Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. Black History Month's Closing Speaker - JANAYA KHAN (March 1, 2021 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82365 82365-21070618@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 1, 2021 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA

MESA is proud to present Black History Month's Closing Speaker - JANAYA KHAN. Join us for a thrilling event where Janaya Khan will discuss “The Future within the Black Lives Matter Movement and The Intersections of being a Black, Queer, and Gender-Nonconforming Activist" This event is sponsored by The Spectrum Center and Central Student Government, and will be co-moderated by students Adrian King (they/them), PhD candidate in American Culture, and Jolyna Chiangong, who will be joined by Vice President Of Student Life Dr. Martino Harmon.

With a timely message about the transformational power of protest, Janaya Khan is a leading activist who engages their community in a profound discussion about social justice and equality. Known as ‘Future’ within the Black Lives Matter movement, Janaya is a black, queer, gender-nonconforming activist (pronouns: they, them, theirs), staunch Afrofuturist and social-justice educator who presents an enlightening point of view on police brutality and systemic racism.

“Throughout the political tumult of 2020, one of the most prominent voices to become a source of healing and hope was Janaya Future Khan, whose rapidly-growing audience across social media now numbers in the hundreds of thousands. But while the activist’s weekly Sunday Sermons on Instagram provided a necessary forum for those looking to reflect and regroup during the pandemic and the instances of police brutality that sparked a renewal of energy behind the Black Lives Matter movement, Khan’s activism extends much further back—all the way to their childhood, spent between Toronto and Florida, and their subsequent years as a competitive boxer.

Galvanized by the 2014 killings of Michael Brown in Ferguson and Jermaine Carby in Toronto at the hands of police officers, Khan has had a longstanding involvement in Black Lives Matter—even launching its first international chapter in Canada—and became a necessary and informed voice for those seeking direction last summer. And like many around the world, Khan found themselves dismayed and angered by the scenes that unfolded on Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol building, where riots led by Trump supporters sieged the building to disrupt the final counting of the Electoral College ballots in favor of Joe Biden’s Presidential win, resulting in five deaths.” BY LIAM HESS January 10, 2021

MESA and 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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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 23 Feb 2021 13:45:08 -0500 2021-03-01T18:00:00-05:00 2021-03-01T19:15:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA Livestream / Virtual JANAYA KHAN
Caravans, Cultures, and Chinggis -- Khan along the Silk Route (March 3, 2021 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79974 79974-20523444@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 3, 2021 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

The Silk Route is a collection of pathways that, together, link China to Vienna, Istanbul, Baghdad, and India across the Inner Asian steppe and desert. During our meetings participants will discuss the Silk Route as a cultural conduit, on the one hand, as the source of empire and technologies, on the other, and look at specific examples of cultural dissemination. The Silk Route has provided some of the most engaging and best written volumes of travel literature.
There will be no required readings, but students may enjoy Owen Lattimore's The Desert Road to Turkestan, from 1928, or the Franciscan William of Rubruck's account of his journey to Karakorum in 1255.
This study group led by Rudi Lindner will meet for five Wednesdays beginning March 3.
Preregistration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access the study group will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the first session.

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Class / Instruction Sat, 12 Dec 2020 10:23:24 -0500 2021-03-03T13:00:00-05:00 2021-03-03T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
What are you laughing at? Understanding American Humor (March 3, 2021 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82159 82159-21044625@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 3, 2021 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: English Language Institute

Want to learn more about American humor? Want to have some fun during this unusual, busy online semester? This small, interactive workshop will tell you what Americans are laughing at. Part of a research project exploring international students' reactions to American humor, this session will help you gain a deeper understanding of American culture by watching funny videos!

Registration required, register here: https://myumi.ch/NxZD3

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 02 Mar 2021 15:21:38 -0500 2021-03-03T19:00:00-05:00 2021-03-03T20:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location English Language Institute Workshop / Seminar
39th Annual WCTF Career Conference (March 4, 2021 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/81641 81641-20935527@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 4, 2021 8:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: CEW+

The University of Michigan Women of Color Task Force (WCTF) will host its 39th annual career conference virtually on Thursday, March 4, and Friday, March 5. All U-M staff, faculty, students, and the public, regardless of gender or ethnicity, are invited to register to attend this inclusive professional development event.

The conference is free this year; however, pre-registration is required to attend the workshops and keynote sessions. Conference information, including the 2-day event schedule, speaker details, and workshop descriptions, is available online at myumi.ch/VPwAE. The deadline to register for the conference is February 26, 2021.

On Thursday, March 4, the opening keynote program will feature U-M alumnae Corie Pauling, senior vice president, chief inclusion and diversity officer, and head of corporate social responsibility for TIAA, discussing strategies for creating inclusive anti-racist workspaces. Following her remarks, a nationally renowned panel of healthcare experts will respond to questions about the COVID-19 vaccine and how it works to develop immunity.

The closing keynote program on Friday, March 5, will feature a legislative panel comprised of US State representatives: the Honorable Debbie Dingell, MI-12, and the Honorable Rashida Tlaib, MI-13. Moderated by U-M alumnae, state representative, and Davenport University vice president for strategic partnerships, Lisa Howze, the discussion will focus on the role of women in the state’s economic recovery strategy.

Event sponsors include CEW+, the U-M Office of the Provost, University Human Resources, and Michigan Medicine Human Resources. TIAA will be the Platinum Plus corporate sponsor for the eighth year.

Click here to register: myumi.ch/VPwAE

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 03 Feb 2021 17:09:59 -0500 2021-03-04T08:30:00-05:00 2021-03-04T13:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location CEW+ Conference / Symposium Women at the 2020 WCTF Career Conference
What are you laughing at? Understanding American Humor (March 4, 2021 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/82159 82159-21044626@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 4, 2021 8:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: English Language Institute

Want to learn more about American humor? Want to have some fun during this unusual, busy online semester? This small, interactive workshop will tell you what Americans are laughing at. Part of a research project exploring international students' reactions to American humor, this session will help you gain a deeper understanding of American culture by watching funny videos!

Registration required, register here: https://myumi.ch/NxZD3

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 02 Mar 2021 15:21:38 -0500 2021-03-04T08:30:00-05:00 2021-03-04T10:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location English Language Institute Workshop / Seminar
The Disappeared: A Human Rights Film Series & Discussion (March 4, 2021 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81372 81372-20887847@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 4, 2021 4:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Midlife Science

The event will begin with a short (6 min) background video made in 2015 by South Asians for Human Rights, followed by the documentary "White Van Stories" (2016, 1hr 10min). In the North, East and South Provinces of Sri Lanka, families search for their disappeared family members in the aftermath of the Sri Lankan civil war.

During Winter semester, a series of human rights films that focus on the theme of disappearances will be shown through Zoom. Discussion will follow the movie featuring & White Van Stories
Discussants: Jim McDonald (Amnesty International) and Nirmala Rajasingam (Author, Activist). Other dates include March 11.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED Https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_V2i0qVhCR4qpH0YPrWXFuQ

READINGS & RESOURCES
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SH9iTfwRkpX00Y8BMNMd1Ib9wX-ruDB_3sgv9SXa2io/edit?usp=sharing

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Film Screening Tue, 23 Feb 2021 16:02:00 -0500 2021-03-04T16:30:00-05:00 2021-03-04T18:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Midlife Science Film Screening Sri Lanka forced disappearances
Money Talk$ (March 4, 2021 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81673 81673-20943449@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 4, 2021 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA

Register here - https://tinyurl.com/mesamoney

As part of Black History Month, please join the Office of Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs (MESA), Trotter Multicultural Center’s Flourish Series, and the Men of Color Leading In the Classroom (M-CLIC) program under the Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives (OAMI) as we host a five week Financial Wellness Series to support you at each step of your financial journey!

This workshop series will provide important guidance on money management matters. Each workshop consists of teachings about building wealth and providing students with the resources (knowledge, tools, and people) to help manage their personal finances. All workshops are online and available for ALL staff and students!

Facilitated by Dr. Damon P. Williams, Professor and Pastor passionate about Financial Health

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 03 Feb 2021 13:52:06 -0500 2021-03-04T17:00:00-05:00 2021-03-04T18:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA Workshop / Seminar Horizontal flyer with white background. At the top is black text with green text and then black text underneath. Under the third row of black text are three logos. To the right of the three logos is a circular image of the guest speaker. Underneath the logos and guest speaker image are the titles, dates, and times of each session in black text on top of a green bar. There is a black bar underneath the green bar.
West Quad's TedTalk Thursday (March 4, 2021 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82716 82716-21163654@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 4, 2021 6:00pm
Location: West Quadrangle
Organized By: Michigan Housing Diversity and Inclusion

Come join the MLCA Naveen on Thursday, March 4th at 6 PM in the WQ Asubuhi Lounge to watch and discuss the "What does it take to change a mind?" TedTalk by Lucinda Beaman. Space is limited in the lounge so be sure to arrive early!

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Social / Informal Gathering Wed, 03 Mar 2021 15:12:35 -0500 2021-03-04T18:00:00-05:00 2021-03-04T20:00:00-05:00 West Quadrangle Michigan Housing Diversity and Inclusion Social / Informal Gathering West Quadrangle
39th Annual WCTF Career Conference (March 5, 2021 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/81641 81641-20935528@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 5, 2021 8:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: CEW+

The University of Michigan Women of Color Task Force (WCTF) will host its 39th annual career conference virtually on Thursday, March 4, and Friday, March 5. All U-M staff, faculty, students, and the public, regardless of gender or ethnicity, are invited to register to attend this inclusive professional development event.

The conference is free this year; however, pre-registration is required to attend the workshops and keynote sessions. Conference information, including the 2-day event schedule, speaker details, and workshop descriptions, is available online at myumi.ch/VPwAE. The deadline to register for the conference is February 26, 2021.

On Thursday, March 4, the opening keynote program will feature U-M alumnae Corie Pauling, senior vice president, chief inclusion and diversity officer, and head of corporate social responsibility for TIAA, discussing strategies for creating inclusive anti-racist workspaces. Following her remarks, a nationally renowned panel of healthcare experts will respond to questions about the COVID-19 vaccine and how it works to develop immunity.

The closing keynote program on Friday, March 5, will feature a legislative panel comprised of US State representatives: the Honorable Debbie Dingell, MI-12, and the Honorable Rashida Tlaib, MI-13. Moderated by U-M alumnae, state representative, and Davenport University vice president for strategic partnerships, Lisa Howze, the discussion will focus on the role of women in the state’s economic recovery strategy.

Event sponsors include CEW+, the U-M Office of the Provost, University Human Resources, and Michigan Medicine Human Resources. TIAA will be the Platinum Plus corporate sponsor for the eighth year.

Click here to register: myumi.ch/VPwAE

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 03 Feb 2021 17:09:59 -0500 2021-03-05T08:30:00-05:00 2021-03-05T13:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location CEW+ Conference / Symposium Women at the 2020 WCTF Career Conference
Michigan India Conference (March 5, 2021 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/82608 82608-21137865@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 5, 2021 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan India Conference

Have you heard the good news? The annual Michigan India Conference is back, and we’re going virtual for 2021.

We hope to see you there. We have a series of influential speakers you won’t want to miss! The theme for this year's conference is Stability & Change, so we have brought you the best decision-makers and thinkers surrounding India's government, India's economy and the Indian consumer. Get a chance to learn about the latest trends, opportunities, and maybe even a chance to network with some of India’s prestigious figures.

The Michigan India Conference gives business leaders, students, alumni, policymakers, and anyone interested, a chance to learn more about what drives this dynamic economy. Whether you are interested in doing business in India or want to learn more about policy and government, the Michigan India Conference is open to all. We hope you will join us.

Take advantage of our first fully-digital conference!
Register today: https://forms.gle/ug5R9KMKs1dXu28bA

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 09 Mar 2021 13:06:47 -0500 2021-03-05T09:00:00-05:00 2021-03-05T10:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan India Conference Conference / Symposium Michigan India Conference
Couzens Multicultural Movie Night (March 5, 2021 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82520 82520-21114095@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 5, 2021 5:00pm
Location: Couzens Hall
Organized By: Michigan Housing Diversity and Inclusion

Join the MLCA Abby for a movie night in the CAMEO Lounge of Couzens Hall on Friday, March 5th at 5 PM! Space is limited in the lounge so be sure to get there early!

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Social / Informal Gathering Mon, 01 Mar 2021 15:36:18 -0500 2021-03-05T17:00:00-05:00 2021-03-05T18:30:00-05:00 Couzens Hall Michigan Housing Diversity and Inclusion Social / Informal Gathering
Karma Yoga - Spirituality in Every Action (March 6, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/82692 82692-21157679@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 6, 2021 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Vedanta Study Circle

About the Speaker: https://rkmdelhi.org/about-us/swami-shantatmananda/
About Karma Yoga: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma_Yoga_(book)

Please come. All are welcome. .

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 02 Mar 2021 23:25:15 -0500 2021-03-06T10:00:00-05:00 2021-03-06T11:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Vedanta Study Circle Lecture / Discussion Talk by Swami Shantatmananda
What are you laughing at? Understanding American Humor (March 8, 2021 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82159 82159-21044627@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 8, 2021 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: English Language Institute

Want to learn more about American humor? Want to have some fun during this unusual, busy online semester? This small, interactive workshop will tell you what Americans are laughing at. Part of a research project exploring international students' reactions to American humor, this session will help you gain a deeper understanding of American culture by watching funny videos!

Registration required, register here: https://myumi.ch/NxZD3

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 02 Mar 2021 15:21:38 -0500 2021-03-08T19:00:00-05:00 2021-03-08T20:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location English Language Institute Workshop / Seminar
British Empire in India (March 10, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79973 79973-20523443@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 10, 2021 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

In the year 1600, some British merchants sailed to Asia in search of fortune in trade and built "factories" in India's coastal towns. In the course of time, it expanded into an empire of Britain. Second World War bankrupted Britain and they ceded power in 1947 to two political entities, India and Pakistan.
The lectures will include the history of the conquest, the functioning of the empire and the resulting political, social, economic, and cultural changes, as well as the birth of a modern democracy in India.
Study group leader Venkat Lakshminarayanan has led many OLLI study groups on Indian history, culture and religions.
This study group will meet for seven Wednesdays beginning March 10.
Preregistration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access the study group will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the first session.

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Class / Instruction Sat, 12 Dec 2020 10:09:19 -0500 2021-03-10T10:00:00-05:00 2021-03-10T12:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Symposium: Disruption. Action. Change (March 11, 2021 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82777 82777-21175585@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 11, 2021 4:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: School of Music, Theatre & Dance

Presented by EXCEL in partnership with The Eastman School of Music’s Paul R. Judy Center for Innovation & Research.

The three-part online series features in-depth conversations with five performing arts change-makers who will explore the role of disruption as an essential force in the pursuit of a more just and equitable arts ecosystem. 

Each speaker will write an article to be released in advance of their session to spark ideas and questions for their conversations, which will take place on Thursdays, March 11, 18, and 25  from 4:30-6 p.m. EST via Zoom. The free symposium is open to all, and is especially relevant for the next generation of arts leaders, including students and young professionals.

To learn more about Disruption. Action. Change. and to register for the symposium, visit iml.esm.rochester.edu/DAC

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 05 Mar 2021 00:15:07 -0500 2021-03-11T16:30:00-05:00 2021-03-11T18:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location School of Music, Theatre & Dance Livestream / Virtual
The Disappeared: A Human Rights Film Series & Discussion (March 11, 2021 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81374 81374-20887849@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 11, 2021 4:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Midlife Science

During Winter semester, a series of human rights films that focus on the theme of disappearances will be shown through Zoom. Discussion will follow the movie.

The Dozier School for Boys in Marianna, Florida was supposed to be a place where troubled kids could go to straighten out their lives. What these boys found there would instead leave lasting scars and dozens of unexplained deaths.Deadly Secrets follows the work of forensic anthropologist Dr. Erin Kimmerle from the University of South Florida, who has made it her personal mission to uncover the truth behind these mysterious deaths and disappearances. With unprecedented access to family members, photography and old records, Dr. Kimmerle and reporter Ben Montgomery expose the truth behind Dozier's missing boys, providing closure to families that have been haunted by this nightmare for decades.

DISCUSSANTS
Susan Waltz (Ford School of Public Policy) & Sioban Harlow (School of public health); moderated by Leigh Pearce (School of Public Health).

REGISTRATION REQUIRED
https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BiMutdkDRjG81-ZW85-5Og

READINGS & RESOURCES
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SH9iTfwRkpX00Y8BMNMd1Ib9wX-ruDB_3sgv9SXa2io/edit?usp=sharing

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Film Screening Tue, 02 Mar 2021 13:31:54 -0500 2021-03-11T16:30:00-05:00 2021-03-11T18:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Midlife Science Film Screening March 11 Dozier School for Boys (FL, U.S.)
Translation and Memory: Hispanofilipino Literature and the Archive in the US Midwest (March 12, 2021 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/77488 77488-21034701@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Comparative Literature

Seminar coordinator: Marlon James Sales (U-M Postdoctoral Fellow in Critical Translation Studies)

Although Filipino migration has historically converged in other places across the US, it is in the Midwest, particularly at the University of Michigan, where some of the most extensive archival sources on this Southeast Asian nation can be found. These sources are generally used to examine US imperialism in Asia-Pacific, often glossing over the fact that the American period in the Philippines also led to the flourishing of Filipino literature in Spanish as a nationalist response. In this second installment of our Mellon-funded Sawyer Seminars, we shall analyze the archive as a site of translation and historical memory as a multilingual construct, focusing specifically on Hispanofilipino texts in the libraries of the University of Michigan and the broader Midwest. Translation here means two things. Since Spanish has never been spoken widely in the Philippines despite three centuries of colonial rule, translation may refer to the rendering of texts in another language supposedly understood by a majority of local readers. But given the limitations in how archival data is stored in the Philippines, translation may also refer to the movement of the archival sources themselves, whether physically or digitally, thus reclaiming them as objects of cultural memory. How has translation contributed to a monolingualized commemoration of multilingual pasts? What are the stakes of reconstructing a nation’s history through texts written in colonial languages? In which ways can translation help in recuperating a peripheral literary tradition in Spanish?

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 15 Feb 2021 12:44:47 -0500 2021-03-12T09:00:00-05:00 2021-03-12T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Comparative Literature Workshop / Seminar Translation and Memory: Hispanofilipino Literature and the Archive in the US Midwest
Building the Border: The United States, the British Empire, and Native Nations of the Great Lakes, 1796-1812 (March 17, 2021 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79983 79983-20525407@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 17, 2021 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Study group leader Jonathan Quint, University of Michigan Department of History PhD candidate and Clements Library Intern, will discuss his research on how the ordinary people of the Detroit River region experienced the imposition of the U.S.- Canadian border in 1796 and his work with the Clements and UM faculty to create instructional activities that connect students with the archives.
This study group will meet Wednesday March 17. Preregistration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access the study group will be e-mailed prior to the first session

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Class / Instruction Sat, 12 Dec 2020 14:16:30 -0500 2021-03-17T14:00:00-04:00 2021-03-17T15:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month Opening Ceremony (March 17, 2021 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82835 82835-21185522@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 17, 2021 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA

To launch this year's Asian American & Pacific Islander (AA&PI) Heritage Month, the Opening Ceremony will feature the hosts of the Continental Shifts Podcast, Gabriel Tanglao and Estella Owoimaha-Church! Gabriel and Estella describe themselves as “dope educators wayfinding the past, present, and future,” and their podcast centers around how AA&PI communities can organize, educate, and support one another as we learn from our cultures and work through current issues. Dinner will be available for pick up for those on/near campus who register for this event (you will receive a separate email with meal sign up options).

This event is a part of Asian American & Pacific Islander (AA&PI) Heritage Month which is celebrated mid-March to mid-April at the University of Michigan. All events this year will be held *virtually.* A full list events will be coming soon to the MESA website!

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Livestream / Virtual Sat, 06 Mar 2021 10:19:16 -0500 2021-03-17T18:00:00-04:00 2021-03-17T19:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA Livestream / Virtual AA&PI HM Opening Ceremony
Symposium: Disruption. Action. Change (March 18, 2021 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82777 82777-21175586@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 18, 2021 4:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: School of Music, Theatre & Dance

Presented by EXCEL in partnership with The Eastman School of Music’s Paul R. Judy Center for Innovation & Research.

The three-part online series features in-depth conversations with five performing arts change-makers who will explore the role of disruption as an essential force in the pursuit of a more just and equitable arts ecosystem. 

Each speaker will write an article to be released in advance of their session to spark ideas and questions for their conversations, which will take place on Thursdays, March 11, 18, and 25  from 4:30-6 p.m. EST via Zoom. The free symposium is open to all, and is especially relevant for the next generation of arts leaders, including students and young professionals.

To learn more about Disruption. Action. Change. and to register for the symposium, visit iml.esm.rochester.edu/DAC

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 05 Mar 2021 00:15:07 -0500 2021-03-18T16:30:00-04:00 2021-03-18T18:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location School of Music, Theatre & Dance Livestream / Virtual
Michigan India Conference (March 19, 2021 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/82608 82608-21137866@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 19, 2021 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan India Conference

Have you heard the good news? The annual Michigan India Conference is back, and we’re going virtual for 2021.

We hope to see you there. We have a series of influential speakers you won’t want to miss! The theme for this year's conference is Stability & Change, so we have brought you the best decision-makers and thinkers surrounding India's government, India's economy and the Indian consumer. Get a chance to learn about the latest trends, opportunities, and maybe even a chance to network with some of India’s prestigious figures.

The Michigan India Conference gives business leaders, students, alumni, policymakers, and anyone interested, a chance to learn more about what drives this dynamic economy. Whether you are interested in doing business in India or want to learn more about policy and government, the Michigan India Conference is open to all. We hope you will join us.

Take advantage of our first fully-digital conference!
Register today: https://forms.gle/ug5R9KMKs1dXu28bA

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 09 Mar 2021 13:06:47 -0500 2021-03-19T09:00:00-04:00 2021-03-19T10:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan India Conference Conference / Symposium Michigan India Conference
Gathering Together After 1 year (March 19, 2021 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82860 82860-21203304@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 19, 2021 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Campus Involvement

All are invited to come together as a Michigan community to honor the past year and reflect on our collective loss and resiliency throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
March 19th, 3pm
Register here: https://myumi.ch/MEKDE

Please also consider sharing your personal reflections of the past year. Selections will be chosen to compose a collective piece which will be shared during the virtual gathering.
https://forms.gle/fAmALP7viToLEyEZ7

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Well-being Mon, 15 Mar 2021 13:16:43 -0400 2021-03-19T15:00:00-04:00 2021-03-19T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Campus Involvement Well-being Gathering Together After 1 Year
From Rufio to Zuko and The Debut: Actor Dante Basco (March 24, 2021 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83129 83129-21282826@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 24, 2021 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies

Have you been binge-watching Avatar the Last Airbender during quarantine? Meet the voice of Prince Zuko of the Fire Nation, actor Dante Basco, as he discusses his career, Filipino Americans in film, his memoir, and his new film, The Fabulous Filipino Brothers. Dante Basco is an award-winning American film, television, and voice actor who has appeared in over 30 films, and over 65 television shows, web series, and video games. He is best known for his roles as Rufio, the leader of the Lost Boys in Steven Spielberg’s film Hook; as Prince Zuko in Nickelodeon’s Avatar: The Last Airbender; as Jake Long in Disney Channel’s American Dragon: Jake Long, and as Spin Kick from Carmen Sandiego. He starred as the lead actor alongside his three brothers and sister in the independent film, The Debut, the first Filipino American film to be released in American theatres nationwide. In 2019, the independent press, Not a Cult, published Basco’s book, From Rufio to Zuko, a memoir detailing his life as a working class actor of Filipino heritage. Basco was born and raised in California in a Filipino American family of performing artists. He continues acting, writing and performing spoken word poetry, and streaming on Instagram and Twitch. The new feature film he directed, The Fabulous Filipino Brothers, had its world premiere at the SXSW Festival in March 2021:www.fabfilipinobros.com

Moderated by Prof. Emily P. Lawsin in conjunction with the ASIANPAM/AMCULT 353/HISTORY 454: Asians in American Film and Television course.

Co-sponsored by Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies Program, Department of American Culture, in commemoration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Register for this free, virtual event here: http://tinyurl.com/FromRufiotoZuko

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 22 Mar 2021 10:56:56 -0400 2021-03-24T13:00:00-04:00 2021-03-24T14:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies Workshop / Seminar Dante Basco
Symposium: Disruption. Action. Change (March 25, 2021 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82777 82777-21175587@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 25, 2021 4:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: School of Music, Theatre & Dance

Presented by EXCEL in partnership with The Eastman School of Music’s Paul R. Judy Center for Innovation & Research.

The three-part online series features in-depth conversations with five performing arts change-makers who will explore the role of disruption as an essential force in the pursuit of a more just and equitable arts ecosystem. 

Each speaker will write an article to be released in advance of their session to spark ideas and questions for their conversations, which will take place on Thursdays, March 11, 18, and 25  from 4:30-6 p.m. EST via Zoom. The free symposium is open to all, and is especially relevant for the next generation of arts leaders, including students and young professionals.

To learn more about Disruption. Action. Change. and to register for the symposium, visit iml.esm.rochester.edu/DAC

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 05 Mar 2021 00:15:07 -0500 2021-03-25T16:30:00-04:00 2021-03-25T18:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location School of Music, Theatre & Dance Livestream / Virtual
Michigan India Conference (March 26, 2021 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/82608 82608-21137867@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 26, 2021 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan India Conference

Have you heard the good news? The annual Michigan India Conference is back, and we’re going virtual for 2021.

