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New Graduate Student Welcome

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

2006 New Grad Student Welcome

The New Graduate Student Welcome serves as the kick-off  for the fall term.  The event is sponsored by the College of Engineering Office of Graduate Education and Rackham Graduate School. 

Click here to register for the CoE New Graduate Student Welcome. 
Registration is required by 8:00 am on 8/25/08.

Engineering Departmental Orientations - Dates Vary by Department
Contact Individual Engineering Departmental Graduate Coordinators

Horace H. Rackham Graduate School - Friday, August 29, 2008
New Graduate Student Orientation (only for those students in Rackham degree programs)

University of Michigan International Center - Various Dates in August, TBD
International Student Orientation (only for international students)

2008 College of Engineering New Graduate Student Welcome Schedule

10:00 - 10:30

Welcome Remarks- Stamps Auditorium
David C. Munson, Jr., Robert J. Vlasic Dean of Engineering
Farnam Jahanian, Chair of EECS:CSE 

10:30 - 10:45 Honor Code - Stamps Auditorium
Marcial Lapp and Maksym Kloka, Honor Council
10:45 - 11:35 

Computing Information - Stamps Auditorium
Justin Laby and James Schrader, Senior Help Desk Support Services Specialists

11:35-11:45 Your Resource to Career Planning Success- Stamps Auditorium
Cynthia Redwine, Director of the Engineering Career Resource Center
11:45 - 1:00

Pick-up Your Lunch in the Duderstadt Gallery
Peruse the Information Fair Outside on the Portico, Plaza, and Diag
(if raining the fair will take place in the Duderstadt Atrium and Connector Hall)
Mix and mingle with faculty, staff, and graduate students
Learn about student societies and services

1:00 - 2:00

Faculty Advising & Funding Panel (Concurrent Sessions)
PhD Students - Stamps Auditorium
Master's Students - Arthur Miller Theatre
Learn how to find an advisor and obtain funding
Ask the faculty about your academic questions

PhD Faculty:

  • Todd Austin, EECS: CSE
  • Rachel Goldman, MSE
  • Steve Skerlos, ME
  • Bob Ziff, ChE

Master's Faculty:

  • Bob Beck, NAME
  • Amir Mortazawi, EECS: EE
  • Huei Peng, InterPro
  • Thomas Zurbuchen, AOSS
2:00 - 3:00  

Graduate Student Panel (Concurrent Sessions)
PhD Students - Stamps Auditorium
Master's Students - Arthur Miller Theatre
Listen as current engineering graduate students share their experiences and advice.  This is a great opportunity to ask questions about student life.

PhD Students:

  • Tyler Huismann, Aero
  • Jane Wang, Applied Physics
  • Pran Mukherjee, AOSS
  • Annie Mitsak, BME
  • Tom Gilbert, ChE
  • Monisha Brown, CEE
  • Ramji Venkataramanan, EECS
  • Ada Barlatt, IOE
  • Douglas Mullen, Macro
  • Kristen Tebo, MSE
  • Kiran D'Souza, ME
  • Christopher Hart, NAME
  • Emily Wolters, NERS

Master's Students:

  • Sheryl Seagraves, Aero
  • Seth McCubbin, BME
  • Karthik Anantharaman, CEE
  • Jon Oberheide, EECS:CSE
  • Merry Walker, InterPro: Energy Systems
  • Sindhura Gangireddy, MSE
  • Christine Habarth, ME
  • Ceris Hamilton, NERS