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GIDP Alumni, welcome! 

Inaugural Graduate College Alumnus of the Year, AY2026

Alejandro ChiblyGC Dean Kirsten Limesand & Dr. Alejandro Chibly (2026 CBIO)

We are thrilled to announce the inaugural Graduate College Alumnus of the Year, who was selected to represent the college in AY2026. The honoree is Dr. Alejandro Chibly (photo above), a 2016 alum of the Cancer Biology GIDP. 

Graduate College Dean Kirsten Limesand and Dr. Chibly (photo above at right) participated at the University of Arizona's Alumni of the Year celebration on February 13, 2026. Congratulations, Dr. Chibly! 

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

GIDP Coffee Chats with the Dean QR Code

Alumni — Your experience can spark the future of a U of A graduate student or postdoc!

The Graduate College is expanding ways for University of Arizona alumni to stay connected and “give back” by sharing their time and professional insight in support of graduate students and postdoctoral scholars. Involvement can be as simple as responding to an occasional 1–2 question poll, or as interactive as a 30– to 60-minute career conversation, mentoring, joining a career and professional development panel, or contributing a short story or quote for our website or newsletter. If you’re a University of Arizona alum, please join our engagement network by completing the Alumni Mentorship & Engagement Interest Form (or scan the QR code below) to indicate how you’d like to be involved.
 
Partner with us to build the professional skills today’s employers want through flexible mentoring and engagement.  
 
QR code mentor & engagement interest form

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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. 

Monica Landgrave Serrano

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).  

Speaker and panelists Luncheon Panelists GIDP Luncheon Guests

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.