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Join CASC and IGR for mocktails, info tables, and opportunities to connect with campus programs as the fall semester kicks off!

Start the year strong and learn from your peers about strategies you can use inside and outside the classroom to be successful. Students will choose 2 of 4 sessions to attend.
Check in and pizza will be available starting at 5:30pm.

The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA) offers a monthly orientation session for new and incoming postdocs. Orientation includes information about the role of postdocs, working with your PI or supervisor, relevant campus resources, employee benefits, and membership in the U-M Postdoctoral Association (UMPDA).

Join us for "Pre-Health 101: Getting Started On Your Pre-Health Journey!" This informative presentation delves into the process of being a pre-health student and developing the core competencies essential for success in the healthcare field. Explore the abundance of departmental resources available to support your academic and professional growth. Learn how to leverage the Career Center for personalized career development, gaining insights into internships, networking opportunities, and the path to your dream healthcare profession. Whether you're just starting on your pre-health journey or looking to enhance your skills, this event offers invaluable guidance and connections to propel you forward in your healthcare career aspirations.

Please note the following:

Before you sign-up, please make sure you have secured your supervisor's approval for attendance.
Register for only ONE session.
In this training, you will learn to:

Use the Shared Hiring Philosophy as a guide to creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive search
Experience a process framework that supports equitable candidate selection from preparation to onboarding Conduct behavior-based interviewing Create a team-oriented approach to an effective and positive candidate experienceThrough demonstration and hands-on practice, this course will serve as a guide to help you through the experience of being part of a search committee team.

Join MiSciWriters for in-person and virtual workshops designed to develop science communication skills!

No science communication or editing experience required.
We are always welcoming new editors, translators, and/or illustrators. If you'd like to join MiSciWriters, fill out our membership form here.

Jewish Sound in 4 Objects: A Frankel Institute Roundtable
Tuesday, September 16 @ 5 - 6:30 PM
Room 2022, South Thayer Building

Complete this form to indicate your interest in attending the first event of the 2025-26 Frankel Institute "Jews & Media" theme year, a roundtable discussion on Jewish Music & Sound. The engaging event will feature special presentations on Jewish Musical Objects by visiting scholar Assaf Shelleg and Frankel Fellows Jeremiah Lockwood, Uri Schreter, and Tamar Sella.

Join the Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences (QMSS) Program for a series dedicated to professional development for undergraduate students. These events are open to all students, regardless of their affiliation with QMSS, but specially designed for students in QMSS courses and the QMSS minor. Through these workshops, seminars, and events, we hope to provide students with information and resources for navigating the internship & job hunt process, skills for marketing themselves for those opportunities in application and electronic portfolio materials, networking opportunities with professionals in data-related fields across the public and private sector, and ultimately set individuals up to be among the most competitive applicants for opportunities relevant for QMSS skills.

This workshop series helps graduate students and postdoctoral fellows build the professional skills needed to succeed in today’s competitive job market. With a focus on biomedical and life sciences, and biomedical engineering, you will gain the strategies and confidence to pursue careers in academia, industry, or beyond. Through interactive sessions that blend presentations with hands-on activities, you will practice proven approaches to job applications, networking, interviewing, and career planning, so you can stand out to employers and take the next step with confidence.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this series, you will be able to:
Craft strong application materials that showcase your research expertise and transferable skills using the W.H.O. method.Build connections and network effectively with a strong elevator pitch and an optimized LinkedIn profile (Headline-About-Experience format).Succeed in interviews by applying the S.T.A.R. method and approach salary negotiations confidently.Design a strategic job search with S.M.A.R.T. goals and plan long-term career growth through an Individual Development Plan.

