President Schlissel speaking at the Festifaith 2014: A celebration of faith on campus, September 23rd. Stop by anytime between 11 and 3 if you are around Central Campus.
Here is the schedule of speakers/presenters, but please stop by anytime between 11 and 3.
Vice President for Student Life Royster Harper and President Mark Schlissel sat down with approximately 30 students for the November Fireside Chat, President Schlissel's third of the year and his term.
The Fireside Chats are monthly conversations President Schlissel and Vice President Harper host for students to ask questions and share aspects about their Michigan Experience.
The annual The annual Face Off Blood Challenge against MSU is running from now until February 20th. Please consider donating; we need your help! is running from now until February 20th. Please consider donating; we need your help!
The MFarmers’ Market is being presented by Central Student Government Health Issues Commission in partnership with University Unions. Find dates and more on the University Unions Website.
The SSD Office is proud to be able to offer during the winter term 2013 a series of workshops aimed at improving students academic performance. These workshops will be carried out by nationally renowned educational psychologist, Dr. Geraldine Markel.
The next presentation will be this coming Tuesday, January 29th at noon, in the Palmer Commons Great Lakes Room North.
Vice President for Student Life Royster Harper and President Mark Schlissel sat down with 35 students for the September Fireside Chat, President Schlissel's first.
The Fireside Chats are monthly conversations President Schlissel and Vice President Harper host for students to ask questions and share aspects about their Michigan Experience.
UMix Late Night returns! This Friday, September 7th, comes UMix Casino Night! Stop by the Michigan Union from 10pm until 2am to win prizes, check out the buffet and catch the feature movie of the week.
With the news of the final report from the Freeh Commission and sentencing of Jerry Sandusky, former Penn State assistant coach, director Todd D. Sevig reaches out to the U of M community.
University residence halls and apartments competed last semester in a month-long challenge to reduce their energy usage by at least 10 percent. When the results were tallied, the students had achieved 107,222 kilowatt hours in energy savings.
The Kill-A-Watt competition is a student-organized event, in collaboration with University Housing and funded by the Planet Blue Ambassadors Program. Read the full story in the University Record Update.
Join us for our Winter 2013 U-M Community Conversations on Race as part of the theme semester on RACE!
The community conversations will be taking place at the Trotter Multicultural Center from 5:30pm - 8:00pm on:
Session 4: Wed. April 10th (Solutions)
In recognition of AIDS: in Black and Brown Week, the Michigan Women of Color Collective and the Egyptian Students' Association will be hosting a screening of the film, "Asmaa" which shares the story of an HIV-positive Egyptian woman trying to navigate saviors and sensationalism. After the film, there will be a facilitated discussion about the film with snacks and tea. Join us this Friday, December 6th from 7-10 pm in the North Quad Multi-cultural Lounge for this critical conversation!
Career Center small group discussions are a fun and informal way to discuss topics ranging from your time at Michigan and beyond. Whether you are feeling concerned about a major, looking for ways to get involved on campus, seeking an internship or job, applying for graduate school, identifying interests, or a combination of many things, you will be able to find a topic that meets your needs. Facilitated by one of our knowledgable career coaches, these discussions can be a great way to launch your next step, all while meeting and talking to some pretty cool people.
Every Wednesday, U-go's Convenience Store and the University Club restaurant will be featuring fresh produce from a local farm. Whether it’s a freshly prepared dish served at the University Club restaurant or all the makings of a tasty and healthy salad, side dish or vegetarian entree, visitors can stop in and select from an assortment of what is fresh off the farm. Frequent offerings include different kinds of lettuces, herbs, root vegetables, squash, beans and more. There are also fresh flowers available to purchase to brighten any setting.
There’s one easy number for all your health-related needs, so put this number in your phone: 734-764-8320. For non-urgent concerns, schedule an appointment. For urgent concerns, call for nurse advice, day or night.
While you might be wearing green on St. Patrick’s Day, you can still choose to stay true and stay blue. Here are some tips for having a fun weekend, while choosing to be safe and legal. "Staying in the Blue" means keeping your blood alcohol content (BAC) at .06 or below.
Lavender Graduation is Thursday, April 30, 4:30-7:30pm in the Kuenzel Room of the Michigan Union. The last day to register for Lav Grad is Monday, April 20th at 5pm.
The university continues to promote sustainable transportation options to the campus community through its bicycle rental program, Blue Bikes.
Still thinking about that delicious chicken tender? Want to know how the farmer grew that sweet tomato? Wondering about the farm-to-fork industry? Then mark your calendars for a free event to
Meet the Farmers at South Quad
Monday, March 16, 2015
11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Michigan Dining is sponsoring the event for students and faculty who want to know how sustainable food is produced and procured for all of University dining halls and restaurants.
The Office of Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs and Trotter Multicultural Center presents...
72 Hour Study Break
Thursday, April 18 (midnight) to Sunday, April 21 (midnight)
Please encourage your friends to come out and take advantage of everything that MESA/Trotter has to offer you!
The bi-annual Trotter Multicultural Center 72 Hour Study Break is right around the corner! 11:59PM Thursday, April 17th through 11:59pm Sunday, April 20th, 2014. Come to study, eat, play games, get some comedic relief and de-stress at the Trotter!!