We hope to see you there. We have a series of influential speakers you won’t want to miss! The theme for this year's conference is Stability & Change, so we have brought you the best decision-makers and thinkers surrounding India's government, India's economy and the Indian consumer. Get a chance to learn about the latest trends, opportunities, and maybe even a chance to network with some of India’s prestigious figures.

The Michigan India Conference gives business leaders, students, alumni, policymakers, and anyone interested, a chance to learn more about what drives this dynamic economy. Whether you are interested in doing business in India or want to learn more about policy and government, the Michigan India Conference is open to all. We hope you will join us.

Take advantage of our first fully-digital conference!
Register today: https://forms.gle/ug5R9KMKs1dXu28bA

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 09 Mar 2021 13:06:47 -0500 2021-03-26T09:00:00-04:00 2021-03-26T10:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan India Conference Conference / Symposium Michigan India Conference
Women and Activism: Centering Women's Leadership in Social Movements (March 26, 2021 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82701 82701-21161635@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 26, 2021 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Community Scholars Program

Women have led every major social movement in United States history. And yet women's voices are largely absent from the stories of bold activism and social change that each generation passes on to the next. Women in Student Movements will provide women activists with the opportunity to write our own histories, and map out our futures as well. Join us as a diverse panel of women, both current students and alumna, describe their experiences as student leaders and discuss how women across social groups can work together for change. Dr. Quenette Walton ('99) will moderate the panel, and a recording of the panel will be donated to the Joseph A. Labadie Collection at Michigan, one of the oldest collections of radical materials in the world.

Moderator: Dr. Quenette Walton, University of Houston

Alumnx panelists: Michelle Lin, Rupal Patel, Malika Pryor, Ixta Rosa

Student panelists: Julianna Collado, Cydney Gardner-Brown, Anooshka Gupta

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 17 Mar 2021 14:39:19 -0400 2021-03-26T15:00:00-04:00 2021-03-26T16:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Community Scholars Program Lecture / Discussion Photo of seven women holding a banner that reads "March for Black Women"
Celebrating Cultures Movie Night - Couzens Hall (March 26, 2021 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83255 83255-21322445@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 26, 2021 5:00pm
Location: Couzens Hall
Organized By: Michigan Housing Diversity and Inclusion

Join MLCA Abby in the CAMEO Lounge on Friday, March 26th at 5 PM to watch the documentary The Search for General Tso which follows the origins of the iconic Asian-American dish.

This program is intended to highlight and celebrate Asian culture in an inclusive and safe space and provide an opportunity for residents to engage in dialogue about the movie.

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Film Screening Tue, 23 Mar 2021 16:23:57 -0400 2021-03-26T17:00:00-04:00 2021-03-26T18:30:00-04:00 Couzens Hall Michigan Housing Diversity and Inclusion Film Screening Flyer sharing information about the movie viewing program.
Letters to a Young Brown Girl Poetry Reading & Book Discussion (March 29, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83149 83149-21282827@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 29, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies

Barbara Jane Reyes is the author of Letters to a Young Brown Girl (BOA Editions, Ltd., 2020). She was born in Manila, Philippines, raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, and is the author of five previous collections of poetry, Gravities of Center (Arkipelago Books, 2003), Poeta en San Francisco (Tinfish Press, 2005), which received the James Laughlin Award of the Academy of American Poets, Diwata (BOA Editions, Ltd., 2010), which received the Global Filipino Literary Award for Poetry, To Love as Aswang (Philippine American Writers and Artists, Inc., 2015), and Invocation to Daughters (City Lights Publishers, 2017). She is also the author of the chapbooks Easter Sunday (Ypolita Press, 2008) Cherry (Portable Press at Yo-Yo Labs, 2008), and For the City that Nearly Broke Me (Aztlán Libre Press, 2012).

Her work is published or forthcoming in Arroyo Literary Review, Asian Pacific American Journal, As/Us, Boxcar Poetry Review, The Brooklyn Rail, Chain, Eleven Eleven, Entropy, Fairy Tale Review, Fourteen Hills, Hambone, Kartika Review, Lantern Review, New American Writing, New England Review, North American Review, Notre Dame Review, Origins Journal, Poetry, Prairie Schooner, South Dakota Review, Southern Humanities Review, TAYO Literary Magazine, xcp: Cross-Cultural Poetics, among others. An Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellow, she received her B.A. in Ethnic Studies at U.C. Berkeley and her M.F.A. at San Francisco State University. She is an adjunct professor at the University of San Francisco’s Yuchengco Philippine Studies Program. She lives with her husband, educator, and poet Oscar Bermeo, in Oakland.

https://barbarajanereyes.com/

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 22 Mar 2021 10:55:59 -0400 2021-03-29T16:00:00-04:00 2021-03-29T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies Workshop / Seminar Letters to a Young Brown Girl
Women Directed Watch Parties (March 31, 2021 7:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83389 83389-21369774@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 31, 2021 7:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Housing Diversity and Inclusion

In honor of the end of Woman's History Month, the Bursley DPE is hosting a series of movies directed by women. Come join us virtually to watch The Farewell, Rafiki, and Feminists Insha'allah!

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Film Screening Fri, 02 Apr 2021 09:18:06 -0400 2021-03-31T19:30:00-04:00 2021-03-31T21:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Housing Diversity and Inclusion Film Screening Woman Directed Watch Parties. Join us on March 31st (The Farewell), April 9th (Rafiki) and April 17th (Feminists Insha'allah!)
Reading and Q&A with Zeyn Joukhadar (April 1, 2021 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83156 83156-21282858@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 1, 2021 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Arab and Muslim American Studies (AMAS)

The Arab & Muslim American Studies program at the University of Michigan (AMAS), Hikayat, the Spectrum Center, and Arab Heritage Month (AHM) are partnering to host a reading and Q&A with Zeyn Joukhadar! Zeyn will be reading from his new book Thirty Names of Night & answering your questions!

Visit http://www.zeynjoukhadar.com to learn more about Zeyn's work.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 01 Apr 2021 12:37:31 -0400 2021-04-01T19:00:00-04:00 2021-04-01T20:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Arab and Muslim American Studies (AMAS) Lecture / Discussion AMAS, HIKAYAT & ANAM PRESENT
CWPS 20th // Faculty *in Conversation* (April 2, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82694 82694-21161627@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 2, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for World Performance Studies

Free & Open to the public
Registration required: https://myumi.ch/4p3pN

In March 2001, the University of Michigan Center for World Performance Studies (CWPS) celebrated its grand opening, inviting the community to participate in an evening of lectures, performances and food at the International Institute. As part of the ongoing virtual celebration of this milestone, CWPS invites four esteemed U-M faculty members to reflect on the Center’s founding, its contributions to increasing the diversity of arts and research at University of Michigan, and to imagine the possibilities for the next twenty years.

Kwasi Ampene, Associate Professor in the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, is a scholar and practitioner of ethnomusicology. He specializes in the rich musical traditions of the Akan people of West Africa. His research interests include the performing arts as individually and collectively created and experienced, the performance of historical and social memory, politics, ideologies, values, and religious philosophy in Akan court music. Professor Ampene’s latest book, *Asante Court Music and Verbal Arts in Ghana: The Porcupine and the Gold Stool*, was published on June 30th, 2020 by Routledge. Dr. Ampene was Director of the Center for World Performance Studies from 2011-2016.

Lester Monts is an Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Music (ethnomusicology). From 1993 until 2014, he served as senior vice provost for academic affairs and senior counselor to the president for the arts, diversity, and undergraduate affairs. He is currently director of the Michigan Musical Heritage Project that seeks to capture on film the state’s folk, ethnic, and immigrant music traditions. Monts received a bachelor’s degree in music education from Arkansas Polytechnic College, a master’s degree in trumpet performance from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and a doctorate in ethnomusicology from the University of Minnesota.

Mbala Nkanga is an Associate Professor of Theatre and head of the minor in Global Theatre & Ethnic Studies. A native of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, he taught directing, scenography and dramaturgical analysis at the Institut National des Arts in Kinshasa (DRC) beginning in 1979. He has directed plays in various professional companies there, such as Bernard Dadié’s Béatrice du Congo, Wole Soyinka’s A Dance of the Forests, and Réné Kalisky’s Aïda Vaincue. Dr. Nkanga received his PhD in Performance Studies from Northwestern University, and has led the Center for World Performance Studies graduate seminar since 1999.

Robin Wilson is an Associate Professor of Dance at the University of Michigan, on the faculty since 1995, and is best known as a founding member of New York’s Urban Bush Women. In 1995, she was awarded a New York Performance Award for the collective work of the Urban Bush Women from 1984-1994. Her studio teaching is informed by years of study in various mid-twentieth century modern dance and Afro-Caribbean folkloric dance techniques. She performed in New York for more than a decade with such choreographers as Dianne McIntyre, Kevin Wynn, and Jawole Willa Jo Zollar. Professor Wilson served on the Center for World Performance Studies faculty advisory committee for over a decade.

If you require an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact the Center for World Performance Studies, at 734-936-2777. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the University to arrange.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 03 Mar 2021 08:46:38 -0500 2021-04-02T12:00:00-04:00 2021-04-02T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for World Performance Studies Lecture / Discussion CWPS 20
Community Meet Up: Diversity and Representation in Books (April 2, 2021 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81330 81330-20887787@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 2, 2021 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: First Year Experience Programs

Come join "book club" and hear about some awesome books that offer forms of LGBT+ and other cultural representation! Participants in this session will have the opportunity to share about their own favorite books that have diverse representation and provide book recommendations to the group! Register here: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/8010

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Social / Informal Gathering Wed, 27 Jan 2021 12:03:53 -0500 2021-04-02T14:00:00-04:00 2021-04-02T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location First Year Experience Programs Social / Informal Gathering Green square with blue text that reads: Community Meet Up's: shared interests, new connections. Surrounding the text are images related to hobbies including a person doing yoga, a park, a book, movie ticket stubs, and a mixing bowl and whisk.
How the Measurement and Meaning of Family Structure Shape Research on Young Adult Racial Inequality (April 5, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80124 80124-21397361@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 5, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

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This event will be rescheduled for a future date.
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At the population level, Black and White youth in the United States enter adulthood after a lifetime of divergent family structure experiences. A substantial social science literature has investigated whether this variation in childhood family structure contributes to racial disparities in the timing, sequence, and context of events in the transition into adulthood. This discussion adopts a critical perspective on mainstream research on this topic. The panelists highlight opportunities in family demography, social stratification, human development, and race and ethnic studies to advance theory, measurement, and empirical modeling in order to more accurately reflect Black family organization and to situate Black and White families in the a broader context of racialized social, economic, and political inequality.

Paula Fomby is a research associate professor in the Survey Research Center and Population Studies Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan. She holds a PhD in Sociology with an emphasis in social demography from University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research considers how family composition and family process contribute to variation in child and young adult well-being, particularly in the context of social inequality. Fomby is the associate director of the UM Population Studies Center, a co-investigator on the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID), and the associate director of the PSID Child Development Supplement.

Christina Cross is a postdoctoral fellow and incoming assistant professor of Sociology at Harvard University. She completed her PhD in Sociology and Public Policy at University of Michigan. Her research examines how family structure, change, and dynamics influence individual wellbeing across the life course, particularly among minority and/or low-income populations. Much of her work has focused on childhood as a key stage in the life course for the emergence and accumulation of social advantages or disadvantages.

Bethany Letiecq is an associate professor in the Human Development and Family Science program at George Mason University. - She received her PhD in health education/family studies and her MS in family and community development from the University of Maryland, College Park.Dr. Letiecq employs community-based participatory and action research approaches to conduct research in partnership with families systematically marginalized by society to promote family health and justice. She is keenly interested in how social policies and practices facilitate or hinder family functioning and health across all families.

**Presented in partnership with the DEI Educational Programs Working Group: Inclusive Teaching Series and the Michigan Program in Survey Methodology.**

Population Studies Center (PSC) Brown Bag seminars highlight recent research in population studies and serve as a focal point for building our research community.

https://umich.zoom.us/j/96714721560

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 05 Apr 2021 10:10:10 -0400 2021-04-05T12:00:00-04:00 2021-04-05T13:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Institute for Social Research Workshop / Seminar Poster
Zorro as a "Southwestern": The Ambivalent Latinx Superhero at Midcentury (April 5, 2021 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82620 82620-21147746@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 5, 2021 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Latina/o Studies

In this presentation, Anthony Mora, Associate Professor of History and Interim Director of Latina/o Studies, will consider the decisions that Disney producers made during the production of the widely popular 1950s television show Zorro. As had been the case with the iconic character since his creation in 1919, setting the action in Southern California inevitably raised questions about prevailing racial assumptions and the meaning of the United States' Mexican past. Widely popular among children, Zorro concealed more secrets than just his identity.

Register here: tinyurl.com/ZorroLatinxSuperhero

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 01 Mar 2021 12:17:44 -0500 2021-04-05T15:00:00-04:00 2021-04-05T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Latina/o Studies Lecture / Discussion Zorro as a "Southwestern": The Ambivalent Latinx Superhero at Midcentury
Storytelling for Social Justice (April 8, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82050 82050-21012685@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 8, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: School of Social Work

Storytelling — listening to the stories of others and sharing one’s own stories — builds a foundation for human interaction. Telling others how we got here and why we care about an issue builds connection, allows us to share our values, and creates meaning. The art of public narrative is used in all aspects of social work practice — from helping our clients rewrite the stories they tell themselves, to helping communities and groups galvanize social change, to helping policy makers and politicians tell a “story of self” while creating a “story of us.” Join us for a discussion featuring Aaron Foley, former chief storyteller for the City of Detroit and current professor of journalism at New York University; Eric Thomas, current chief storyteller for the City of Detroit; and Jessica Care Moore, Detroit poet, activist and author.
RSVP for Zoom Link
https://ssw.umich.edu/assets/rsvp-request/index.php?page=register&id=W210

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 12 Feb 2021 11:47:23 -0500 2021-04-08T12:00:00-04:00 2021-04-08T13:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location School of Social Work Lecture / Discussion Storytelling for Social Justice
Indian Literature Series (April 8, 2021 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83559 83559-21426681@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 8, 2021 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: SPICMACAY at the University of Michigan

SPICMACAY at University of Michigan is proud to organise the Literature Series, where we will organise discussions of various works of literature in classical & modern Indic languages, led by a language expert.

Our first discussion is on Silappatikāram, one of the five great Epics of Tamil literature, facilitated by Prof. Vidya Mohan, faculty for Tamil language, University of Michigan.

Date: 8-Apr-2021 (Thursday)
Time: 6pm to 7pm EDT
Language: English
No. of participants: 25 participants
Please sign-up on this link: https://forms.gle/WEkKQ7gA9VSjKfyJ6

Note: This event is only for UMich students, alumni & staff.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 13 May 2021 13:16:47 -0400 2021-04-08T18:00:00-04:00 2021-04-08T19:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location SPICMACAY at the University of Michigan Lecture / Discussion Discussion on Silappatikāram - The Tamil Epic
Women Directed Watch Parties (April 9, 2021 8:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83389 83389-21369775@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 9, 2021 8:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Housing Diversity and Inclusion

In honor of the end of Woman's History Month, the Bursley DPE is hosting a series of movies directed by women. Come join us virtually to watch The Farewell, Rafiki, and Feminists Insha'allah!

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Film Screening Fri, 02 Apr 2021 09:18:06 -0400 2021-04-09T20:30:00-04:00 2021-04-09T22:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Housing Diversity and Inclusion Film Screening Woman Directed Watch Parties. Join us on March 31st (The Farewell), April 9th (Rafiki) and April 17th (Feminists Insha'allah!)
Annual Vaisakhi Night (April 11, 2021 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83541 83541-21414964@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, April 11, 2021 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Sikh Student Association

Join the University of Michigan's Sikh Students Association in celebrating Vaisakhi, a Punjabi and Sikh festival. We are featuring Sukhman Gill, a model, actor, and influencer based out of Toronto! There will also be a showing of a Bhangra performance by the Michigan Bhangra Team, a special Senior Send-Off, and a short presentation on Vaisakhi!

For any questions, feel free to contact the SSA's co-chairs:
Jasnoor Singh: jasnoors@umich.edu
Ramneet Kaur: ramneetc@umich.edu

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Fair / Festival Sun, 04 Apr 2021 17:38:12 -0400 2021-04-11T19:00:00-04:00 2021-04-11T20:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Sikh Student Association Fair / Festival This image includes a description of the various components of the Vaisakhi night, including the speaker, Senior send-off, and performance by Michigan Bhangra Team
Fight the Tower: Asian American Women Scholars’ Resistance and Renewal in the Academy Book Talk with Editors (April 12, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/83151 83151-21282830@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 12, 2021 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies

Join us for a conversation with Asian American Studies Professors, Dr. Wei Ming Dariotis (San Francisco State University) and Dr. Kieu-Linh Caroline Valverde (University of California, Davis), about their book Fight the Tower: Asian American Women Scholars’ Resistance and Renewal in the Academy (Rutgers University Press, 2019). Moderated by Prof. Emily P. Lawsin (University of Michigan)

ABOUT THE BOOK:
Asian American women scholars experience shockingly low rates of tenure and promotion because of the particular ways they are marginalized by the intersectionalities of race and gender in academia. Although Asian American studies critics have long since debunked the model minority myth that constructs Asian Americans as the ideal academic subject, university administrators still treat Asian American women in academia as though they will simply show up and shut up. Consequently, because silent complicity is expected, power-holders will punish and oppress Asian American women severely when they question or critique the system. However, change is in the air. Fight the Tower is a continuation of the Fight the Tower movement, which supports women standing up for their rights to claim their earned place in academia and to work for positive change for all within academic institutions. The essays provide powerful portraits, reflections, and analyses of a population often rendered invisible by the lies that sustain intersectional injustices in order to operate an oppressive system. https://www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/fight-the-tower/9781978806368

Bios:
Dr. Kieu Linh Caroline Valverde is an associate professor of Asian American Studies and the founding director of the New Viet Nam Studies Initiative at the University of California, Davis. She is the author of Transnationalizing Viet Nam: Community, Culture, and Politics in the Diaspora, co-founder of the social justice movement, Fight the Tower, and co-editor of Fight the Tower: Asian American Women Scholars’ Resistance and Renewal in the Academy.

Dr. Wei Ming Dariotis is a professor of Asian American Studies at San Francisco State University. She is co-editor of War Baby/Love Child: Mixed Race Asian American Art and Fight the Tower: Asian American Women Scholars’ Resistance and Renewal in the Academy, and co-author of the definition of critical mixed race studies.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 22 Mar 2021 10:57:58 -0400 2021-04-12T10:00:00-04:00 2021-04-12T11:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies Lecture / Discussion Fight the Tower
The Beauty of Your Face (April 12, 2021 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82538 82538-21116089@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 12, 2021 5:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Arab and Muslim American Studies (AMAS)

Novelist Sahar Mustafa to read from and discuss her novel The Beauty of Your Face, W. W. Norton, 2020. The novel has been assigned in some AMAS courses and will be the April selection for the Muslim Student Association book club.
The workshop will be open to the public.

Sahar Mustafah is the daughter of Palestinian immigrants, an inheritance she explores in her fiction. Her first novel The Beauty of Your Face was named a 2020 Notable Book and Editor’s Choice by the New York Times Book Review. She writes and teaches outside of Chicago.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 25 Feb 2021 13:19:30 -0500 2021-04-12T17:30:00-04:00 2021-04-12T18:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Arab and Muslim American Studies (AMAS) Lecture / Discussion The Beauty of Your Face
Ziibimijwang Farm: Growing Indigenous Food Sovereignty (April 14, 2021 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83685 83685-21454208@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 14, 2021 1:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Native American Studies

Guest Speaker: Joe Van Alstine - Chair of the Board of Directors, Ziibimijwang, Inc.

Discussants (from the UM Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum):
David Michener - Curator
Jeremy Moghtadar - Campus Farm Program Manager

Register here: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DFmTFvx2S62udpTJsgDvqA

Ziibimijwang Farm is helping restore food sovereignty for the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians and other communities throughout the northern Great Lakes region.

What opportunities and benefits are there for Native American Tribes and Communities in operating a sustainable, community-based farm? What are the challenges associated with this approach and how can they be successfully managed? How can collaboration with tribal and non-tribal institutions, such as the University of Michigan's Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum, help promote Ziibimijwang’s mission?

Please join us as Joe Van Alstine will discuss ways in which Ziibimijwang is working to provide a reliable food source for tribal community members independent of the larger food system, encourage healthy eating, and enhance people’s knowledge of how to raise their own food.

Sponsors:
UM College of Literature, Sciences, and the Arts
UM Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum
UM Office of Research
UM Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
UM Sustainable Food Systems Initiative
UM Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
UM Museum Studies Program
UM Department of American Culture
UM Native American Studies Program
UM Office of Government Relations
Native American and Indigenous Studies Interdisciplinary Group

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 09 Apr 2021 14:16:20 -0400 2021-04-14T13:30:00-04:00 2021-04-14T14:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Native American Studies Lecture / Discussion Poster
East Quad Multicultural Council Presents: AAPI Experience Showcase (April 15, 2021 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83597 83597-21436487@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 15, 2021 6:30pm
Location: East Quadrangle
Organized By: Michigan Housing Diversity and Inclusion

With the recent rise in anti-Asian incidences, it is important to reflect on the experiences of Asian-American/Pacific Islander students here at the University of Michigan. Join the East Quad Abeng Multicultural Council in a space for sharing these experiences, whether it's through speech, art, poetry, or anything else! If you are interested in participating, please fill out the form that is included on the flyer.

This program is intended for residents of East Quad only.

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Other Wed, 07 Apr 2021 10:01:36 -0400 2021-04-15T18:30:00-04:00 2021-04-15T20:00:00-04:00 East Quadrangle Michigan Housing Diversity and Inclusion Other Interested in sharing your AAPI experience in artistic/ creative medium? Complete form https://tinyurl.com/AbengAAPIShowcase
Nji Kchi-Nshinaabe’baniik Gdish-Chigemi Wi (We Do This for the Ancestors): The Basics of NAGPRA (April 16, 2021 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83684 83684-21454206@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 16, 2021 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Native American Studies

Panelists:
William Johnson - Ziibiwing Center of Anishinaabe Culture & Lifeways, Interim Director
Veronica Pasfield - Bay Mills Indian Community NAGPRA Designee
Amadeaus Scott - UMMAA NAGPRA Collections Manager

Register here: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_agbr9WzoQaGnCxSfAc_YQQ

The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990 (NAGPRA) created a federal legal process for the return of Native American human remains and cultural items to Native American Tribes and Native Hawaiian Organizations. However, the work that museums and tribes complete together can also be used as an opportunity to create good and lasting relationships that extend beyond NAGPRA.

How can museum best practices and traditional tribal knowledge work together in mutually beneficial ways? How can transparency and mutual respect forge productive relationships between tribes and museums? How can future collaborations emerge as a result of the personal and professional relationships that are developed?

The panelists will provide a basic overview of NAGPRA compliance through a consideration of both the tribal and museum sides of the process. They will also draw from practical experience to show how indigenous knowledge and teachings can help inform and improve professional methods of care and an understanding of the best practices of museums.

Sponsors:
UM College of Literature, Sciences, and the Arts
UM Office of Government Relations
UM Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
UM Office of Research
UM Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
UM Museum Studies Program
UM Department of American Culture
UM Native American Studies Program
Native American and Indigenous Studies Interdisciplinary Group

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 09 Apr 2021 13:43:24 -0400 2021-04-16T13:00:00-04:00 2021-04-16T14:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Native American Studies Lecture / Discussion Poster
Women Directed Watch Parties (April 17, 2021 7:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83389 83389-21369776@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, April 17, 2021 7:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Housing Diversity and Inclusion

In honor of the end of Woman's History Month, the Bursley DPE is hosting a series of movies directed by women. Come join us virtually to watch The Farewell, Rafiki, and Feminists Insha'allah!

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Film Screening Fri, 02 Apr 2021 09:18:06 -0400 2021-04-17T19:30:00-04:00 2021-04-17T21:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Housing Diversity and Inclusion Film Screening Woman Directed Watch Parties. Join us on March 31st (The Farewell), April 9th (Rafiki) and April 17th (Feminists Insha'allah!)
Links Between Culture and Sanitation (April 20, 2021 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83816 83816-21540180@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 20, 2021 2:00pm
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Organized By: Project RISHI

Dr. Balmurli Natrajan, Professor of Anthropology at William Paterson University will speak on the social practices in communities where open defecation is prevalent, toilet use, and sanitation practices in India. The discussion will center around the link between culture and accepting modern adaptations in rural communities. RSVP Here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdaJwRFl1WH56j3j604SnuPiLF5vRvgiAHais0Hse4ISjAATA/viewform

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 20 Apr 2021 14:07:20 -0400 2021-04-20T14:00:00-04:00 2021-04-20T15:00:00-04:00 Project RISHI Conference / Symposium Dr. Balmurli Natrajan, Professor of Anthropology at William Paterson University
One Thousand & One Journeys: The Arab Americans - Discussion with filmmaker (April 20, 2021 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83806 83806-21534271@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 20, 2021 5:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA

Join the Center for Campus Involvement (CCI) and Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs (MESA) Social Connectivity & Community Engagement for a free virtual screening  of "ONE THOUSAND & ONE JOURNEYS: THE ARAB AMERICANS" and dialogue on Activism, Advocacy and Allyship with film director Abe Kasbo. A zoom watch party and discussion will take place at 5:30 p.m. with the film's executive producer and director who will share the untold story of almost 200 years of the contributions of those who immigrated to the United States from the Middle East, North Africa and the Gulf have made to the American fabric. A zoom link for the discussion after registration in a separate email. Access only available for U-M students, staff, and faculty.

