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For students interested in design thinking, visual composition, working collaboratively, critical thinking and analysis, and gaining skills with tools and techniques relevant to a wide range of material processes, the Stamps School offers an eighteen-credit minor in studio art and design. It is required that all interested students attend an info session as the first step of the process. If you have questions, please email stamps-minor-advising@umich.edu.

These Info Sessions will discuss details about the Global Intercultural Experience for Undergraduates (GIEU) program for Sp/Su 2026. It will cover info about the program structure including the pre-departure requirements, academic component, and local site information.

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.

Hello NPTCG!
We hope you are all doing well and taking care of yourselves as the semester progresses!
We are excited to announce that OptiMize and NPTCG will be partnering to host Fall 2025 Recharge Events this semester! Please join us for our second Recharge event on Friday, November 14, 2025, from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM in the LSA Transfer Student Center for the first OptiMize/NPTCG Recharge Paint Night event!
This event is also to celebrate Student Caregiver Appreciation Week! As non-and-post-traditional students, we know that many of you are caregivers to others while pursuing your studies here at University of Michigan. This week, the university celebrates you! More Student Caregiver Appreciation Week events can be found on the Michigan Happenings website!
These events are designed to create a welcoming and supportive space for non-traditional students (those 24-years or older; returning to education after a significant break; part-time students; those balancing education with other significant life responsibilities such as being a parent/guardian/caretaker; nontraditional completion of high school education; military veteran; or was in the foster-care system 13-years old or older, experiencing home insecurity or family structure) and post-traditional students (those who might have started their academic journey later in life) while they pursue their education at U-M.
If you identity with any one of these identities, this event is a great chance to:
Relax and recharge with calming creative activities
Enjoy free food and swag 🎉
Meet and connect with fellow non- and post-traditional students
Learn about optiMize and resources available to support your journey at U-M
Whether you are a current NPTCG member or if this is your first semester at LSA and looking for a community to call your own, we are here for you. So, no matter your path to U-M, we want to build a space that supports your success and offers you a place to belong. You are also welcome to bring guests to this event, such as partners, kids (no matter their age or interruption ability), or family members! We hope you’ll join us for a night of relaxation and connection!

The Graduate Society of Women Engineers hosts events to help female graduate engineers thrive socially, academically, and professionally. For more information, visit our website and enter your email address to start receiving GradSWE's weekly event announcements.

Friday, November 14th, 7:45pm, UMMA Auditorium (dinner at 6:30)
We will attend a panel discussion about the UMMA exhibition Future Cache and the theme of Native Futurisms. This lecture celebrates the closing of the exhibition. We will meet somewhere for dinner at 6:30 before the lecture. Meet us for dinner or just the lecture!

For the past six years, WOCATA has centered and elevated the voices, experiences, and research of BIPOC women and femmes in the academy. Our core research topics and questions include how we—as emerging scholars, community members, and ancestors—might utilize transformative research paradigms; Indigenous epistemologies; Black feminist theorizations; methodologies from Chicanx, Dominicana, and Filipina scholars; or scholarship connected our different diaspora from a place of beauty and joy to sustain hope and optimism for marginalized voices in academia as we struggle for systemic change. Although we are housed within the Marsal Family School of Education at U-M (in particular, the Educational Studies, Higher Education, and Joint English & Education programs), WOCATA’s ever-growing community has interdisciplinary members at many levels—including undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral researchers—across this institution and at many others nationwide.

Join us for the 1st Gaa-Bigooshkaaning Round Dance hosted by the Native American Heritage Month Committee and the Native American Student Association (NASA)! This is a time to come together with community, share a feast prepared with Indigenous foods, check out craft vendors, and dance!
All are welcome!!

Check out the local arts scene and meet new people!
Art Meetups are student-led excursions to explore the arts on campus and in Ann Arbor - all while giving you a chance to meet your peers who share similar interests! From local artist markets to performances to hands on artmaking, Art Meetups have something for all interests.

