indian Studies\, Yale University\, Emory University\, the Ford Foundation\, and the Charles Phelps Taft Research Center\, among others. Paik has published several articles on a variety of themes\, including kissing and nationalism\, the politics of naming\, Dalit and African American women’s solidarity\, Dalit women’s education\, and new Dalit womanhood in colonial India. Her scholarship and research interests are concerned with contributing to and furthering the dialogue in anti-race\, anti-caste\, and anti-patriarchy\, human rights\, anti-colonial struggles\, transnational women’s history\, and women-of-color feminisms.\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. UID:151116-21910882@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151116 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Asian Languages And Cultures,Center For South Asian Studies,Gender,History,Sociology LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 555 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261020T091942 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270122T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270122T173000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Linguistics MLK Colloquium DESCRIPTION:The 2027 Linguistics MLK Colloquium will occur on Friday\, January 22\, 2027\, with J. Michael Terry as the speaker.\n\nJ. Michael Terry is an Associate Professor in the Department of Linguistics\, and adjunct in the Department of African\, African American\, and African Diaspora Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His work focuses on dialects of American English\, especially African American English (AAE). Although he works primarily in tense and aspect semantics\, his research employs a mix of methods that includes statistical analysis\, formal modeling and EEG (brainwave) measurement techniques. He has written on the topics such as the semantics of AAE tense/aspect markers\, single-speaker level language variation\, quantifying the use of style-shift in African American adolescents\, and\, most recently\, how dialectal differences can affect non-Mainstream English speaking 2nd graders’ performance on tests of mathematical reasoning. \n\nColloquium Title: What Speakers Do with Done: Pragmatics\, Persistence\, and Speaker Agency in African American English\n\nAbstract: The social and grammatical structures that speakers inherit from their surroundings constrain how they express themselves. Neither\, however\, fully determines that expression\, as neither social conditions nor grammar uses language. Speakers do. In making linguistic choices about what to say\, when\, and how\, speakers simultaneously navigate the constraints these structures pose and draw on the resources they provide to make meaning.\n\nBecause linguists are typically less interested in speakers than in kinds of speakers\, we abstract away from individual speaker choices to identify larger linguistic patterns: repeated uses of a marker or other linguistic resource that often perform shared social and grammatical functions.\nOf particular interest are patterns that repeat across generations\, regions\, and social situations. Their persistence reinforces their associations with socially defined communities and classes of grammar based on structural similarities. This\, in turn\, provides constructs such as African American English (AAE) with relatively stable identities useful in a wide range of analytical pursuits.\n\nAfrican American use of the marker done in sentences like you done messed up plays a role in a number of such patterns. It has therefore figured prominently in characterizations of African American speech\, with special attention often given to the marker’s use in expressing indignation and sass.\n\nRather than locate such meanings in the semantics of the marker itself\, the analysis of AAE done developed in this talk assigns the marker a relatively abstract semantics based on stativity. It leaves many\, if not most\, of the meanings commonly associated with done to be derived pragmatically by speakers. These include not only richer affective interpretations\, such as indignation\, but more grammatical interpretations\, such as recency and completion. Because pragmatic interpretation depends on what speakers do with markers in context\, the analysis brings speaker choice into clear view. In doing so\, it may also help explain the persistence of done in part as a matter of conversational utility.\n\nBy highlighting pragmatic choice in the use of this feature so strongly associated with African American language practices\, the analysis aims to make visible the role of speaker agency in bringing social structure and grammatical organization together in actual language use. UID:153850-21916560@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153850 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:colloquium LOCATION:North Quad - 2435 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261012T094402 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270122T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270122T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:TBD (Avigad) DESCRIPTION:TBD UID:153129-21915125@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153129 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Artificial Intelligence,Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 1360 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T150526 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270122T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270122T180000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Kaffeestunde im Max Kade Haus DESCRIPTION:Kaffeestunde is a weekly opportunity to mingle and unwind \"auf Deutsch\". It is a place to connect with other Max Kade residents\, chat informally in German\, and participate in activities prepared by facilitators. The Kaffeestunde is open to the wider German-speaking community at UofM.\n\nKaffeestunde meets weekly on Fridays from 5-6pm in the Edward Said Lounge (2450 NQ) UID:151925-21912442@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151925 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Germanic Languages And Literatures,Max Kade LOCATION:North Quad - Edward Said Lounge (2450 NQ) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T142910 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270122T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270122T200000 SUMMARY:Presentation:2026-2027 Mark Webster Reading Series DESCRIPTION:The Mark Webster Reading Series showcases work by second-year MFA students in the Helen Zell Writers' Program. Held on Friday evenings\, Webster Readings present one poet and one fiction writer\, each introduced by a fellow writer also in the graduating cohort. As the culminating event for students of the program\, Webster Readings are hosted in partnership with the University of Michigan Museum of Art and held in-person in Helmut Stern Auditorium. An opportunity to hear from emerging writers in a warm and relaxed setting\, these readings are free and open to the public. The readings are also live-streamed at:\n\nhttps://tinyurl.com/Websters26-27\nZoom password: Webster26\n\nThe Mark Webster Reading Series remembers the poetry and life of Mark Webster. Webster's work is available in the Hopwood Room (1176 Angell Hall).\n\nQuestions? Email websterseries@umich.edu\n\n2026-2027 Webster Reading Series Schedule\n+September 18\, 2026 at 7 p.m.: Tonight's reading features poetry by Kameryn Alexa Carter and prose by Zach Anderson.\n+September 25\, 2026 at 7 p.m.: Tonight's reading features poetry by Dagmawe Berhanu and prose by Theo Stewart.\n+October 16\, 2026 at 7 p.m.: Tonight's reading features poetry by Charlotte Trumble and prose by Priya Pai.\n+November 6\, 2026 at 7 p.m.: Tonight's reading features poetry by Amogha and prose by Lily Zhou.\n+November 20\, 2026 at 7 p.m.: Tonight's reading features poetry by Jordan Stanley and prose by Cameron Opartkiettikul.\n+January 22\, 2027 at 7 p.m.: Tonight's reading features prose by Rachel Seo.\n+January 29\, 2027 at 7 p.m.: Tonight's reading features poetry by Peter Stuart and prose by Etim Singkem.\n+February 26\, 2027 at 7 p.m.: Tonight's reading features poetry by Miracle Thornton and prose by Micaela Daney.\n+March 26\, 2027 at 7 p.m.: Tonight's reading features poetry by Caryn Corliss and prose by Jazelle Jajeh. UID:151555-21911733@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151555 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Poetry,Poetry Reading,Prose Reading,The Helen Zell Writers' Program,Creative Writing,Department Of English Language And Literature,Literary Event LOCATION:Museum of Art - Helmut Stern Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T181711 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270122T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270122T203000 SUMMARY:Performance:Grad Student Dance Concert: Olga Rabetskaya DESCRIPTION:Master of Fine Arts in Dance candidate Olga Rabetskaya presents a program of original dance works. UID:148747-21904689@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148747 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Dance,Free,North Campus LOCATION:Dance Building - Dance Performance Studio Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T180030 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270122T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270122T223000 SUMMARY:Other:University of Michigan Women's Ice Hockey vs. MSU DESCRIPTION:Outdoor game (home) vs MSU UID:149149-21905825@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149149 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Buhr Park CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T180218 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270123T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270123T235959 SUMMARY:Other:2027 Midwestern Synchronized Skating Sectional Championships DESCRIPTION:Synchronized Skating Sectional Championships in Wichita\, Kansas. UID:151280-21911308@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151280 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:INTRUST Bank Arena CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260814T155307 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270123T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270123T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Down in Ann Arbor Town: Pictorial Maps\, Campus Traditions\, and the Women Who Made Them DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the centennial of the iconic 1926 “Down in Ann Arbor Town” map by exploring the colorful history\, campus traditions\, and detailed artistry that made it possible. Created by Jessie Horton Koessler (Class of 1901) to help fund the Michigan League building for women\, this celebrated map provides a fascinating view into 1920s campus life and the women who shaped it. Through three distinct exhibit sections\, journey from the campus history that led to the map’s creation to a broader look at early 20th-century pictorial mapmaking.\n\nWhile enjoying the exhibit\, pick up a scavenger hunt at the Clark Library desk that will inspire you to notice whimsical details in the maps discussed. Return your scavenger hunt at the desk for a small prize\, while supplies last.\n\nJoin the curators — Ava Pustulka (’28) and Anna Rohl\, map curator at Clark Library — for a presentation on September 24 (https://myumi.ch/X8y3r)\, where they will share the research that went into creating the exhibit. UID:150290-21908923@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150290 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Library,Maps LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library, 2nd Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260915T181532 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270123T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270123T140000 SUMMARY:Other:National Portfolio Day - Miami\, FL DESCRIPTION:\n\nMiami National Portfolio Day (In-Person)\nSunday\, January 23\, 2027 from 10am-2pm EST\n245 Northeast 4th Street\, Miami\, Florida\, 33132\n\nExplore the nation’s best col­leges of art and design and meet with Stamps Undergraduate Admissions rep­re­sen­ta­tives\, who can pro­vide informal port­fo­lio reviews\, dis­cuss our unique cur­ricu­lum\, and answer ques­tions about pro­fes­sional careers in art. Show­ing your work early can help you acquire impor­tant infor­ma­tion about orga­niz­ing and pre­sent­ing your port­fo­lio for future admis­sion con­sid­er­a­tion. High school stu­dents\, par­ents\, teach­ers\, guid­ance coun­selors\, and col­lege trans­fer stu­dents are encour­aged to attend. All National Portfolio Day events are free and open to the public.\n\nAll in-person event times are listed according to the event’s local time and all virtual events are listed in Eastern Time. Please be sure to check the equivalent time in your local time zone\, and register through the official National Portfolio Day website. UID:152233-21913409@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152233 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261019T155949 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270123T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270123T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Special Exhibition | Ancient Abstractions: Roman Visual Trends Beyond Naturalism DESCRIPTION:The lifelike naturalistic bodies of Greek and Roman sculpture have been a source of wonder since the Renaissance. Indeed\, the Italian Renaissance artist Vasari identified the ancient world as the time “when sculpture rose to its greatest height.” But close likenesses of the natural world are not the only visual products of the ancient past. This exhibition traces alternative visual trends in the ancient Roman world that today would be considered examples of abstraction. It focuses on monuments and motifs long pushed to the margins of our accounts of ancient art. Oversize arrangements of interlocking shapes pulsate in bold block colors from tombs\, temples\, and homes\; stylized animals flicker into view\, only to collapse once more into bright geometric arrangements\; and artists adopt experimental shorthands for the depiction of space across media. Anticipating recent interests in color and form\, the visual trends of antiquity emerge as far more varied than has long been told.\n\n*Ancient Abstractions is on view from November 5\, 2026\, through February 28\, 2027\, during regular museum hours (Tuesday–Friday\, 10:00 AM–4:00 PM\, and Saturday–Sunday\, 11:00 AM–4:00 PM\; closed Mondays and university holidays.* UID:153842-21916516@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153842 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ancient Rome,archaeology,art,Art History,collections,cultural heritage,Exhibition,Faculty,Free,history,Mediterranean,museum,Research,roman empire,visual arts LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260922T103914 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270123T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270123T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:“Fill the Ranks”: The Civil War and the University of Michigan DESCRIPTION:“Fill the Ranks”: The Civil War and the University of Michigan explores how campus and community debated the issues that tore the country apart\, how students and alums joined the fight\, and how the University’s public mission began to conflict with its elite aspirations. Based on collections at the Bentley Historical Library.\n\nDeveloped by the Judy and Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory and featuring the work of its student docents\, “Fill the Ranks” includes historic artifacts\, digital animations\, and interactive elements spanning two floors.\n\nOn display September 25\, 2026-July 2\, 2027 at the Judy and Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory\, 1398 Ann Street\, Ann Arbor\, 48109.\n\nView the exhibit during the Observatory’s open hours: Thursdays 12-5 pm\, Fridays 12-11 pm\, Saturdays 12-5 pm.\n\n“Fill the Ranks”: The Civil War and the University of Michigan is supported in part by the Inclusive History Project. To learn more\, please visit inclusivehistory.umich.edu. Additional support provided by the University of Michigan’s U.S. at 250 initiative. UID:152626-21914294@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152626 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:american culture,American History,American Politics,archives,bentley historical library,bentley library,civil rights,Civil War,Education,educational,Exhibition,free,history,Humanities,Museum,museums,Politics,Social Sciences,Storytelling,Student Life,U-m History,university history,university of michigan history LOCATION:Detroit Observatory CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T181711 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270123T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270123T203000 SUMMARY:Performance:Grad Student Dance Concert: Olga Rabetskaya DESCRIPTION:Master of Fine Arts in Dance candidate Olga Rabetskaya presents a program of original dance works. UID:148748-21904690@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148748 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Dance,Free,North Campus LOCATION:Dance Building - Dance Performance Studio Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121656 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270123T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270123T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Collage Concert DESCRIPTION:Don’t miss this extraordinary one-night-only event! The Collage Concert highlights the incredible range of SMTD ensembles and programs\, with students performing one riveting work after another without pause. \n\nRecommended Ages: 3+ UID:148749-21904691@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148749 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Music LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T180218 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270124T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270124T234500 SUMMARY:Other:2027 Midwestern Synchronized Skating Sectional Championships DESCRIPTION:Synchronized Skating Sectional Championships in Wichita\, Kansas. UID:151280-21911309@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151280 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:INTRUST Bank Arena CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260814T155307 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270124T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270124T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Down in Ann Arbor Town: Pictorial Maps\, Campus Traditions\, and the Women Who Made Them DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the centennial of the iconic 1926 “Down in Ann Arbor Town” map by exploring the colorful history\, campus traditions\, and detailed artistry that made it possible. Created by Jessie Horton Koessler (Class of 1901) to help fund the Michigan League building for women\, this celebrated map provides a fascinating view into 1920s campus life and the women who shaped it. Through three distinct exhibit sections\, journey from the campus history that led to the map’s creation to a broader look at early 20th-century pictorial mapmaking.