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Filing Taxes for Graduate Students
Wednesday, September 1, 11 am to 12:30 pm
This session will help you prepare your taxes and answer your questions. Please note that although all students are welcome, this session is geared towards domestic students.
NEED HELP NOW? URGENT/CRISIS MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES
Call 911 or UMHS Psychological Services at 734-936-5900
- If you think you or someone close to you is in immediate danger, call 911 or UMHS Psychological Emergency Services at 734-936-5900.
You can also visit the Psychiatry Emergency Services
Crisis Text Line - for all faculty, staff, students, from academic campuses and the Michigan Medicine community.
The Crisis Text Line is a free external support service available to members of the Michigan Medicine community 24/7. It is not staffed by U-M/Michigan Medicine.
Michigan Medicine employees and students can text ‘UMICH’ to 741741
U-M campus faculty, staff, and students can text '4UMICH' to 741741
- Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) provides free confidential psychological services for currently enrolled U of M undergraduate and graduate students. These services include support for students experiencing a crisis or urgent situation. Crisis services can be found here.
Urgent Services: Monday-Friday: 9am-5pm 734-764-8312.
To see our Counselor on Duty for urgent/crisis needs, please call the Front Desk at 734-764-8312. At that point, you'll be able to talk (tele-counseling) with a counselor as soon as possible
Urgent Services: After Business Hours: 734-764-8312 (Press 0)
UM CAPS offers after hours support to any UM student or any person concerned about a UM student. You will have the option Press 0 to speak to a licensed mental health professional.
NON-URGENT MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES
For all other non-urgent situations or to find someone to talk to about your mental health goals or concerns, consider the following resources:
*Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) Schedule a consultation here.
- Rackham Embedded CAPS Counselor who works directly with grad students
- Dr. Laura Monschau, lauralm@umich.edu
Please call or email her to set up a time to meet. https://caps.umich.edu/profile/laura-monschau-phd
Grad Student Specific Info https://caps.umich.edu/topic/graduate-students
*OGPS Health and Wellness Resources
Landing page for the UMMS Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Wellness and Counseling resources, including contact information for counseling sessions. Do you need help, but are not currently in an urgent crisis, check out this helpful decision tree.
- OGPS Health and Wellness Counselor and appointment scheduling: https://ogps.med.umich.edu/resources/health-wellness/
- Dr. Kate Hagadone, Ph.D., LP, hagadone@med.umich.edu
- LaNeisha Murphy, M.S., mlaneish@med.umich.edu
*Psychiatry Outpatient Clinic including Video Visits
*University Health Service Wellness Coaching
Open to undergraduate and graduate students, UHS offers group and individual coaching to enhance wellness, including topics on sleep, relationships, adjusting to university life, safety, eating and body issues, and alcohol/drug use.
*University Health Service Stress and Mental Health Specific https://uhs.umich.edu//stressindex
*University Psychological Clinic
Website curated by UM Student Life with a searchable list of many campus resources.
*University Provider Database:
*National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI) Helpline:
Rackham Graduate School
Physical and Mental Health: http://www.rackham.umich.edu/students/campus-guide/health
Help and Support: https://rackham.umich.edu/rackham-life/help-and-support/
SAPAC- Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center
This is an internal mechanism for raising concerns about microaggressions, bias, or harassment experienced in class or lab. Submission is confidential unless otherwise indicated. Comments first got to the NGP administration office and are then delivered to responsible parties. If submissions include contact information, the responsible individuals will follow-up directly.
This office provides a confidential space to discuss concerns, obtain information about policies and procedures, obtain referrals and other resources, and discuss next steps. This is the primary graduate student resource for discussing emergencies, crisis situations, and disputes with faculty, staff, or other students.
Graduate Employees’ Organization 3550 Grievance Committee
UM GEO sets the employment contract terms and conditions of GSIs and GSSAs. The grievance committee can help resolve disputes related to these positions and helps protect students from retaliation.
Office of Student Conflict Resolution
Part of UM Student Life, this office offers a range of confidential conflict resolution resources and services. Click here to file a complaint.
Campus Climate Support is part of Student Life and is a non-disciplinary body that provides a space to confidentially report concerns, obtain resources, and identify next steps. Climate concerns may include “actions that discriminate, stereotype, exclude, harrasses or harms anyone in our community based on their identity.”
The UM Office of the Ombuds provides a confidential place to talk about any campus issue, concern, problem, or dispute. Ombuds do not participate in formal grievance processes or make administrative decisions, allowing them to be a first exploratory step or a last resort for getting advice about conflict resolution.
The Dean of Students Office provides support services to students and manages critical incidents impacting students and campus community.
