Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. Trotter Chats (October 16, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78299 78299-20004846@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 16, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Trotter Multicultural Center

Have questions about the resources and programs available at Trotter? Need campus eatery recommendations? Get all your questions answered and more by joining TMC staff for virtual coffee chats ☕️ from 12:00-1:00 PM! Visit https://myumi.ch/wlAzd for more information!

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Social / Informal Gathering Sat, 31 Oct 2020 10:44:40 -0400 2020-10-16T12:00:00-04:00 2020-10-16T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Trotter Multicultural Center Social / Informal Gathering image of flyer
Trotter Chats (October 20, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78299 78299-20004847@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 20, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Trotter Multicultural Center

Have questions about the resources and programs available at Trotter? Need campus eatery recommendations? Get all your questions answered and more by joining TMC staff for virtual coffee chats ☕️ from 12:00-1:00 PM! Visit https://myumi.ch/wlAzd for more information!

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Social / Informal Gathering Sat, 31 Oct 2020 10:44:40 -0400 2020-10-20T12:00:00-04:00 2020-10-20T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Trotter Multicultural Center Social / Informal Gathering image of flyer
2020 Building Power Against White Supremacy Conference (October 24, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78661 78661-20099529@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, October 24, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Black Radical Healing Pathways

The 2020 Building Power Against White Supremacy Conference: Beyond Voting is this Saturday, October 24, 2020, from 12 PM to 4:30 PM ET!

Register today at https://buildingpower20.wixsite.com/bpaws2020.

With the U.S. general election days away, we’ll have rich conversations all afternoon about how we might reimagine our current democracy. While the theme speaks to a crucial election year where our votes are an explicit argument against white supremacy and anti-blackness, we also know that voting is not the only tool we wield to transform the injustices we are immersed in.

Come! Join in community to learn about what other tools we have. Build relationships, care for ourselves and one another, and dig into how we abolish the systems that bind us to the settler colonial project of white supremacy.

We invite you to visit our website to browse the conference schedule, explore this year’s Beyond Voting theme, and register for the conference at https://buildingpower20.wixsite.com/bpaws2020.

Sponsors:
The Carceral State Project
Faculty Allies for Diversity Committee, SSW​
LGBTQ+ Advocates & Speakers Grant, Spectrum Center
Prison Creative Arts Project (PCAP)
Rackham Student Government (RSG)
School of Social Work (SSW)

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Conference / Symposium Fri, 23 Oct 2020 21:46:29 -0400 2020-10-24T12:00:00-04:00 2020-10-24T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Black Radical Healing Pathways Conference / Symposium Multicolored text on a yellow background with a black, red, and green raised fist on the far left. Text reads from top to bottom, centered down the page: (in black) Building Power Against White Supremacy 2020, (in kelly green) Beyond Voting!, (in red) Saturday, October 24 at 12 PM - 4:30 PM EDT, (in green) Register + More Info: (in black) https://tinyurl.com/BPAWS20, Keynote Speaker Danielle Atkinson, Founder & Executive Director, Mothering Justice. Danielle’s headshot shows a smiling brown-skinned black woman with locs that reach just past her shoulders. She is wearing a gold necklace with a lattice-chain pattern, with a black shirt underneath white floral sweater featuring large-scale blooming flowers of blood red, cloud white, and blush pink peppering her sweater.
OS Info Night (October 27, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77960 77960-19943587@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 27, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Organizational Studies Program (OS)

Want to learn more about Organizational Studies?

Join us to hear more about this interdisciplinary major based in social sciences where students customize their own education. Enjoy a small community of dedicated and ambitious students with access to top-notch faculty and an engaged alumni network.

You'll have the opportunity to hear from the Program Director, Major Advisor, Prospective Student Advisors, and a diverse panel of OS students!

You must register to attend!

Feel free to visit our website in the meantime for more information on the curriculum, application, or to sign-up for a prospective student advising meeting!