\n\nWhile enjoying the exhibit\, pick up a scavenger hunt at the Clark Library desk that will inspire you to notice whimsical details in the maps discussed. Return your scavenger hunt at the desk for a small prize\, while supplies last.\n\nJoin the curators — Ava Pustulka (’28) and Anna Rohl\, map curator at Clark Library — for a presentation on September 24 (https://myumi.ch/X8y3r)\, where they will share the research that went into creating the exhibit. UID:150290-21908924@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150290 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Library,Maps LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library, 2nd Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T180104 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270124T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270124T123000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Interview Practice Roundtable Sunday Session (Part 1) DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin Tech Club for Part 1 of our Interview Practice Roundtable\, a structured session designed to help members practice interviews\, exchange recruiting insights\, and share feedback in a collaborative setting. Participants will have the opportunity to work through common interview questions\, refine their responses\, and learn from peers preparing for similar tech roles. This session is a great way to build confidence\, improve communication\, and continue progressing through the recruiting process.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n UID:149847-21907254@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149847 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Tauber Colloquium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261019T155949 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270124T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270124T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Special Exhibition | Ancient Abstractions: Roman Visual Trends Beyond Naturalism DESCRIPTION:The lifelike naturalistic bodies of Greek and Roman sculpture have been a source of wonder since the Renaissance. Indeed\, the Italian Renaissance artist Vasari identified the ancient world as the time “when sculpture rose to its greatest height.” But close likenesses of the natural world are not the only visual products of the ancient past. This exhibition traces alternative visual trends in the ancient Roman world that today would be considered examples of abstraction. It focuses on monuments and motifs long pushed to the margins of our accounts of ancient art. Oversize arrangements of interlocking shapes pulsate in bold block colors from tombs\, temples\, and homes\; stylized animals flicker into view\, only to collapse once more into bright geometric arrangements\; and artists adopt experimental shorthands for the depiction of space across media. Anticipating recent interests in color and form\, the visual trends of antiquity emerge as far more varied than has long been told.\n\n*Ancient Abstractions is on view from November 5\, 2026\, through February 28\, 2027\, during regular museum hours (Tuesday–Friday\, 10:00 AM–4:00 PM\, and Saturday–Sunday\, 11:00 AM–4:00 PM\; closed Mondays and university holidays.* UID:153842-21916517@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153842 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ancient Rome,archaeology,art,Art History,collections,cultural heritage,Exhibition,Faculty,Free,history,Mediterranean,museum,Research,roman empire,visual arts LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261007T185343 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270124T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270124T151500 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:optiMize Social Innovation Challenge: Workshop 6 DESCRIPTION:Workshop #6 will ask you to create objectives you wish to focus on for your project and associate resources you require to achieve those objectives. We'll put those resources into a budget so you know how much money you wish to ask for when you pitch to optiMize.\n\nAfter the budgeting workshop we'll transition to Prototype Showcase which is kind of like \"show and tell\" with a twist. You'll share your prototype with your peers and listen to what they have to say about the prototype and observe how they interact with it. \n\nWhen: Sunday\, January 24th from 11:30 am to 3:15 pm\nWhere: Central Campus Classroom Building (CCCB) - room 0460\n1225 Geddes Ave\, Ann Arbor\n\nLunch will be provided along with the opportunity to meet lots of different people participating in this year's challenge! \n\nPlease don't hesitate to reach out to us at optimizemi@umich.edu if you have any questions. One of our leadership members will get back to you promptly UID:153449-21915868@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153449 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Entrepreneurship,Innovation LOCATION:Central Campus Classroom Building - 0460 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260814T155307 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270125T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270125T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Down in Ann Arbor Town: Pictorial Maps\, Campus Traditions\, and the Women Who Made Them DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the centennial of the iconic 1926 “Down in Ann Arbor Town” map by exploring the colorful history\, campus traditions\, and detailed artistry that made it possible. Created by Jessie Horton Koessler (Class of 1901) to help fund the Michigan League building for women\, this celebrated map provides a fascinating view into 1920s campus life and the women who shaped it. Through three distinct exhibit sections\, journey from the campus history that led to the map’s creation to a broader look at early 20th-century pictorial mapmaking.\n\nWhile enjoying the exhibit\, pick up a scavenger hunt at the Clark Library desk that will inspire you to notice whimsical details in the maps discussed. Return your scavenger hunt at the desk for a small prize\, while supplies last.\n\nJoin the curators — Ava Pustulka (’28) and Anna Rohl\, map curator at Clark Library — for a presentation on September 24 (https://myumi.ch/X8y3r)\, where they will share the research that went into creating the exhibit. UID:150290-21908925@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150290 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Library,Maps LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library, 2nd Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260806T162236 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270125T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270125T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:WCEE Exhibition. The Art of Memory\, Paintings by Felix Lembersky DESCRIPTION:Felix Lembersky (1913-1970) was a painter\, theater stage designer\, teacher\, and leader of artistic groups. He began his career within the Soviet Avant-Garde in Ukraine before studying realist painting in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg). Throughout his life he worked across realist and modernist styles that fell outside of Soviet-mandated Socialist Realism. His Execution: Babyn Yar series (ca. 1944-52) is the earliest known artistic representation of Babyn Yar\, a Holocaust massacre site in Kyiv. For political reasons\, these paintings\, along with his later nonconformist work\, were barred from exhibition in the Soviet Union.\n\nHaving witnessed two world wars\, the 1917 revolution\, and political terror\, Lembersky reflected on these experiences with candor while imbuing his work with hope and optimism. He was drawn to vulnerable\, neglected\, and marginalized people: children\, the elderly\, ethnic minorities\, and industrial workers subjected to harsh labor and dangerous conditions. Regardless of their circumstances\, Lembersky portrayed his subjects with empathy\, dignity\, and admiration. \n\n“For my father\, honesty and integrity meant more than anything else. Art was an expression of freedom\, individuality\, and personalized creativity\, without which it ceased to be art.”\n— Galina Lembersky\, daughter\n\nExhibit curated by Yelena Lembersky\, granddaughter of Felix Lembersky\, and Geneviève Zubrzycki\, WCEE Director.\n\nWorks on loan from the private collection of Yelena Lembersky.\n\nContact weisercenter@umich.edu to schedule a viewing.\n\nIf there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us at weisercenter@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange. UID:149975-21907608@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149975 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,russia,ukraine LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 1010 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T232229 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270125T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270125T120000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Business Objects 4.3 Zoom Training - Jan 2027 DESCRIPTION:This is a zoom training that covers the fundamentals of Business Objects and the steps to navigate in Business Objects to perform basic\, intermediate and advanced tasks in BO. Please bring your own laptop and power adapter to in-person training.Please Note: There is a minimum of 10 registrations for each class (you can find the number of seats available out of 40). If the minimum number of seats is not reached we will email you in advance. UID:153878-21916589@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153878 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261010T092703 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270125T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270125T130000 SUMMARY:Livestream / Virtual:International Studies Information Session DESCRIPTION:Please note: This information session will be held virtually. The session is free and open to all interested students\, and registration is encouraged. The Zoom link will be provided to registered attendees closer to the event date.\n\nRegister at https://myumi.ch/Ax67e\n\nStudents considering a major or minor in International Studies are encouraged to attend an International Studies Information Session & Q&A. The session will provide an overview of the International Studies program\, including major and minor requirements\, sub-plans\, the declaration process\, study abroad\, grants\, internships\, and the relevance of an International Studies degree. There will also be time for questions and discussion.\n\nUndeclared and prospective students are especially encouraged to attend. If you have questions\, please email is-michigan@umich.edu. UID:153504-21915936@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153504 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:international,international studies,Undergraduate LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T232229 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270125T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270125T160000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Business Objects 4.3 Zoom Training - Jan 2027 DESCRIPTION:This is a zoom training that covers the fundamentals of Business Objects and the steps to navigate in Business Objects to perform basic\, intermediate and advanced tasks in BO. Please bring your own laptop and power adapter to in-person training.Please Note: There is a minimum of 10 registrations for each class (you can find the number of seats available out of 40). If the minimum number of seats is not reached we will email you in advance. UID:153878-21916590@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153878 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260928T141259 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270125T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270125T173000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Jahan Dawlaty Seminar DESCRIPTION:TBD UID:152139-21913128@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152139 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Chemistry LOCATION:Chemistry Dow Lab - CHEM 1640 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260814T155307 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270126T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270126T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Down in Ann Arbor Town: Pictorial Maps\, Campus Traditions\, and the Women Who Made Them DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the centennial of the iconic 1926 “Down in Ann Arbor Town” map by exploring the colorful history\, campus traditions\, and detailed artistry that made it possible. Created by Jessie Horton Koessler (Class of 1901) to help fund the Michigan League building for women\, this celebrated map provides a fascinating view into 1920s campus life and the women who shaped it. Through three distinct exhibit sections\, journey from the campus history that led to the map’s creation to a broader look at early 20th-century pictorial mapmaking.\n\nWhile enjoying the exhibit\, pick up a scavenger hunt at the Clark Library desk that will inspire you to notice whimsical details in the maps discussed. Return your scavenger hunt at the desk for a small prize\, while supplies last.\n\nJoin the curators — Ava Pustulka (’28) and Anna Rohl\, map curator at Clark Library — for a presentation on September 24 (https://myumi.ch/X8y3r)\, where they will share the research that went into creating the exhibit. UID:150290-21908926@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150290 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Library,Maps LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library, 2nd Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260806T162236 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270126T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270126T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:WCEE Exhibition. The Art of Memory\, Paintings by Felix Lembersky DESCRIPTION:Felix Lembersky (1913-1970) was a painter\, theater stage designer\, teacher\, and leader of artistic groups. He began his career within the Soviet Avant-Garde in Ukraine before studying realist painting in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg). Throughout his life he worked across realist and modernist styles that fell outside of Soviet-mandated Socialist Realism. His Execution: Babyn Yar series (ca. 1944-52) is the earliest known artistic representation of Babyn Yar\, a Holocaust massacre site in Kyiv. For political reasons\, these paintings\, along with his later nonconformist work\, were barred from exhibition in the Soviet Union.\n\nHaving witnessed two world wars\, the 1917 revolution\, and political terror\, Lembersky reflected on these experiences with candor while imbuing his work with hope and optimism. He was drawn to vulnerable\, neglected\, and marginalized people: children\, the elderly\, ethnic minorities\, and industrial workers subjected to harsh labor and dangerous conditions. Regardless of their circumstances\, Lembersky portrayed his subjects with empathy\, dignity\, and admiration. \n\n“For my father\, honesty and integrity meant more than anything else. Art was an expression of freedom\, individuality\, and personalized creativity\, without which it ceased to be art.”\n— Galina Lembersky\, daughter\n\nExhibit curated by Yelena Lembersky\, granddaughter of Felix Lembersky\, and Geneviève Zubrzycki\, WCEE Director.\n\nWorks on loan from the private collection of Yelena Lembersky.\n\nContact weisercenter@umich.edu to schedule a viewing.\n\nIf there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us at weisercenter@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange. UID:149975-21907609@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149975 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,russia,ukraine LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 1010 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260922T093359 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270126T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270126T110000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:CoderSpaces - Tuesdays DESCRIPTION:Are you grappling with a piece of code\, trying to compute on a cluster\, or just getting started with a new method such as machine learning? Then we might have just the right space for you.