Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. Voting Strategies during COVID-19 (September 11, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/75628 75628-19550863@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 11, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Many efforts are underway to increase college student voting. This panel of college students will discuss what is happening at U-M, statewide, and nationally to get students registered to vote and committed to voting.

The panel will also discuss what motivated them to get involved with these efforts, what they have learned along the way, and how the pandemic has impacted their work.

The panel will be moderated by Edie Goldenberg, PhD, Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at University of Michigan.

Professor Goldenberg is currently the faculty advisor of Turn Up Turnout (TUT), a student organization on campus that works in a nonpartisan way to increase student voting at UM. TUT also works with other universities in the Big Ten Conference, with colleges around the state of Michigan, with more than 50 other universities across the country, and with a number of national organizations.

Previously, Dr. Goldenberg served as founder and faculty director of the Michigan in Washington Program (2004-16), Dean of the College of Literature, Science and the Arts (1989-98), and Director of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy (1987-89)

Pre-registration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access the lecture will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the event.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 11 Aug 2020 11:32:05 -0400 2020-09-11T10:00:00-04:00 2020-09-11T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Urgent and Critical Lectures
Citizen Activism: Driver of A Healthy Democracy (September 21, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/75630 75630-19552841@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 21, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Citizen participation is the crucial process through which private individuals and groups work to influence public decisions as part of the democratic process. Organizations ranging from national issue-oriented groups to local broad- based grass roots groups work to enhance citizen participation.

This “bottom up” activity may include advocacy, lobbying, protests, strikes, petition drives, ballot proposals, lawsuits and political campaigning. Citizen activism driven by real community needs and desires can be a powerful transformative force.

Our panelists, Roddy Wares, Lisa Wozniak, Branden Snyder and moderator Karen Bantel will help us understand how the organizations that they represent aid individuals in understanding ideas about citizenship, politics, government and the issues important to their communities and specific organizations.

Roddy Wares has been an active member of the League of Women Voters in the Ann Arbor area since 2016. She leads the committee that registered students in almost all of the Washtenaw County high schools as well as WCC for the past three years and also leads the LWVAAA effort to register seniors. Currently she is working with Voting Access for All Coalition. She has been registering voters in Washtenaw County for at least 30 years!

Lisa Wozniak’s career spans over two decades of environmental and conservation advocacy in the political arena. She is a nationally recognized expert in non-profit growth and management and a leader in Great Lakes protections. Lisa is a three-time graduate from the University of Michigan, with a Bachelor’s Degree and two ensuing Masters Degrees in Social Work and Education.

Before becoming Executive Director in 2006, Wozniak was a member of the Michigan LCV Board and today serves on the boards of the Friends of Rutherford Pool, the Huron River Watershed Council, and the National League of Conservation Voters Education Fund.

Born and raised on Detroit’s East Side, Branden Snyder, executive director of Detroit Action, has been involved in electoral and community organizing projects throughout the U.S. for 10 years. Previously, he was the Deputy Organizing Director in charge of Youth Voting for the Hillary for Michigan 2016 presidential campaign and Director of Organizing for Michigan United, a coalition of faith, labor & civic organizations in Detroit, Flint, Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo. He is a graduate of UM – Ann Arbor with a Master’s Degree in Public Policy from the UM Ford School of Public Policy and a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and Afro-American studies with a minor in Urban Community Studies.

Karen Bantel, Ph.D., was formerly a professor of business strategy and entrepreneurship at the University of Michigan and Wayne State University, and consulted in those areas for many years.

She has facilitated and moderated a number of OLLI offerings, including: Russia, The Retreat of Western Liberalism, A World in Disarray, Can Democracy Survive?, Vaccines Explained, and TED talks.

