GEM Grad Lab
The University of Michigan will host a 2nd GEM Fellowship Grad Lab on Saturday, November 8, 2008. The program will be coordinated by our Rackham Graduate School. More details will be forthcoming on the Michigan AGEP website. The program should be similar in nature to the 2007 program, which is detailed below:
Schedule
Mingle with GEM Staff, UM/MSU/WSU/WMU Staff, and UM GEM Fellows
Nicole Campbell, Applied Physics
Alphonso King Jr., Mechanical Engineering
Alberto Lopez, Mechanical Engineering
Rachel Phillips, Industrial and Operations Engineering
Reginald Rogers, Chemical Engineering
Aftin Ross, Biomedical Engineering
Astin Ross, Biomedical Engineering
Andres Tamez, Electrical Engineering
Alec Gallimore (GEM Fellow)
Associate Dean for Rackham Graduate School
Aerospace Engineering Faculty
Jack Hu
Associate Dean of Graduate Education, College of Engineering
Mechanical Engineering Faculty
Michele Lezama - Executive Director, GEM
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM Workshop #2, How to Apply to Graduate School?, Chesebrough Auditorium
Mike Nazareth - Associate Director for Graduate Education, College of Engineering
Kathryn Roberts-Bubrig - Program Coordinator for Graduate Education, College of Engineering
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM Lunch & Graduate Resource Fair, Chesebrough Auditorium Atrium
Mingle with GEM Staff, UM/MSU/WSU/WMU Staff, and UM GEM Fellows
Nicole Campbell, Applied Physics
Andres Cruz, Aerospace Engineering
Tara Jackson, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Alphonso King Jr., Mechanical Engineering
Alberto Lopez, Mechanical Engineering
Rachel Phillips, Industrial and Operations Engineering
Reginald Rogers, Chemical Engineering
Aftin Ross, Biomedical Engineering
Astin Ross, Biomedical Engineering
Andres Tamez, Electrical Engineering
Marcus Huggins - Senior Recruiter, GEM
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM Workshop #4, Voices From the Field (all GEM Fellows), Chesebrough Auditorium
Moderator -- Susan Montgomery, Chemical Engineering Faculty
Nicole Campbell, Applied Physics, PhD Student
Andres Cruz, Aerospace Engineering, Masters Student
Alberto Lopez, Mechanical Engineering, Masters Student
Rachel Phillips, Industrial and Operations Engineering, Masters Student
Andres Tamez, Electrical Engineering, PhD Student
GEM is the National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and Science Inc. The GEM fellowship programs are designed to offer opportunities for underrepresented minority students to obtain M.S degrees in engineering and Ph.D. degrees in engineering and the natural and physical sciences through a program of paid summer internships and graduate financial assistance.
The University of Michigan has a rich tradition of excellence and leadership within GEM. In fact for the 2005-2006 academic year the University of Michigan became the #1 institution in the US for receiving GEM Fellowships! Several current and former students and faculty have been recognized with national awards:
- Avery Demond, 2005 GEM Outstanding Alumni in Academia Award
- Vernon Newhouse, 2005 GEM Black Engineer of the Year Student Leadership Award
- Alessandra Ennett, 2004 GEM Black Engineer of the Year Student Leadership Award
- Alec Gallimore, 2004 GEM Outstanding Alumni in Academia Award
- Mark Crawford, 2003 GEM Black Engineer of the Year Student Leadership Award
- Levi Thompson, 2002 GEM Outstanding Alumni in Academia Award
GEM is currently accepting online applications through their November 1, 2007 deadline. The deadline has been extended to November 15, 2007 for students attending the Michigan GEM Grad Lab. For more information pertaining to eligibility, online application, deadlines, selection, financial support, and internships for GEM please see http://www.gemfellowship.org/apply/apply_for_a_fellowship.php
