  The near-ultraviolet (NUV) spectral region is a useful diagnostic for stellar
flare physics and assessing the energy environment of young exoplanets,
especially as relates to prebiotic chemistry. We conducted a pilot NUV
spectroscopic flare survey of the young M dwarf AU Mic with the Neil Gehrels
Swift Observatory's UltraViolet and Optical Telescope. We detected four flares
and three other epochs of significantly elevated count rates during the 9.6
hours of total exposure time, consistent with a NUV flare rate of $\sim$0.5
hour$^{-1}$. The largest flare we observed released a minimum energy of
6$\times$10$^{33}$ erg between 1730-5000 \r{A}. All flares had durations longer
than the $\sim$14-17 minute duration of each Swift visit, making measuring
total flare energy and duration infeasible.
