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:20260923T152121 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T163000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:SMTD Dual Degree Social Mixer - Welcome Back SMTD! DESCRIPTION:Join SMTD Student Success for a gathering of SMTD students pursuing a second degree from another UM school (LSA\, CoE\, etc.)! Panda Express\, treats\, and a variety of board games will be provided. This is a drop-in event\, so feel free to stop by as your schedule allows. Food and Beverages will be provided.  UID:152487-21913817@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152487 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Student Commons CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260727T104702 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Buying Time: Optimal Service Purchase and Retirement Timing in Defined Benefit Plans DESCRIPTION:We study retirement timing decisions in a defined benefit (DB) pension plan with a service-purchase\noption. An employee who would otherwise retire at a fixed time T may elect to purchase L additional\nyears of service and retire early. Earlier retirement provides additional leisure but requires an upfront\npayment and typically results in a reduced post-retirement income stream. We model this trade-off in\na continuous-time retirement framework by allowing the employee to choose L to maximize the value\nof wealth and leisure at retirement in both deterministic and life-contingent settings. Our model\ncaptures a common feature of public pension systems: early retirement is often accompanied by both\nan upfront cost and a permanent reduction in benefits. We show that this structure yields tractable\nand intuitive results in several benchmark cases\, including settings without mortality risk and settings\nwith mortality risk under simplifying assumptions. In more general cases\, we characterize optimal\nbehavior through comparative statics and numerical examples. A key insight is that the interaction\nbetween the finite-horizon value of leisure and the lifetime cost embedded in pension pricing can\ngenerate a range of behaviors\, including monotone strategies and interior optima. While many results\nalign with economic intuition\, others require more careful interpretation. We also extend the model to\nallow for dynamic decision-making via a multi-period service-purchase option\, solved by backward\ninduction. The results provide insight into optimal retirement timing and the role of plan design in\nshaping participant behavior. This is joint work with David Kausch and Virginia Young. UID:149578-21906720@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149578 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 1360 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260813T150121 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:CCMB/DCMB Weekly Bioinformatics Seminar Series featuring Feng Yue\, PhD (Director\, Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine - Center for Advanced Molecular Analysis at Northwestern Medicine) DESCRIPTION:Dr. Yue is the founding director of the Center for Cancer Genomics at the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University\, director of the Center for Advanced Molecular Analysis at Northwestern Institute for Augmented Intelligence in Medicine\, the Duane and Susan Burnham Professor of Molecular Medicine\, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics\, and Professor of Pathology. He serves in the editorial board of Genome Research and Science Advances. UID:150239-21908439@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150239 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Artificial Intelligence,Basic Science,Bioinformatics,Biology,Biosciences,cancer,Computational Science,Life Science LOCATION:Medical Science Unit I - 4B700 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260914T163308 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T173000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:DISCO Network Presents - Feeling the Future: Asian/Americanist Takes on Techno-Empire\, Chinamaxxing\, & the “American Century of Humiliation” DESCRIPTION:\"You've met me at a very Chinese time in my life.\" American social media users and influencers like Hasan Piker\, I Show Speed\, and Kris Jenner have become newly interested in China as a source of cultural and technological inspiration. This panel of experts in technology policy\, Chinese techno-culture\, and the interplay between the U.S. and Asia will discuss the roots of \"Chinamaxxing\" in U.S.-China relations. The panelists are members of the A.I.eeeee Collective and co-authors of a new book project called \"Feeling the Future: Asian American Takes on Techno-Empire\" which discusses Asian semiconductors\, A.I.\, robots\, and electric vehicles as sources of both envy and of resentment.\n\nThis event is open to the public\, and we encourage all interested faculty\, graduate students\, and undergraduate students to attend.\n\nFree boba from UniTea will be provided to the first 100 attendees.\n\nA corresponding opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students to enjoy a free networking lunch with the panelists will be available. Interested students may register for this session using the same form as the main event.\n\nAdvance registration is recommended:\n\nRegister to attend in-person: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/22866\n\nRegister to attend on Zoom: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DDCtopKmSYalc0nf9BadMg\n\nMeet the Panelists:\n\nBrian J. Chen is Data & Society’s policy director\, leading the organization’s work to shape tech policy. With a background in movement lawyering and legislative and regulatory advocacy\, he has worked extensively on issues of economic justice\, political economy\, and tech governance. Previously\, Brian was a senior staff attorney at the National Employment Law Project\, where he led campaigns to strengthen the labor and employment rights of digital platform workers and others in precarious industries. His writing has appeared in The Baffler\, Phenomenal World\, Boston Review\, and other magazines. He holds a JD from New York University School of Law and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan.\n\nJulie Y. Chu is a sociocultural anthropologist with interests in mobility and migration\, economy and value\, ritual life\, material culture\, media and technology\, and state regulatory regimes. Her book\, Cosmologies of Credit: Transnational Mobility and the Politics of Destination in China (Duke University Press\, 2010)\, received the 2011 Sharon Stephens Prize from the American Ethnological Society and the 2012 Clifford Geertz Prize from the Society for the Anthropology of Religion. It was also shortlisted for the 2011 Gregory Bateson Prize from the Society of Cultural Anthropology. Her current writing project is entitled The Hinge of Time: Infrastructure and Chronopolitics at China's Global Edge. Based on three years of fieldwork largely among Chinese customs inspectors and transnational migrant couriers\, this work will analyze the various infrastructures in place (legal-rational\, financial\, cosmic\, piratical) for managing the temporal intensities and rhythms of people and things on the move between Southern China and the United States. \n\nJasmine Ehrhardt is a PhD Candidate in American Culture and Digital Studies at the University of Michigan. Their research engages in critical prison studies\, digital media studies\, and Asian American studies. Their dissertation \"Making the High-Tech Prison: Media\, Infrastructure\, and Counter-Narratives of the Digital\,” explores the knowledge production\, analysis\, and media practices of imprisoned radicals and abolitionists\, and their