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Natalie Bartolacci

Why U-M? Our Student Bloggers Sum It Up For Us

March 8, 2012 | By Natalie Bartolacci, Program Manager, Rackham Graduate School

Last month, our student bloggers were asked to write about what influenced their decision to attend U-M for graduate study. Below are the some of the deciding factors for our bloggers: Getting to meet the professor they would be working with before making the decision Michigan residents: U-M is a “world-class educational institution” in your own backyard! Two words: Full funding! For a blogger whose family lived in the area, she could see her brother’s…

Donna M. Huprich

Who is Eligible to Participate in University Graduate Exercises and Spring Commencement?

March 8, 2012 | By Donna M. Huprich, Director, Academic Records and Dissertations, Rackham Graduate School

University Graduate Exercises University Graduate Exercises will be held on Friday, April 27th at 9:30 a.m. in Hill Auditorium. Ph.D. and D.M.A. recipients who completed all requirements by March 2nd may participate in University Graduate Exercises. Ph.D. and D.M.A. recipients who completed all requirements in a previous term (Fall 2011 or before) may also participate. In a couple of weeks, an email will be sent to those who previously stated that they planned to attend.…

Natalie Bartolacci

How to Do a Literature Review

March 7, 2012 | By Natalie Bartolacci, Program Manager, Rackham Graduate School

Writing a review of the relevant literature is a key component of many kinds of research texts. Although the role and purpose of a literature review (LR) may vary somewhat, depending on whether it forms part of a research article, dissertation proposal, research grant application, or the dissertation itself, it always remains a complicated task. Its complexity derives from an interlocking need to find and assess reading resources, make connections among them, relate them to…

Susan Campos

Rackham Extends Study Hall Hours Before Finals

March 7, 2012 | By Susan Campos, Facilities Manager, Rackham Graduate School

Have you ever wished you could continue studying later in the beautiful Rackham study halls? Good news! At the request of Rackham Student Government (RSG), Dean Weiss has agreed to extend the study hall hours Monday, April 9 through Tuesday, April 24 (weekdays only). The second floor East Lounge, West Study Hall and the Reading Room will remain open until 11:45 p.m.  Here is a list of the study hall hours: Monday, April 9 –…

Wendy Ascione-Juska

Career Exploration Roundtables: A Rackham Centennial Event

March 6, 2012 | By Wendy Ascione-Juska, Annual Giving Officer, Rackham Graduate School

Where will your career take you? On Thursday March 15th, Rackham alumni from various disciplines will gather to share their stories about their innovative career paths outside the academy. Students will have the opportunity to network with alumni and share strategies about how to envision new directions in their field. There will be four concurrent roundtables from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the Rackham Building and the Lurie Engineering Center on North Campus, followed…

Laura Fernandes

Why Did I Choose U-M?

March 6, 2012 | By Laura Fernandes, Ph.D. Student, Biostatistics

As an international student my decision to come to U-M did not involve a campus visit, a meeting with a professor or experiencing the opulence of the department which seems defacto in decision making by most students. None of these are feasible for most international students given that procuring a visa to visit the U.S. is a long drawn process and the airfare prices are exorbitant. In such circumstances I had to resort to other…

Alli Roman

22nd Annual Students of Color of Rackham (SCOR) Conference

March 5, 2012 | By Alli Roman, President, Students of Color of Rackham

Join us for the 22nd Annual SCOR Conference to be held at Rackham Graduate School on March 16-17! The theme for this year’s conference is, Do Something: Think. Share. Act. Our goal is to help graduate students develop their “inner activists” by challenging them to consider the implications of their work for solving critical issues in their respective fields. The conference schedule is below. Please register to attend! Friday, March 16 4th Floor, Assembly Hall…

Lauren Harroun

UMMA’s Student Programming and Advisory Council is Recruiting!

