All Sessions

Required orientation for newly joined members of Fraternity and Sorority Life in the Interfraternity Council

Join the Munger Community by attending events hosted by our Resident Advisors (RAs)! Feel free to select and attend as many events as you would like!

In order to access the Art & Architecture Shop, users must complete BOTH Orientation AND Woodshop Basics Proficiency Training. The Woodshop Basics Proficiency Training session covers the five most commonly used machines: miter saw, band saw, drill press, sanders, and scroll saw.

Access: The Shop is available to students, staff, and faculty from the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design and the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning for work on class projects and research only. Potential users from other academic disciplines must be receiving credit for a class taught by a faculty member from the Art or Architecture schools.

Learn more on the A&A Shop site here.

Sign up here for one of our info sessions about grad student arts research opportunities

Our meetings cover a wide range of topics, including proposal development, book discussions, and critical reviews of recent papers. We also host presentations by faculty and alumni. To enhance this interdisciplinary approach, our workshop is designed to foster collaboration by engaging students and professionals from diverse fields.

These sessions will provide an overview of the application process, expected time commitment, and compensation associated with serving as a 2027 King Talks speaker.
Interested individuals only need to attend one session.

Join the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (OGPS) for our Wellness Week Series, featuring a variety of wellness-focused activities throughout the week. Taking time to rest, recharge, and care for your well-being is associated with improved productivity, reduced stress, and better physical health, yet many of us rarely have the opportunity to pause and simply be.
Graduate students, postbac learners, postdoctoral scholars, faculty, and staff are all invited to participate in this week of wellness. Join us for a meditation practice; enjoy snacks, puzzles, and visits with the Therapaws therapy dogs; learn strategies to feel more present and confident in your academic writing; explore ways to strengthen your financial wellness; or discover the benefits of expressive writing through journaling.

AC100


Learn about the various funds that make up the university's general ledger. This is an introductory course on Fund Accounting and Chartfields at the University of Michigan.

Agenda:

Chartfield Structure Overview

Income Statement and Balance Sheet Overview

Expenses/Revenues Overview

PLEASE NOTE: There will be no classes scheduled for June and July, due to peak year-end processing for the Accounting Customer Service team.

Are you trying to figure out which placement test might be right for you? Would you like to know more about what you can expect in your placement interview?

Interviewer Anna Vento, and MADS Admissions & Recruitment coordinator Kelly Barger co-lead an in-depth review of the standard and advanced standing placement test procedure, advanced interview process, and hold a live Q&A at the end. Please join us to get your questions answered, and benefit from the curiosity of like-minded peers!

Securing the Vote: Technology, Evidence, and Trust in the 2026 Midterm Elections
Register to join us for the SUMIT 2026 panel discussion “Securing the Vote: Technology, Evidence, and Trust in the 2026 Midterm Elections,” moderated by U-M Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer Ravi Pendse.

Panelists:
J. Alex Halderman, the Bredt Family Professor of Engineering and an election-cybersecurity researcher;
Walter Mebane, professor of political science and statistics and an expert in election forensics;
Mara Ostfeld, research associate professor of public policy and an expert in survey research and public opinion.

Monday, October 12, 2026 • 3:00–4:00 p.m.
University Hall, Alexander G. Ruthven Building
1109 Geddes Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48109

The moderated panel will be followed by an audience question-and-answer period.

The event is open to U-M students, faculty, and staff. Seating is limited to 120 people, and an RSVP is required. Refreshments will be provided.
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Dean Mike Solomon is pleased to invite you to the fall term meeting(s) of chairs and directors of Rackham programs. We hold these meetings in-person to facilitate discussion and feedback. The same agenda will be presented at both meetings. Please register for the date that works best with your schedule.

InSPIRE brings together graduate students and postdoctoral researchers from across the University of Michigan to engage with the intersection of science, technology, and public policy.

SCOR is hosting a bi-weekly coworking sessions as an avenue for students to study, write and build connections with the SCOR community. Light snacks will be provided. Please see our calendar for schedule.

This training is required for ALL Presidents, Social Chairs, Risk Managers, New Member Educators, and Council Executive Members in IFC, Panhel, NPHC, and MGC. You will get to choose from one of the ALL-COUNCIL training options.

Welcome, Cook Scholars! This page outlines engagement events scheduled for Cook Scholars and guests for the current term. Registration is necessary so that we can be sure to have the appropriate set up, resources, and food quantities for the group's size. Please let us know if you have accessibility requirements beyond what is listed; it is important to use that everyone have access to these programs (cookscholars@umich.edu).

Calling all OS students applying for internships! OS Seniors from a variety of pathways and an OS alum who now works in the LSA Opportunity Hub are excited to share advice on making the most of your OS degree and how to secure internship opportunities.

Don't miss out on this opportunity to hear what worked for others and ask questions to guide your own internship search.

