Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. 36th Annual Women of Color Task Force Career Conference (March 2, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49714 49714-11498739@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 2, 2018 8:00am
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: CEW+

All U-M staff, faculty, students and the public, regardless of gender or ethnicity, are invited to attend this inclusive professional development event.

Registration is now open for the 36th Annual Women of Color Task Force Career Conference being held on Friday, March 2nd, 2018.

This year's keynote speaker will be April Ryan, American Urban Radio Networks DC Bureau Chief. This morning keynote session is open to the public and no registration is required to attend the lecture.

Ryan has a unique vantage point as the only black female reporter covering urban issues from the White House, a position she has held since the Clinton era.

Since 1997, she has served as a White House correspondent and is the Washington, D.C., bureau chief for American Urban Radio Networks. In 2017, she joined CNN as a political analyst. In May 2017, the National Association of Black Journalists named Ryan as the "Journalist of the Year".

Ryan has been a member of the White House press corps for American Urban Radio Networks since January 1997 and has long been the only black female reporter among the White House correspondents. She is a member of the National Press Club and is one of only three African Americans to have served on the board of the White House Correspondents Association.

She is the author of the award-winning book, The Presidency in Black & White, and her latest book, At Mama’s Knee: Race in Black & White (December 2016). Ryan is a graduate of Morgan State University and was awarded an honorary doctorate from her alma mater in 2017.

To view all information about the conference, locations, workshops, and event details, visit cew.umich.edu/WCTF36.

Please note that the April Ryan keynote lecture (8:30 am - 10:30 am at Hill Auditorium) is open to the general public and no registration is required. To attend the 2018 WCTF conference workshops and luncheon, pre-registration is required.

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Conference / Symposium Fri, 02 Feb 2018 16:26:04 -0500 2018-03-02T08:00:00-05:00 2018-03-02T16:30:00-05:00 Michigan League CEW+ Conference / Symposium WCTF Conference Logo
Michigan India Conference (March 16, 2018 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49512 49512-11490348@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 16, 2018 9:00am
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Michigan Ross Global Initiatives

Michigan India Conference helps to highlight Indian success in business, healthcare, consulting, and many other fields, and where there growth will lead them in the future!

https://www.umichindiausinitiative.com/

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Conference / Symposium Thu, 01 Feb 2018 19:08:29 -0500 2018-03-16T09:00:00-04:00 2018-03-16T20:00:00-04:00 Ross School of Business Michigan Ross Global Initiatives Conference / Symposium Michigan India Conference 2018 Flyer
Dance and Dialogue: Human Contact and Democracy (March 23, 2018 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50098 50098-11642046@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 23, 2018 2:30pm
Location: Center for the Education of Women
Organized By: CEW+

How can the body be a laboratory for examining dialogue, choice-making, roles and habits? In this interactive workshop, choreographer and King-Chavez-Parks Visiting Artist Eryn Rosenthal will share some of her research on the connections between a dance form called Contact Improvisation and the political writings of Steve Biko, Ada Colau, Paolo Freire, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, Judith Butler, and others. What can the body bring to larger discussions of dialogue-building, inclusion, resilience and empowerment?

Wear comfortable clothes and shoes that you can bend, move and stretch in. No experience necessary, and all bodies, abilities and backgrounds are actively welcome. This workshop includes talking, moving and listening.

Refreshments will be provided.

Choreographer and CEW Scholar Alum Eryn Rosenthal examines the democratic underpinnings of Contact Improvisation and the role of the body in transgressing previously legislated boundaries. She has worked with choreographers Sello Pesa, poet Elizabeth Alexander, and documentary theatre pioneer Anna Deavere Smith, among others. Eryn’s ongoing series The Doors Project investigates transitions–political, social, intimate–through site-based performance in different doorways around the world. Eryn holds a BA from Yale University and an MFA in Dance from U-M, where she also studied in the Ford School for Public Policy. She has performed and taught throughout the US, South Africa and Europe, and is currently teaching an interdisciplinary performance course at U-M's Residential College. She is delighted to be back at U-M as a King-Chávez-Parks Visiting Professor and Artist in Residence for Dialogue-Building, Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives. www.erynrosenthal.com

RSVP online at: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=5e675vcab&oeidk=a07eey8tc4fd32ebb43

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 15 Feb 2018 08:51:44 -0500 2018-03-23T14:30:00-04:00 2018-03-23T16:30:00-04:00 Center for the Education of Women CEW+ Workshop / Seminar Eryn Rosenthal
Celebrating Diversity Week (March 27, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/51158 51158-12007289@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 27, 2018 5:00pm
Location: East Hall
Organized By: Department of Psychology

The Psychology Department Diversity Committee is excited to present Celebrating Diversity Week, a series of scholarly and community-building events from March 27th to March 30th, 2018. This will include a department-wide Diversity Week Social, where all are welcome to a fun space to get to know each other.

