Graduate Student Appreciation Week
National Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week was started in 1993 by the National Association of Graduate-Professional Students as a way to support and appreciate graduate and professional students. The goal of the week is to highlight the contributions, impact, and value of graduate and professional students throughout our community. We will celebrate this year April 7-11, 2025. The week will feature events aimed at showing our appreciation for students with social events, wellness sessions, and professional opportunities. The week’s activities and events below are welcome to all graduate students to attend, some specified by college.
Showcase Event: April 5, 2025 Opening Weekend Discount Detroit Tigers Baseball Game Tickets
Join graduate students from all three of the University of Michigan campuses on Opening Weekend, Saturday April 5, 2025, as the Detroit Tigers take on the Chicago White Sox at Comerica Park.
As part of the Graduate Student Appreciation Week, Graduate Students at all three of the University of Michigan campuses can take advantage of a special discounted ticket offer! Game Details are below!
Saturday - April 5, 2025
1:10 pm - Game Start
11:30 am - Gates Open
Giveaway Saturday - First 15,000 in the ballpark get a Detroit Tigers Flannel!
All University of Michigan Graduate Students can purchase tickets through this link. If ordering 10 or more tickets for your group, order through Michael Barnett (Michael.Barnett@tigers.com or 313 471-7177) for no additional fees.
We look forward to seeing you at Comerica Park! GO TIGERS! Go Blue!
UM-Dearborn Bookstore
Graduate students can enjoy 10% off in-store purchases of clothing and gifts during the week of April 7-11, 2025.
Mardigian Library
Pick up a zippered pencil case filled with goodies at the Library Research Center (located on the 1st floor of the Mardigian Library). Limited to the first 100 graduate students, from 9:30 a.m.- 5 p.m. daily during Graduate Appreciation Week, while supplies last.
College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters (CASL)
To show our appreciation and in celebration of our wonderful graduate students in the College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters we want to come to you!
Throughout the week, the CASL dean’s office will have graduate student appreciation "pop-ups" where we will meet up with you on campus with some special goodies. From snacks to Michigan swag, we will be traveling around CASL to see you! Be sure to check our social media (Facebook, Instagram) for all of the pop-up times and locations throughout the week and meet a member of the dean’s office before you go to class, between studying, or before leaving campus for the day.
You can’t miss us – we’ll be the ones with the giant basket of maize & blue, celebrating Y-O-U!
College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS)
View the College of Engineering and Computer Science webpage for their planned events to celebrate Graduate Student Appreciation Week.
College of Education, Health, and Human Services (CEHHS)
To show appreciation for our amazing graduate students, the College of Education, Health, and Human Services is:
- Bringing “swag bags” to our in-person graduate classes throughout appreciation week. Be sure to attend!
- Awarding $250 scholarships to four lucky students who engage with us on social media (Instagram, LinkedIn, or X). This will be done via a drawing. Each person will get their name in the drawing once no matter how many times they like, repost, or follow something.
College of Business (COB)
To show our appreciation, we invite College of Business graduate students to:
- Come see us! Stop by the COB Graduate Office, 166 Fairlane Center South, Monday, April 7 - Friday, April 11 to receive a small gift and say hello to a member of the COB Graduate Office staff. If you're in the building when the office is closed, please still drop by 166 FCS to pick up a small gift.
- On Wednesday, April 9, COB Graduate Student Services will be hosting a pizza party for all COB graduate students from 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. EST in FCS 180. Please stop to chat with your fellow COB graduate students and your COB staff and faculty!
Monday, April 7, 2025
CAPS Wellness Table: Make Your Own Mini Terrarium
11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Mardigian Library Lobby
Snacks, Chats, and Coloring Hosted by Graduate Studies
4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Graduate Student Collaboratory (third floor of the Mardigian Library)
Join Trista Wdziekonski from the Office of Graduate Studies for some relaxing coloring and chatting over snacks. Come relieve some stress and visit with other graduate students.
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
CAPS Wellness Table: Make Your Own Mini Terrarium
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
RUC, at the org booths by the Involvement Hub
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
CAPS Wellness Table: Make Your Own Mini Terrarium
11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
RUC, at the org booths by the Involvement Hub
CAPS: "Tie-Dye Therapy: A Creative Way to Beat Stress"
1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Chancellor’s Pond
Nature Walk for Mental Health
2:00 - 2:45 p.m.
Environmental Interpretive Center
Come relieve some stress, get out in nature, and share in some refreshments. Last but not least, you will have the chance to win some swag. Please register for the event using the following link.
Thursday, April 10, 2025
Career Services Virtual Grad Student Career Toolkit
11 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Join us for a fun workshop covering résumé/CV writing, networking strategies, and personal branding to aid in professional development for our graduate students! Please use the following link to join the session.
Friday, April 11, 2025
OIA 💛💙's Grad Students
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
2106 RUC
The Office of International Affairs invites graduate students to come and relax together over some coffee or tea. Board games will be available if you are up for being challenged.