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Presentation Fri, 02 Oct 2020 12:08:53 -0400 2020-10-27T18:00:00-04:00 2020-10-27T19:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Organizational Studies Program (OS) Presentation OS Info Night
Distinct Analyses, One Sustainable Direction: Students and Faculty Share Insights from U-M’s Carbon Neutrality Push (October 29, 2020 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78539 78539-20060198@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 29, 2020 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: President's Commission on Carbon Neutrality

This event is free and open to the public. Register for the event here: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CC1y8Qp2SduEZBjeEsGoYg

Tasked with identifying opportunities for U-M to achieve net-zero carbon emissions, the President’s Commission on Carbon Neutrality brings together students, staff, and faculty from across the university to develop and recommend bold, transferrable, and sustainable solutions. Join student researchers from the commission’s various analysis teams, as well as co-chair, Jennifer Haverkamp, for a panel discussion on what it means for U-M to pursue carbon neutrality. Students will share their distinct expertise on buildings, commuting, campus culture, food, and mobility electrification, and answer questions from the U-M community. Attendees will learn how they can contribute ideas and get involved.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 23 Oct 2020 10:40:14 -0400 2020-10-29T15:00:00-04:00 2020-10-29T16:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location President's Commission on Carbon Neutrality Lecture / Discussion PCCN Logo
Identity (and) Politics (October 29, 2020 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78762 78762-20121153@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 29, 2020 5:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: The Program on Intergroup Relations (IGR)

The 2020 Election is fast approaching, and this election season has seen a lot of division and tension. As a program, IGR focuses on intergroup dialogic experiences across social identity groups. In preparation for the election, we wanted to provide an opportunity to look at the intersection of identity as it relates to politics. Using the UMMA and Ginsberg Center Dialogue Deck, we will examine 12 art pieces from UMMA that provide commentary on the intersection of identity, democracy, and politics. We will have a free-form dialogue on what we see in these images and what we can learn about the impact of identity on politics and what it means for this election.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 22 Oct 2020 09:38:12 -0400 2020-10-29T17:30:00-04:00 2020-10-29T18:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location The Program on Intergroup Relations (IGR) Lecture / Discussion The United States Capitol Rotunda
Trotter Chats (October 30, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78299 78299-20004848@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 30, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Trotter Multicultural Center

Have questions about the resources and programs available at Trotter? Need campus eatery recommendations? Get all your questions answered and more by joining TMC staff for virtual coffee chats ☕️ from 12:00-1:00 PM! Visit https://myumi.ch/wlAzd for more information!

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Social / Informal Gathering Sat, 31 Oct 2020 10:44:40 -0400 2020-10-30T12:00:00-04:00 2020-10-30T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Trotter Multicultural Center Social / Informal Gathering image of flyer
Trotter Chats (November 13, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78299 78299-20004849@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 13, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Trotter Multicultural Center

Have questions about the resources and programs available at Trotter? Need campus eatery recommendations? Get all your questions answered and more by joining TMC staff for virtual coffee chats ☕️ from 12:00-1:00 PM! Visit https://myumi.ch/wlAzd for more information!

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Social / Informal Gathering Sat, 31 Oct 2020 10:44:40 -0400 2020-11-13T12:00:00-05:00 2020-11-13T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Trotter Multicultural Center Social / Informal Gathering image of flyer
Trotter Chats (November 17, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78299 78299-20004850@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 17, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Trotter Multicultural Center

Have questions about the resources and programs available at Trotter? Need campus eatery recommendations? Get all your questions answered and more by joining TMC staff for virtual coffee chats ☕️ from 12:00-1:00 PM! Visit https://myumi.ch/wlAzd for more information!

