Victors in Grad School

This week on the Victors in Grad School podcast we are joined by Genevieve Fischré who is an Administrative Law Specialist for the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services. Genevieve Fischré shared her educational journey of attending the University of Michigan for her Bachelor's degree and then attending Western Michigan University Cooley Law School for both her JD and LLM degrees as well as continuing her education at the University of Michigan-Flint for his Master of Business Administration and how this educational journey has led her on her own journey to combine her legal and business skills into one.

This podcast is brought to you by The Office of Graduate programs at the University of Michigan-Flint. If you're still wondering about other things to consider when it comes to graduate school, you can also contact the Office of Graduate Programs at UM-Flint. We're here to answer questions Monday – Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST. You can also find out more about the 50+ programs that the university has to offer here.

This week on the Victors in Grad School podcast we are joined by Erica Shifflet-Chila who is a Clinical Associate Professor for the School of Social Work at Michigan State University. Erica Shifflet-Chila shared her educational journey of attending the University of Michigan-Flint for her Bachelor's degree, receiving a Masters in Social Work from the University of Michigan and then a PhD in Social Work from Michigan State University and how this educational journey has led her to being a professor at Michigan State University. She shares some great advice from what she learned in her own experiences and what she has learned as a professor as well.

This podcast is brought to you by The Office of Graduate programs at the University of Michigan-Flint. If you're still wondering about other things to consider when it comes to graduate school, you can also contact the Office of Graduate Programs at UM-Flint. We're here to answer questions Monday – Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST. You can also find out more about the 50+ programs that the university has to offer here.

This week on the Victors in Grad School podcast we are joined by Dylan Luna, a Business Development Manager for the Flint and Genesee Economic Alliance.

Dylan has a unique and interesting experience with higher education. He studied at Michigan State for his undergraduate degree, but returned to receive a Master's degree in Educational Studies and Urban Pedagogy from the University of Michigan. However, he didn't stop there-- he came back once again, to receive another Masters degree, this time in Business Administration from our own University of Michigan-Flint! Over the course of this episode, Dylan talks on his experiences, struggles, and what he learned over his graduate education.

This podcast is brought to you by The Office of Graduate programs at the University of Michigan-Flint. If you're still wondering about other things to consider when it comes to graduate school, you can also contact the Office of Graduate Programs at UM-Flint. We're here to answer questions Monday – Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST. You can also find out more about the 50+ programs that the university has to offer here.

This week on the Victors in Grad School podcast we are joined by David Sprague, Senior Vice President at Old Nation Wealth Management. David shared his educational journey of attending the University of Detroit-Mercy School of Law. He shares his non-traditional educational path and what he had to do to find success.

This podcast is brought to you by The Office of Graduate programs at the University of Michigan-Flint. If you're still wondering about other things to consider when it comes to graduate school, you can also contact the Office of Graduate Programs at UM-Flint. We're here to answer questions Monday – Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST. You can also find out more about the 50+ programs that the university has to offer here.

This week on the Victors in Grad School podcast we are joined by Brian Town who is the CEO of Michigan Creative. Brian shared his educational journey of attending the University of Michigan-Flint for his Master's degree in Education and Public Administration and how this paved the way to the career that he has had and the businesses he has created.

This podcast is brought to you by The Office of Graduate programs at the University of Michigan-Flint. If you're still wondering about other things to consider when it comes to graduate school, you can also contact the Office of Graduate Programs at UM-Flint. We're here to answer questions Monday – Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST. You can also find out more about the 50+ programs that the university has to offer here.

This week on the Victors in Grad School podcast we are joined by Ashley McCloskey who is the Senior Associate Director of Development for the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. Ashley shared her educational journey of attending the University of Michigan-Flint for her Master's degree in Arts Administration.

This podcast is brought to you by The Office of Graduate programs at the University of Michigan-Flint. If you're still wondering about other things to consider when it comes to graduate school, you can also contact the Office of Graduate Programs at UM-Flint. We're here to answer questions Monday – Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST. You can also find out more about the 50+ programs that the university has to offer here.

This week on the Victors in Grad School podcast we are joined by Dr. Michelle Cook. Dr. Cook is the Director of Curriculum and Special Education for the Williamston Community Schools. Dr. Cook shares her non-traditional journey which led her to receiving her undergraduate degree later in life and her perpetual love of learning that led her to the University of Michigan-Flint to study and receive both an Education Specialist (EdS) and Educational Doctorate (EdD). Dr. Cook explores the importance of pushing yourself to continue on a oath of perpetual learning and shares some of her tips on how to balance work, life and education as well as a number of other sage tips for any graduate student to follow.

This podcast is brought to you by the The Office of Graduate programs at the University of Michigan-Flint. If you're still wondering about other things to consider when it comes to graduate school, you can also contact the Office of Graduate Programs at UM-Flint. We're here to answer questions Monday – Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST. You can also find out more about the 50+ programs that the university has to offer here.

This week on the Victors in Grad School podcast we are joined by Hannah Karczewski, a 3rd year Doctorate of Physical Therapy student at the University of Michigan-Flint. I talk to Hannah about her own experience in attending the University of Michigan-Flint as an undergraduate student and choosing to attend the same institution to receive her Doctorate in Physical Therapy. Hannah also shares more about her own history that led her to wanting to be a physical therapist and eventually wanting to receive her Physical Therapy PhD and becoming both a researcher and professor in Physical Therapy.

This podcast is brought to you by the The Office of Graduate programs at the University of Michigan-Flint. If you're still wondering about other things to consider when it comes to graduate school, you can also contact the Office of Graduate Programs at UM-Flint. We're here to answer questions Monday – Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST. You can also find out more about the 50+ programs that the university has to offer here.

This week on the Victors in Grad School podcast we are joined by Freddie DeRamus who is an Academic Advisor with the Neighborhood Student Success Collaborative at Michigan State University. Freddie shared his educational journey of attending the University of Michigan-Flint for his Master's degree in Education after taking some time off and working.

This podcast is brought to you by The Office of Graduate programs at the University of Michigan-Flint. If you're still wondering about other things to consider when it comes to graduate school, you can also contact the Office of Graduate Programs at UM-Flint. We're here to answer questions Monday – Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST. You can also find out more about the 50+ programs that the university has to offer here.

This week on the Victors in Grad School podcast we are joined by Dr. Robert Carpenter who is the Deputy Chief Information Officer in the Division of Information Technology, Associate Provost within the Division of Academic Affairs and Professor of Economics and Public Policy at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. I talk with Dr. Carpenter about his own educational journey from being an Economics undergraduate at the University of Michigan-Flint and having a specific moment during his undergraduate experience that unlocked the idea of attending graduate school. Dr. Carpenter shares his own experiences at choosing to attend Washington University in St. Louis for his Master's and PhD and how this opened up the opportunities that he has had in his own professional career. Dr. Carpenter explores research as well as relationships and also shares his own personal experiences in working with graduate students now as a faculty member at the University of Maryland Baltimore County.

This podcast is brought to you by The Office of Graduate programs at the University of Michigan-Flint. If you're still wondering about other things to consider when it comes to graduate school, you can also contact the Office of Graduate Programs at UM-Flint. We're here to answer questions Monday – Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST. You can also find out more about the 50+ programs that the university has to offer here.