This workshop is open to all graduate students seeking guidance on cover letters and resumes for positions beyond tenure track roles. It also meets the needs of those applying for internships, including those applying to the Rackham Doctoral Intern Fellowship Program. The process of synthesizing your academic experiences into strong application materials for jobs and internships beyond academia can be challenging but rewarding. This workshop is a hands-on opportunity for graduate students to learn how to effectively develop a resume using the foundation that they have laid with information from their CVs. Additionally, this session will include tips for writing compelling, tailored cover letters and thinking strategically about how these two documents complement each other.
This workshop is designed for master's students, doctoral students and postdoctoral fellows. For faculty and staff, please contact rackhampdeworkshops@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.

Brought to you by the University Career Center, in partnership with Rackham Graduate School.

Come join Lauren Czarnowczan, Student Programs Specialist, from the University of Michigan School of Public Health Practice Office in collaboration with Patty Krause, Community Health Analyst, from the Washtenaw County Health Department for a tour and conversation to learn more about governmental public health and how it works in the community!
There will be four different opportunities to join this fall semester, with two of the four dates providing an additional mini emergency preparedness activity. Please select only one tour date as seats are limited.
Wednesday, September 17 from 10AM - 11:30AM*Friday, October 24 from 3PM - 4PMFriday, November 7 from 3PM - 4:30PM*Monday, November 17 from 10AM - 11AM*Indicates the tour that will provide the additional mini emergency preparedness activity.


This is a great opportunity to learn more about local public health and to network!
Space is limited to 10 seats per tour. You will need to provide your own transportation to the health department located at 555 Towner St., Ypsilanti, MI 48198. The health department is accessible with TheRide bus, with a stop located directly outside. Parking is also free.

Did you know that we have a new campus-wide framework for academic advising & coaching services, including shared mission statements, values, student learning outcomes, and advisor/coach competencies? The framework content was developed by the Academic Advising/Coaching Team (a Student Success Initiative project), and the framework images were created by Jenny Lee, Quant Program Manager in Math. [Download Images Here
ACUM's Advising Administrators Committee is excited to host the first Continuing Education Session of the academic year, "ACUM Presents: Academic Advising/Coaching Framework", to share the new framework along with strategies for applying it within your unit. Join us in-person or virtually (please indicate). Breakfast treats will be provided for those attending in person, including fruit salad, bagels, and coffee from Panera.

Building the Bag is apart of the How to Flourish Workshop that is offered through Trotter Multicultural Center's workshop/ and or programming series. HTF is a series of program or workshops that is based off of the Wolverine Wellness Flower. Each pedal of the flower is representative of a dimension of wellness that is based from the work of Wolverine Wellness. Building the Bag plays off the Financial wellness dimension. Historically for first-year and first gen students this workshop is open to any and everybody.
In this workshop hosted by Trotter Multicultural Center participants will explore the differences communities of color face when it comes to financial wellness and how they can start cultivating generational wealth. Trotter Multicultural Center will pair up with Teach for America on how students can start becoming financially astute and helping their future selves building and giving back to their communities through financial resources and tools.
Goodie bags and food will be provided.

Calling all student organization officers and members! The SPH Student Life team is putting on the SPH Student Organization Orientation & Welcome to prep for the new academic year, go over updated polices, answer any questions, and allow student organizations to connect with each other. Light food and refreshments will be available for student org representatives.

MESA's Latine Heritage Month planning committee invites you to the Latine Heritage Month Opening Ceremony for 2025. We're excited to kick off our month-long celebration and we hope to see you there!

Attend the Multidisciplinary Design Program (MDP) Project Fair in the Duderstadt Center for an opportunity to meet with industry sponsors and faculty mentors, and learn more about the industry sponsored projects and faculty research teams recruiting for MDP projects starting in January 2026.

This workshop series brings a renewed focus to cultivating inclusive environments across campus. Participants will explore personal and collective experiences, learn best practices and strategies to foster belonging, and strengthen their ability to serve and support a diverse student population.