ABOUT THE FILM

“Arab-Americans have proudly ventured beyond their ethnicity, language and religion to make noteworthy contributions to both the immigrant experience and ultimately the American experience. They served this nation with significant contributions throughout the spectrum of society – as politicians and public servants, entertainers, physicians, business leaders, and educators. It is this extraordinary and uniquely American story of people and places that must be told.” Abe Kasbo, filmmaker.A Thousand And One Journeys: The film vividly paints a portrait of the Arab-American immigrant experience through the stories of people who, like all Americans, immigrated in pursuit of the American Dream, including Senator George Mitchell, Jamie Farr, General John Abizaid, Anthony Shadid, Helen Thomas and more. With historical immigration patterns as background, the film explores the personal stories of Arab-Americans and how they have contributed to the collective American experience. At a time when the media tends to paint Arab peoples and culture with the broad brush of terrorism, it is increasingly important to present a positive image of the many people of Middle Eastern, North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula who have made America their home, and highlight their American journey as an important part of the larger American Experience.As the Arab-American community increasingly finds itself in the media and public spotlight, now is the time to present a positive image of Arab-Americans and the diversity of their contributions, experiences, backgrounds and faith.

ABOUT THE FILM SERIES

“Activism is inherently a creative endeavor. It takes a radical imagination to be an activist, to envision a world that is not there. It takes imagination and that’s not far from art.” - Ava DuVernayMESA’s social connectivity and CCI hope to generate thought provoking discussion, engagement around advocacy, activism and allyship this semester by presenting a series of films huddled around these topics, areas that we believe require critical and intentional reflection year round. Each film presentation will conclude with a discussion from students, professionals, and artists familiar with the themes presented throughout the series and in the film. Each film and discussion will be available virtually and will take place the third Tuesday each month at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are available through MUTO for each film. (2/16 - Just Mercy, 3/16 - Hidden Figures, 4/20 - One Thousand Journeys: The Arab-Americans).

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 19 Apr 2021 22:58:50 -0400 2021-04-20T17:30:00-04:00 2021-04-20T19:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA Livestream / Virtual
Links Between Culture and Sanitation (April 22, 2021 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83816 83816-21540179@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 22, 2021 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Project RISHI

Dr. Balmurli Natrajan, Professor of Anthropology at William Paterson University will speak on the social practices in communities where open defecation is prevalent, toilet use, and sanitation practices in India. The discussion will center around the link between culture and accepting modern adaptations in rural communities. RSVP Here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdaJwRFl1WH56j3j604SnuPiLF5vRvgiAHais0Hse4ISjAATA/viewform

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 20 Apr 2021 14:07:20 -0400 2021-04-22T17:00:00-04:00 2021-04-22T18:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Project RISHI Conference / Symposium Dr. Balmurli Natrajan, Professor of Anthropology at William Paterson University
The Human Voice in Virtual Concert (April 25, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83620 83620-21438457@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, April 25, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Residential College

Enjoy fabulous performances by students from Dr. Jennifer Goltz-Taylor's Residential College Human Voice class from the comfort of your couch!

Listen to lovingly crafted, thoughtfully delivered songs from Western classical repertoire, the Duke Ellington songbook, and contemporary popular music.

Don't miss this one-time streaming concert. Register to attend at https://myumi.ch/zx93x

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Performance Wed, 07 Apr 2021 15:14:35 -0400 2021-04-25T16:00:00-04:00 2021-04-25T17:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Residential College Performance Flier
9th Annual Shirley Verrett Award Ceremony (May 12, 2021 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82944 82944-21227213@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 12, 2021 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: CEW+

Please note the change in date. RSVP online here: http://www.cew.umich.edu/events/9th-annual-shirley-verrett-award-ceremony-2

The University of Michigan Women of Color in the Academy Project will present its 9th Annual Shirley Verrett Award to Professor of Music (Voice), Daniel Washington, on May 12, 2021.

Professor Washington is being recognized for his exemplary leadership and advocacy on behalf of diverse students and faculty artists at U-M. In addition, we are celebrating his innovation and impact on advancing diversity and inclusion at U-M and beyond through his performances and service.

Marcía Porter, Professor of Voice, Florida State University, and the cousin & former student of Shirley Verrett, will be a special guest performer!

The event is free and open to the public, however, registration is requested. Feel free to forward this invitation to those who may be interested in learning more about Shirley Verrett and Daniel Washington’s impact on academia and the Arts!

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Ceremony / Service Thu, 08 Apr 2021 13:12:20 -0400 2021-05-12T17:00:00-04:00 2021-05-12T18:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location CEW+ Ceremony / Service Shirley Verrett Flyer
(Counter) Narratives of Migration - Virtual Conference (May 14, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/83999 83999-21619328@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 14, 2021 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Comparative Literature

Keynote Speaker: Hadji Bakara (U-M English Language and Literature and the Donia Human Rights Center)

Join us on Friday and Saturday, May 14-15, for the annual Comparative Literature Intra-Student Faculty Forum (CLIFF). The conference will be held on Zoom.
This Year's CLIFF investigates the visibility, narratives, and media of migration. We will explore circulation in a variety of forms—bodies, ideas, and material goods—through its manifestations in the arts, critical theory, and new media.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 07 May 2021 13:31:46 -0400 2021-05-14T10:00:00-04:00 2021-05-14T12:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Comparative Literature Workshop / Seminar CLIFF
(Counter) Narratives of Migration - Virtual Conference (May 15, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/83999 83999-21619329@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, May 15, 2021 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Comparative Literature

Keynote Speaker: Hadji Bakara (U-M English Language and Literature and the Donia Human Rights Center)

Join us on Friday and Saturday, May 14-15, for the annual Comparative Literature Intra-Student Faculty Forum (CLIFF). The conference will be held on Zoom.
This Year's CLIFF investigates the visibility, narratives, and media of migration. We will explore circulation in a variety of forms—bodies, ideas, and material goods—through its manifestations in the arts, critical theory, and new media.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 07 May 2021 13:31:46 -0400 2021-05-15T10:00:00-04:00 2021-05-15T12:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Comparative Literature Workshop / Seminar CLIFF
CGIS Winter Advising (May 19, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83938 83938-21619171@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 19, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

As studying abroad becomes more of a possibility for U-M students, particularly for Winter 2022, CGIS will be offering a 2-day Winter Advising event where students can learn more about major-specific programs such as programs in the environment, pre-health, and public health and interest-specific program sessions such as studying abroad in the UK and English-Taught programs in Asia to name few. The LSA Scholarship Office and the Office of Financial Aid will join us on May 20th to help answer questions you may have on funding your semester program abroad as well as walking you through the application process! First Step sessions will be offered each day of the event as well. Each info session will be interactive. Each session will offer an opportunity to interact with advisors and address questions or concerns you may have regarding study abroad. To get a general idea of participation, please RSVP below and select info sessions that you'd be interested in. We'll send you a Zoom link as we get closer to the event!

DISCLAIMER: With each passing term, a small yet increasing number of our programs seem to offer the possibility of receiving students, so CGIS proceeded with very cautious optimism that students will be able to study abroad in the coming academic year. CGIS and the University of Michigan continue to closely monitor the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) situation as it develops worldwide. Parents and other concerned parties who would like to receive this information should ask their students to share the updates with them. Students planning to participate in CGIS programs worldwide are advised to continue to closely monitor the latest developments and to adhere to any national and international public health directives issued by their host country or institution. CGIS will contact students who have opened or submitted an application to a CGIS program if and when updates are available.

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Presentation Fri, 30 Apr 2021 16:02:10 -0400 2021-05-19T12:00:00-04:00 2021-05-19T14:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Presentation Flyer
CGIS Winter Advising (May 20, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83938 83938-21619172@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 20, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

As studying abroad becomes more of a possibility for U-M students, particularly for Winter 2022, CGIS will be offering a 2-day Winter Advising event where students can learn more about major-specific programs such as programs in the environment, pre-health, and public health and interest-specific program sessions such as studying abroad in the UK and English-Taught programs in Asia to name few. The LSA Scholarship Office and the Office of Financial Aid will join us on May 20th to help answer questions you may have on funding your semester program abroad as well as walking you through the application process! First Step sessions will be offered each day of the event as well. Each info session will be interactive. Each session will offer an opportunity to interact with advisors and address questions or concerns you may have regarding study abroad. To get a general idea of participation, please RSVP below and select info sessions that you'd be interested in. We'll send you a Zoom link as we get closer to the event!

DISCLAIMER: With each passing term, a small yet increasing number of our programs seem to offer the possibility of receiving students, so CGIS proceeded with very cautious optimism that students will be able to study abroad in the coming academic year. CGIS and the University of Michigan continue to closely monitor the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) situation as it develops worldwide. Parents and other concerned parties who would like to receive this information should ask their students to share the updates with them. Students planning to participate in CGIS programs worldwide are advised to continue to closely monitor the latest developments and to adhere to any national and international public health directives issued by their host country or institution. CGIS will contact students who have opened or submitted an application to a CGIS program if and when updates are available.

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Presentation Fri, 30 Apr 2021 16:02:10 -0400 2021-05-20T12:00:00-04:00 2021-05-20T14:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Presentation Flyer
WCTF 2021 Juneteenth Celebration (June 18, 2021 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84038 84038-21619636@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 18, 2021 8:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: CEW+

RSVP here: http://www.cew.umich.edu/events/wctf-2021-juneteenth-celebration

Join the Women of Color Task Force for its 2nd annual Juneteenth observance event. The theme for our event is “Improving Intercultural Race Relations to Develop Intercultural Solidarity.”

Juneteenth, also called Jubilee Day, Freedom Day, Liberation Day, or Emancipation Day, is the designated holiday commemorating the freedom of the slaves in the United States, traditionally observed annually on June 19th. President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation had officially outlawed slavery in Texas and the other states in rebellion against the Union almost two and a half years earlier on January 1, 1863. Enforcement of the Proclamation generally relied on the advancement of the Union troops. The anniversary of the June 19, 1865 date recognizes the day that the announcement by Union Army Major General Gordon Granger, proclaiming freedom from slavery and the end of the Civil War was delivered to Galveston, Texas.

The Juneteenth holiday is celebrated on Saturday, June 19, 2021, but we invite you to join us for our celebration on Friday, June 18th, from 8:30 am - 1:30 pm.

Share your photos from past Juneteenth celebrations and events organized by your community and/or family!! If you have a picture to share, you may upload your photo by midnight on June 4th into this Google form: https://forms.gle/bMZ46tGH1YedgE1a7. Submissions will be reviewed, and selected photos will be included in a slideshow that will be shown at the virtual Juneteenth event.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 14 May 2021 10:17:30 -0400 2021-06-18T08:30:00-04:00 2021-06-18T13:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location CEW+ Workshop / Seminar WCTF Juneteenth Logo - Black woman smiling with closed eyes
The Clements Bookworm: Michilimackinac, "Where archaeology and history meet" (August 20, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84099 84099-21620233@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, August 20, 2021 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

Fort Michilimackinac, established by the French in 1715, acquired by the British in 1761 and demolished by them in 1781, was home to a multi-cultural community of soldiers, missionaries, fur traders and their families. It has been the site of continuous historical and archaeological research since 1959. The results of this ongoing project have been shared with the public through a reconstruction which houses living history programs, period settings and museum exhibits. Lynn Evans, Curator of Archaeology for Mackinac State Historic Parks, will discuss the history of the project highlighting how archaeology and history are used together to gain a more complete picture of life on the eighteenth-century fur trade frontier.

Register at myumi.ch/gjgzR

*The Clements Bookworm is a webinar series in which panelists and featured guests discuss history topics. Recommended books, articles, and other resources are provided in each session. Inspired by the traditional Clements Library researcher tea time, we invite you to pull up a chair at our [virtual] table. Live attendees are encouraged to post comments and questions, respond to polls, and add to our conversation and camaraderie.*

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 24 May 2021 10:22:14 -0400 2021-08-20T10:00:00-04:00 2021-08-20T11:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location William L. Clements Library Livestream / Virtual "Sketch of the fort at Michilimackinac," Thomas Gage Papers, William L. Clements Library
New Encounter (August 25, 2021 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/85741 85741-21628583@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, August 25, 2021 7:00pm
Location:
Organized By: ACCESS

Whatever background you come from, we would love to meet you for the first time and welcome you back to campus!

Come join our campus ministry as we gather to reconnect with one another, sing worship songs led by our Worship Team, and listen to a brief encouraging message from our head Pastor!

Saturday | August 28
7 PM @ 1001 E. Huron St.

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Rally / Mass Meeting Thu, 26 Aug 2021 07:17:37 -0400 2021-08-25T19:00:00-04:00 2021-08-25T22:00:00-04:00 ACCESS Rally / Mass Meeting New Encounter
New Encounter (August 26, 2021 7:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/85741 85741-21628975@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, August 26, 2021 7:00am
Location:
Organized By: ACCESS

Whatever background you come from, we would love to meet you for the first time and welcome you back to campus!

Come join our campus ministry as we gather to reconnect with one another, sing worship songs led by our Worship Team, and listen to a brief encouraging message from our head Pastor!

Saturday | August 28
7 PM @ 1001 E. Huron St.

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Rally / Mass Meeting Thu, 26 Aug 2021 07:17:37 -0400 2021-08-26T07:00:00-04:00 2021-08-26T08:00:00-04:00 ACCESS Rally / Mass Meeting New Encounter
DPE Open House (August 27, 2021 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/85494 85494-21626703@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, August 27, 2021 1:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Michigan Housing Diversity and Inclusion

You’re invited to a Welcome to Michigan Housing Open House! Transitioning into a new community can be a big step, and we in Michigan Housing are here to help!

Come meet your community’s Diversity Peer Educator and other university Student Life staff that are here to support your on-campus experience. This is a great opportunity to start meeting other students or ask questions about life at Michigan to learn about the many resources available.

The open house event will be held on Friday, August 27th from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. in the Multicultural Lounge in your residence hall. Location information for the multicultural lounge will be shared at move-in or staff at the community center can also point you in the right direction.

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Social / Informal Gathering Fri, 20 Aug 2021 11:20:26 -0400 2021-08-27T13:00:00-04:00 2021-08-27T15:00:00-04:00 Michigan Housing Diversity and Inclusion Social / Informal Gathering
Artscapade! (August 28, 2021 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/84654 84654-21624391@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, August 28, 2021 6:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: Arts at Michigan

Arts at Michigan and UMMA celebrate Welcome Week by introducing students to the wide array of possibilities for arts participation on campus at an evening of art-making, live music, dance and poetry, games, and prizes.

Also, we're looking for volunteers for this event-- help us make it happen (and get a free Artscapade t-shirt in the process!): http://artsatmichigan.umich.edu/programs/artscapade/

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Reception / Open House Tue, 21 Jun 2022 09:17:58 -0400 2021-08-28T18:00:00-04:00 2021-08-28T21:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art Arts at Michigan Reception / Open House Artscapade poster graphic
Board Fellowship Information Session (September 3, 2021 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/85284 85284-21626174@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 3, 2021 11:00am
Location: Jeff T. Blau Hall
Organized By: Business+Impact at Michigan Ross

Business+Impact’s Nonprofit Board Fellowship Program places top graduate students as non-voting members on boards at Southeast Michigan nonprofits. An application for the program is available on our website, and is due Fri, Sept. 10 at noon.

You must attend an info session like this one in order to apply to participate in the program for 2021-22.

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Meeting Mon, 16 Aug 2021 14:58:16 -0400 2021-09-03T11:00:00-04:00 2021-09-03T12:00:00-04:00 Jeff T. Blau Hall Business+Impact at Michigan Ross Meeting Jeff T. Blau Hall
Distant Relatives? A conversation between curator Su'ad Abdul Khabeer & Prof. Joshua B. Guild on Diaspora, Black Ethnicity, and Black Freedom (September 4, 2021 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/85914 85914-21630469@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, September 4, 2021 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Arab and Muslim American Studies (AMAS)

Join us on 9/4 @ 3pm ET for Distant Relatives? A conversation between curator Su'ad Abdul Khabeer & Prof. Joshua B. Guild on Diaspora, Black Ethnicity, and Black Freedom

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 30 Aug 2021 09:00:31 -0400 2021-09-04T15:00:00-04:00 2021-09-04T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Arab and Muslim American Studies (AMAS) Lecture / Discussion Distant Relatives?
Latinx Heritage Month 2021: Opening Ceremony (September 15, 2021 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/86384 86384-21633906@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 15, 2021 6:00pm
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA

Latinx Heritage Month 2021 is just around the corner! Join us on Wednesday, September 15th at 6 PM (doors open at 5:30 PM) for the Opening Ceremony! We are excited to kick off our month-long celebration and look forward to you joining us! The event will include a keynote and logo reveal. Register here: https://myumi.ch/1p3Xo

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Ceremony / Service Mon, 13 Sep 2021 15:46:57 -0400 2021-09-15T18:00:00-04:00 2021-09-15T20:00:00-04:00 Michigan Union Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA Ceremony / Service Green border with cream center. Flowers and leaves entering image from four corners. In dark green font, from top-to-bottom: Florecemos de nuestras raices symbol; “Florecemos de Nuestras Raices”; “We Bloom from our Roots”; LATINX HERITAGE MONTH; OPENING CEREMONY; Wednesday, September 15th; 6PM-8PM; DOORS OPEN 5:30PM; 530 S STATE ST, ANN ARBOR, MI 48109; THE UNION ROGEL BALLROOM
SHPEtinas Platicando con Paletas (September 29, 2021 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/87570 87570-21644189@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 29, 2021 6:00pm
Location: Palmer Commons
Organized By: Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA

Join us and our great speaker, Diana Iracheta, as we bring light to the student, professional, and industry experiences of Latinas at Michigan Engineering. We aim to find a sense of community in a male-dominated industry and highlight the resources that Michigan has to offer. As a social event, we want to share ice cream (paletas) and experiences with our community. Register here: https://myumi.ch/E3Oxv

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 27 Sep 2021 12:58:13 -0400 2021-09-29T18:00:00-04:00 2021-09-29T19:30:00-04:00 Palmer Commons Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA Lecture / Discussion SHPEtinas logo above the event name and description, two paletas, as well as SHPE and MESA's logos.
What Are You Laughing At? Understanding and “Getting’ American Humor (September 29, 2021 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/86246 86246-21632222@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 29, 2021 7:00pm
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Organized By: English Language Institute

Do you find yourself feeling lost when people around you are laughing and you seem to have missed the joke? Humor is an important part of interacting but can be a challenge to understand. Ideas about what is funny can vary greatly from culture to culture. Jokes can include tricky wordplay and idiomatic expressions. Yet ‘getting’ humor can support success in academic, social and professional life. This small interactive workshop includes a presentation of several common types of humor and current examples of popular U.S. humor, followed by analysis and discussion of what makes the content funny. Please come prepared to participate actively in small group discussions.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 02 Sep 2021 15:54:51 -0400 2021-09-29T19:00:00-04:00 2021-09-29T20:30:00-04:00 English Language Institute Workshop / Seminar
Translation and Migration: A Virtual Conversation with Karla Cornejo Villavicencio (October 1, 2021 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/87136 87136-21639082@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 1, 2021 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Comparative Literature

Join us from 3-4:30 pm via zoom on October 1, 2021 for a virtual conversation with Karla Cornejo Villavicencio about translation and migration in her debut book of creative non-fiction, The Undocumented Americans.

To kick off the tenth annual Translate-a-thon at the University of Michigan, Professor William Stroebel will sit down and talk with Villavicencio about the roles, methods, and uses of translation lurking behind and inside the pages of her book: translation between languages, translation between dialects and registers, translation between spoken and written media, translation between genres of translation like interpretation in legal or journalistic settings and literary translation, along with her current attempts to translate the book into Spanish.

Her book breaks many things. It breaks boundaries between genres, mixing the rhythms of rock and the cadences of hip hop and the political anger of punk and the slow contemplation of lyric poetry into the burning advocacy of its prose reportage (along with a little dose of magical realism to boot). The book also breaks the mold of representation traditionally deployed by advocates and allies, who elevate the gifted DREAMers of DACA into poster children above a faceless, nameless mass of day-laborers, cleaners, construction workers, factory hands, deliverymen, dish washers and dog walkers.

These are the ones who take center stage in her book, and tell their stories as beautifully imperfect, hardworking, weird, and “just people,” sorting through the trauma of an oppressive system built and sustained by their exploitation and terrorization and invisibility. Villavicencio breaks through this invisibility and the taboos of representation and in doing so she calls upon its readers to break the system: “it’s time to fuck some shit up.” But amidst the great praise that this finalist for the National Book Award has won, very little has been said about another thing that her avant-gardism breaks: conventions of translation.

This event is co-sponsored by the Department of Comparative Literature and the Language Resource Center at the University of Michigan, with support from the 2021-22 Mellon Sawyer Seminar Series on Sites of Translation in the Multilingual Midwest.

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Presentation Tue, 21 Sep 2021 08:41:25 -0400 2021-10-01T15:00:00-04:00 2021-10-01T16:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Comparative Literature Presentation Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
Translation for the Community: Translating Begins (October 1, 2021 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/87139 87139-21639083@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 1, 2021 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Comparative Literature

We invite community members of all ages and languages to participate in the annual Translate-a-Thon at the University of Michigan on October 1-2, 2021.

A Translate-a-Thon is a short, intense, community-driven translation marathon, where volunteers interested in translation come together to translate materials for the benefit of our local, national, and international community.

Coordinated by the Language Resource Center and co-sponsored by the Department of Comparative Literature, our Translate-a-thon also promotes a sense of community among translators. We welcome current students and alums, faculty and staff, teachers and students from local high schools, prospective transfer students, professional translators and other interested parties.

This year we are celebrating ten years of the Translate-a-Thon, with a special theme on translation and migration. We kick off the weekend at 3pm on October 1 with a Virtual Conversation with Karla Cornejo Villavicencio, author of The Undocumented Americans. We will highlight translation projects for Freedom House Detroit, to support their mission of outreach to asylum seekers.

A range of other community translation projects will also be available to work on over the weekend, remotely or in person. Check out our Translation Gallery with more information for volunteers to translate work on projects in many languages!

We also welcome colleagues from other colleges and universities who would like to observe our activities in order to learn about organizing similar events at their own institutions. To follow up, we will host a workshop on “How to Run a Translate-a-Thon” (for further details contact complit.info@umich.edu).

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Conference / Symposium Fri, 17 Sep 2021 11:48:38 -0400 2021-10-01T15:00:00-04:00 2021-10-01T16:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Comparative Literature Conference / Symposium Translate-a-Thon
Translation for the Community: Translating Begins (October 1, 2021 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/87139 87139-21639084@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 1, 2021 5:00pm
Location: North Quad
Organized By: Comparative Literature

We invite community members of all ages and languages to participate in the annual Translate-a-Thon at the University of Michigan on October 1-2, 2021.

A Translate-a-Thon is a short, intense, community-driven translation marathon, where volunteers interested in translation come together to translate materials for the benefit of our local, national, and international community.

Coordinated by the Language Resource Center and co-sponsored by the Department of Comparative Literature, our Translate-a-thon also promotes a sense of community among translators. We welcome current students and alums, faculty and staff, teachers and students from local high schools, prospective transfer students, professional translators and other interested parties.

This year we are celebrating ten years of the Translate-a-Thon, with a special theme on translation and migration. We kick off the weekend at 3pm on October 1 with a Virtual Conversation with Karla Cornejo Villavicencio, author of The Undocumented Americans. We will highlight translation projects for Freedom House Detroit, to support their mission of outreach to asylum seekers.

A range of other community translation projects will also be available to work on over the weekend, remotely or in person. Check out our Translation Gallery with more information for volunteers to translate work on projects in many languages!

We also welcome colleagues from other colleges and universities who would like to observe our activities in order to learn about organizing similar events at their own institutions. To follow up, we will host a workshop on “How to Run a Translate-a-Thon” (for further details contact complit.info@umich.edu).

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Conference / Symposium Fri, 17 Sep 2021 11:48:38 -0400 2021-10-01T17:00:00-04:00 2021-10-01T18:00:00-04:00 North Quad Comparative Literature Conference / Symposium Translate-a-Thon
Translation for the Community: Translating Begins (October 2, 2021 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/87139 87139-21639085@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, October 2, 2021 9:00am
Location: North Quad
Organized By: Comparative Literature

We invite community members of all ages and languages to participate in the annual Translate-a-Thon at the University of Michigan on October 1-2, 2021.

A Translate-a-Thon is a short, intense, community-driven translation marathon, where volunteers interested in translation come together to translate materials for the benefit of our local, national, and international community.

Coordinated by the Language Resource Center and co-sponsored by the Department of Comparative Literature, our Translate-a-thon also promotes a sense of community among translators. We welcome current students and alums, faculty and staff, teachers and students from local high schools, prospective transfer students, professional translators and other interested parties.

This year we are celebrating ten years of the Translate-a-Thon, with a special theme on translation and migration. We kick off the weekend at 3pm on October 1 with a Virtual Conversation with Karla Cornejo Villavicencio, author of The Undocumented Americans. We will highlight translation projects for Freedom House Detroit, to support their mission of outreach to asylum seekers.

A range of other community translation projects will also be available to work on over the weekend, remotely or in person. Check out our Translation Gallery with more information for volunteers to translate work on projects in many languages!

We also welcome colleagues from other colleges and universities who would like to observe our activities in order to learn about organizing similar events at their own institutions. To follow up, we will host a workshop on “How to Run a Translate-a-Thon” (for further details contact complit.info@umich.edu).

