Graduate College Grad Student Life Grad Student Appreciation Week

Grad Student Appreciation Week

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April 7-11, 2025 

Graduate students make so many different contributions to our lives. We have all benefited from the graduate students in our classrooms, labs, department seminars, office hours, graduate student associations, coffee hours, mentoring sessions, and all the other places grad students make a difference. April 7-11 is a chance to recognize those contributions and say thank you for being part of our Illinois community.

This is our chance, as we approach the end of the academic year, to recognize their contributions and say thank you for being with us. 

Join us for Research Live! to see the 13 finalists share their amazing research on Tuesday, April 8, at 5 p.m. 

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Research Live on screen in Campus Instructional Facility Auditorium

Congratulations to the Leadership Award Winners Breana Griffin and Priscilla Ahearn, and to our honorable mention recipients, Elizabeth Coder and Megan Best!

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Breana Griffin and Priscilla Ahearn

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