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Links:

• 15 Helpful Hints for Incoming Graduate Students
• Welcome brochure — Fall 2007 (2008 brochure coming soon!)
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Welcome

Welcome to the University of Michigan Division of Kinesiology. The faculty, staff, and students are pleased that you have chosen to join us in your pursuit of graduate studies. We hope that you will soon feel like a member of our division.

The following pages and links provide some helpful suggestions about beginning your studies. We encourage you to explore our web site for information about orientation and adjusting to graduate life in the division. If there is anything that I can do to help you in this transition, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Dan Ferris
Chair, Graduate Committee

Orientation 2008

Division of Kinesiology
    Wednesday, August 27
    Details to follow.

Rackham Graduate School
    Friday, August 29, 8:30am—12:30pm
    Rackham Graduate School

New graduate students will receive a welcome from the Dean of the Graduate School and Provost Theresa Sullivan, hear from current students about transitioning into graduate school, and participate in a Resource Fair where more than 70 University and community units and organizations will be on hand to share information about their services.

Get connected! For more information, please visit the Rackham Orientation page.

Graduate Student Instructor Teaching Orientation (GSI Appointments Only)
    Monday, August 25, 1:00pm-5:00 pm
    Tuesday, August 26, 8:30am-4:30 pm.
    Tentative agenda

For more information about graduate student orientation, please contact Eileen Brussolo, Kinesiology Student Services Associate.

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Getting Advice

At a large institution like the University, it is often difficult to get a clear answer to even the simplest of questions. You will have many questions about the program, about financial aid, about specific courses, about general University issues, and so forth. To avoid frustration, please consult the appropriate resource:

Program requirements (Division)

• Division of Kinesiology Bulletin
• Members of the Graduate Committee (Ferris (chair); Palmieri-Smith, Watkins, Winfree)
• Your faculty advisor
• Eileen Brussolo (Student Services Associate, Graduate Program)

Graduate student requirements (General)

• The appropriate office at the Horace Rackham Graduate School
• Rackham Graduate School Academic Policies

Financial aid

• U-M Department of Financial Aid
• Rackham funding sources

Working with a specific professor

If you are interested in studying with a specific professor, or in studying a particular topic taught by a professor, you should speak directly with them. Inquire about the courses they teach and their availability for supervising the type of program you are interested in. You could also explore potential research opportunities.

Other graduate students would be informative, too.