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Budgeting 101 Workshop, March 19

March 15, 2013 | By Mark Kamimura-Jimenez, Director, Graduate Student Success, Rackham Graduate School

Budgeting 101 is an upbeat class about figuring out where money goes, and how to make it last to the end of the term. You will learn what credit really costs and how to use it wisely as well as get tips on how to survive the high cost of living in Ann Arbor so you can live within your means. You will also get a form to map out your expenses so you can develop a plan for spending, bill-paying and saving. Our presenter, Kathryn Greiner, is the Director of Credit Education for the University of Michigan Credit Union.…

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Congratulations to Our Exceptional Graduate Students!

December 21, 2012 | By Mark Kamimura-Jimenez, Director, Graduate Student Success, Rackham Graduate School

As we mark the end of another term, we at Rackham would like to take a moment to acknowledge graduate students in a variety of fields who have received major awards, fellowships, training grants, and other recognition. Below is a small sample of students honored this past year. Congratulations on your achievements! William Abram, Mathematics, National Science Foundation Fellow (2012-13) Amelia Alessi, Human Genetics, Michigan Predoctoral Training Program in Genetics Allison Billi, Human Genetics, 2012 Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Research (PIBS) Nick Block, German Studies, American Association of Teachers of German (AATG) German Quarterly, 2012, Best Graduate Student…

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Mark Your Calendars: Summer Institute Symposium on August 7

August 2, 2012 | By Mark Kamimura-Jimenez, Director, Graduate Student Success, Rackham Graduate School

The Rackham Summer Institute (SI) is wrapping up next week. The program began on June 14 and concludes with the Summer Institute Research Symposium on August 7 from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm here in the Rackham Building. Each year this Symposium provides the first opportunity for these new U-M graduate students to take part in a professional conference. Students will give both poster and oral presentations highlighting the research activity they pursued during the summer term. We are excited to see the start of the work that our new students will embark upon during their time here as graduate students. I hope you will join me in making their culminating activity for SI a positive professional experience.

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Mark Your Calendars: SROP Symposium on July 25

July 17, 2012 | By Mark Kamimura-Jimenez, Director, Graduate Student Success, Rackham Graduate School

The Summer Research Opportunity Program is coming to a close next week. An important part of the SROP experience for participants is to present their projects at the SROP Final Research Symposium held in the Rackham Building on July 25th from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. This provides our graduate school community the opportunity to encourage the professional development of our SROP participants by joining in to hear about what they have achieved over the summer—and encourage them to pursue a graduate education at the University of Michigan! This is a wonderful recruiting opportunity for graduate programs and I encourage…

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Rackham Summer Institute at U-M

June 29, 2012 | By Mark Kamimura-Jimenez, Director, Graduate Student Success, Rackham Graduate School

2012 Rackham Summer Institute Participants This is my first year here in my role as director, and now I understand why people kept telling me that summer is the busiest time—and probably the most enjoyable. The staff in Graduate Student Success is responsible for two large summer programs, one for undergraduates and one for incoming graduate students, the Summer Institute. Known as SI to all involved, this program has been a fixture at Rackham during the summers since 1989. In the past enrollment was limited to about 50, but Dean Weiss decided it should be open to all eligible students…

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Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP) at U-M

June 22, 2012 | By Mark Kamimura-Jimenez, Director, Graduate Student Success, Rackham Graduate School

I am happy to say that Rackham’s 2012 Summer Research Opportunity Program is off to a running start. This year, we are hosting 53 outstanding undergraduate students from 47 different institutions. During the eight-week program, these students will work under the guidance of experienced faculty mentors along with graduate students, postdocs, research scientists, and other SROP students. In addition, they will engage in a series of academic, professional, and personal development seminars, and present their research at a concluding U-M research symposium. By the conclusion of the program, we anticipate that these exceptional students will have built professional and personal…

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Students Inducted into the Bouchet Honor Society

May 4, 2012 | By Mark Kamimura-Jimenez, Director, Graduate Student Success, Rackham Graduate School

The Bouchet SocietyLeft to right: Brian Burt; Alvin Thomas; Monica Foust; Natalie Cotton-Nessler; Elan Hope; David Green; Claudia McDonald; Devan Donaldson; Cheryl Jacobs; Menan Jangu. Congratulations to this year’s U-M Bouchet Graduate Honor Society Inductees who officially became members of the Honor Society at Yale University in March. Joined by family, friends, and faculty advisors, the inductees were honored last month at a reception at Rackham Graduate School. Named for the first African American doctoral recipient in the United States (in Physics from Yale University in 1876), the Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society recognizes outstanding scholarly achievement and promotes…

Published in: Graduate School News Professional Development

Rackham Staff in the News: Debby Mitchell

November 14, 2011 | By Mark Kamimura-Jimenez, Director, Graduate Student Success, Rackham Graduate School

Rackham’s own Debby Mitchell, Program Manager in Graduate Student Success, is featured in today’s Staff Spotlight feature in The University Record. Debby is a published poet, performance artist, and an ordained minister. She founded All Things Artistic Ministries Inc. (ATAMI) in 2009, which is a worship arts ministry that glorifies God through the arts, focusing on spiritual formation of artists, arts education, performances and products. At Rackham, Debby manages the Michigan Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) program, which is funded by the National Science Foundation to advance underrepresented minority graduate students in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) as they pursue their degrees, and to enhance their preparation for faculty positions in academia. Rackham is proud of Debby’s contributions to Rackham and in the community!

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Call for Abstracts: 2012 Centennial Symposium

November 7, 2011 | By Mark Kamimura-Jimenez, Director, Graduate Student Success, Rackham Graduate School

Would you like to highlight your research to the U-M community and beyond? A unique opportunity to do just that is coming up next semester! All Rackham graduate students are invited to present their research at the 2012 Centennial Symposium—a unique, multi-disciplinary forum to present current or ongoing research to peers, faculty, funding organizations, and the public. Posters and presentations should focus on students’ research and creative ideas that engage critical problems in their field of study, and be accessible to non-specialists from the University community. Abstracts will be selected to represent the breadth and diversity of Michigan’s graduate programs…

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Introducing Myself

October 27, 2011 | By Mark Kamimura-Jimenez, Director, Graduate Student Success, Rackham Graduate School

Hello Rackham Students, I first moved to Ann Arbor as a Ph.D. student in Higher Education and Public Policy 10 years ago this fall. I remember well, my journey to the Ph.D.; coursework, the qualifying exam, research projects, lack of sleep, learning how to churn out 30 page papers in my sleep, living on a budget, and answering every derivative of that dreaded question, “Are you finished?” If I had a dollar for every time I was asked that question! Needless to say, my graduation announcement was the answer to that question; it simply said, “DONE!” So, with that, I’m…

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