Nearly 200 Rackham students will gather this Thursday, February 16, to participate in the Centennial Symposium: Michigan Graduate Students in the World. Poster and laptop presentations will fill the 2nd and 4th floors of the Rackham Building from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Symposium highlights the global impact that graduate students make through their research, and displays the quality, breadth, and diversity of graduate education at Michigan.
The Symposium will include a panel discussion at 5:00 p.m. in the Rackham Amphitheatre featuring leaders of 3 nationally prominent foundations:
Mark J. Cardillo
Executive Director, The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation
The mission of The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation is to advance the science of chemistry, chemical engineering, and related sciences as a means of improving human relations and circumstances.
Carol Goss
President and CEO, The Skillman Foundation
The mission of The Skillman Foundation is to improve the lives of children in metropolitan Detroit by strengthening their schools and neighborhoods.
Edward Henry
President and CEO, The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation supports grants in the performing arts, the environment, medical research, and the prevention of child abuse.
The foundation leaders will speak to the challenges and opportunities for translating research into solutions to real-world problems. The Symposium concludes with a reception at 6:00 p.m. in the lobby of the Rackham Building.
There will be 2 drawings for a Kindle Fire immediately following the panel discussion.
The Centennial Symposium is made possible with support from ProQuest.
Published in: Rackham Centennial