Pre-registration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access the lecture will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the event.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 11 Aug 2020 12:14:10 -0400 2020-09-21T10:00:00-04:00 2020-09-21T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Urgent and Critical Lectures
The 2020 Presidential Race Mid-Campaign (September 21, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76116 76116-19663538@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 21, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research

A month after the conventions and with six weeks to go, this talk will focus on the state of the contest between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. The background will be the state of public opinion about the state of the country and the impact of Covid 19 on evaluations of the candidates.

This webinar is part of the 2020 ICPSR Data Fair, "Data in Real Life." More information about the Data Fair can be found at http://myumi.ch/ICPSRdatafair2020. Please note that all attendees for this session must be registered for the ICPSR Data Fair.

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Presentation Tue, 01 Sep 2020 13:53:04 -0400 2020-09-21T13:00:00-04:00 2020-09-21T14:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research Presentation The 2020 Presidential Race Mid-Campaign
The 2020 U.S. Presidential Election (September 23, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75803 75803-19608018@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 23, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

You are invited to take part in a discussion about the 2020 presidential election with fellow OLLI members. We will talk about a different question on each of the four meetings, including:
1. What are the most important challenges the nation faces?
2. What presidential qualifications are most needed to meet these challenges?
3. What national policies should be given the highest priority by the next president?
4. How should voters best choose who to support for president?
Instructor Thomas Murray will serve as a neutral moderator for the group discussions.
The Study Group meets on Wednesdays Sept. 23 to Oct. 14 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Preregistration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access this Study Group will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the first session.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 18 Aug 2020 15:11:21 -0400 2020-09-23T13:00:00-04:00 2020-09-23T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Be Informed: How to Sort Fact From Fiction Before the Election (September 24, 2020 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77314 77314-19838095@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 24, 2020 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: University Library

Join us for a program that will help you develop your critical thinking skills so you can better evaluate what you see, hear, and read. Does it often seem to you like news outlets are reporting widely different stories about the same thing? Conflicting information can make it difficult to feel like you know what’s going on in the world. Become an informed voter before November 3rd!

U-M Librarian Jo Angela Oehrli takes part in this Zoom event presented by the Ypsilanti District Library.

Click the "Join in Browser" or "Join in Zoom" link and use the passcode 275338.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 17 Sep 2020 17:11:44 -0400 2020-09-24T19:00:00-04:00 2020-09-24T20:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location University Library Lecture / Discussion Street sign listing internet, television, radio, magazines, newspapers
Election Trivia (September 29, 2020 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77641 77641-19893781@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 29, 2020 8:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: University Library

The University of Michigan Library is hosting this virtual, election-themed trivia night for students just before the first presidential debate between former Vice President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump. Test your knowledge in categories related to democracy and activism, and win major bragging rights on social media! 

The guest MC is Zoe Clark from NPR’s “It’s Just Politics," and we'll kick things off with guest speaker Tuhin Chakraborty.

Tuhin is a junior at the Ford School of Public Policy and has served on the SOS Collegiate Student Advisory Task Force. Tuhin is also a Democracy Fellow for the Campus Vote Project and works with U-M's Turn Up Turnout initiative for voter engagement on campus. 

Students, sign up in Sessions@Michigan at https://myumi.ch/Yyj7Z, and we'll send you a Zoom link for the event.

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Recreational / Games Thu, 24 Sep 2020 14:17:07 -0400 2020-09-29T20:00:00-04:00 2020-09-29T21:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location University Library Recreational / Games Election Trivia
Safe, Secure and Accessible Elections for All (October 7, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/75629 75629-19550864@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 7, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This event is free and available to the public. OLLI membership is not required.

Jocelyn Benson, Michigan Secretary of State, will discuss the many options voters have to cast their ballots safely this year, and the work to support clerks and voters to ensure all ballots are counted and kept secure.

Co-sponsored by the Alumni Association of University of Michigan

Jocelyn Benson is Michigan’s 43rd Secretary of State. In this role she is focused on ensuring elections are secure and accessible, and dramatically improving customer experiences for all who interact with our offices.

