Graduate Student Appreciation Week 2026

It's Graduate Student Appreciation Week!
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Help unload deliveries, unbox and sort food, provide expiration dates and inventory numbers, and shelve items.
There are two shifts available for Monday volunteering - 3:30-5:15 pm, and 5:15-7:00 pm. You can opt to sign up for one or both shifts when you register.

• SHIFT 1: 3:30-5:15 pm
• SHIFT 2: 5:15-7:00 pm

Join us for National Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week (GSAW 2026) at CWRU, March 30 – April 3! Enjoy a week of special events—including free food, wellness activities, networking with deans, game night, and more—designed to celebrate and support our graduate and professional student community. Don’t miss this chance to connect, relax, and be appreciated!

Please see the Agenda

Monday, March 30 - Pizza & AI Tools for Academic Research (Open to all Graduate Students)
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Wednesday, April 1st - Donuts with the Deans (For School of Medicine Grad Students Only)
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Friday, April 3rd - Wellness Through the Weekend (Open to all Graduate Students)
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Help sort, prepare, box, and repack food to be distributed to local food pantries, hunger centers, and shelters to serve families in need.

What: In celebration of Graduate Student Appreciation Week (GSAW), the Tea & Chocolate Club and the Office of Graduate Student Life are co-hosting a tea and chocolate tasting event for CWRU graduate and professional students. We will taste a wide selection of teas (white, green, oolong, and black), and chocolates ranging from 50-90% cocoa, and get the opportunity to learn more about GSAW Events, happening in the first week of April. We will also have an acrylic coloring station!

Where: Thwing Student Center, 2nd Floor Foyer

When: Wednesday, April 1, 3-4:30pm

Who: All CWRU graduate and professional students

Join the Mather Center for our mobile coffee shop, as part of Graduate Student Appreciation Week. Come to work in community, come to hang out and chat, come for a free latte or pastry! We will have a latte bar featuring Cleveland Espresso and pastries.

Celebrate Graduate Student Appreciation Week with the Center for Career Success!



Stop by to

Meet out Team
Resume or CV Review
Learn about resources
Meet with Peaty, the therapy dog!

Calling all Graduate Teaching Assistants! Stop by Tomlinson Hall 217 between 3:30 and 5:30 on April 2nd to pick up a gift bag recognizing your hard work.

Afterwards head next door to Tomlinson 239 for free coffee and treats at the Graduate Student Coffee Social.

Join fellow graduate students for coffee, treats, and giveaways provided by the School of Graduate Studies. This event is part of Graduate Student Appreciation Week.

Help unload deliveries, unbox and sort food, provide expiration dates and inventory numbers, and shelve items.

Volunteers are needed to clear the property of brush, chip up wood, landscape and clear trash. During the colder months volunteers will help organize the interior and clear debris and unwanted items.

Help sort donated medical supplies into categorized bins for future shipments to provide medical care in developing countries.

Help sort and pack books by reading level so that partner sites can distribute them accordingly to children in need to foster literacy and a love of reading.

Help unload deliveries, unbox and sort food, provide expiration dates and inventory numbers, and shelve items.

• Shift #1 (3:30-5:15 pm)
• Shift #2 (5:15-7:00 pm)