\n\nAll members of the U-M community are invited to join our weekly virtual CoderSpaces to get research support and connect with others.\n\nTuesdays\, 9:30-11 a.m. ET\, via Zoom (Meeting ID: 513 103 7575)\nWednesdays\, 1:30-3 p.m. ET\, via Zoom (Meeting ID: 513 103 7575) UID:152608-21914072@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152608 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ai,Artificial Intelligence,Data,Data Analysis,Data Collection,Data Curation,Data Linkage,Data Management,Data Science,Great Lakes Cluster,High Performance Computing,Machine Learning,Social Science,Social Sciences,Statistics LOCATION:Off Campus Location - https://umich.zoom.us/j/5131037575?omn=94024500517 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261019T155949 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270126T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270126T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Special Exhibition | Ancient Abstractions: Roman Visual Trends Beyond Naturalism DESCRIPTION:The lifelike naturalistic bodies of Greek and Roman sculpture have been a source of wonder since the Renaissance. Indeed\, the Italian Renaissance artist Vasari identified the ancient world as the time “when sculpture rose to its greatest height.” But close likenesses of the natural world are not the only visual products of the ancient past. This exhibition traces alternative visual trends in the ancient Roman world that today would be considered examples of abstraction. It focuses on monuments and motifs long pushed to the margins of our accounts of ancient art. Oversize arrangements of interlocking shapes pulsate in bold block colors from tombs\, temples\, and homes\; stylized animals flicker into view\, only to collapse once more into bright geometric arrangements\; and artists adopt experimental shorthands for the depiction of space across media. Anticipating recent interests in color and form\, the visual trends of antiquity emerge as far more varied than has long been told.\n\n*Ancient Abstractions is on view from November 5\, 2026\, through February 28\, 2027\, during regular museum hours (Tuesday–Friday\, 10:00 AM–4:00 PM\, and Saturday–Sunday\, 11:00 AM–4:00 PM\; closed Mondays and university holidays.* UID:153842-21916519@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153842 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ancient Rome,archaeology,art,Art History,collections,cultural heritage,Exhibition,Faculty,Free,history,Mediterranean,museum,Research,roman empire,visual arts LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260828T173639 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270126T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270126T133000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Curated Conversations: Dialogue with Images DESCRIPTION:Two University of Michigan Museum of Art curators will facilitate a conversation in the museum galleries. They will use images to model dialogue techniques that faculty and staff can use with classes and colleagues. These approaches unlock sticky topics and personal details. The session will include tips on: how to select appropriate images for your group\, a menu of dialogue techniques to use with a variety of images\, and an invitation to bring your class or group to UMMA for a customized conversation. \n\nDIALOGUE MICHIGAN\nThis event is part of Dialogue Michigan's 2026-2027 faculty and staff workshops. Learn more at https://myumi.ch/dialogue. UID:150975-21910652@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150975 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:dialogue,Faculty,Open Inquiry,Sessions,Staff LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T232133 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270126T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270126T140000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:2026-2027 CommuniTEA DESCRIPTION:Weekly gathering for students\, staff\, and faculty to build community with the Trotter/MESA team and discuss the week’s events. Organizations and units are encouraged to collaborate and offer light refreshments or share tea practices that center their cultural practices. Come join us for good conversation\, food and fun! UID:151558-21911751@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151558 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Trotter Multicultural Center - Sankofa Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260901T134245 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270126T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270126T140000 SUMMARY:Well-being:CommuniTEA DESCRIPTION:Join students\, staff\, and faculty in the Sankofa Lounge for weekly CommuniTEA gatherings. Come to connect\, share experiences\, good vibes\, and unwind. Meet new friends\, play a card game\, or study and eat your lunch among community! Organizations and units are welcome to collaborate and share refreshments or cultural tea practices. UID:150822-21910277@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150822 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Culture,Diversity,Free,Inclusion,MESA,Multicultural,Social Impact,Well-being LOCATION:Trotter Multicultural Center - Sankofa Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260813T102754 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270126T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270126T203000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Game Nights at The Connector DESCRIPTION:Do you like board games? Card games? Do you like free popcorn? We welcome all types of players here! Every Tuesday\, the Connector Community Assistants are hosting a game night where we eat delicious popcorn and have a chill (or competitive\, if that’s your energy!) night of joy and connection with one another! Bring your friends and hang! \n\nThe Connector is located in West Quad. UID:150142-21908211@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150142 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community Building,Community Engagement,Community Gathering,Free,Housing,Welcome Week,Welcome Week Event,Welcome26 LOCATION:The Connector CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260814T155307 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270127T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270127T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Down in Ann Arbor Town: Pictorial Maps\, Campus Traditions\, and the Women Who Made Them DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the centennial of the iconic 1926 “Down in Ann Arbor Town” map by exploring the colorful history\, campus traditions\, and detailed artistry that made it possible. Created by Jessie Horton Koessler (Class of 1901) to help fund the Michigan League building for women\, this celebrated map provides a fascinating view into 1920s campus life and the women who shaped it. Through three distinct exhibit sections\, journey from the campus history that led to the map’s creation to a broader look at early 20th-century pictorial mapmaking.\n\nWhile enjoying the exhibit\, pick up a scavenger hunt at the Clark Library desk that will inspire you to notice whimsical details in the maps discussed. Return your scavenger hunt at the desk for a small prize\, while supplies last.\n\nJoin the curators — Ava Pustulka (’28) and Anna Rohl\, map curator at Clark Library — for a presentation on September 24 (https://myumi.ch/X8y3r)\, where they will share the research that went into creating the exhibit. UID:150290-21908927@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150290 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Library,Maps LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library, 2nd Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260806T162236 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270127T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270127T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:WCEE Exhibition. The Art of Memory\, Paintings by Felix Lembersky DESCRIPTION:Felix Lembersky (1913-1970) was a painter\, theater stage designer\, teacher\, and leader of artistic groups. He began his career within the Soviet Avant-Garde in Ukraine before studying realist painting in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg). Throughout his life he worked across realist and modernist styles that fell outside of Soviet-mandated Socialist Realism. His Execution: Babyn Yar series (ca. 1944-52) is the earliest known artistic representation of Babyn Yar\, a Holocaust massacre site in Kyiv. For political reasons\, these paintings\, along with his later nonconformist work\, were barred from exhibition in the Soviet Union.\n\nHaving witnessed two world wars\, the 1917 revolution\, and political terror\, Lembersky reflected on these experiences with candor while imbuing his work with hope and optimism. He was drawn to vulnerable\, neglected\, and marginalized people: children\, the elderly\, ethnic minorities\, and industrial workers subjected to harsh labor and dangerous conditions. Regardless of their circumstances\, Lembersky portrayed his subjects with empathy\, dignity\, and admiration. \n\n“For my father\, honesty and integrity meant more than anything else. Art was an expression of freedom\, individuality\, and personalized creativity\, without which it ceased to be art.”\n— Galina Lembersky\, daughter\n\nExhibit curated by Yelena Lembersky\, granddaughter of Felix Lembersky\, and Geneviève Zubrzycki\, WCEE Director.\n\nWorks on loan from the private collection of Yelena Lembersky.\n\nContact weisercenter@umich.edu to schedule a viewing.\n\nIf there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us at weisercenter@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange. UID:149975-21907610@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149975 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,russia,ukraine LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 1010 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260902T133628 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270127T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270127T120000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Welcome Wednesdays DESCRIPTION:Kick-start your Wednesday with free coffee\, tea\, hot chocolate\, and a breakfast snack! Stop by the Alumni Center from 9 a.m.–noon on select Wednesdays during the fall and winter semesters. Bring your Mcard—and keep an eye out for Bagely\, the beloved bagel mascot! ☕🥯〽️ UID:151404-21911536@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151404 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Breakfast,food,free food LOCATION:Alumni Center CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261019T155949 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270127T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270127T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Special Exhibition | Ancient Abstractions: Roman Visual Trends Beyond Naturalism DESCRIPTION:The lifelike naturalistic bodies of Greek and Roman sculpture have been a source of wonder since the Renaissance. Indeed\, the Italian Renaissance artist Vasari identified the ancient world as the time “when sculpture rose to its greatest height.” But close likenesses of the natural world are not the only visual products of the ancient past. This exhibition traces alternative visual trends in the ancient Roman world that today would be considered examples of abstraction. It focuses on monuments and motifs long pushed to the margins of our accounts of ancient art. Oversize arrangements of interlocking shapes pulsate in bold block colors from tombs\, temples\, and homes\; stylized animals flicker into view\, only to collapse once more into bright geometric arrangements\; and artists adopt experimental shorthands for the depiction of space across media. Anticipating recent interests in color and form\, the visual trends of antiquity emerge as far more varied than has long been told.\n\n*Ancient Abstractions is on view from November 5\, 2026\, through February 28\, 2027\, during regular museum hours (Tuesday–Friday\, 10:00 AM–4:00 PM\, and Saturday–Sunday\, 11:00 AM–4:00 PM\; closed Mondays and university holidays.* UID:153842-21916520@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153842 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ancient Rome,archaeology,art,Art History,collections,cultural heritage,Exhibition,Faculty,Free,history,Mediterranean,museum,Research,roman empire,visual arts LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260729T130108 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270127T121500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270127T124500 SUMMARY:Well-being:CEW+ Midweek Mindfulness DESCRIPTION:RSVP here: https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/htrYM6lXQH28gjySTQaKIw\n\nJoin us on Wednesdays from 12:15 – 12:45 pm. Register once to receive a Zoom link to access the sits each week or as your schedule allows.\n\nMindful meditation is a contemplative practice that\, over time\, can build resilience and coping skills to support you to gain perspective\, navigate the demands of daily life\, and build compassion. Weekly guided sits offer a virtual community of practice that explores present-moment awareness\, open and directed attention\, non-judgment\, and self-compassion. CEW+ Midweek Mindfulness welcomes practitioners of all skill levels. Each session offers instruction\, support\, and the opportunity to practice guided and self-directed mindful meditation. Participate weekly\, or drop in as your schedule allows. All are welcome! UID:109796-21906875@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/109796 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Caregivers,first-generation,Free,Graduate and Professional Students,Health & Wellness,Mindfulness,Nontraditional Students,Self-care,Student Parents,Students With Children,Support,transfer students,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students,Virtual,Welcome to Michigan,Well-being,Wellness,women,women's health,Work-life Balance,Zoom LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261008T094159 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270127T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270127T140000 SUMMARY:Presentation:AI Futures Keynote: Isabelle Hau DESCRIPTION:The Industrial Revolution elevated IQ\, the cognitive abilities needed for an economy built around knowledge and analytical skill. The late 20th century expanded our understanding through EQ\, recognizing the importance of understanding ourselves and others. Now\, the AI revolution calls for another evolution in human intelligence: Relational Intelligence (RQ)\, our capacity to build trust\, make meaning together\, connect across differences\, collaborate\, navigate conflict\, and repair.\n\nUniversities have a critical role in this transition. As they prepare students for an AI-shaped future\, they must revisit not only what we teach and how we learn\, but how we relate\, developing AI fluency alongside the deeply human capacities that will matter even more in an age of intelligent machines.\n\nThis session asks a defining question: If AI changes what it means to be intelligent\, how should education evolve what we teach\, what we measure\, and what we value?\n\n\n\n*About AI Futures Keynote Speaker Series*\nThe Center for Academic Innovation is convening leading voices in academia to examine emerging applications of artificial intelligence in higher education. The AI Futures keynote speaker series is a critical examination of how artificial intelligence is reshaping teaching and learning as we consider the future of life changing education at Michigan UID:150868-21910332@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150868 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Academic Innovation,Academic Technology At Michigan,Ai,Artificial Intelligence,Education,Faculty,Free,Information and Technology,Innovation,it,Keynote,Learning,Lifelong Learning,Michigan Online,Online Learning,Online Teaching,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Center for Academic Innovation CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260922T093431 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270127T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270127T150000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:CoderSpaces - Wednesday DESCRIPTION:Are you grappling with a piece of code\, trying to compute on a cluster\, or just getting started with a new method such as machine learning? Then we might have just the right space for you.\n\nAll members of the U-M community are invited to join our weekly virtual CoderSpaces to get research support and connect with others.