Much Ado About Graduate Education:
An Afternoon of Presentation, Discussion, and
Celebration
The finale of Graduate Student Appreciation Week, "Much Ado About Graduate Education," is a
collection of four events, each of which may be attended separately, and which delightfully
coincide with the celebration of Shakespeare's life, roughly April 26, 1564 to April 23, 1616:
1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
The Tempest: Getting into Graduate School
Faculty and Graduate Student Panel Discussion
2:30 – 3:30 p.m.
As You Like It: Surviving and Thriving in Graduate School
Table Topic Discussions with Alumni and Professional Guests
Time Management, Alphonse Keasley, PhD, AVC, Office of Diversity, Equity and
Community Engagement, University of Colorado at Boulder
Building Peer Relations, Maria J. Genao-Homs, M.A., Coordinator for Graduate
Student Support Services, Center for Multicultural Affairs, University of Colorado at
Boulder
Thesis Writing & Getting Published, Jay Ellis, PhD, University of Colorado,
Program for Writing and Rhetoric
Professional Development, Jennifer Lyn Simpson, PhD, Vice President of
Consulting Services, Conversant Solutions, LLC
Grant Writing, Rachelle Richmond, M.S., Contract and Grant Administrator,
Office of Contracts and Grants, University of Colorado at Boulder
The Graduate Teacher Program: Preparing Future Faculty & Future Professionals,
PJ Bennett, PhD, Interim Assistant Director, Graduate Teacher Program &
Collaborative Preparing Future Faculty Network, University of Colorado at Boulder
Advisor/Student Relations, John P. Frazee, PhD, Director of Faculty Relations,
University of Colorado at Boulder
3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
All’s Well That Ends Well: Life After Graduate School
Alumni Panel Discussion with:
Donald Anderson, PhD, Communication, OD Consultant, Oracle and Faculty,
Organizational Development, University of Denver
Mary J. Kraus, PhD, Geology, Professor, Department of Geological Sciences
Seth McGinnis, PhD, GeoPhysics, Associate Scientist III, ISSE / NCAR
Patrick Reilly, M.A., International Affairs, M.Sc., London School of Economics
Foreign Affairs Officer, U.S. Department of State
David L. Snitman, PhD, Chemistry, COO & VP Business Development, Array
BioPharma
4:30 p.m.
Reception and Celebration
Sponsored by the Graduate School, United Government of Graduate Students (UGGS), and Career
Services. This event is open to all CU-Boulder students, alumni, faculty, and staff and is one of the many
events for Graduate Student Appreciation Week, April 19-23. For details and ways to share your
appreciation, see http://www.colorado.edu/GraduateSchool/appreciation/.