relationships to digital technology. Analyzing the archives of abolitionist intellectual and political work from the 1970s to the 2010s—in print and digital forms such as zines\, essays\, personal correspondence\, podcasts\, TikToks\, and other social media ephemera—this work shows how surveillance\, security\, and digital communications technologies have structured political organizing and repression inside US prisons. Jasmine's writing has appeared in AfterImage\, Journal of Visual Culture\, and Amerasia Journal. \n\nPaul Kim is a PhD candidate in the Film and Media Studies department at UC Santa Barbara (UCSB). His work lies at the intersection of critical AI studies\, critical race studies\, and visual studies. His dissertation titled “Recommending Race” investigates racial subjectivity within the contemporary recommender system. His work has been supported by the Interdisciplinary Humanities Center at UCSB (IHC) and the Asian/Pacific American Caucus of the Society for Cinema and Media Studies (SCMS)\, among others. He has co-organized the 9th iteration of the Media Fields conference\, “Witnessing\,” and is on the editing team for the ensuant special issue of Media Fields. His work has been published in AI & Society. In his free time\, Paul ravenously watches cinema of the 2020s (TikTok and\, recently and excitingly\, Instagram Reels).\n\nMeet the Moderator:\n\nLisa Nakamura is the Gwendolyn Calvert Baker Collegiate Professor in the Department of American Culture at the University of Michigan\, Ann Arbor. She is the lead Principal Investigator of the DISCO (Digital Inquiry\, Speculation\, Collaboration\, and Optimism) Network along with Rayvon Fouché\, Catherine Knight Steele\, and M. Remi Yergeau. Nakamura is also the founding Director of the Digital Studies Institute at the University of Michigan and has been writing about digital media\, race\, and gender since 1994. She has written books and articles on digital bodies\, race\, and gender in online environments\, on toxicity in video game culture\, and the many reasons that Internet research needs ethnic and gender studies. She is the author of The Inattention Economy: How Women of Color Built the Internet (University of Minnesota\, 2026)\, Digitizing Race: Visual Cultures of the Internet (University of Minnesota\, 2007) and Cybertypes: Race\, Ethnicity\, and Identity on the Internet (Routledge\, 2002). \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:149356-21906269@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149356 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Artificial Intelligence,Asian American Studies,Big Tech,Culture,Digital Culture,Digital Media,Digital Studies,Digital Studies Institute,Diversity Equity and Inclusion,Information and Technology LOCATION:Weiser Hall - 10th Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260923T152123 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T173000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:DISCO Network Presents - Feeling the Future: Asian/Americanist Takes on Techno-Empire\, Chinamaxxing\, & the “American Century of Humiliation” DESCRIPTION:We want to make our events accessible to all participants. CART captioning services will be provided for the panel conversation. If you anticipate needing additional accommodations to participate\, please email Cherice Chan at chericec@umich.edu. UID:149357-21906271@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149357 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Weiser Hall 10th Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260908T151707 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T170000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:German Convo on the Go DESCRIPTION:Meet at Burton Tower for a 1-hour walk and talk in German with Mary Gell (magell@umich.edu). This event happens 'rain or shine.' Open to speakers of German at all levels. UID:151752-21912118@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151752 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:European,German,German Studies,Germanic Languages And Literatures,Humanities,Language LOCATION:Burton Memorial Tower - Meet Outside the Tower CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260928T171122 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T171500 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:LSA Transfer Information Session DESCRIPTION:Join the LSA Transfer Recruitment Team for our virtual sessions where we will discuss LSA requirements\, transfer credit\, pre-transfer academic advising\, LSA opportunities and other transfer tidbits.\n\nRegistration is required. Register using link to the right UID:141040-21913434@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141040 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Transfer Students LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260913T082917 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Probability and Analysis Seminar: The Gamma-disordered Aztec diamond DESCRIPTION:Abstract: The dimer model\, i.e. random perfect matchings of a bipartite graph\, is a classical object about which much is known. As soon as one biases the probability measure by edge weights which are themselves random\, very little is known rigorously\, though physicists have studied such models for several decades and made extensive predictions. I will discuss a new integrable model in this class (the Gamma-disordered Aztec diamond) which allows us to prove results on the free energy\, and also exhibits surprising relations to integrable polymer models which lead to probabilistic results on tilings. Joint work with Maurice Duits (KTH)\, https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.03033. UID:151182-21911041@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151182 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 4088 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260917T032649 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T172000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:RTG SEMINAR GEOMETRY\, TOPOLOGY\, DYNAMICS: Global Rigidity of Codimenson 1 Actions DESCRIPTION:This talk concerns the geometric classification of smooth\, locally free\, codimension-one actions of higher-rank simple Lie groups G (e.g.\, SL(n\,R)\, n at least 3) on closed manifolds M. We show that M is G-equivariantly diffeomorphic (up to a finite cover) to G/\Gamma x S^1\, for a uniform lattice \Gamma of G\, if and only if it admits a probability measure that is mixing for a minimal parabolic subgroup P of G. When such a P-mixing probability measure does not exist\, we show that M is a fiber bundle over a boundary space of G\, i.e.\, over G/Q for some parabolic subgroup Q of G. This result is in the spirit of the Zimmer program. UID:150235-21908433@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150235 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 3866 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260920T210759 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Student AIM Seminar: A Mathematical Introduction to Auxiliary-field Quantum Monte Carlo DESCRIPTION:Auxiliary-field quantum Monte Carlo with the phaseless constraint (ph-AFQMC) is one of the leading candidates for ground state energy calculations for materials and molecules of moderate scale. This method corresponds with efficiently simulating an imaginary time evolution on a manifold of single Slater determinants. In this chalk talk\, I will build up the theory of ph-AFQMC assuming no background in quantum mechanics or Monte Carlo methods. I will explain how it works\, why it is efficient\, and demonstrate why the phaseless constraint is necessary. If time permits\, I will also briefly show how to download and use the SAFIRE library (safire.flatironinstitute.org) for doing AFQMC calculations on your own. UID:152486-21913816@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152486 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Applied Mathematics,Quantum Computing LOCATION:East Hall - 3088 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260827T122734 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T173000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Law School Personal Statement Workshop DESCRIPTION:The Personal Statement Workshop is open to all interested University of Michigan students and alumni. The workshop will help students gain a better understanding of the mechanics of the law school personal statement. It is designed to give insight into the brainstorming\, drafting\, and editing phases of the process.