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Social / Informal Gathering Sat, 31 Oct 2020 10:44:40 -0400 2020-11-17T12:00:00-05:00 2020-11-17T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Trotter Multicultural Center Social / Informal Gathering image of flyer
PCCN Draft Recommendations Informational Session (January 21, 2021 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/80763 80763-20785436@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 21, 2021 11:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: President's Commission on Carbon Neutrality

The U-M President's Commission on Carbon Neutrality (PCCN) invites the university community to join the PCCN co-chairs at a virtual information session on its draft recommendations. This session, intended for those who haven't been closely following carbon neutrality efforts at U-M, will provide attendees with a high-level overview of the topic, the PCCN, its process, and its draft recommendations. Registrants are invited to submit questions in advance through the registration link, or during the webinar. The Commission encourages all U-M community members to review the PCCN's draft recommendations and share their feedback through a public comment portal through January 26, 2021. Register for the event here: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_O3oBjsozQ3uCBc1Q_ksxyA

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 14 Jan 2021 12:32:28 -0500 2021-01-21T11:30:00-05:00 2021-01-21T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location President's Commission on Carbon Neutrality Livestream / Virtual PCCN Logo
How to Flourish - Occupational Wellness (February 9, 2021 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80952 80952-20824883@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 9, 2021 5:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Trotter Multicultural Center

Want to know how to choose a career that fulfills you?

During this session we will hear from Joelle Fundaro Randall, U-M Career Center(UCC) Assistant Director, as she guides us through UCC services you need to know AND tools to help you prep for the upcoming Career Fair.

To register, visit: https://myumi.ch/mnrwP

About 'How to Flourish':
Join Trotter Multicultural Center and the LEAD Scholars Program during the month of February to explore different dimensions of well-being. During the sessions, we will hear from campus partners as they share tools, resources, and knowledge that may support our well-being. We will also explore how to support wellbeing during the pandemic.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 27 Jan 2021 16:35:51 -0500 2021-02-09T17:30:00-05:00 2021-02-09T18:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Trotter Multicultural Center Workshop / Seminar How to Flourish - Occupational Wellness
How to Flourish - Spiritual Wellness (February 17, 2021 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80953 80953-20826880@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 17, 2021 5:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Trotter Multicultural Center

Am I living the life I want be living?

During this session we will hear from Joshua Thurman, Trotter Multicultural Center Program Manager, and Brennan McBeth, Trotter Multicultural Center Graduate Student, as they guide us through an exploratory conversation on religious and spiritual identity.

To register, visit: https://myumi.ch/mnrwP

About 'How to Flourish':
Join Trotter Multicultural Center and the LEAD Scholars Program during the month of February to explore different dimensions of well-being. During the sessions, we will hear from campus partners as they share tools, resources, and knowledge that may support our well-being. We will also explore how to support wellbeing during the pandemic.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 27 Jan 2021 16:40:04 -0500 2021-02-17T17:30:00-05:00 2021-02-17T18:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Trotter Multicultural Center Workshop / Seminar How to Flourish - Spiritual Wellness
2020 Reflections: Stories of Democracy (February 25, 2021 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82189 82189-21052522@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 25, 2021 3:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Trotter Multicultural Center

In honor of Black History Month, the MLK symposium theme: Where Do We Go From Here, and the University of Michigan's Democracy and Debate theme, the William Monroe Trotter Multicultural Center brings you, 2020 Reflections: Stories of Democracy.

Join activists and community leaders: Riana Anderson, Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan School of Public Health; Lauren Bealore, Democracy Director for State Innovation Exchange; Caleb Boswell, Student Advisor at Washtenaw Community College; and Brandon Stuart, Founder and Chief Creative Artist of ideaLogic, LLC this Thursday, February 25, 2021 for a discussion on democracy, elections, and political activism.

Our panelists come to the space from different fields and experiences and will reflect on what the year 2020 has revealed about the stories of democracy. Our discussion will explore what it has meant for them personally, professionally, and for their community and as individuals living at the intersection of several identities. We hope that you join us for a discussion grounded in community, inspiration, and introspection.