She is the author of "State Secretaries of State: Guardians of the Democratic Process", the first major book on the role of the secretary of state in enforcing election and campaign finance laws, and is also the Chair of Michigan’s Task Force on Women in Sports, created by Governor Whitmer in 2019 to advance opportunities for women in Michigan as athletes and sports leaders.

A graduate of Harvard Law School and expert on civil rights law, education law and election law, Benson served as dean of Wayne State University Law School in Detroit. She continues to serve as vice chair of the advisory board for the Levin Center at Wayne Law.

Previously, Benson was an associate professor and associate director of Wayne Law’s Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights. Prior to her election, she served as CEO of the Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality (RISE), a national nonprofit organization using the unifying power of sports to improve race relations.

Zoom Link to join this programming:
https://umich.zoom.us/j/94331884660
Audio only dial: 1-312-626-6799
Webinar ID: 91645713215

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Class / Instruction Tue, 11 Aug 2020 11:54:27 -0400 2020-10-07T10:00:00-04:00 2020-10-07T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Urgent and Critical Lectures
Michigan and Other Battleground States (October 12, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/75631 75631-19552842@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 12, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Michigan is one of a group of swing states that have had close, competitive races in recent presidential campaigns and down ballot contests. Our panel of journalists explores how Michigan and other current battleground states are faring and impacting the 2020 campaigns and election.

Moderated by Stephen Henderson, our panelists Riley Beggin of Bridge Magazine and Tim Alberta of Politico will examine what causes battleground states to swing and what effect they have on political parties or candidates’ choices of issues to emphasize.

Stephen Henderson is host of Detroit Today on WDET, co-host of One Detroit on Detroit Public Television, project executive for BridgeDetroit and a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist.

A native of Detroit, Henderson is a graduate of University of Detroit High School and the University of Michigan. His resume includes stints at the Detroit Free Press, the Chicago Tribune, the Baltimore Sun, and four years covering the Supreme Court for Knight Ridder’s Washington Bureau.

Riley Beggin is a Capitol reporter covering Michigan politics, including legislative, gubernatorial and other statewide elections. She joined Bridge in January 2018 after working at KPCC, Los Angeles’ NPR member station. Before that, she was a fellow at ABC News’ Washington Bureau and an intern with NPR’s investigative unit.

Beggin majored in history and international relations at the University of Wisconsin—Madison. She also holds a Master’s Degree in investigative journalism from the University of Missouri.

Tim Alberta is chief political correspondent for POLITICO, where his longer form work is often published in the publication’s magazine. He covers a range of topics, including: The Trump presidency; Capitol Hill; the ideological warfare between and within the two parties; demographic change in America; and the evolving role of money in elections. He co-moderated the final Democratic presidential primary debate in 2019 hosted by PBS Newshour and POLITICO.

Based in Michigan and tasked with roving widely across battleground states, Alberta writes a regular “Letter to Washington,” a 2020 dispatch highlighting stories, trends, and people from outside the political bubble for the political bubbles.

Pre-registration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access the lecture will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the event.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 11 Aug 2020 12:26:09 -0400 2020-10-12T10:00:00-04:00 2020-10-12T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Urgent and Critical Lectures
The 2020 General Election - Casting and Counting Ballots in Washtenaw County and Beyond (October 21, 2020 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75575 75575-19536957@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 21, 2020 3:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

The 2020 election cycle has proven to be both dynamic and historic. This lecture will review Michigan’s expanded voting rights and describe how election administrators and poll workers are addressing both new and old challenges, including:
• Increasing requests for Absent Voter Ballots (“Voting by Mail”)
• Health & Safety in Polling Locations and Absent Voter Count Boards
• Election Inspector Recruitment & Training
• Election Security
• Voter Outreach

Our speaker, Ed Golembiewski has served as the Washtenaw County Chief Deputy Clerk/Register & Director of Elections since 2011. In this role he oversees the Clerk/Register’s office general operations and directs county election administration and Michigan Campaign Finance Act reporting compliance processes.
This work includes ballot programming, election inspector & campaign finance training, receipt of candidate filings, facilitating the canvass of election returns, and coordinating administration responsibilities.