\n\nPlease register on Sessions@Michigan.\nhttps://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/p/track/17625 UID:150335-21909014@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150335 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Law,Law School,Law School Application Preparation,Pre Law LOCATION:Angell Hall - G243 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260914T093432 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T183000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Mary in the Qur'an - A Book Talk with Younus Y. Mirza DESCRIPTION:September 23\, 2026\, 4:30 PM ET\n555 Weiser Hall (5th floor)\, University of Michigan\, 500 Church St\, Ann Arbor\nRSVP: https://myumi.ch/2j9QR\n\nJoin the University of Michigan Global Islamic Studies Center (GISC) on Thursday\, December 4\, 2025 at 4:00PM in 555 Weiser Hall for \"Mary in the Qur'an\,\" a book talk on the figure of the Islamic Mary (Maryam) by Dr. Younus Y. Mirza. \n\n\nDr. Mirza will be discussing his latest book *The Islamic Mary: Maryam Through the Centuries *(Fortress Press\, 2025)\, which examines the appearances of Mary\, mother of Jesus (Isa) in various Islamic theological and cultural contexts. Mary has been historically revered throughout the Islamic and Christian traditions. In the Qur’an\, she is known by the name “Maryam.” The Islamic Mary discusses Maryam's extended history\, from her scriptural mentions in the Qur’an and the traditional biographies (Sīrah) of the Prophet Muhammad\, to her appearances in medieval debates on prophecy\, to citations of her model virtue in Sufi discussions of piety\, to her representations in art and film\, to her role in modern interfaith relations\, particularly between Muslims and Christians.\n\nDr. Mirza will be introduced by Abderrahim Er-ragragi\, Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Middle East Studies and Co-organizer\, Rackham Interdisciplinary Islamic Studies Seminar (IISS).\n\nThis event is brought to you by the U-M Global Islamic Studies Center and co-sponsored by the Department of American Culture\, the Arab and Muslim American Studies Program in American Culture\, and the Islamophobia Working Group.\n\n\nThe talk is part of GISC’s ongoing “Qahwah & Authors” series\, which launches new books and writers in the fields of Muslim and Islamic Studies. For more events from the Global Islamic Studies Center at the University of Michigan\, please visit ii.umich.edu/islamicstudies.\n\n\n\nMeet the speaker:\n\nDr. Younus Y. Mirza is the Founding Director of the Barzinji Institute for Global Virtual Learning at Shenandoah University\, Virginia. He defended his dissertation in Arabic and Islamic Studies from Georgetown University\, where he is currently a visiting researcher. He has also taught at Millsaps and Allegheny Colleges. His research focuses on the relationship between the Bible and the Qur’an and the shared stories between them. He is the author of the new book *The Islamic Mary: Maryam Through the Centuries*\, co-author of the book *The Bible and the Qur’an: Biblical Figures in the Islamic Tradition*\, and has published in journals such as the *Journal of the American Academy of Religion (JAAR)*\, the *Journal of Qur’anic Studies (JQS) *and *Islam Christian-Muslim Relations (ICMR)*. He has been profiled for his teaching by Interfaith America\, and regularly teaches classes on the Qur’an and Bible\, and Marriage and Sexuality in Islam. Dr. Mirza was recently Senior Editor of the *Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Religion*\, and hosts the *A Common Word and The Islamic Mary *podcasts.\n\nDr. Mirza’s publisher Fortress Press is pleased to offer attendees and colleagues a 30% discount code for buying the book. The code is MIRZA30\, valid at FortressPress.com until January 31\, 2027.\n\nhttps://www.fortresspress.com/store/product/9781506482453/The-Islamic-Mary UID:151292-21911325@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151292 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Book Talk,Global Islamic Studies,Lecture,Middle East Studies,Muslim,Religious Studies LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 555 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260924T103249 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T180000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Robotics Pathways and Careers Speaker Series - Fall 2026 DESCRIPTION:The Robotics Pathways and Careers Speaker Series (RPCSS) invites professionals working in robotics to come talk with current undergraduates about their career path\, how a background in robotics has impacted their professional growth\, and what they hope to see in students looking to enter the profession.\n\nThe 90-minute format of the event will consist of a 40-minute presentation from the invited speaker and up to 30 minutes of moderated Q&A and discussion. Session available as in-person and virtual event. Virtual information is included in registration information.\n\nRSVP Required for Event. UID:152178-21913181@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152178 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Career,Engineering,Michigan Robotics,Robotics LOCATION:Ford Robotics Building - 2300 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260923T162116 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T180000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Robotics Pathways and Careers Speakers Series - Fall 26 DESCRIPTION:The Robotics Pathways and Careers Speaker Series (RPCSS) invites professionals working in robotics to come talk with current undergraduates about their career path\, how a background in robotics has impacted their professional growth\, and what they hope to see in students looking to enter the profession.The 90-minute format of the event will consist of a 30-minute presentation from the invited speaker and up to 40 minutes of moderated Q&A and discussion. Students will be able to participate in person or remotely.All undergrads are welcome! Please RSVP with the link below.\n\n UID:152416-21913704@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152416 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:FRB 2300 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T181635 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T183000 SUMMARY:Performance:Voice & Opera Studio Recital DESCRIPTION:Students from the Department of Voice & Opera perform a recital. UID:148716-21904658@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148716 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260923T162118 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T181500 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:2026 Vivian R. Shaw Lecture Featuring Honorée Fanonne Jeffers: \"Black Women\, Improvisation\, and the Grand American Narrative ” DESCRIPTION:Established in 1997 by Ellen Agress\, the Vivian R. Shaw Lecture is presented biennially by IRWG and Women’s and Gender Studies. The lecture was created to address “real world issues” related to women and gender and has brought distinguished scholars\, writers\, and public intellectuals to the University of Michigan for nearly three decades.