Category: Past Events (2024-2025 Academic Year)

Archive of events from 2024-2025 Academic Year

Tell Your Story: A DIY Zine Workshop

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Green, pink, purple shapes on yellow background with text about zone workshop.
RECENT EVENT: April 18, 2025 4:00 – 6:00 pm Design Lab 1 Learn how to create your own zine! A zine, short for magazine or fanzine, is a self-published work of original text and images. They are typically produced by a single person or small group, and are photocopied to create a physical version for circulation. Directions

Thank you from the Duderstadt Center

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Navy heart and plus sign on medium blue background with text.
Thank you for giving to the Duderstadt Center on Giving Blueday. Your gift to the Center advances the mission of the DC, enabling more students to access our unique media and technology resources, and increasing interdisciplinary collaboration between students, staff, and faculty.  Every single gift to the Duderstadt Center makes

Intro to Printmaking Workshop

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Fish print stamp image in a light green box and rust background.
Wednesday, April 2, 2025 12:00 – 2:00 pm Design Lab 1 Come learn basic printmaking in Design Lab 1 and take home your own stamp. We will provide all the materials and you will be able to make a cute stamp out of an eraser. Hope to see you there!

Giving Blueday 2025!

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Giving Blueday logo with white & yellow text on blue backgournd.
Mark your calendars and celebrate Giving Blueday, a focused 24-hour effort to support giving at U-M. Donors are invited to give to what they love about Michigan from between 12 am and 11:59 pm on March 19th.  By giving early to the Duderstadt Center via our custom Giving Blueday webpage,

Darn it!

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Yellow sweater on blue background with text for the Darn it workshop.
March 20, 2025 3:00 – 5:00 pm Design Lab 1 Join us on Thursday, March 20 and learn how to mend your clothes using darning and sashiko style patching. Sashiko is a type of traditional Japanese embroidery or stitching used for decorative or functional reinforcement of clothes. Design Lab 1

Michigan IT Visits the DC

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Photo of 2 people inside the MIDEN immersive VR space in the Duderstadt Center.
Members of the Michigan IT community toured the Duderstadt Center (DC) recently, getting a behind-the-scenes look at the many resources available to the entire UM community. Colleen McCormick and Lisa Nuñez wrote about their experience and the article was featured on the Michigan Technology Community website. Read the full article here. Photo

Card Making Party

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Invitation to card making party with a red background and decorative hearts.
Thursday, February 13, 2025 3:00 – 6:00 p.m. Duderstadt Center Design Lab 1 Just in time for Valentine’s Day… join us and create a personalized, heartfelt card for your sweetie, best friend or anyone special in your life! Tea and card making materials will be provided. Design Lab 1 location

Science as Art Exhibition

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Science as Art logo on teal background with text about the exhibit.
RECENT CCA EVENT: February 11 – March 11, 2025 Reception: February 21, 3:30 – 5 pm Duderstadt Center CCA Gallery The annual Science as Art competition features student artwork inspired by and demonstrating scientific ideas and principles. Awards are given for Best in Show and a range of other categories

Clay-cation with Curiouser Clay

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Take Care logo with a clay pocket piece behind.
RECENT WORSKSHOP: Creative Writing and Clay Workshop Thursday, February 27, 4-6:00 pmDuderstadt Center Design Lab 2 Take some creative time for yourself and join Curiouser Clay in Design Lab 2 on the first floor of the Duderstadt Center on Wednesday, February 27th as we create ceramic wall pockets! No experience

Art of Anatomy

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Blue & green "Art of Anatomy" pop up gallery poster.
Pop-Up Gallery Friday, December 6, 2:00-4:00 pm School of Kinesiology Commons (830 N. University) Explore the intersection of art and anatomy at a special pop-up gallery showcasing student work from the School of Kinesiology’s MOVESCI 313: “Art of Anatomy,” class. Students in the class explore different representations of the human

Giving Tuesday

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Blue & Yellow Giving Tuesday poster.
On December 3, 2024, the University of Michigan joins thousands of organizations from across the world by participating in Giving Tuesday. Making a gift to the Duderstadt Center will help support it’s ongoing collaborative work, and it’s place as a North Campus community hub. Support cutting-edge technology, workshops, and labs