\n\nTuesdays\, 9:30-11 a.m. ET\, via Zoom (Meeting ID: 513 103 7575)\nWednesdays\, 1:30-3 p.m. ET\, via Zoom (Meeting ID: 513 103 7575) UID:152615-21914147@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152615 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ai,Artificial Intelligence,Data,Data Analysis,Data Collection,Data Curation,Data Linkage,Data Management,Data Science,Great Lakes Cluster,High Performance Computing,Machine Learning,Social Science,Social Sciences,Statistics LOCATION:Off Campus Location - https://umich.zoom.us/j/5131037575?omn=94024500517 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260914T181803 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270127T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270127T183000 SUMMARY:Performance:Voice & Opera Studio Recital DESCRIPTION:Students from the Department of Voice & Opera perform a recital. UID:148822-21904987@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148822 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T111502 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270127T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270127T190000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Deutschtisch im Max Kade Haus DESCRIPTION:Deutschtisch is a weekly event in the North Quad dining hall for Max Kade residents and visitors from outside of Max Kade Haus to speak German during a meal. UID:151889-21912356@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151889 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Germanic Languages And Literatures,Max Kade LOCATION:North Quad - Dining Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260814T155307 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270128T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270128T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Down in Ann Arbor Town: Pictorial Maps\, Campus Traditions\, and the Women Who Made Them DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the centennial of the iconic 1926 “Down in Ann Arbor Town” map by exploring the colorful history\, campus traditions\, and detailed artistry that made it possible. Created by Jessie Horton Koessler (Class of 1901) to help fund the Michigan League building for women\, this celebrated map provides a fascinating view into 1920s campus life and the women who shaped it. Through three distinct exhibit sections\, journey from the campus history that led to the map’s creation to a broader look at early 20th-century pictorial mapmaking.\n\nWhile enjoying the exhibit\, pick up a scavenger hunt at the Clark Library desk that will inspire you to notice whimsical details in the maps discussed. Return your scavenger hunt at the desk for a small prize\, while supplies last.\n\nJoin the curators — Ava Pustulka (’28) and Anna Rohl\, map curator at Clark Library — for a presentation on September 24 (https://myumi.ch/X8y3r)\, where they will share the research that went into creating the exhibit. UID:150290-21908928@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150290 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Library,Maps LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library, 2nd Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260806T162236 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270128T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270128T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:WCEE Exhibition. The Art of Memory\, Paintings by Felix Lembersky DESCRIPTION:Felix Lembersky (1913-1970) was a painter\, theater stage designer\, teacher\, and leader of artistic groups. He began his career within the Soviet Avant-Garde in Ukraine before studying realist painting in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg). Throughout his life he worked across realist and modernist styles that fell outside of Soviet-mandated Socialist Realism. His Execution: Babyn Yar series (ca. 1944-52) is the earliest known artistic representation of Babyn Yar\, a Holocaust massacre site in Kyiv. For political reasons\, these paintings\, along with his later nonconformist work\, were barred from exhibition in the Soviet Union.\n\nHaving witnessed two world wars\, the 1917 revolution\, and political terror\, Lembersky reflected on these experiences with candor while imbuing his work with hope and optimism. He was drawn to vulnerable\, neglected\, and marginalized people: children\, the elderly\, ethnic minorities\, and industrial workers subjected to harsh labor and dangerous conditions. Regardless of their circumstances\, Lembersky portrayed his subjects with empathy\, dignity\, and admiration. \n\n“For my father\, honesty and integrity meant more than anything else. Art was an expression of freedom\, individuality\, and personalized creativity\, without which it ceased to be art.”\n— Galina Lembersky\, daughter\n\nExhibit curated by Yelena Lembersky\, granddaughter of Felix Lembersky\, and Geneviève Zubrzycki\, WCEE Director.\n\nWorks on loan from the private collection of Yelena Lembersky.\n\nContact weisercenter@umich.edu to schedule a viewing.\n\nIf there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us at weisercenter@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange. UID:149975-21907611@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149975 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,russia,ukraine LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 1010 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T232230 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270128T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270128T130000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:SPRING [NORTH CAMPUS] Faculty On-Campus Work Retreats DESCRIPTION:Sign up for a two-hour work session\, followed by a hot lunch with colleagues. The Faculty On-Campus Work Retreats offer a quiet space to work with other scholars and artists\, and an opportunity for you to prioritize your research and creative work by committing to one or two work sessions before teaching\, service\, and email take over the semester. Lunch\, after the work session\, is a chance to share interests and work with other colleagues\, to learn about each others’ research\, to grow professional and social networks\, and to experience the University as a collective.The Work Retreats are open to all ~7\,600 members of the Faculty Senate\, including tenure-track professors\, lecturers\, research faculty\, clinical faculty\, librarians\, archivists\, and curators. The series was developed by the Faculty Senate Office\, is supported by the Office of the Provost\, and is co-sponsored by Librarian Mary Lawrence. UID:150894-21910389@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150894 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Johnson Rooms (Third Floor, Lurie Engineering Center, 1221 Beal Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261019T155949 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270128T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270128T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Special Exhibition | Ancient Abstractions: Roman Visual Trends Beyond Naturalism DESCRIPTION:The lifelike naturalistic bodies of Greek and Roman sculpture have been a source of wonder since the Renaissance. Indeed\, the Italian Renaissance artist Vasari identified the ancient world as the time “when sculpture rose to its greatest height.” But close likenesses of the natural world are not the only visual products of the ancient past. This exhibition traces alternative visual trends in the ancient Roman world that today would be considered examples of abstraction. It focuses on monuments and motifs long pushed to the margins of our accounts of ancient art. Oversize arrangements of interlocking shapes pulsate in bold block colors from tombs\, temples\, and homes\; stylized animals flicker into view\, only to collapse once more into bright geometric arrangements\; and artists adopt experimental shorthands for the depiction of space across media. Anticipating recent interests in color and form\, the visual trends of antiquity emerge as far more varied than has long been told.\n\n*Ancient Abstractions is on view from November 5\, 2026\, through February 28\, 2027\, during regular museum hours (Tuesday–Friday\, 10:00 AM–4:00 PM\, and Saturday–Sunday\, 11:00 AM–4:00 PM\; closed Mondays and university holidays.* UID:153842-21916521@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153842 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ancient Rome,archaeology,art,Art History,collections,cultural heritage,Exhibition,Faculty,Free,history,Mediterranean,museum,Research,roman empire,visual arts LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260922T103914 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270128T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270128T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:“Fill the Ranks”: The Civil War and the University of Michigan DESCRIPTION:“Fill the Ranks”: The Civil War and the University of Michigan explores how campus and community debated the issues that tore the country apart\, how students and alums joined the fight\, and how the University’s public mission began to conflict with its elite aspirations. Based on collections at the Bentley Historical Library.\n\nDeveloped by the Judy and Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory and featuring the work of its student docents\, “Fill the Ranks” includes historic artifacts\, digital animations\, and interactive elements spanning two floors.\n\nOn display September 25\, 2026-July 2\, 2027 at the Judy and Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory\, 1398 Ann Street\, Ann Arbor\, 48109.\n\nView the exhibit during the Observatory’s open hours: Thursdays 12-5 pm\, Fridays 12-11 pm\, Saturdays 12-5 pm.\n\n“Fill the Ranks”: The Civil War and the University of Michigan is supported in part by the Inclusive History Project. To learn more\, please visit inclusivehistory.umich.edu. Additional support provided by the University of Michigan’s U.S. at 250 initiative. UID:152626-21914255@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152626 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:american culture,American History,American Politics,archives,bentley historical library,bentley library,civil rights,Civil War,Education,educational,Exhibition,free,history,Humanities,Museum,museums,Politics,Social Sciences,Storytelling,Student Life,U-m History,university history,university of michigan history LOCATION:Detroit Observatory CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261013T123436 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270128T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270128T133000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:CJS Noon Lecture Series | Multiple Ryukyu Histories\, ca. 1450–1880 DESCRIPTION:Please note: This lecture will be held in person (location TBA) and virtually on Zoom. This event is free and open to the public\, but you must register to attend via Zoom. Register for the Zoom webinar at https://myumi.ch/jV76b.\n\nThe Ryukyu Islands consist of four major island groups located across Okinawa and Kagoshima Prefectures in Japan. Throughout the modern era\, it has been standard practice to subsume the histories of this diverse region under the narrative created by the imperial center at Shuri (in Okinawa). This talk highlights some of the histories of Ryukyu Islands other than Okinawa\, providing alternatives to the hitherto dominant narrative.\n\nGregory Smits conducts research on the history of Japan and the East China Sea region. He is the author of four books on the history of the Ryukyu Islands and two books on the history of earthquakes in Japan.\n\n*If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us at sarachit@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.* UID:153616-21916104@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153616 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Asian Languages And Cultures,center for japanese studies,History,japan,Japanese Studies,japaneses studies LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T184754 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270128T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270128T130000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:HFES x INFORMS Coffee Chat DESCRIPTION:Come join us for some coffee and networking! UID:153951-21916819@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153951 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Undergraduate Students,Undergraduate,Industrial And Operations Engineering,Graduate Students,Graduate LOCATION:Industrial and Operations Engineering Building - Community Suite CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260608T112731 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270128T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270128T130000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:ISR Insights Speaker Series DESCRIPTION:Discover groundbreaking research on social issues at the ISR Insights Speaker Series. Join us as ISR researchers take the stage to share their insights. UID:148597-21904499@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148597 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Insights Speaker Series,Research,Social Science LOCATION:Institute For Social Research - 1430 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T134907 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270128T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270128T170000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Hopwood Tea DESCRIPTION:Enjoy coffee\, tea\, and refreshments in a beautiful\, book-filled space. Check out a book from the Hopwood library or engage with other readers and writers. All are welcome. UID:148903-21905174@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148903 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ann Arbor,Books,Creative Writing,English Language And Literature,Food,Free,Graduate Students,Hopwood Program,Literary Arts,Literature,The Helen Zell Writers' Program,Undergraduate Students,Well-being,Writing LOCATION:Angell Hall - 1176 (Hopwood Room) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261017T210453 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270128T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270128T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Differential Equations Seminar: TBA DESCRIPTION:TBA UID:102653-21815685@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/102653 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 4088 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261019T134358 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270128T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270128T173000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:DISCO Network Presents - Trans Coalition-Building and Digital Activism DESCRIPTION:Event description coming soon.\n\nThis event is open to the public\, and we encourage all interested faculty\, graduate students\, and undergraduate students to attend.\n\nAdvance registration is recommended:\n\nRegister to attend on Zoom: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_K4_jYtqoRB-nwC-diXGR1w \n\nThis event will be recorded. A full recording will be uploaded to the DISCO Network YouTube channel within approximately one week of the event.\n\nMeet the Panelists:\n\nAlejandra Caraballo is a civil rights attorney and Clinical Instructor at Harvard Law School's Cyberlaw Clinic. Her scholarship and practice address the intersection of civil rights law\, technology policy\, and institutional accountability\, with particular focus on the areas of digital privacy in areas of stigmatized healthcare around reproductive care and gender affirming care. She is admitted to practice in New York and Massachusetts\, and is admitted to the Southern District of New York and the Eleventh\, Ninth\, and Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Her litigation practice has included impact cases on healthcare discrimination\, employment discrimination\, and LGBTQ civil rights\, including work on Kadel v. Folwell\, Lange v. Houston County\, and Boston Alliance v. HHS. Alejandra’s published legal scholarship includes The Anti-Transgender Medical Expert Industry (Journal of Law\, Medicine & Ethics\, 2022) and Extradition in Post-Roe America (CUNY Law Review\, 2023). Her scholarship has been cited in law reviews\, amicus briefs\, and media coverage of LGBTQ civil rights litigation.\n\nCeleste Trianon is a transfeminine jurist and activist\, based out of Montréal (in the traditional lands of the Kanien'keháka) and active all across Canada. Celeste holds a Bachelor of Laws from the Université de Montréal and a Juris Doctor from Osgoode Hall Law School (Toronto). She is currently working with the Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund in Toronto\, while completing her lawyer licensure process with the Law Society of Ontario. Through Juritrans\, the legal clinic she founded prior to starting her first law degree\, over a thousand trans people in Québec\, Nova Scotia and other provinces have been able to get information and accompaniment in applying for legal name changes. Celeste has created opportunities for 2SLGBTQ+ law students to be involved with their own community through partnerships with various Canadian law schools. She has equally coordinated several judicial interventions defending the rights of trans people\, both at trial (notably in A.B. v. Québec Minister of Education) and at the Supreme Court of Canada (namely Hak/EMSB and UR Pride). In her capacity as a content creator\, she has built a following of 22\,000+ on Instagram\, primarily through breaking the news on developments in transgender issues in Canada. Celeste maintains Canada's Anti-Trans Risk Map\, a resource extensively used in academia\, conferences\, and even by trans U.S. citizens seeking to flee their country.