Sessions For: Student Life

Kelly Maxwell, College of LSA

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.

We're looking forward to having you onboard! This is for trips from campus to DTW before Thanksgiving Break. Trips cost $13, and will be billed to your student account.

If your plans change, please make sure to cancel 36 hours before departure to avoid charges.

Looking for a trip back? Just show up at our airport stops! We don't take reservations for trips back. Check out the schedules on our website.

By booking, you agree to the terms of our Contract of Carriage, including our cancellation policy.

Looking for Winter Break registration?: https://myumi.ch/399WV

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.

Eric Aiken, Office of Vice Provost Sustainability and Climate Action

We're looking forward to having you onboard! This is for trips from campus to DTW before Winter Break. Trips cost $13, and will be billed to your student account.

If your plans change, please make sure to cancel 36 hours before departure to avoid charges.

Looking for a trip back? Just show up at our airport stops! We don't take reservations for trips back. Check out the schedules on our website.

By booking, you agree to the terms of our Contract of Carriage, including our cancellation policy.

1 session on January 9, 2026

In Person: This program is offered yearly for U-M Student Life staff free of charge. Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a terrific tool for helping people change behavior. It's especially helpful for medical staff (lifestyle changes and medication adherence), therapists/counselors for behavior change to support mental health, faculty (a way to communicate with students about classwork), and academic, leadership, and wellness coaches. Its use is being expanded to Student Life advisers, supervisors, and more. Learn basic, foundational skills for MI, including spirit (Compassion, Acceptance, Partnership, Evocation), OARS (open questions, affirmations, reflections, summaries), identifying and responding to change talk, and a brief overview of discord (if time permits). There will be plenty of practice in "real plays" (you get to work on your own behavior changes that you are ambivalent about--so bring a couple of behaviors you would like to change). While you won't be an expert at MI when you are done, you will be able to start the practice, move forward in your skills, and know how to improve. Please only register if you can attend all of the training dates, as each day builds on prior sessions. All Fridays, all in person, 9 am to 2:30 pm with a 30 minutes lunch break (bring your own lunch or order in).

* Friday, January 8, 9-2:30, location University Health Service (UHS), Meeting Rooms 1&2

* Friday, January 15, 9-2:30, UHS, Meeting Rooms 1&2

* Friday, January 22, 9-2:30,UHS, Meeting Rooms 1&2

* Friday, January 29, 9-2:30,UHS, Meeting Rooms 1&2

** For non-Student Life staff there is a $300 charge for the 20 hours of training. Student Life staff, please note that there may be a $25 charge to your department if there is no cancellation at least three days before the training begins or if you no-show on the first day.**

Sarah Ropp, dialogue director, SNF Paideia Program (University of Pennsylvania)

Museum of Art

Rebecca Wollenberg, LSA Judaic Studies

Meagan Mitchell, School of Social Work