\n UID:149940-21907402@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149940 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260727T121530 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T183000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Me\, Myself and AI: Where Human Creativity and Algorithms Intersect. An Evening with Etgar Keret. DESCRIPTION:Etgar Keret is a celebrated Israeli author and filmmaker known for his unique\, surreal\, and darkly comedic short stories. Keret spent time engaging with AI models to test the limits of what a machine could generate about stories and narratives. In his talk \"Me\, Myself and AI\" Keret notably explores the intersection of human creativity and algorithms. \n\nKERET BIO \nBorn in Ramat Gan in 1967\, Etgar Keret is a leading voice in Israeli literature and film. His books have been published in over four dozen languages and his writing has appeared in The New York Times\, Le Monde\, The New Yorker\, The Guardian\, The Paris Review and Zoetrope\, among others. Over a hundred short films and several feature films have been based on his stories. He has received the Book Publishers Association of Israel's Platinum Prize several times\, and the Newman Prize for Literature (2012). In 2010\, Keret was honored in France with the decoration of Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. In 2007\, Keret and Shira Geffen won the Cannes Film Festival's \"Caméra d'Or\" award for their movie Jellyfish\, and Best Director Award from the French Society of Dramatic Authors and Composers. The two also co-wrote and directed \"The Middleman\" (2019)\, a French mini-series for ARTE\, which won the best screenplay award at Festival de la Fiction in La Rochelle. Keret was awarded the 2016 Charles Bronfman Prize. His latest collection\, \"Fly Already\,\" won Israel’s most prestigious literary award\, the Sapir Prize (2018) and a National Jewish Book Award (2019). Since 2021\, he has been publishing the weekly newsletter \"Alphabet Soup\" on Substack. In 2022\, Keret presented an exhibition about his mother at the Jewish Museum Berlin. His newest short-story collection is Autocorrect. UID:148338-21903955@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148338 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Books,Film,Humanities,Jewish Studies,Middle East Studies,Poetry,Storytelling,Writing LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) - Amphitheater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260923T162117 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T183000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Me\, Myself\, and AI: Where Human Creativity and Algorithms Intersect. An Evening with Etgar Keret DESCRIPTION:Etgar Keret is a celebrated Israeli author and filmmaker known for his unique\, surreal\, and darkly comedic short stories. Keret spent time engaging with AI models to test the limits of what a machine could generate about stories and narratives. In his talk \"Me\, Myself and AI\,\" Keret notably explores the intersection of human creativity and algorithms\nKERET BIO Born in Ramat Gan in 1967\, Etgar Keret is a leading voice in Israeli literature and film. His books have been published in over four dozen languages and his writing has appeared in The New York Times\, Le Monde\, The New Yorker\, The Guardian\, The Paris Review and Zoetrope\, among others. Over a hundred short films and several feature films have been based on his stories. He has received the Book Publishers Association of Israel's Platinum Prize several times\, and the Newman Prize for Literature (2012). In 2010\, Keret was honored in France with the decoration of Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. In 2007\, Keret and Shira Geffen won the Cannes Film Festival's \"Caméra d'Or\" award for their movie Jellyfish\, and Best Director Award from the French Society of Dramatic Authors and Composers. The two also co-wrote and directed The Middleman (2019)\, a French mini-series for ARTE\, which won the best screenplay award at Festival de la Fiction in La Rochelle. Keret was awarded the 2016 Charles Bronfman Prize. His latest collection\, Fly Already\, won Israel’s most prestigious literary award\, the Sapir Prize (2018) and a National Jewish Book Award (2019). Since 2021\, he has been publishing the weekly newsletter \"Alphabet Soup\" on Substack. In 2022\, Keret presented an exhibition about his mother at the Jewish Museum Berlin. His newest short-story collection is Autocorrect. UID:147949-21902583@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147949 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Amphitheater (4th Floor) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260902T102713 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T181500 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Vivian R. Shaw Lecture Featuring Honorée Fanonne Jeffers DESCRIPTION:The Institute for Research on Women & Gender (IRWG) and the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of Michigan are pleased to welcome acclaimed author\, poet\, and scholar Honorée Fanonne Jeffers as the featured speaker for the Vivian R. Shaw Lecture.\nEstablished in 1997 by Ellen Agress\, the Vivian R. Shaw Lecture is presented biennially by IRWG and Women’s and Gender Studies. The lecture was created to address “real world issues” related to women and gender and has brought distinguished scholars\, writers\, and public intellectuals to the University of Michigan for nearly three decades.\n\nHonorée Fanonne Jeffers is an essayist\, novelist\, poet\, and student of United States history whose work illuminates the intersections of race\, gender\, memory\, and social justice. She is the author of seven books spanning poetry\, fiction\, and nonfiction. Her debut novel\, The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois\, was an instant New York Times bestseller\, an Oprah’s Book Club selection\, and a recipient of numerous honors\, including the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. The novel has been celebrated as one of the most significant works of contemporary American literature\, earning recognition from The Atlantic\, Time\, NPR\, and The New York Times.\n\nAn award-winning poet\, Jeffers is also the author of The Age of Phillis\, a groundbreaking collection based on fifteen years of archival research into the life and legacy of Phillis Wheatley Peters\, the first Africana woman to publish a book in the Americas. The collection received the NAACP Image Award for Poetry and the Lenore Marshall Prize and has become a widely taught text in classrooms across the United States.\n\nJeffers serves as Editor-at-Large for The Kenyon Review and has received fellowships from organizations including the National Endowment for the Arts\, the American Antiquarian Society\, and the Library of Congress. Her contributions to literature and scholarship have been recognized with the Harper Lee Award for Literary Distinction and induction into the Alabama Writers Hall of Fame.\n\nJoin us for an engaging evening with one of the nation’s most celebrated literary voices as she reflects on history\, storytelling\, identity\, and the enduring significance of women and gender in shaping our understanding of the world. UID:150653-21909762@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150653 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:institute for research on women and gender,Women's And Gender Studies,women's studies LOCATION:Michigan League CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260923T120407 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T171500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T181500 SUMMARY:Meeting:Human Capital Bootcamp DESCRIPTION: What We've Got Planned\n\nHC 101: A crash course on career paths\, recruiting timelines\, and what HC/HR roles really involve.