Spectrum Center's Pronouns 101 workshop is for U-M faculty, staff, and students. In this 2-hour workshop on the basics of pronouns and their usage, participants will have the chance to practice using different sets of pronouns and work on bystander intervention skills.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1. Learn what pronouns are and be able to share why they are important in your own words
2. Identify the correct pronouns in various sentence structures
3. Practice different methods of addressing harm using a tool called scripting (coined by author Ritu Bhasin)
4. Use an action planning resource to develop one tangible, actionable goal related to your increased inclusivity around pronouns
MORE WORKSHOPS AND INFORMATION
For more information about Spectrum Center’s educational workshops and/or to request an in-person/virtual workshop for your department or organization, visit https://spectrumcenter.umich.edu/workshops

Join IOE to learn about topics studied in IOE and their real-world applications, learn about research conducted by undergraduate and graduate students, and connect with faculty and graduate students to find out about future research opportunities.

Join us as we travel to downtown Ferndale to check out the Funky Ferndale Art Fair! We’ll travel together on a blue bus to the art fair, where you’ll have the chance to check out two art fairs, plus all that downtown Ferndale has to offer. This trip is FREE and includes round trip transportation! Open to all current U-M students. Seating for the trip is limited so register today!

About the Funky Ferndale Art Fair: The Funky Ferndale Art Fair is twice as funky as the average fine art fair! It features over 140 juried artists and authors, and their little sister show, the DIY Street Fair happens across the street as well.

Interested in earning your Master of Health Informatics (MHI) from the University of Michigan School of Information (UMSI)? Join one of our virtual MHI Information Sessions to learn more about what makes our program—and community—stand out.
Each session includes:
An introduction to UMSI and our mission
An overview of the MHI program, including curriculum and career outcomes
Information about the application process and key components
Tips on funding, scholarships, and financial aid
Time for live Q&A with a member of our admissions team
Whether you’re just starting to explore graduate school or are preparing to apply, these sessions are a great way to get your questions answered and discover if UMSI is the right fit for you.

Are you an international graduate student interested in pursuing an internship? We’re here to help! This informal information session will feature international graduate students who’ve gone through the Rackham Doctoral Intern Fellowship Program, as well as staff from the International Center, University Career Center, and Rackham.
We’ll cover general information for applying for internships as a graduate student and advice for obtaining curricular practical training (CPT)/optional practical training (OPT) to conduct an internship. While primarily geared toward Ph.D. students, master's students will also benefit from attending.

Interested in earning your Master of Science in Information (MSI) from the University of Michigan School of Information (UMSI)? Join one of our virtual MSI Information Sessions to learn more about what makes our program—and community—stand out.

Each session includes:



An introduction to UMSI and our mission



An overview of the MSI program, including curriculum pathways and career outcomes



Detailed information about the application process and key components



Tips on funding, scholarships, and financial aid



Time for live Q&A with a member of our admissions team



Whether you’re just starting to explore graduate school or are preparing to apply, these sessions are a great way to get your questions answered and discover if UMSI is the right fit for you.

Unlock your potential with the Student Success programming series at the School of Public Health!
Designed for all students (undergraduate through PhD), this engaging series covers essential academic and wellbeing topics tailored to help you flourish inside and outside the classroom. Join us for interactive sessions on time management strategies, understanding group dynamics, recognizing and overcoming burnout, navigating major decisions with discernment, embracing your authentic strengths, and fostering overall well-being. Whether you're looking to boost your academic performance or enhance your personal growth, our workshops provide practical tools, meaningful insights, and a supportive community to help you succeed during your journey at SPH. All students are welcome!

A visiting admissions representative from Yale Law School will host an admissions information session for all University of Michigan students and alumni interested in applying to Yale Law. The session will include a short presentation and Q&A/discussion.

