Showing events starting from October 1, 2018 up to October 31, 2018
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A Panel Discussion on Global Inclusion & Exclusion
October 4, 2018 - 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM ET
Eduardo Marques, a professor from the University of Azores, Portugal is visiting U-M SSW during the first week of October with two of his students. He is working with Dr. Mieko Yoshihama on a PhotoVoice project about social inclusion and exclution. On Thursday, October 4, Dr. Yoshihama invites Eduardo, Dr. Odessa Ganzalez-Benson from SSW, and Ana Paula Pimentel Walker - an assistant professor from Urban and Regional Planning to join a panel discussion about global inclusion and exclusion. After the panel discussion, there will be a mini-PhotoVoice Presentation from the CrossAtlantic Action Research Team.
This event is presented by the Global Social Work Student Association and the CrossAtlantic Action Research.
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Michigan Medicine Inclusion and Growth for Healthcare Transformation (M.I.G.H.T.) Disability Awareness Symposium
October 4, 2018 - 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM ET
Keynote speaker: Karin Muraszko, M.D., Julian T. Hoff Professor and Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Michigan
The Council for Disability Concerns produces an annual series of events designed to raise awareness of disability topics on campus and in our community. All events are free and everyone is welcome. If accommodations are needed, contact [email protected] at least one week in advance.
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Chronic Fatigue and Related Syndromes: An Expert Panel Discussion
October 5, 2018 - 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM ET
Presenters: Tiffany Braley, MD – Clinical Assistant Professor, Medical School, Department of Neurology, Daniel Clauw, MD – Director of Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center, Professor, Medical School, Department of Anesthesiology, Internal Medicine (Rheumatology), and Department of Psychiatry, Ann Kratz, PhD - Assistant Professor, Medical School, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ace Anbender, sports blogger and individual with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Moderator: Donna Omichinski
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University of Michigan DEI Summit
October 8, 2018 - 9:00 AM to October 12, 2018 5:00 PM ET
The Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Summit will give campus community members the opportunity to learn about the work completed during the past year on both universitywide and unit-based plans to improve diversity, equity and inclusion.
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"Unrest" (Documentary Film)
October 8, 2018 - 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM ET
Jennifer Brea's Sundance award-winning documentary, Unrest, is a personal journey from patient to advocate to storyteller. Jennifer is 28, working on her PhD at Harvard, and months away from marrying the love of her life when a mysterious fever leaves her bedridden. When doctors tell her it's "all in her head," she picks up her camera as an act of defiance and brings us into a hidden world of millions that medicine abandoned.
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Social Transformation through Public Engagement
October 8, 2018 - 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET
LSA - National Center for Institutional Diversity, Academic Innovation, and Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Leaders from different sectors discuss partnerships with higher education to inform and implement social change. President Mark S. Schlissel will share remarks on the intersection between two Presidential initiatives: Public Engagement & Impact and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.
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Promoting Equity and Inclusion: Eliminating Sexual Misconduct at U-M
October 8, 2018 - 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM ET
Human Resources
Engage with university leaders in a panel discussion on fulfilling our shared responsibility to ensure a safe, equitable and respectful community.
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"Dance the freaking music, baby:" LGBTQ Identities & Intersectionalities (co-sponsored by the Spectrum Center)
October 10, 2018 - 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM ET
Panel: Petra Kuppers, Shanna Kattari, Evan James Copeland
Moderator: Patricia F. Anderson
This panel will explore the question of being human through the facets of LGBTQ and disability, discovering threads of meaning in our lives, and how the intersections of our experiences can inform and lend new meaning to our multifaceted identities. The discussion will range from acceptance to microaggression, from making space for personal expression to the role of scholarly enquiry and activity in building awareness and acceptance.
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Student Life Design Thinking Event for Campus Climate Initiatives
October 10, 2018 - 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM ET
Student Life
A student-driven design thinking session for campus climate initiatives.
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Disabled & Proud: Leading Change (Online Conference)
October 11, 2018 - 3:00 PM to 9:30 PM ET
Disabled & Proud: Leading Change is an online conference for college students with disabilities, happening October 11-13, 2018. This is a conference for students by students with disabilities, focused on building up students as leaders for campus change to improve accessibility, inclusion, and the campus climate for people with disabilities. Students in any type of degree program, of any age, with any type of disability are welcome. Nondisabled student allies are also welcome to attend. A limited number of free registrations are available for interested students; please email [email protected] to inquire.