Join a specialist from the University of Michigan Human Resources office, to learn how to search and apply for jobs at U-M.

For more information and resources on applying for jobs, check out AADL's Job Search Toolkit!

Doug French, co-founder of the Dad 2.0 Summit, will discuss the evolution of the modern dad, as well as a myriad issues – such as work/life balance, paid parental leave, and outdated media stereotypes that confront us as engaged parents.

As we navigate these challenges, and male childcare becomes more commonplace, dad networks are popping up all over the country to help us raise our kids the best we can, and to help ensure that they inherit a more enlightened perception of masculinity.

Doug has been a dad blogger since 2003. He's been profiled in or written for several magazines and newspapers, including The New York Times, Slate, The Huffington Post, Babble, and Parents. He is a contributor to Michigan Public Radio and frequently speaks at conferences such as BlogHer, Mom 2.0, and BlissDom about fatherhood, parenting, and content marketing. You can find out more about him at mrdougfrench.com.

Mahjongg is a Chinese game resembling Gin Rummy, but played with colorful tiles instead of cards. It is easy to learn and can become quite addictive.
Class will start with a brief lecture, followed by actual playing of the game, with continuous guidance from the instructor.

Stuart Baggaley has taught his modified and simplified version of the game to numerous groups at many different venues. He is a British World War 2 veteran (RAF) who emigrated from Norway in 1957, leaving his position with the Fulbright Foundation in Oslo. He retired from the U-M Medical School (Anatomy) in 1990.

Culinary wellness engages people to eat healthy, one meal at a time. In the history of eating, it was a short trip from a time when most people grew up on farms and every family had a garden to grow the produce they ate to the post-industrial, highly processed fast — and fat — food that now surrounds us. Along the way, cooking at home got lost unintentionally and our diet became less healthy. Instead of promoting wellness, our diet promotes illness.

How can we get back to cooking for wellness? Restaurant consultant Chef Frank Turner explains what happened to us, how to introduce foods that promote wellness into your diet, why “health food” is not always so healthy, and how changing your diet one meal at a time can change our community. He’ll even serve samples of healthy snacks that are easily prepared, with recipes to take home to try yourself.

Chef Frank Turner has served as a past Instructor for Share our Strength "Operation Front Line," and also a past Director for the Detroit chapter of Slow Foods USA. He is passionate about working with local farmers and Michigan food suppliers to provide ultra-fresh and, when possible, certified organic products for all his guests. He believes the fresher the food, the better the flavor and nutritional value, which in turn improves the health of the entire community. Chef Frank currently enjoys working as a consultant for fine dining restaurants, health care food service, retirement communities, and school systems.

This event is cosponsored by The Culinary Historians of Ann Arbor, an organization of scholars, cooks, food writers, nutritionists, collectors, students, and others interested in the study of culinary history and gastronomy

Join Washtenaw Community College biology professor David A. Wooten for an insightful and unique seminar on the life and legacy of Charles Darwin.

This talk will include the display and discussion of Wooten's private collection of antique books published by Darwin, as well as other historical publications that influenced Darwin in the formation of his theory of evolution. This is a rare opportunity to see the original works and hear the story of an English naturalist that sailed around the world and forever changed our understanding of the natural world.

Participants will have an opportunity to view the antique collection up close, along with other historical antiques related to Darwin. See www.darwinlecture.com for more information on the antiquarian collection.

If you are a parent with a child on the autism spectrum, here’s an opportunity to explore the possibilities.

Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrician Dr. Rick Solomon has been diagnosing and treating children with autism spectrum disorders for over 25 years. He founded the PLAY Project (playproject.org) in response to the need for autism intervention options and from 2009-2012 was the principle investigator of one of the largest intervention research studies in the U.S. with young children with ASD, with the results now published in the Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics.

He will be here to chat with parents and children, while kids have a chance to pet therapy dogs or play with a variety of fun toys.

You can learn more about Dr. Rick at playproject.org.

Come have a look at our beautiful Huron River, its delights and its problems. Despite urbanization and development, Ann Arbor and the other towns in the Huron River watershed have done an amazingly good job of maintaining the quality of this precious resource.

Join Dave Wilson on a pictorial tour of some of the stream monitoring and educational activities of the Huron River Watershed Council. Learn about the exacting subtleties of lake stratification, algae blooms, dissolved oxygen, sediment, and phosphate. Get acquainted with the fascinating little critters that live in our streams and that can tell us so much about the health of our creeks and river.

This lecture will explore why parents and children tend to drift apart in the aftermath of divorce and will offer concrete suggestions for how parents can initiate meaningful conversations with their children so they can stay connected as they navigate the many challenges of divorce.

Joshua Ehrlich, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst who practices in Ann Arbor, has worked with hundreds of divorcing families. His book, Divorce and Loss: Helping Adults and Children Mourn When a Marriage Comes Apart, was published in May 2014.

This event is cosponsored by AADL and the University of Michigan Library.

Hear the early Oscar buzz! Ann Arbor's 107one morning music host Martin Bandyke discusses the hits and misses at this year's Toronto International Film Festival. He will also give a preview of the many films shown there (and elsewhere) that are receiving early Oscar buzz.

Learn why the Toronto Film Festival and other festivals are so important for screening important new films. Hear what Martin has to say about The Imitation Game, The Theory of Everything, Foxcatcher, Mommy, While We're Young, Pawn Sacrifice, and many other cinematic gems that will be arriving soon to local movie theaters. Hear Martin’s opinion on early Oscar frontrunners – and offer opinions of your own.

Join the conversation about sustainability in Ann Arbor as the City and the Ann Arbor District Library host their annual Sustainable Ann Arbor series.

The final event in the series centers on Responsible Resource Use, including an overview of waste, compost, and recycling across the community. The series includes four events (ending with this session in April), each focusing on a different element of sustainability from Ann Arbor’s sustainability framework.

A think tank of local stakeholders including representatives from community organizations, City of Ann Arbor staff, and Washtenaw County staff will join the public to discuss local sustainability efforts and challenges in our community. The program will include a series of short presentations followed by a question and answer session. Speakers for the Responsible Resource Use discussion include:

• ​Bryan Weinert, Policy Advisor & Zero Waste Advocate, Recycle Ann Arbor​
• ​Aaron Burman, Senior Engineer, Resource Recycling Systems
• ​Robert Kellar, Communications Specialist, City of Ann Arbor
• ​Steve Mangan, Director of Dining, University of Michigan
• ​Nicole Chardoul, Chair, Washtenaw County Food Policy Council