The Graduate School Recruitment Itinerary

(Fall 2008 - Spring 2009)

AY Prospect System Update: Prospect Roster (Information for University of Minnesota Graduate School Programs)

Representative(s) of the University of Minnesota Graduate School will be attending the following graduate/professional school recruiting events. We invite you to stop by our site for information and materials about our graduate programs. We welcome the opportunity to answer your questions and acquaint you with graduate study at Minnesota.

In addition to the regional events below, the University of Minnesota International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) Office staff recruits internationally (see ISSS website for further information).

Dates, Events and Locations:

July 25 - 27, 2008

Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP) Conference,

Michigan State University

August 7 - 10, 2008

California McNair Symposium at UC-Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

September 22, 2008 

Washington, DC Universities Graduate School Day, held on The George Washington University campus, Washington , DC (3:00-7:30)

September 24, 2008 

GEM - National Conference, Washington, DC

and

Luther College, Decorah, IA (11:00-3:00pm)

September 29, 2008

Big 10+ Expo, Purdue University, IN 

September 30, 2008

University of Minnesota-Morris, Morris, MN (10:00-3:00)

October 1, 2008

Concordia College, MN State University - Moorhead, and North Dakota State University at Concordia College, Moorhead, MN  (11:30-4:30)

October 2, 2008

Chicago Graduate and Professional School Fair:  University of Illinois at Chicago, Northwestern University, DePaul University, Northeastern Illinois University, Illinois Institute of Technology, Bradley University, Roosevelt University, North Park University, Loyola University, Concordia University, St. Francis University, and Olivet Nazarene University held at University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL (3:00 p.m. -7:00 p.m.)

October 7, 2008

University of Minnesota-Duluth, The College of St. Scholastica and UW-Superior, at UM-Duluth, MN (10:00-2:00)

October 8, 2008

University of Texas, Austin Graduate School Day, Austin, TX (10:00-3:00)

and

University of Minnesota Graduate & Professional School Day, Great Hall, Coffman Union, Twin Cities Campus (10:00-2:00)

October 9, 2008

Metropolitan State University, St. Paul, MN  (3:00-6:00)

and

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (10:00-2:00)

October 9 - 12, 2008

Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS), Salt Lake City, UT (see Biological Sciences table at the event)

October 13, 2008

University of Wisconsin - Madison  (3:00-6:00)

October 15, 2008

Atlanta University Center Consortium, (Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College and Spelman College), Atlanta, GA

October 22 - 25, 2008 

Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) National Research Conference, Westin Peachtree Plaza, Atlanta GA (see Biological Sciences table at the event)

October 29, 2008

Tulane/Loyola Graduate and Professional Fair, New Orleans, LA (12:30-4:30)

October 30, 2008

Louisiana State University Graduate & Professional School Day, Baton Rouge, LA (10:00-3:00)

October 30 - November 1, 2008

American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) National Conference, Anaheim, CA (see Biological Sciences table at the event)

October 31, 2008

Xavier and Dillard University Graduate & Professional School Day at Xavier University, New Orleans, LA (9:00-3:00)

November 5 - 8 , 2008

Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS), Orlando, FL (see Biological Sciences table at the event)

November 8, 2008

The Northern California Forum For Diversity In Graduate Education, University of California, Berkeley, CA

February 15-17, 2009 

The Texas McNair Research Conference, Denton, TX

April 16-18, 2009

National Conference on Undergraduate Research, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, WI (see Biological Sciences tabel at the event)

April 25, 2009

The Southern California Forum For Diversity In Graduate Education, California State University , San Marcos, CA

University of Minnesota representatives speaking to prospective students at the UPR-Mayaguez Campus in Puerto Rico.