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.

Join us for an enlightening conversation about the fast-changing landscape of sports betting and gambling. Curious how gambling affects emotional, individual, financial and social wellness? Or maybe know someone who bets? Together, we’ll explore how betting culture intersects with student life and well-being, and approach this emerging topic with curiosity and care.
Hear from our guest speaker, Dan Trolaro (details below) and learn about what is happening at U-M from our Chief Mental Health Officer, Lindsey Mortenson, and Wolverine Wellness. Including data insights and what’s ahead for prevention efforts.
Are you a higher ed professional? A student? Check out the sessions below to add the correct time to your schedule. Not able to attend? Please share this event with someone you think would be interested.
Monday, November 17, 2025 | Michigan League | Hussey Room (2nd Floor)
Sessions:

Faculty & Staff, 10-11:30 a.m.
Students, 5-6:30 p.m.
Featuring guest speaker, Daniel Trolaro, MS. Daniel has a master's degree in psychology and has worked with stakeholders in over 37 states. He has shared his lived experience and delivered hundreds of workshops and keynote presentations centered on prevention, education, and emerging trends in the world of sports betting, gaming, and internet gambling.
This event is co-sponsored by University Health & Counseling and Wolverine Wellness.
Learn more at https://wolverinewellness.umich.edu/gambling-prevention

Want to learn how to leverage U-M’s AI tools to streamline your workflows, solve unique problems, and more? Then ‘Make a Maizey’ with the ITS Emerging Technology team! This dynamic workshop will teach you how to create Maizey - an AI tool that leverages U-M GPT to analyze your own content from Google Drive, Dropbox, or website URLs, to pull out key insights, reveal patterns, and deepen your understanding of your data with AI.
U-M staff, faculty, instructors, and all other interested parties are welcome to attend–bring a laptop to work from and any questions you may have about Maizey!

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.

Learn more about this program

Monday, November 17th, 12:00-1:30, Tappan Conference Room (Basement Tappan Hall)
Join us for lunch + a time to workshop ideas for a current curatorial project by Megan Pounds, a History of Art PhD candidate and current intern and UMMA.

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 an inclusive search experience and 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.

Give your brain some rejuvenation by taking a mindful study break. Come join us for an hour of connection, conversation, and crafts with fellow students. The WISE Mentors will be available to answer any questions you may have. Need a resume review, advice for picking classes, help making a study schedule? We've got you covered!

This is a drop-in style event where you can come and go as your schedule allows.

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.

Are you interested in learning how to effectively connect with colleagues and prospective employers? Do you want to learn how to discuss your research to those outside of your field? If so, this integrative workshop will help you to develop a strong pitch that can be used in networking opportunities. Come and a) learn about the process of networking, b) develop and practice your pitch, c) reflect on when (and when not) to bring your research up in your pitch, and d) understand University Career Center networking and career development resources.


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

The SAPAC community invites you to a dedication event for a new Men & Masculinity Library as part of the national Unscripted campaign by CATAPULT: Campus Action for Healthy Manhood. Dedicated to reimagining what it means to be a man and fostering spaces where vulnerability and connection are valued, the library will feature a curated collection donated by Dr. Tom Schiff. Join us for an open house dedication on Monday, November 17, 2025, from 2–4 p.m. in the SAPAC shared space, to explore the collection, connect with students managing the resource, and join a campus community committed to living unscripted.

Please sign up here to attend Center for Campus Involvement's New Organization Orientation. This session is required for any student who wishes to start a new organization.

"Through the Looking Glass: Imaging-Based Innovation in Biomedical Science"

The Political Ecology Workshop (PEW) is an interdisciplinary space for scholars at all career stages with interests in political ecology and related critical approaches to the study of environment-society interactions. PEW brings together a range of divisions across campus, including Anthropology, History, Environment and Sustainability, Political Science, Sociology, and all Area Studies departments and programs. We have founded a collaborative, multidisciplinary community with a shared investment questioning how environments and societies are co-produced and the ways in which power and inequality impact the dynamics and understandings of this co-production. We have run PEW as an RIW for two years and all the workshops have been possible from our committed participants from diverse fields. This year, we intend to develop our membership further by inviting scholars from broader fields and promoting PEW on listservs across campus.