Hey Honors Students! Do you love reading? We hope you will join us in reading and discussing any, or all, of our 2025-2026 Honors Reads selections!
This past summer, the Honors Program read The Volcano Daughters, which repeated the mantra “The Word Makes the World.” This curious phrase inspired us to consider how writing and storytelling not only reflect culture and individual experience, they actively shape it. Through this theme, we hope to:
Explore how authors channel history, identity and lived experience through words.
Discuss how texts and the act of writing can expand our perspectives and foster understanding.
Fall Term Selections (Registration required, links below):September 23rd, 5-6PM: She Would Be King by Wayétu Moore
October 16th, 11AM-12PM: Plato and the Tyrant by James Romm
November 12th, 3-4PM: The Correspondent, by Virginia Evans
December - none...classes end early on Dec 8.
Winter Term Selections (Registration required, links will be available in December):January date tbd: Twist by Colum McCann
February 18, 4-5PM : Kitchen, by Banana Yoshimoto, Megan Backus (Translator)


How does it work?Review the options and select the book or books that you want to read.Register to attend the relevant discussion.Read the book in advance of the discussion and come prepared to share your reactions. What questions or insights did the book provoke?Book discussions will (generally) last 50 minutes.Who can attend?Honors students at all levels are welcome.There is no limit to the number of sessions you can attend.Does it count toward the Sophomore Honors Award (avialable to current second year students or new transfer students) or the new Junior Honors Award (available to 2025 first year students)?2nd year Honors students and new transfer students to the Honors Program are eligible to earn engagement points towards the Sophomore Honors Award. Earn 1 point/book read for a maximum of 3 points.New first 1st year students to the Honors Program may count each Honors Reads participation as a "breadth engagement experience" toward the Junior Honors Award requirements. Reading the book and participating in the discussion are required in order for this activity to be eligible toward either the SHA or the JHA.Questions?
Email Denise at dguillot@umich.edu

The First-Gen Community Dinner is an opportunity for first-generation college students to connect with each other and learn more about the First-Gen Gateway. There will be a featured resource at this event that is dedicated to supporting first-generation students and staff will be available to answer any questions you might have.

Sign up for a two-hour work session, followed by a hot lunch with colleagues. The Faculty On-Campus Work Retreats offer a quiet space to work with other scholars and artists, and an opportunity for you to prioritize your research and creative work by committing to one or two work sessions before teaching, service, and email take over the semester. Lunch, after the work session, is a chance to share interests and work with other colleagues, to learn about each others’ research, to grow professional and social networks, and to experience the University as a collective.
The Work Retreats are open to all ~7,600 members of the Faculty Senate, including tenure-track professors, lecturers, research faculty, clinical faculty, librarians, archivists, and curators. The series was developed by the Faculty Senate Office, is supported by the Office of the Provost, and is co-sponsored by Librarian Mary Lawrence.

Wolverine Wellness invites you to join us for a lunch and learn interactive workshop that explores how we can help students lead with care by modeling intentional self-awareness and compassionate community care.

In fast-paced campus environments, it’s easy for both students and staff to move through the day without checking in with ourselves. For some, identifying or naming stress can feel unfamiliar or even unsafe. Yet, helping students tune in to their early warning signs can support resilience, reduce burnout, and foster a more sustainable approach to leadership and service.

Together, we will:



Unpack the relationship between stress and the eight dimensions of wellness



Explore how eustress and distress show up differently for students



Identify common stressors student leaders face — and how they impact well-being



Discuss evidence-based, short-term stress reduction techniques



Share campus resources and strategies that promote sustained mental health support



Discuss how you can encourage self-care and boundary-setting while supporting others



This session is ideal for instructors and GSIs, professional staff who mentor student staff, student org leaders, and peer educators. Walk away with language, tools, and practices you can share with your students — and use to sustain your own wellness as you support theirs.

Join us on the Diag for So Cool So Just on September 24 from 12 - 2 PM. A vibrant resource fair bringing together student organizations, community partners, and campus units committed to community engagement and social change. Explore opportunities to get involved, volunteer, or simply learn what’s happening across campus and beyond. It’s your chance to connect with groups making a real impact.

