Join faculty, staff and students in celebrating national Graduate Student Appreciation Week, which recognizes graduate students鈥� many contributions to the university鈥檚 community and academic excellence. Graduate Student Appreciation Week offers a variety of free events and services to 欧美口爆视频 Boulder graduate students.
Graduate Student Appreciation Week activities
Monday, April 2: Kick-off breakfast with Dean Ann Schmiesing
- 8鈥�10 a.m., BioLounge, 欧美口爆视频 Museum of Natural History鈥擥raduate School giveaways and gallery tours鈥ㄢ��
Tuesday, April 2: Student Affairs opportunities
- 11 a.m. to noon, Career Services (UMC 404)鈥� workshop
- 12 to 3 p.m., Health Hut, UMC Fountain鈥擜romatherapy, games, giveaways and听tea bar
- 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Student Affairs open houses鈥擟heck the Student Affairs website for open houses and support services for graduate students
Wednesday, April 4: Free coffee
- 7 a.m. to midnight, Laughing Goat at Norlin Library
- 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., , first听floor of SEEC on East Campus
Mention 鈥済rad appreciation鈥� for your free cup of coffee鈥ㄢ��.
Thursday, April 5: Graduate professional headshots
- 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., , Regent Drive (south entrance)
Note: First come, first served
Friday, April 6: UGGS Social
- 5:30 p.m., , 2775 Valmont Road, Boulder
From the Dean of the Graduate School
Whether you are an undergraduate who has a favorite TA, a staff member who supports graduate students in your unit or a faculty member who teaches graduate students or supervises teaching or research assistants, please join me in taking time this week to thank graduate students for their many contributions to our campus and community.
Graduate Student Appreciation Week, celebrated nationally and here at 欧美口爆视频 Boulder from April 2鈥�6, provides an opportunity to recognize the significant impact our graduate students have as researchers, teachers, artists, performers and so much more.
From campus leaders
鈥淕raduate students bring a diversity of identities and life experiences, a wealth of energy and creativity, and abundant humanity to 欧美口爆视频 Boulder in their roles as teachers, researchers and mentors. They contribute immeasurably to our academic community, and to the communities around the world in which they serve once they leave us.鈥�
鈥揜ussell L. Moore, PhD, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor听for Academic Affairs
鈥淕raduate students are the lifeblood of our research. They are vital to the success of 欧美口爆视频 Boulder and bring valuable energy and insights to both fundamental and applied research. As faculty, we relish the opportunity to work with our graduate students as they develop into emerging leaders.鈥�
鈥揟erri Fiez, PhD, Vice Chancellor for Research & Innovation
鈥淕raduate students are an essential component to our 欧美口爆视频 Boulder campus community. Their diverse perspectives, research, teaching and campus involvement are extremely valuable and appreciated. Without our graduate students, 欧美口爆视频 Boulder would not be the leader in research and innovation that it is today.鈥澨�
鈥揅hristina Gonzales, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
鈥淔or many undergraduates, graduate student teaching assistants and instructors are the face of 欧美口爆视频 Boulder, as they take on the role of instructor and adviser and help students successfully navigate both their academic work and university life in general. In this way, graduate students have an enormous impact on the quality of undergraduate education and on campus culture in general.鈥�
鈥揗arcia Yonemoto, PhD; Director, Graduate Student Teacher Program; Professor of History
