MSU Council of Graduate Students Graduate Academic Conference (GAC)

The 4th annual MSU Council of Graduate Students Graduate Academic Conference (GAC) will be held on Friday, March 30th from 11am – 7pm. The GAC is a forum for graduate and professional students to present their academic work to the larger MSU community and a network of peers from the University of Michigan (U of M) and Wayne State University (WSU). This is the first year students from U of M and WSU are being invited to participate in this unique conference run by graduate students.

The GAC provides a way for graduate and professional students from different disciplines to share ideas and practice presentation skills. Already completed and ongoing research projects will be presented in poster and short oral presentation format at the conference. Students are challenged to translate what might be highly technical language into a description that is easily understood by members of the general public who may be less familiar with their research area. The GAC awards several monetary prizes based on the graduate student’s success at this translation.

All MSU, U of M, and WSU graduate and professional students are welcome to present and attend. Presentations can be individual or group submissions. Benefits of participating in the GAC include:

• Increasing professional presentation and communication skills
• Identifying potential inter-university and interdisciplinary collaborations
• Building your curriculum vitae for future career opportunities
• Competing for monetary prizes

For more information and to apply, go here: www.msugac.com