Center for the Education of Women Focus Group!

Do you consider yourself to be a nontraditional student at the University of Michigan?  What experiences or social identities make you "nontraditional?"

We would love for you to tell us about it!

Please join us for a focus group about your identity(ies) and how the campus climate and culture impact your life differently from students with a more "traditional" educational experience.   

Food will be served, and a $15 gift card will be offered. 

Your participation will be confidential. Findings will help the Center for the Education of Women (CEW) improve its support services for underserved and nontraditional students.

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Co-sponsors: 

Black Student Union (BSU)

Blavin Scholars Program

Jean and Samuel Frankel Center for Judaic Studies

Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD)

Spectrum Center

Veterans and Military Services Program

Vice Provost for Equity, Inclusion, and Academic Affairs 

Here's a little bit more about our study...

Historically, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has defined "nontraditional students" as older scholars who do not receive bachelor's degrees prior to the age of 25. That age gap is enough to substantially separate their experiences in school from fellow students of a "traditional" age, by adding new academic and social challenges.

Presently, we know that age is just one of many characteristics that can significantly separate a student's experiences from those of their peers. These characteristics can impact a student at either the undergraduate or the graduate level.  We recognize that being an underrepresented ethnic or racial minority, LGBT, a veteran, a parent or caregiver, a first-generation student, a community-college transfer or a student with physical or emotional health conditions are some of the characteristics that greatly shape student experiences in a nontraditional way.  However, we also recognize that there may be other factors that affect the student experience. 

Therefore, we want to hear from you: your experiences, your frustrations,what you need to better succeed as a nontraditional student.  Please come and share your insight with us!

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Apply by Feb 1st: CEW Grad Student Fellowship for South or Southeast Asia

The Center for the Education of Women at U-M presents the following fellowship:

Menakka and Essel Bailey Graduate Fellowship

 

The Menakka and Essel Bailey Graduate Fellowship offers multiple grants up to$6,500 each for graduate students who are U.S. citizens pursuing research, field work, cultural experience, or other study relevant to their graduate degree, preferably in the areas of public health, health care, or environmental work in South or Southeast Asia (excluding China or Japan). Preference given to students seeking funds in addition to this source.

Application must be postmarked by February 1, 2013.

To apply, please submit an original plus four copies of a packet that contains the following:

• A proposal of not more than 1500 words describing the applicant’s reasons for planning to study or conduct research in South or Southeast Asia (excluding China and Japan) as well as the objectives and methods of any planned research project
• An Application which includes financial and project budgets itemizing all costs and showing how the Bailey funds would fit into the budget and how additional costs, if any, would be covered
• Two letters of recommendation including the Request for Reference cover sheet, both of which should come from faculty in the applicant’s discipline(s).  The letters and cover sheets may be submitted directly by recommenders separately from the application.
• An updated curriculum vitae
• A transcript
• An indication via the transcript or other means of having studied the language of the country the applicant intends to visit
• Proof of IRB approval for the project (if relevant for the nature of the research)

Please mail or deliver your application packets to:

Center for the Education of Women

Attention: Doreen Murasky / Scholarship Manager and Senior Counselor

330 E. Liberty Street

Ann Arbor, MI 48104-2274

Telephone: 734.764.7271 Fax: 734.998.6203

dmurasky@umich.edu