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home | events & workshops | cultural & social events, volunteer opportunities Cultural, Social Events, and Volunteer OpportunitiesHere are the programs tentatively planned for winter 2012. Please check back for more details.
JanuaryLibrary Essentials
Registration: Please register online for this event. Description: Overwhelmed and confused by all the information on the Web? Gain insight into the resources and services available and strategies for efficiently finding information for your research projects. Join a Learning Librarian as the questions below are explored.:
Bring your questions or just come to learn about the basics of how to navigate the complex information environment that is the University Library system. Co-sponsored by MLibrary and the International Center. Scavenger Hunt
Cost and registration: FREE! Please email basimk@umich.edu to register for the event. (Registration is recommended but not required.) Description: Think you know Ann Arbor? The International Center Scavenger Hunt will be an exciting and fun event for both new and current students to discover famous places and useful resources at the University of Michigan and the city of Ann Arbor. Explore secret fairy doors, a sine field wave, graffiti walls, famous restaurants, and other university and Ann Arbor hidden treasures! Teams will be determined at the start event, so feel free to come alone or with your friends! This event is free to join, and teams that complete the most clues will win prizes sponsored by local businesses and restaurants. Please bring a picture-taking device (cell-phone, camera, iPod, etc) and dress warmly! Questions: Please contact Basim at basimk@umich.edu North American International Auto Show (NAIAS)
Meeting location and time: PLEASE BE ON TIME! Participants may choose to board the bus from either Central Campus or North Campus at one of the locations designated below. Upon our return, participants may choose to be dropped off at Central or North Campus locations.
**Please Note: The bus will depart the North Campus location at 10:00am for Detroit** Event Description: The North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) 2012 is where the global automotive community comes together to catch up on the latest. Carmakers at the NAIAS feature everything from new models that will be available in 2013 to unique concept cars. See more than 500 vehicles on display, representing the most innovative designs in the world and experience North America’s largest and most prestigious automotive showcase. Join us to experience the next generation of transportation at the NAIAS! For more information about NAIAS, please visit: http://www.naias.com/home.aspx Questions: Email Maddie at maddiery@umich.edu Welcome New International Students
The International Center is offering a special welcome program for international students who entered U-M in Winter Term 2012. This will be an opportunity to meet other new international students so that you can begin establishing a network of new friends, and to receive information about strategies that you can use to make the process of adjusting to your new environment a little easier. Light refreshments will be served. International Center staff will also be available to answer any questions you may have. Registration: Registration is requested but not required. If possible, please register for this event by Wednesday, January 25 so that we can plan for seating and refreshments. However, you are also welcome to attend even if you have not registered in advance. Presentation: Please be advised that handouts of the presentation will not be provided at the event. So remember to print and bring it with you so you can follow along. Questions: contact the International Center at icenter@umich.edu Les Violons du Roy
Cost: This discounted event is only available to students. Group discounted student ticket price is $20 per person with a valid UMID. If you are not a student you may purchase tickets at the regular price from the UMS ticket office. Deadline: Friday, January 13. NO REFUNDS AFTER THIS DATE. Register: In order to reserve your ticket for this event, you MUST sign up and pay in advance by the deadline at the front desk of the International Center (IC) on Central Campus. Cash only and exact change is appreciated. A valid UMID must be presented by the student purchasing the ticket(s). Each student is allowed to purchase two tickets. Seats are limited. Meeting time, location, and tickets: On Saturday January 28th, please arrive at the International Center (603 E. Madison) between 7:15pm-7:30pm to pick up your ticket. Tickets will not be available until this time. Please be on time! Event Description: Les Violons du Roy is a French-Canadian chamber orchestra based in Québec City, Québec. It borrows its name from the renowned string orchestra of the court of the French kings. The 15-member group was brought together in 1984 by music director Bernard Labadie. They specialize in the vast repertoire of music for chamber orchestra, performed on modern instruments in the stylistic manner most appropriate to each era. Our seating area will be Main Floor, Section 4, rows G-P See the UMS website for event details and information on directions and parking. Questions: contact Maddie Ryan at maddiery@umich.edu FebruaryMaking Friends with Americans
This relaxed workshop discusses communication styles of Americans, friendship patterns and relationships norms, which may be very different from what you are used to in your home country. You'll hear suggestions on how to get to know people in the United States and how to start making American friends. Presentation: Please be advised that handout of the presentation will not be provided at the event. So remember to print and bring it with you so you can follow along. Shopping
This workshop will help you develop skills to 1) navigate sales tax, returns, warranties, pricing, and different ways to pay; 2) save money on books, food, clothing, technology and home furnishings; 3) discover the best places to shop; 4) distinguish between types of stores; and 5) shop without owning a car. We will also cover winter clothing and how/when to buy it. Presentation: Please be advised that handout of the presentation will not be provided at the event. So remember to print and bring it with you so you can follow along. Ice Skating
Cost: Please bring M card and cash to the event (credit cards are not accepted). If you have skates, you can bring your own to save skate rental fee.
