What is (M)Talent?
There are three levels of (M)Talent, each with a point threshold and a special challenge. Meet the point requirement to unlock that Impact Challenge, and then earn points for it to receive the awards associated for that level.
- (M)Talent Maize: 20,000 points; develop a challenge for other students to complete
- (M)Talent Blue: 35,000 points; reflect on the 10 career-ready competencies
- (M)Talent: 50,000 points; present at the (M)Talent Showcase
Students who achieve the (M)Talent distinction are recognized at graduation as well as on their official transcript. This distinction identifies students who demonstrate the characteristics of an exceptional employee who has gained the professional skills needed to excel in any setting.
What are "Challenges"?
In simplest terms, a Talent Gateway “challenge” is a task – do this thing, think about that, go here – and then answer a variety of questions that prompt students to reflect on how that task impacts their academic, personal, and professional success. By completing these challenges, students gain - and learn to articulate - the soft skills that employers seek in today’s graduates.
Because the Talent Gateway is a web-based, virtual program, students can submit challenges any time, any where. They choose which challenges to work on, charting their own paths of professional development. Submissions are read and responded to by the Talent Ambassadors, who are upperclassmen or graduate students.
Some challenges include:
- Explore Diversity on Campus
- Career Scan: Informational Interviews
- How Career-Ready Are You?
- Participate in a Co-Op, Internship, or Experiential Learning Opportunity
- Student Organization Leader
- BEST: Creating a Career Action Plan.
With each challenge submission, students earn points towards the (M)Talent distinction on their official transcript and recognition at graduation. Along the way, as students "level-up", they earn awards and digital badges. For example, by completing the 10K challenge, they earn a Talent Gateway water bottle; by completing a competency capstone challenge, they receive a digital badge.
See the Talent: The (M)Talent Showcase
Meet Our (M)Talent Students
Our students are active members on campus and in the community; many have earned the University of Michigan-Dearborn Difference Maker Award. Hear the stories of our students who have presented at our showcases and have earned the (M)Talent distinction:
- Nadeen Abdallah, August 2019 graduation
- Ahmed Abduladheem, December 2020 graduation
- Mariam Alata, April 2020 graduation
- Zahraa Ali, December 2019 graduation
- Mariam Bazzi, April 2020 graduation
- Megan Doty, April 2021 graduation
- Octavia Edwards, April 2019 graduation
- N’Kenge Gonzalez, April 2018 graduation
- Julia Habhab, April 2019 graduation
- Blake Hardin, April 2021 graduation
- Mallak Jaber, December 2019 graduation
- Hannah Johns, December 2020 graduation
- Jacquelene Hollier-Jackson, April 2019 graduation
- Heather Johnson, December 2020 graduation
- Nadine Jones, April 2018 graduation (Learn more about her work with Veterans)
- Nicole Kilikevicius, April 2020 graduation
- Rachel Leonard, April 2018 graduation
- Tracy Maish, April 2021 graduation
- Meera Martin, December 2018 graduation
- Erin McDonald, August 2019 graduation
- Robert Moores, April 2017 graduation
- Sara Neuenschwander, December 2018 graduation
- Very Raft, December 2020 graduation
- Calen Riggs, December 2019 graduation
- Andrew Seewald, December 2018 graduation
- Fatima Seifeddine, December 2019 graduation
- Aseel Srour, December 2019 graduation
- Faith Stewart, April 2019 graduation
- Marie Suehrer, April 2019 graduation
- Candice Tudor, April 2018 graduation
- Bryce Weick, December 2017 graduation
- Zarghoona, April 2019 graduation
- Heba Zeibo, December 2023 graduation
- Mehdi Zreik, December 2019 graduation
- Gaadeh Abourarabi, April 2019 graduation
- Mikayla Adams, April 2021 graduation
- Tuka Alsebti, April 2019 graduation
- Samah Beidoun, December 2019 graduation
- Diana Bonna, December 2020 graduation
- Wajiha Fawaz, December 2021 graduation
- Kamira Felton, April 2019 graduation
- Kelly Gardner, April 2020 graduation
- Rosa Gonzalez, April 2020 graduation
- Nicole Gruman, April 2022 graduation
- Zeinab Hachem, April 2020 graduation
- Batoul Haidar, April 2020 graduation
- Yashi Jain, December 2019 graduation
- Hannah Johnson, April 2021 graduation
- Aisha Marea, December 2019 graduation
- Sara Pomponio, Decemebr 2020 graduation
- Raad Raad, December 2019 graduation
- Clinton Randall, April 2018 graduation
- Amber Steelman, April 2019 graduation
- Anqi Zhang, April 2020 graduation
- Shruthi Alagashetty, December 2018 graduation
- Alexis Ambriz, December 2019 graduation
- Billal Asoufy, December 2019 graduation
- Nihal Attar, April 2019 graduation
- Enakshee Baral, December 2020 graduation
- Sasha Brandt, April 2019 graduation
- Alka Dubey, April 2020 graduation
- Raquel Estrada, April 2018 graduation
- Michael Fluegemann, December 2020 graduation
- Nikita Kapsi, April 2020 graduation
- Vishvadha Kari, April 2020 graduation
- Bharat Kotabagi, April 2019 graduation
- Mitali Kulkarni, April 2020 graduation
- John McInnes, December 2020 graduation
- Pushkar Atul Mungikar, April 2020 graduation
- Karthik Raghupathy, April 2019 graduation
- Akshay Rahul, April 2019 graduation
- Suchithra Ramachandran, April 2020 graduation
- Gaurav Risal, August 2019 graduation
- Kartik Sanjay Kalmani, April 2019 graduation
- Mahdy Saleh, April 2020 graduation
- Deekshita Seenivasan, April 2020 graduation
- Aniruddha Sharma, April 2019 graduation
- Priyal Sheth, April 2018 graduation
- Sukriti Singh, December 2019 graduation
- Abhijot Singh Kathuria, April 2019 graduation
- Punya Sridharan, December 2020 graduation
- Michael Ustes, April 2020 graduation
- Priya Yadav, December 2019 graduation
- Hanan Yehya, April 2020 graduation
- Hajer Alchalabi, April 2020 graduation
- Zainab Alghazzi, April 2020 graduation
- Fatimeh Almugoter, April 2020 graduation
- Sara Almuktar, Decemebr 2021 graduation
- Diana Bazzi, April 2020 graduation
- Sara Bazzi, December 2019 graduation
- Riley Brown, December 2019 graduation
- Matthew Hundley, April 2020 graduation
- Nour Mazloum, April 2020 graduation
- Ilham Saleh, December 2019 graduation