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April 2019
Professional Development Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Celebration Ceremony
The Professional Development Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Certificate Program is proud to announce this year's certificate recipients. Please join us in celebrating the accomplishments of program participants. The ceremony will feature the Dean of Rackham Graduate School, the University's Chief Diversity Officer, and student keynote speakers. A reception will immediately follow in the Assembly Hall. Friends, faculty, and staff are all welcome to join our celebration ceremony! Applications for the 2019-2020 school year will be made available in August for…
Find out more »Outstanding GSI and Faculty Mentoring Awards Ceremony
Each year the Rackham recognizes the efforts and talents of Graduate Student Instructors whose dedication to developing course content and classroom activity is truly outstanding on our campus. Similarly, Rackham honors the mentoring abilities and involvement of faculty through three different mentoring awards. We invite all in the University—students, faculty, and staff—to attend the event and reception to congratulate the award recipients.
Find out more »ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Awards Ceremony
While all Ph.D. students produce dissertations of quality, some students write dissertations that are truly exceptional for the high caliber of their scholarship and for the significance and interest of their findings. Each year we invite faculty to nominate the dissertations produced in their programs that were outstanding. The nomination dossiers submitted are then read and discussed by a review panel of faculty members who identify the finalists. Members of the Michigan Society of Fellows read the finalists’ dissertations, review…
Find out more »Engaged Pedagogy Initiative Symposium
Please join the winter 2019 cohort of Engaged Pedagogy Initiative Fellows for the EPI Symposium. Students will lead discussions around topics in Community-Based Learning.
Find out more »Rackham DEI Strategic Plan Town Hall
Rackham, in partnership with Rackham Student Government, Students of Color of Rackham, and Rackham Graduate International, is hosting a town hall for students to provide input for the Year 4 Rackham Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Strategic Plan. One point of emphasis will be establishing action items for how to improve graduate-student climate at the program and campus levels. Join us to make your voice heard! Refreshments will be served. Pre-registration required at https://myumi.ch/J7mY2.
Find out more »Successfully Navigating the Faculty Negotiation Process
Most job-seekers believe that salary negotiation starts once they have an offer in hand, but nothing could be further from the truth! Sponsored by the Bouchet Honor Society at Rackham, this workshop will provide guidance and information in an interactive and practical way that will enable you to negotiate wisely. Lunch will be served. Pre-registration is required at https://myumi.ch/6571E.
Find out more »May 2019
Rackham Graduate Exercises
Rackham Graduate Exercises is the official commencement ceremony for all master’s and doctoral graduates and candidates who receive their degrees through the Rackham Graduate School. Held in Hill Auditorium, this program recognizes doctoral degree recipients individually and is formal in tone. Tickets are not required for general seating at Hill Auditorium. Complete commencement day instructions can be found at http://commencement.umich.edu/rackham-graduate-exercises/rackham-graduate-exercises/.
Find out more »Inaugural Rackham Faculty Symposium: What We’re Learning About Graduate Student Academic Life
Rackham is launching a new series of faculty conversations for advancing responsive research-based innovation in graduate education. Please join us for a lunch, symposium, and reception to discuss what is being learned about graduate student academic life and to share your ideas for strategic priorities to re-imagine the graduate academic experience as a cornerstone of excellence at the University of Michigan. Schedule 12:30 to 1:30 Lunch 1:30 to 1:50 Developing Identity: Insights from the Longitudinal Michigan Doctoral Experience Study John…
Find out more »MORE Mentoring Plan Workshop
This workshop helps to enhance the mentoring relationship between the student and research faculty mentor/advisor. During the workshop, students and faculty will have the opportunity to develop a Mentoring Plan, a two-way agreement about goals, needs, and expectations; it is co-written by the student and research faculty mentor/advisor. It is an excellent way to establish and support mentor-mentee relationships. Because this program aims to enhance the mentoring relationship, mentors and students are expected to attend the workshop together. If a…
Find out more »MORE Mentoring Plan Workshop
This workshop helps to enhance the mentoring relationship between the student and research faculty mentor/advisor. During the workshop, students and faculty will have the opportunity to develop a Mentoring Plan, a two-way agreement about goals, needs, and expectations; it is co-written by the student and research faculty mentor/advisor. It is an excellent way to establish and support mentor-mentee relationships. Because this program aims to enhance the mentoring relationship, mentors and students are expected to attend the workshop together. If a…
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