Curious about the field of health informatics and how data, technology, and human-centered design can improve health and healthcare? This session offers a broad introduction to the University of Michigan Master of Health Informatics (MHI) program. We’ll explore what a health informatics degree is, who comes to the program, the MHI curriculum and student experience, and the career pathways pursued by alumni. You’ll also have an opportunity to ask questions and consider whether the MHI aligns with your interests and goals.
Students who attend a live session will receive an application fee waiver following the presentation.
This session is designed as a general program overview rather than an application workshop. For more in-depth guidance on the application process, prospective students are encouraged to attend an Apply to MHI session.
All listed Explore the MHI sessions feature the same presentation and are offered at different times for your convenience, so you only need to attend one.

A one-hour workshop for LSA staff to learn how to create and use Gemini Gems.

This workshop will provide an overview of the application process and requirements for graduate students interested in applying for a Rackham Public Scholarship Grant. These competitive awards provide funding for collaborative, mutually beneficial projects between Rackham students and community partners outside the university that use research to serve the greater public good.
During this session, Rackham staff will provide an overview of the guidelines, requirements, and application instructions to apply for a Rackham Public Scholarship Grant. The session will also include a panel of current and past grantees who will discuss their projects and their approach to submitting successful applications.
Community partners working with students are also welcome to attend the session.


Please note: Attending the workshop is strongly encouraged for students planning to submit an application. Please reach out to rackpublicscholarship@umich.edu if you have any questions.

Ioannis Chremos, U-M Medical School Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies

Weekly gathering for students, staff, and faculty to build community with the Trotter/MESA team and discuss the week’s events. Organizations and units are encouraged to collaborate and offer light refreshments or share tea practices that center their cultural practices. Come join us for good conversation, food and fun!

Prioritize your work, research, and writing with dedicated quiet space, snacks, and coffee. Join us for this bi-weekly opportunity to meet other grad students and postdocs in STEM and stay ahead this semester. Each event will begin with 15 minutes to grab snacks/coffee, get settled, and set goals for the time block followed by 1.5 hours of quiet work time and conclude with partnered progress checks.

STEM equity for everyone needs everyone! WISE programming is open to all students regardless of sex, gender, or gender identity.

AC200

Learn about Revenue and Expense types and Journal entries at the University of Michigan.

Agenda:
Revenue Types
Expense Types
Journal Entries


PLEASE NOTE: There will be no classes scheduled for June and July, due to peak year-end processing for the Accounting Customer Service team.

Join members of the Student Life Human Resources team for informal "office hours" where we will share/review tools to support leaders and managers of USU employees and answer any questions you may have about your role.

Curious about the field of information and where a Master of Science in Information (MSI) degree can lead? This session offers a broad introduction to the University of Michigan School of Information and the MSI experience. We’ll explore what an information degree is, who comes to UMSI, the program’s structure and student experience, and the career pathways pursued by alumni. You’ll also have an opportunity to ask questions and consider whether UMSI could be a place where your interests and goals can grow.
Students who attend a live session will receive an application fee waiver following the presentation.

This session is designed as a general program overview rather than an application workshop. For in-depth guidance on the application process, prospective students are encouraged to attend an Apply to MSI session.
All listed Explore the MSI sessions feature the same presentation and are offered at different times for your convenience, so you only need to attend one.

You’re invited to join us for the U-M Chemical Engineering Fall Undergraduate Open House!

This event showcases the field of chemical engineering and the student experience in our department, and it's a great opportunity to explore what it's like to be a chemical engineer. You'll have the chance to meet faculty, connect with current students, learn about undergraduate research and career pathways, and get a feel for the ChE community. Whether you’re interested in energy, sustainability, biotechnology, materials, pharmaceuticals, or the many other areas where chemical engineers make an impact, we hope you’ll join us to discover the possibilities within ChE.

Drop in anytime between 3:30 and 5:30 pm. We hope to see you there!

Join the 2026-27 Frankel Institute Fellows for a series of public panels covering multiple various aspects of Antisemitism.

The American Red Cross CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers and First Aid blended learning course will help prepare you to recognize and care for a variety of breathing and cardiac emergencies in adults, children and infants as well as prepare you to recognize and care for a variety of first aid emergencies. Participants who successfully complete this course will receive a certificate for CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers and First Aid valid for two years.

This is a blended learning course that requires roughly 4 hours of online work prior to the first day of the course.

**There is no fee for current Michigan Recreation employees. The fee for community members, faculty, staff, or students who are not employed by the Michigan Recreation Dept. is $90. You can use the link here to complete payment.**

The Personal Statement Workshop is open to all interested University of Michigan students and alumni. The workshop will help students gain a better understanding of the mechanics of the law school personal statement. It is designed to give insight into the brainstorming, drafting, and editing phases of the process.

How should universities respond to controversial or challenging speech while addressing student concerns about safety and belonging? What role can students play in creating a campus culture where people can speak, listen, disagree, change their minds, and defend their convictions?

Join the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) and partnering U-M units for a student-focused conversation examining key questions at the heart of campus speech debates. Featuring insights from FIRE experts on free expression in the arts, First Amendment issues in the age of AI, legal battles, and state and federal interventions, the discussion moderated by U-M Open Inquiry fellow Michelle Liao will invite members of the U-M community to think critically about what meaningful commitments to free speech require from our institutions and from us all.

