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Winter Memories in Ann Arbor—Sameer and I

January 27, 2012 | By Darshan Karwat, Ph.D. Student, Aerospace Engineering

Fresh from watching my first Truman Capote play, Holiday Memories, I too, would like to write about some memories I haven’t really thought about in a longtime. My freshman year of undergrad, I lived in the backwoods of the University in Baits II dorms on North Campus (“Where the hell are those?” many students ask.) with an eclectic bunch of undergrads, mostly music majors and engineers. My suitemate was a guy named Sameer…a big, portly…

2012 Research Partnership Program

January 26, 2012 | By Erin Cain, Senior Fellowships Officer, Rackham Graduate School

Last month, Vice President for Research Stephen R. Forrest and Dean Janet A. Weiss announced the 2012 Research Partnership Program, which includes two funding opportunities available to faculty and graduate students. The Spring/Summer Research Grants Program awards grants to faculty members who plan to work with doctoral students on scholarly projects during the spring and summer terms. The grants will provide funding for a doctoral student with a 0.50 GSRA appointment for the spring/summer full…

Building Professional Relationships: The Power of Community, Step 5 of 5

January 25, 2012 | By Paula D. Wishart, Professional Development, Rackham Graduate School

This week, I’m going to introduce the fifth step to building your professional community. If you missed the first steps, visit my posts: Step 1: Determine What You Want to Know; Step 2: Identify Contacts; Step 3: Prepare What You Want To Say; and Step 4: Make Contact – Again and Again! Step 5: Maintain the Relationship The basic way to maintain a relationship (and you know this) is to be kind and regular about your…

Wintry Mix: A Long-time Michigander’s Guide to Surviving a Michigan Winter

January 25, 2012 | By Jax Sanders, Ph.D. Student, Physics

“If you don’t like the weather, wait five minutes.” It’s a common saying here in Michigan, and in winter, it needs a small edit: “If you don’t like the weather, wait five minutes. It’ll probably be worse.” We might not have the icy wind of Chicago or the full lake-effect snow of Kalamazoo, but in Ann Arbor, winter weather has a uniquely annoying quality: capriciousness. Damp? Dry? Icy? Windy? Unseasonably warm? All are equally plausible,…

2012: A Year to Celebrate

January 24, 2012 | By Wendy Ascione-Juska, Annual Giving Officer, Rackham Graduate School

The University Record featured an article last week about the 100th anniversary of the founding of the graduate school at U-M in 1912. To mark the Graduate School’s 100th anniversary, Rackham has scheduled an array of activities that showcase the many facets of graduate education at Michigan. All events are free and open to the public. Tonight kicks off the festivities with an evening with Jorge Cham, the creator of PHDComics.com. He will screen his new…

Winter in Ann Arbor: Don’t Let It Snow, Don’t Let It Snow

January 24, 2012 | By Leslie Rott, Ph.D. Student, Sociology

I am a summer baby all the way. Despite having lived in Michigan my whole life, I am not a huge fan of winter. If I could, I would hide away and hibernate for the winter months. Forget teaching and all of my other graduate school commitments. I’d be content to stay inside, where it’s warm and cozy. I think part of my severe dislike for winter over the past few years has come from…

Preparing Future Faculty Seminar

January 23, 2012 | By Laura Schram, Assistant Director, U-M Center for Research on Learning and Teaching

For senior graduate students preparing for their first faculty positions, Rackham and the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT) seek applicants for the thirteenth annual Seminar on Preparing Future Faculty. For this nationally-recognized Seminar, we are seeking advanced graduate students who have achieved candidacy and have college or university teaching experience. The Seminar will include the following topics: Preparation for the academic job search, including assistance with the creation of a statement of…

Winter Adjustments

January 20, 2012 | By Rodney Caruthers II, Ph.D. Student, Near Eastern Studies

Winter in Ann Arbor brings to mind the need for two types of adjustments: one to the winter climate and the other to the semester. Although I was raised in Michigan and should be accustomed to the weather by now, my almost two year hiatus in Atlanta, Georgia provided me with just enough of a change from my winter upbringing. Having already spent some time in Alabama when I first went to college I knew…

The Post-Defense Meeting

January 19, 2012 | By Donna M. Huprich, Director, Academic Records and Dissertations, Rackham Graduate School

Congratulations! You’ve defended your dissertation and your committee has approved all of your corrections. Now what? The final step is scheduling a post-defense meeting online with Rackham’s Office of Academic Records and Dissertations (OARD). You received a folder at your group pre-defense meeting that had a checklist of the final items needed for submission along with the required documents to complete. All requirements must be completed and brought to your post-defense meeting. Take some time…

In Seed Time Learn, in Harvest Teach, in Winter Enjoy

January 18, 2012 | By Bessie McAdams, Ph.D. Student, English

Aomori-shi, Aomori-ken, Japan Confession time: Ann Arbor isn’t the coldest or the snowiest place I’ve lived. My sister likes to make fun of me for the machismo of this boast, but it’s true. I’ve seen colder and I’ve seen much snowier. I lived for a year in a prefecture in Japan called Aomori. The snow was so intense in the winter that I would have to shovel my small patch of sidewalk before I went…

Liberal Arts College Job Search Resources

January 18, 2012 | By Laura Schram, Assistant Director, U-M Center for Research on Learning and Teaching

If you are interested in teaching at a liberal arts college, an upcoming Rackham-CRLT event will be of interest to you. On January 20 from 3:00-4:30pm at the BSRB (first floor), Rooms A, B & C, we will be hosting a discussion on "What's It Like to Work at a Liberal Arts College?" Rackham Associate Dean June Howard will moderate a faculty panel from liberal arts colleges, who will discuss job search strategies and faculty…

Winter in Ann Arbor: An Avoider’s Guide

January 17, 2012 | By Maria Pickl, Master’s Student, School of Education

I don’t like winter. I don’t like the snow, the ice, the cold – none of it. Give me winter for the last week or so of December and I have had my fill. I’m not sure how I have made it through 26 years living in Michigan with this Antarctic-esque season, but here I remain. If you’re like me and just trying to make it through to the spring, here are some of my…

Building Professional Relationships: The Power of Community, Step 4 of 5

January 17, 2012 | By Paula D. Wishart, Professional Development, Rackham Graduate School

This week, I’m going to introduce the fourth step to building your professional community. If you missed the first steps, visit my posts: Step 1: Determine What You Want to Know and Step 2: Identify Contacts. And Step 3: Prepare What You Want To Say Step 4: Make Contact – Again and Again! So, you find names, you prepare questions, you plan what you want to say—so make contact – and keep making contacts! Here…

Foreign Service Officer Test Information Session

January 16, 2012 | By Amy Fredell, Recruitment Services Coordinator, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

The Ford School of Public Policy is one of sixteen schools selected by the U.S. Department of State to host a Diplomat in Residence (DIR) - Jim Ellickson-Brown. With 25 years of Foreign Service experience, Jim provides advice and guidance to U-M students about civil and Foreign Service careers, internships, and fellowships. Public service is a rewarding and fulfilling career. The mission of a U.S. diplomat in the Foreign Service is to promote peace, support…

The University of Michigan 25th Annual MLK Symposium

January 16, 2012 | By Lynne Shivers, Program Manager Special Events, Rackham Graduate School

I have the pleasure of serving on the campus committee that plans the University of Michigan’s Dr. Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. Symposium. The Committee is comprised of approximately 40 U-M faculty, students, and staff representing academic units and student organizations across campus. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the MLK Symposium. The University has received acclaim over the years for presenting the most events at any large public university that focus on the…

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