Register: To ensure Yost Ice Area will have staff to assist us with skate rental and to ensure there are sufficient skates for our group, please register by Monday February 6th. Meeting time and location: On the day of the event, please meet at the International Center (603 E. Madison) between 1:15pm-1:30pm. The group will walk over to Yost Ice Arena at 1:30pm. Description: Come join other international students, scholars, and family members as we enjoy an afternoon of skating. This event is for skaters of all levels. Children and seniors are welcome. Please make sure to bring layers, mittens, scarfs, and gloves as we will be in an indoor hockey arena and it is very cold. Questions: Maddie Ryan at maddiery@umich.edu Be My Valentine: Idioms Workshop
Cost and registration: Free. Please register by Monday February 13 if you plan to attend. Description: Are you confused by phrases English native speakers say that don’t seem to make logical sense? Attend this informal workshop to learn common love and relationship idioms—after all, it is close to Valentine’s Day! This workshop will also give you a chance to meet other international students through interactive deciphering of common idioms. Please feel free to bring a couple of idioms you have heard and are unsure of the meaning. Light refreshments will be served. Questions: contact Erin Wehrenberg at erinwehr@umich.edu Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra & Wynton Marsalis
Cost: This discounted event is only available to students. Group discounted student ticket price is $20 per person with a valid UMID. If you are not a student you may purchase tickets at the regular price from the UMS ticket office. Deadline: Tuesday, February 7th. NO REFUNDS AFTER THIS DATE. Register: In order to reserve your ticket for this event, you MUST sign up and pay in advance by the deadline at the front desk of the International Center on Central Campus. Cash only and exact change is appreciated. A valid UMID must be presented by the student purchasing the ticket(s). Each student is allowed to purchase two tickets. Limited space is available. Meeting time, location, and tickets: On the day of the event, please arrive at the International Center (603 E. Madison) between 6:45pm-7:00pm to pick up your ticket(s). Tickets will not be available until this time. Please be on time! Event Description: Under Wynton Marsalis’ direction, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO) performs a repertoire across the full jazz spectrum — from the music’s New Orleans roots to bebop to modern jazz. By creating and performing an expansive range of brilliant new music for quartets to big bands, chamber music ensembles to symphony orchestras, tap dance to ballet, Wynton has expanded the vocabulary for jazz and created a vital body of work that places him among the world’s finest musicians and composers. On this new tour and to celebrate Wynton’s 50th birthday, the JLCO will showcase a retrospective of Wynton’s music written for big band. Our seating area will be Main Floor, Sections 1 & 5 (rows W-Z). For directions and parking, or more information about the event, visit the UMS website. Questions: contact Maddie Ryan at maddiery@umich.edu MarchEtiquette for the U.S. Workplace
Cost: Free. Please register by Thursday, March 22 if you plan to attend. Description: Workplace culture can be different in different countries. If you plan to work in the U.S. on or off-campus either before or after graduation, understanding U.S. workplace etiquette will help you establish and maintain good working relationships with co-workers and supervisors. This workshop will provide an introduction to etiquette for the U.S. workplace, and will also include practical tips and advice from a cross-cultural perspective. This event is co-sponsored by the International Center and the University Unions. Questions: contact International Center at icenter@umich.edu. Coffee Hour for International Families
Cost and registration: Free. Please register by Monday, March 26 if you plan to attend. Description: Join us for this informal coffee hour as a chance to meet fellow international families from University of Michigan and Eastern Michigan University. Conversations around ways other international families spend their time in Michigan will occur. Children are welcome. Light refreshments will be served. Co-sponsored with Office of International Students, Eastern Michigan University. Questions: contact Erin Wehrenberg at erinwehr@umich.edu Bowling
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Event Description: The International Center's 2012 Summer Orientation for international students and scholars will be held from August 13 through August 31. International Center will hire Peer Advisors and Media Assistant to assist with the Orientation. If you'd like to learn more about the application, hiring process, hear from a former peer advisor to talk about her work experience, or if you have more questions about the responsibilities for peer advisors and for media assistant, please come to the session. No preregistration is required. Questions: contact the International Center at icenter@umich.edu Birch Run
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Academy of St. Martin in the Fields with Joshua Bell, leader and violin
Check back for more details. Ongoing Volunteer OpportunitiesCommunity Service at Delonis Shelter
Volunteers will prepare and serve food at the Delonis Homeless Shelter. This is an opportunity to see a different aspect of American life than what you are exposed to at U-M. These will take place on the 2nd Thursday of every month all term. There will be two shifts and four or five people are needed for each shift. Shift One is from 2:30 to about 7:00 p.m., and Shift Two is from 4:30 to around 9:00 p.m. Volunteers will meet at the Ecumenical Center and International Residence on Church Street and drive downtown to the Delonis Shelter. Afterwards, we will come back to ECIR for dinner and discussion. This opportunity is co-sponsored by the U-M International Center and the Ecumenical Center and International Residence. If you would like to participate or have questions, please contact ECIR's Volunteer Coordinators at delonis.ecir@gmail.com. Please include: For a map to ECIR, please see http://www.ecir.org/about/location.php See Shelter Association of Washtenaw County for more information about the Delonis Homeless Shelter. Sessions (both shifts unless stated otherwise) Meet at Ecumenical Center and International Residence on the 2nd Thurs of the month. Dates for 2012 are January 12, February 9, March 8, April 12, May 10, June 14, July 12, August 9, September 13, October 11, November 8, and December 13. Last reviewed: 02/12 |
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