\n\nMeet the Moderator:\n\nM. Remi Yergeau is a Canada Research Chair in Critical Disability Studies and Communication and an associate professor of Communication and Media Studies at Carleton University. They also direct the Digital Accessible Futures Lab as a part of the DISCO Network. Remi is an autistic academic\, and their scholarly interests include rhetoric & writing studies\, digital studies\, trans and queer rhetorics\, disability studies\, and theories of mind. Their book\, Authoring Autism: On Rhetoric and Neurological Queerness (Duke UP\, 2017)\, is a winner of the 2017 Modern Language Association First Book Prize\, the 2019 CCCC Lavender Rhetorics Book Award for Excellence in Queer Scholarship\, and the 2019 Rhetoric Society of America Book Award. Along with 13 colleagues from DISCO\, Remi is a co-author of Technoskepticism (Stanford UP\, 2025).\n\nWe want to make our events accessible to all participants. CART captioning services will be provided. If you anticipate needing additional accommodations to participate\, please email Cherice Chan at chericec@umich.edu. UID:150719-21910002@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150719 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Activism,Digital Culture,Digital Studies,Digital Studies Institute,Gender Studies,Trans Studies LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260821T140510 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270128T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270128T173000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:EIHS Lecture: The Transatlantic Slave Trade & the (Multi) Racial Origins of Early Black Print in Ghana DESCRIPTION:Understanding how Afro-Europeans came to play leading roles in establishing the African-owned press in colonial Ghana\, and why they introduced race as the primary language of political protest in their newspapers requires reaching back to the late fifteenth century when the social world of the transatlantic slave trade first began to take shape. Two features of this social world—interracial sexual relationships between African women and European men and the concomitant growth of an Afro-European population that remained embedded in African society—were key drivers of the process of racialization unleashed by the transatlantic slave trade. This process would evolve over the course of four centuries in ways that gave Afro-European men the social positionality\, financial resources\, and political impetus to be the first founders of African-owned newspapers in colonial Ghana. Their newspapers reveal a late-nineteenth-century West African epistemology of blackness that stretched beyond its elite (primarily) Afro-European origins as literacy rates grew\, newspaper publishing expanded\, and the language of race became a politically consequential medium in the twentieth century that enabled dissent and shaped how Africans in the colony’s growing public sphere debated and fought for political futures defined not by their colonizers\, but by themselves.\n\nCarina Ray is a scholar of race and sexuality\; comparative colonialisms and nationalisms\; migration and maritime history\; print cultures\; bodily aesthetics\, and the relationship between race\, ethnicity\, and political power. Ray’s research is primarily focused on Ghana and its diasporas. She is the author of Crossing the Color Line: Race\, Sex\, and the Contested Politics of Colonialism in Ghana\, winner of the American Historical Association's 2016 Wesley-Logan Book Prize and the African Studies Association's 2017 Aidoo-Snyder Book Prize. Her articles have appeared in Gender and History\, PMLA\, The Journal of West African History\, and The American Historical Review\, among others. She is series co-editor of New African Histories (Ohio University Press) with Jacob Dlamini and Derek Peterson\, and African Identities: Past and Present (Cambridge University Press) with Toyin Falola. Ray previously served as series editor of Ohio Short Histories of Africa (Ohio University Press) with Dan Magaziner\, Michelle Moyd\, and Moses Ochunu\; as editor of Ghana Studies\; and as a member of the Board of Editors for The American Historical Review.\n\nThis event presented by the Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies. It is made possible in part by a generous contribution from Kenneth and Frances Aftel Eisenberg. UID:150725-21910006@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150725 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:African American,Anthropology,History,Humanities,Social Sciences,Sociology,Women's Studies LOCATION:Tisch Hall - 1014 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260813T101439 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270128T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270128T203000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Movie Nights at The Connector DESCRIPTION:Wanna watch a movie and eat free popcorn? Join the Connector Community Assistants and watch a new movie or a classic while meeting new or familiar faces! Settle-in for a cozy night with us every Thursday as we enter into comfy Fall weather. \n\nThe Connector is located in West Quad. UID:150143-21908244@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150143 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community Building,Community Engagement,Community Gathering,Free,Housing,Welcome Week,Welcome Week Event,Welcome26 LOCATION:The Connector CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260925T132511 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270128T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270128T230000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Karaoke Night DESCRIPTION:Sing your heart out! Come to the Michigan Union Courtyard for a fun\, casual night of karaoke. UID:152775-21914503@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152775 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community,Karaoke,Music,Sing,Singing,Songs LOCATION:Michigan Union CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260814T155307 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270129T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270129T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Down in Ann Arbor Town: Pictorial Maps\, Campus Traditions\, and the Women Who Made Them DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the centennial of the iconic 1926 “Down in Ann Arbor Town” map by exploring the colorful history\, campus traditions\, and detailed artistry that made it possible. Created by Jessie Horton Koessler (Class of 1901) to help fund the Michigan League building for women\, this celebrated map provides a fascinating view into 1920s campus life and the women who shaped it. Through three distinct exhibit sections\, journey from the campus history that led to the map’s creation to a broader look at early 20th-century pictorial mapmaking.\n\nWhile enjoying the exhibit\, pick up a scavenger hunt at the Clark Library desk that will inspire you to notice whimsical details in the maps discussed. Return your scavenger hunt at the desk for a small prize\, while supplies last.\n\nJoin the curators — Ava Pustulka (’28) and Anna Rohl\, map curator at Clark Library — for a presentation on September 24 (https://myumi.ch/X8y3r)\, where they will share the research that went into creating the exhibit. UID:150290-21908929@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150290 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Library,Maps LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library, 2nd Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260806T162236 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270129T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270129T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:WCEE Exhibition. The Art of Memory\, Paintings by Felix Lembersky DESCRIPTION:Felix Lembersky (1913-1970) was a painter\, theater stage designer\, teacher\, and leader of artistic groups. He began his career within the Soviet Avant-Garde in Ukraine before studying realist painting in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg). Throughout his life he worked across realist and modernist styles that fell outside of Soviet-mandated Socialist Realism. His Execution: Babyn Yar series (ca. 1944-52) is the earliest known artistic representation of Babyn Yar\, a Holocaust massacre site in Kyiv. For political reasons\, these paintings\, along with his later nonconformist work\, were barred from exhibition in the Soviet Union.\n\nHaving witnessed two world wars\, the 1917 revolution\, and political terror\, Lembersky reflected on these experiences with candor while imbuing his work with hope and optimism. He was drawn to vulnerable\, neglected\, and marginalized people: children\, the elderly\, ethnic minorities\, and industrial workers subjected to harsh labor and dangerous conditions. Regardless of their circumstances\, Lembersky portrayed his subjects with empathy\, dignity\, and admiration. \n\n“For my father\, honesty and integrity meant more than anything else. Art was an expression of freedom\, individuality\, and personalized creativity\, without which it ceased to be art.”\n— Galina Lembersky\, daughter\n\nExhibit curated by Yelena Lembersky\, granddaughter of Felix Lembersky\, and Geneviève Zubrzycki\, WCEE Director.\n\nWorks on loan from the private collection of Yelena Lembersky.\n\nContact weisercenter@umich.edu to schedule a viewing.\n\nIf there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us at weisercenter@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange. UID:149975-21907612@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149975 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,russia,ukraine LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 1010 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261019T155949 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270129T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270129T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Special Exhibition | Ancient Abstractions: Roman Visual Trends Beyond Naturalism DESCRIPTION:The lifelike naturalistic bodies of Greek and Roman sculpture have been a source of wonder since the Renaissance. Indeed\, the Italian Renaissance artist Vasari identified the ancient world as the time “when sculpture rose to its greatest height.” But close likenesses of the natural world are not the only visual products of the ancient past. This exhibition traces alternative visual trends in the ancient Roman world that today would be considered examples of abstraction. It focuses on monuments and motifs long pushed to the margins of our accounts of ancient art. Oversize arrangements of interlocking shapes pulsate in bold block colors from tombs\, temples\, and homes\; stylized animals flicker into view\, only to collapse once more into bright geometric arrangements\; and artists adopt experimental shorthands for the depiction of space across media. Anticipating recent interests in color and form\, the visual trends of antiquity emerge as far more varied than has long been told.\n\n*Ancient Abstractions is on view from November 5\, 2026\, through February 28\, 2027\, during regular museum hours (Tuesday–Friday\, 10:00 AM–4:00 PM\, and Saturday–Sunday\, 11:00 AM–4:00 PM\; closed Mondays and university holidays.* UID:153842-21916522@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153842 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ancient Rome,archaeology,art,Art History,collections,cultural heritage,Exhibition,Faculty,Free,history,Mediterranean,museum,Research,roman empire,visual arts LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260922T103914 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270129T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270129T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:“Fill the Ranks”: The Civil War and the University of Michigan DESCRIPTION:“Fill the Ranks”: The Civil War and the University of Michigan explores how campus and community debated the issues that tore the country apart\, how students and alums joined the fight\, and how the University’s public mission began to conflict with its elite aspirations. Based on collections at the Bentley Historical Library.\n\nDeveloped by the Judy and Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory and featuring the work of its student docents\, “Fill the Ranks” includes historic artifacts\, digital animations\, and interactive elements spanning two floors.\n\nOn display September 25\, 2026-July 2\, 2027 at the Judy and Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory\, 1398 Ann Street\, Ann Arbor\, 48109.\n\nView the exhibit during the Observatory’s open hours: Thursdays 12-5 pm\, Fridays 12-11 pm\, Saturdays 12-5 pm.\n\n“Fill the Ranks”: The Civil War and the University of Michigan is supported in part by the Inclusive History Project. To learn more\, please visit inclusivehistory.umich.edu. Additional support provided by the University of Michigan’s U.S. at 250 initiative. UID:152626-21914215@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152626 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:american culture,American History,American Politics,archives,bentley historical library,bentley library,civil rights,Civil War,Education,educational,Exhibition,free,history,Humanities,Museum,museums,Politics,Social Sciences,Storytelling,Student Life,U-m History,university history,university of michigan history LOCATION:Detroit Observatory CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261014T092046 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270129T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270129T140000 SUMMARY:Presentation:CGIS International Internship Programs: Info Session DESCRIPTION:Join CGIS Internship Manager Rachel Reuter to learn more about CGIS's international internship programs available for Spring/Summer 2027. These 8-week\, unpaid international internship programs offer opportunities across a wide range of locations\, academic interests\, and career fields\, and students can earn up to 6 academic credits. In this session\, students will learn more about each internship program\, including locations\, the application process\, potential placements\, academic requirements\, eligibility requirements\, and other key details.CGIS: Summer International Internships with IES AbroadCGIS: Summer International Internships with CIEECGIS: Summer International Internships with Sage CorpsCGIS: Summer International Internships with OmprakashDATES:Thursday\, October 22\, 12:00pm - 1:00pm (Info Session)Thursday\, December 10\, 12:00pm - 1:00pm (Info Session)Friday\, January 15\, 4:00pm - 5:00pm (Info Session)Friday\, January 29\, 12:00pm - 2:00pm (Drop-in Group Advising) UID:153305-21915592@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153305 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Abroad,Africa,Applications,Asia,Asia-pacific,Australia,Career,global,global engagement,global opportunities,Information Session,intercultural,international,Internship,internships,Sessions,study abroad,Summer,The College Of Literature\, Science\, And The Arts,Travel,Undergraduate LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260821T140417 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270129T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270129T140000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:EIHS Symposium DESCRIPTION:More details forthcoming.\n\nThis event presented by the Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies. It is made possible in part by a generous contribution from Kenneth and Frances Aftel Eisenberg. UID:150727-21910007@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150727 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:History,Humanities LOCATION:Tisch Hall - 1014 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260622T092756 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270129T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270129T123000 SUMMARY:Well-being:Heartfulness Meditation DESCRIPTION:Heartfulness Guided Meditation is a weekly\, drop-in program designed to help you Mental well-being. \n\nAll U-M students\, faculty\, and staff are welcome to participate in guided meditation practice with a trainer every Friday at noon over Zoom (details to join are provided below). No prior experience with meditation is required. \n\n*What will you learn?*\n\nThe session involves 3 simple steps:\n\nBreathing\nRelaxation\nMeditation\n\nDeep breathing bring a pause followed by Relaxation brings your body to a calm\, steady posture creating a stillness at the physical level\, and prepares the mind for meditation. Lastly\, learning to meditate by being mindful of your heart will connect you with yourself by listening to your heart’s voice. This is the art of Heartfulness Meditation. \n\n*Why Meditate?*\n\nWhile physical fitness keeps our bodies in shape\, meditation is an exercise for the mind and mental wellness. In addition to the measurable benefits mentally and physically\, many people benefit from an unquantifiable inner poise and harmony. \n\n*Please take Learn to Meditate session if you are new to the practice. These sessions are offered Monthly.* https://events.umich.edu/event/128708\n\n*Event Details*\n\nHeartfulness Guided Meditation \nFridays from 12-12:30 p.m. ET (except during university season days / holidays)\nJoin Via Zoom Meeting\nRegister to receive Passcode (see “Related links”\n\n\nThis wellness program is coordinated by ITS Teaching & Learning and provided at no cost by heartfulness.org. UID:143758-21899564@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143758 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Health & Wellness,Well-being LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261013T112605 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270129T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270129T160000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Combinatorics Seminar (TBA) DESCRIPTION:TBD UID:153611-21916098@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153611 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 4088 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260812T103351 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270129T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270129T160000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Sustainability Coffee Chats: Free coffee and good conversation! DESCRIPTION:The Student Sustainability Coalition will be hosting our coffee chats throughout the semester and we want you to join us! Passionate about sustainability?