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Conference / Symposium Fri, 17 Sep 2021 11:48:38 -0400 2021-10-02T09:00:00-04:00 2021-10-02T10:30:00-04:00 North Quad Comparative Literature Conference / Symposium Translate-a-Thon
Umi's Archive: A Culmination of Love w/Dr. Su'a Abdul Khabeer (October 2, 2021 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/87671 87671-21644965@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, October 2, 2021 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Arab and Muslim American Studies (AMAS)

Curated by Dr. Su’ad Abdul Khabeer, Umi’s Archive is truly an act of love. Drawing on the remarkable life of her mother, Amina Amatul Haqq, Dr. Su’ad hasn’t just given us an insight into one person’s experience of being Black and Muslim, but has given us access to the vibrant, transformational, and radical contours of Islam as shaped, nurtured and loved by African-American Muslims and the communities that surrounded them. “Umi,” she writes, “was a creative and loving person and Umi's Archive is also a dream space and a labor of love - love for Umi, of course, and love for what she loved: her peoples, knowledge, justice, and liberation.”

As the online exhibition draws to a close, Listening While Muslim joins Dr. Su’ad Abdul Khabeer to celebrate by listening to the music which was the soundtrack of Umi’s life and the communities to which she dedicated her life. On the anniversary of Umi’s return home (may God grant her joy everlasting), Dr. Su’ad will guide us to listen as Umi did – and be inspired. As Dr. Su’ad says, “I offer Umi's Archive as a space where we can imagine those things are possible.” Join us as we listen and imagine.

This event is co-sponsored by the Arab and Muslim American Studies program.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 29 Sep 2021 09:52:33 -0400 2021-10-02T15:00:00-04:00 2021-10-02T16:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Arab and Muslim American Studies (AMAS) Livestream / Virtual Umi's Archive
“This is Our Lane: talking with Patients about Racism” and “Structural Racism & the Impact on Incarcerated Midlife Women” (October 6, 2021 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/87467 87467-21642281@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 6, 2021 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Midlife Science

Registration required: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7wXT6ve8S2qqy4dAKi1ckA

Moderators: Sherri-Ann M. Burnett-Bowie, MD, MPH, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School; and Gloria Bachmann, MD, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

Speakers: “This is Our Lane: talking with Patients about Racism” with Michelle S. Diop, MD, ScM, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School; and Sascha N. Murillo MD, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School; and “Structural Racism and the Impact on Incarcerated Midlife Women” with Juana Hutchinson-Colas, MD, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

Location: This will be an online event. Please register for more information.

Sponsored by: Women’s Midlife Health (journal), Center for Midlife Science at the University of Michigan, Massachusetts General Hospital Department if Medicine Diversity and Inclusion Board.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 23 Sep 2021 17:27:30 -0400 2021-10-06T15:00:00-04:00 2021-10-06T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Midlife Science Lecture / Discussion Webinar Series on Structural Racism and Midlife Health
Latinx Heritage Month 2021: Closing Ceremony (October 8, 2021 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/87722 87722-21645202@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 8, 2021 6:00pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA

We invite you to join us at the Closing Ceremony, as we unite around this year’s theme, share our narratives, and begin closing out our month-long celebration! The Closing Ceremony will kick off with a keynote from Norman Antonio Zelaya. Our keynote will be followed up with a wonderful lineup of U of M community member performances, music, food, and more! Registration is now open! https://myumi.ch/PlMDj

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Performance Wed, 29 Sep 2021 20:53:58 -0400 2021-10-08T18:00:00-04:00 2021-10-08T20:00:00-04:00 Michigan League Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA Performance Closing Ceremony flyer. Flowers and leaves entering image from top corners. In dark green font, from top-to-bottom: Florecemos de nuestras raices symbol; “Florecemos de Nuestras Raices”; “We Bloom from our Roots”; LATINX HERITAGE MONTH; CLOSING CEREMONY; Friday, October 8th; 6-8 PM; 911 N University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109; Michigan League Ballroom
Elevating Diverse Perspectives to Advance Organizational Outcomes (October 12, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/86943 86943-21637610@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 12, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: CEW+

RSVP here: http://www.cew.umich.edu/events/elevating-diverse-perspectives-to-advance-organizational-outcomes-presented-by-cew-and-fidelity

As U-M moves into the next phase of diversity, equity, and inclusion strategic planning, join DEI experts from Fidelity and U-M for a lively discussion on how diverse perspectives help our schools, colleges, and units develop leaders and citizens who will challenge the present and enrich the future. Panelists will share real-world examples from their collective wisdom. Leaders can expect to hear strategies to foster an environment that supports and celebrates diverse perspectives, while staff and faculty can learn how to draw on the strength of their unique perspectives to shape the priorities of their organization and inspire passion and action to further diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in their own sphere of influence.

This panel will feature:

- Wendy E. John, Head of Global Diversity & Inclusion at Fidelity Investments
- Sonya Jacobs, Special Advisor to the President and Chief Organizational Learning Officer U-M; Senior Director, Faculty and Leadership Development U-M Medical School
- Dilip Das, PhD, Assistant Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at U-M
- Kristen Howard, J.D. Senior Director, Office for Health Equity and Inclusion at U-M Medical School
- Moderator: Tiffany Marra, PhD, CEW+ Director

This CEW+ Panel is made possible through our partnership with Fidelity, our platinum corporate sponsor.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 07 Oct 2021 12:13:24 -0400 2021-10-12T12:00:00-04:00 2021-10-12T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location CEW+ Workshop / Seminar People of color working in a professional setting sitting at a table talking
Anti-Racism Teach-In (October 12, 2021 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/86872 86872-21637054@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 12, 2021 5:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA

Racial justice begins with anti-racism. Anti-racism is the active process of identifying and eliminating racism by changing systems, organizational structures, policies, practices, and attitudes so that power is redistributed and shared equitably. This 90 minutes Anti-Racism Teach-in/Workshop will engage analytical frameworks for examining systemic cultural, social, economic, and political forces in the community along with individual reflection. Our hope is to raise critical consciousness, understand the opportunity for actions, and how our resources can be distributed.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 13 Sep 2021 13:26:51 -0400 2021-10-12T17:30:00-04:00 2021-10-12T19:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA Workshop / Seminar Picture of a classroom that reads Peer-Led Anti-Racism Teach-In
Meals of Meaning (October 12, 2021 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/87093 87093-21638693@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 12, 2021 6:00pm
Location: Trotter Multicultural Center
Organized By: Trotter Multicultural Center

Join the Interfaith Program for "Meals of Meaning" - an opportunity for students to come together for a dinner conversation (meal provided) and the chance to go beneath the surface, lean into vulnerability and to explore the struggles and stories that make up our lives.

Register using the following link (limited space available): https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/8051

*The Interfaith Program at the Trotter Multicultural Center recognizes the critical role religious, spiritual and secular (RSS) worldview has in identity exploration, self-expression and in the practice of scholarship. Through intentional programming, this campus-wide initiative seeks to create and support efforts where students can explore their own RSS identity and make transformative connections with their peers across worldviews. Interfaith efforts are available through a collaborative partnership between the Center for Campus Involvement and the Trotter Multicultural Center

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 17 Sep 2021 12:20:38 -0400 2021-10-12T18:00:00-04:00 2021-10-12T19:30:00-04:00 Trotter Multicultural Center Trotter Multicultural Center Workshop / Seminar "Meals of Meaning" text in purple above a plate containing four bread rolls and one bread loaf with a cup with coffee on the side. Underneath that, text in white: "Join us for an evening of conversation over dinner (meal provided) about what matters most to you.
Understanding Organizational Culture for Registered Student Organizations (October 13, 2021 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/87641 87641-21644654@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 13, 2021 5:00pm
Location: Trotter Multicultural Center
Organized By: Trotter Multicultural Center

Join Trotter Multicultural Center as we examine organizational culture using objective/subjective culture framework. Participants will explore the implications of this framework within the context of their organization. Open to members and positional leaders/officers of registered students organizations. Register using the following link: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/8299.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 28 Sep 2021 14:43:35 -0400 2021-10-13T17:00:00-04:00 2021-10-13T18:30:00-04:00 Trotter Multicultural Center Trotter Multicultural Center Workshop / Seminar Title in white words with the details in yellow words below on a blue background
The Feeling of Being Watched: A Film Screening Feat. Director, Assia Boundaoui (October 14, 2021 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/87990 87990-21648233@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 14, 2021 5:00pm
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Arab and Muslim American Studies (AMAS)

Join Arab and Muslim American Studies as we welcome Assia Boundaoui for a screening of her film, The Feeling of Being Watched on October 14th, 2021 @ 5:00pm in 3512 Haven Hall.

In the Arab-American neighborhood outside of Chicago where director Assia Boundaoui grew up, most of her neighbors think they have been under surveillance for over a decade. While investigating their experiences, Assia uncovers tens of thousands of pages of FBI documents that prove her hometown was the subject of one of the largest counterterrorism investigations ever conducted in the U.S. before 9/11, code-named “Operation Vulgar Betrayal.” With unprecedented access, The Feeling of Being Watched weaves the personal and the political as it follows the filmmaker’s examination of why her community fell under blanket government surveillance. Assia struggles to disrupt the government secrecy shrouding what happened and takes the FBI to federal court to compel them to make the records they collected about her community public. In the process, she confronts long-hidden truths about the FBI’s relationship to her community. The Feeling of Being Watched follows Assia as she pieces together this secret FBI operation, while grappling with the effects of a lifetime of surveillance on herself and her family.

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Film Screening Thu, 07 Oct 2021 11:17:02 -0400 2021-10-14T17:00:00-04:00 2021-10-14T19:00:00-04:00 Haven Hall Arab and Muslim American Studies (AMAS) Film Screening The Feeling of Being Watched
Trotter Distinguished Leadership Series (October 20, 2021 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88055 88055-21649058@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 20, 2021 5:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Trotter Multicultural Center

This month we host "Setting Change in Motion: The Power in Communities and Storytelling" where we explore the power of communities and stories in civic engagement. We are honored to host award-winning journalist and MSNBC/CNN news anchor, Richard Lui, and Executive Director of Inclusive Action for the City, Rudy Espinoza. The event will be moderated by Erika Hayasaki, independent journalist and writer based in Southern California and current U-M Knight-Wallace Reporting Fellow. The virtual event will be hosted Wednesday, October 20, 2021, 5:30-7pm

Register at https://myumi.ch/mneE3

We have copies of Richard Lui's latest copy "Enough About Me: The Unexpected Power of Selflessness" available for the first registered 30 students.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 13 Oct 2021 15:28:00 -0400 2021-10-20T17:30:00-04:00 2021-10-20T19:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Trotter Multicultural Center Lecture / Discussion Speakers Richard Lui and Rudy Espinoza
October Togetherness: QTBIPOC Gathering (October 20, 2021 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88146 88146-21650723@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 20, 2021 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Spectrum Center

Register: https://bit.ly/LGBTQ-UM-Events

This month’s Togetherness event will be held virtually, over Zoom. Registrants can choose to pick up a hot meal the day of the event - quantity is limited.

The Togetherness: QTBIPOC Gatherings are a collaboration between MESA and the Spectrum Center focusing on centering the experiences of Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous, and Students of Color through sharing meals, discussions, and creating connections with people in the QTBIPOC community at UM and in the surrounding areas.

This event’s host will be Dominique Canning. Dominique (she/they) is a 6th year Ph.D. candidate in Linguistics with a focus on sociolinguistics and phonetics. Dominique identifies as aromantic asexual and agender, and is frequently conscious of how she and others use language to navigate through various social spaces as queer people. She has previously researched the conversation around asexuality as a queer identity, as well as the use of language in the construction of Titus Andromedon's identity as a Black gay man in the Netflix show Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Her current research focuses on the use of language by queer Black people to construct and perform their identities as they move through the world.

Learn more about future Togetherness events or applying to be a future host at: https://bit.ly/QTBIPOCgather

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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Social / Informal Gathering Tue, 12 Oct 2021 12:55:33 -0400 2021-10-20T18:00:00-04:00 2021-10-20T19:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Spectrum Center Social / Informal Gathering vent and host information as provided in event page text. In the lower left-hand corner is a picture of Dominique, who has pink hair and is wearing glasses, hoop earrings, a necklace, and a purple plaid shirt. Dominique is smiling at the camera.
Residential College Alumni Journal Reading (October 20, 2021 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88375 88375-21653524@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 20, 2021 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Residential College

The RC Alumni Journal was founded in 2017 to celebrate RC creative writing alums’ writing and artwork. Join us for an evening of readings from the latest issue. Featuring Peter Anderson, Carmen Bugan, Bob Clifford, Caitlin Cowans, Claire Denson, Ellen Dreyer, Amy Gustine, John L. Hagen, Carolyn Lusch, Kathryn Orwig, and Ian Ross Singleton.

This event is free and open to the public. Registration is required: https://myumi.ch/gj7qR

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 18 Oct 2021 15:19:41 -0400 2021-10-20T19:00:00-04:00 2021-10-20T20:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Residential College Lecture / Discussion Flyer
The Wandering Palestinian: A Conversation with Writer & Activist Dr. Anan Ameri (October 21, 2021 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/86411 86411-21634187@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 21, 2021 6:30pm
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Arab and Muslim American Studies (AMAS)

Dr. Anan Ameri is an activist, scholar, author, and founding director of the Arab American National Museum (AANM) and the Palestine Aid Society of America. She is also the co-founder of many progressive political and cultural coalitions in the US. For over four decades, Ameri has advocated for social justice and for immigrants’ rightful place in the US. She is the author of many books and articles.

Anan Ameri was born in 1944 in Damascus Syria to a Palestinian father and a Syrian mother. She grew up in Amman, Jordan. She received her B.A. in sociology at the University of Jordan, Amman; her M.A. in sociology at Cairo University in Egypt; and her Ph.D. in sociology at Wayne State University in Detroit.

Dr. Ameri is the recipient of numerous local and national awards in recognition of her work within the Arab American community as well as society at large including 2006 Michiganian of the Year, and 2020 Arab American of the Year. In 2016, she was inducted into the Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame.

Ameri has served as acting director of the Institute for Jerusalem Studies in Jerusalem; visiting scholar at Harvard University’s Center for Middle Eastern Studies; the founding director and national president of the Palestine Aid Society of America, and the Founding Director of the Arab American National Museum. Prior to immigrating to the US in 1974, she worked as a program producer at Jordanian Television and a researcher at the Palestine Research Center in Beirut, Lebanon. Anan Ameri is the author of numerous books and articles including the two-volume memoir The Scent of Jasmine: Coming of Age in Jerusalem and Damascus (2017, Interlink Publishing) and The Wondering Palestinian, (2020, BHC Press)

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 07 Oct 2021 09:51:05 -0400 2021-10-21T18:30:00-04:00 2021-10-21T19:30:00-04:00 Haven Hall Arab and Muslim American Studies (AMAS) Lecture / Discussion Dr. Anan Ameri
CSEAS Lecture Series. The Past, Present, and Future of LGBT Activism in Singapore: A Roundtable on Pink Dot (October 25, 2021 9:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/87823 87823-21647043@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 25, 2021 9:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Southeast Asian Studies

Free and open to the public. Register at: http://myumi.ch/0W3r9

This roundtable panel discusses the success and limits of an annual LGBT event called Pink Dot that began in Singapore, a city-state that imposes significant barriers to political organizing. The first decade of Pink Dot has now come to an end, but it is clear that the annual event has had a significant impact in terms of increased visibility for a marginalized community. Yet, despite the successes of Pink Dot, very little has concretely changed in Singapore for LGBT individuals.

In July 2021, the Journal of Language and Sexuality (J. Lang. Sex.) published the first special issue dedicated to Pink Dot. In exploring the use of language in the Pink Dot movement, the articles in this special issue simultaneously grapple with the past decade of Pink Dot and explore whether LGBT activism in Singapore might be evolving beyond the relatively ‘acceptable’ approach of Pink Dot’s strategic assimilationism.

The panel will be joined by the acclaimed Singaporean poet Alfian Sa’at, Professor Michelle Lazar of the National University of Singapore, and the three editors of the J. Lang. Sex. Professor Adi Saleem Bharat of the University of Michigan, Professor Robert Phillips of Ball State University, and Ph.D. student candidate Pavan Mano of King’s College London.

PANELISTS:

Alfian Sa’at is the resident playwright of Wild Rice. Some of his queer-themed plays include *Dreamplay: Asian Boys Vol. 1*, *Landmarks: Asian Boys Vol. 2*, *Happy Endings: Asian Boys Vol. 3*, and *The Insiders*. In 2012, he published a collection of queer poetry called *The Invisible Manuscript*. He was also part of the original committee that organized the first *Pink Dot* in 2009.

Michelle Lazar is associate professor and head of the Department of English Language & Literature at the National University of Singapore. With research interests in critical discourse studies and multimodality, Lazar has published widely in the areas of gender, sexuality, media, and politics. She was the recipient of the 2018 IGALA Best Article Award for her research on the discourse of homonationalism in a global southern context.

Robert Phillips is an associate professor of anthropology at Ball State University. He lectures on ethnographic methods and the anthropology of religion. Much of his empirical research was conducted in India and Singapore, focusing on the intersection of religion, technology, and cultural change. Most recently, Phillips has been conducting research with Jewish, queer, and BIPOC communities to understand how and why they employ alternative healthcare models in the healing of individual and communal trauma.

Pavan Mano is a PhD candidate in the Department of English at King’s College London. He works primarily in the cultural studies tradition at the intersections of language and literature. His current research deals with the heteronormativity and the politics of kinship, race, nationalism, and the operation of xenology produced as a function of these logics.

Adi Saleem Bharat is an LSA Collegiate Fellow and, from Fall 2022, an assistant professor in the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures at the University of Michigan. His research examines the intersection of race, religion, gender, and sexuality in contemporary France, with a focus on Jews and Muslims. As a Singaporean, he also maintains an active interest in contemporary Southeast Asia.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 15 Oct 2021 12:50:47 -0400 2021-10-25T09:30:00-04:00 2021-10-25T11:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Southeast Asian Studies Lecture / Discussion
A Conversation on the Bicentennial Celebrations of the Greek Revolution of 1821 (October 25, 2021 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88231 88231-21651559@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 25, 2021 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Modern Greek Program

University of Michigan Modern Greek Program presents:

Monday, October 25th at 3PM EDT, livestreamed via Zoom*

A Conversation on the Bicentennial Celebrations of the Greek Revolution of 1821

Participants: Yannis Hamilakis (Brown University) and Vassilis Lambropoulos, with Artemis Leontis and Will Stroebel (University of Michigan)

*Livestreamed via Zoom
Registration: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hEmI9dySQQu0m9guR2z-qQ

Sponsored by the Modern Greek Program in the Department of Classical Studies. Please share widely! Captioning will be available live and a video recording will be available after the event. All the speaker's bios can be found following the links given with their names. Please note that Professor Hamilakis has a new book, Archaeology, Nation, and Race: Confronting the Past, Decolonizing the Future in Greece and Israel (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, forthcoming in 2022), that is relevant to the discussion.

Yannis Hamilakis' biography: https://vivo.brown.edu/display/yhamilak

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 13 Oct 2021 14:06:02 -0400 2021-10-25T15:00:00-04:00 2021-10-25T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Modern Greek Program Livestream / Virtual
“Disparities in Reproductive Aging & Midlife Health between Black & White Women” and “Taking Action to Advance the Study of Race & Ethnicity” (October 28, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/87494 87494-21642885@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 28, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Midlife Science

Please register for more information and Zoom link.
https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JiZPRVJaStK7yNbArsSubA

The webinar, hosted by the Center for Midlife Science, features papers that will appear in a special series for the journal, Women's Midlife Health.

Talk #1 “Disparities in Reproductive Aging and Midlife Health between Black and White Women: Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN)” with Tené T. Lewis, PhD, Department of Epidemiology, Emory University; and Siobán D. Harlow, PhD, Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan.

Talk #2: “Taking Action to Advance the Study of Race and Ethnicity: The Women’s Health Initiative (WHI)” with Shawna Follis, PhD, MS (Dept. of Medicine, Stanford Univ. School of Medicine); Monik C. Jiménez, ScD, SM, FAHA, (Harvard Medical School and T.H. Chan School of Public Health); and Lorena Garcia, MPH, DrPH, (Division of Epidemiology, Dept. of Public Health Sciences, UC Davis School of Medicine).

Moderators: Sherri-Ann M. Burnett-Bowie, MD, MPH, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School; and Gloria Bachmann, MD, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

Sponsored by the journal, Women’s Midlife Health; Center for Midlife Science at the University of Michigan's School of Public Health; Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Medicine Diversity and Inclusion Board. SWAN is funded by the National Institute of Aging, the National Institute of Nursing Research and the Office of Research on Women's Health. WHI is funded by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 24 Sep 2021 12:04:41 -0400 2021-10-28T16:00:00-04:00 2021-10-28T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Midlife Science Lecture / Discussion Webinar Series on Structural Racism and Midlife Health
Improvisation & Encounter: EDGEFEST (October 30, 2021 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/87349 87349-21641293@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, October 30, 2021 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for World Performance Studies

Center for World Performance Studies partners with Edgefest and the Stearns Collection of Musical Instrument for this in-person concert, featuring a collective improvisation using instruments from the Stearns Collection, by U-M students, faculty and Edgefest artists. This concert also include performances by William Parker & Francisco Mela and Steve Swell’s “If Trains Could Speak.”

All patrons and artists who wish to attend or present performances indoors at Edgefest must provide a valid, complete COVID-19 vaccination card OR proof of a negative COVID-19 test performed within the previous 72 hours prior to entry. Such proof must be presented at concert check-in, may be displayed on a smartphone OR presented as a physical copy, and must also be accompanied by a matching, valid ID for verification.

Additionally, according to current CDC recommendations, masks are required for audiences inside. When performing, artists may wear a mask, or not, at their own discretion.

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Performance Tue, 26 Oct 2021 17:21:42 -0400 2021-10-30T19:00:00-04:00 2021-10-30T22:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for World Performance Studies Performance William Parker, photo credit: Jimmy Katz
WSN Leader Application (November 3, 2021 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/89125 89125-21660532@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 3, 2021 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Wolverine Support Network

Wolverine Support Network is currently accepting applications to become a peer support group leader for the Winter 2022 semester! Leading a WSN group is a great way to hone skills in communication, group management, and accountability while creating a space on campus for honest conversations about mental health.

Leaders facilitate a weekly group that is scheduled around their availability, attend weekly leader training meetings from 6:00-7:15 PM ET on Mondays, attend community-building events, and help with marketing efforts on campus. The overall time commitment is ~3 hours/week, and it is super rewarding. All students interested are encouraged to apply regardless of whether or not they have attended a WSN group. Applications are open to both undergraduate students and graduate students who will be enrolled at U-M in the winter.

The application can be found at bit.ly/W22-Leader-Application or on our website at umichwsn.org/leader-application. If you have any questions regarding the application process or the position itself, please contact the Director of Leader Development, Courtney Jones (courtj@umich.edu).

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Other Tue, 09 Nov 2021 17:26:51 -0500 2021-11-03T00:00:00-04:00 2021-11-03T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Wolverine Support Network Other Wolverine Support Network
AMAS Backpacking & Community Building (November 3, 2021 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88676 88676-21656596@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 3, 2021 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Arab and Muslim American Studies (AMAS)

Looking for classes or student organizations? Need internships on your resume? Want a chance to connect with professors and graduate students?

You're invited to the AMAS Backpacking & Community Building event where we will discuss Winter course offerings, student internships experiences, and more! Connect with Faculty, graduate, and undergraduate students in the Arab and Muslim American Studies program.

Advance registration is encouraged, all are welcome
To register, visit tinyurl.com/AMASBackpacking

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Social / Informal Gathering Tue, 26 Oct 2021 16:13:44 -0400 2021-11-03T17:00:00-04:00 2021-11-03T18:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Arab and Muslim American Studies (AMAS) Social / Informal Gathering AMAS Backpacking Event
Mentorship, Finance, and Legacy Building (November 3, 2021 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88413 88413-21653783@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 3, 2021 5:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Trotter Multicultural Center

TDLS: Finance and Mentoring - Cheh Kim, Sr. Information Specialist for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) & Nick Khouri, City of Detroit Economic Development Chief and former Michigan State Treasurer (2015-2018)

Trotter Distinguished Leadership Series (TDLS) is designed to increase healthy discourse and learning throughout U-M by inviting speakers from the political and public service sectors of national and international note. Our goal is to bring together bright minds with talks that are idea-focused on a wide range of subjects to foster wonder and provoke conversations that matter to students.

For this month's Trotter Distinguished Leaders Series event, we are excited to present Mentorship, Finance, and Legacy Building featuring U-M alumni Cheh Kim and Nick Khouri, financial service professionals with vast experience across the sector. We will be joined by moderator Josh Thurman as we hear their perspectives on finance and government, their personal path to finance, the importance of mentorship, and building legacies across different careers. The virtual event will be hosted Wednesday, November 3, 2021 from 5:30pm - 7:00pm. Can’t wait to see you there!


About the Speakers:

Nick Khouri: Nick is a retired finance executive who spent more than 30 years in both the public and private sectors, including both as Michigan’s 46th State Treasurer and Senior Vice President of DTE Energy, a Fortune 300 diversified energy company headquartered in Detroit. Michigan Treasury is responsible for maintaining the State of Michigan’s overall financial health - a $56b a year enterprise. As Treasurer, Nick was responsible for advising the Governor on all tax and revenue policy, collecting and administering over $22b in state taxes, acted as the sole fiduciary of a $70b pension plan, monitoring and intervening in the fiscal health of Michigan’s local governments and schools, and was the key liaison with the financial markets. Nick earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Michigan.
Cheh Kim: Cheh Kim has over 30 years in federal service working in the legislative and executive branches in a variety of senior-level roles on financial services, housing, veterans programs, small business, taxes, and economic development. Cheh is an experienced mentor, recruiter, and Chairs the Career Development Committee for the University of Michigan Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islander Alumni Club. He is also a Certified Career Services Provider. Born and raised in Michigan, Cheh earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in History from the University of Michigan.
Josh Thurman: Josh Thurman (he/him) is an advocate and educator committed to supporting individuals’ holistic development. A proud Detroiter and University of Michigan twice alum, Josh has nearly 10 years cultivating inclusive learning communities in educational settings: currently serving as the Program Manager for Cultural Engagement, Interfaith, and Intercultural Programs at Trotter Multicultural Center. He has extensive experience coaching and supporting over 500 students, staff/faculty, and executive leaders to develop their intercultural competence as a licensed consultant of the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) and Intercultural Conflict Styles (ICS) Assessment.