Prior to his work at Washtenaw County, Ed served as Deputy City Clerk in the City of Ypsilanti for four years, where he was responsible for election administration.

He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Eastern Michigan University in 2005.

Pre-registration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access the lecture will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the event.

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Class / Instruction Sun, 09 Aug 2020 12:07:56 -0400 2020-10-21T15:30:00-04:00 2020-10-21T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Afternoons With OLLI
A Survivor’s Guide to Election 2020 (October 26, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/75650 75650-19552870@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 26, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Presidential election years are known for their dramatic twists and turns, but 2020 takes the cake. This year, the race for the White House has been completely redefined by a pandemic that has upended every aspect of daily life, and a widespread social movement that has forced a national conversation on race and justice.

As a result, candidates as well as the news media have had to adapt to an ever- evolving landscape. As the campaign enters its final week, we’ll explore how the extraordinary events of 2020 have shaped the presidential campaign thus far and identify what to watch for on Election Night.

Our speaker, Robert Yoon is a visiting professor of journalism and the associate director of the Knight-Wallace Fellowship for Journalists at the University of Michigan, as well as a political analyst for Inside Elections. His undergraduate courses on political communications explore campaign messaging strategies and the role of the news media in presidential campaigns.

As a journalist, he is covering his sixth presidential campaign cycle and has helped prepare moderators from multiple news organizations for more than 30 presidential debates. As CNN’s Director of Political Research for more than 17 years, his contributions to the network’s election coverage have earned him two Emmy Awards, five total Emmy nominations, a Peabody Award, and a National Headliner Award. He received an additional National Headliner Award for his work on CNN’s investigation of the 9/11 terror plot. In 2016, he was named by Mediaite as one of the most influential people in the news media.

Pre-registration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access the lecture will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the event.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 11 Aug 2020 16:42:16 -0400 2020-10-26T10:00:00-04:00 2020-10-26T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Urgent and Critical Lectures
What Happened Last Tuesday? (November 10, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/75604 75604-19544896@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 10, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

The presidential election of 2020 will be the most critical and challenging in recent memory. Results will determine the composition of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives and influence the future composition of the US Supreme Court It will undoubtedly change the face of both major political parties. Professor Emeritus Michael Traugott will talk about the November election outcomes, including the campaigns, primaries, and caucuses.

Prof. Traugott has studied mass media impact on American policies. He has a particular interest in the use of surveys and polls and how they are used to cover campaign and elections. Retired from the University of Michigan, he is now Professor Emeritus of Communication Studies and Professor Emeritus of Political Science in the College of Literature, Science and Arts as well as Research Professor Emeritus of Political Science in the Institute of Social Research.

This is the third of ten lectures to be presented once each month from September 2020 through June, 2021. The next lecture will be held December 8, 2020. The title is: Women in American Soccer and European Football: Different Roads to Shared Glory on the Field and in Society. Learn from well-known experts about an array of interesting subjects, with an interactive Q&A period following each lecture.

Pre-registration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access the lecture will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the event.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 14 Aug 2020 10:07:39 -0400 2020-11-10T10:00:00-05:00 2020-11-10T11:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Lecture / Discussion Distinguished Lecture Series
LGBTQ+ Election Processing (November 10, 2020 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79048 79048-20178465@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 10, 2020 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Spectrum Center

The Spectrum Center Programming Board invites you to join them for their Election Processing event on Tuesday, November 10th at 7 PM EST. They hope that this will serve as a safe place for LGBTQ+ folx to come together to share how they’re feeling post-Election Day and discuss where we go from here. This event is open to all LGBTQ+ folx, including students, faculty, alumni, and community members! Registration is required, so please register at https://bit.ly/SCPB-Election2020 if you are interested in attending. Upon registering, an email containing the Zoom link for the event will be sent out. Thank you, we hope to see you there!