--water conservation\, AI\, carbon neutrality\, transportation\, ANYTHING!--come chat with us\, share your passion(s) and interests\, all while helping contribute to a more sustainable University of Michigan! Not to mention: WE WILL BUY YOUR DRINK!\n\nFind us at: \nMaizes Cafe every Friday from 3-4p UID:138091-21908278@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138091 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Activism,Climate Change,Discussion,Food,food and the environment,Free,Free Food,Graduate and Professional Students,In Person,Social,Social Impact,Student Org,Sustainability,Talk,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Michigan League - Maizie's Cafe CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260908T140249 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270129T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270129T173000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:CSAS Lecture Series | What is the Private Life of Caste in India? The caste economies of India's success story DESCRIPTION:Please note: This lecture will be held in person and virtually on Zoom. If you would like to attend via Zoom\, registration is required. Once you've registered\, joining information will be sent to your email. Register for the Zoom webinar at: https://myumi.ch/399y2\n\nIn this talk Thiranagama will draw from her book *The Monster in Your Path: The Private Life of Caste in India* on the situated histories of caste and enslavement in the South Indian state of Kerala\, most often understood as India's success story. Thiranagama will discuss how new forms of caste disparities\, as well as caste formations\, have become sedimented not in the “public\,” the center of most contemporary work\, but rather in the new kinds of private spaces and private lives that arose after Kerala’s land reforms and communist transformation. Thiranagama suggests new ways to think about contemporary inequalities within historical economies of humiliation and subordination\, as well discussing the dignity projects embarked upon by Kerala’s Dalit communities.\n\nSharika Thiranagama is professor of anthropology at Stanford University. Her research explores violence\, inequality\, and intense political mobilization through a focus on intimacy\, gender and generation. She has been the author of multiple works on Sri Lanka including *In My Mother’s House: Civil War in Sri Lanka* (University of Pennsylvania Press\, 2011). Her most recent book *The Monster in Your Path* (University of California 2026) focuses on Dalit communities in Kerala\, South India examining the gendered inheritance and life of enslavement\, caste and work.\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. UID:151126-21910900@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151126 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Anthropology,Asian Languages And Cultures,Center For South Asian Studies,History,India,South Asia,South Asian Studies LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 555 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T150526 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270129T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270129T180000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Kaffeestunde im Max Kade Haus DESCRIPTION:Kaffeestunde is a weekly opportunity to mingle and unwind \"auf Deutsch\". It is a place to connect with other Max Kade residents\, chat informally in German\, and participate in activities prepared by facilitators. The Kaffeestunde is open to the wider German-speaking community at UofM.\n\nKaffeestunde meets weekly on Fridays from 5-6pm in the Edward Said Lounge (2450 NQ) UID:151925-21912443@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151925 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Germanic Languages And Literatures,Max Kade LOCATION:North Quad - Edward Said Lounge (2450 NQ) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T142910 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270129T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270129T200000 SUMMARY:Presentation:2026-2027 Mark Webster Reading Series DESCRIPTION:The Mark Webster Reading Series showcases work by second-year MFA students in the Helen Zell Writers' Program. Held on Friday evenings\, Webster Readings present one poet and one fiction writer\, each introduced by a fellow writer also in the graduating cohort. As the culminating event for students of the program\, Webster Readings are hosted in partnership with the University of Michigan Museum of Art and held in-person in Helmut Stern Auditorium. An opportunity to hear from emerging writers in a warm and relaxed setting\, these readings are free and open to the public. The readings are also live-streamed at:\n\nhttps://tinyurl.com/Websters26-27\nZoom password: Webster26\n\nThe Mark Webster Reading Series remembers the poetry and life of Mark Webster. Webster's work is available in the Hopwood Room (1176 Angell Hall).\n\nQuestions? Email websterseries@umich.edu\n\n2026-2027 Webster Reading Series Schedule\n+September 18\, 2026 at 7 p.m.: Tonight's reading features poetry by Kameryn Alexa Carter and prose by Zach Anderson.\n+September 25\, 2026 at 7 p.m.: Tonight's reading features poetry by Dagmawe Berhanu and prose by Theo Stewart.\n+October 16\, 2026 at 7 p.m.: Tonight's reading features poetry by Charlotte Trumble and prose by Priya Pai.\n+November 6\, 2026 at 7 p.m.: Tonight's reading features poetry by Amogha and prose by Lily Zhou.\n+November 20\, 2026 at 7 p.m.: Tonight's reading features poetry by Jordan Stanley and prose by Cameron Opartkiettikul.\n+January 22\, 2027 at 7 p.m.: Tonight's reading features prose by Rachel Seo.\n+January 29\, 2027 at 7 p.m.: Tonight's reading features poetry by Peter Stuart and prose by Etim Singkem.\n+February 26\, 2027 at 7 p.m.: Tonight's reading features poetry by Miracle Thornton and prose by Micaela Daney.\n+March 26\, 2027 at 7 p.m.: Tonight's reading features poetry by Caryn Corliss and prose by Jazelle Jajeh. UID:151555-21911734@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151555 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Poetry,Poetry Reading,Prose Reading,The Helen Zell Writers' Program,Creative Writing,Department Of English Language And Literature,Literary Event LOCATION:Museum of Art - Helmut Stern Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260922T112659 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270129T190000 SUMMARY:Performance:50th Ann Arbor Folk Festival DESCRIPTION:The Ark and Bank of Ann Arbor are excited to announce the lineup for the 50th Ann Arbor Folk Fest at Hill Auditorium. The festival is The Ark's largest annual fundraiser and delivers two extraordinary nights of soul-enriching music featuring longtime Folk Fest favorites\, exciting new discoveries\, and the artists who have made this beloved tradition such a special part of our community. Friday night’s lineup is Trampled by Turtles\, Richard Thompson Band\, The War and Treaty\, Tray Wellington Band\, The Rebel Eves\, and MC Jeff Daniels. UID:151449-21911606@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151449 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260814T155307 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270130T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270130T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Down in Ann Arbor Town: Pictorial Maps\, Campus Traditions\, and the Women Who Made Them DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the centennial of the iconic 1926 “Down in Ann Arbor Town” map by exploring the colorful history\, campus traditions\, and detailed artistry that made it possible. Created by Jessie Horton Koessler (Class of 1901) to help fund the Michigan League building for women\, this celebrated map provides a fascinating view into 1920s campus life and the women who shaped it. Through three distinct exhibit sections\, journey from the campus history that led to the map’s creation to a broader look at early 20th-century pictorial mapmaking.\n\nWhile enjoying the exhibit\, pick up a scavenger hunt at the Clark Library desk that will inspire you to notice whimsical details in the maps discussed. Return your scavenger hunt at the desk for a small prize\, while supplies last.\n\nJoin the curators — Ava Pustulka (’28) and Anna Rohl\, map curator at Clark Library — for a presentation on September 24 (https://myumi.ch/X8y3r)\, where they will share the research that went into creating the exhibit. UID:150290-21908930@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150290 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Library,Maps LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library, 2nd Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261019T155949 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270130T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270130T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Special Exhibition | Ancient Abstractions: Roman Visual Trends Beyond Naturalism DESCRIPTION:The lifelike naturalistic bodies of Greek and Roman sculpture have been a source of wonder since the Renaissance. Indeed\, the Italian Renaissance artist Vasari identified the ancient world as the time “when sculpture rose to its greatest height.” But close likenesses of the natural world are not the only visual products of the ancient past. This exhibition traces alternative visual trends in the ancient Roman world that today would be considered examples of abstraction. It focuses on monuments and motifs long pushed to the margins of our accounts of ancient art. Oversize arrangements of interlocking shapes pulsate in bold block colors from tombs\, temples\, and homes\; stylized animals flicker into view\, only to collapse once more into bright geometric arrangements\; and artists adopt experimental shorthands for the depiction of space across media. Anticipating recent interests in color and form\, the visual trends of antiquity emerge as far more varied than has long been told.\n\n*Ancient Abstractions is on view from November 5\, 2026\, through February 28\, 2027\, during regular museum hours (Tuesday–Friday\, 10:00 AM–4:00 PM\, and Saturday–Sunday\, 11:00 AM–4:00 PM\; closed Mondays and university holidays.* UID:153842-21916523@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153842 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ancient Rome,archaeology,art,Art History,collections,cultural heritage,Exhibition,Faculty,Free,history,Mediterranean,museum,Research,roman empire,visual arts LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260922T103914 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270130T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270130T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:“Fill the Ranks”: The Civil War and the University of Michigan DESCRIPTION:“Fill the Ranks”: The Civil War and the University of Michigan explores how campus and community debated the issues that tore the country apart\, how students and alums joined the fight\, and how the University’s public mission began to conflict with its elite aspirations. Based on collections at the Bentley Historical Library.\n\nDeveloped by the Judy and Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory and featuring the work of its student docents\, “Fill the Ranks” includes historic artifacts\, digital animations\, and interactive elements spanning two floors.\n\nOn display September 25\, 2026-July 2\, 2027 at the Judy and Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory\, 1398 Ann Street\, Ann Arbor\, 48109.\n\nView the exhibit during the Observatory’s open hours: Thursdays 12-5 pm\, Fridays 12-11 pm\, Saturdays 12-5 pm.\n\n“Fill the Ranks”: The Civil War and the University of Michigan is supported in part by the Inclusive History Project. To learn more\, please visit inclusivehistory.umich.edu. Additional support provided by the University of Michigan’s U.S. at 250 initiative. UID:152626-21914295@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152626 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:american culture,American History,American Politics,archives,bentley historical library,bentley library,civil rights,Civil War,Education,educational,Exhibition,free,history,Humanities,Museum,museums,Politics,Social Sciences,Storytelling,Student Life,U-m History,university history,university of michigan history LOCATION:Detroit Observatory CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260722T181652 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270130T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270130T190000 SUMMARY:Performance:Faculty Lecture Recital: Steven Whiting\, Lecturer\; Kathryn Votapek\, violin and Christopher Harding\, piano DESCRIPTION:Steven Whiting\, Kathryn Votapek\, and Christopher Harding will present a lecture concert concerning Beethoven\, to include the violin sonata in C Minor\, Op. 30 #2. This sonata was written at the same time as Beethoven’s Heiligenstadt Testament\, in which he explains his deafness and inability to relate normally with the world. Presented in the 200th anniversary year of Beethoven’s death.\n\nPRESENTER BIOS\n\nProfessor STEVEN WHITING taught at the University of Illinois\, where he took his MM and PhD\, before joining the University of Michigan faculty. Following his undergraduate education\, he studied at Christian-Albrechts-Universität in Kiel\, Germany\, on a Fulbright study grant.\n\nWhiting has published twenty articles and book chapters about Beethoven\, Satie\, French cabaret music\, and E.T.A. Hoffmann\, and has co-edited A. L. Ringer’s *Musik als Geschichte*. His book *Satie the Bohemian: From Cabaret to Concert Hall* (Oxford University Press\, 1999) was recognized as an outstanding academic book by *Choice*.\n\nA former director of the University’s Center for European Studies and associate director of its International Institute\, Whiting served SMTD as associate dean for graduate studies from 2003 to 2014.\n\n--- \n\nA member of the Chester String Quartet for 15 years\, violinist KATHRYN VOTAPEK now maintains an active career as a soloist and guest artist at chamber music festivals throughout the United States\, Canada\, and Europe. She has participated in numerous commissioning projects and premieres and can be heard with the Chester Quartet on the Koch International Classics and New Albion labels. Along with pianist Ralph Votapek and clarinetist Paul Votapek\, she performs as violinist and violist with the Votapek Trio. She has also given numerous duo performances with her husband\, violinist Aaron Berofsky.\n\nVotapek has been on the faculty of the Chautauqua Institution\, the Meadowmount School of Music\, the Interlochen Arts Camp\, the Madeline Island Music Musi Camp\, the Quartet Program\, the Banff International Festival\, the Accademia Musicale Chigiana (Italy)\, the Peter de Grote Summer Academy (Holland)\, and the Music & More Summerfest (Bosnia and Herzegovina)\, as well as performing at the Klosterkammerfest (Germany)\, Speedside Festival (Canada)\, the International Deia Festival (Spain)\, the Garth Newel Festival\, the Fontana Festival\, and with the Chicago Chamber Musicians\, and the Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings.\n\nVotapek is currently on the faculty at the University of Michigan and is the associate concertmaster of the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra. In prior years she was an associate professor of violin and artist-in-residence at Indiana University – South Bend.\n\nVotapek received her bachelor of music degree at Indiana University and master’s degree from The Juilliard School. Her teachers were Robert Mann\, Franco Gulli\, and Angel Reyes.\n\n---\n\nPianist CHRISTOPHER HARDING maintains an international presence as a noted teacher and performer. He has given solo\, concerto\, and chamber music performances in venues as far flung as the Kennedy Center and Phillips Collection in Washington\, D.C.\, the IBK and Recital Halls of the Seoul Art Center\, Suntory Hall in Tokyo\, the National Theater Concert Hall in Taipei\, the Jack Singer Concert Hall in Calgary\, and halls and festival appearances in Newfoundland\, Israel\, Italy\, Singapore\, Thailand\, Indonesia\, Romania\, Russia\, and China. His concerto performances have included concerts with the National Symphony and the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestras\, the San Angelo and Santa Barbara Symphonies\, and the Tokyo City Philharmonic\, working with such conductors as Andrew Sewell\, Eric Zhou\, Taijiro Iimori\, Gisele Ben-Dor\, Fabio Machetti\, Randall Craig Fleisher\, John DeMain\, Ron Spiegelman\, Daniel Alcott\, and Darryl One\, among others.\n\nMr. Harding’s chamber music and duo collaborations have included internationally renowned artists such as clarinetist Karl Leister\, flautist Andras Adorjan\, and members of the St. Lawrence and Ying String Quartets\, in addition to frequent projects with his distinguished faculty colleagues at the University of Michigan. He has recorded solo and chamber music CDs for the Equilibrium and Brevard Classics labels. He has additionally edited and published critical editions and recordings of works by Claude Debussy (Children's Corner\, Suite Bergamasque\, the Arabesques and shorter works) and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Viennese Sonatinas) for the Schirmer Performance Editions published by Hal Leonard.