\nSummer Internship Panel: Honest stories from peers who interned in consulting\, off-campus roles\, and rotational programs. \n\n\n What We Ask of You\n\nBring your excitement and curiosity! Bring your questions and ideas - we want to hear from you.\n\n \n*Date/Time are subject to change  UID:151989-21912553@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151989 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:TBD CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260826T112458 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T190000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Innovation Jam Express GeneralTech DESCRIPTION:Business+Tech presents the Innovation Jam Express Workshop: Finding Problems Worth Solving \n\nWhat gaps do you see in the world? \n\nDrawing from frameworks taught in one of the largest product innovation competitions on campus called the Tech Innovation Jam\, the workshop will teach you the building blocks to finding a problem worth solving. Whether you want to join the Business+Tech Innovation Jam or not\, this workshop will teach you the building blocks to finding a problem worth solving.\n______________________________\n\nRegister for the HealthTech (9/14)\, EdTech (9/17)\, or GeneralTech (9/23) session today. The last day to register is Tuesday\, September 22nd. UID:150933-21910469@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150933 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Business,Entrepreneurship,Graduate Students,technology,Transfer Students,Undergraduate Students,Welcome to Michigan LOCATION:Ross School of Business CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260817T170332 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T193000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Maize and Mingle on North Campus - Tote Bag Decorating DESCRIPTION:Mingle with fellow north campus residents for a tote bag decorating event in collaboration with Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)\, Wolverine Wellness\, and ArtsRx. Michigan Housing is excited to connect residents with resources from our partners and bonus: there will be a camera for some fun photo-ops! UID:150190-21908351@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150190 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community Building,Community Engagement,Community Gathering,Free,Housing,Welcome Week,Welcome Week Event,Welcome26 LOCATION:Bursley Hall - Located in Martin Luther King Jr. Multicultural Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260921T105642 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T190000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Making Confident Money Decisions DESCRIPTION:Dinner provided by Curry On! Registration is required for food planning purposes.\n\nPLEASE NOTE: Doors open at 5:15\, and programming begins promptly at 5:30 pm.\n\nRecommended order to take workshops:\n\n 1 – Your Money Story\n 2 – Making Confident Financial Decisions\n 3 – Ultimate Financial Wellness\n 4 – Caring for Your$elf\n 5 – Be The Boss of Your Finances\n\nIt’s pretty common for students to feel overwhelmed when it comes to making financial decisions. But just because it’s common\, doesn’t mean it’s ok. This workshop will help students learn how to dial down financial confusion so they can start making money-related decisions with confidence. Attendees will learn why making money-related decisions can cause so much stress\, how to deal with financial choices (and if it’s working)\, and various ways to dial down the discomfort to start making money decisions with more confidence.\n\nRSVP for other workshops in the series here: https://myumi.ch/8r6kq UID:143768-21908971@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143768 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Budgeting,finance,finances,Financial Wellness,Food,Free,Graduate and Professional Students,graduate students,In Person,Life-changing Education,Nontraditional Students,Student Caregiver,Student Caregivers,Student Parent,Student Parents,Students With Children,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Center for the Education of Women CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260923T121211 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T193000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Science Café: Here Comes the Sun DESCRIPTION:Get a head start on U-M's Climate Week by joining us for a solar-powered Science Café presented by Dr. Rohini Bala Chandran from the U-M Department of Mechanical Engineering and Shoshannah Lenski\, Executive Director of Ann Arbor Sustainable Energy Utility (A2SEU).\nThe Sun’s energy is the driving force behind some of our most important energy technologies. While solar panels (arrays that convert sunlight to electricity) have become common in both urban and rural areas\, solar-to-heat and solar-to-fuel conversion is still an emerging technology. Dr. Bala Chandran will share her latest research on understanding thermal radiation in solar–heat and solar–fuel applications using new experimental techniques and computational models.\nUnderstanding how the Sun’s energy travels through radiative transport is vital to optimizing new technologies and developing long-term climate solutions. After those technologies have been perfected\, the next challenge is implementation. In the case of Ann Arbor\, that’s where A2SEU comes in. Shoshannah will provide the policy and implementation perspective on what it means to provide local\, renewable and clean energy solutions.\nHors d’oeuvres will be served at 5:30 p.m.\, and the program begins at 6 p.m. Seating is limited\, so come early.\nSponsored by Dr. Michael Hagan. UID:149631-21906829@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149631 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Civil and Environmental Engineering,Environment,Lecture,Science LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260828T131903 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T190000 SUMMARY:Livestream / Virtual:ALUM 101: Democracy at Work DESCRIPTION:Four-part virtual mini-course | Wednesdays\, Sept. 9–30 | 6–7 p.m. ET\n\nSept. 9 — What Makes a Healthy Democracy?\nSpeakers: Jenna Bednar and Mara Ostfeld\nFaculty experts Jenna Bednar and Mara Ostfeld explore the core elements of healthy democratic systems\, including democratic resilience and the institutions and norms that shape democracies in the U.S. and around the world.\n\nSept. 16 — The Vote: Elections\, Redistricting\, and Polarization\nSpeakers: Yanna Krupnikov and Rob Mickey\nHow do elections shape democracy? This session examines the forces influencing elections today\, from redistricting and the campaign process to polarization among voters.\n\nSept. 23 — Democracy Around the Globe\nSpeaker: Dan Slater\nTake a global look at democratic trends\, including why some democracies endure while others weaken and the pressures democratic systems face across different regions.\n\nSept. 