Black En Vogue

Hosted by the North Quad Multicultural Council, C.A.M.E.O. (Couzens Active Multi Ethnic Organization) in Space 2435.

Black En Vogue was an event honoring Black women during the Harlem Renaissance. During this event, performers embodied famous women of color while playing tribute through various mediums, such as poetry, dancing, singing, etc. Desserts and hors d'oeuvres were be provided during and after the performances, including fancy "mock-tailes" made from a sweet blend of Welch's Grape Juice.

Semi-formal and/or vintage, 1920-1940s attire was strongly encouraged.

SAPAC's rEVOLUTION: Making Art for Change

Exhibition & 25th Anniversary Celebration

The exhibit focuses on gender, empowerment, sexism & sexual violence.

Opening Reception starts April 13th at 7:00 pm
Opening Remarks are at 7:30pm
Exhibit runs from April 13th to April 16th

Join us for refreshments!

RSVP for the event on facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/events/281037658640086/

Randy Garber: Made in Translation catalog now available online

Boston artist, Randy Garber, brought her original work to North Quad last week for an exhibit featuring a digital, print-on-demand catalog.

The catalog is now available online, and the exhibit will be on display in North Quad's Space 2435 through December 22. Please see the Space 2435 calendar to plan your visit.

Michigan Daily: Creativity Unleashed at North Quad

The Michigan Daily gives North Quad's Space 2435 a glowing review, calling it "magical"

North Quad Student Photo Contest Winners!

This spring, North Quad sponsored a photo contest celebrating North Quad and its dual themes: expanding global horizons and technology.

North Quad dining achieves gold with national honor

A recent article in the University of Michigan Record Update highlighted North Quad dining's receipt of a Gold honor at the 2011 Loyal E. Horton Dining Awards:

"The new North Quadrangle Residential and Academic Complex was a campuswide sensation this past year, and dining was a big part of the excitement. That was confirmed by the National Association of College and University Food Services (NACUFS), which recognized North Quad dining with its most prestigious award."

The full article is available via Record Update.

The Ann Arbor Book Festival Comes to North Quad June 25

The Ann Arbor Book Festival comes to North Quad on Saturday, June 25 as a part of the Ann Arbor Summer Festival.

The AABF, co-sponsored by North Quad's Sweetland Center for Writing, will offer events for readers of all ages, including two interactive programs for children in North Quad's newest space, Room 2435, an exhibitor fair in the Media Gateway, and outdoor events on Ingalls Mall.

Follow North Quad's Gallery Assistant, Lyz Luidens, as she Travels to Gabon!

North Quad's Gallery Assistant, junior Lyz Luidens, is currently in Gabon with other University of Michigan students on a GIEU trip. Follow her adventures on their blog, Experiencing the Arts and Social Life of the Fang People. When she returns from Gabon, Lyz will be taking on a project documenting art on campus to display on North Quad's Media Gateway digital screens.

Have an idea for the Media Gateway gallery screens? Let us know!

North Quad: A Media Cathedral

Blogger Dennis G. Jerz referred to North Quad as a "Media Cathedral" in his review of the academic and residential complex following the Computers & Writing annual conference, held here from May 19-22. Jerz called out NQ's "awesome people-focused technology" and declared it the "ideal place" to hold C&W. Read Jerz's full blog post here.

Andean Thanksgiving Ceremony for Mother Earth

In celebration of Earth Day, North Quad will host an Andean Thanksgiving Ceremony for Mother Earth.

April 22
North Quad 2435
5-7 PM

The ceremony known as Despacho a Pachamama in Quechua, the language of the Incas, gives participants an opportunity to express gratitude to the Earth, and the land that provides resources for well-being, says organizer Tatiana Calixto, a lecturer II in Spanish and GIEU Teaching Fellow in the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures.

It consists of a series of offerings (seeds, candy, grains and others) that are presented with reverence and gratitude to the Earth. The event also will include video presentations about various aspects of the tradition.