PEW supports graduate student development, including for earlier-stage students seeking interdisciplinary conversations as they develop environment-society research projects and later-stage students seeking to incorporate political ecology into their work. PEW emphasizes dedicated time for graduate students to receive feedback on their work and facilitates faculty-student mentorship. It allows students to access a range of critical environmental studies perspectives they might not have encountered through coursework or departmental activities, and to grow from the feedback and insight of faculty and peers who share this commitment to interdisciplinary scholarship and professional development.

The Psychology STAR Scholars Program (Scholarship, Transferable skills, Academia & Research) is an important educational initiative that helps students build the research and professional skills essential for success in both college and today’s knowledge-based economy. STAR offers students hands-on experience, structured mentoring, and pathways to academic and professional advancement. Our virtual Fall Seminar Series is open to all students. This series is led by our STAR Scholars mentors and faculty director, Dr. Cindy Lustig.

Want to make the most of your time as a student org leader? Come grab some dinner and pick up helpful tips on balancing all your responsibilities while avoiding burnout! Through short, practical activities, participants will learn strategies to manage their schedules more intentionally, set boundaries, and delegate effectively, all while building habits that support sustainable leadership.

The Arts Initiative invites members of literary and publication student orgs to discuss your various orgs' needs and wants at Michigan, and to share your thoughts with fellow org members and the Arts Initiative. We want to learn about what we can do to help your orgs here at Michigan! We'll also have some snacks, giveaways, and prizes. This is the second in a series of gatherings we're planning with groups across shared artistic practices-- we're really hoping to learn from the literary arts and publication orgs!

Please RSVP to let us know you're coming!

Developed by the MORE Committee, this workshop helps enhance the mentoring relationship between the student and faculty mentor by facilitating the development of shared expectations. Mentors and mentees work independently in separate sessions to identify their own objectives and styles, and consider strategies for dealing with possible challenges. Then, student-faculty pairs work together to develop a written mentoring plan as a means of codifying some of the most important elements (needs, goals, mutual expectations) of a two-way mentoring relationship. Among Rackham doctoral students who have written mentoring plans, 83 percent find those plans useful.
Registration and attendance at the same workshop are required of both the faculty and the student. Separate registration for students is available at: https://myumi.ch/6167J.

Developed by the MORE Committee, this workshop helps enhance the mentoring relationship between the student and faculty mentor by facilitating the development of shared expectations. Mentors and mentees work independently in separate sessions to identify their own objectives and styles, and consider strategies for dealing with possible challenges. Then, student-faculty pairs work together to develop a written mentoring plan as a means of codifying some of the most important elements (needs, goals, mutual expectations) of a two-way mentoring relationship. Among Rackham doctoral students who have written mentoring plans, 83 percent find those plans useful.
Registration and attendance at the same workshop are required of both the faculty and the student. Separate registration for faculty is available at: https://myumi.ch/2r6kn.

Join Us for “GCP Goes to School” at U-M | November 17–21, 2025
The University of Michigan is excited to host Google & Alphabet for an immersive week-long experience: GCP Goes to School! From November 17th–21st, Alphabet experts will be on campus to deliver hands-on workshops, demos, and career conversations tailored for students, researchers, faculty, and staff.
Dive into the latest advances in cloud computing, AI, and data science, connect with Alphabet professionals, and explore how their technologies are transforming research, teaching, and future careers. Whether you're new or seeking advanced resources, this event is designed to inspire and empower the U-M community.
All sessions are free and open to U-M students, faculty, and staff. Space is limited—reserve your spot today.

