2015-16 Funded Programs

DateEventLocationTimeCoordinator
March 28
April 18
May 3
ADVANCE at UM: Creating Institutional Change for Faculty and Student
Students’ use of video resources in a mechanical engineering course
Increasing Opportunities to Pursue STEM: Relevant Efforts by the Office of Science and Technology Policy
Johnson Rooms, LEC
Space Research Building Auditorium Room 2246
3:30
11:00
3:00
Abigail Azari, [email protected] & Shanna Daly, [email protected]
January 22
February 5
February 19
March 4
March 18
April 1
April 15
Quantum CoffeeGG. Brown Conf. Rm. 2540                                                         1:00-1:37Shantonio Birch, [email protected] 
February 19th – Case and guidelines released to teams
March 11th – Case solutions due
March 14th – Semi finalists announced
March 18th – (subject to change) – Final formal presentation
Michigan Graduate Consulting Club Case-CompetitionTBD8:00-3:00Rosemarie Figueroa, [email protected] 
October 23SMES-G & SHPE-G SocialWhirly Ball6:00Christian Greenhill, [email protected] & Juan Lopez, [email protected]
December 11IS+D GSI & Grader Lunch-and-LearnISD Classroom 151 12:30-1:30Virginia Hamori-Ota, [email protected]
March 17-18SMES-G State of the UnionTBDVarious sessionsPhillip Hargrove, [email protected] 
February 5MICDE Student Association KickoffArbor Brewing Company4:30-8:30Eric Harper, [email protected]
March 7-18Operation: Redefine Art
Blueprint Literary Magazine Launch 
Duderstadt GalleryGallery HoursJessica Jones, [email protected]
January 13
January 20
February 3
February 17
February 24
March 2
March 16
May TBD
How to network professionally as a graduate student
How to give a research elevator pitch
How to communicate in business (presentations, emails, self-packaging) 
How to give conference presentations
How to navigate Q&A sessions
Master the question and answer session: From conversation to presentation
Get more out of your meetings: How to stop wasting time and start getting stuff done
TBD
2150 Dow6:00-7:30Kaitlyn Mallett, [email protected]; Shannon Moran, [email protected]; Yue Gong, [email protected]
February 23      Storytelling for STEM: A RELATE Workshop on Developing your Scientific Narrative                                                                                                                           RSVP at https://secure.rackham.umich.edu/Events/wsreg.php?ws_id=346Johnson Rooms, LEC11:30-1:00Brandon Patterson, [email protected]
October – AprilLNF User Community Outreach: Contests and Social HoursVaries by activityVaries by activityAdam Peczalski, [email protected]
November 13Diwali Celebration EECS Atrium5:00-6:30Steven Pejuan, [email protected] & Ann Riggs, [email protected]
April 1Marketing Yourself in a Competitive Climate: Keys to Success In and Out of Engineering Space Research Building Room 224610:30Jessica Randolph, [email protected] 
February 5CEE Winter Warm-Up2315 GG Brown 3:00-4:00Jessica Randolph, [email protected] 
April 12Margo Oge Keynote Address: Improving the Climate for Women in EngineeringThe Boeing Atrium, 1109 FXB5:30Maggie Reuter, [email protected] & Kelly Tepper, [email protected]
December 8MS&E and ChE Holiday Social and FundraiserJohnson Rooms, LEC5:30Ellen Solomon, [email protected]; Aeriel Murphy, [email protected]; Elaina Anderson, [email protected]
January 23Cross-Country Ski Trip: GradSWE Hits the Slopes!Huron Meadows Metro Park10:00-3:00 Kelly Tepper, [email protected] & Stephanie Crocker, [email protected]
May Polymerization Fraternization: A Team Building Exercise to POLY/PMSE CamaraderieThe Adventure Park-West Bloomfield TBDHarry van der Laan, [email protected]
May 21“Spring” Back Into Fitness 5KAround North Campus TBDSydney Williams, [email protected]
February 12Writing Literature Reviews: Some ConsiderationsWilson Center Conference Room 100012:00-1:00Elaine Wisniewski, [email protected] & Pauline Khan, [email protected]