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- Spring 2025 Graduate Education Summit ResourcesThank you to all who attended the Graduate Education Summit. We encourage you to review the resources from today’s session by viewing the slide deck.
- A Note from Dean ToloneThere is no one who more deserves praise than you for UNC Charlotte’s recent R1 achievement. This momentous occasion recognizes the hard work and excellence of Charlotte’s faculty, staff and… Read more: A Note from Dean Tolone
- Spring Graduate Education Summit Planned for Feb. 14February 14, 2025 – 8:45 AM to 11:30 AMBarnhardt Student Activity Center (SAC), Salons ABC The Graduate School staff and guests will share information about new initiatives and opportunities for… Read more: Spring Graduate Education Summit Planned for Feb. 14
- Martin Takes 2025 CSGS Master’s Thesis AwardAlyssa Martin ’23, a graduate of UNC Charlotte’s M.A. in History program, has been awarded the 2025 Master’s Thesis Award in the Fine Arts and Humanities thesis category from the Conference of… Read more: Martin Takes 2025 CSGS Master’s Thesis Award
- Did You Know that the Graduate School has a Project Manager for Strategic Data? Josh Peterson is leading a project to develop a “student success” portal for GPDs. He’s also created a “heat map” showing where our graduate students live. Are there other needs… Read more: Did You Know that the Graduate School has a Project Manager for Strategic Data?
- Graduate Funding Q&A Sessions PlannedThe Graduate funding team will host a series of Q&A Zoom sessions beginning Jan. 28 to address the full range of questions regarding funding for graduate education. The inaugural session… Read more: Graduate Funding Q&A Sessions Planned
- Learn the Latest Recruitment StrategiesThe Graduate School will offer the session Recruitment Strategies for Graduate ProgramsJan. 29, 1:15-2 p.m. via Zoom. The session, led by Sabrina Brown, director of Graduate Recruitment, will focus on… Read more: Learn the Latest Recruitment Strategies
- Session Offered on Academic PoliciesGraduate faculty are invited to attend the Graduate School session Understanding Academic Policies and Implications Jan. 23, 12-1 p.m. via Zoom. The session, led by Lauren Coffey, addresses milestone policies… Read more: Session Offered on Academic Policies
- Enrollment Management Workshop Series OfferedA series of workshops addressing key graduate enrollment management topics kicks off later this month and runs through April. The informal sessions provide insights and practical strategies to enhance recruitment,… Read more: Enrollment Management Workshop Series Offered
- Mentor Training Planned for AprilThe Graduate School will offer Mentor Training for graduate faculty and Principal Investigators April 4 from 9-4 p.m. The curriculum comes from the Center for the Improvement of the Mentored… Read more: Mentor Training Planned for April
- William Tolone Named Dean of Charlotte’s Graduate SchoolWilliam “Bill” Tolone has been named dean of the Graduate School at UNC Charlotte, effective Jan. 1, 2025. Previously, Tolone was an associate dean and professor in the College of… Read more: William Tolone Named Dean of Charlotte’s Graduate School
- Spring Grad Student Welcome Reception SetThe Thomas L. Reynolds Center for Graduate Life and Learning (Reynolds CGLL) will host a welcome reception for new graduate students Jan. 14, beginning at 4 p.m. at the Popp… Read more: Spring Grad Student Welcome Reception Set
- Doctoral Orientation Planned Jan. 10The Graduate School will welcome new doctoral students Jan. 10 for the Spring 2025 Doctoral Student Orientation. The event will be held in the Atkins Library Halton Reading Room beginning… Read more: Doctoral Orientation Planned Jan. 10
- Virtual Orientation Planned for Incoming Graduate StudentsThe Thomas L Reynolds Center for Graduate Life and Learning (Reynolds CGLL) will host a virtual orientation for new graduate students Jan. 9 at 4 p.m. The session will include… Read more: Virtual Orientation Planned for Incoming Graduate Students
- Roadmap to GASP/MTART Graduate Research Funding AvailableThe Graduate School has produced an easy-to-follow “Road to GASP/MTART” guide covering requirements and deadlines for successful application for research funding. The Road to GASP/MTART is available for download here.
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