Graduate Programs

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Graduate Student Spotlight – Kaylee Sayen

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This fall, the Office of Graduate Programs wants to honor our graduate students! Every week, we’ll be spotlighting a different student and their experiences here at UM-Flint. We’ll be starting with a shout out to Kaylee Sayen!  Kaylee is a Physician’s Assistant student with a lot of interest in learning how to best support patients

Dr. Robert Carpenter

Debate Ideas With Others to Prepare for Graduate School with Robert Carpenter

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This week on the Victors in Grad School podcast we are joined by Dr. Robert Carpenter who is the Deputy Chief Information Officer in the Division of Information Technology, Associate Provost within the Division of Academic Affairs and Professor of Economics and Public Policy at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. I talk with Dr.

Do I Need Graduate School to Change Careers?

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Changing careers can seem like quite the challenge – there’s so much to take into account, it can get difficult to tell where to start! There’s training to consider, where to apply, how to gain the skills necessary to switch and more. If you’ve been thinking about changing your path, you’ve likely thought about these,

Chloe Summers

Build a Strong Relationship With Your Faculty With Chloe Summers

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This week on the Victors in Grad School podcast we are joined by Chloe Summers, a graduate student in the Masters of Science in Biology program at the University of Michigan-Flint. We talk about Chloe’s experience in graduate school and what made her take the step from her Bachelor’s to Master’s degree. We also talk

Rashal Zureikat

Know Your Why in Choosing to Attend Graduate School With Rashal Zureikat

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This week on the Victors in Grad School podcast we are joined by Rashal Zureikat who is a Corporate Attorney for ALSAC and the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital as well as the co-founder of the Lebanon Relief Project. We talk with Rashal about her journey from attending the University of Michigan-Flint to attending Loyola

Dr Ladel Lewis

Bring Your Experience With You to Graduate School With Ladel Lewis

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This week on the Victors in Grad School podcast we are joined by Ladel Lewis who is a City Council member with the City of Flint, CEO of Jane Key Solutions, President of Sleuth Ink, and Managing Editor of Courageous Woman Magazine. As you can see Ladel Lewis has a lot going on and we

Do Your Research on All Programs You Are Considering With Brian Hercliff-Proffer

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This week on the Victors in Grad School podcast we are joined by Brian Hercliff-Proffer who is the Assistant Director for Registered Student Organizations and Late Night Programming at Michigan State University. We talk with Brian about his non-traditional path to graduate school, how he chose to attend Eastern Michigan University as the school he

Amy Yorke

Graduate School is a Lot of Work but a Lot of Fun with Amy Yorke

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This week on the Victors in Grad School podcast we are joined by Amy Yorke who is the Associate Director of Community Engagement and Associate Professor within the Doctorate of Physical Therapy program at the University of Michigan-Flint. We talk about Amy Yorke‘s journey from being an undergraduate to graduate student at the University of

UM-Flint OTD-Accreditation

UM-Flint Occupational Therapy Doctorate is first fully accredited program in Michigan

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It is with extreme pleasure to announce that the University of Michigan – Flint Occupational Therapy Doctorate program has been granted full accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)! This makes the UM-Flint OT program the first fully accredited doctoral program for occupational therapy in