Description: Welcome all new U-M student and scholar families! Join the International Center, the Center for the Education of Women+ (CEW+), Michigan Caregivers and Student Parents (MCaSP), the Mary A. Rackham Institute's University Center for the Child and Family (UCCF), U-M’s Children’s Center, and Northwood Graduate & Family Housing for a welcome dinner at the Northwood Community Center Multipurpose Room (1000 McIntyre Drive).
Description: Come play another pick-up soccer game with the IC! The game will be played indoors at the Sports Coliseum on a hard court (much like futsal).
This will be a very casual game and is meant for meeting other international students and scholars. We recommend bringing athletic clothing, gym shoes, and a water bottle.
Description: The International Center will host our annual International Undergraduate Student and Family Welcome Day on Wednesday, August 21, 2024. Attendance at this event is strongly encouraged for both international degree-seeking and exchange undergraduate students and their family members who travel with them to campus.
Topics will include overviews about cultural adjustment, maintaining immigration status, using your health insurance, and more! This is also an excellent opportunity to meet other new international students!
Description: You bring your graduation cap, we'll provide the supplies! (And dessert!)
This is a drop-in event and students can stop by whenever during the scheduled time. The IC will be providing fabric paint, jewels, ribbon and other materials that can be used to decorate the top of your graduation cap.
Description: On Tuesday, March 4, 2025 many people in the state of Michigan will celebrate “Paczki Day'' (otherwise known as Fat Tuesday - the day before Ash Wednesday) by eating a jelly-filled pastry called a Paczki. Paczki (pronounced POONCH-kee) are Polish pastries that bakeries around Michigan and the Midwest will prepare one time per year in celebration of this holiday! In other parts of the United States, Fat Tuesday is recognized by the more widely known Mardi Gras festival.
Description: The Soul Glow Series looks at the sacred beliefs and practices that bring us joy and inspire creativity, as well as informs our approach to justice and equity work. This series will aim to provide opportunities for students to experience joy and community with one another, as well as spaces where students can begin to imagine what a better future and world looks like.
Description: New international families: join the International Center and Northwood Resstaff for a welcome lunch at the Northwood Community Center (1000 McIntyre) on Sunday, February 5 from 12 - 1:30pm! Meet new community members and staff while also learning about resources on campus and the community! Registration is required, and food will be provided!
Description: Welcome to Michigan! The International Center is excited to welcome you all to campus by hosting a dinner at South Quad Dining Hall. This is a great opportunity to meet other international students who started their programs in the Winter 2025 semester! This is an informal gathering, but please arrive between 6-7pm. From there you can grab some food in the dining hall, and join us in our designated area to eat and mingle.
Description: Is this your first time experiencing a cold winter and snow? Or, maybe this will not be your first winter in Michigan, but you would still like to hear from locals on how to be more comfortable during the winter months. In this session, we will give you some tips on how to survive a Michigan winter, including what to wear, how to be safe getting around Ann Arbor, what activities you can do, and more!
Food and winter drinks will be provided.
Description: The International Center Student Council (ICSC) is excited to provide students with coffee, cocoa and donuts in celebration of the last day of classes! ICSC members will be tabling on central campus and north campus - we hope to see you there!
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