\n\nProfessor Harding has presented master classes and lecture recitals in universities across the United States and Asia\, as well as in Europe\, Israel\, and Canada. He is a Permanent Guest Professor at the Sichuan Conservatory in Chengdu\, China\; he has additionally served as a Fulbright Senior Specialist at the Sichuan Conservatory (2008) and Seoul National University (2011) and Ewha Womans’ University (2023). He has taught masterclasses and performed lecture recitals at all the major universities and schools of music in South Korea\, and throughout China\, Taiwan\, Thailand\, Indonesia and Singapore.\n\nIn addition to serving as Chair of Piano and teaching undergraduate and graduate piano performance and chamber music at the University of Michigan School of Music\, Theatre & Dance\, Mr. Harding also serves on the faculty of the Sicily International Piano Festival and is a regular guest artist and teacher at the Rebecca Penneys Piano Festival in Tampa\, Florida. \n\nHarding was born of American parents in Munich\, Germany and raised in Northern Virginia. His collegiate studies were with Menahem Pressler and Nelita True. Prior to college\, he worked for 10 years with Milton Kidd at the American University Department of Performing Arts Preparatory Division\, where he was trained in the traditions of Tobias Matthay. He has taken 25 first prizes in national and international competitions and in 1999 was awarded the special \"Mozart Prize\" at the Cleveland International Piano Competition\, given for the best performance of a composition by Mozart. UID:149529-21906567@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149529 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Faculty,Free,Lecture,Music,North Campus,Scholarship,Talk LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260922T111638 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270130T190000 SUMMARY:Performance:50th Ann Arbor Folk Festival DESCRIPTION:The Ark and Bank of Ann Arbor are excited to announce the lineup for the 50th Ann Arbor Folk Fest at Hill Auditorium. The festival is The Ark's largest annual fundraiser and delivers two extraordinary nights of soul-enriching music featuring longtime Folk Fest favorites\, exciting new discoveries\, and the artists who have made this beloved tradition such a special part of our community. Saturday’s lineup is Colin Hay\, Mavis Staples\, Tommy Emmanuel CGP\, Vienna Teng\, DuPont Phillips and MC Jeff Daniels. UID:151641-21911886@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151641 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T180031 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270130T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270130T230000 SUMMARY:Other:University of Michigan Women's Ice Hockey @ ITech DESCRIPTION:Away game vs Indiana Tech UID:149150-21905826@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149150 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:PSM Icehouse CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260814T155307 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270131T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270131T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Down in Ann Arbor Town: Pictorial Maps\, Campus Traditions\, and the Women Who Made Them DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the centennial of the iconic 1926 “Down in Ann Arbor Town” map by exploring the colorful history\, campus traditions\, and detailed artistry that made it possible. Created by Jessie Horton Koessler (Class of 1901) to help fund the Michigan League building for women\, this celebrated map provides a fascinating view into 1920s campus life and the women who shaped it. Through three distinct exhibit sections\, journey from the campus history that led to the map’s creation to a broader look at early 20th-century pictorial mapmaking.\n\nWhile enjoying the exhibit\, pick up a scavenger hunt at the Clark Library desk that will inspire you to notice whimsical details in the maps discussed. Return your scavenger hunt at the desk for a small prize\, while supplies last.\n\nJoin the curators — Ava Pustulka (’28) and Anna Rohl\, map curator at Clark Library — for a presentation on September 24 (https://myumi.ch/X8y3r)\, where they will share the research that went into creating the exhibit. UID:150290-21908931@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150290 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Library,Maps LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library, 2nd Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T180106 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270131T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270131T123000 SUMMARY:Other:Interview Practice Roundtable Sunday Session (Part 2) DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin Tech Club for Part 2 of our Interview Practice Roundtable\, continuing our structured interview practice in a collaborative peer setting. Members will practice responses\, exchange recruiting insights\, and provide feedback to help one another strengthen interview performance. This session is designed to build confidence\, sharpen communication\, and support continued preparation for tech recruiting.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n UID:149848-21907255@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149848 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Tauber Colloquium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261019T155949 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270131T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270131T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Special Exhibition | Ancient Abstractions: Roman Visual Trends Beyond Naturalism DESCRIPTION:The lifelike naturalistic bodies of Greek and Roman sculpture have been a source of wonder since the Renaissance. Indeed\, the Italian Renaissance artist Vasari identified the ancient world as the time “when sculpture rose to its greatest height.” But close likenesses of the natural world are not the only visual products of the ancient past. This exhibition traces alternative visual trends in the ancient Roman world that today would be considered examples of abstraction. It focuses on monuments and motifs long pushed to the margins of our accounts of ancient art. Oversize arrangements of interlocking shapes pulsate in bold block colors from tombs\, temples\, and homes\; stylized animals flicker into view\, only to collapse once more into bright geometric arrangements\; and artists adopt experimental shorthands for the depiction of space across media. Anticipating recent interests in color and form\, the visual trends of antiquity emerge as far more varied than has long been told.\n\n*Ancient Abstractions is on view from November 5\, 2026\, through February 28\, 2027\, during regular museum hours (Tuesday–Friday\, 10:00 AM–4:00 PM\, and Saturday–Sunday\, 11:00 AM–4:00 PM\; closed Mondays and university holidays.* UID:153842-21916524@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153842 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ancient Rome,archaeology,art,Art History,collections,cultural heritage,Exhibition,Faculty,Free,history,Mediterranean,museum,Research,roman empire,visual arts LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261007T185605 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270131T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270131T151500 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:optiMize Social Innovation Challenge: Workshop 7 DESCRIPTION:Workshop #6 is our final workshop of the Social Innovation Challenge and it's all about bringing everything you've done into a 7-mintue pitch. We'll ask you to reconnect to what motivates you to work on this project (your \"why\")\, and consider all the work you've done to get to this point. By the end of this workshop you will have a draft pitch you can use for practice pitches. \n\nWhen: Sunday\, January 31st from 11:30 am to 3:15 pm EST\nWhere: Central Campus Classroom Building (CCCB) - room 0460\n1225 Geddes Ave\, Ann Arbor\n\nLunch will be provided along with the opportunity to meet lots of different people participating in this year's challenge! \n\nPlease don't hesitate to reach out to us at optimizemi@umich.edu if you have any questions. One of our leadership members will get back to you promptly UID:153451-21915870@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153451 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Entrepreneurship LOCATION:Central Campus Classroom Building - 0460 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T180033 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270131T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270131T183000 SUMMARY:Other:University of Michigan Women's Ice Hockey vs. ITech DESCRIPTION:Home game vs Indiana Tech UID:149151-21905827@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149151 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Yost Ice Arena CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261001T181915 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270131T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270131T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:Aviram Reichert\, piano DESCRIPTION:Guest pianist Aviram Reichert will present a concert featuring music of Beethoven\, Schubert\, Ben Haim\, and Chopin.\n\nABOUT THE GUEST ARTIST\n\nAcclaimed for his deeply intelligent interpretations\, phenomenal technique and ravishing tone – AVIRAM REICHERT won the Bronze Medal at the 10th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 1997\, after winning several major competitions in Japan\, Korea\, France\, and Germany. His accomplishments brought him numerous concert engagements in the Asia\, the United States\, South Africa\, Europe and Israel where he has been earning immense applause for 30 years.\n\nFollowing a performance of Brahms’s first piano concerto and Manuel de Falla’s evocative *Nights in the Gardens of Spain* with the Grand Rapids Symphony under the baton of David Lockington\, Reichert was described as “a big player with all the tension of a coiled spring suddenly unsprung….He has heft and he has poetry.” With over 30 concerti in his repertoire Reichert performs frequently with leading orchestras in the USA\, Israel\, Japan\, Korea and South Africa. He has been regularly featured artist at Durango’s Music in the Mountains festival\, performing concerti and chamber music for over 25 years.\n\nReichert has performed throughout the United States\, Israel\, South Africa\, Asia\, and in Europe\, where an appearance at the Herkules-Saal in Munich elicited an enthusiastic “ovation” and high critical praise. Festival performances include the Ruhr and Epinal Music Festivals\, Tokyo Summer Festival\, Seoul Spring Festival\, Bear Valley CA\, Durango and Steamboat Springs CO\, Ravinia Festival\, the Fontana and the Gilmore Keyboard Festivals. A fine chamber musician\, he has collaborated with artists such as Anne Akiko Meyers\, Maya Beiser\, Guy Braunstein\, Yuri Gandelsman\, Vadim Gluzman\, Dylana Jenson\, Bill Purcell and Philippe Quint.\n\nReichert can be heard on a Harmonia Mundi CD featuring highlights of his prize-winning solo performances at the Van Cliburn Competition\, a Jerusalem Music Center label (JMC) featuring Schubert sonatas\, a Mozart concerti CD with the Music in the Mountains Festival Orchestra\, conducted and performed from the keyboard. He has also recorded Gershwin’s *Rhapsody in Blue* with the Spectrum Brass\, Brahms cello sonatas with Young Hoon Song and Brahms clarinet sonatas and songs with Ron Selka.\n\nIn addition to his busy concert career\, Reichert is a sought-after teacher\, who is frequently invited to conduct masterclasses in Japan\, China\, Korea\, South Africa\, France\, Israel and the United States. He is Artistic Director at the prestigious Tel Hai International Piano Masterclasses in Israel and a Professor of Piano at Seoul National University\, College of Music\, where his students won numerous local and international awards. A Steinway artist\, he studied the Rubin Academy of Music\, Tel Aviv with Professor Arie Vardi. UID:153189-21915395@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153189 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260814T155307 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270201T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270201T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Down in Ann Arbor Town: Pictorial Maps\, Campus Traditions\, and the Women Who Made Them DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the centennial of the iconic 1926 “Down in Ann Arbor Town” map by exploring the colorful history\, campus traditions\, and detailed artistry that made it possible. Created by Jessie Horton Koessler (Class of 1901) to help fund the Michigan League building for women\, this celebrated map provides a fascinating view into 1920s campus life and the women who shaped it. Through three distinct exhibit sections\, journey from the campus history that led to the map’s creation to a broader look at early 20th-century pictorial mapmaking.\n\nWhile enjoying the exhibit\, pick up a scavenger hunt at the Clark Library desk that will inspire you to notice whimsical details in the maps discussed. Return your scavenger hunt at the desk for a small prize\, while supplies last.\n\nJoin the curators — Ava Pustulka (’28) and Anna Rohl\, map curator at Clark Library — for a presentation on September 24 (https://myumi.ch/X8y3r)\, where they will share the research that went into creating the exhibit. UID:150290-21908932@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150290 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Library,Maps LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library, 2nd Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260806T162236 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270201T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270201T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:WCEE Exhibition. The Art of Memory\, Paintings by Felix Lembersky DESCRIPTION:Felix Lembersky (1913-1970) was a painter\, theater stage designer\, teacher\, and leader of artistic groups. He began his career within the Soviet Avant-Garde in Ukraine before studying realist painting in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg). Throughout his life he worked across realist and modernist styles that fell outside of Soviet-mandated Socialist Realism. His Execution: Babyn Yar series (ca. 1944-52) is the earliest known artistic representation of Babyn Yar\, a Holocaust massacre site in Kyiv. For political reasons\, these paintings\, along with his later nonconformist work\, were barred from exhibition in the Soviet Union.\n\nHaving witnessed two world wars\, the 1917 revolution\, and political terror\, Lembersky reflected on these experiences with candor while imbuing his work with hope and optimism. He was drawn to vulnerable\, neglected\, and marginalized people: children\, the elderly\, ethnic minorities\, and industrial workers subjected to harsh labor and dangerous conditions. Regardless of their circumstances\, Lembersky portrayed his subjects with empathy\, dignity\, and admiration. \n\n“For my father\, honesty and integrity meant more than anything else. Art was an expression of freedom\, individuality\, and personalized creativity\, without which it ceased to be art.”\n— Galina Lembersky\, daughter\n\nExhibit curated by Yelena Lembersky\, granddaughter of Felix Lembersky\, and Geneviève Zubrzycki\, WCEE Director.\n\nWorks on loan from the private collection of Yelena Lembersky.\n\nContact weisercenter@umich.edu to schedule a viewing.\n\nIf there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us at weisercenter@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange. UID:149975-21907615@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149975 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,russia,ukraine LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 1010 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261005T181807 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270201T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270201T122000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:Aviram Reichert Piano Master Class DESCRIPTION:Guest pianist Aviram Reichert (Seoul National University) will present a master class for talented students from the SMTD piano performance programs. \n\nABOUT THE GUEST ARTIST\n\nAcclaimed for his deeply intelligent interpretations\, phenomenal technique and ravishing tone – AVIRAM REICHERT won the Bronze Medal at the 10th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 1997\, after winning several major competitions in Japan\, Korea\, France\, and Germany. His accomplishments brought him numerous concert engagements in the Asia\, the United States\, South Africa\, Europe and Israel where he has been earning immense applause for 30 years.\n\nFollowing a performance of Brahms’s first piano concerto and Manuel de Falla’s evocative *Nights in the Gardens of Spain* with the Grand Rapids Symphony under the baton of David Lockington\, Reichert was described as “a big player with all the tension of a coiled spring suddenly unsprung….He has heft and he has poetry.” With over 30 concerti in his repertoire Reichert performs frequently with leading orchestras in the USA\, Israel\, Japan\, Korea and South Africa. He has been regularly featured artist at Durango’s Music in the Mountains festival\, performing concerti and chamber music for over 25 years.