“I’ve performed this ceremony with my students in my classes, and they compare it to Mother’s Day,” Calixto says. “I totally agree, since we celebrate a special day by returning to our mothers, perhaps presenting a gift to them, and doing something special for everything that they do for us.”

Cinephiles Anonymous Tonight: Bellflower

For the last Cinephiles Anonymous of the term, we will be have a special screening of apocalyptic film Bellflower, straight from Oscilloscope Laboratories. What better way to take your minds of finals than speculations of the end of the world? The screening is free and this is rare chance to see the film prior to its theatrical release this summer.

Poster Design by Sean Curtis Patrick

North Quad
Room 2435
9 PM
All doors via MCard, please come to 2435 for access without an MCard

Global Scholars Program: Annual Symposium

Please join us to celebrate the Global Scholars Program 2nd Annual End-of-Year Symposium.

April 16th, 2011 11:00am to 3:00pm
2435 North Quad “The Collaboratory”
105 S. State St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109

11:00am Reception
12:00pm Program
11:30am & 1:30pm Group Presentations
2:00pm Closing Ceremony

Light Refreshments Provided
Recommended Attire: Business Casual / Cultural

Exhibit Opening: Spaces in Transition, an MFA Cross-Pollination Exhibit

Friday, April 15
5-7 PM
North Quad 2435
Refreshments Provided

The MFA Cross-Pollination Collaborative is a joint initiative by the MFA Program in Creative Writing and the MFA Program in Art and Design created to foster exchange among creative writers and visual artists. These exchanges have produced a variety of collaborative projects exploring the theme of Spaces in Transition in a variety of media including video, animated text, audio, multimedia installation, and performance.

DMC Goes Downtown!

Ever wonder about the cool things happening on North Campus but the weather, distance, or confusing directions kept you away? Join the Digital Media Commons as we pick up shop and head south to Room 2435 in North Quad.

DMC staff will present some of the amazing services we offer the university community including a live motion capture demonstration, stereoscopic 3D projections, makerbot 3D printing, 3D scene navigation using brain waves, Kinect Hacks, and much more.

For more information, check out the UM3D Lab website.

North Quad an Official Live Stream Location for TEDxUofM

Stop into the North Quad Media Gateway and Dining Hall throughout the day to check out the live broadcast of TEDxUofM. It's also available in the Shapiro Undergraduate Library Lobby and in the Duderstadt Center on North Campus.

Prefer to stay at home on this rainy day? You can watch the stream on the TEDx website, too.

Announcing a Photo Contest!

UM's new academic and residential complex encourages students to use technology to expand their global horizons.

Announcing a photo contest celebrating North Quad and its dual themes: expanding global horizons and technology.

1st, 2nd and 3rd Place prizes will be awarded for each theme.

Join the North Quad Photo Contest '11 CTools site to submit your photos today! (3 per theme, please).

Deadline: April 8 @midnight

More information, official rules and guidelines.

Screen Arts & Cultures Student Speaks Out

Barbara Twist, Screen Arts & Cultures student and president of the Film and Video Student Association, speaks out in favor of extending tax incentives to the film industry in Michigan in this month's Montage, the University of Michigan's online Arts Portal.

Local Fine Art Photographer Captures North Quad

James Howe, a fine art photographer who frequently shoots images of the UM campus, captured this stunning shot last spring while North Quad was still under construction.

Global Scholars Student Departs for Nicaragua

North Quad's own Louis Albertini, a student in the Global Scholars Program, will travel to Nicaragua on a service trip as a member of the University of Michigan Rotaract Club.

The group will work to provide safe, clean drinking water for rural Nicaraguan communities.

Partnering with Aqua Clara International, a NGO dedicated to creating innovative solutions for the growing water crisis, our group will construct and install bio-sand filters to purify and eradicate contaminants in the water.

Follow Louis's adventures, experiences and thoughts on the group's blog.

Cafe Shapiro Makes its North Quad Debut!

Tonight North Quad welcomes Cafe Shapiro for an evening of student poetry, short stories and musical performances.

Relax with complimentary coffee, tea and desserts while you enjoy the fantastic selection of student performances.

