Mission Statement

• Provide support, improve communication, and start new initiatives for graduate students, departments, and interdisciplinary programs.
• Provide a positive graduate student experience and increase retention of graduate students through various programs and activities.
• Utilize a variety of recruitment programs to attract high quality and diverse graduate students.

The Office of Graduate Education (ADGE) provides support for:

• Rackham Graduate Programs
• Professional and Interdisciplinary Programs
• Graduate Student Recruiting and Retention

Rackham Graduate Programs

While the traditional graduate programs have shared responsibility between the departments and Rackham, the ADGE Office serves as a student support and coordination mechanism. In this office, we coordinate Fellowship Allocation, the Graduate Student Advisory Committee, and special student issues. The following departments are Rackham graduate programs:

• Aerospace Engineering
• Applied Physics
• Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences
• Biomedical Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
• Financial Engineering
• Industrial and Operations Engineering
• Macromolecular Science and Engineering
• Materials Science and Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences

Professional and Interdisciplinary Programs

The ADGE office also oversees five major interdisciplinary programs. These programs include Applied Physics, Center for Professional Development (CPD), Interdisciplinary Professional Programs (InterPro), Macromolecular Science and Engineering, and the Tauber Manufacturing Institute (TMI).

• Applied Physics is a graduate program that is jointly sponsored by the College of Engineering and the Department of Physics in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts. It prepares PhD students for the quickening pace of development at the frontier between physics and engineering.
• CPD develops and delivers programs that enable engineers, managers, and technical professionals to be more effective, productive, and competitive. It offers distance learning, professional development courses, professional certification programs and conferences.
• InterPro coordinates the College of Engineering's interdisciplinary professional programs. These programs offer students opportunities to build expertise in a broad range of emerging and expanding industries, which include Automotive, Financial, Global Automotive and Manufacturing Engineering, Integrated Microsystems, Manufacturing, and Pharmaceutical.
• Joel D. Tauber Institute for Global Operations is a joint venture between industry and the University of Michigan's highly ranked College of Engineering and Ross School of Business. The Tauber Institute helps prepare students for leadership positions in the areas of operations, supply chain, and/or manufacturing. The program includes a 14-week summer team project at a leading international company.
• Macromolecular Science and Engineering program provides students with an interdisciplinary educational experience through a chosen option such as Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science and Engineering, and others.
  

Graduate Student Recruiting and Retention

The University of Michigan's graduate programs in engineering are consistently rated among the top in the nation, and its researchers are internationally recognized. Each year, the College of Engineering awards more than 1,000 Master's and Doctoral degrees from among 14 major departments and programs. We are dedicated to meeting the diverse needs of our students, and we are proud to provide excellent facilities, as well as outstanding staff, faculty, and graduate students who are eager to welcome and work with you while you are here. Please take a look at our recruiting website to see a comprehensive listing of our on and off-campus recruitment programs.

Once you become a graduate student, we are very dedicated to making your experience at Michigan productive and memorable. The College of Engineering Graduate Student Advisory Committee (GSAC) was formed in September 2002, in order to promote communication between students and faculty/staff. This group meets bi-monthly to develop new programs and advocate for changes for graduate students. For more information on how this group serves to improve the graduate experience and how to become involved in a GSAC focus group, visit the GSAC website.