Sessions For: Rackham Graduate School

During Ph.D. Connections, participants will be able to learn from industry guests about an array of careers in an interactive and supportive atmosphere.
The goals of the conference are to enable students and postdocs to:


Increase Awareness: Discover careers available to Ph.D.-holders in a variety of industries and sectors.Develop Skills: Learn about skills and key competencies important in different industries.Network Effectively: Develop strategies and connections to explore careers and foster lifelong networking practices.Please ensure that you have selected all the sessions that interest you before submitting your registration.

The SCOR Executive Board is excited to host a series of small group events designed to foster networking, collaboration, and community-building in a fun and relaxed setting. Each Executive Board member will plan a unique activity or event for a group of 5-6 participants, giving you the chance to connect with new peers in an engaging way.

📅 Flexible Scheduling:
Events will be held at different times, so you can sign up for the time that best fits your schedule. However, to encourage fresh connections, participant groups will be randomly assigned, allowing you to meet and interact with a diverse mix of graduate students.

🎯 Why Join?


Expand your network and make meaningful connections.
Enjoy a fun and interactive activity.
Contribute to building a stronger graduate student community.

👉 Sign up now to reserve your spot and be part of this exciting series of small group events!

Each year, during National Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week, the Rackham Graduate School joins universities from across the country to host events designed to support and recognize graduate students. The week is aimed at highlighting the great contributions and high value that graduate and professional students bring to our community.
This year’s events feature great food, networking, wellness activities, professional development, and a chance to relax with therapy dogs. Join us for a week of celebration and connection!


To view all of this week’s events hosted by Rackham and Rackham Student Organizations, visit the website here: https://myumi.ch/15NM8.

The Biotech Career Development Program (BCDP) is a structured, cohort-based program that supports biomedical and life science master’s students, PhD candidates, postdocs, and early-career scientists exploring careers beyond academia. Trainees accepted into the program will participate in workshops, career panels, in-person networking opportunities, and complete a series of informational interviews to build career awareness and professional skills, taking concrete steps toward their career goals. The program meets weekly on Wednesdays from 3:30 - 5:00 pm, May 14 - July 23. Most of the meetings will be held on Zoom with a few in-person engagements.
Register for the info session to learn more and ask questions.

The MICDE PhD Student Seminar Series showcases the research of students in the Ph.D. in Scientific Computing. Lunch will be served. These events are open to the public, but we request that all who plan to attend register in advance. Planned sessions will be canceled if no one signs up to present.

If you have any questions, please email micde-phd@umich.edu.

This workshop provides an opportunity to discuss with fellow assistant professors what it means to exemplify the values, privileges, and responsibilities as Rackham graduate faculty. The session also includes a workshop on mentoring doctoral students which will be facilitated by MORE (Mentoring Others Results in Excellence), a Rackham committee that engages with faculty and graduate students to foster conversations about mentoring. MORE’s workshop is designed to raise awareness of the research on best practices in mentoring and tools that can facilitate mentoring relationships. You will learn from experienced colleagues about effective mentoring, understand how a written mentoring plan can help create a two-way conversation between mentor and mentee, and exchange ideas about handling challenging mentoring situations.

Craft a delicious blend of tea from over 10 different options, unwind with board/card games, and commemorate your appreciation on our Gratitude Wall!

Rackham / Sweetland Workshops, co-sponsored by the Rackham Graduate School, cover a host of topics designed to help graduate students in various aspects of writing. Workshops are held monthly, in-person at the Rackham and North Quad buildings.

Rackham Student Government welcomes you to a couple hours of wellness and community bonding with fellow graduate students!
Sign up for a FREE 50-minute Zumba session at NCRB!

This Q&A session is intended for Graduate Program Leadership (Chairs & Directors). Dean Solomon, Associate Deans, and Assistant Dean Emily Swafford will address questions that program leaders have about how to support and advise international students and students with international research travel plans.