This event is sponsored by U-M Life-Changing Education, Access & Opportunity, and Talking Maize & Blue, as well as other campus partners.

OrgBasics is a series of workshops offered throughout the academic year that helps student organization members and leaders learn the "basics" of running a student organization at the University of Michigan. Workshop topics for the 26-27 academic year include Student Org Funding Resources, Event Planning Logistics and Risk Management, Marketing Strategies, MaizePages: Level Up Your Org, Membership Retention and Involvement, Beyond the Org: Involvement to Impact and Annual Re-Registration Review.

Are you interested in –
• Connecting with students from across campus while elevating your leadership learning?
• Exploring the possibilities in the BLI?
• Enjoying a light dinner in a dynamic, welcoming, and supportive community?
Join us for our COMMUNITY MEETINGS held twice a month on Wednesdays in Weiser Hall.

We hope to inspire and engage our community of leaders at these interactive and social events led by our student Applied Leadership Fellows!
Please note – this event is open to all undergrads to invite your friends who want to explore the BLI! Dinner is intended for those participating in the event.

This semester, the First-Gen Fall Community Dinner focuses on demystifying the experience of graduate school for students interested in pursuing graduate study in the future. The event will have round table discussions with current graduate students and a panel discussion. Dinner will be served. There is no dress code for this event.

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.

Commons and Undercommons: Featured Faculty Projects Lunch and Learn sessions are typically held once per month and offer the opportunity for faculty to give short talks on recent projects. They may discuss works in progress or recently completed projects, along with their intended next steps. These sessions are an opportunity to learn more about the work of Stamps colleagues. Lunch will be provided.

This workshop series will equip you with practical strategies for communicating science with clarity and confidence as a graduate student or postdoctoral researcher. You will explore approaches to developing productive writing habits, outlining a clear and compelling research manuscript, and adapting scientific messages for different disciplines and audiences. The series will also offer guidance and hands-on practice in designing and delivering effective poster presentations and oral talks. Through interactive activities, practical frameworks, and opportunities to apply what you learn to your own research, you will strengthen your written, visual, and verbal science communication skills.

Aims & Objectives

By the end of this series, you will be able to:


Structure and design engaging scientific posters that clearly convey your research and enhance audience understanding and message retention.
Organize the motivation, problem statement, and results of your research into a logical manuscript outline that supports a clear and compelling scientific argument.
Build confidence and productivity as a writer by reflecting on your writing habits, considering your audience, and applying strategies to overcome procrastination and maintain momentum.

Adapt technical detail, terminology, context, and emphasis to communicate your research accurately and effectively across disciplines, audiences, and professional settings.


Develop and deliver effective oral presentations using principles of audience engagement, scientific storytelling, clear organization, and confident public speaking.

A one-hour, in-person workshop designed for LSA staff to learn to navigate and use Google's Notebook tool.

Hosted by Rackham’s embedded University Career Center career counselors, the topic for this session is resumes. In particular, what are some strategies for writing the all-important bullet point? In an interactive discussion with examples and opportunities to workshop your own resume, we will work on framing your experiences as effectively as possible.

The Staff Well-being Network briefings are intended for University of Michigan - Ann Arbor & Michigan Medicine staff who have expressed interest in serving on the Well-being Collective Staff Well-being Network. Staff members interested in serving on the Staff Well-being Network must attend one of the following sessions to be eligible to serve. These informational briefings will provide you with background information on the Well-being Collective, the role of the Staff Well-being Network, and goals/focus areas for this year.

Join us for informal, but informational, sessions about different DEI topics! These events are created to help international students and scholars gain historical and cultural context around these U.S. concepts. Lunch is provided.

Does the semester feel like it will never end? Join the Relieving Stress & Burnout wellness group to learn some strategies to manage stress and prevent burnout. Plus free lunch!

This FREE in-person educational wellness group is for students only and will include an interactive presentation facilitated by staff from the Eisenberg Family Depression Center and is a collaborative service with U-M Engineering's C.A.R.E. Center and the Newnan Academic Advising Center.
Registration is not required for in-person wellness groups, but is recommended so there is enough lunch for all attendees.

Join the Bowman Center for a Community Conversation centered around the film How Do We Begin. A collaboration between the CRLT Players and the Duderstadt Center, this innovative, Emmy Award-winning film is based on a series of short plays written by U-M alumx Jordan Harris. The film explores Black student experiences past and present, and the ways institutions perpetuate anti-Blackness while simultaneously aiming to advance stated commitments to inclusion and equity. Following the film screening, participants will engage in discussion designed and facilitated by the CRLT Players and Trotter Multicultural Center staff that offers the opportunity to:
Reflect on historical tensions within U-M’s values and their present-day impact
Examine institutional patterns that may hinder progress
Explore role-based ways to take action and advance meaningful change

This session will be the first of three planned Community Conversations in dialogue with the Bowman Center’s 2026-27 theme: Community in Action. Centering campus activism, this year’s Community Conversations will ask participants to reckon with complex histories and legacies of campus exclusion, activism, and resistance, reorganize through togetherness and intergenerational, cross-role coalition building, and reimagine campus activism.