Study Break Highlights:
* 24/7 Coffee/Tea/Hot Cocoa and Snack Access,
* Massage’s by Relax Station
* Open Mic Performances, 24/7 movie screenings,
Michigan Dining will share best practices of providing students with safe and sustainable dining through on-campus facilities, training and online communications. Five Dining staff members will present during the Fuel Up! 2015 NACUFS National Conference in Indianapolis on July 22-25, 2015. The annual conference, hosted by the National Association of Colleges & University Food Services (NACUFS), brings together professionals supporting education-based food services.
The Office of Student Conflict Resolution (OSCR) is currently seeking applications from current UM students who are interested in serving on the OSCR Student Advisory Board for the 2014-2015 academic year. Composed of approximately 10-12 students, the Board provides advice and input to OSCR staff members on a broad range of issues relating to student conflict and student conduct. The Board also provides students with a unique opportunity to develop educational outreach activities and learn the processes that OSCR utilizes in managing conflict.
Are you a non-native English speaker who is seeking for multilingual tutoring? Join Sweetland Center for Writing's new program this semester, which offers peer tutoring centers that are conducted in a different language (though the piece of writing needs to be in English). Currently, the program offers Spanish and Arabic, but will be hopefully soon expand to include Mandarin, Urdu, and many more languages!
Come take a study break at Michigan's premier late night program, because it's finals time and you deserve some rest and relaxation! Friday December 7th at the Michigan Union you can "Live. Laugh. UMix." Enjoy an improv comedy show hosted by College Humor at 10:30, cookie decorating, relaxation stations that include meditation and massages and much more. The feature presentation is "What to Expect When You're Expecting" at 10:30pm.
Coach Cafe Ann Arbor is participating in International Coaching Week!
Our local chapter is celebrating by sharing career, leadership, life and writing coaching at several locations in the area, FREE of charge.
The Institution for Humanities in a year-long colloboration with U-M Initiative on Diversity Studies (UMInDS) and the National Center for Institutional Diversity will host three presentations this month for their BigWord event, Integrating Disability: Cross-Sensory Translation, Bodies of Dis/color, and Neurodiversity
Whether you’re an Ann Arbor native, a student taking classes, or just visiting the campus, chances are, one of our incredible museums has something for you!
Two Hundred Years of Election Art” (Quirk Books, 2012). The back of each poster includes commentary and additional artwork; when visiting the exhibit, do not hesitate to turn any of the posters over to read more about the election that year. Enjoy the exhibit and remember to vote on Tuesday, November 6th then join us for an Elections Results Viewing Party at 8pm in the Michigan Union U-Club.
Over 270 men on campus pledged to participate in the Men's Activism’s No Shave November for Consent. Congratulations to Oriol and a sincere thank you to all those who participated and supported the Men’s Activism No Shave November for Consent! Please enjoy these video submissions from Oriol and finalists Avery Robinson, and Sakib Elahi, as well as Men's Activism Volunteer Ajay Shenoy.
The Center for Campus Involvement and Trotter are excited to announce registration is open for a strategic and action-oriented Regional Interfaith C
The University of Michigan Residence Halls Association has won the Commitment to Diversity 2012 campus award from the Great Lakes Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls (GLACURH).
With the arrival of May, construction activity near the Michigan Union will increase. In addition to the activity at South Quad, which will continue through the summer, West Quad will close for a deep renovation over the next 15 months. The perimeter around West Quad will be fenced, including sidewalks adjacent to the building.
Student organization registration for 2013-2014 is now live on Maize Pages. Each year, organizations need to register their organization with the Center for Campus Involvement in order to keep their active status and continue to utilize University resources such as a SOAS account, free room rentals, using the Diag and so much more.
IMPACT is a campus based leadership institute designed to foster improved relationships among campus leaders through an intensive, interactive weekend program. IMPACT emphasizes problem solving, leadership development, values-based decision making, effective communication, and community development. By the end of the weekend, participants should have a foundation of resources to help them move forward with leading their chapters and a network of peers who share the same experiences.
Celebrate OUTober with us!
This program includes information about programs happening on Campus during National Coming Out Week and LGBT History Month.
Please see our public calendar for more details, to see events that might not have been added to the program, or to add events to your personal calendar.
ITS will delay the October 1st date for discontinuing use of UM IMAP email. The goal is to give students, faculty and staff who use assistive technologies with Microsoft Outlook or MacMail time to convert their clients to Google mail. Support for configuring these client applications with Google will be provided at the Knox Center Adaptive Technology Computing Site (ATCS) in the Shapiro Library, Room 1128.
MESA, or the Office of Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs, is one of the hidden resources on campus for all students. Through the Trotter Multicultural Center, all student organizations have a place to gather, host retreats or events, and learn about representing multicultural diversity on campus.
Dear U-M Student,
First, thank you for your ongoing efforts to keep you and your fellow Wolverines safe and healthy.
In the past two weeks since the Washtenaw County Health Department’s “Stay In Place” order for undergraduate students was implemented, we have seen evidence that the spread of COVID-19 and the number of cases among U-M students has declined significantly, especially for on-campus locations. For example prior to the Stay In Place order, more than 60% of Washtenaw County cases were associated with U-M students, and now U-M student cases represent about a third of local COVID-19 cases at 33%.