Register at: https://myumi.ch/mneE3

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 26 Oct 2021 16:37:35 -0400 2021-11-03T17:30:00-04:00 2021-11-03T19:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Trotter Multicultural Center Lecture / Discussion Image of event flyer
Meals of Meaning (November 3, 2021 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/87093 87093-21638694@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 3, 2021 6:00pm
Location: Trotter Multicultural Center
Organized By: Trotter Multicultural Center

Join the Interfaith Program for "Meals of Meaning" - an opportunity for students to come together for a dinner conversation (meal provided) and the chance to go beneath the surface, lean into vulnerability and to explore the struggles and stories that make up our lives.

Register using the following link (limited space available): https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/8051

*The Interfaith Program at the Trotter Multicultural Center recognizes the critical role religious, spiritual and secular (RSS) worldview has in identity exploration, self-expression and in the practice of scholarship. Through intentional programming, this campus-wide initiative seeks to create and support efforts where students can explore their own RSS identity and make transformative connections with their peers across worldviews. Interfaith efforts are available through a collaborative partnership between the Center for Campus Involvement and the Trotter Multicultural Center

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 17 Sep 2021 12:20:38 -0400 2021-11-03T18:00:00-04:00 2021-11-03T19:30:00-04:00 Trotter Multicultural Center Trotter Multicultural Center Workshop / Seminar "Meals of Meaning" text in purple above a plate containing four bread rolls and one bread loaf with a cup with coffee on the side. Underneath that, text in white: "Join us for an evening of conversation over dinner (meal provided) about what matters most to you.
Riding the Currents of the Wilding Wind: From sharp shooters to earthmovers, roaming dogs, helicopters in the sky, quarantines and men that fly (November 3, 2021 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/87560 87560-21644076@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 3, 2021 6:00pm
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Latina/o Studies

Latina/o Studies welcomes you for a conversation with Virginia Grise where she will discuss the developmental process of adapting Helena María Viramontes' novel Their Dogs Came with Them for the stage, a story about the destruction and displacement of a Mexican American community when six intersecting freeways are built right through the heart of the neighborhood. In 2018, Grise adapted and staged Their Dogs Came with Them at a medium security women’s prison in Goodyear, Arizona with a team of collaborators from both inside and outside the prison. Six months later, the play was staged site-specifically under the I-19 Freeway in Tucson, Arizona with a community cast of scholars, organizers and actors.

Virginia Grise is a recipient of the Yale Drama Award, Whiting Writers' Award, the Princess Grace Award in Theatre Directing, and the Playwrights’ Center’s Jerome Fellowship. Her published work includes Your Healing is Killing Me (Plays Inverse Press), blu (Yale University Press), The Panza Monologues co-written with Irma Mayorga (University of Texas Press) and an edited volume of Zapatista communiqués titled Conversations with Don Durito (Autonomedia Press).

In addition to plays, she has created a body of work that is interdisciplinary and includes multimedia performance, dance theater, performance installations, guerilla theater, site specific interventions, and community gatherings. Virginia has taught writing for performance at the university level, as a public school teacher, in community centers, women’s prisons, and in the juvenile correction system. She holds an MFA in Writing for Performance from the California Institute of the Arts and is the Mellon Foundation Playwright in Residence at Cara Mía Theatre in Dallas, Texas and a Matakyev Research Fellow at the Center for Imagination in the Borderlands at Arizona State University.

November 3rd, 2021
6:00pm - 7:30pm
3512 Haven Hall

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Presentation Tue, 26 Oct 2021 16:14:37 -0400 2021-11-03T18:00:00-04:00 2021-11-03T19:30:00-04:00 Haven Hall Latina/o Studies Presentation Virginia Grise
WSN Leader Application (November 4, 2021 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/89125 89125-21660533@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 4, 2021 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Wolverine Support Network

Wolverine Support Network is currently accepting applications to become a peer support group leader for the Winter 2022 semester! Leading a WSN group is a great way to hone skills in communication, group management, and accountability while creating a space on campus for honest conversations about mental health.

Leaders facilitate a weekly group that is scheduled around their availability, attend weekly leader training meetings from 6:00-7:15 PM ET on Mondays, attend community-building events, and help with marketing efforts on campus. The overall time commitment is ~3 hours/week, and it is super rewarding. All students interested are encouraged to apply regardless of whether or not they have attended a WSN group. Applications are open to both undergraduate students and graduate students who will be enrolled at U-M in the winter.

The application can be found at bit.ly/W22-Leader-Application or on our website at umichwsn.org/leader-application. If you have any questions regarding the application process or the position itself, please contact the Director of Leader Development, Courtney Jones (courtj@umich.edu).

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Other Tue, 09 Nov 2021 17:26:51 -0500 2021-11-04T00:00:00-04:00 2021-11-04T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Wolverine Support Network Other Wolverine Support Network
WSN Leader Application (November 5, 2021 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/89125 89125-21660534@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 5, 2021 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Wolverine Support Network

Wolverine Support Network is currently accepting applications to become a peer support group leader for the Winter 2022 semester! Leading a WSN group is a great way to hone skills in communication, group management, and accountability while creating a space on campus for honest conversations about mental health.

Leaders facilitate a weekly group that is scheduled around their availability, attend weekly leader training meetings from 6:00-7:15 PM ET on Mondays, attend community-building events, and help with marketing efforts on campus. The overall time commitment is ~3 hours/week, and it is super rewarding. All students interested are encouraged to apply regardless of whether or not they have attended a WSN group. Applications are open to both undergraduate students and graduate students who will be enrolled at U-M in the winter.

The application can be found at bit.ly/W22-Leader-Application or on our website at umichwsn.org/leader-application. If you have any questions regarding the application process or the position itself, please contact the Director of Leader Development, Courtney Jones (courtj@umich.edu).

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Other Tue, 09 Nov 2021 17:26:51 -0500 2021-11-05T00:00:00-04:00 2021-11-05T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Wolverine Support Network Other Wolverine Support Network
WSN Leader Application (November 6, 2021 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/89125 89125-21660535@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, November 6, 2021 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Wolverine Support Network

Wolverine Support Network is currently accepting applications to become a peer support group leader for the Winter 2022 semester! Leading a WSN group is a great way to hone skills in communication, group management, and accountability while creating a space on campus for honest conversations about mental health.

Leaders facilitate a weekly group that is scheduled around their availability, attend weekly leader training meetings from 6:00-7:15 PM ET on Mondays, attend community-building events, and help with marketing efforts on campus. The overall time commitment is ~3 hours/week, and it is super rewarding. All students interested are encouraged to apply regardless of whether or not they have attended a WSN group. Applications are open to both undergraduate students and graduate students who will be enrolled at U-M in the winter.

The application can be found at bit.ly/W22-Leader-Application or on our website at umichwsn.org/leader-application. If you have any questions regarding the application process or the position itself, please contact the Director of Leader Development, Courtney Jones (courtj@umich.edu).

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Other Tue, 09 Nov 2021 17:26:51 -0500 2021-11-06T00:00:00-04:00 2021-11-06T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Wolverine Support Network Other Wolverine Support Network
WSN Leader Application (November 7, 2021 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/89125 89125-21660536@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, November 7, 2021 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Wolverine Support Network

Wolverine Support Network is currently accepting applications to become a peer support group leader for the Winter 2022 semester! Leading a WSN group is a great way to hone skills in communication, group management, and accountability while creating a space on campus for honest conversations about mental health.

Leaders facilitate a weekly group that is scheduled around their availability, attend weekly leader training meetings from 6:00-7:15 PM ET on Mondays, attend community-building events, and help with marketing efforts on campus. The overall time commitment is ~3 hours/week, and it is super rewarding. All students interested are encouraged to apply regardless of whether or not they have attended a WSN group. Applications are open to both undergraduate students and graduate students who will be enrolled at U-M in the winter.

The application can be found at bit.ly/W22-Leader-Application or on our website at umichwsn.org/leader-application. If you have any questions regarding the application process or the position itself, please contact the Director of Leader Development, Courtney Jones (courtj@umich.edu).

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Other Tue, 09 Nov 2021 17:26:51 -0500 2021-11-07T00:00:00-04:00 2021-11-07T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Wolverine Support Network Other Wolverine Support Network
WSN Leader Application (November 8, 2021 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/89125 89125-21660537@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 8, 2021 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Wolverine Support Network

Wolverine Support Network is currently accepting applications to become a peer support group leader for the Winter 2022 semester! Leading a WSN group is a great way to hone skills in communication, group management, and accountability while creating a space on campus for honest conversations about mental health.

Leaders facilitate a weekly group that is scheduled around their availability, attend weekly leader training meetings from 6:00-7:15 PM ET on Mondays, attend community-building events, and help with marketing efforts on campus. The overall time commitment is ~3 hours/week, and it is super rewarding. All students interested are encouraged to apply regardless of whether or not they have attended a WSN group. Applications are open to both undergraduate students and graduate students who will be enrolled at U-M in the winter.

The application can be found at bit.ly/W22-Leader-Application or on our website at umichwsn.org/leader-application. If you have any questions regarding the application process or the position itself, please contact the Director of Leader Development, Courtney Jones (courtj@umich.edu).

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Other Tue, 09 Nov 2021 17:26:51 -0500 2021-11-08T00:00:00-05:00 2021-11-08T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Wolverine Support Network Other Wolverine Support Network
MESA Anti-Racism Teach In (November 8, 2021 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88422 88422-21653868@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 8, 2021 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA

Racial justice begins with anti-racism. Anti-racism is the active process of identifying and eliminating racism by changing systems, organizational structures, policies, practices, and attitudes so that power is redistributed and shared equitably (University of Calgary). This peer-led teach-in will engage analytical frameworks for examining systemic cultural, social, economic, and political forces in the community along with individual reflection. Our hope is to raise critical consciousness, understand the opportunity for actions, and how our resources can be distributed.

Click here to register!:
https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0pd-6orTspGtNVS9tfm0PZlvZu-ESdRizb

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 27 Oct 2021 15:47:13 -0400 2021-11-08T19:00:00-05:00 2021-11-08T20:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA Workshop / Seminar Event Description
WSN Leader Application (November 9, 2021 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/89125 89125-21660538@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 9, 2021 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Wolverine Support Network

Wolverine Support Network is currently accepting applications to become a peer support group leader for the Winter 2022 semester! Leading a WSN group is a great way to hone skills in communication, group management, and accountability while creating a space on campus for honest conversations about mental health.

Leaders facilitate a weekly group that is scheduled around their availability, attend weekly leader training meetings from 6:00-7:15 PM ET on Mondays, attend community-building events, and help with marketing efforts on campus. The overall time commitment is ~3 hours/week, and it is super rewarding. All students interested are encouraged to apply regardless of whether or not they have attended a WSN group. Applications are open to both undergraduate students and graduate students who will be enrolled at U-M in the winter.

The application can be found at bit.ly/W22-Leader-Application or on our website at umichwsn.org/leader-application. If you have any questions regarding the application process or the position itself, please contact the Director of Leader Development, Courtney Jones (courtj@umich.edu).

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Other Tue, 09 Nov 2021 17:26:51 -0500 2021-11-09T00:00:00-05:00 2021-11-09T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Wolverine Support Network Other Wolverine Support Network
WSN Leader Application (November 10, 2021 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/89125 89125-21660539@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 10, 2021 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Wolverine Support Network

Wolverine Support Network is currently accepting applications to become a peer support group leader for the Winter 2022 semester! Leading a WSN group is a great way to hone skills in communication, group management, and accountability while creating a space on campus for honest conversations about mental health.

Leaders facilitate a weekly group that is scheduled around their availability, attend weekly leader training meetings from 6:00-7:15 PM ET on Mondays, attend community-building events, and help with marketing efforts on campus. The overall time commitment is ~3 hours/week, and it is super rewarding. All students interested are encouraged to apply regardless of whether or not they have attended a WSN group. Applications are open to both undergraduate students and graduate students who will be enrolled at U-M in the winter.

The application can be found at bit.ly/W22-Leader-Application or on our website at umichwsn.org/leader-application. If you have any questions regarding the application process or the position itself, please contact the Director of Leader Development, Courtney Jones (courtj@umich.edu).

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Other Tue, 09 Nov 2021 17:26:51 -0500 2021-11-10T00:00:00-05:00 2021-11-10T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Wolverine Support Network Other Wolverine Support Network
WSN Leader Application (November 11, 2021 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/89125 89125-21660540@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 11, 2021 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Wolverine Support Network

Wolverine Support Network is currently accepting applications to become a peer support group leader for the Winter 2022 semester! Leading a WSN group is a great way to hone skills in communication, group management, and accountability while creating a space on campus for honest conversations about mental health.

Leaders facilitate a weekly group that is scheduled around their availability, attend weekly leader training meetings from 6:00-7:15 PM ET on Mondays, attend community-building events, and help with marketing efforts on campus. The overall time commitment is ~3 hours/week, and it is super rewarding. All students interested are encouraged to apply regardless of whether or not they have attended a WSN group. Applications are open to both undergraduate students and graduate students who will be enrolled at U-M in the winter.

The application can be found at bit.ly/W22-Leader-Application or on our website at umichwsn.org/leader-application. If you have any questions regarding the application process or the position itself, please contact the Director of Leader Development, Courtney Jones (courtj@umich.edu).

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Other Tue, 09 Nov 2021 17:26:51 -0500 2021-11-11T00:00:00-05:00 2021-11-11T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Wolverine Support Network Other Wolverine Support Network
Teaching English Abroad (November 11, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88414 88414-21653784@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 11, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: International Center

Teaching English abroad can be a cost-effective way to spend a year (or two!) immersing yourself in another culture after graduation. There are many ways to go about teaching English abroad, so we invite you to join us for a session that will cover topics including things to know about teaching English abroad, opportunities to do so (primarily beginning in 2022 and beyond), and how to prepare for the experience while still a student at U-M!

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 19 Oct 2021 11:17:59 -0400 2021-11-11T12:00:00-05:00 2021-11-11T13:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location International Center Livestream / Virtual Teaching English Abroad
Coming to America: Translating Arabic Fiction in the Age of Global Liberation (November 11, 2021 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88348 88348-21653427@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 11, 2021 4:30pm
Location: Modern Languages Building
Organized By: Comparative Literature

Join Comparative Literature as we welcome Nancy Roberts, free-lance Arabic-to-English translator and editor on November 11th, 2021 @ 4:30pm in room 4310 of the Modern Languages Building.

Translators of literary works perform numerous functions simultaneously in relation to both a written work and its author. These functions include the linguistic, the cultural, the socio-political and the personal. Varied though they are, these functions might be summed up in the words “partner” and “mouthpiece.” After a brief detour into how her life trajectory led her to the field of Arabic-English translation, Nancy Roberts will relate her attempts to serve as “partner” and “mouthpiece” in the process of translating works originating in Palestine (Ibrahim Nasrallah’s Time of White Horses [زمن الخيول البيضاء], Lanterns of the King of Galilee [قناديل ملك الجليل] and Gaza Weddings [أعراس آمنة], and Ahlam Bsharat’s Codename: Butterfly [اسمي الحركي فراشة]) and Libya (Najwa Bin Shatwan’s, The Slave Yards [زرايب العبيد], and Ibrahim al-Koni’s The Night Will Have Its Say [كلمة الليل في حق النهار]).

Nancy Roberts is a free-lance Arabic-to-English translator and editor with experience in the areas of modern Arabic literature, politics and education; international development; Arab women’s economic and political empowerment; Islamic jurisprudence and theology; Islamist thought and movements; and interreligious dialogue. Literary translations include works by Ghada Samman, Ahlem Mostaghanemi, Naguib Mahjouz, Ibrahim Nasrallah, Ibrahim al-Koni, Salman al-Farsi, Laila Al Johani, and Haji Jabir, among others. Her translation of Ghada Samman’s Beirut ’75 won the 1994 Arkansas Arabic Translation Award; her rendition of Salwa Bakr's The Man From Bashmour (Cairo: AUC Press, 2007) was awarded a commendation in the 2008 Saif Ghobash-Banipal Prize for Translation, while her English translations of Ibrahim Nasrallah’s Gaza Weddings (Cairo: Hoopoe Press, 2017), Lanterns of the King of Galilee (AUC Press, 2015) and Time of White Horses (Cairo: Hoopoe Reprint, 2016) won her the 2018 Sheikh Hamad Prize for Translation and International Understanding. She is based in Wheaton, Illinois.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 29 Oct 2021 12:45:08 -0400 2021-11-11T16:30:00-05:00 2021-11-11T18:00:00-05:00 Modern Languages Building Comparative Literature Lecture / Discussion Nancy Roberts
WSN Leader Application (November 12, 2021 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/89125 89125-21660541@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 12, 2021 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Wolverine Support Network

Wolverine Support Network is currently accepting applications to become a peer support group leader for the Winter 2022 semester! Leading a WSN group is a great way to hone skills in communication, group management, and accountability while creating a space on campus for honest conversations about mental health.

Leaders facilitate a weekly group that is scheduled around their availability, attend weekly leader training meetings from 6:00-7:15 PM ET on Mondays, attend community-building events, and help with marketing efforts on campus. The overall time commitment is ~3 hours/week, and it is super rewarding. All students interested are encouraged to apply regardless of whether or not they have attended a WSN group. Applications are open to both undergraduate students and graduate students who will be enrolled at U-M in the winter.

The application can be found at bit.ly/W22-Leader-Application or on our website at umichwsn.org/leader-application. If you have any questions regarding the application process or the position itself, please contact the Director of Leader Development, Courtney Jones (courtj@umich.edu).

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Other Tue, 09 Nov 2021 17:26:51 -0500 2021-11-12T00:00:00-05:00 2021-11-12T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Wolverine Support Network Other Wolverine Support Network
Symposium on Translation and the Making of Arab American Community (November 12, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/88791 88791-21657766@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 12, 2021 10:00am
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: Arab and Muslim American Studies (AMAS)

Please save the date for a one-day symposium on Friday, November 12, 2021, exploring how various modes of translation contribute to the making of Arab American communities in the Midwest.

10:00 am – 5:30 pm (hybrid)
Join us in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the Michigan Room of the Michigan League
or virtually through Zoom
For registration visit tinyurl.com/TranslatingArabic

This hybrid one-day symposium at the University of Michigan/Ann Arbor is co-sponsored by the Department of Comparative Literature, the Arab and Muslim American Studies Program (AMAS), the Department of Middle East Studies (MES), and the 2021-22 Mellon Sawyer Seminar Series on Sites of Translation in the Multilingual Midwest. Co-organized by Khaled Mattawa and Graham Liddell, the symposium features three panels that reflect on different forms of translation in Arab American communities in the Midwest. The event culminates a reading by Iraqi-American poet Dunya Mikhail.

The symposium will be held on the University of Michigan central campus in Ann Arbor, with the option to attend by remote access.

This event is free and open to the public. For registration visit tinyurl.com/TranslatingArabic

PANEL 1: Translation for Community Needs

This discussion will focus on the translation and interpretation services that are crucial for maintaining wellness and facilitating civic engagement and personal development among Limited English Proficiency (LEP) communities in Michigan, particularly Arab Americans. Moderated by Ghassan Abou-Zeineddine (professor at UM-Dearborn), the panel includes Karen Phillippi (director of the Office of Global Michigan), Anisa Sahoubah (director of ACCESS’s Youth and Education department), and Bilal Hammoud (chair of the Language Access Task Force for the State of Michigan).

PANEL 2: Arab American Media

This panel will center on the ways that Midwest Arab-American communities past and present have represented themselves in media. Moderated by Graham Liddell (Ph.D. candidate, U Michigan), the panel includes Ali Harb (reporter for Al Jazeera English), Hany Bawardi (professor at UM-Dearborn), William Youmans (professor at the George Washington University), and Lana Barkawi (Executive and Artistic Director of Mizna).

PANEL 3: Living in Translation

Our final panel will feature a conversation between three prominent Arab-American authors and translators about the aesthetics and politics of Arabic–English translation, within and beyond the realm of literature. Moderated by Nancy R. Roberts (translator of Arabic fiction), the panel includes Khaled Mattawa (poet, translator, and professor at U Michigan), Fady Joudah (poet, physician, and translator), and Dunya Mikhail (poet and lecturer at Oakland University).

Reading by Dunya Mikhail
The symposium will culminate in a reading by Iraqi-American poet, Dunya Mikhail.

For registration visit tinyurl.com/TranslatingArabic

This symposium is co-sponsored by the Arab and Muslim American Studies Program at the University of Michigan and the Mellon Sawyer Seminar Series on Sites of Translation in the Multilingual Midwest.

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Conference / Symposium Thu, 11 Nov 2021 22:48:27 -0500 2021-11-12T10:00:00-05:00 2021-11-12T17:30:00-05:00 Michigan League Arab and Muslim American Studies (AMAS) Conference / Symposium Translating Arabic
WSN Leader Application (November 13, 2021 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/89125 89125-21660542@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, November 13, 2021 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Wolverine Support Network

Wolverine Support Network is currently accepting applications to become a peer support group leader for the Winter 2022 semester! Leading a WSN group is a great way to hone skills in communication, group management, and accountability while creating a space on campus for honest conversations about mental health.

Leaders facilitate a weekly group that is scheduled around their availability, attend weekly leader training meetings from 6:00-7:15 PM ET on Mondays, attend community-building events, and help with marketing efforts on campus. The overall time commitment is ~3 hours/week, and it is super rewarding. All students interested are encouraged to apply regardless of whether or not they have attended a WSN group. Applications are open to both undergraduate students and graduate students who will be enrolled at U-M in the winter.

The application can be found at bit.ly/W22-Leader-Application or on our website at umichwsn.org/leader-application. If you have any questions regarding the application process or the position itself, please contact the Director of Leader Development, Courtney Jones (courtj@umich.edu).

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Other Tue, 09 Nov 2021 17:26:51 -0500 2021-11-13T00:00:00-05:00 2021-11-13T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Wolverine Support Network Other Wolverine Support Network
WSN Leader Application (November 14, 2021 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/89125 89125-21660543@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, November 14, 2021 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Wolverine Support Network

Wolverine Support Network is currently accepting applications to become a peer support group leader for the Winter 2022 semester! Leading a WSN group is a great way to hone skills in communication, group management, and accountability while creating a space on campus for honest conversations about mental health.

Leaders facilitate a weekly group that is scheduled around their availability, attend weekly leader training meetings from 6:00-7:15 PM ET on Mondays, attend community-building events, and help with marketing efforts on campus. The overall time commitment is ~3 hours/week, and it is super rewarding. All students interested are encouraged to apply regardless of whether or not they have attended a WSN group. Applications are open to both undergraduate students and graduate students who will be enrolled at U-M in the winter.

The application can be found at bit.ly/W22-Leader-Application or on our website at umichwsn.org/leader-application. If you have any questions regarding the application process or the position itself, please contact the Director of Leader Development, Courtney Jones (courtj@umich.edu).

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Other Tue, 09 Nov 2021 17:26:51 -0500 2021-11-14T00:00:00-05:00 2021-11-14T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Wolverine Support Network Other Wolverine Support Network
2021 Interfaith Conference: Building a Multi-Faith Campus Community (November 16, 2021 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88370 88370-21653517@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 16, 2021 4:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Trotter Multicultural Center

The Interfaith Program at Trotter Multicultural Center brings you the 2021 Interfaith Conference, "Building a Multi-Faith Campus Community." Join us the week of November 15 for many engaging events including a student panel, virtual keynote by Yavilah McCoy and workshops for U-M students focused on building an inclusive campus community that values the diversity of Religious, Spiritual, Secular (RSS) identities. Register here, using this link: https://myumi.ch/nbAbw

*The Interfaith Program at the Trotter Multicultural Center recognizes the critical role religious, spiritual and secular (RSS) worldview has in identity exploration, self-expression and in the practice of scholarship. Through intentional programming, this campus-wide initiative seeks to create and support efforts where students can explore their own RSS identity and make transformative connections with their peers across worldviews. Interfaith efforts are available through a collaborative partnership between the Center for Campus Involvement and the Trotter Multicultural Center

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Conference / Symposium Fri, 22 Oct 2021 15:16:02 -0400 2021-11-16T16:30:00-05:00 2021-11-16T18:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Trotter Multicultural Center Conference / Symposium Event title in yellow on a blue background. Event dates beneath the title with "virtual keynote will be livestreamed and open to the public. Workshops are available to students (registration required)."
Virginia Martin Howard Lecture Series: Jen Shyu (November 16, 2021 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/89034 89034-21660282@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 16, 2021 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for World Performance Studies

The Stearns Collection of Musical Instruments and Center for World Performance Studies present a talk by groundbreaking vocalist, composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist, and dancer Jen Shyu. For this talk, Shyu will discuss her previous ethnographic research and her use of non-western musical instruments in composing and performing, including the Japanese biwa and Taiwanese moon lute.

