ME Engenuity

Join us for a screening the the DEI Lecture Series: Creating a More Equitable World Together. Engineers and designers create new technologies, products, structures, medicines and more, but are there ways of working that can unknowingly marginalize groups of people? Even with the best intentions, we can fall short of creating equitable change with our innovations.

Emily Obert, a leading design manager with Ford Motor Company, will introduce and guide you through the Design Justice Network principles. Expanding on the concept of inclusive design, Emily will highlight its strengths and address its limitations. Emily’s experiences as a disabled designer will challenge you to reflect on and improve your own practice and process to create a more equitable world.

The ME DEI Alliance is excited to host again the Multicultural Winter Celebration featuring an all-day exhibition (9am-5pm) in the G.G. Brown BorgWarner Galleria and a luncheon in the G.G. Brown Blue Lounge (12-1:30pm). The event will include short presentations from volunteers highlighting their December or January holiday celebrations. Food will be provided to those who RSVP in advance. We hope to see you there!

Meet with other ME graduate students on a walking tour of an historically Black neighborhood in Ann Arbor. The Living Oral History Project self tour guide was created by The African American Cultural & Historical Museum of Washtenaw County and the Ann Arbor District Library.

Come celebrate Pride Month
Make Some Art at a Fun Social Event!

GEAR UP WITH ME-DEI

Wednesday, Sept 18 @ 4 pm

GGB Blue Lounge

Join us to kick off the semester with ME-DEI Alliance! Meet this year's E-Board, learn how to get involved, and connect with people from the ME department through fun games and snacks. Relax, meet new faces, and learn more about our mission of diversity, equity, and inclusion in Mechanical Engineering. We're excited to see you there!

Explore the Future Cache exhibit on Native American displacement and belonging with a guided tour that serves as a tribute to Cheboiganing Band exploring decolonization and indigenous rights. 

Join us for lunch and two presentations: Professor Fletcher on the history of Indigenous tribes in Michigan, followed by a student-led talk on connection between Indigenous peoples and climate justice.

Join us for a watch-along of the MLK Day Annual Keynote Lecture featuring Erika Alexander, a trailblazing activist and one of the country's most dynamic voices. As the co-founder of Color Farm Media, Erika is dedicated to elevating equity and inclusion in media and politics through powerful storytelling. Don't miss the opportunity to engage with her insights and your fellow colleagues!! Open to students,faculty, and staff!!

Join us for an engaging and thought-provoking event featuring Leila Kawar, a distinguished professor and current Vice-President of the UM Ann Arbor AAUP Chapter. In this session, Leila Kawar will share personal insights on the importance of academic freedom and First Amendment rights on campus, from the perspective of an Arab-American scholar.

The event will feature an informative Q&A session, where you’ll have the opportunity to engage in meaningful dialogue and explore the nuances of free speech and academic rights in higher education.

We’ll also host a fun and interactive trivia session, testing your knowledge on Arab heritage. And lunch will be provided!