North Quad Media Gateway
February 22, 7 - 8:30 PM

Now Showing in the Media Gateway!

For this snowy last week in February, we're featuring three departures from the winter doldrums.

First, a set of crisp, action-packed images of a UM Quidditch match taken on a sparkling afternoon last fall, which were part of a special produced by
LSA Wire alumni magazine.

We're also displaying a series of
vintage dental advertisements from the collection of the Sindecuse Museum of Dentistry. The collection, housed within the School of Dentistry, includes artifacts from the history of dental practice dating back to the 18th century. Teeth extracted, 25 cents! Definitely worth a trip.

Finally, we have a new-comer to the Fireplace Screen at North Quad. Inside our retro TV, we're showing NASA's live feed of the International Space Station, which is about as far away from Michigan in February as you can get!

Enjoy! If you've got something you'd like to see on our screens, use the Contact tab, above!

How I Write: Speakers Series

Join the Sweetland Center for Writing as they bring a wide variety of authors, from song-writers to journalists, to UM to speak about their writing.

2011 Schedule:
JANUARY 24
Yoni Brenner (New Yorker)
Lester Graham (Michigan Public Radio)

FEBRUARY 21
UM Faculty T.B.A.

MARCH 15
826 Michigan Night

APRIL T.B.D.
Chris Bathgate (singer/songwriter)
Frontier Ruckus (alt-rock band)

Check out the How I Write Facebook page for up-to-the-minute updates, and to post questions for the presenters.

Projectorhead Extreme Presents: The Way I See It

Dare-Devil Skiing!
Winner of Powder Magazine’s 2009 “Movie of the Year”
Hard-charging action, steep lines, and jaw-dropping slopes!

Saturday, February 12, 2011, 8 PM
Michigan Theater

Ticket Price $15

Advanced tickets available at
www.ticketweb.com
(search for Michigan Theater)

Sponsored by the Screen Arts and Cultures Department

North Quad's Sweetland Center for Writing's SyncOWL featured in The Michigan Daily

Most students wouldn’t imagine getting help on a paper from the Sweetland Center for Writing in their pajamas. But thanks to a new program from the tutoring hub, students can now get interactive help straight from their bedrooms. Read on to learn more in the Michigan Daily.

North Quad Wins Annarbor.com Business Review Deal of the Year Award

From Annarbor.com:

University of Michigan's North Quad construction redefines campus housing & South State

"As a result of North Quad, U-M is advancing its delivery of education and housing to students. But it’s also positioning those students as a clear economic driver downtown, where the project has spawned multiple private business ventures."

North Quad Resident Leads a Video Tour of the Complex

From the latest issue of Alumnus:
"Remember your dorm? Try not to get too jealous as you watch this student led tour of U-M’s newest academic complex. The Tower Room is a must see."

A 360-degree look inside U-M's new residential and academic complex

Awesome, panoramic feature on North Quad in LSA Wire:

"We explored nearly every nook inside U-M's new North Quadrangle Residential and Academic Complex to bring you an interactive presentation of this groundbreaking living-learning facility. This vibrant new space is designed to be a living laboratory where U-M's campus community can come to study, learn, collaborate, and innovate. Click the photo above to explore and see how this state-of-the-art building combines innovative technological resources, vibrant academic facilities, and a contemporary residential space.

Text by Rachel Harkai, design and photography by Evan Hansen, flash components and photography by Rob Hess."

Coming Winter Semester to North Quad

You haven't seen it all! Announcing something amazing, coming to North Quad, winter 2011. For more details, and to submit your ideas to name the newest part of North Quad, check out our Facebook page! Hurry, the naming contest ends 10-31!

Alum and Astronaut Al Worden Makes his Mark at North Quad

From Record Update:
Retired astronaut and U-M alumnus Al Worden signs a chalkboard mural that is part of the new North Quad’s Media Gateway.

Get Inside North Quad: Photos from AnnArbor.com

Photographers from AnnArbor.com attended last month's Student Housewarming event at North Quad, and captured some great images of student rooms and lounges in our new space. Check out the sneak peak they posted on Flickr!