Organized by Traveling Theories Rackham Interdisciplinary Workshop


Title: Indigenous communities and algorithmic systems
Speaker: Dipto Das, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Computer Science & Faculty of Information, University of Toronto.
Dipto Das is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Computer Science and the Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto. Their research in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) explores how sociotechnical systems facilitate sociopolitical discourse among diverse communities and how these platforms can be designed and governed to promote greater equity and fairness while accommodating differing and often conflicting norms and values. Their work examines how fairness in the downstream applications of algorithmic systems, particularly in the governance of online platforms within culturally diverse communities, is conceptualized and negotiated. Drawing from his research, Das will discuss the experiences of local and Indigenous communities with algorithmic systems in this talk.
Date: April 10th, 2025
TIme: 2: 30 pm - 4 :00 pm
Venue: Hybrid
North Quad 5450, University of Michigan.
Zoom: https://umich.zoom.us/j/94307093919

Join MSI Connect for tea and conversation with Cherie Dotson, director of access and partnerships on the Partnerships, Access, Community, and Excellence team. Chat about Rackham resources, grad school, and anything else on your mind! Tea and light snacks are included.

Come destress with adorable furry friends from Therapaws of Michigan!

Celebrate the 2024 Bouchet Graduate Honor Society inductees! Join us for remarks from Dean Solomon and Three-Minute Thesis presentations from our new class of inductees. This event is hybrid. Refreshments will be served.

Building your network is something you can be doing proactively throughout graduate school. Additionally, learning from what others have done in their career is a great way to explore areas of interest. Join us to learn how to navigate and develop the basics of your own LinkedIn profile. We will introduce ways to build connections and learn more about opportunities through informational interviews by using LinkedIn and the University Career Alumni Network (UCAN).
If you do not yet have a LinkedIn account, please create a free account before the session at linkedin.com.


Brought to you by the University Career Center, in partnership with Rackham Graduate School

Join the Rackham MSI Connect Team for a series of write-ins, where we can support each other as we ease into the semester! Enjoy breakfast and lunch while co-working in a quiet, focused environment. There's no need to stay the entire time—feel free to stop by, grab some food, and continue with your day. We look forward to seeing you there!

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Certificate Program CeremonyOn behalf of the Rackham Graduate School and Rackham’s Professional Development Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Certificate Program (DEICP), it is great pleasure to recognize and celebrate our participants who have earned their DEI certificates this term.
The in-person ceremony will be hosted at the Rogel Ballroom in the Michigan Union, with a concurrent reception. The Rogel Ballroom is on the 2nd floor of the Michigan Union.
All are welcome and encouraged to join us for the ceremony and/or reception! Please note that you must register by Sunday, April 13.
Event Details

Doors: 5:00 p.m.. Ceremony Start Time: 5:30 p.m.Reception to follow
The ceremony will be live-streamed for those who cannot attend in person. To receive the livestream link, you must register below.
Inquiries may be directed to rackhampdeworkshops@umich.edu.

We look forward to celebrating with you!

Developed by the MORE Committee, this workshop helps enhance the mentoring relationship between the student and faculty mentor by facilitating the development of shared expectations. Mentors and mentees work independently in separate sessions to identify their own objectives and styles, and consider strategies for dealing with possible challenges. Then, student-faculty pairs work together to develop a written mentoring plan as a means of codifying some of the most important elements (needs, goals, mutual expectations) of a two-way mentoring relationship. Among Rackham doctoral students who have written mentoring plans, 83 percent find those plans useful.
Registration is required of both the faculty and the student. Separate registration for faculty is available at: https://myumi.ch/9gE5r.

Developed by the MORE Committee, this workshop helps enhance the mentoring relationship between the student and faculty mentor by facilitating the development of shared expectations. Mentors and mentees work independently in separate sessions to identify their own objectives and styles, and consider strategies for dealing with possible challenges. Then, student-faculty pairs work together to develop a written mentoring plan as a means of codifying some of the most important elements (needs, goals, mutual expectations) of a two-way mentoring relationship. Among Rackham doctoral students who have written mentoring plans, 83 percent find those plans useful.
Registration is required of both the faculty and the student. Separate registration for students is available at: https://myumi.ch/zXzVJ.