March 5, 2012 | By Lauren Harroun, Education Program Coordinator, University of Michigan Museum of Art

Want to get involved with the University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)? Apply to serve on the Student Programming and Advisory Council! The Student Programming and Advisory Council (SPAC) serves as a direct link between U-M students and UMMA. It is dedicated to helping support UMMA’s mission of commitment to students and engagement with the arts. Check out our blog for more information. Graduate and undergraduate students are welcome. Applicants must be able to serve for three semesters. Please send a resume and letter of interest to SPACapplicants@umich.edu by Friday, March 16, 2012.

Darshan Karwat

Why I Came to the University of Michigan: Naïveté Gives Way to Love

March 2, 2012 | By Darshan Karwat, Ph.D. Student, Aerospace Engineering

Since I was probably four, I knew that I wanted to do something related to spaceships and planets and stars, and aerospace engineering seemed like a logical study path. (Things have changed since then, but that’s not the point right now…) The only place I knew of in India that taught aerospace engineering was the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), and getting into it is a bazillion times more competitive than getting into any school…

Ebony Reddock

What About U-M Made You Come Here?: “How Long Have You Been Here!?”

March 1, 2012 | By Ebony Reddock, Ph.D. Student, Health Behavior and Health Education

I enjoy August and September in Ann Arbor, and the opportunity to meet the new rush of new grad students ready to research something and make their marks on the scholarly world.  Campus events around this time are full of introductions, with people eager to share with others where they left behind. When I am asked how long I have been here, I love to amuse myself and tell them the truth: “I’ve been a…

Janice S. Reuben

U-M Women of Color Task Force Conference

February 29, 2012 | By Janice S. Reuben, Senior Associate for Programs and Outreach, Center for the Education of Women

For the past 30 years, the largest professional development conference at the U-M has been hosted by the U-M Women of Color Task Force (WCTF). This event, which is open to the general public, will take place on Friday, March 2, 2012 at the Michigan League from 8:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m., and features 35 workshops and a networking luncheon. The sessions on leadership development, leading effective meetings, financial planning and assertiveness training may be of…

Paula D. Wishart

The Versatile PhD: A New Resource for Humanities and Social Science Ph.D.s

February 29, 2012 | By Paula D. Wishart, Professional Development, Rackham Graduate School

The Career Center, in partnership with Rackham, is pleased to announce a new resource that demystifies non-academic careers, revealing many interesting professions that can utilize the skills you are developing in graduate school. The Versatile PhD is a web-based resource that you can use anytime, from any computer, confidentially. There you will find: A thriving, supportive web-based community where you can participate in discussions, network with Ph.D.s and A.B.D.s outside the academy, or just listen and learn.…

Katherine Lelito

(re)Discovering My Love of Bugs: Why I Came to the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

February 28, 2012 | By Katherine Lelito, Ph.D. Student, Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology

Applying to graduate school was an easy decision for me. I had been carrying out research during my undergraduate and master’s programs, and I liked doing research. Although I enjoyed studying entomology and plant biology, I knew there were so many fields that I hadn’t yet explored. Was there a model organism I could love to study more than bugs?? I suffered from severe commitment phobia of the fields and organisms that I knew too…

Elizabeth Werbe

Arts of Citizenship Announces 2012 Graduate Student Summer Internships in Public Scholarship

February 27, 2012 | By Elizabeth Werbe, Associate Director of Arts of Citizenship, Rackham Graduate School

Multiple times per month, graduate students in the Arts, Design, and Humanities ask me what opportunities exist to apply their knowledge and skills to careers outside of the academy. In response to this demand, the Arts of Citizenship program is pleased to announce the 2012 Graduate Student Summer Internships in Public Scholarship.  These full-time professional development opportunities in southeast Michigan enable graduate students to explore a range of careers, while building valuable relationships and experience.…

Marie Stango

Choosing to “Go Blue”: Why I Decided to Enroll at U-M

February 24, 2012 | By Marie Stango, Ph.D. Student, History

I decided to apply to graduate programs in history during my senior year of college. Ultimately, I applied to about a dozen programs that piqued my interest. I was told that the most important thing to keep in mind was “fit” – how I felt that I would fit in with the school, the department, and most important, the faculty. Faculty advisors are integral in graduate education, and it was vitally important that I find…

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