30 — Democracy's Information Dilemma: The Effects of Social Media and Misinformation\nSpeakers: Josh Pasek and Cesi Cruz\nExplore how social media and misinformation shape democratic institutions and public perspectives and the challenges they pose for democracies today. UID:151120-21910887@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151120 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Alumni,Civic Engagement,Civic Learning,Democracy,Democracy And Civic Engagement,Democracy Week,Democratic Engagement,Discussion,Education,Free,Lecture,Politics,Public Policy,Virtual,Voting LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T111502 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T190000 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:151889-21912338@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:20260828T153227 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T200000 SUMMARY:Well-being:Excursion Lab DESCRIPTION:Adventure starts with trying something new. Excursion Lab is a series of approachable outdoor experiences where you can experiment with new activities\, build confidence\, and meet other students. Try things like geocaching\, slacklining\, rucking\, and other outdoor pursuits in a welcoming\, beginner-friendly environment. No previous experience required. UID:151136-21910939@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151136 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Adventure Leadership,Community,Nature,Nature Rx,Outdoors,Well-being LOCATION:Intramural Sports Building - Adventure Leadership Outpost CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260923T120449 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T190000 SUMMARY:Meeting:HBSA General Body Meeting DESCRIPTION:Come meet the Hispanic Business Students Association (HBSA) and learn how to get involved this year!\nWhether you’re already involved with HBSA or just curious about the community\, this is the perfect chance to meet the board\, connect with fellow MBA1s and MBA2s\, and learn what we have planned for the year.\nWe’ll cover upcoming social events\, professional programming\, community initiatives\, and ways to get involved with HBSA throughout the year. Most importantly\, come meet people\, ask questions\, and get connected. UID:152151-21913150@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152151 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Casa Dominick's CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260923T172125 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T203000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:S.I.B.S. Kickoff DESCRIPTION:Welcome to S.I.B.S! Please join us as we kick off this year's SIBS mentorship program with our annual speed-matching event!All are welcome to mix\, mingle\, and get to know others for your chance to match into a mentorship pair! Find your Big SIB (Mentor) or Little SIB (Mentee) with us today! \nYou must attend this event to participate in the SIBS Mentorship Program. For all questions regarding attendance and/or the SIBS program\, please contact us via email at umsibscore@umich.edu. UID:152504-21913840@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152504 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:MPR 1-3 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260115T110339 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T193000 SUMMARY:Meeting:Stuttering Support Group DESCRIPTION:This Stuttering Support Group is open to any teens and adults who stutter. It provides a safe space to connect\, share experiences\, and navigate challenges with one another.\n\nDate: Fourth Wednesday of every month\nTime: 6:00p.m.–7:30p.m.\nLocation: 3rd Floor Freespace\, Ann Arbor District Library - Downtown\n\nAttendees can also join virtually if they prefer. Please email cwsbrains@umich.edu to request the link to join.\n\n*This group meets on the 4th Wednesday of every month at the same time and place.*\n\nHosted by the Ann Arbor Stuttering Awareness and Research Club (A2STAR) in collaboration with the U-M Speech Neurophysiology Lab. The group is facilitated by students from the University of Michigan who stutter. UID:121370-21894318@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/121370 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Disability,Diversity Equity and Inclusion,Free,Graduate and Professional Students,Graduate Students,In Person,Inclusion,Social,Student Org,Undergraduate Students,Virtual,Well-being LOCATION:Off Campus Location - 3rd Floor Freespace CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260830T135124 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T193000 SUMMARY:Performance:UMS presents: Telegraph Quartet Relaxed Concert DESCRIPTION:he Telegraph Quartet\, now in residence at the University of Michigan’s School of Music\, Theatre & Dance\, presents a concert of string quartets that is open to all and specifically welcomes those who would benefit from a more relaxed concert environment\, including people with autism spectrum disorders\, sensory or communication disorders\, and their friends and families. UID:151175-21911036@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151175 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Arts For All,Arts Initiative,Music,UMS,Ypsilanti Freighthouse LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260918T162258 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T181500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T204500 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Student Art Meetup: Cozy Craft Club at the Michigan Theater DESCRIPTION:Are you looking to explore the arts in Ann Arbor with a small group? Join us for a craft night at the Michigan Theater! Bring a craft\, your knitting\, a coloring book\, crochet\, embroidery\, or any other project while we watch the classic film *The Craft*. The house lights will stay on for crafting ease\, and we will provide crafting materials for participants.\n\nWe will meet right outside the Sweetwaters in the Michigan Union at 6:15 p.m and walk together for 10 minutes to the Michigan Theater. UID:151657-21911904@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151657 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Art Meetups,Arts Initiative,Artsrx,Craft,Crafting,Film,film screening LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260716T171149 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T193000 SUMMARY:Recreational / Games:American History Trivia at Ford Library DESCRIPTION:The 4th of July has passed\, but we're still celebrating America's 250th birthday! From the Declaration to modern pop culture\, how much do you really know about American history? Build your team of up to four players (or join a team on the spot) and come test your knowledge in six rounds of fun and challenging questions with Here's Your Host's Matt Eickhoff.\n\nImpress your friends!\n\nWin prizes!\n\nWonder where you learned that particular piece of trivia! UID:149443-21906425@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149443 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:A250,American History,Trivia Night LOCATION:Gerald Ford Library - Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260923T182112 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T200000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:An Evening with Honorée Fanonne Jeffers DESCRIPTION:The Department of Women's & Gender Studies and the Institute for Research on Women & Gender (IRWG) are pleased to invite you to join us for an evening with Honorée Fanonne Jeffers\, a private reception following this year’s Vivian R. Shaw Lecture.\n\nThe reception will feature hors d’oeuvres and drinks and offer an opportunity to continue the conversation with Honorée Fanonne Jeffers following her lecture. Guests will also have the chance to connect with colleagues and friends from across the University of Michigan and celebrate this special Vivian R. Shaw Lecture together.\n\nWe would be delighted to have you with us for this special evening. UID:151604-21911816@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151604 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Michigan League — Hussey (Second Floor) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260923T180435 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T213000 SUMMARY:Other:Beginner lesson and social dance DESCRIPTION:Swing Ann Arbor hosts a beginner Lindy Hop drop-in lesson and social dance every Wednesday! No partner or experience needed. You do not need to be a student of the University of Michigan to attend. Just bring yourself and some comfy shoes!