Melissa Lea Foster Rietz on assignment in Ecuador. Photo courtesy Melissa Lea Foster Rietz.
For up-to-date event information go to peacecorps.umich.edu.
Monday, Oct. 11
Exhibit: “As I See It” photo competition, presented in the Michigan Union Lobby, Beanster’s at the Michigan League, and the piano lounge in Pierpont Commons, through Oct. 21.
Exhibit: Serving Others Around the World: Peace Corps 50th Anniversary Celebration photo exhibit, through Oct. 31, Michigan Union.
Exhibit: U-M and the Peace Corps: It All Started Here, through Nov. 30, Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library, Gallery, Room 100.
Film: “A Passing of the Torch,” 7-8:30 p.m., Hatcher Graduate Library, Library Gallery, Room 100.
Tuesday, Oct. 12
Film: “Atumpan: The Talking Drums of Ghana,” 7 p.m., School of Social Work Building, African Studies Center, Room 1636.
Wednesday, Oct. 13
Presentation: National Symposium: The Future of International Service, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Stephen M. Ross School of Business, Blau Auditorium.
Symposium: Challenges and Opportunities of International Service: A Student Symposium, 10 p.m.-1 a.m., Michigan Union.
Lecture/discussion: Author Paul Theroux: “How the Peace Corps Changed My Life,” 7-9 p.m., Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library, Room 100.
Thursday, Oct. 14
Film: “A Passing of the Torch,” 1-2 a.m., Michigan Union steps.
Ceremony: First Ceremony on Michigan Union steps, 2-2:30 a.m.
Dedication: Historical Marker commemorating JFK’s Ann Arbor Challenge, 10:30-10:45 a.m., on the grounds in front of the U-M Museum of Art.
Ceremony: Second Ceremony on Michigan Union steps, 11 a.m.-noon.
Symposium: Spending Your Days in Ghana: Responding to JFK’s Challenge, 1:30-5 p.m. Pendleton Room, Michigan Union.
Reception: Reception for U-M Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs), 4:30-6 p.m., Anderson Room, Michigan Union.
Talk: Peace Corps Director Aaron Williams: Inspiring the Next Generation of Volunteers, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Kuenzel Room, Michigan Union.
Talk: Tom Hayden: The Importance of Community Organizing: From the Peace Corps to Barack Obama, 8:30-10 p.m., Hatcher Graduate Library, Library Gallery, Room 100.
Friday, Oct. 15
Talk: History of the Peace Corps: From the Michigan Union Steps to the Present, 1-2:30 p.m., Hatcher Graduate Library, Library Gallery, Room 100.
Talk: Peace Corps Authors, 3-4:30 p.m., Hatcher Graduate Library, Library Gallery, Room 100.
Talk: Engineers in the Peace Corps: A Conversation with College of Engineering Alumni, 3-5 p.m., Chesebrough Auditorium, Chrysler Center, North Campus.
Reception: Happy Hour for RPCVs and Their Families and Friends, 5-7 p.m., Dominick’s on Monroe Street.
Exhibit and reception: U-M Alumni/Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Exhibition, Slusser Gallery in the Art & Architecture Building on North Campus, with an opening reception, 6-9 p.m. Exhibit through Nov. 12.
Saturday, Oct. 16
Celebration: President’s Tailgate Party for Returned Peace Corps Volunteers, before football game, 12:30-3 p.m., Oosterbaan Fieldhouse.
Recognition: In a halftime program during the Wolverines Homecoming football game, U-M-affiliated RPVCs will be recognized, Michigan Stadium.
Tuesday, Oct. 26
Film Series: International Development Issues — Four Countries, “Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai.” The films are shown at 8 p.m., North Quad Dining Hall. Series continues with “End of Rainbow” Nov. 2, “Poto Mitan” Nov. 9, and “Once in Afghanistan” Nov. 16.
Wednesday, Oct. 27
Discussion: Swords into Plowshares: Peace Corps Service in Eastern Europe and Eurasia, noon-1:30 p.m., Room 1636 International Institute/School of Social Work Building.
Thursday, Oct. 28
Talk: Sarah Chayes: Penny W. Stamps Distinguished Speaker Series, 5:10 p.m., Michigan Theater.
Tuesday, Nov. 2
Seminar: Provost’s Seminar on Educating Globally Competent Students (by invitation only), 1-5 p.m., Michigan League.
Seminar: Provost’s Seminar on Educating Globally Competent Students (by invitation only), 1-5 p.m., Michigan League.
Thursday, Nov. 4
Talk/panel: Advancing Global Public Health, presentation of the Thomas Francis Jr. Medal, 2-4 p.m., Stephen M. Ross School of Business, Blau Auditorium.