Meet the Grads!  - Tuesday, March 27th, 5:00-7:00PM
Third floor terrace. In this students-only event, undergraduates can meet members of our graduate student organizations: APSA, BSPA, LSPA, and PsychOut.

Navigating our Differences Panel  - Wednesday, March 28th, 10:30AM-12:00PM
Room 4448 East Hall. In this panel discussion attendees will learn about the range of positive and negative academic experiences encountered by members of our community in relation to their social identities (including but not limited to socioeconomic status, language, culture, national origin, race, ethnicity, gender and gender identity, sexual orientation, religious commitments, age, (dis)ability status, and political perspective. The panel will speak briefly about their perspectives followed by a Q&A with the audience. All members of the department are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Diversity Week Social - Thursday, March 29th, 4:00-5:30 PM
Third floor terrace. Do you only know the people who work on your floor? Come get to know people from all corners of your department over delicious food. Faculty, Staff, and Grads are invited to this community-building event to meet the other people that make our department so great. Plus, we will have raffle prizes!

P&SC & Diversity Committee Colloquium Keynote Lecture Friday, March 30th, 11:00AM-12:30PM
Room 4448 East Hall. Dr. Kevin Cokley (UT-Austin) speaking on “Emerging Data on the Role of the Impostor Phenomenon in Mental Health and Academic Outcomes.”

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 20 Mar 2018 12:43:50 -0400 2018-03-27T17:00:00-04:00 2018-03-27T19:30:00-04:00 East Hall Department of Psychology Conference / Symposium divweek
Munger Case Competition Showcase (March 28, 2018 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50906 50906-11907836@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 28, 2018 5:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Munger Graduate Residences

Each semester, Munger Graduate Residences challenges transdisciplinary teams of graduate students to address important topics through its Case Competition. Rackham Graduate School proudly presents the Winter 2018 Munger Case Competition in partnership with the Office of the Vice President for Student Life: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion. Join us at this special event to learn about the action plans graduate and professional student teams have created in an effort to effectively advance the University’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion strategic plan goals and objectives by the year 2020. Teams have considered the impact of their plans on students, faculty, staff, and the broader regional communities.

We are excited to host judges from three campus units that are true partners in our DEI work:

Robert Sellers, ODEI
Vice Provost for Equity and Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer

Tabbye Chavous, NCID
Director of the National Center for Institutional Diversity

Theresa Braunschneider, CRLT
Associate Director and Coordinator of Diversity Initiatives

A special menu includes Mediterranean, Italian, and Asian cuisine. More about the competition can be found at http://www.rackham.umich.edu/diversity-equity-inclusion/munger-case-competition

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Presentation Sat, 10 Mar 2018 13:37:38 -0500 2018-03-28T17:30:00-04:00 2018-03-28T19:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Munger Graduate Residences Presentation Case Competition Winter 2018
DEI Summit 2018 | Community Assembly & Discussion (October 8, 2018 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/55951 55951-13811926@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 8, 2018 9:00am
Location: Power Center for the Performing Arts
Organized By: Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Remarks by President Mark S. Schlissel, Vice Provost & Chief Diversity Officer Rober M. Sellers, and other senior leaders.

Featuring keynote conversation with Award-Winning Actress, Social Activist and Author of In the Country We Love, Diane Guerrero from the Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated series Orange Is the New Black.

Moderated by Author and Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist, Leonard Pitts, Jr., who writes about diversity and current affairs for the Miami Herald and more than 250 newspapers.

Please note that this event is not ticketed. Seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:55:08 -0400 2018-10-08T09:00:00-04:00 2018-10-08T10:30:00-04:00 Power Center for the Performing Arts Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Conference / Symposium DEi
Wai Wai Nu, International Award-Winning Human Rights Activist (October 10, 2018 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/54928 54928-13654169@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 10, 2018 5:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: CEW+

CEW+ is excited to host international and award-winning activist, Wai Wai Nu at CEW+ Advocacy: Catalysts for Change, an inspirational evening featuring the 2018 Christobel Kotelawela Weerasinghe Lecture as part of the University of Michigan’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Summit week.

Ms. Nu’s lecture will be the culmination of an evening focused on highlighting the applied research of U-M faculty and students engaged in diverse scholarship. Prior to her taking the stage, the Center will award the Carol Hollenshead Award and the inaugural CEW+InspireAward. This new initiative, CEW+Inspire, is a multifaceted program that aims to expand the vision of what is possible and teach lifelong skills to underserved students, empowering each to make bold and confident choices about their futures.

The Student Fellowship Poster Session will begin at 5:30 pm in the Michigan Theater lobby and the event will begin at 6:00 pm in the main theater.

This event is free and open to the public. RSVP requested.