\n \n WHEN:Join us Wednesdays from 6:30-7:30pm for a free beginner drop-in lesson\, followed by a social dance from 7:30-9:30pm!\n \n WHERE:Michigan League\, Vandenberg Room throughout Fall 2025911 N University Ave\, Ann Arbor\, MI\n \n COST:Admission to beginner drop-in lesson: FREE!\nAdmission to social dance: $5 or FREE if you take the beginner drop-in lesson\n \n LIVE MUSIC WEDNESDAYS:Each last week of the month we are hosting live music during our social dances! Check out our separate event listing for full details.\n \n VOLUNTEER:Help us run the front desk! You get free admission and $5 in Swing Ann Arbor credit! Email swingannarbor@gmail.com to help out.\n \n Photo Credit: Samantha Kunz Photography UID:152093-21912983@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152093 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Vandenberg Room, Michigan League CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260921T130055 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T203000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Bedazzling Craft Night at Helen Newberry DESCRIPTION:Join the Helen Newberry\, Betsy-Barbour\, and Martha Cook\, Diversity Peer Educator\, to customize toiletry pouches and tote bags with plenty of sparkle and bling! Enjoy tasty treats\, get creative\, and hang out with fellow residents.\n\nHave your own item to bedazzle?\nBring it along! UID:152562-21913918@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152562 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community Building,Community Engagement,Crafts,Free Food LOCATION:Newberry Residence - Audre Lorde Multicultural Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260812T134019 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T203000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Ice Cream Socials at Origins DESCRIPTION:Do you like free ice cream? Swing by for a scoop and hang out with our Multicultural Lounge Community Assistants (MLCAs) to learn more about campus resources\, upcoming events and ways to get involved within your community! UID:150186-21908345@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150186 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community Building,Community Engagement,Community Gathering,Free,Housing,Welcome Week,Welcome Week Event,Welcome26 LOCATION:Off Campus Location - Located in Origins Multicultural Engagement Space CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260812T133838 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T203000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Ice Cream Socials at The Connector DESCRIPTION:Do you like free ice cream? Swing by for a scoop and hang out with the Connector Community Assistants (CCA) to learn more about campus resources\, upcoming events and ways to get involved at The Connector and the broader campus community. CCAs are your guides to ask questions and help you feel connected with the student community! Come say hi!\n\nThe Connector is located in West Quad. UID:150140-21908186@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150140 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community Building,Community Engagement,Community Gathering,Free,Housing,Welcome Week,Welcome Week Event,Welcome26 LOCATION:The Connector - Located in West Quad CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260918T113841 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T210000 SUMMARY:Film Screening:Interfaith Film and Dialogue Night DESCRIPTION:Join us for an interfaith film screening and dialogue night on Wednesday\, September 23! We will be watching a few episodes featuring stories of exclusion\, resilience\, and belonging among the country's diverse religious communities\, and engaging in a dialogue about our own experiences and learnings from the films. This is a great opportunity to learn about others' unique experiences within their own faith communities. Come hungry as dinner will be provided! 😋 UID:152399-21913680@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152399 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Activism,Community Service,Dialogue,Dinner,Discussion,Diversity,Diversity Equity and Inclusion,Faith,Food,Free,Graduate Students,In Person,Inclusion,Religious,Social Impact,Social Justice,Student Org LOCATION:School of Social Work Building - B684 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260923T180535 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T210000 SUMMARY:Film Screening:Interfaith Film and Dialogue Night DESCRIPTION:\nJoin us for an interfaith film screening and dialogue night on Wednesday\, September 23! We will be watching a few episodes featuring stories of exclusion\, resilience\, and belonging among the country's diverse religious communities\, and engaging in a dialogue about our own experiences and learnings from the films. This is a great opportunity to learn about others' unique experiences within their own faith communities. Come hungry as dinner will be provided! 😋\n \nThis event starts at 7pm at the School of Social Work Room B684\n \nPlease RSVP here!\n UID:152408-21913690@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152408 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:School of Social Work CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260923T180550 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T213000 SUMMARY:Film Screening:Star Wars Club: Return of the Jedi Watch Party DESCRIPTION:Come join some fellow Star Wars fans as we watch Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1983)! If you haven't seen any Star Wars movies before\, that's ok\, it's the most highly acclaimed film from the whole franchise. And if you have\, come to relive some of the most iconic scenes in all of cinema\nSnacks provided: rebellions are built on food. UID:152612-21914126@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152612 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Mason Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260917T181703 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T191500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T194500 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Pre-Concert Lecture: University Symphony Orchestra DESCRIPTION:This lecture begins at 7:15 pm before the 8:00 pm USO performance.\n\n–––\n*Parking / Traffic alert for attendees:*\nhttps://smtd.umich.edu/2026-construction/ UID:151488-21911650@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151488 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music,Talk LOCATION:Hill Auditorium - Lower Level Lobby CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260803T105107 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T193000 SUMMARY:Performance:Values in Focus: Andrea Joyce DESCRIPTION:A lecture on values\, ethics and leadership in sports and beyond featuring Andrea Joyce: NBC Sports\, Figure Skating and Gymnastics Reporter.\n. UID:149717-21906994@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149717 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mutotix LOCATION:GA - Rackham CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260701T112618 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Devon Gilfillian Time Will Tell Tour DESCRIPTION:Forged through the extreme highs and lows that come with living\, Time Will Tell is the album that Devon Gilfillian has been preparing to make his entire life. His third studio album was recorded in Nashville's legendary RCA Studio A\, live to tape on varispeed\, with mostly single vocal takes.