Sessions For: Rackham Graduate School

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.

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.

These sessions will provide an overview of the application process, expected time commitment, and compensation associated with serving as a 2026 King Talks Speaker.Interested individuals only need to attend one session.

Rackham program staff and faculty are invited to attend the following sessions with the Partnerships for Access, Community, and Excellence (PACE) team covering the RMF program. Details for each session can be found below. We encourage you to visit our website or contact the PACE team (rackham-pace@umich.edu, or 734-615-5670) with any questions. Zoom meeting details will be provided after registration.

The Poetry & Poetics Workshop is a Rackham Interdisciplinary Workshop committed to providing a forum in which professors and graduate students can exchange works-in-progress and explore recent work in the fields of poetry and poetics. For more information, please visit our website. If you have any questions, please contact Renee Wehrle (rewehrle@umich.edu) or Kelly Wenzka (kwenzka@umich.edu.).

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 and attendance at the same workshop are required of both the faculty and the student. Separate registration for faculty is available at: https://myumi.ch/2r6kn.

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 and attendance at the same workshop are required of both the faculty and the student. Separate registration for students is available at: https://myumi.ch/6167J.

In this interactive workshop, the Rackham embedded University Career Center Ph.D. coaching team will guide you through converting your academic CV to an industry resume.
Brief best practices will be shared, but most of the time will be spent actively working on your resume, so bring a laptop or a few printed copies of your CV or resume.


Lunch will be provided.

The educational programs represented will be:
PhD in Scientific Computing (MICDE)
Graduate Certificate in Computational Discovery & Engineering (MICDE)
Graduate Certificate in Computational Neuroscience (MICDE)
Graduate Certificate in Data Science (MIDAS)
These programs are open to U-M graduate students with an interest in scientific computing or data science. Refreshments will be provided. If you have any questions about these programs or about the information session, please reach out to MICDE (micde-contact@umich.edu) or MIDAS (midas-contact@umich.edu).

You are welcome to attend either session. We hold two sessions in different locations for the convenience of our students, but the content will be the same.

This workshop is open to all graduate students seeking guidance around interviewing for positions beyond tenure track roles, which can differ greatly from the academic job search process. It also meets the needs of those applying to internships, including those applying to the Rackham Doctoral Intern Fellowship Program. The workshop will focus on preparing graduate students to navigate the interview process, and to effectively answer questions by strategically articulating strengths and skills. We will also discuss a framework for answering behavioral interview questions.
This event is intended to be interactive, therefore a recording will not be available. This workshop is designed for master's students, doctoral students and postdoctoral fellows. For faculty and staff, please contact rackhamdeworkshops@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.


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

Join the Partnerships for Access, Community, and Excellence (PACE) team at a celebration for the 2025 PACE Fellowship recipients. Refreshments will be served.

Join faculty, staff, and students for a transformative event dedicated to advancing mental health and well-being in graduate education. Together, we'll explore research, share strategies, and build supportive academic communities.

This information session is an opportunity for graduate students to ask questions and learn more about the Community Engaged Course Design Workshop facilitated by staff at Rackham and the Ginsberg Center for Community Service Learning. Past workshop participants will also be available to answer questions and talk about their experiences.
The Community Engaged Course Design Workshop is a semester-long professional development workshop for graduate students from any discipline interested in learning how to design and teach a community engaged learning course for undergraduate students. During the program, students explore the theoretical foundations, ethical implications, and practice of community engaged teaching in order to design a course and syllabus rooted in their field of study for undergraduates to participate in community engaged learning. You can learn more and apply on the program's website.

Our meetings cover a wide range of topics, including proposal development, book discussions, and critical reviews of recent papers. We also host presentations by faculty and alumni. To enhance this interdisciplinary approach, our workshop is designed to foster collaboration by engaging students and professionals from diverse fields.

Want a chance to meet and chat with the Rackham Graduate School Deans? Come join us at Lunch with the Deans series! The Rackham Student Government will be hosting two Lunch with the Deans events at the following dates and locations:
Central Campus (In-person only): Tuesday, October 28th at 12 - 1pm, Rackham Building, 4th Floor, Assembly HallNorth Campus (In-person only): Tuesday, November 11th at 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Lurie Engineering Center (LEC), 3rd Floor, Johnson Rooms ABCStudents can provide their thoughts and ask questions. Lunch will be provided. Students who are unable to attend, but have questions for the Deans are encouraged to submit questions to us via email (rsg-exec@umich.edu) or in the RSVP. RSVP is highly recommended.

Community-engaged research is a valuable, high impact methodology that can contribute to the University of Michigan’s mission of developing new academic knowledge while advancing the public good. Community-engaged research encompasses a range of disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches, but what this body of work shares is substantive involvement of community partners in creating, translating, and disseminating knowledge that strengthens the well-being of communities and broader society.

This workshop will introduce you to definitions, spectrums, and some frameworks of community-engaged research, including examples from multiple disciplines, with a particular eye to some particular issues that graduate students face. Participants will consider how to apply these workshop concepts to their own research, and leave the workshop with tools to begin to approach this work ethically and equitably.


This is event is a collaboration with the Ginsberg Center and Rackham Graduate School and is open to all graduate students and post-docs.

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 UCAN (University Career Alumni Network).
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.

This workshop will explore the many transferable skills you have gained during graduate school and how to translate these skills to the non-academic job market. We’ll review transferable skills employers value (e.g., collaboration, critical thinking, project management) and discuss the types of graduate school experiences where you may have honed these skills. You will have time to reflect on your unique experiences and articulate the transferable skills gained from them. To get the most out of the session, please review this worksheet and come prepared with questions and/or experiences to share.
This event is intended to be interactive and therefore a recording will not be available.


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

The graduate school offers a series of meetings designed to orient faculty members who have recently taken on the role of chairing a department/program or directing the graduate program in their department/program. These sessions, hosted by Rackham associate deans, focus on various aspects of your role. We provide opportunities to discuss and learn how you can partner with Rackham and what Rackham resources you can rely on while carrying out the work of your role.

Join us for an engaging workshop where we’ll explore new insights from the recent Faculty Allies evaluation report and look ahead together. This session is designed to share key findings and gather your input on how we can best support your work in fostering healthy, inclusive communities within our graduate programs. Whether you’re a long-standing Faculty Ally or new to the role, join us to discuss possible pathways to further empower your work and our community. Your voice will shape the future direction of Faculty Allies, ensuring it continues to meet the needs of both you and your students.

Are you interested in learning how to effectively connect with colleagues and prospective employers? Do you want to learn how to discuss your research to those outside of your field? If so, this integrative workshop will help you to develop a strong pitch that can be used in networking opportunities. Come and a) learn about the process of networking, b) develop and practice your pitch, c) reflect on when (and when not) to bring your research up in your pitch, and d) understand University Career Center networking and career development resources.


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

Negotiation is something that many people feel unprepared for, especially during the job search process. We'll talk through the steps involved in salary negotiation, as well as negotiation tips that can be utilized in other contexts. Bring your questions, as there will be plenty of time for questions and answers.
This event is intended to be interactive and therefore a recording will not be available.


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

Rackham program staff and faculty are invited to attend the Rackham Merit Fellowship (RMF) Information Session with the PACE team. During this virtual meeting we will discuss the goals of the RMF program, how to assess eligibility and evaluate for the RMF criteria, review the award process including the new application for RMF allocations, and answer any questions you have about the administration of the fellowship. Whether or not you attend the information session, we encourage you to visit our website or contact the PACE team (rackham-pace@umich.edu, or 734-615-5670) with any questions. Zoom meeting details will be provided after registration.