RSVP HERE: https://cewadvocacycatalystsforchange.eventbrite.com

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Other Tue, 09 Oct 2018 10:41:37 -0400 2018-10-10T17:30:00-04:00 2018-10-10T20:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location CEW+ Other Wai Wai Nu
Marijuana Legalization: A WeListen Staff Discussion (October 12, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/55483 55483-13747849@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 12, 2018 11:00am
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: Department of Psychology

This session of WeListen is open to all UM staff members. All voices and views are welcome and lunch will be provided!

RSVP here: http://myumi.ch/6QKOZ

Join us at this WeListen Staff Session to learn about the debate surrounding marijuana legalization and to participate in small group discussions about this complex topic. Our aim is to bring liberals, conservatives, libertarians- everyone across the political spectrum- together for constructive conversation. The goal of WeListen discussions is not to debate or argue, but to understand the views and values of others and to learn from their perspectives. The session will begin with a brief content presentation to provide a basic understanding of the topic. No specific level of knowledge is required to participate in WeListen discussions.


By participating in WeListen sessions, staff members will:
- Expand understanding of a prominent political topic
- Practice discussing difficult topics with others,
- Gain openness to new ideas and perspectives,
- Learn to productively challenge an idea, and
- Form a sense of community among fellow staff members.

Questions? Email us at welistenstaff@umich.edu.

This event is co-sponsored by the UM Office of DEI and the LSA DEI Implementation Leads. The planning committee includes staff members from the Ginsberg Center, the LSA Dean's Office, LSA History, LSA Psychology, the Office of Communtiy-Engaged Academic Learning, and the Michigan Community Scholars Program.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 10 Jan 2019 10:28:44 -0500 2018-10-12T11:00:00-04:00 2018-10-12T13:00:00-04:00 Michigan League Department of Psychology Lecture / Discussion Marijuana Legalization Flyer
Dialogues on Diversity in Science (October 23, 2018 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/56172 56172-13841826@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 23, 2018 4:30pm
Location: Power Center for the Performing Arts
Organized By: Michigan Medicine Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies

Join the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies and The Endowment for Basic Sciences at an innovative diversity dialogue event featuring EMMY award-winning actor and diversity trainer Ron Jones.

Ron Jones is the executive director of Dialogues on Diversity (DOD), a theatre company that uses theatrical models to make messages of difference, inclusion, and social justice accessible, engaging, and entertaining. At this event, Ron Jones and his cast will create a performance specifically catered to address obstacles faced in our scientific communities and workspaces.

RSVP Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1QYRPPVJtxrVMICEWsE91a4yDMg2denVc1hQFxm3EGB4/edit?ts=5ba3e8ad

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Performance Mon, 01 Oct 2018 13:11:17 -0400 2018-10-23T16:30:00-04:00 2018-10-23T18:00:00-04:00 Power Center for the Performing Arts Michigan Medicine Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Performance Marketing Ad for event
Mass Incarceration: A WeListen Staff Discussion (January 25, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/59327 59327-14730608@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 11:00am
Location: North Quad
Organized By: Department of Psychology

Mass Incarceration: A WeListen Staff Discussion

This session of WeListen is open to all UM staff members. All voices and views are welcome and lunch will be provided!

RSVP here: http://myumi.ch/6wE9n

The U.S. has the most incarcerated people in the world: 2.1 million. The corrections system costs $81B annually, while corporations make $7.4B from private prisons and $2B+ from prison labor. Black and Hispanic Americans are overrepresented in U.S. prisons and 83% of formerly incarcerated people are rearrested within 9 years of release.

Is mass incarceration working? Why are racial minorities overrepresented? Should the U.S. consider different sentencing and correctional models? Has privatization in our justice system gone too far, or not far enough?

Join us at this WeListen Staff Session to learn about mass incarceration and to participate in small group discussions about this complex topic. Our aim is to bring liberals, conservatives, libertarians- everyone across the political spectrum- together for constructive conversation. The goal of WeListen discussions is not to debate or argue, but to understand the views and values of others and to learn from their perspectives. The session will begin with a brief content presentation to provide a basic understanding of the topic. No specific level of knowledge is required to participate in WeListen discussions.


By participating in WeListen sessions, staff members will:
- Expand understanding of a prominent political topic
- Practice discussing difficult topics with others,
- Gain openness to new ideas and perspectives,
- Learn to productively challenge an idea, and
- Form a sense of community among fellow staff members.

Questions? Email us at welistenstaff@umich.edu.

This event is co-sponsored by the UM Office of DEI and the LSA DEI Implementation Leads. The planning committee includes staff members from the Ginsberg Center, the LSA Dean's Office, and LSA Psychology.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 11 Jan 2019 09:26:13 -0500 2019-01-25T11:00:00-05:00 2019-01-25T13:00:00-05:00 North Quad Department of Psychology Lecture / Discussion North Quad