Year upon year, SEAS is pleased to offer our community and the public an impressive lineup of the leaders and best in environment and sustainability. Students, faculty, and interested partners get to hear from and interact with household names and rising stars who will usher in the next wave of brilliant innovations in sustainability.

Some of our greatest past visiting luminaries include His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, former UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres, writer/activist Bill McKibben, and award-winning filmmaker, photographer, and adventurer Jimmy Chin. View the photo gallery for pictures from these special events.

Upcoming SEAS Events

Just about every day (and sometimes several times a day) there are exciting, insightful, and important events at SEAS and across the U-M campus. Take advantage of these extensive (and usually free) opportunities to explore your options, expand your horizons, network, and learn about other disciplines.

SEAS events are subject to be postponed, cancelled or moved online due to Covid-19 pandemic. Please check back regularly for updates to the event page.

Upcoming SEAS Events

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SEAS Campfire

SEAS Campfire

Saginaw Forest
648 S. Wagner Road
Parking at 242 Community Church parking lot
| Friday October 23, 2020 | 5:00 pm
In 1906, the first Fall Campfire was held at Saginaw Forest, three years after UM Regent Arthur Hill bought a farmland tract and passed the deed to the university for research purposes. Saginaw Forest and the Annual Campfire are a crucial piece of SEAS's history.
School for Environment and Sustainability Logo and Orientation 2020

SEAS Orientation 2020

440 Church Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
| Monday August 24, 2020 | 9:00 am

Welcome to SEAS! We are so glad that you will be joining us in the fall. Please RSVP for orientation if you are a new student. If you have any questions about orientation, please email seas-orientation@umich.edu or call 734-764-6453. Quantitative Review Quantitative Review is optional and will be...

ice cream

PitE Welcome Back Ice Cream Social

TBD (Possibly Virtual)
| Thursday September 3, 2020 | 4:30 pm

Ease into the school year with free ice cream! Open to PitE students, alumni, GSIs, instructors, or anyone interested in PitE. Please contact Program in the Environment (PitE) with questions at 734-763-5065 or by email to environment.program@umich.edu

CarbonPositive RESET! 1.5ºC Global Teach-In

CarbonPositive RESET! 1.5ºC Global Teach-In

Online
| Tuesday September 8, 2020 | 12:00 pm

There has never been a greater urgency for climate action.It is our pleasure to invite you to save the date for CarbonPositive RESET!, a free, live, online1.5°C GlobalTeach-In. September 8, 2020: North & South America We are in a race to find solutions for the COVID-19 pandemic,the climate crisis...

Strawberries

Earthfest

Ingalls Mall
| Thursday September 17, 2020 | 10:00 am

Earthfest is designed to engage, entertain, and educate University of Michigan students, faculty, and staff on all aspects of sustainability.

DEI Virual summit

2020 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Virtual Summit Community Assembly

Virtual Online Summit
| Monday October 26, 2020 | 10:00 am

Provost Susan M. Collins and Vice Provost & Chief Diversity Officer Robert M. Sellers are please to invite you to attend the Community Assembly & Discussion: Arts+Social Change: Building an Anti-Racist World Through the Arts

2019 winter solstice party

Winter Solstice Celebration

Ford Commons
| Friday December 4, 2020 | 3:30 pm

The SEAS annual Winter Solstice celebration brings students, faculty, and staff together for live music, delicious food, and a gingerbread landscape competition. The 2020 event takes place Friday, December 4th, from 3:30-6:00 p.m. in Ford Commons. Families are welcome!