On Tuesday, April 30, the Graduate School will host Achieve & Uplift, an evening of inspiration for both graduating and continuing Community of Scholars Program (COSP) students, in 10 Church Street, Room 100. Based in the Graduate School Diversity Office, COSP works towards creating an institutional environment that supports the academic and professional success of Native American graduate students and domestic graduate students of color who are underrepresented in academia.
Hosted by the Graduate School Diversity Office's Assistant Vice Provost, Cori Bazemore-James, event speakers include University of Minnesota Regent Bo Thao-Urabe, Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Education Scott Lanyon, and Associate Dean of Graduate Education and Associate Dean of Graduate Education Yoji Shimizu.
Time will be spent recognizing the role of mentors who played an integral part in the success of current graduates, and graduates themselves will have the option to give a 1-minute speech offering thanks to their own communities of support, as well as words of wisdom and motivation to COSP Scholars still forging their path in graduate education.