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Graduate Student Success

1530 Rackham Building
915 E. Washington St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1070
Phone: (734) 647-9404
Fax: (734) 936-2848
E-mail: gradstudentsuccess@umich.edu

Office Hours: Monday through Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Graduate Student Success (GSS)

Graduate Student Success (GSS) works in partnership with faculty and staff in departments and schools across the University to facilitate the academic success of all graduate students. We offer a continuum of services that supports students' academic achievement from early recruitment stages through final placement.

Our goal is to facilitate the academic success of graduate students by partnering with departments, schools and colleges across the University. Our services begin with early recruitment efforts and the Graduate School shares the University's commitment to attracting a highly qualified, diverse student community. We offer summer programs that help prospective graduate school applicants and incoming graduate students preview the expectations and demands of academic careers. By providing resources and programming for the departmental faculty and staff who guide graduate students' progress, we support the academic success of currently enrolled graduate students.

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Our Services

  • Collaborating with departments, schools and colleges to recruit a highly qualified, diverse student community.
  • Sponsoring a series of workshops for graduate students that provide guidance at each stage of their academic experience.
  • Developing initiatives and activities to assist with effective retention and degree completion.
  • Offering resources for a wide range of promising practices for the successful support of graduate students.
  • Hosting the Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP) for talented undergraduate students interested in pursuing academic careers.
  • Providing the Rackham Summer Institute to enhance the experience of incoming graduate students who receive Rackham Merit Fellowships.

Graduate Student Success

Pat McCune

Director of Graduate Student Success

Amy Deitrickson

Administrative Assistant

Ellen Meader

Program Manager

Debby Mitchell

Program Manager

Amy Eaton

Program Coordinator