Join us Thursday, February 25, 2021, 3:30-5:00pm by registering for the event: myumi.ch/ZQevm

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 23 Feb 2021 09:20:53 -0500 2021-02-25T15:30:00-05:00 2021-02-25T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Trotter Multicultural Center Livestream / Virtual Image of flyer
Reflection on Leadership: Wellbeing and Personal Leadership Development (March 11, 2021 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82868 82868-21203455@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 11, 2021 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Trotter Multicultural Center

Trotter Multicultural Center is excited to announce a continuation of our Inclusive Student Leadership Program -- Reflection on Leadership: Wellbeing and Personal Leadership Development. This two-part series invites students to explore leadership development and well-being in your roles as student leaders. Come join us next Thursday (3/11, 6-7pm) for an exploration of leadership identities and a discussion on identifying strategies for both personal and organizational well-being. Can’t wait to see you there! Register here: http://myumi.ch/AxKwW

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Well-being Mon, 08 Mar 2021 16:53:00 -0500 2021-03-11T18:00:00-05:00 2021-03-11T19:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Trotter Multicultural Center Well-being Image of event flyer
OS Info Night (March 16, 2021 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82632 82632-21147758@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 16, 2021 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Organizational Studies Program (OS)

Want to learn more about Organizational Studies?


Join us to hear more about this interdisciplinary major based in social sciences where students customize their own education. OS Info Night is an informational session for those students (typically first-years) that are interested in learning more about OS as a possible major.


OS Director Mark Mizruchi will give a brief overview of the program, and OS staff provide information on the curriculum, opportunities, admissions process, and possible career paths available to OS majors.


Do you think you would enjoy a small community of dedicated and ambitious students with access to top-notch faculty and an engaged alumni network? Then the OS major may be for you!


Please register to attend! The virtual link will be provided after registration.

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Presentation Tue, 31 May 2022 14:14:59 -0400 2021-03-16T18:00:00-04:00 2021-03-16T19:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Organizational Studies Program (OS) Presentation OS Info Night
Poverty Doesn't Pause: Housing Insecurity During a Pandemic (March 25, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82046 82046-21012682@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 25, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: School of Social Work

Homelessness and housing insecurity have become an epidemic in our country, especially in communities of color. During a pandemic, these individuals end up being our most vulnerable. Join us for this virtual discussion featuring panelists working on the front lines of Detroit’s housing insecurity crisis, who will discuss how the pandemic has exacerbated housing issues. Featured panelists include LaTonia Walker, mobility coach of Creating Opportunities to Succeed (COTS); Amber Elliott, project manager and community improvement advisor for Built for Zero Nationals; Courtney Smith, executive director of Detroit Phoenix Center; and Candace Montgomery, systems transformation advisor of Detroit’s Built for Zero, Community Solutions.
RSVP for Zoom Link
https://ssw.umich.edu/assets/rsvp-request/index.php?page=register&id=W208

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 12 Feb 2021 11:35:10 -0500 2021-03-25T12:00:00-04:00 2021-03-25T13:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location School of Social Work Lecture / Discussion Poverty Doesn't Pause: Housing Insecurity During a Pandemic
COVID-19: Reflections and vision for the future (March 31, 2021 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82941 82941-21227210@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 31, 2021 5:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Trotter Multicultural Center

This March marks the one year after the pandemic.

Join the Trotter Distinguished Leadership Series as we host social demographer, professor of Public Policy & Health Management and Policy, and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Dr. Paula Lantz for COVID-19: Reflections and vision for the future. Award-winning science journalist and author, Nicholas St. Fleur, will be moderating and guiding us through a discussion that reflects on the impacts of the pandemic on local community health and policy, and explores what comes next.