\n\nGilfillian wrote and produced with a mighty team including longtime drummer and friend Jonathan Smalt and Neal H Pogue (Tyler the Creator\, OutKast) as executive producer. Gilfillian carries soul track to track through a sonic journey of rock\, funk\, and country elements\, magnetically vulnerable about his own failure and frailty.\n\nNo end is ever easy\, and what else is there in life than to go through? To get to where we're going\, we've got to suffer a little. Time Will Tell is the sound of Gilfillian doing just that while realizing what a blessing it is to be here at all. UID:149050-21905361@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149050 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix LOCATION:ARK Reserved CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260813T100430 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Salt Company - September 23 DESCRIPTION:Ann Arbor Salt Company is the college ministry of Treeline Church in Ann Arbor. We exist to help students follow Jesus\, find community with each other\, and love the campus of Michigan. \nAny and all are welcome to join us for this week's large group gathering hosted at the Power Center! UID:150206-21908394@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150206 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mutotix LOCATION:GA - Power Center CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260921T121753 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T214000 SUMMARY:Performance:University Symphony Orchestra DESCRIPTION:Parking / Traffic alert for attendees:\nhttps://smtd.umich.edu/2026-construction\n\nThe University Symphony Orchestra launches its new season of magical and magnificent music\, led by USO Music Director and GRAMMY nominee\, Kenneth Kiesler. The evening’s “Music of the Dance” is set in motion with Beethoven’s exuberant and propulsive 7th Symphony\, which Wagner called “the apotheosis of the dance.” Featuring pianist Jinzhao Xu\, DMA student and winner of the 2026 SMTD Concerto Competition\, the concert continues with Saint-Saëns’ stunning and scintillating 5th Piano Concerto\, “Egyptian.” The USO’s opening concert reaches its finale with *La Valse*\, evocative and spectacular music by Ravel\, who described it as “a dancing\, whirling\, almost hallucinatory ecstasy\, and increasingly passionate and exhausting whirlwind of dancers\, who are overcome and exhilarated by nothing but ‘the waltz.’”\n\nKenneth Kiesler\, conductor\nJinzhao Xu\, piano (Saint-Saëns)\n\nPROGRAM\n\nSymphony No. 7 in A major\, op. 92\, Ludwig van Beethoven\nPiano Concerto No. 5 in F major\, op. 103 \"Egyptian\"\, Camille Saint-Saëns\n*La Valse*\, Maurice Ravel\n\nConcert Duration: 1 hour and 40 minutes \n\n–––\n*Parking / Traffic alert for attendees:*\nhttps://smtd.umich.edu/2026-construction UID:148632-21904548@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148632 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260901T060407 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260924T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260924T235959 SUMMARY:Exercise / Fitness:ISBA September Step Challenge! DESCRIPTION:To kick off the school year\, we’re launching the ISBA September Step Challenge. Starting SEPTEMBER 1! \nTake full advantage of the beautiful Ann Arbor summer while it lasts (trust me\, it is very short) and get your steps in! Stay active\, explore AA on foot\, and start the semester feeling good.\nHow to join:\n1. Download the Step Up app\n2. Join the ISBA September Challenge using the link here: https://join.thestepupapp.com/mq7jPU\n3. Start walking!\n\nWinners will be announced every Tuesday and will receive a FREE ISBA T-shirt! See you on the leaderboard!\n\n UID:151277-21911296@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151277 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Ann Arbor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260921T181519 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260924T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260924T220000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:2026 Second Year Studio Exhibition DESCRIPTION:\n\nAugust 24 - October 18\, 2026\nExhibition Reception: October 1\, 1-2:30 p.m.\n\nIn their second year\, Stamps students complete a major milestone: Second Year Studio (SYS). It’s a course where\, per the syllabus\, students \"develop the capacity to work independently by identifying\, exploring\, and pursuing a single independent project that involves multiple iterations.\" \n\nStamps Lecturer & Student Exhibitions Coordinator Sally Clegg notes\, \"Each student takes their own path\, encountering questions that can shape the direction of their creative practice—how do I manage my time? How much constraint vs. freedom do I thrive on? What subject matter do I care about most deeply? How do my ideas about my future goals intersect with the work I want to make now?\" At the end of the semester\, students formally report on their experience in a presentation called the Sophomore Review\, and a faculty panel offers individualized feedback. \n\nInstalled throughout the Art & Architecture Building\, the Second Year Studio Exhibition showcases the art and design work created in this pivotal course by our rising third-year and transfer students\, and invites first-year students and other newcomers to explore both the building and the creative possibilities ahead. The show features 50 students who have volunteered to participate\, yet it honors every Stamps major who reaches the SYS milestone. The pieces on view span a wide array of media and capture a specific moment in each maker’s path: experiments in previously unfamiliar methods\, emergent passions\, creative risks taken\, iterations and reiterations\, and the seeds of so much future work.\n\nAs Course Coordinator\, Stamps Assistant Professor Pedram Baldari both teaches and works directly with all the faculty overseeing each section to collaboratively support the entire class. He offers this reflection on the diverse collection of work on view in this year’s exhibition.\n\nThese works engage a wide range of questions and concerns. Students investigate memory\, identity\, materiality\, ecology\, technology\, labor\, social relationships\, and the built environment through equally diverse formal approaches. While these subjects recur across the exhibition\, what stands out most is not a dominant thematic direction\, but a shared commitment to sustained inquiry.\n\nSYS is intentionally structured around a different learning model than project-based courses. Rather than responding to predetermined assignments\, students identify their own questions and spend an entire semester developing them through research\, experimentation\, critique\, and multiple iterations. The emphasis is not on arriving quickly at a resolved outcome\, but on cultivating the capacity to work independently\, remain responsive to new discoveries\, and allow the project itself to evolve through sustained engagement.\n\nAs a result\, the exhibition presents more than a collection of finished works. It documents different ways of investigating\, testing\, and refining ideas. Some students advance through material experimentation\, others through drawing\, installation\, performance\, digital media\, social engagement\, or speculative approaches. Each project reflects a distinct methodology that has developed through repeated cycles of making\, reflection\, critique\, and revision. In a sense\, the dialectical process generated by the nature of this course is the most significant thread connecting this year’s exhibition. It marks a point at which students begin moving beyond solving assignments toward constructing independent practices\, developing the habits of inquiry\, critical reflection\, and experimentation that will continue to shape their work well beyond SYS.\n\n\n\nExhibiting Artists and Designers\n