| |  |  | Graduate School Diversity Office The Graduate School Diversity Office (333 Johnston Hall, 612-625-6858, gsoeo@umn.edu) works closely with other University of Minnesota offices that are concerned with diversity and multiculturalism. The office - provides service to prospective and currently enrolled graduate students, faculty, funding representatives, and university colleagues;
- provides information about the University of Minnesota and its commitment to enrolling a diverse student population;
- supports a diverse student body in recruiting, funding, retention, and graduation with strategies for clarifying goals; selecting an appropriate graduate program; preparing the best possible graduate school application; and funding graduate work through assistantships and fellowships;
- serves as the administrative unit for funding programs that support a diverse graduate student body;
- promotes professional development and scholarship across disciplines and works toward creating the institutional environment necessary for facilitating the academic achievements of graduate and professional students, and
- encourages undergraduate students to consider graduate study by participating in research and other academic projects outside of their regular coursework.
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