Jen Shyu ("Shyu" pronounced "Shoe" in English, Chinese name: 徐秋雁, Pinyin: Xúqiūyàn) is a 2019 Guggenheim Fellow, 2019 United States Artists Fellow, 2016 Doris Duke Artist, and was voted 2017 Downbeat Critics Poll Rising Star Female Vocalist. Born in Peoria, Illinois, to Taiwanese and East Timorese immigrant parents, Shyu is widely regarded for her virtuosic singing and riveting stage presence, carving out her own beyond-category space in the art world. She has performed with or sung the music of such musical innovators as Nicole Mitchell, Anthony Braxton, Wadada Leo Smith, Steve Coleman, Vijay Iyer, Bobby Previte, Chris Potter, Michael Formanek and David Binney. Shyu has performed her own music on prestigious world stages such as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Brooklyn Academy of Music, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rubin Museum of Art, Ojai Festival, Ringling International Arts Festival, Asia Society, Roulette, Blue Note, Bimhuis, Salihara Theater, National Gugak Center, National Theater of Korea and at festivals worldwide.

A Stanford University graduate in opera with classical violin and ballet training, Shyu had already won many piano competitions and performed the Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto (3rd mvmt.) with the Peoria Symphony Orchestra by the age of 13. She speaks 10 languages and has studied traditional music and dance in Cuba, Taiwan, Brazil, China, South Korea, East Timor and Indonesia, conducting extensive research which culminated in her 2014 stage production Solo Rites: Seven Breaths, directed by renowned Indonesian filmmaker Garin Nugroho. Shyu has won commissions and support from NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, MAP Fund, US-Japan Creative Artists Fellowship from Japan-US Friendship Commission and National Endowment for the Arts, Chamber Music America’s New Jazz Works, Exploring the Metropolis, New Music USA, Jazz Gallery, and Roulette, as well as fellowships from the Fulbright Scholar Program, Asian Cultural Council, Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Korean Ministry of Sports, Culture, and Tourism.

Shyu has produced seven albums as a leader, including the first female-led and vocalist-led album Pi Recordings has released, Synastry (Pi 2011), with co-bandleader and bassist Mark Dresser. Her critically acclaimed Sounds and Cries of the World (Pi 2015) landed on many best-of-2015 lists, including those of The New York Times, The Nation, and NPR. Her latest album Song of Silver Geese (Pi 2017) is receiving rave reviews and was also included on The New York Times’ Best Albums of 2017.

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 08 Nov 2021 10:44:00 -0500 2021-11-16T18:00:00-05:00 2021-11-16T19:15:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for World Performance Studies Livestream / Virtual Photo credit: Steven Schreiber
2021 Interfaith Conference: Building a Multi-Faith Campus Community (November 16, 2021 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88370 88370-21653518@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 16, 2021 6:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Trotter Multicultural Center

The Interfaith Program at Trotter Multicultural Center brings you the 2021 Interfaith Conference, "Building a Multi-Faith Campus Community." Join us the week of November 15 for many engaging events including a student panel, virtual keynote by Yavilah McCoy and workshops for U-M students focused on building an inclusive campus community that values the diversity of Religious, Spiritual, Secular (RSS) identities. Register here, using this link: https://myumi.ch/nbAbw

*The Interfaith Program at the Trotter Multicultural Center recognizes the critical role religious, spiritual and secular (RSS) worldview has in identity exploration, self-expression and in the practice of scholarship. Through intentional programming, this campus-wide initiative seeks to create and support efforts where students can explore their own RSS identity and make transformative connections with their peers across worldviews. Interfaith efforts are available through a collaborative partnership between the Center for Campus Involvement and the Trotter Multicultural Center

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Conference / Symposium Fri, 22 Oct 2021 15:16:02 -0400 2021-11-16T18:30:00-05:00 2021-11-16T20:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Trotter Multicultural Center Conference / Symposium Event title in yellow on a blue background. Event dates beneath the title with "virtual keynote will be livestreamed and open to the public. Workshops are available to students (registration required)."
2021 Interfaith Conference: Building a Multi-Faith Campus Community (November 17, 2021 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88370 88370-21653519@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 17, 2021 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Trotter Multicultural Center

The Interfaith Program at Trotter Multicultural Center brings you the 2021 Interfaith Conference, "Building a Multi-Faith Campus Community." Join us the week of November 15 for many engaging events including a student panel, virtual keynote by Yavilah McCoy and workshops for U-M students focused on building an inclusive campus community that values the diversity of Religious, Spiritual, Secular (RSS) identities. Register here, using this link: https://myumi.ch/nbAbw

*The Interfaith Program at the Trotter Multicultural Center recognizes the critical role religious, spiritual and secular (RSS) worldview has in identity exploration, self-expression and in the practice of scholarship. Through intentional programming, this campus-wide initiative seeks to create and support efforts where students can explore their own RSS identity and make transformative connections with their peers across worldviews. Interfaith efforts are available through a collaborative partnership between the Center for Campus Involvement and the Trotter Multicultural Center

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Conference / Symposium Fri, 22 Oct 2021 15:16:02 -0400 2021-11-17T17:00:00-05:00 2021-11-17T18:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Trotter Multicultural Center Conference / Symposium Event title in yellow on a blue background. Event dates beneath the title with "virtual keynote will be livestreamed and open to the public. Workshops are available to students (registration required)."
November Togetherness: QTBIPOC Gathering (November 17, 2021 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88487 88487-21654313@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 17, 2021 5:30pm
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: Spectrum Center

Register: https://bit.ly/LGBTQ-UM-Events

This month’s Togetherness event will be held in-person in the MESA / Spectrum shared space (3000 / 3020 Michigan Union). A meal will be provided for all attendees.

The Togetherness: QTBIPOC Gatherings are a collaboration between MESA and the Spectrum Center focusing on centering the experiences of Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous, Students of Color through sharing meals, discussions, and creating connections with people in the QTBIPOC community at UM and in the surrounding areas.

This event’s host will be Leslie Tetteh (pronouns: they/she). Leslie is a proud Ghanaian queer gender non-conforming person with a Master’s in Social Work and Master’s in Higher Education from the University of Michigan. Over the years, Leslie has been developing diversity, equity, and inclusion programming within higher education. Currently, Leslie serves as a Career Services Coordinator (Hub Coach) at the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts’ Opportunity Hub. Leslie is looking forward to talking to you about being a dog parent, their experiences as a first-generation student, mental health, wellness, and everything in between!

Learn more about future Togetherness events or applying to be a future host at: https://bit.ly/QTBIPOCgather

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, there is space to report that in the registration, or you can 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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Social / Informal Gathering Wed, 20 Oct 2021 17:41:07 -0400 2021-11-17T17:30:00-05:00 2021-11-17T19:00:00-05:00 Michigan Union Spectrum Center Social / Informal Gathering Event details including time, location, and the host's bio. In the lower left corner is Leslie, a Black individual wearing a white shirt partially obscured by foliage. They have their hand resting on their jaw and are looking at the camera with a serious expression.
2021 Interfaith Conference: Building a Multi-Faith Campus Community (November 17, 2021 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88370 88370-21653520@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 17, 2021 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Trotter Multicultural Center

The Interfaith Program at Trotter Multicultural Center brings you the 2021 Interfaith Conference, "Building a Multi-Faith Campus Community." Join us the week of November 15 for many engaging events including a student panel, virtual keynote by Yavilah McCoy and workshops for U-M students focused on building an inclusive campus community that values the diversity of Religious, Spiritual, Secular (RSS) identities. Register here, using this link: https://myumi.ch/nbAbw

*The Interfaith Program at the Trotter Multicultural Center recognizes the critical role religious, spiritual and secular (RSS) worldview has in identity exploration, self-expression and in the practice of scholarship. Through intentional programming, this campus-wide initiative seeks to create and support efforts where students can explore their own RSS identity and make transformative connections with their peers across worldviews. Interfaith efforts are available through a collaborative partnership between the Center for Campus Involvement and the Trotter Multicultural Center

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Conference / Symposium Fri, 22 Oct 2021 15:16:02 -0400 2021-11-17T19:00:00-05:00 2021-11-17T20:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Trotter Multicultural Center Conference / Symposium Event title in yellow on a blue background. Event dates beneath the title with "virtual keynote will be livestreamed and open to the public. Workshops are available to students (registration required)."
A/PIA Opportunity Fair (November 17, 2021 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/89262 89262-21661611@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 17, 2021 7:00pm
Location: South Quad
Organized By: Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies

In-person or through Zoom
Join us on Wednesday, November 17, 2021, from 7-8:30pm EST for A/PIA Opportunity Fair!
Learn about A/PIA Studies courses being offered in the Winter 2022 semester and hear from organizations doing advocacy and activist-oriented work in the A/PIA community all while enjoying dinner from Earthen Jar.
Join us in person at the Yuri Kochiyama Lounge in South Quad (600 E. Madison) or tune in via Zoom at tinyurl.com/APIAOppFair.
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Social / Informal Gathering Mon, 15 Nov 2021 11:30:05 -0500 2021-11-17T19:00:00-05:00 2021-11-17T20:30:00-05:00 South Quad Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies Social / Informal Gathering APIA Opportunity Fair 2021
2021 Interfaith Conference: Building a Multi-Faith Campus Community (November 18, 2021 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88370 88370-21653521@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 18, 2021 5:00pm
Location: Trotter Multicultural Center
Organized By: Trotter Multicultural Center

The Interfaith Program at Trotter Multicultural Center brings you the 2021 Interfaith Conference, "Building a Multi-Faith Campus Community." Join us the week of November 15 for many engaging events including a student panel, virtual keynote by Yavilah McCoy and workshops for U-M students focused on building an inclusive campus community that values the diversity of Religious, Spiritual, Secular (RSS) identities. Register here, using this link: https://myumi.ch/nbAbw

*The Interfaith Program at the Trotter Multicultural Center recognizes the critical role religious, spiritual and secular (RSS) worldview has in identity exploration, self-expression and in the practice of scholarship. Through intentional programming, this campus-wide initiative seeks to create and support efforts where students can explore their own RSS identity and make transformative connections with their peers across worldviews. Interfaith efforts are available through a collaborative partnership between the Center for Campus Involvement and the Trotter Multicultural Center

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Conference / Symposium Fri, 22 Oct 2021 15:16:02 -0400 2021-11-18T17:00:00-05:00 2021-11-18T18:30:00-05:00 Trotter Multicultural Center Trotter Multicultural Center Conference / Symposium Event title in yellow on a blue background. Event dates beneath the title with "virtual keynote will be livestreamed and open to the public. Workshops are available to students (registration required)."
Jen Shyu (November 18, 2021 7:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88925 88925-21659070@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 18, 2021 7:30pm
Location: East Quadrangle
Organized By: Center for World Performance Studies

Thursday, November 18 | 7:30pm
Free and open to the public.

*Composition, vocals, piano, sound design, Japanese biwa, Taiwanese moon lute, dance by Jen Shyu*
*Directed by Alexandru Mihail*

Space limited. Seating first come first served. Guests entering the Keene must provide proof of vaccination, complete a health questionnaire and wear a face cover - no exceptions.

Center for World Performance Studies will host groundbreaking vocalist, composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist, and dancer Jen Shyu for an artist residency, including a performance of her new multilingual multimedia show Zero Grasses. In this mythical monodrama, Shyu effortlessly weaves together music, monologue and video projection, tracing the threads of her life to explore the painful terrain of expectation, ambition, longing and love. A performance of the piece will take place at East Quad Keene Theater on Thursday, November 18 at 7:30pm, and is free and open to the public.

Zero Grasses was commissioned by John Zorn’s Stone Commissioning series and premiered in October 2019 at National Sawdust. It is sung in English, Taiwanese, Tetum of East Timor, Korean, Javanese, and Indonesian. The work features Shyu’s original music as well as some traditional music from these countries, with movement and installation art that carry the essence of these specific vocal and dance traditions. Shyu will accompany her voice with Taiwanese moon lute, gayageum, piano, violin, dance, and electronics.

Jen Shyu ("Shyu" pronounced "Shoe" in English, Chinese name: 徐秋雁, Pinyin: Xúqiūyàn) is a groundbreaking, multilingual vocalist, composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist, dancer, 2019 Guggenheim Fellow, 2019 United States Artists Fellow, 2016 Doris Duke Artist, and was voted 2017 Downbeat Critics Poll Rising Star Female Vocalist. Born in Peoria, Illinois, to Taiwanese and East Timorese immigrant parents, Shyu is widely regarded for her virtuosic singing and riveting stage presence, carving out her own beyond-category space in the art world. She has performed with or sung the music of such musical innovators as Nicole Mitchell, Anthony Braxton, Wadada Leo Smith, Steve Coleman, Vijay Iyer, Bobby Previte, Chris Potter, Michael Formanek and David Binney. Shyu has performed her own music on prestigious world stages such as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Brooklyn Academy of Music, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rubin Museum of Art, Ojai Festival, Ringling International Arts Festival, Asia Society, Roulette, Blue Note, Bimhuis, Salihara Theater, National Gugak Center, National Theater of Korea and at festivals worldwide.

A Stanford University graduate in opera with classical violin and ballet training, Shyu had already won many piano competitions and performed the Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto (3rd mvmt.) with the Peoria Symphony Orchestra by the age of 13. She speaks 10 languages and has studied traditional music and dance in Cuba, Taiwan, Brazil, China, South Korea, East Timor and Indonesia, conducting extensive research which culminated in her 2014 stage production Solo Rites: Seven Breaths, directed by renowned Indonesian filmmaker Garin Nugroho. Shyu has won commissions and support from NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, MAP Fund, US-Japan Creative Artists Fellowship from Japan-US Friendship Commission and National Endowment for the Arts, Chamber Music America’s New Jazz Works, Exploring the Metropolis, New Music USA, Jazz Gallery, and Roulette, as well as fellowships from the Fulbright Scholar Program, Asian Cultural Council, Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Korean Ministry of Sports, Culture, and Tourism.

Shyu has produced seven albums as a leader, including the first female-led and vocalist-led album Pi Recordings has released, Synastry (Pi 2011), with co-bandleader and bassist Mark Dresser. Her critically acclaimed Sounds and Cries of the World (Pi 2015) landed on many best-of-2015 lists, including those of The New York Times, The Nation, and NPR. Her latest album Song of Silver Geese (Pi 2017) is receiving rave reviews and was also included on The New York Times’ Best Albums of 2017.

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Performance Wed, 03 Nov 2021 09:50:42 -0400 2021-11-18T19:30:00-05:00 2021-11-18T21:00:00-05:00 East Quadrangle Center for World Performance Studies Performance Photo credit: Wolf Daniel Courtesy of Roulette Intermedium
She’s Gone Missing (The Epidemic You Don’t Hear About): Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (November 18, 2021 7:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88421 88421-21653866@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 18, 2021 7:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA

She’s Gone Missing (The Epidemic You Don’t Hear About): Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

There is an epidemic that no one is talking about outside of Indian Country. When an Indigenous woman goes missing, you don’t hear about it. Why? Within our community we are dealing with an epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. With numbers so high that they are unreported, how do we deal with it all? Why aren’t there concrete statistics? Why do the crimes go unreported? What has the FBI done to help with this epidemic? Let’s talk some history and try to find out why this is an issue, let’s learn about ‘Missing White Woman Syndrome’ and how that plays a role in the media. Learn what you can do in and out of Indian Country to make sure that our sisters, mothers, daughters, wives, girlfriends, women, don’t become a statistic.

Register here!
https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJErfuuurjoiGNHfvmep4UGjTr9_FrJ_Qgq1

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 27 Oct 2021 15:47:29 -0400 2021-11-18T19:30:00-05:00 2021-11-18T20:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA Workshop / Seminar Event Description
NAHM presents: Firekeeper's Daughter, Author Presentation with Angeline Boulley (November 19, 2021 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88521 88521-21654672@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 19, 2021 5:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA

Come join us as we engage with Angeline Boulley, author for the #1 NYT Bestseller novel, Firekeeper's Daughter.

This event will provide a free book and meal pickup available at the Michigan Union for those that register.

Angeline Boulley is an enrolled member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, is a storyteller who writes about her Ojibwe community in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. She is a former Director of the Office of Indian Education at the U.S. Department of Education. Angeline lives in southwest Michigan, but her home will always be on Sugar Island. Firekeeper's Daughter is her debut novel, and was an instant #1 NYT Bestseller.

Register here!:
https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMocOmurz4pGtPqbX0aurjqQNkuiMUNZETZ

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

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Presentation Wed, 10 Nov 2021 11:46:03 -0500 2021-11-19T17:30:00-05:00 2021-11-19T19:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA Presentation Event Description
WSN Self-Care Sunday (November 21, 2021 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/89122 89122-21660529@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, November 21, 2021 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Wolverine Support Network

Wolverine Support Network (WSN) is a club that empowers University of Michigan students to create an inclusive community and support each other’s identity, mental well-being, and day-to-day lives. WSN facilitates 35+ peer-led support groups across campus, for both undergraduate and graduate students, that fit within students’ own availability. WSN also holds community-building events to foster connection among those within the WSN community and beyond.

Join WSN the weekend before Thanksgiving to reflect on who and what you are grateful for as well as to engage in some mindful practices for improving well-being! Establish or grow a community with others who prioritize metal and emotional health on campus.

To sign up for a peer-to-peer support group, visit umichwsn.org/join. Please contact wsndirectors@umich.edu with any questions.

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Well-being Tue, 09 Nov 2021 17:07:15 -0500 2021-11-21T11:00:00-05:00 2021-11-21T12:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Wolverine Support Network Well-being Wolverine Support Network Self-Care Sunday
NAHM presents: Conversations on Landback, Sustainability, and Language (November 29, 2021 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88607 88607-21656106@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 29, 2021 6:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA

Join us for an engaging dialogue and panel with amazing guests and speakers that have been a part of significant efforts to honor the Burt lake band and work on projects surrounding sustainability, language revitalization, and representation of Native Identities. Through this event, we hope to not only hold the university accountable to the acknowledgement of the history and land, but to raise awareness on climate justice, language revitalization, and the landback movement as a whole.

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwqdOyprT8vGtZEP5-s2nyIyhAHRAwuHC3_

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 18 Nov 2021 14:40:38 -0500 2021-11-29T18:30:00-05:00 2021-11-29T20:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA Lecture / Discussion Conversations on Landback, Sustainability, and Language
Native American Heritage Month: Closing Ceremony (November 30, 2021 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88524 88524-21654676@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 30, 2021 6:00pm
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA

Please join us at the closing ceremony for Native American Heritage Month where we will celebrate the amazing indigenous speakers that presented and held dialogues on conversations that are necessary to the community.

There will be a Native food menu for those that are registered!

Please register here:
https://myumi.ch/er574

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Other Wed, 27 Oct 2021 15:48:40 -0400 2021-11-30T18:00:00-05:00 2021-11-30T20:00:00-05:00 Michigan Union Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA Other Event Description
ELI Student to Student Gingerbread House Decorating (December 1, 2021 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/89443 89443-21663108@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 1, 2021 6:30pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: English Language Institute

Celebrate the coming winter season with other ELI students for an evening of decorating gingerbread houses! Gingerbread houses are lovely handmade mini-models of homes made of cookies and candy, in a common American and European winter holiday tradition. Participants of this event will break into small teams and work together to assemble and decorate a gingerbread house, while getting to know some fellow students. Meet new people, show off your creativity, and have some fun! Supplies will be provided to registered participants.

Register today: https://myumi.ch/pZ891

Space is limited. This event will be held in person. Social distancing and wearing masks (while not eating or drinking) will be practiced.

ELI “Student to Student” events are fun, interactive virtual offerings planned and led by U-M students to help U-M international students meet people and make connections. They include activities to relieve stress, increase social connectedness, and help you learn about US and Michigan culture—while practicing English!

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Social / Informal Gathering Mon, 22 Nov 2021 14:29:01 -0500 2021-12-01T18:30:00-05:00 2021-12-01T20:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall English Language Institute Social / Informal Gathering gingerbread house art
WSN Self-Care Sunday (December 5, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/89123 89123-21660531@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, December 5, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Wolverine Support Network

Wolverine Support Network (WSN) is a club that empowers University of Michigan students to create an inclusive community and support each other’s identity, mental well-being, and day-to-day lives. WSN facilitates 35+ peer-led support groups across campus, for both undergraduate and graduate students, that fit within students’ own availability. WSN also holds community-building events to foster connection among those within the WSN community and beyond.

WSN invites you to carve out an hour of your Sunday before the last week of classes to take care of your mental health. Join a community of individuals who want to take care of their well-being for activities intended to relieve stress and find support. This event is open to the entire U-M community, not just those in our Weekly Groups!

To sign up for a peer-to-peer support group, visit umichwsn.org/join. Please contact wsndirectors@umich.edu with any questions.

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Well-being Tue, 09 Nov 2021 17:13:15 -0500 2021-12-05T12:00:00-05:00 2021-12-05T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Wolverine Support Network Well-being Wolverine Support Network Self-Care Sunday
Who Am I? Art Exhibit & Interactive Activity (December 6, 2021 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/89484 89484-21663284@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 6, 2021 3:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Center for Campus Involvement

This semester, we asked UM student artists use art to answer the question “Who Am I?” and we want you to see what your fellow Wolverines created! Come to the Union (outside the Michigan Room) to see the winners of this call for submissions. Art will be displayed during building hours from December 1 - December 17.

On December 6 and December 8, we want to hear from you! Visit the displayed art and take a moment to tell us who YOU are. Giant posterboard and markers will be available for you to express yourself.

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Other Tue, 23 Nov 2021 09:42:49 -0500 2021-12-06T15:00:00-05:00 2021-12-06T20:00:00-05:00 Center for Campus Involvement Other Gallery
Who Am I? Art Exhibit & Interactive Activity (December 8, 2021 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/89484 89484-21663285@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 8, 2021 3:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Center for Campus Involvement

This semester, we asked UM student artists use art to answer the question “Who Am I?” and we want you to see what your fellow Wolverines created! Come to the Union (outside the Michigan Room) to see the winners of this call for submissions. Art will be displayed during building hours from December 1 - December 17.

On December 6 and December 8, we want to hear from you! Visit the displayed art and take a moment to tell us who YOU are. Giant posterboard and markers will be available for you to express yourself.

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Other Tue, 23 Nov 2021 09:42:49 -0500 2021-12-08T15:00:00-05:00 2021-12-08T20:00:00-05:00 Center for Campus Involvement Other Gallery
Brain Juices: An Evening of Trivia and Juiceophilia (December 14, 2021 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/89925 89925-21666483@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 14, 2021 6:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Graduate Rackham International

Join us for an evening of juices—literal and mental—while competing in a game of trivia or two. In addition to good juice, there may be scones. No RSVP required—everyone is welcome!

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Recreational / Games Thu, 09 Dec 2021 10:18:10 -0500 2021-12-14T18:00:00-05:00 2021-12-14T20:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Graduate Rackham International Recreational / Games Free juice!
WSN Group Sign-Ups Open (January 5, 2022 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90309 90309-21670230@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 5, 2022 12:00am
Location:
Organized By: Wolverine Support Network

Wolverine Support Network (WSN) is a club that empowers University of Michigan students to create an inclusive community and support each other’s identity, mental well-being, and day-to-day lives. WSN facilitates 40+ cost-free, confidential peer-led support groups across campus, for both undergraduate and graduate students that fit within students’ own availability. WSN also holds community-building events to foster connection among those within the WSN community and beyond.

Winter 2022 semester sign ups for peer-to-peer support groups are open now through the end of the semester so students can join at any time. Groups start Tuesday, January 25th and meet weekly. To sign up, visit umichwsn.org/join or contact wsndirectors@umich.edu with any questions.

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Well-being Sun, 02 Jan 2022 20:40:27 -0500 2022-01-05T00:00:00-05:00 2022-01-05T23:59:00-05:00 Wolverine Support Network Well-being WSN Winter Groups Open Now
WSN Group Sign-Ups Open (January 6, 2022 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90309 90309-21670231@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 6, 2022 12:00am
Location:
Organized By: Wolverine Support Network

Wolverine Support Network (WSN) is a club that empowers University of Michigan students to create an inclusive community and support each other’s identity, mental well-being, and day-to-day lives. WSN facilitates 40+ cost-free, confidential peer-led support groups across campus, for both undergraduate and graduate students that fit within students’ own availability. WSN also holds community-building events to foster connection among those within the WSN community and beyond.

Winter 2022 semester sign ups for peer-to-peer support groups are open now through the end of the semester so students can join at any time. Groups start Tuesday, January 25th and meet weekly. To sign up, visit umichwsn.org/join or contact wsndirectors@umich.edu with any questions.

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Well-being Sun, 02 Jan 2022 20:40:27 -0500 2022-01-06T00:00:00-05:00 2022-01-06T23:59:00-05:00 Wolverine Support Network Well-being WSN Winter Groups Open Now
WSN Group Sign-Ups Open (January 7, 2022 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90309 90309-21670232@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 7, 2022 12:00am
Location:
Organized By: Wolverine Support Network

Wolverine Support Network (WSN) is a club that empowers University of Michigan students to create an inclusive community and support each other’s identity, mental well-being, and day-to-day lives. WSN facilitates 40+ cost-free, confidential peer-led support groups across campus, for both undergraduate and graduate students that fit within students’ own availability. WSN also holds community-building events to foster connection among those within the WSN community and beyond.

Winter 2022 semester sign ups for peer-to-peer support groups are open now through the end of the semester so students can join at any time. Groups start Tuesday, January 25th and meet weekly. To sign up, visit umichwsn.org/join or contact wsndirectors@umich.edu with any questions.

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Well-being Sun, 02 Jan 2022 20:40:27 -0500 2022-01-07T00:00:00-05:00 2022-01-07T23:59:00-05:00 Wolverine Support Network Well-being WSN Winter Groups Open Now
WSN Group Sign-Ups Open (January 8, 2022 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90309 90309-21670233@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, January 8, 2022 12:00am
Location:
Organized By: Wolverine Support Network

Wolverine Support Network (WSN) is a club that empowers University of Michigan students to create an inclusive community and support each other’s identity, mental well-being, and day-to-day lives. WSN facilitates 40+ cost-free, confidential peer-led support groups across campus, for both undergraduate and graduate students that fit within students’ own availability. WSN also holds community-building events to foster connection among those within the WSN community and beyond.

