GIDP Alumni, welcome!
We are coordinating alumni Coffee Chats with the Dean this academic year. Please join Graduate College Dean Kirsten Limesand via zoom in 2026, starting on Friday, Feb. 6, and continuing on the first Friday of each month including March 6, April 3, and May 1, 2026, from 7:30am-8:30am, Arizona Time.
Join us! https://arizona.zoom.us/j/89053075320
Alumni — Your experience can spark the future of a U of A graduate student or postdoc!
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GIDP Showcase and Luncheon drew large numbers!
We would like to extend a huge thanks to the nearly 220 people who joined us at this year's GIDP Research Showcase! There were about 55 posters and included participants from Graduate Interdisciplinary Programs as well as scholars affiliated with the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Consortium. Our Showcase speaker was Monica Landgrave Serrano (photo below) (ALRS Alumna, 2024), the lead urban planner for the City of Tucson.
We also had a full house at the GIDP Student & Alumni Luncheon with 60 guests! Four GIDP alumnae discussed Choosing a Career Path. The panelists were Dr. M'Balia Thomas (SLATPHD 2014), Eileen Lawless (IIAMS 2025), Dr. Kiana Lee Martinez (GENEPHD 2021), and Krista Jacobson (ABS PSM 2017).
Photo at Left: L-R Eileen Lawless, Monica Landgrave Serrano, Krista Jacobson, M'Balia Thomas, Kiana Lee Martinez, David Quanrud, Elena Chabolla.
Center photo: L-R David Quanrud, GIDPAC Chair and panel moderator, Kiana Lee Martinez, M'Balia Thomas, Krista Jacobson, Eileen Lawless.
Photo at Right: GIDP students, alumni and GIDP Chairs.
Please reach out to gidp@arizona.edu with any questions or if you would like information about GIDPs in general or about GIDP Alumni Engagement.