December 2021
Sweetland Write Together
Write-Together sessions provide structure, accountability, and support for graduate writers working on writing at any stage, from papers to theses to journal articles to dissertations and more. For each of these remote sessions, participants access a shared Google document that will serve as a communal virtual space. Students will be invited to post pre-writing goals and post-writing reflections in the document. Writers can also schedule a 10-minute Zoom meeting with Sweetland faculty during each session to discuss writing questions. We…
Find out more »Rackham Resolution Office: Virtual Office Hours
If you have a quick question or have a time sensitive matter, attend the Rackham's Resolution Office's open office hours weekly on Monday and Wednesday from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. via Zoom. In the interest of providing students as much privacy as possible, you may spend a brief time in a waiting room if the resolution officer is engaged with another student. They will be with you as quickly as possible. Join Zoom Meeting https://umich.zoom.us/j/99531959553 Meeting ID: 995 3195 9553…
Find out more »Rackham Resolution Office: Virtual Office Hours
If you have a quick question or have a time sensitive matter, attend the Rackham's Resolution Office's open office hours weekly on Monday and Wednesday from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. via Zoom. In the interest of providing students as much privacy as possible, you may spend a brief time in a waiting room if the resolution officer is engaged with another student. They will be with you as quickly as possible. Join Zoom Meeting https://umich.zoom.us/j/99531959553 Meeting ID: 995 3195 9553…
Find out more »Rackham Minority Serving Institutions Initiative Coffee Chat Series: Using Strategic Partnerships to Scale Change
Traditional partnerships are often happenstance in nature—forming when collaborators are required for grant funding and ending quickly when funding ends. Forming strategic partnerships instead builds on shared goals, mission alignment, and nurturing of relationships that lead to sustainability. This session will review the steps to help build sustainable partnerships, and focus in particular on the role of mid-level leaders. Tapping into the social capital of champions on campus provides increased opportunities to connect with others and build thriving partnerships. Speaker:…
Find out more »From Theory to Practice: Conversations for Wellness—Graduate and Professional Student Mental Health
While there is often stigma around seeking mental health services, most people struggle with maintaining mental well-being at some point in their life. This often becomes more challenging depending on our environment and identities. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, one in four college students have a diagnosable mental illness, with depression being the most prevalent. Furthermore, the prevalence and severity of symptoms is dependent on education, race, gender, sexual orientation, and gender identity. A University of Michigan…
Find out more »Rackham Coffee Chats for Graduate Students: Interviewing Tips and Strategies
<p.We are offering a series of virtual coffee chats for the Rackham community, hosted by Rackham's embedded University Career Center career counselor. This session will focus on preparing graduate students to navigate the interview process, and to effectively answer questions by strategically articulating strengths and skills.There will be plenty of time for Q&A. This event is intended to be interactive and therefore a recording will not be available. Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/XV2yQ. We want to ensure full and equitable…
Find out more »Winter Commencement
Commencement is a milestone—one of life’s landmark occasions, a time when graduates, family members, and friends gather to celebrate past and future. All of the details for this event are available at myumi.ch/E34Nv.
Find out more »January 2022
Rackham King Talks
Rackham’s annual King Talks are TED-style talks echoing the theme of U-M’s MLK Symposium. Through this program, Rackham students publicly communicate the relevance of their research to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy. The theme for the 2022 MLK Symposium is: "This is America." Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/M9w4n. We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation…
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