Leadership program for Club Officers!

Registration for the Research Administrators' Network (RAN) meetings, which are held three times per year, hosted by the RAAC Communications Subcommittee.

Please join us for a 1-hour virtual kick-off event with the author of The Black Angels: The Untold Story of the Nurses Who Helped Cure Tuberculosis as we discuss her book.

Fear and suspicion of Asian technology-- from DeepSeek AI, to social media platforms like TikTok, to Taiwanese semiconductor giants like TSMC that supply the world with chips-- is higher in the U.S. than it has been for decades. This panel brings together leading Asian American researchers, artists, and filmmakers to explore Asia’s role in building today’s high technology. We will also examine how rising anxiety around Asian tech impacts Asian American communities in the U.S. today.
We want to make our events accessible to all participants. CART services will be provided. If you anticipate needing additional accommodations to participate or would like help filling out the RSVP form, please email Cherice Chan at chericec@umich.edu.

The Biostatistics Hackathon 2.0 competition offers an exciting opportunity to learn about the field of Biostatistics through hands-on challenges that address real public health questions. Teams will use quantitative tools to develop innovative solutions for a pressing public health issue and present their findings. Faculty from the Department of Biostatistics will provide guidance throughout the day and select the best projects as winners. This event is a great way to experience the role of a Biostatistician and learn about career opportunities in the field. If you are interested in quantitative sciences (e.g., mathematics, computer science, statistics, engineering, etc.) and their potential to impact public health, this event is for you!
Basic programming skills in at least one language (e.g., Python, R, Matlab, C++, SAS, Stata) are required for participation in this event. No prior knowledge of Biostatistics is needed.


Registration is available for both teams and individuals.

This special event brings together Candi and Mark Fentress, urban farmers from Detroit’s Corn Wine Oil Farms, with student fellow Jess Bautista and Professor Leslie Rupert Herrenkohl from the Eileen Lappin Weiser Center for the Learning Sciences.

They’ll share the story and impact of their collaborative summer project: developing Sowing Futures, a place-based agricultural curriculum designed to inspire and empower the next generation of young farmers in Detroit and beyond. Learn more about how this curriculum integrates agriculture, science, literacy, and math; connects learning to Detroit’s communities and traditions; and offers engaging, adaptable experiences for youth and educators.

Enjoy a fresh salad bar lunch featuring produce grown by CWO Farms. All are welcome!

Please register to reserve your spot.

Are you a current Ph.D. student considering a postdoc as your next step? In this workshop, a collaboration between the University Career Center, Rackham Professional Development and Engagement, and Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, staff will cover all that you need to know about preparing to transition from a Ph.D. to a postdoc. We will cover the pros and cons of doing a postdoc, the different types of postdocs, how to prepare to search and interview, as well as how to prepare yourself for the professional transition.


This will be a very interactive workshop, and we encourage you to come with questions!

