The Physics Graduate Council is a graduate student organization in the Department of Physics at the University of Michigan with the purpose of fostering the strong Michigan Physics community and providing resources to help physics graduate students make the most of their PhD. We
Weekly Coffee Hour Fridays
2 departmental picnics every year - Fall and Spring
Happy hours, movie nights, cider mill trip, board game nights, mixers with other departments
Work with SSO to organize recruitment
Blood Drives
Grad student/Faculty lunches - in collaboration with CoPhIE
Host Physics Graduate Student Symposium (PGSS) every summer
Grad students serving on department committees
First year mentoring program
Presenting at mini-colloquium about path through grad school
Fellowship info panels/workshops
Quals study sessions
International student workshops and additional resources
Interdepartmental language lunches
Yearly tax coworking for graduate students