GEECly Email - 10/18/25
BPuzzled by Bloomberg, Aptiv: Escape Game and Halloween Movie Night!
Hello everyone! We have an exciting week ahead with several fun events you won’t want to miss. On Tuesday from 5:30–9:00 PM, we’ll be hosting the GEECS x Bloomberg: Bpuzzled Event, where teams of four will use creativity, lateral thinking, and teamwork to solve city-themed logic puzzles. The first-place team will win a trip to New York City to compete in the global finals—plus, dinner will be provided! On Wednesday, join us for the GEECS x Aptiv: Escape Game, where you’ll learn about Aptiv’s Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems while working in teams to solve an exciting escape game. Later that week, we’ll wrap up the week on Friday with a Halloween Movie Night—bring your friends, grab some snacks, and enjoy a seasonal film! Finally, next week on Wednesday, October 29 at 6:30 PM, we’re partnering with Peach Lab Ann Arbor for another GEECS x Peach Lab Workout! Warm up and work out with us as the weather cools down—Tickets are just $10 per person (regularly $28), but spots are limited to 25, so RSVP soon to save your place! As always, you can find more details about these and other upcoming events in the Upcoming Events section below.
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Upcoming Events 📅
GEECS X Bloomberg: Bpuzzled Event
Date: Tuesday, October 21st
Time: 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Location: MH 1449
GEECS X Aptiv: Escape Game
Date: Wednesday, Oct. 22nd
Time: 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Location: AHG168
Halloween Movie Night
Date: Friday, Oct. 24
Time: 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Location: Tentatively at MoJo (meet at 1st floor MoJo Dining) or MH 2407: updates will be announced on the day of the event!
GEECS x Peach Lab Event
Date: Wednesday, October 29
Time: 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Location: Peach Lab - 1220 S University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Info: Group discount for the price. $10 buy-in per person (compared to regular drop-in price of $28 / person)
Opportunities 📌
GradSWE Outreach Events
Hello from GradSWE Outreach!
Our outreach team has an exciting range of K12 outreach service events planned for this semester, and we would love to have you there! The details of the events are listed below:
1. After School STEM Activities with CAN
Every other Wednesday | 4:30-5:45 pm
Join GradSWE’s collaboration with the local Community Action Network to promote engineering careers to children ages 5 to 10. You’ll be helping the kids complete an engaging STEM project, and you’ll get experience with outreach volunteering! Timing is from 4:30-5:45 off campus. Dinner and transportation to the community center will be provided.
Registration for 10/22/2025 Workshop: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/session/100951
Contact: Kayla Andersen (kaylaand@umich.edu)
2. Junior Scouts Robotics Workshop
Saturday, November 15th | 9 am - 3:30 pm | BBB 1620 (CAEN Lab)
We are excited to announce that GradSWE, in collaboration with Aptiv, will once again be hosting the Junior Scouts Robotics Workshop! Aimed at Junior Girl Scouts, the workshop will offer scouts the opportunity to build and code their own robots. The highlight of the event will be an obstacle course challenge, allowing kids to test the robots they build during the workshop. To make sure that all trainings and background checks are completed on time, please register no later than Friday, October 31st, 2025.
In addition to the workshop, we will be hosting an optional training session on Friday, November 14th, 2025 where we will go over how to use the robot kits.
Contact: Chloe Brown (chloebr@umich.edu)
Volunteer Registration for Robotics Workshop: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/session/100273
Registration for Robotics Training Session: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/session/100272
Please note that in order to participate in GradSWE K12 Outreach, you must complete training required by Children on Campus and undergo a background check prior to the event. Certain events, such as those in collaboration with CAN, may have additional training requirements. Unfortunately, if we do not receive all requirements prior to the event, we will be forced to drop your registration. A Google Form with all of our training requirements is linked here: https://forms.gle/gv34zUUyBwLjW6aT8
Please reach out to us if you have any questions. We hope to see you at one of the events this semester!
Kind regards,
GradSWE Outreach
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