Posts Tagged as Events

June Howard

Two Michigan Meetings Happening This Month

May 8, 2012 | By June Howard, Associate Dean, Rackham Graduate School

This May, the University of Michigan will host two conferences drawing nationally and internationally recognized speakers and participants to Ann Arbor. The conferences, on “Title IX at 40” and “Chaos and Complexity,” are the third annual series of “Michigan Meetings” sponsored by the Rackham Graduate School. The 1972 Patsy T. Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act, familiarly known as “Title IX,” was landmark legislation that changed the lives of women and girls. The conference, to…

Matthew Kaplan

CRLT Winter 2012 Seminar Series

January 11, 2012 | By Matthew Kaplan, Managing Director, Center for Research on Learning and Teaching

This Winter, CRLT will offer a campus-wide seminar series on teaching and learning for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars. These programs provide an opportunity for participants to share ideas across disciplines, improve their teaching skills, expand their repertoire of teaching methods, and gain new perspectives on teaching at U-M. CRLT professional staff, faculty members and experienced GSIs from other departments at the University, and guest presenters from other campuses conduct CRLT seminars.  Topics for the…

Wendy Ascione

Piled Higher and Deeper Comics: Feelings

December 16, 2011 | By Wendy Ascione, Annual Giving Officer, Rackham Graduate School

We’re up to 900 registered for the screening of The PHD Movie on January 24, 2012. Don’t miss out on getting a signed copy of one of his books after the event!  Help us get to 1,000 – register today! "Piled Higher and Deeper" by Jorge Cham www.phdcomics.com  

Guest Writer

In Abu Dhabi, A Chance to Connect

December 5, 2011 | By Guest Writer

Editor's note: Vice Chancellor Tayeb Kamali invited U-M President Mary Sue Coleman to send three masters’ students to the Festival of Thinkers event at the United Arab Emirates’ Higher Colleges of Technology in November 2011. Patty Liao, Michael Yates, and Meghan Reynard were recommended by the faculty in their programs and endorsed by Rackham Dean Janet Weiss. Liao is a student in Engineering Sustainable Systems, Yates is a pursuing a joint degree in Public Policy…

Guest Writer

Are You Prepared for a Demanding Fieldwork Experience?

November 8, 2011 | By Guest Writer

Guest Writer Gary Brown Research Intern, Psychological Clinic, Institute for Human Adjustment Over the past several years, senior staff and trainees at the U-M Psychological Clinic have noticed an increase in the number of students seeking mental health services after returning from foreign fieldwork. In particular, those students who had experienced stressful and often traumatic events appeared to be at risk for developing anxiety and mood related problems. To help students prepare for their fieldwork…

Alison Tebo

Connect with LGBTQA Students: Lambda Grads

November 3, 2011 | By Alison Tebo, Co-chair, Lambda Grads

Hi Everyone! My name is Alison Tebo, I am a second year doctoral student in the Program in Chemical Biology, and I am writing on behalf of Lambda Grads. Lambda Grads is the LGBTQA student organization at Rackham Graduate School; being primarily a social organization, we strive to provide a way for graduate students across diverse specialties to connect. A unique challenge is that oftentimes individual programs and organizations within Rackham are too small to…

Pat McCune

Time to Make a Plan

September 26, 2011 | By Pat McCune, Senior Project Manager, Rackham Graduate School

We’re moving into October and you may feel that you’ve finished with all the welcome-back-to-campus events and orientations. I suggest you think about it another way: your orientation should be ongoing as you move into different phases of your graduate education. While finding the right resources and opportunities on campus may seem daunting, it’s just a matter of finding the right guides. That might be the grad coordinator in your program or sometimes it’s just…

Karen Benavidez

Workshop: Stinkin’ Thinkin’

September 26, 2011 | By Karen Benavidez, Administrative Assistant, Rackham Graduate School

Drop-in workshop, no appointment needed. Work on identifying your thought patterns and learn strategies for re-formulating those problematic thoughts. Presented by Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) When Wednesday, September 28, 2:30 to 4:00 pm More Information Fall 2011 Group and Workshop Opportunities, Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), PDF Event information for Stinkin’ Thinkin’ at UM Events

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