Trotter Multicultural Center looks forward to seeing you on March 31st from 5:30-7 PM. Register at: myumi.ch/9obEl

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 23 Mar 2021 14:38:11 -0400 2021-03-31T17:30:00-04:00 2021-03-31T19:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Trotter Multicultural Center Lecture / Discussion Image of event flyer
Lecture & Panel: Deanna Van Buren, Designing Justice + Designing Spaces (DJDS) (April 6, 2021 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/82205 82205-21052540@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 6, 2021 11:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning

Deanna Van Buren is the Executive Director, Design Director, and Co-Founder of Designing Justice + Designing Spaces (DJDS), an architecture and real estate development non-profit building infrastructure to end mass incarceration. As one of only 500 licensed Black female architects in the U.S, Deanna is committed to racial equity in the built environment and is a national thought leader in advocating for alternative spaces for justice, including restorative justice centers and mobile resource villages. Van Buren’s most recent notable projects with her team include Restore Oakland, a campus for restorative justice and restorative economics in Oakland, California, and the reimagining of the Atlanta City Detention Center into a Center for Equity. Van Buren received her BS in architecture from the University of Virginia and her Masters of Architecture from Columbia University, and she is the only architect to have been awarded the Rauschenberg Artist as Activist fellowship.

Following her lecture, Deanna will join for a short panel discussion around racist structures embedded in the nonprofit sector and how they are impacted by community infrastructure:

Matthew Countryman, U-M Department of Afroamerican & African Studies
Yodit Mesfin Johnson, NEW Center
Jessica Letaw, Building Matters Ann Arbor
Moderated by Anya Sirota, U-M Taubman College

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 17 Feb 2021 16:00:23 -0500 2021-04-06T11:30:00-04:00 2021-04-06T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning Lecture / Discussion DJDS Event
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
PROTEST: Justice for Daunté Wright (April 23, 2021 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83789 83789-21524504@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 23, 2021 6:00pm
Location: Diag - Central Campus
Organized By: Association of Black Social Work Students

The University of Michigan has ignored police brutality and systemic racism for too long! Join the protest to hold them accountable. We will be creating shirts on-site, please bring a shirt to participate. We will be meeting in the Diag then the march will continue throughout campus.

Purpose

The unjust and unnecessary death of Daunté Wright is one of the most recent examples of how systemic racism has claimed the life of yet another Black person. We, the School of Social Work Community, are responding to this national, pervasive problem by saying “enough is enough,” and we need to make system-level change in our own sphere of influence. The University of Michigan must urgently move towards system-level changes by promoting more anti-racist practices and policies in our community. The University of Michigan, with its abundance of resources, should also be taking concrete actions to support the family and loved ones of Daunté Wright and the countless others who have lost someone to police brutality.

Justice for Daunté Wright looks like supporting his family as they deal with this traumatic loss; it looks like respecting his life enough to call his death a murder, not an accident. Justice for Daunté Wright looks like holding the police officer who murdered him fully accountable, and, more broadly, it looks like working to dismantle the systemic problems that lead to police brutality. While it is easy to point to implicit bias or a lack of training, the root cause of police terrorism and other systems that disproportionately harm Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) populations is hatred in the form of racism. Unfortunately, higher education is a system steeped in racism as well. Many BIPOC students are harmed while pursuing their education, and many White students move through their educational experience without learning how they are perpetuating oppression. These problems impact students, faculty, and staff.

As students in the School of Social Work, we have identified many ways that our school harms our BIPOC community members, and we know similar problems exist throughout the University. Similarly, we have identified many missed opportunities to prepare students to exit the University with the skills and knowledge to be anti-racist and disrupt cycles of harm. These are the ways systemic racism continues, and this is part of the reason we fail to make meaningful progress on complex issues like police brutality.

We demand that the University of Michigan uses its power as a leading university to take immediate action to support Daunté Wright’s family. We demand that the School of Social Work take direct action to dismantle systemic racism in our community. We demand the University broadly considers how the issues that exist in the microcosm of the School of Social Work exist University-wide. We demand that the University of Michigan and School of Social Work adopt intentional practices to counteract the harm imposed on the BIPOC Community. Enough is enough!

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Rally / Mass Meeting Sun, 18 Apr 2021 23:43:49 -0400 2021-04-23T18:00:00-04:00 Diag - Central Campus Association of Black Social Work Students Rally / Mass Meeting Justice for Daunté Wright protest flyer