UM-Dearborn Homecoming

It's our favorite fall tradition, UM-Dearborn Homecoming!

September 20-25, 2021

Go Blue - Go Dearborn!

Alumni Engagement Speaker Series

Watch our featured Alumni Engagement Speaker Series - Homecoming Edition speaker, Austin Krauss, '05 M.S., Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer at Evernever Games.  Krauss, a video game developer, served as Senior Software Engineer on Call of Duty and James Bond: Quantum of Solace video games. Stay tuned for the presentation video launching during Homecoming Week.

View other alumni and faculty speakers highlighted in the Alumni Engagement Speaker Series.

Golden Jubilee Celebration

Celebrate the 50-year milestone of the UM-Dearborn Class of 1971!  Experience their most memorable stories and favorite photos from when they were on campus.  Class of 1971 graduates, share your memories and photos of your college days for the virtual celebration by submitting them here.

Maize and Blue Bowl
Due to inclement weather, rescheduled for Wednesday, October 6.
UM-Dearborn campus

Annual event where alumni take on students during a fun flag football game. Join the alumni team today!

Alumni Difference Makers Awards
Thursday, September 23
UM-Dearborn campus, 4:30 p.m.
Via Live Stream, 5:15 p.m.

Honoring the 2021 outstanding alumni award recipients, who are positively impacting their workplaces and communities and serving as strong role models for a new generation of UM-Dearborn student leaders.  Tune in to honor the 2021 outstanding alumni recipients by viewing this homecoming signature event via live stream.
 

UM-Dearborn Homecoming Tailgate and Hockey Games
Friday, September 24
UM-Dearborn Fieldhouse

Women's Ice Hockey - 3:00 p.m.
Tailgate - 5:00 p.m. 
Men's Ice Hockey - 7:00 p.m.

Great day of fun and hockey at the Fieldhouse. Begin the fun by watching the Women's Ice Hockey team, followed by a campus tailgate with free food and prizes, lawn games, music, and more, then cheer on the Men's Ice Hockey team as they hit the ice against Grand Valley State University. Register to attend the UM-Dearborn Homecoming Tailgate at 5:00 p.m.  Alumni will receive free admission to the Men's Hockey game. 

Michigan vs Rutgers Football Game
Saturday, September 25
Michigan Stadium, 3:30 p.m.

Michigan Wolverines are taking on the Rutgers Scarlet Knights during the Homecoming football game at the Big House.  To purchase tickets, visit the U-M Ticket Office.

To bring some Go Blue spirit, we’ve put together some Homecoming celebration resources for you!

Check out our official Zoom backgrounds, coloring pages, and more!

Other University Homecoming Events

A Travel Guide to Talking Hearts

Thursday, September 23, 7:00 p.m. (ET)
Registration Required.  How would you map what you have felt and experienced over the last 18 months? Join Yo-Yo Ma, Michigan artists Nour Ballout, Tunde Olaniran, and Avery Williamson, and four U-M students on a trip into our hearts. Using their travel guides, the artists will help you create your own heart map, marking the grief and the isolation, as well as the rituals, relationships, and rhythms that are getting us through.

Rethink the Safety Challenge for Highly Automated Vehicles with Henry Liu

Friday, September 24, 1:30 P.M. (ET)
https://umich.zoom.us/j/95158443254 Passcode: 371710
In the past ten years, significant progress has been made on the development of highly automated vehicles, particularly after the emergence of deep learning. However, to date, the deployment of automated vehicles is still very limited. The main reason that hinders the deployment and commercialization of automated vehicles is safety.  Because of the complexity of the driving environment and the rareness of safety-critical events, being capable to handle both “curse of dimensionality” and “long-tail problems” poses significant challenges to an automated driving system. To overcome these challenges, we will discuss two recent research projects we have been working on in the last several years. Professor Henry Liu is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He is also the Director for the Center for Connected and Automated Transportation (USDOT Region 5 University Transportation Center) and a Research Professor at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute.

Homecoming at Home: Virtual Pep Rally

Friday, September 24, 9:00 P.M. (ET)
Presented by the Alumni Association of the University of Michigan
Join us for a Virtual Homecoming Celebration as we take you back to campus and recognize those celebrating milestone reunions this year. Plus, we will have a few special guests joining us.  Oh, did we mention there will be prizes available? You bet, but you have to tune in to win.

2021 Hail! From Home Virtual 5K

During the whole month of September 2021. Alumni will be invited to sign up and join together around the world in this virtual race. A portion of each registration fee directly supports the LEAD Scholars program. More information will be shared in the coming months.
Presented by the Alumni Association of the University of Michigan