Posts Tagged as Centennial

Pat McCune

Can Graduate Education Survive as We Know It?

April 2, 2012 | By Pat McCune, Senior Project Manager, Rackham Graduate School

This provocative question is the topic of the final Rackham Centennial event for the semester.  This year marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Graduate School in 1912, although the University of Michigan began awarding graduate degrees in the 1840s. During that long history, and especially since a university-wide graduate school was created, Michigan has been a national leader in innovation in graduate education. As part of this year’s observance of the Rackham…

Jill McDonough

Centennial Symposium: Showcasing Graduate Student Research

February 2, 2012 | By Jill McDonough, Director of Development and Alumni Relations, Rackham Graduate School

Nearly 200 Rackham students will gather on 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…

Wendy Ascione

2012: A Year to Celebrate

January 24, 2012 | By Wendy Ascione, 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…

Wendy Ascione

Piled Higher and Deeper Comics: Anatomy of a Winter Break

January 13, 2012 | By Wendy Ascione, Annual Giving Officer, Rackham Graduate School

We have now met (and surpassed) our goal of 1,000 students registered for the screening of The PHD Movie on January 24, 2012. PHD comic books will be available for purchase before and after the event.  Don’t miss your opportunity to get your copy signed by Jorge Cham after the event!!  If you haven’t signed up yet, register today! "Piled Higher and Deeper" by Jorge Cham www.phdcomics.com

Jill McDonough

Make an Impact: Support Graduate Students

January 12, 2012 | By Jill McDonough, Director of Development and Alumni Relations, Rackham Graduate School

To celebrate a century of support for Michigan’s graduate students, the Graduate School will provide special awards to be distributed in 2012. These awards are intended to connect donors with scholarly endeavors that are significant and particularly meaningful to them. The Centennial Awards offer a wide range of giving opportunities, from helping to fund conference and travel grants, to research grants and dissertation fellowships. More information on how you can support a graduate student with a gift to the Centennial is available.

Mark Kamimura-Jimenez

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…

Janet A. Weiss

What’s New at Rackham for 2011/2012

September 19, 2011 | By Janet A. Weiss, Dean, Rackham Graduate School

We at the Rackham Graduate School have been busy over the summer developing new ways to share information with you about resources at Rackham and elsewhere on campus that can support your success. I encourage you to take a look at our new projects and features on the Rackham website. For example, you’ll see that our website homepage features blogs by Rackham staff. These “insider’s views” will share up-to-date pointers about professional development opportunities, issues…

Wendy Ascione

See Piled Higher and Deeper, The Movie!

September 15, 2011 | By Wendy Ascione, Annual Giving Officer, Rackham Graduate School

Due to popular demand, Jorge Cham, creator of the popular PhD Comics, is coming to the University of Michigan campus! On January 24th, 2012, at 7:00pm at the Rackham Auditorium, Cham will screen his new film, Piled Higher and Deeper, which will be followed by an extended question and answer session. Cham will be signing copies of his books, which will also be for sale at the event. The evening will wrap up with a…

Wendy Ascione

Rackham Centennial Alumni Lectures, Funding Opportunity

March 22, 2011 | By Wendy Ascione, Annual Giving Officer, Rackham Graduate School

The Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies is pleased to offer funding to support the Rackham Centennial Alumni Lectures, to be organized by Rackham graduate programs as part of the Graduate School’s 100th anniversary celebration. The Rackham Centennial Alumni Lectures will showcase the intellectual legacy of the University’s graduate community. Rackham programs are invited to request funding for lectures that meet the following criteria: The lecture will be delivered on the Ann Arbor, Dearborn…

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