In Crisis for Sexual Assault? Call 911 or the UM 24-hr crisis line 734-936-3333
UM Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center (SAPAC)
SAPAC is part of UM Student Life and provides information, confidential discussions, workshops, and survivor support. Additional information and advice in the event of assault can be found at UM DPSS. Call 911 or the UM 24-hr crisis line (734-936-3333) in an emergency!
Contacts are considered “Individuals with Reporting Obligations” and are required to share information about possible misconduct to the Office for Institutional Equity.
NGP DEI Committee and Task Forces
See this link for the NGP DEI page, including our diversity statement, information about our DEI Task Forces, and additional Resources.
Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Here is the primary means for advancing DEI efforts campus-wide, including policy statements, long-term strategic plans, resources, initiatives like Wolverine Pathways, and several internal award mechanisms.
Office of Health Equity & Inclusion
This office through Michigan Medicine supports medical students and those affiliated with biomedical sciences, including educational programs, anti-racism resources, and other events.
Center for the Education of Women
UM CEW provides career and education counseling, workshops and events, and grants and fellowships for undergraduate and graduate students. Their Stories Project is an important touchstone for everyone in the university community!
The UM Spectrum Center provides support services for LGBTQ+ students, staff, and faculty and their allies. Check out their welcome week, mixers, other events, workshops, and story sites! They also provide internal grant funding for students and student organizations looking to enhance campus climate.
Local A2 resources for LGBTQ students
Programming and leadership development on creating inclusive environments, spanning all aspects of visible and invisible social identities and cultures.
UM Services for Students with Disabilities
Yes, graduate students can get accommodations! Accessibility is equity. Contact SSD to understand your options, including advocacy, captioning services, coaching, speech-to-text and text-to-speech services.
Multi-ethnic Student Affairs (MESA)
Hosted by Student Life, MESA supports diversity and social justice through the lens of race and ethnicity.
Services for Students with Disabilities
Training in diversity, equity, and inclusion topics and professional implementation. Core requirements include ten professional development workshops, written reflections, development of a diversity statement, and participation in the Intercultural Development Inventory training.
See the NGP DEI page for NSP, AMS, FEMMES, ABRCMS, SACNAS links
UM Graduate Teacher Certificate
The Center for Research, Learning & Teaching offers our graduate students a mechanism for professional development in college-level teaching. Even if you are just exploring teaching as a possible career or part of your career path, or want to become a better Graduate Student Instructor, check out this program.
Training in diversity, equity, and inclusion topics and professional implementation. Core requirements include ten professional development workshops, written reflections, development of a diversity statement, and participation in the Intercultural Development Inventory training.
Practical training in writing and editing in a variety of genres.
Science communication training organization, originally founded by NGP graduate students!
Practical experience in consulting with local and national businesses.
Ginsberg Center for Community Service Learning
Explore the myriad opportunities to engage as learners and leaders to create a better community and world.
Professional Development Resources
The UM Student Legal Services office provides confidential services related to housing conflicts, criminal investigations, family/probate, consumer issues, and other general legal practice areas. Click here to request an appointment or call 734-763-9920
Taxes
Rackham 101: Filing Taxes for Graduate Students - Fall 2020
Recording Link: https://www.mivideo.it.umich.edu/media/t/1_60vlx47x
Rackham Tax Workshop - Spring 2020
Recording Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ozvvTLnEyg
Filing Taxes for Graduate Students - Summer 2020
Recording Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEm_sR9L8No
Credit
Building Your Credit During Graduate School
Recording Link: https://www.mivideo.it.umich.edu/media/t/1_oaw1317o
DFCU Financial Educational Programs
When: 7pm, unless otherwise stated
Schedule and Registration Link: https://www.dfcufinancial.com/financial-seminars
DFCU Financial offers a variety of educational programs to help their members and the community overcome financial challenges and reach important milestones. All seminars are free to DFCU members and potential members (that means anyone) and are scheduled from 7 p.m. unless otherwise stated. Their sessions include “Debt-Free Living” and “Student Loans and Financial Freedom”. For a complete schedule and to register, click here. Descriptions below taken from website.
Lists of Funding Opportunities
Rackham: Mentoring Others Results in Excellence (MORE) Program
All NGP students and their mentors are required to participate in MORE workshops, which help define expectations and shared goals. The MORE program includes additional resources and programming to help you get the most out of mentoring.
National Research Mentoring Network
NIH-supported national consortium to support professional networking. Check out this program, at any training stage, to find virtual mentors, serve as a mentor, find best practices, and discover collaborative opportunities.
Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research
Are you looking for more effective mentoring practices? CIMER uses evidence-based and culturally-responsive methodologies to develop, implement, and evaluate mentor-mentee training. Check out the Entering Mentoring and Entering Research training curricula.
UM Logistics, Transportation, and Parking
Information on UM transit services, parking permits, and vanpools.
Ann Arbor-Ypsilanti bus information, trip planning, schedules, and tracking tools.
Car-sharing network at the University of Michigan.