Winter 2022 semester sign ups for peer-to-peer support groups are open now through the end of the semester so students can join at any time. Groups start Tuesday, January 25th and meet weekly. To sign up, visit umichwsn.org/join or contact wsndirectors@umich.edu with any questions.

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Well-being Sun, 02 Jan 2022 20:40:27 -0500 2022-01-08T00:00:00-05:00 2022-01-08T23:59:00-05:00 Wolverine Support Network Well-being WSN Winter Groups Open Now
WSN Group Sign-Ups Open (January 9, 2022 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90309 90309-21670234@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, January 9, 2022 12:00am
Location:
Organized By: Wolverine Support Network

Wolverine Support Network (WSN) is a club that empowers University of Michigan students to create an inclusive community and support each other’s identity, mental well-being, and day-to-day lives. WSN facilitates 40+ cost-free, confidential peer-led support groups across campus, for both undergraduate and graduate students that fit within students’ own availability. WSN also holds community-building events to foster connection among those within the WSN community and beyond.

Winter 2022 semester sign ups for peer-to-peer support groups are open now through the end of the semester so students can join at any time. Groups start Tuesday, January 25th and meet weekly. To sign up, visit umichwsn.org/join or contact wsndirectors@umich.edu with any questions.

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Well-being Sun, 02 Jan 2022 20:40:27 -0500 2022-01-09T00:00:00-05:00 2022-01-09T23:59:00-05:00 Wolverine Support Network Well-being WSN Winter Groups Open Now
WSN Group Sign-Ups Open (January 10, 2022 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90309 90309-21670235@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 10, 2022 12:00am
Location:
Organized By: Wolverine Support Network

Wolverine Support Network (WSN) is a club that empowers University of Michigan students to create an inclusive community and support each other’s identity, mental well-being, and day-to-day lives. WSN facilitates 40+ cost-free, confidential peer-led support groups across campus, for both undergraduate and graduate students that fit within students’ own availability. WSN also holds community-building events to foster connection among those within the WSN community and beyond.

Winter 2022 semester sign ups for peer-to-peer support groups are open now through the end of the semester so students can join at any time. Groups start Tuesday, January 25th and meet weekly. To sign up, visit umichwsn.org/join or contact wsndirectors@umich.edu with any questions.

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Well-being Sun, 02 Jan 2022 20:40:27 -0500 2022-01-10T00:00:00-05:00 2022-01-10T23:59:00-05:00 Wolverine Support Network Well-being WSN Winter Groups Open Now
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (January 10, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21668872@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 10, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-01-10T12:00:00-05:00 2022-01-10T12:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
WSN Group Sign-Ups Open (January 11, 2022 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90309 90309-21670236@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 11, 2022 12:00am
Location:
Organized By: Wolverine Support Network

Wolverine Support Network (WSN) is a club that empowers University of Michigan students to create an inclusive community and support each other’s identity, mental well-being, and day-to-day lives. WSN facilitates 40+ cost-free, confidential peer-led support groups across campus, for both undergraduate and graduate students that fit within students’ own availability. WSN also holds community-building events to foster connection among those within the WSN community and beyond.

Winter 2022 semester sign ups for peer-to-peer support groups are open now through the end of the semester so students can join at any time. Groups start Tuesday, January 25th and meet weekly. To sign up, visit umichwsn.org/join or contact wsndirectors@umich.edu with any questions.

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Well-being Sun, 02 Jan 2022 20:40:27 -0500 2022-01-11T00:00:00-05:00 2022-01-11T23:59:00-05:00 Wolverine Support Network Well-being WSN Winter Groups Open Now
How to Flourish (January 11, 2022 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90787 90787-21673928@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 11, 2022 11:00am
Location:
Organized By: Trotter Multicultural Center

Join Trotter Multicultural Center, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, and the LEAD Scholars Program to explore the many dimensions of wellness through the lens of personal and social identities. Using a wellness model from University Health Service, our events discuss the importance of holistic well-being in interactive programs facilitated by experts from on and off campus.

During the sessions, we will hear from campus partners as they share tools, resources, and knowledge that may support our well-being.

Dinner will be provided at in-person events!

To explore our different event offerings, please register here:
https://myumi.ch/lxn4X

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 11 Jan 2022 11:22:52 -0500 2022-01-11T11:00:00-05:00 2022-01-11T12:00:00-05:00 Trotter Multicultural Center Workshop / Seminar Butterfly flying above plant
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (January 11, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21668887@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 11, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-01-11T12:00:00-05:00 2022-01-11T12:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
WSN Group Sign-Ups Open (January 12, 2022 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90309 90309-21670237@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 12, 2022 12:00am
Location:
Organized By: Wolverine Support Network

Wolverine Support Network (WSN) is a club that empowers University of Michigan students to create an inclusive community and support each other’s identity, mental well-being, and day-to-day lives. WSN facilitates 40+ cost-free, confidential peer-led support groups across campus, for both undergraduate and graduate students that fit within students’ own availability. WSN also holds community-building events to foster connection among those within the WSN community and beyond.

Winter 2022 semester sign ups for peer-to-peer support groups are open now through the end of the semester so students can join at any time. Groups start Tuesday, January 25th and meet weekly. To sign up, visit umichwsn.org/join or contact wsndirectors@umich.edu with any questions.

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Well-being Sun, 02 Jan 2022 20:40:27 -0500 2022-01-12T00:00:00-05:00 2022-01-12T23:59:00-05:00 Wolverine Support Network Well-being WSN Winter Groups Open Now
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (January 12, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21674674@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 12, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-01-12T12:00:00-05:00 2022-01-12T12:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
WSN Group Sign-Ups Open (January 13, 2022 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90309 90309-21670238@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 13, 2022 12:00am
Location:
Organized By: Wolverine Support Network

Wolverine Support Network (WSN) is a club that empowers University of Michigan students to create an inclusive community and support each other’s identity, mental well-being, and day-to-day lives. WSN facilitates 40+ cost-free, confidential peer-led support groups across campus, for both undergraduate and graduate students that fit within students’ own availability. WSN also holds community-building events to foster connection among those within the WSN community and beyond.

Winter 2022 semester sign ups for peer-to-peer support groups are open now through the end of the semester so students can join at any time. Groups start Tuesday, January 25th and meet weekly. To sign up, visit umichwsn.org/join or contact wsndirectors@umich.edu with any questions.

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Well-being Sun, 02 Jan 2022 20:40:27 -0500 2022-01-13T00:00:00-05:00 2022-01-13T23:59:00-05:00 Wolverine Support Network Well-being WSN Winter Groups Open Now
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (January 13, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21674673@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 13, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-01-13T12:00:00-05:00 2022-01-13T12:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
WSN Group Sign-Ups Open (January 14, 2022 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90309 90309-21670239@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 14, 2022 12:00am
Location:
Organized By: Wolverine Support Network

Wolverine Support Network (WSN) is a club that empowers University of Michigan students to create an inclusive community and support each other’s identity, mental well-being, and day-to-day lives. WSN facilitates 40+ cost-free, confidential peer-led support groups across campus, for both undergraduate and graduate students that fit within students’ own availability. WSN also holds community-building events to foster connection among those within the WSN community and beyond.

Winter 2022 semester sign ups for peer-to-peer support groups are open now through the end of the semester so students can join at any time. Groups start Tuesday, January 25th and meet weekly. To sign up, visit umichwsn.org/join or contact wsndirectors@umich.edu with any questions.

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Well-being Sun, 02 Jan 2022 20:40:27 -0500 2022-01-14T00:00:00-05:00 2022-01-14T23:59:00-05:00 Wolverine Support Network Well-being WSN Winter Groups Open Now
WSN Group Sign-Ups Open (January 15, 2022 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90309 90309-21670240@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, January 15, 2022 12:00am
Location:
Organized By: Wolverine Support Network

Wolverine Support Network (WSN) is a club that empowers University of Michigan students to create an inclusive community and support each other’s identity, mental well-being, and day-to-day lives. WSN facilitates 40+ cost-free, confidential peer-led support groups across campus, for both undergraduate and graduate students that fit within students’ own availability. WSN also holds community-building events to foster connection among those within the WSN community and beyond.

Winter 2022 semester sign ups for peer-to-peer support groups are open now through the end of the semester so students can join at any time. Groups start Tuesday, January 25th and meet weekly. To sign up, visit umichwsn.org/join or contact wsndirectors@umich.edu with any questions.

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Well-being Sun, 02 Jan 2022 20:40:27 -0500 2022-01-15T00:00:00-05:00 2022-01-15T23:59:00-05:00 Wolverine Support Network Well-being WSN Winter Groups Open Now
WSN Group Sign-Ups Open (January 16, 2022 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90309 90309-21670241@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, January 16, 2022 12:00am
Location:
Organized By: Wolverine Support Network

Wolverine Support Network (WSN) is a club that empowers University of Michigan students to create an inclusive community and support each other’s identity, mental well-being, and day-to-day lives. WSN facilitates 40+ cost-free, confidential peer-led support groups across campus, for both undergraduate and graduate students that fit within students’ own availability. WSN also holds community-building events to foster connection among those within the WSN community and beyond.

Winter 2022 semester sign ups for peer-to-peer support groups are open now through the end of the semester so students can join at any time. Groups start Tuesday, January 25th and meet weekly. To sign up, visit umichwsn.org/join or contact wsndirectors@umich.edu with any questions.

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Well-being Sun, 02 Jan 2022 20:40:27 -0500 2022-01-16T00:00:00-05:00 2022-01-16T23:59:00-05:00 Wolverine Support Network Well-being WSN Winter Groups Open Now
WSN Group Sign-Ups Open (January 17, 2022 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90309 90309-21670242@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 17, 2022 12:00am
Location:
Organized By: Wolverine Support Network

Wolverine Support Network (WSN) is a club that empowers University of Michigan students to create an inclusive community and support each other’s identity, mental well-being, and day-to-day lives. WSN facilitates 40+ cost-free, confidential peer-led support groups across campus, for both undergraduate and graduate students that fit within students’ own availability. WSN also holds community-building events to foster connection among those within the WSN community and beyond.

Winter 2022 semester sign ups for peer-to-peer support groups are open now through the end of the semester so students can join at any time. Groups start Tuesday, January 25th and meet weekly. To sign up, visit umichwsn.org/join or contact wsndirectors@umich.edu with any questions.

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Well-being Sun, 02 Jan 2022 20:40:27 -0500 2022-01-17T00:00:00-05:00 2022-01-17T23:59:00-05:00 Wolverine Support Network Well-being WSN Winter Groups Open Now
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (January 17, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21668873@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 17, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-01-17T12:00:00-05:00 2022-01-17T12:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
Honoring the Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.: MLK and The Lighthouse Effect (January 17, 2022 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/89346 89346-21662065@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 17, 2022 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: University Library

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is not just an annual recognition of the life and legacy of a civil rights leader. It's an opportunity to look inward and ask ourselves what we can do to bring about a more equal world, and what tangible actions we can take to ensure that all voices are heard — and valued — says author and business leader Steve Pemberton. It’s what Dr. King dreamed of and what Pemberton tries to achieve every day. In this inspirational presentation, informed by Pemberton’s turbulent journey of growing up in the foster care system, Pemberton asks us to reconsider Dr. King’s legacy in the context of the enduring structure of the lighthouse and how each day offers us an opportunity to find a lighthouse for ourselves and to become one for another. At a time when the very notion of diversity needs to be re-defended and re-defined, you’ll be renewed and inspired to make your own contributions to helping us find our collective humanity. Followed by Q&A.

Steve Pemberton is an author, philanthropist, and motivational speaker, and is currently chief people officer for Workhuman. His memoir, A Chance in the World, recounts his life journey and amplifies his motivational messages: believe in your dreams, rise above obstacles, create opportunities for others, and most of all, persevere.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 17 Nov 2021 17:13:46 -0500 2022-01-17T14:00:00-05:00 2022-01-17T15:05:00-05:00 Off Campus Location University Library Lecture / Discussion Steve Pemberton
Conversation Hours (January 17, 2022 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93154 93154-21701018@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 17, 2022 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Spanish Club at the University of Michigan

5-6 PM on Mondays (virtually) and Wednesdays (in-person)

- In-person conversation hours take place in the basement of the Michigan League

- Virtual conversation hours happen on Zoom (https://umich.zoom.us/j/94449439146)

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Social / Informal Gathering Tue, 08 Mar 2022 17:53:27 -0500 2022-01-17T17:00:00-05:00 2022-01-17T18:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Spanish Club at the University of Michigan Social / Informal Gathering first in-person convo hours in 2021
WSN Group Sign-Ups Open (January 18, 2022 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90309 90309-21670243@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 18, 2022 12:00am
Location:
Organized By: Wolverine Support Network

Wolverine Support Network (WSN) is a club that empowers University of Michigan students to create an inclusive community and support each other’s identity, mental well-being, and day-to-day lives. WSN facilitates 40+ cost-free, confidential peer-led support groups across campus, for both undergraduate and graduate students that fit within students’ own availability. WSN also holds community-building events to foster connection among those within the WSN community and beyond.

Winter 2022 semester sign ups for peer-to-peer support groups are open now through the end of the semester so students can join at any time. Groups start Tuesday, January 25th and meet weekly. To sign up, visit umichwsn.org/join or contact wsndirectors@umich.edu with any questions.

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Well-being Sun, 02 Jan 2022 20:40:27 -0500 2022-01-18T00:00:00-05:00 2022-01-18T23:59:00-05:00 Wolverine Support Network Well-being WSN Winter Groups Open Now
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (January 18, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21668888@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 18, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-01-18T12:00:00-05:00 2022-01-18T12:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
LHS Collaboratory (January 18, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/89940 89940-21666535@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 18, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Learning Health Sciences

This presentation will explore how Big Data Science and Informatics research can overcome deficiencies within the electronic health record and optimize real world data collection. We will discuss examples of how standardized nomenclature integrated into clinical workflow can enable statistical AI methods to advance clinical decision support and improve outcome models. Our successes in radiation oncology come from single multi-institutional, multi-national and multi-professional society collaboration.

Presenters:
Charles Mayo, PhD
Professor
Director of Radiation Oncology Informatics and Analytics
Department of Radiation Oncology
University of Michigan Medical School

Michelle Mierzwa, MD
Associate Professor
Associate Chair of Clinical Research
Co-Chair of Head and Neck Clinical Trials
Department of Radiation Oncology
University of Michigan Medical School

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 11 Jan 2022 15:56:37 -0500 2022-01-18T12:00:00-05:00 2022-01-18T13:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Learning Health Sciences Lecture / Discussion Collaboratory logo
WSN Group Sign-Ups Open (January 19, 2022 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90309 90309-21670244@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 19, 2022 12:00am
Location:
Organized By: Wolverine Support Network

Wolverine Support Network (WSN) is a club that empowers University of Michigan students to create an inclusive community and support each other’s identity, mental well-being, and day-to-day lives. WSN facilitates 40+ cost-free, confidential peer-led support groups across campus, for both undergraduate and graduate students that fit within students’ own availability. WSN also holds community-building events to foster connection among those within the WSN community and beyond.

Winter 2022 semester sign ups for peer-to-peer support groups are open now through the end of the semester so students can join at any time. Groups start Tuesday, January 25th and meet weekly. To sign up, visit umichwsn.org/join or contact wsndirectors@umich.edu with any questions.

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Well-being Sun, 02 Jan 2022 20:40:27 -0500 2022-01-19T00:00:00-05:00 2022-01-19T23:59:00-05:00 Wolverine Support Network Well-being WSN Winter Groups Open Now
Conversation Hours (January 19, 2022 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93156 93156-21701030@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 19, 2022 5:00pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: Spanish Club at the University of Michigan

5-6 PM on Mondays (virtually) and Wednesdays (in-person)

- In-person conversation hours take place in the basement of the Michigan League

- Virtual conversation hours happen on Zoom (https://umich.zoom.us/j/94449439146)

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Social / Informal Gathering Tue, 08 Mar 2022 17:59:04 -0500 2022-01-19T17:00:00-05:00 2022-01-19T18:00:00-05:00 Michigan League Spanish Club at the University of Michigan Social / Informal Gathering first in-person convo hours in 2021
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (January 19, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21674647@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 19, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-01-19T18:00:00-05:00 2022-01-19T18:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
How to Flourish (January 19, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/90787 90787-21673916@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 19, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Trotter Multicultural Center
Organized By: Trotter Multicultural Center

Join Trotter Multicultural Center, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, and the LEAD Scholars Program to explore the many dimensions of wellness through the lens of personal and social identities. Using a wellness model from University Health Service, our events discuss the importance of holistic well-being in interactive programs facilitated by experts from on and off campus.

During the sessions, we will hear from campus partners as they share tools, resources, and knowledge that may support our well-being.

Dinner will be provided at in-person events!

To explore our different event offerings, please register here:
https://myumi.ch/lxn4X

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 11 Jan 2022 11:22:52 -0500 2022-01-19T18:00:00-05:00 2022-01-19T19:30:00-05:00 Trotter Multicultural Center Trotter Multicultural Center Workshop / Seminar Butterfly flying above plant
How to Flourish - Spiritual Wellness (January 19, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/90789 90789-21673920@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 19, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Trotter Multicultural Center
Organized By: Trotter Multicultural Center

Join us for an intentional meal at the intersection of identity and spirituality. Fareeha Kahn, from the Interfaith Program at Trotter, will facilitate a discussion that digs beneath the surface. We'll go over terms like religious, spiritual, and secular (RSS) worldviews to guide our conversation together. Dinner will be provided!

Learn more about the Flourish Series and register for this event here: https://myumi.ch/lxn4X

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 11 Jan 2022 10:59:07 -0500 2022-01-19T18:00:00-05:00 2022-01-19T19:30:00-05:00 Trotter Multicultural Center Trotter Multicultural Center Lecture / Discussion Sunrise over a tree
WSN Group Sign-Ups Open (January 20, 2022 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90309 90309-21670245@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 20, 2022 12:00am
Location:
Organized By: Wolverine Support Network

Wolverine Support Network (WSN) is a club that empowers University of Michigan students to create an inclusive community and support each other’s identity, mental well-being, and day-to-day lives. WSN facilitates 40+ cost-free, confidential peer-led support groups across campus, for both undergraduate and graduate students that fit within students’ own availability. WSN also holds community-building events to foster connection among those within the WSN community and beyond.

Winter 2022 semester sign ups for peer-to-peer support groups are open now through the end of the semester so students can join at any time. Groups start Tuesday, January 25th and meet weekly. To sign up, visit umichwsn.org/join or contact wsndirectors@umich.edu with any questions.

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Well-being Sun, 02 Jan 2022 20:40:27 -0500 2022-01-20T00:00:00-05:00 2022-01-20T23:59:00-05:00 Wolverine Support Network Well-being WSN Winter Groups Open Now
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (January 20, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21674660@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 20, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-01-20T18:00:00-05:00 2022-01-20T18:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
WSN Group Sign-Ups Open (January 21, 2022 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90309 90309-21670246@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 21, 2022 12:00am
Location:
Organized By: Wolverine Support Network

Wolverine Support Network (WSN) is a club that empowers University of Michigan students to create an inclusive community and support each other’s identity, mental well-being, and day-to-day lives. WSN facilitates 40+ cost-free, confidential peer-led support groups across campus, for both undergraduate and graduate students that fit within students’ own availability. WSN also holds community-building events to foster connection among those within the WSN community and beyond.

Winter 2022 semester sign ups for peer-to-peer support groups are open now through the end of the semester so students can join at any time. Groups start Tuesday, January 25th and meet weekly. To sign up, visit umichwsn.org/join or contact wsndirectors@umich.edu with any questions.

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Well-being Sun, 02 Jan 2022 20:40:27 -0500 2022-01-21T00:00:00-05:00 2022-01-21T23:59:00-05:00 Wolverine Support Network Well-being WSN Winter Groups Open Now
WSN Group Sign-Ups Open (January 22, 2022 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90309 90309-21670247@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, January 22, 2022 12:00am
Location:
Organized By: Wolverine Support Network

Wolverine Support Network (WSN) is a club that empowers University of Michigan students to create an inclusive community and support each other’s identity, mental well-being, and day-to-day lives. WSN facilitates 40+ cost-free, confidential peer-led support groups across campus, for both undergraduate and graduate students that fit within students’ own availability. WSN also holds community-building events to foster connection among those within the WSN community and beyond.

Winter 2022 semester sign ups for peer-to-peer support groups are open now through the end of the semester so students can join at any time. Groups start Tuesday, January 25th and meet weekly. To sign up, visit umichwsn.org/join or contact wsndirectors@umich.edu with any questions.

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Well-being Sun, 02 Jan 2022 20:40:27 -0500 2022-01-22T00:00:00-05:00 2022-01-22T23:59:00-05:00 Wolverine Support Network Well-being WSN Winter Groups Open Now
WSN Group Sign-Ups Open (January 23, 2022 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90309 90309-21670248@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, January 23, 2022 12:00am
Location:
Organized By: Wolverine Support Network

Wolverine Support Network (WSN) is a club that empowers University of Michigan students to create an inclusive community and support each other’s identity, mental well-being, and day-to-day lives. WSN facilitates 40+ cost-free, confidential peer-led support groups across campus, for both undergraduate and graduate students that fit within students’ own availability. WSN also holds community-building events to foster connection among those within the WSN community and beyond.

Winter 2022 semester sign ups for peer-to-peer support groups are open now through the end of the semester so students can join at any time. Groups start Tuesday, January 25th and meet weekly. To sign up, visit umichwsn.org/join or contact wsndirectors@umich.edu with any questions.

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Well-being Sun, 02 Jan 2022 20:40:27 -0500 2022-01-23T00:00:00-05:00 2022-01-23T23:59:00-05:00 Wolverine Support Network Well-being WSN Winter Groups Open Now
WSN Group Sign-Ups Open (January 24, 2022 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90309 90309-21670249@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 24, 2022 12:00am
Location:
Organized By: Wolverine Support Network

Wolverine Support Network (WSN) is a club that empowers University of Michigan students to create an inclusive community and support each other’s identity, mental well-being, and day-to-day lives. WSN facilitates 40+ cost-free, confidential peer-led support groups across campus, for both undergraduate and graduate students that fit within students’ own availability. WSN also holds community-building events to foster connection among those within the WSN community and beyond.

Winter 2022 semester sign ups for peer-to-peer support groups are open now through the end of the semester so students can join at any time. Groups start Tuesday, January 25th and meet weekly. To sign up, visit umichwsn.org/join or contact wsndirectors@umich.edu with any questions.

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Well-being Sun, 02 Jan 2022 20:40:27 -0500 2022-01-24T00:00:00-05:00 2022-01-24T23:59:00-05:00 Wolverine Support Network Well-being WSN Winter Groups Open Now
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (January 24, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21668874@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 24, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-01-24T12:00:00-05:00 2022-01-24T12:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
Conversation Hours (January 24, 2022 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93154 93154-21701019@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 24, 2022 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Spanish Club at the University of Michigan

5-6 PM on Mondays (virtually) and Wednesdays (in-person)

- In-person conversation hours take place in the basement of the Michigan League

- Virtual conversation hours happen on Zoom (https://umich.zoom.us/j/94449439146)

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Social / Informal Gathering Tue, 08 Mar 2022 17:53:27 -0500 2022-01-24T17:00:00-05:00 2022-01-24T18:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Spanish Club at the University of Michigan Social / Informal Gathering first in-person convo hours in 2021
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (January 25, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21668889@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 25, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-01-25T12:00:00-05:00 2022-01-25T12:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
Conversation Hours (January 26, 2022 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93156 93156-21701031@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 26, 2022 5:00pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: Spanish Club at the University of Michigan

5-6 PM on Mondays (virtually) and Wednesdays (in-person)

- In-person conversation hours take place in the basement of the Michigan League

- Virtual conversation hours happen on Zoom (https://umich.zoom.us/j/94449439146)

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Social / Informal Gathering Tue, 08 Mar 2022 17:59:04 -0500 2022-01-26T17:00:00-05:00 2022-01-26T18:00:00-05:00 Michigan League Spanish Club at the University of Michigan Social / Informal Gathering first in-person convo hours in 2021
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (January 26, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21674648@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 26, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-01-26T18:00:00-05:00 2022-01-26T18:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
How to Flourish (January 26, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/90787 90787-21673917@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 26, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Trotter Multicultural Center

Join Trotter Multicultural Center, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, and the LEAD Scholars Program to explore the many dimensions of wellness through the lens of personal and social identities. Using a wellness model from University Health Service, our events discuss the importance of holistic well-being in interactive programs facilitated by experts from on and off campus.

During the sessions, we will hear from campus partners as they share tools, resources, and knowledge that may support our well-being.

Dinner will be provided at in-person events!

To explore our different event offerings, please register here:
https://myumi.ch/lxn4X

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 11 Jan 2022 11:22:52 -0500 2022-01-26T18:00:00-05:00 2022-01-26T19:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Trotter Multicultural Center Workshop / Seminar Butterfly flying above plant
How to Flourish - Financial Wellness (January 26, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/90790 90790-21673923@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 26, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Trotter Multicultural Center

Join us for a virtual discussion of money values and what it means to make healthy financial decisions. Tiffani Westbrook and Mark Munzenberger, from the University of Michigan Credit Union, will guide us through a workshop to explore these themes and provide resources for financial wellness.

