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Department Contacts: 

Academic Program Manager: Jill Hoppenjans - soc-acad.prog.mgr@umich.edu               

Graduate Program Coordinator: Chloe Unrein - soc-grad.coord@umich.edu

Sociology Program Assistant: Emily Kim - soc-prog.asst@umich.edu 

Graduate Program Director: Rachel Best - soc-graddirector@umich.edu

Director of Graduate Admissions and Recruitment: Karin Martin and Al Young - soc-admissions@umich.edu

Office of the Registrar - Academic Calender and Schedule of Classes

Benefits Office - Health Care

• For recipients of GradCare, an email notifying you of enrollment is sent to your @umich.edu email account.
• Benefits-eligible fellowship students will default to GradCare and Dental Option 1, single person coverage. Through Wolverine Access, students may add dependents, waive coverage, and elect Legal and Vision within 30 days. After elections are submitted, a Confirmation Statement for verification of enrollment will be displayed. Students will also receive a follow-up confirmation by email following submission. Students should contact the insurance vendor to report their primary care physician (PCP).
• Enrollment information is sent to the insurance vendor each Monday. Medical insurance identification cards are produced and sent within one to two business days after the enrollment is processed by the insurance vendor. Questions? Students should contact the HR/Payroll Service Center: 734-615-2000.

University Health Services

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SEEK - Sociology Graduate Student Portal (access restricted)