Spectrum Center Event Accessibility Statement:
The Spectrum Center is dedicated to working towards offering equitable access to all of the events we organize. If you have an accessibility need you feel may not be automatically met at this event, fill out our Event Accessibility Form, found at http://bit.ly/SCaccess. You do not need to have a registered disability with the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) or identify as disabled to submit. Advance notice is necessary for some accommodations to be fully implemented, and we will always attempt to dismantle barriers as they are brought up to us. Any questions about accessibility at Spectrum Center events can be directed to spectrumcenter@umich.edu.

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Well-being Thu, 29 Oct 2020 17:27:00 -0400 2020-11-10T19:00:00-05:00 2020-11-10T22:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Spectrum Center Well-being The Spectrum Center Programming Board presents this LGBTQ+ community space to share election reactions & take care of ourselves. This event will be hosted Tuesday, November 10th starting at 7 PM. The design of the flyer is based on the American flag, but in a purple color scheme. There is a purple rainbow at the top of the text which is centered on the page.
The Arab and Muslim Vote In Focus: How Arab and Muslim Americans Voted and What the Results Mean (December 4, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79535 79535-20373072@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 4, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Arab and Muslim American Studies (AMAS)

A conversation on the recent elections with Ali Harb (Middle East Eye), Adbulkader Sinno (Indiana University), Dawud Walid (CAIR) & Fatema Haque (Rising Voices) Moderated by Prof. Khaled Mattawa

December, 4 2020 | 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Please register in advance for the event.

This event is free and open to the public.
A Q&A will take place after the conversation.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 23 Nov 2020 09:49:28 -0500 2020-12-04T16:00:00-05:00 2020-12-04T18:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Arab and Muslim American Studies (AMAS) Lecture / Discussion AMAS
LSA Student Government Winter 2021 Elections (March 24, 2021 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/80985 80985-20826878@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 24, 2021 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: LSA Student Government

Cast your ballot for the 2021-22 LSA Student Government President and Vice-President, as well as for fifteen (15) Elected Representatives. All LSA students are eligible to vote. For information on running in the election or voting, contact lsasg.exec@umich.edu.

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Other Tue, 19 Jan 2021 20:02:39 -0500 2021-03-24T00:00:00-04:00 2021-03-24T23:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location LSA Student Government Other Unlike this image, all voting is virtual! vote.umich.edu
LSA Student Government Winter 2021 Elections (March 25, 2021 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/80985 80985-20826879@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 25, 2021 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: LSA Student Government

Cast your ballot for the 2021-22 LSA Student Government President and Vice-President, as well as for fifteen (15) Elected Representatives. All LSA students are eligible to vote. For information on running in the election or voting, contact lsasg.exec@umich.edu.

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Other Tue, 19 Jan 2021 20:02:39 -0500 2021-03-25T00:00:00-04:00 2021-03-25T23:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location LSA Student Government Other Unlike this image, all voting is virtual! vote.umich.edu
The 2021 Miller-Converse Roundtable (April 8, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81052 81052-20838704@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 8, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Political Studies - Institute for Social Research

Join faculty members from the Center for Political Studies on Thursday, April 8, 2021 at 4 PM Eastern for a roundtable discussion of current challenges to democracy. This event is part of the annual Miller-Converse Lecture Series.

Panelists include:
Ken Kollman: Moderate and Extreme Swings in American Party Politics
Pauline Jones: Democratic Survival, Using Lessons from the Muslim World
Robert Franzese: What Causes People to Become Political Extremists?

Register for this event at https://myumi.ch/mnrbG
A link to participate will be emailed to registrants.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 31 Mar 2021 14:30:19 -0400 2021-04-08T16:00:00-04:00 2021-04-08T17:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Political Studies - Institute for Social Research Lecture / Discussion Event flyer for Miller-Converse Roundtable