\n\nReichert has performed throughout the United States\, Israel\, South Africa\, Asia\, and in Europe\, where an appearance at the Herkules-Saal in Munich elicited an enthusiastic “ovation” and high critical praise. Festival performances include the Ruhr and Epinal Music Festivals\, Tokyo Summer Festival\, Seoul Spring Festival\, Bear Valley CA\, Durango and Steamboat Springs CO\, Ravinia Festival\, the Fontana and the Gilmore Keyboard Festivals. A fine chamber musician\, he has collaborated with artists such as Anne Akiko Meyers\, Maya Beiser\, Guy Braunstein\, Yuri Gandelsman\, Vadim Gluzman\, Dylana Jenson\, Bill Purcell and Philippe Quint.\n\nReichert can be heard on a Harmonia Mundi CD featuring highlights of his prize-winning solo performances at the Van Cliburn Competition\, a Jerusalem Music Center label (JMC) featuring Schubert sonatas\, a Mozart concerti CD with the Music in the Mountains Festival Orchestra\, conducted and performed from the keyboard. He has also recorded Gershwin’s *Rhapsody in Blue* with the Spectrum Brass\, Brahms cello sonatas with Young Hoon Song and Brahms clarinet sonatas and songs with Ron Selka.\n\nIn addition to his busy concert career\, Reichert is a sought-after teacher\, who is frequently invited to conduct masterclasses in Japan\, China\, Korea\, South Africa\, France\, Israel and the United States. He is Artistic Director at the prestigious Tel Hai International Piano Masterclasses in Israel and a Professor of Piano at Seoul National University\, College of Music\, where his students won numerous local and international awards. A Steinway artist\, he studied the Rubin Academy of Music\, Tel Aviv with Professor Arie Vardi. UID:153190-21915396@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153190 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus,Talk,Workshop LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260921T122514 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270201T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270201T180000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Becoming Sensitive: The Pedagogy of Smelling and the Environmental Politics of Sensitivity DESCRIPTION:This talk examines how different social and technological bodies—including e-waste workers\, environmental scientists\, and E-noses—perceive and engage with the pervasive toxic smell in Guiyu\, an e-waste recycling hub in China severely affected by the chemical pollution produced through e-waste processing. The residual smell of crude e-waste recycling practices functions as a sensory modality that traces the environmental violence of the global e-waste economy. It exemplifies what I call \"\"secondhand extraction\"\": a form of extraction within the recycling economy that not only generates but also mediates an alternative\, secondary\, yet equally powerful set of material\, environmental\, and political relations.\n\nI argue that the concept of environmental sensitivity is key to understanding both the lived experience of chemical saturation and China’s model of environmental governance as it takes on distinct meanings across contexts. On the one hand\, it refers to a subjective\, bodily quality—the degree of sensitivity of one’s olfactory faculties. On the other\, it operates as a scientific metric for measuring a community’s vulnerability to environmental hazards\, which in turn shapes the state distribution of land use and ownership. To grasp the complexities of local environmental politics in China\, we must understand how these two layers of sensitivity\, bodily and bureaucratic\, intertwine paradoxically.\n\nTinghao Zhou is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Michigan Society of Fellows and Assistant Professor of Film\, Television\, and Media at the University of Michigan. He received his Ph.D. in Film and Media Studies from the University of California\, Santa Barbara. His research focuses on the intersections of media theory\, environmental humanities and justice\, science and technology studies\, critical infrastructure studies\, and digital cultures in China and beyond. His current book project\, _At the Ends of Media_\, explores the material and political impacts of the global media economy on local communities\, labor conditions\, and ecologies. He currently serves as Associate and Review Editor of _Media+Environment_. UID:152532-21913888@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152532 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Science,Society,Technology LOCATION:Tisch Hall - 1014 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260814T155307 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270202T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270202T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Down in Ann Arbor Town: Pictorial Maps\, Campus Traditions\, and the Women Who Made Them DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the centennial of the iconic 1926 “Down in Ann Arbor Town” map by exploring the colorful history\, campus traditions\, and detailed artistry that made it possible. Created by Jessie Horton Koessler (Class of 1901) to help fund the Michigan League building for women\, this celebrated map provides a fascinating view into 1920s campus life and the women who shaped it. Through three distinct exhibit sections\, journey from the campus history that led to the map’s creation to a broader look at early 20th-century pictorial mapmaking.\n\nWhile enjoying the exhibit\, pick up a scavenger hunt at the Clark Library desk that will inspire you to notice whimsical details in the maps discussed. Return your scavenger hunt at the desk for a small prize\, while supplies last.\n\nJoin the curators — Ava Pustulka (’28) and Anna Rohl\, map curator at Clark Library — for a presentation on September 24 (https://myumi.ch/X8y3r)\, where they will share the research that went into creating the exhibit. UID:150290-21908933@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150290 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Library,Maps LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library, 2nd Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260806T162236 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270202T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270202T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:WCEE Exhibition. The Art of Memory\, Paintings by Felix Lembersky DESCRIPTION:Felix Lembersky (1913-1970) was a painter\, theater stage designer\, teacher\, and leader of artistic groups. He began his career within the Soviet Avant-Garde in Ukraine before studying realist painting in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg). Throughout his life he worked across realist and modernist styles that fell outside of Soviet-mandated Socialist Realism. His Execution: Babyn Yar series (ca. 1944-52) is the earliest known artistic representation of Babyn Yar\, a Holocaust massacre site in Kyiv. For political reasons\, these paintings\, along with his later nonconformist work\, were barred from exhibition in the Soviet Union.\n\nHaving witnessed two world wars\, the 1917 revolution\, and political terror\, Lembersky reflected on these experiences with candor while imbuing his work with hope and optimism. He was drawn to vulnerable\, neglected\, and marginalized people: children\, the elderly\, ethnic minorities\, and industrial workers subjected to harsh labor and dangerous conditions. Regardless of their circumstances\, Lembersky portrayed his subjects with empathy\, dignity\, and admiration. \n\n“For my father\, honesty and integrity meant more than anything else. Art was an expression of freedom\, individuality\, and personalized creativity\, without which it ceased to be art.”\n— Galina Lembersky\, daughter\n\nExhibit curated by Yelena Lembersky\, granddaughter of Felix Lembersky\, and Geneviève Zubrzycki\, WCEE Director.\n\nWorks on loan from the private collection of Yelena Lembersky.\n\nContact weisercenter@umich.edu to schedule a viewing.\n\nIf there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us at weisercenter@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange. UID:149975-21907616@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149975 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,russia,ukraine LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 1010 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260922T093359 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270202T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270202T110000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:CoderSpaces - Tuesdays DESCRIPTION:Are you grappling with a piece of code\, trying to compute on a cluster\, or just getting started with a new method such as machine learning? Then we might have just the right space for you.\n\nAll members of the U-M community are invited to join our weekly virtual CoderSpaces to get research support and connect with others.\n\nTuesdays\, 9:30-11 a.m. ET\, via Zoom (Meeting ID: 513 103 7575)\nWednesdays\, 1:30-3 p.m. ET\, via Zoom (Meeting ID: 513 103 7575) UID:152608-21914073@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152608 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ai,Artificial Intelligence,Data,Data Analysis,Data Collection,Data Curation,Data Linkage,Data Management,Data Science,Great Lakes Cluster,High Performance Computing,Machine Learning,Social Science,Social Sciences,Statistics LOCATION:Off Campus Location - https://umich.zoom.us/j/5131037575?omn=94024500517 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261019T155949 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270202T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270202T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Special Exhibition | Ancient Abstractions: Roman Visual Trends Beyond Naturalism DESCRIPTION:The lifelike naturalistic bodies of Greek and Roman sculpture have been a source of wonder since the Renaissance. Indeed\, the Italian Renaissance artist Vasari identified the ancient world as the time “when sculpture rose to its greatest height.” But close likenesses of the natural world are not the only visual products of the ancient past. This exhibition traces alternative visual trends in the ancient Roman world that today would be considered examples of abstraction. It focuses on monuments and motifs long pushed to the margins of our accounts of ancient art. Oversize arrangements of interlocking shapes pulsate in bold block colors from tombs\, temples\, and homes\; stylized animals flicker into view\, only to collapse once more into bright geometric arrangements\; and artists adopt experimental shorthands for the depiction of space across media. Anticipating recent interests in color and form\, the visual trends of antiquity emerge as far more varied than has long been told.\n\n*Ancient Abstractions is on view from November 5\, 2026\, through February 28\, 2027\, during regular museum hours (Tuesday–Friday\, 10:00 AM–4:00 PM\, and Saturday–Sunday\, 11:00 AM–4:00 PM\; closed Mondays and university holidays.* UID:153842-21916526@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153842 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ancient Rome,archaeology,art,Art History,collections,cultural heritage,Exhibition,Faculty,Free,history,Mediterranean,museum,Research,roman empire,visual arts LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T232133 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270202T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270202T140000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:2026-2027 CommuniTEA DESCRIPTION:Weekly gathering for students\, staff\, and faculty to build community with the Trotter/MESA team and discuss the week’s events. Organizations and units are encouraged to collaborate and offer light refreshments or share tea practices that center their cultural practices. Come join us for good conversation\, food and fun! UID:151558-21911752@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151558 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Trotter Multicultural Center - Sankofa Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260901T134245 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270202T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270202T140000 SUMMARY:Well-being:CommuniTEA DESCRIPTION:Join students\, staff\, and faculty in the Sankofa Lounge for weekly CommuniTEA gatherings. Come to connect\, share experiences\, good vibes\, and unwind. Meet new friends\, play a card game\, or study and eat your lunch among community! Organizations and units are welcome to collaborate and share refreshments or cultural tea practices. UID:150822-21910278@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150822 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Culture,Diversity,Free,Inclusion,MESA,Multicultural,Social Impact,Well-being LOCATION:Trotter Multicultural Center - Sankofa Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260924T153354 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270202T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270202T160000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:The Intersection of Disability and Performance Challenges DESCRIPTION:This presentation will explore how employee performance concerns intersect with other identities. We will show the interactive process and how it leads to successful performance conversations. You will examine how:\n\n-Workplace accommodations can influence performance outcomes\n-To thoughtfully balance performance-related conversations with accommodation discussions\n-Key stakeholders contribute to an effective and equitable process\n\nWe will use a case analysis to show how you can use this process in the workplace. We will also clarify key roles and responsibilities. Join us to ask questions\, share perspectives\, and engage in meaningful conversations.\n\nYou will learn to:\n-Identify U-M resources and support for employees and supervisors\n-Determine how accommodations\, essential job functions and performance standards fit together\n-Apply consistent\, objective performance management\n-Use support-focused communication and documentation in performance conversations\n\nYou will benefit by:\n-Recognizing when to engage in the interactive process\n-Obtaining resources to identify where performance concerns and accommodation requests intersect UID:152851-21914598@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152851 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Accessibility,Accommodations,Communication,Disability,Discussion,Inclusion,Ndeam,Virtual,Workshop LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260930T163409 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270202T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270202T160000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:The Intersection of Disability and Performance Challenges: A Guide for Supervisors and HR Professionals DESCRIPTION:Registration and course details are available on the Organizational Learning website. UID:153138-21915170@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153138 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Accessibility,Human Resources,Leadership LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260813T102754 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270202T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270202T203000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Game Nights at The Connector DESCRIPTION:Do you like board games? Card games? Do you like free popcorn? We welcome all types of players here! Every Tuesday\, the Connector Community Assistants are hosting a game night where we eat delicious popcorn and have a chill (or competitive\, if that’s your energy!) night of joy and connection with one another! Bring your friends and hang! \n\nThe Connector is located in West Quad. UID:150142-21908212@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150142 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community Building,Community Engagement,Community Gathering,Free,Housing,Welcome Week,Welcome Week Event,Welcome26 LOCATION:The Connector CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260814T155307 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270203T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270203T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Down in Ann Arbor Town: Pictorial Maps\, Campus Traditions\, and the Women Who Made Them DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the centennial of the iconic 1926 “Down in Ann Arbor Town” map by exploring the colorful history\, campus traditions\, and detailed artistry that made it possible. Created by Jessie Horton Koessler (Class of 1901) to help fund the Michigan League building for women\, this celebrated map provides a fascinating view into 1920s campus life and the women who shaped it. Through three distinct exhibit sections\, journey from the campus history that led to the map’s creation to a broader look at early 20th-century pictorial mapmaking.\n\nWhile enjoying the exhibit\, pick up a scavenger hunt at the Clark Library desk that will inspire you to notice whimsical details in the maps discussed. Return your scavenger hunt at the desk for a small prize\, while supplies last.\n\nJoin the curators — Ava Pustulka (’28) and Anna Rohl\, map curator at Clark Library — for a presentation on September 24 (https://myumi.ch/X8y3r)\, where they will share the research that went into creating the exhibit. UID:150290-21908934@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150290 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Library,Maps LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library, 2nd Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR