Monday, 20 Feb 2017
Fee Payment Deadline
Fee payment deadline, spring. Second payment (minimum due).
The UM Connection: President's Day
This President's Day, let's examine portraits of Lincoln by Christian Petersen and discuss how this President became one of the most recognized people in American history. The UM Connection is an after-hours opportunity to study unique aspects of the permanent collection within the museum and develop visual literacy skills to communicate about complex topics.
Lecture: Understanding Climate Change through Interactive Simulations
Travis Franck, program director for the nonprofit Climate Interactive and an expert on international climate and energy issues, will share his organization's free climate change decision-support tools and talk about policy struggles and successes.
Amigurumi Crochet Class
Amigurumi is the Japanese art of crocheting small animals or creatures.
Lecture: Reflections on Race, Racism and Racial Violence
"In the Shadow of Charleston - Reflections on Race, Racism and Racial Violence," Keisha Blain is co-editor of "The Charleston Syllabus: Readings on Race, Racism and Racial Violence," a newly published overview of race relations, racial violence, and civil rights activism in the United States and other parts of the world.