For a more detailed schedule, visit: https://rsvp.withgoogle.com/events/gcp-goes-to-school-university-of-michigan-november-17th-21st-2025

Are you a current UMSI BSI student interested in earning your master’s degree faster?
The Accelerated Master’s Degree Program (AMDP) allows eligible BSI students to earn a UMSI master’s degree in just one additional year after completing their bachelor's degree.

Join one of our virtual AMDP Information Sessions to learn how you can continue your education at UMSI and deepen your expertise in the information field—quickly and efficiently.

Each session includes:



An introduction to the AMDP and an overview of the curriculum


Information about the application process, deadlines, and requirements


Live Q&A with a member of the UMSI admissions team



Whether you’re starting to explore your options or preparing to apply this year, these sessions are designed to help you determine if AMDP is the right next step for you.

This presentation explores the unique experiences of international students studying at the University of Michigan. The presentation will cover the series of complex steps students need to take after gaining admission to the University, their experiences while on campus, and the hurdles they have to clear as they prepare to graduate and enter the workforce. Participants will learn more about the challenges international students face, ways to support them, and the resources available at the International Center.

Planning on applying to the Peace Corps or another global service program?
Make sure you're the most prepared candidate possible by participating in the Peace Corps Prep certificate program, which is open to all undergraduate students!
Through coursework and extracurricular experiences, the program will facilitate development within the following four core competencies: work sector-specific skills, foreign language proficiency, intercultural competency, and leadership. Learn more at our upcoming information sessions, which will be offered both virtually and in-person. Note: In-person information sessions will include dinner!

Leadership program for Club Officers!

This special lecture by Samy Ayoub, and moderated by Aaron Rock-Singer, will argue that legal pluralism in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Egypt was sustained by institutional structures, procedural norms, and Islamic legal practice under Khedival rule. Far from resisting pluralism, Ottoman-era Islamic legal practice facilitated the incorporation of other legal traditions, including the adjudication of Jewish communities’ affairs, making them integral to the functioning of the legal order. This coexistence, however, was destabilized with the establishment of the secular national courts in 1883, which progressively asserted universal jurisdiction and ultimately subsumed the entire legal sphere.

Samy Ayoub (University of Texas Austin) specializes in Islamic law, modern Middle East law, and law and religion in contemporary Muslim societies. He focuses on issues concerning the interaction between religion and law, and the role of religion in contemporary legal and socio-political systems within a global comparative perspective. He has pursued training in both law and Islamic Studies in Egypt, Scotland, and in the United States.

Connect with CEA ambassadors who have gone on our CEA programs

The U-M Global Social Impact Internships Program with Omprakash helps students earn academic credit while pursuing independent social impact internships in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
Internship fields include health, engineering, education, human rights, sustainability, and gender-based advocacy.
Alongside your internship, you will engage in critical dialogue and reflection about the complexities of striving for justice while crossing differences of culture and power, and you will create a series of digital storytelling posts that document your experiences through lenses informed by our course themes.
Info Session Date and Time
Tuesday, November 18, 20255:00 to 5:30 PM ETPlease register via Sessions@Michigan
For more information and questions about Omprakash internships, please contact:
Ethan Goldbach: Director of EdGE Programs (ethan@omprakash.org)Willy Oppenheim: Executive Director (willy@omprakash.org)

Want to build your confidence and fluency using English in class discussions, written assignments, and in conversations on campus?

Come meet ELI’s faculty to learn about ELI’s Academic English Mini-Courses and enjoy some free pizza!

This is a casual, drop-in style event. There is no formal presentation.
Come anytime during the session!

Join the Pre-Health Advisors in the LSA Newnan Academic Advising Center and the University of Medicine and Health Sciences for “Networking with the Specialists!”
15-min round table chats with 4 local doctors (UMHS alumni) in 4 different specialties! This will be an excellent opportunity to gain raw & real insight into life as a physician from these former med students who are all also from Michigan. Learn about their unique journeys and get all your questions about medical school answered!

Dinner included and free to attend!