Learn more about the Flourish Series and register for this event here: https://myumi.ch/lxn4X

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 11 Jan 2022 10:55:26 -0500 2022-01-26T18:00:00-05:00 2022-01-26T19:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Trotter Multicultural Center Workshop / Seminar Cup of coins with plant sprouting out
Venezuelan Crises and Agency in Stories and Music (January 27, 2022 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/89451 89451-21663176@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 27, 2022 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: School of Music, Theatre & Dance

performances and panel discussion featuring Ana María Otamendi, Horacio Contreras, and Reinaldo Moya, Maria Castillo, Sandra Jackson, Simón Gollo, Jean Carlo Ureña, Valeria de Luna-Kent , Marielba Núñez, and Régulo Stabilito, with Pamela Ruiter-Feenstra, moderator. 

PROGRAM
La Boca del Dragón (The Mouth of the Dragon) - Marielba Núñez & Pamela Ruiter-Feenstra
Resistencia y Resiliencia - Alfredo Rugeles

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Performance Tue, 11 Jan 2022 18:15:26 -0500 2022-01-27T09:00:00-05:00 2022-01-27T10:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location School of Music, Theatre & Dance Performance
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (January 27, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21674661@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 27, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-01-27T18:00:00-05:00 2022-01-27T18:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
Musical Repatriation (January 28, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/90471 90471-21671100@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 28, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for World Performance Studies

Free & Open to the public
Register to attend on Zoom: https://myumi.ch/pZZV5

This virtual panel, hosted by the U-M Center for World Performance Studies, seeks to explore issues surrounding musical repatriation, primarily of recordings from archive, to the communities from which they were initially recorded or collected. Drawing on their diverse experiences as ethnographers, curators and archivists, panelists will discuss ethical considerations of “return,” and strategies for providing reconnection and Indigenous control and access to cultural materials. The conversation will highlight questions of ownership of and access to musical heritage, and issues involving memory, identity, history, power, agency, research, scholarship, preservation, performance, distribution, legitimacy, commodification, curation, decoloniality, and sustainability.

Dr. Robin R.R. Gray (Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2015) is Ts’msyen and Mikisew Cree, and an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Toronto Mississauga. Prior to joining our faculty, Dr. Gray held a 2-year University of California President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship in the History Department at the University of California Santa Cruz. Her research centers primarily on the politics of Indigeneity in settler colonial contexts such as Canada, USA, New Zealand and Australia. As a socio-cultural anthropologist and Indigenous studies scholar, Dr. Gray employs critical ethnographic, community-based, Indigenous and intersectional methodologies in the study and presentation of knowledge, power, culture and society.

Dr. Frank Gunderson is Professor of Musicology at Florida State University. He received the B.A. degree from Evergreen State College (WA), and the M.A. in World Music and Ph.D. in Ethnomusicology from Wesleyan University (CT). Gunderson’s research and teaching interests include musical intersections with Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) and sonic repatriation, African history, Islam, musical labor, veterans’ issues, biographical approaches, refugee communities, and documentary film. Gunderson is currently General Editor (2018-2022) of the SEM academic journal *Ethnomusicology* and is co-founder and co-Editor-in-Chief (together with Benjamin Harbert) of the new SEM Journal of *Audiovisual Ethnomusicology*. He co-edited with Robert Lancefield and Bret Woods *The Oxford Handbook of Musical Repatriation* (OUP 2018).

Dr. Noel Lobley is Assistant Professor in the Department of Music at the University of Virginia. He is a sound curator, ethnomusicologist, and artist. At the core of his creative practice, he is committed to developing new and ethical ways to exhibit sound. His installations have been presented across South Africa, Europe, and the U.S. in spaces ranging from art galleries and festivals to rainforests, in schools and on the streets. In addition to his careers as a curator and academic, he also has worked as a DJ, in radio, and in the music industry for twenty years. Noel’s first monograph *Sound Fragments: from field recording to African Electronic Stories* is forthcoming (Wesleyan, Spring 2022).

Dr. Kelly Askew is Chair of Anthropology and the Niara Sudarkasa Collegiate Professor of Anthropology and Afroamerican & African Studies at the University of Michigan. She has worked for over three decades in Tanzania and Kenya. Her current research and documentary film projects span: poetic and performing arts, postsocialist politics, pastoralism and indigenous communities, energy access and property rights. She is the author of *Performing the Nation: Swahili Music and Cultural Politics in Tanzania* (Chicago, 2002) and co-editor of *African Postsocialisms* (with M. Pitcher, Edinburgh, 2006) and The Anthropology of Media (with R. Wilk, Blackwell, 2002), among numerous publications. She co-leads the “Music Time in Africa” project, working to digitize the Leo Sarkisian collection, and make it publicly accessible.

*If you require accommodation to participate in this event, please contact the Center for World Performance Studies, at 734-936-2777 or cwps.information@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the University to arrange.*

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 17 Jan 2022 09:27:06 -0500 2022-01-28T12:00:00-05:00 2022-01-28T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for World Performance Studies Lecture / Discussion Flyer
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (January 31, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21668875@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 31, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-01-31T12:00:00-05:00 2022-01-31T12:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
Conversation Hours (January 31, 2022 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93154 93154-21701020@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 31, 2022 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Spanish Club at the University of Michigan

5-6 PM on Mondays (virtually) and Wednesdays (in-person)

- In-person conversation hours take place in the basement of the Michigan League

- Virtual conversation hours happen on Zoom (https://umich.zoom.us/j/94449439146)

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Social / Informal Gathering Tue, 08 Mar 2022 17:53:27 -0500 2022-01-31T17:00:00-05:00 2022-01-31T18:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Spanish Club at the University of Michigan Social / Informal Gathering first in-person convo hours in 2021
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (February 1, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21668890@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 1, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-02-01T12:00:00-05:00 2022-02-01T12:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
Conversation Hours (February 2, 2022 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93156 93156-21701032@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 2, 2022 5:00pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: Spanish Club at the University of Michigan

5-6 PM on Mondays (virtually) and Wednesdays (in-person)

- In-person conversation hours take place in the basement of the Michigan League

- Virtual conversation hours happen on Zoom (https://umich.zoom.us/j/94449439146)

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Social / Informal Gathering Tue, 08 Mar 2022 17:59:04 -0500 2022-02-02T17:00:00-05:00 2022-02-02T18:00:00-05:00 Michigan League Spanish Club at the University of Michigan Social / Informal Gathering first in-person convo hours in 2021
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (February 2, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21674649@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 2, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-02-02T18:00:00-05:00 2022-02-02T18:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
WDI, U-M Poverty Solutions Hosts Inclusive Fintech Pioneer Collins (February 3, 2022 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/91854 91854-21684138@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 3, 2022 10:00am
Location:
Organized By: William Davidson Institute

Traditional surveys and questionnaires can be imprecise methods for understanding the needs and motivations of low-income and vulnerable populations. In a Feb. 17 virtual discussion, acclaimed author and entrepreneur Daryl Collins will explore how technology can help researchers, nonprofits and businesses engage and serve these communities around the world.

During the talk, Collins will share examples of how her company, Decodis, is using technology to collect and analyze qualitative data in a more scalable and lower-cost manner. Collins will share examples of collecting data using WhatsApp audio responses to understand changes in gender norms and assessing Google Play reviews of digital lending apps in India. In both examples, Collins will share how she and her team used Natural Language Processing (NLP) – a common market tool - to detect key topics and phrases to unpack the meaning of the responses. She’ll also share how she and her team analyzed speech signals (such as pitch, duration of responses and voice modulation) in the audio files to determine whether the respondent was engaged in their responses, when the respondent was unsure, and when the respondent gave them a “canned response” — i.e., telling the researchers what he/she thought the researchers wanted to hear.

The William Davidson Institute and the University of Michigan’s Poverty Solutions are co-sponsoring the talk, which begins at 5 p.m. is free and open to the public.

As a pioneer working at the intersection of finance and human vulnerability, Collins has built a broad portfolio of work with financial service providers, foundations, bilateral donors and governments. Collins’ work is grounded in a deep understanding of the financial lives of individuals. She is the author of the ground-breaking “Portfolios of the Poor” and creator of the Financial Diaries, a research tool used in over 10 countries, including South Africa, Kenya, Mozambique and Tanzania. 

People living at or near poverty levels are less likely to speak their minds when responding to surveys and other efforts to collect data. This hesitancy is understandable, but it also creates a real challenge for researchers, enterprises and policymakers to better understand their needs, said Heather Esper, Director of WDI’s Performance Measurement & Improvement group.

“Daryl Collins is truly a pioneer in collecting and analyzing data to better understand the lives of low-income and vulnerable individuals at scale,” Esper said. “The qualitative methods she uses shed more light on what individuals are saying by accounting for how they say it.”

Collins recently established Decodis with a team of linguists and Natural Language Processing data scientists. Decodis seeks to advance scale and robustness in qualitative research techniques by providing tech-led consumer research methods that are insightful, scalable and low cost. The Decodis team is currently working on a range of projects across a breadth of countries, languages and sectors to explore new ways of both collecting and analyzing open-end response data. 

Collins holds bachelor’s and master's degrees in economics from the London School of Economics and a Ph.D. from New York University. She spent the last decade as Managing Director and CEO of BFA, a niche financial inclusion consulting practice with offices in Boston, New York, Nairobi, Accra, New Delhi and Medellin.

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 03 Feb 2022 10:10:36 -0500 2022-02-03T10:00:00-05:00 2022-02-03T11:00:00-05:00 William Davidson Institute Livestream / Virtual Daryl Collins speaker details
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (February 3, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21674662@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 3, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-02-03T18:00:00-05:00 2022-02-03T18:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
Expedition of Manhood (February 4, 2022 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/91098 91098-21676730@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 4, 2022 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center (SAPAC)

Are you interested in gaining skill sets in personal wellness, healthy relationships, and cultivating values-driven communities? Come check out Michigan Men! We are thrilled to announce we are offering our Expedition of Manhood dialogue series starting the week of February 13th, all led by our trained Peer Facilitators! The Michigan Men: Expedition of Manhood program is completed over seven weeks. Participants meet once per week for 90 minutes to discuss various subjects to develop skill sets around wellness, healthy relationships, community organizing, and social justice. If interested, please sign-up before February 4th. For more information or how to sign-up, go to our website at https://sapac.umich.edu/MichiganMen! If you have any questions, please email us at michiganmen@umich.edu.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 17 Jan 2022 12:19:24 -0500 2022-02-04T00:00:00-05:00 2022-02-04T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center (SAPAC) Workshop / Seminar Michigan Men Logo: Yellow M within a yellow compass on navy background
Sacred Time Project 2022: Justice Through an Islamic Lens (February 4, 2022 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/91702 91702-21681623@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 4, 2022 4:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Muslim Students' Association

We invite you to join us on February 4th and 5th for our annual Sacred Time Project conference insha'Allah. This year's topic is Justice Through an Islamic Lens. Our speakers are Ustadha Rukayat Yakub, Imam Mohamed Magid, and Sister Muna Jondy.

Food will be provided on both days of the conference. The event will be extremely beneficial and we hope to have members of the community attend as we discuss various topics. Attendees will engage in constructive and thought-provoking discussions on racism, colorism, and misogyny and how we can better work towards addressing these social justice issues both as individuals and a community. Feel free to invite your family and friends as well--all are welcome and we look forward to seeing you!

If you have any questions please feel free to contact either of our STP co-chairs, Hadeel (abulenin@umich.edu), or Zeina (zeinae@umich.edu).

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Conference / Symposium Fri, 28 Jan 2022 23:01:01 -0500 2022-02-04T16:00:00-05:00 2022-02-04T22:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Muslim Students' Association Conference / Symposium Title of Conference (Justice Through an Islamic Lens), with Speaker headshots and names (Ustadha Rukayat Yakub, Imam Mohamed Magid, and Sister Muna Jondy)
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (February 7, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21668876@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 7, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-02-07T12:00:00-05:00 2022-02-07T12:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
Conversation Hours (February 7, 2022 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93154 93154-21701021@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 7, 2022 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Spanish Club at the University of Michigan

5-6 PM on Mondays (virtually) and Wednesdays (in-person)

- In-person conversation hours take place in the basement of the Michigan League

- Virtual conversation hours happen on Zoom (https://umich.zoom.us/j/94449439146)

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Social / Informal Gathering Tue, 08 Mar 2022 17:53:27 -0500 2022-02-07T17:00:00-05:00 2022-02-07T18:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Spanish Club at the University of Michigan Social / Informal Gathering first in-person convo hours in 2021
MLK Event — The Wayland Rudd Collection: Exploring Racial Imaginaries in Soviet Visual Culture (February 7, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/90496 90496-21671197@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 7, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Slavic Languages & Literatures

Scholar, artist, and writer Yevgeniy Fiks presents an archive of Soviet media images of Africans and African Americans — from propaganda posters to postage stamps — mainly related to African liberation movements and civil rights struggles. The project is named after Wayland Rudd (1900-1952), a Black American actor who moved to the Soviet Union in 1932. Fiks brings together post-colonial and post-Soviet perspectives, mapping the complicated and often contradictory intersection of race and Communism in the Soviet context, exposing the interweaving of internationalism, solidarity, humanism, and Communist ideals with practices of othering and exoticization. The Wayland Rudd Collection focuses on the Soviet Union’s critique of systemic racism in the US.
Yevgeniy Fiks was born in Moscow in 1972 and has lived and worked in New York since 1994. As a “post-Soviet artist,” his works build on research into Cold War narratives to explore the dialectic between Communism and “the West.”

Please Register in Advance at: https://tinyurl.com/49bn7zcu

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Presentation Sun, 16 Jan 2022 15:46:09 -0500 2022-02-07T18:00:00-05:00 2022-02-07T20:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Slavic Languages & Literatures Presentation The Wayland Rudd Collection
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (February 8, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21668891@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 8, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-02-08T12:00:00-05:00 2022-02-08T12:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
Anti-Racism Teach-in (February 8, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/91120 91120-21676746@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 8, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA

Racial justice begins with anti-racism. Anti-racism is the active process of identifying and eliminating racism by changing systems, organizational structures, policies, practices, and attitudes so that power is redistributed and shared equitably (University of Calgary). This peer-led teach-in will engage analytical frameworks for examining systemic cultural, social, economic, and political forces in the community along with individual reflection. Our hope is to raise critical consciousness, understand the opportunity for actions, and how our resources can be distributed. This Teach-In will be facilitated by Dillon Alexandro Cathro.

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 20 Jan 2022 07:49:31 -0500 2022-02-08T18:00:00-05:00 2022-02-08T19:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA Livestream / Virtual
Conversation Hours (February 9, 2022 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93156 93156-21701033@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 9, 2022 5:00pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: Spanish Club at the University of Michigan

5-6 PM on Mondays (virtually) and Wednesdays (in-person)

- In-person conversation hours take place in the basement of the Michigan League

- Virtual conversation hours happen on Zoom (https://umich.zoom.us/j/94449439146)

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Social / Informal Gathering Tue, 08 Mar 2022 17:59:04 -0500 2022-02-09T17:00:00-05:00 2022-02-09T18:00:00-05:00 Michigan League Spanish Club at the University of Michigan Social / Informal Gathering first in-person convo hours in 2021
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (February 9, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21674650@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 9, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-02-09T18:00:00-05:00 2022-02-09T18:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
How to Flourish (February 9, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/90787 90787-21673918@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 9, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Trotter Multicultural Center
Organized By: Trotter Multicultural Center

Join Trotter Multicultural Center, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, and the LEAD Scholars Program to explore the many dimensions of wellness through the lens of personal and social identities. Using a wellness model from University Health Service, our events discuss the importance of holistic well-being in interactive programs facilitated by experts from on and off campus.

During the sessions, we will hear from campus partners as they share tools, resources, and knowledge that may support our well-being.

Dinner will be provided at in-person events!

To explore our different event offerings, please register here:
https://myumi.ch/lxn4X

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 11 Jan 2022 11:22:52 -0500 2022-02-09T18:00:00-05:00 2022-02-09T19:30:00-05:00 Trotter Multicultural Center Trotter Multicultural Center Workshop / Seminar Butterfly flying above plant
How to Flourish - Occupational Wellness (February 9, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/90792 90792-21673924@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 9, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Trotter Multicultural Center
Organized By: Trotter Multicultural Center

Join us for dinner and an interactive dialogue of what occupational wellness is. Joelle Fundaro Randall, from the University Career Center, will show us how to assess an organization’s culture through a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) lens related to your identity. During this session you’ll have the opportunity to discuss the challenges of navigating this process and practice actionable strategies. A meal will be provided!

Learn more about the Flourish Series and register for this event here: https://myumi.ch/lxn4X

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 11 Jan 2022 11:08:50 -0500 2022-02-09T18:00:00-05:00 2022-02-09T19:30:00-05:00 Trotter Multicultural Center Trotter Multicultural Center Workshop / Seminar Computer with resume
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (February 10, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21674663@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 10, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-02-10T18:00:00-05:00 2022-02-10T18:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
International Coffee Hour (February 11, 2022 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/91492 91492-21680071@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 11, 2022 2:00pm
Location: North Quad
Organized By: International Center

International Coffee Hour is a great place for international and U.S. students, scholars, faculty, staff and partners to socialize with each other and meet new people from around the world!

The February coffee hour, co-sponsored by the English Language Institute, will have a Valentine’s Day theme. Come meet others while learning about the English Language Institute and (optional) participating in Valentine’s Day themed activities.

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Social / Informal Gathering Tue, 25 Jan 2022 14:15:25 -0500 2022-02-11T14:00:00-05:00 2022-02-11T15:30:00-05:00 North Quad International Center Social / Informal Gathering Coffee Hour
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (February 14, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21668877@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 14, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-02-14T12:00:00-05:00 2022-02-14T12:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
Conversation Hours (February 14, 2022 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93154 93154-21701022@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 14, 2022 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Spanish Club at the University of Michigan

5-6 PM on Mondays (virtually) and Wednesdays (in-person)

- In-person conversation hours take place in the basement of the Michigan League

- Virtual conversation hours happen on Zoom (https://umich.zoom.us/j/94449439146)

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Social / Informal Gathering Tue, 08 Mar 2022 17:53:27 -0500 2022-02-14T17:00:00-05:00 2022-02-14T18:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Spanish Club at the University of Michigan Social / Informal Gathering first in-person convo hours in 2021
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (February 15, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21668892@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 15, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-02-15T12:00:00-05:00 2022-02-15T12:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
Conversation Hours (February 16, 2022 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93156 93156-21701034@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 16, 2022 5:00pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: Spanish Club at the University of Michigan

5-6 PM on Mondays (virtually) and Wednesdays (in-person)

- In-person conversation hours take place in the basement of the Michigan League

- Virtual conversation hours happen on Zoom (https://umich.zoom.us/j/94449439146)

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Social / Informal Gathering Tue, 08 Mar 2022 17:59:04 -0500 2022-02-16T17:00:00-05:00 2022-02-16T18:00:00-05:00 Michigan League Spanish Club at the University of Michigan Social / Informal Gathering first in-person convo hours in 2021
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (February 16, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21674651@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 16, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-02-16T18:00:00-05:00 2022-02-16T18:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
How to Flourish (February 16, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/90787 90787-21673919@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 16, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Trotter Multicultural Center
Organized By: Trotter Multicultural Center

Join Trotter Multicultural Center, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, and the LEAD Scholars Program to explore the many dimensions of wellness through the lens of personal and social identities. Using a wellness model from University Health Service, our events discuss the importance of holistic well-being in interactive programs facilitated by experts from on and off campus.

During the sessions, we will hear from campus partners as they share tools, resources, and knowledge that may support our well-being.

Dinner will be provided at in-person events!

To explore our different event offerings, please register here:
https://myumi.ch/lxn4X

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 11 Jan 2022 11:22:52 -0500 2022-02-16T18:00:00-05:00 2022-02-16T19:30:00-05:00 Trotter Multicultural Center Trotter Multicultural Center Workshop / Seminar Butterfly flying above plant
How to Flourish - Physical Wellness (February 16, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/90794 90794-21673927@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 16, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Trotter Multicultural Center
Organized By: Trotter Multicultural Center

Join us for a guided Zumba lesson suitable to all skill levels. We'll explore the rhythms of cumbia, merengue, salsa, reggaeton, hip-hop, pop, mambo, rumba, flamenco, calypso, and salsaton. No dance experience required and dinner will be provided to take with you!

Learn more about the Flourish Series and register for this event here:
https://myumi.ch/lxn4X

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Exercise / Fitness Tue, 11 Jan 2022 11:13:37 -0500 2022-02-16T18:00:00-05:00 2022-02-16T19:30:00-05:00 Trotter Multicultural Center Trotter Multicultural Center Exercise / Fitness Zumba session
WDI, U-M Poverty Solutions Hosts Inclusive Fintech Pioneer Collins (February 17, 2022 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/91854 91854-21683556@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 17, 2022 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: William Davidson Institute

Traditional surveys and questionnaires can be imprecise methods for understanding the needs and motivations of low-income and vulnerable populations. In a Feb. 17 virtual discussion, acclaimed author and entrepreneur Daryl Collins will explore how technology can help researchers, nonprofits and businesses engage and serve these communities around the world.

During the talk, Collins will share examples of how her company, Decodis, is using technology to collect and analyze qualitative data in a more scalable and lower-cost manner. Collins will share examples of collecting data using WhatsApp audio responses to understand changes in gender norms and assessing Google Play reviews of digital lending apps in India. In both examples, Collins will share how she and her team used Natural Language Processing (NLP) – a common market tool - to detect key topics and phrases to unpack the meaning of the responses. She’ll also share how she and her team analyzed speech signals (such as pitch, duration of responses and voice modulation) in the audio files to determine whether the respondent was engaged in their responses, when the respondent was unsure, and when the respondent gave them a “canned response” — i.e., telling the researchers what he/she thought the researchers wanted to hear.

The William Davidson Institute and the University of Michigan’s Poverty Solutions are co-sponsoring the talk, which begins at 5 p.m. is free and open to the public.

As a pioneer working at the intersection of finance and human vulnerability, Collins has built a broad portfolio of work with financial service providers, foundations, bilateral donors and governments. Collins’ work is grounded in a deep understanding of the financial lives of individuals. She is the author of the ground-breaking “Portfolios of the Poor” and creator of the Financial Diaries, a research tool used in over 10 countries, including South Africa, Kenya, Mozambique and Tanzania. 

People living at or near poverty levels are less likely to speak their minds when responding to surveys and other efforts to collect data. This hesitancy is understandable, but it also creates a real challenge for researchers, enterprises and policymakers to better understand their needs, said Heather Esper, Director of WDI’s Performance Measurement & Improvement group.

“Daryl Collins is truly a pioneer in collecting and analyzing data to better understand the lives of low-income and vulnerable individuals at scale,” Esper said. “The qualitative methods she uses shed more light on what individuals are saying by accounting for how they say it.”

Collins recently established Decodis with a team of linguists and Natural Language Processing data scientists. Decodis seeks to advance scale and robustness in qualitative research techniques by providing tech-led consumer research methods that are insightful, scalable and low cost. The Decodis team is currently working on a range of projects across a breadth of countries, languages and sectors to explore new ways of both collecting and analyzing open-end response data. 

Collins holds bachelor’s and master's degrees in economics from the London School of Economics and a Ph.D. from New York University. She spent the last decade as Managing Director and CEO of BFA, a niche financial inclusion consulting practice with offices in Boston, New York, Nairobi, Accra, New Delhi and Medellin.

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 03 Feb 2022 10:10:36 -0500 2022-02-17T17:00:00-05:00 2022-02-17T18:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location William Davidson Institute Livestream / Virtual Daryl Collins speaker details
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (February 17, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21674664@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 17, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-02-17T18:00:00-05:00 2022-02-17T18:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (February 21, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21668878@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 21, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-02-21T12:00:00-05:00 2022-02-21T12:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
Conversation Hours (February 21, 2022 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93154 93154-21701023@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 21, 2022 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Spanish Club at the University of Michigan

5-6 PM on Mondays (virtually) and Wednesdays (in-person)

- In-person conversation hours take place in the basement of the Michigan League

- Virtual conversation hours happen on Zoom (https://umich.zoom.us/j/94449439146)

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Social / Informal Gathering Tue, 08 Mar 2022 17:53:27 -0500 2022-02-21T17:00:00-05:00 2022-02-21T18:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Spanish Club at the University of Michigan Social / Informal Gathering first in-person convo hours in 2021
February Togetherness: QTBIPOC Gathering (February 21, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/92400 92400-21690850@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 21, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Spectrum Center

Register: https://bit.ly/LGBTQ-UM-Events

This month’s Togetherness event will be held virtually. A meal will be provided for all attendees via a Panera voucher given at the start of the event and useable the following weekend.

The Togetherness: QTBIPOC Gatherings are a collaboration between MESA and the Spectrum Center focusing on centering the experiences of Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous, and Students of Color through sharing meals, discussions, and creating connections with people in the QTBIPOC community at UM and in the surrounding areas.

This event’s host will be Raivynn Smith. Raivynn Smith is an Adult Services Librarian at the Durham County Library in Durham, NC. Born in Ohio, they have moved around quite a bit in pursuit of education and the perfect scoop of ice cream. They previously worked at the Spectrum Center, and would love to talk about doing anti-oppressive work and maintaining boundaries in libraries and higher education with whoever is interested! When not roaming the stacks, they enjoy reading (of course!), listening to almost every genre of music, going for hikes, baking, and hanging out with their partner and dog.

Learn more about future Togetherness events or applying to be a future host at: https://bit.ly/QTBIPOCgather

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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Social / Informal Gathering Tue, 15 Feb 2022 13:49:36 -0500 2022-02-21T18:00:00-05:00 2022-02-21T19:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Spectrum Center Social / Informal Gathering Event and host information as provided in event page text. In the lower left-hand corner is a picture of Raivynn, who is wearing a blue shirt with yellow pineapples on it and smiling at the camera.