In this talk, Neda Atanasoski and Nassim Parvin will discuss their recent book and edited volume, Technocreep and the Politics of Things Not Seen, published by Duke University Press in May 2025. New and emerging technologies, especially ones that infiltrate intimate spaces, relations, homes, and bodies, are often referred to as creepy in media and political discourses. The book introduces a feminist theory of creep, substantiating it through critical engagement with smart homes, smart dust, smart desires, and smart forests, toward dreams of feminist futures. Contributing authors further illuminate what is otherwise obscured, assumed, or dismissed in characterizations of technology as creepy or creeping. Considering diverse technologies, such as border surveillance and China’s credit system, as well as sexcams and home assistants, the volume’s essays and artworks demonstrate that the potentials and pitfalls of artificial intelligence and digital and robotic technologies cannot be assessed through binaries of seeing/being seen, privacy/surveillance, or harmful/useful.
Neda Atanasoski is Professor and Chair of the Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies at the University of Maryland, College Park and Associate Director of Education for the Artificial Intelligence Interdisciplinary Institute at Maryland (AIM). Atanasoski’s interdisciplinary research has focused on feminism and AI, feminist and critical race approaches to science and technology studies, AI and the future of work, militarism, and human rights and humanitarianism. She is the author of Humanitarian Violence: The U.S. Deployment of Diversity (2013), co-author of Surrogate Humanity: Race, Robots, and the Politics of Technological Futures (2019), and co-editor of Postsocialist Politics and the Ends of Revolution (2022) and Technocreep and the Politics of Things Not Seen (2025).
Nassim Parvin is a Professor at the University of Washington (UW) Information School where she also serves as the Associate Dean for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Access & Sovereignty (IDEAS). Dr. Parvin’s interdisciplinary research integrates theoretically-driven humanistic scholarship and design-based inquiry. Her papers have appeared in design, HCI, and STS venues. Her designs have been deployed at nonprofit organizations and exhibited in venues such as the Smithsonian Museum. She is the co-author and co-editor of the book Technocreep and the Politics of Things Not Seen (2025). She is an award-winning educator and served as one of the lead coeditors of Catalyst: Feminism, Theory, Technoscience from 2018-2023.
We strive to make our events accessible to all participants. CART (live captioning) services will be provided. If you anticipate needing accommodations to participate, please email Eric Mancini at dsi-administration@umich.edu. Please note that some accommodations must be arranged in advance and we encourage you to contact us as soon as possible.

Holistic admissions practices are an integral part of achieving both diversity and excellence when admitting graduate student cohorts. This workshop is designed to provide concrete strategies and evidence-based practices to support faculty and program goals in admitting diverse and excellent cohorts of graduate students. This workshop will provide members of graduate admissions committees an opportunity to develop their own holistic admissions tools.

Welcome back to campus! Join WISE for a dinner party of old and new friends complete with fun craft activities for you to take home. WISE Night In is a monthly gathering open to both undergraduate and graduate students in STEM across schools and colleges who want a night off from studying in a supportive community. We hope to see you there!

OS is an interdisciplinary major based in the 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. At Info Night, you'll hear from the Program Director, Major Advisor, Current OS students, and OS alumni. Topics covered include curriculum, admissions, and career/graduate study options.

Since 2013, PHAST has been going to Grenada in partnership with several organizations on the island. The University of Michigan School of Public Health (UM SPH) Grenada Partnership serves to achieve sustained academic partnerships for public health education and practice collaboration.
The summer internship program is an opportunity for Master’s students to gain public health experience in a structured setting. Each summer, 2 UM SPH interns travel to Grenada for an 8-week internship, supervised by pre-selected Grenada mentors. Over the years we have established mentors in institutions throughout Grenada, including the Grenada Red Cross, the Grenada Planned Parenthood Association, the Ministry of Social & Community Development, Housing and Gender Affairs, and more. The internship program is offered schoolwide and does not require any prior connection or familiarity with Grenada before undertaking a Grenada internship.
Through this experience, you will embark on a transformative internship experience in Grenada, where you will have the unique opportunity to merge theoretical knowledge with real-world impact. Our internship program strongly emphasizes community partnership and ensures a comprehensive understanding of practical applications within the field.

Eligibility:
Completion of the PH 616: Grenada course is mandatory.
First-year master's students or dual degree students who have not yet completed a public health internship, in any department at SPH are eligible.
Sign up for an information session to learn more.

Building a network and connecting with others is critical to your professional development in graduate school and job/internship searches. Join this discussion to learn strategies for building your network (including tips on using LinkedIn and the University Career Alumni Network) and how to leverage this network for career exploration and job/internship searching. There will be plenty of time for your questions!
This event is intended to be interactive and therefore a recording will not be available.


Brought to you by the University Career Center, in partnership with Rackham Graduate School.