U.S. News and World Report is offering UNC Charlotte colleges the opportunity to market their graduate programs through Student Connect, their lead generation platform. Through a special rate of approximately $5,000 annually (based upon traffic), colleges receive a profile page at U.S. News and World Report’s education site. From that page there are a number of options colleges can choose including lead generation, Best Graduate Programs impressions and additional reach tools. Because this is administered at the college level, please contact your college communicator if interested in participating.
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Showcase Your Best Students
The Center for Graduate Life (CGL) is looking to showcase great examples of graduate student and alumni achievements.
Through it’s Instagram and LinkedIn accounts, the CGL publishes examples of professional, personal or academic achievements to recognize and celebrate students’ work.
For questions or to have a student featured, please contact Catherine Butt, cbutt@uncc.edu.
Graduate Student Needs Assessment Launched
The Graduate School recently launched its biennial Graduate Needs Assessment Survey to gauge needs and experiences of students.
The survey, conducted by the Center for Graduate Life, takes about 10 minutes to complete and provides valuable insights to inform University decisions about support and programming. Data collection will continue through Mar. 17 and all graduate students are encouraged to participate.
More information and access to the survey questionnaire is available at Graduate Student Needs Assessment 2020-2021. Survey participants may choose to enter a random drawing for a $25 Amazon gift card.
Ya-yu Lo Takes de Silva Mentor Award
Ya-yu Lo, professor of Special Education and graduate program director for the M.Ed. and MAT programs in the Department of Special Education and Child Development, is the 2021 recipient of the Harshini V. de Silva Graduate Mentor Award. She was honored at a special Zoom ceremony Thursday, Feb. 18.
Read more at Inside UNC Charlotte. More information on the Harshini V. de Silva Award is available from the Graduate School.
New Funding Source Available for Summer 2021
A new Graduate School Summer Fellowship Program (GSSF) is available for students who need financial support to continue to focus on their research over the summer months. The GSSF Fellowship provides a $6,000 stipend for qualifying students.
More information and instructions for applying are available for download.
CGL Issues Call for TA Award Nominations
The Center for Graduate Life is accepting nominations for the 2020-2021 Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant (TA) Awards through Mar. 1.
This year, $1,000 awards will be presented to a teaching assistant who has served as Instructor of Record for at least one semester, and to a TA who has performed the range of responsibilities in assistance to a faculty member.
A ceremony is planned for Apr. 23 to recognize this year’s award winners.
For more information and details on nomination, please visit the Graduate Awards Gateway. Please direct questions to Daniel.Jones@uncc.edu.
Wong Receives Reynolds Leadership Award
Associate Professor of Architecture Peter Wong was selected to receive the Thomas L. Reynolds Leadership Award for 2020-2021 for his contributions to student success above and beyond his teaching role.
The Reynolds Leadership Award honors excellence in graduate program administration and is presented annually to a Graduate Program Director (GPD) or Graduate Program Coordinator (GPC).
Please visit the Graduate School for more details.
GPD Nominations Needed for New Student Graduate School Fellowships
GPD nominations are required by Mar. 15 for some 2021-22 Graduate School Fellowships such as the Wayland H. Cato Jr. First-Year Doctoral Fellowship and the Herschel and Cornelia Everett Foundation First-Year Graduate Fellowship.
These fellowships are funded by donors for need-based and merit awards that recognize excellent students for their academic achievement and provide assistance to those who demonstrate financial need.
More information on fellowships is available from the Graduate School’s Student Funding site.
Nominations must be submitted by Mar. 15. Student applications must be completed by Mar. 30. To nominate, GPDs can access the awards in the University Scholarship Portal.
Catch Up on Student Seminars via CGL's YouTube Channel
The Center for Graduate Life recently updated content on its YouTube channel to include the Accelerate to Industry lecture/workshop series, the STEM Communications series, formatting and submission of theses or dissertations, recent Q&A sessions for new grad students and more.
For more information and to subscribe, please visit the CGL YouTube site.
ISSO Sets Financial Certification Form Deadlines
The International Student and Scholar Office (ISSO) has published Financial Certificate Form (FCF) deadlines for international students for the upcoming summer and fall semesters.
The FCF helps UNC Charlotte obtain complete and accurate information about the funds available to international applicants who want to study in the United States.
More information is available from ISSO.
Session Planned on Formatting and Submitting a Thesis or Dissertation
The Center for Graduate Life (CGL) will host an online information session on planning and formatting a thesis or dissertation at 5 p.m. Feb. 18. Students planning to submit this or next semester will benefit from this session.
To register, please complete the CGL form.
Campbell Univ. Career Expo Feb. 24
The Campbell University Graduate School Expo Feb. 24 will provide an opportunity to connect with prospective students in a virtual setting. The event is scheduled from 10-4 p.m.
More information and registration is available from Campbell University.
Graduate Research Symposium Set Mar. 12
The 2021 Graduate Research Symposium will be virtual this year on Mar. 12. The event is sponsored by the Graduate & Professional Student Government of UNC Charlotte and the Charlotte Research Institute.
The Symposium is a graduate student-run conference that showcases the research of graduate and professional students.
For more information and to register, please visit the Graduate Research Symposium website.
Prospect Information Session Set Feb. 25
Graduate Admissions will host an opportunity in February for GPDs to meet with interested prospective students via Zoom breakout rooms following a brief Admissions presentation.
GPDs interested in participating in the Feb. 25 event should RSVP by Feb. 4.
For more information and to register, please visit the Graduate Admissions Information Session page.
UNC Greensboro to Host Spring Career & Graduate School Fair
The UNC Greensboro Spring Virtual Career & Graduate School Fair will be held Feb. 24 1–4:30 pm. Event details and registration are available on the Handshake career fair page.
For more information, please contact Michael Clinton at UNC Greensboro.
21-22 Tuition Support Details Available in Canvas
Graduate student tuition support for ’21-22 – call for nominations with details, information and training can be found in Canvas.
For more information, please contact Julie Goodliffe, Director of Funding and Fellowships.
Nominations Open for Graduate School Fellowships
Nominations for the Herschel and Cornelia Everett First-Year Master’s and Doctoral Graduate Fellowship and Wayland H. Cato Doctoral Fellowship are open for 2021 awards.
These fellowships, which are available only to outstanding UNC Charlotte graduate students, are administered by the Graduate School each year. Awards begin in the upcoming academic year.
The deadline to submit nominations is Mar. 15, 2021. To nominate, please visit the Scholarship Office Nomination Portal.
Mar. 30, 2021 is the deadline for student applications for nominated and matched awards. Application is available through the Scholarship Office Application Portal.
For more information, please visit the Graduate School’s Fellowships site.
Ventureprise Spring 2021 Virtual Cohort Accepting Applications
Apply to participate in the Spring 2021 Ventureprise Launch National Science Foundation I-Corps Virtual Cohort. The program, which starts Feb. 10, provides up to $5000 for a research or business idea, plus commercialization training and new NSF funding.
The second stage is a six-month, $50,000 NSF I-Corps Teams grant. Applications are currently open and are reviewed as they are submitted. More information and the application form can be found on the NSF I-Corps webpage. For questions, please contact Devin Collins or Laura Smailes.
Few Seats Remain for Jan. Mentor Training
The Graduate School’s upcoming Mentor Training session has a few more openings. Graduate faculty are invited to enroll for the Jan. 28-29 session. The class runs from 9:30-12:30 each day.
To register, please complete the Mentor Training registration form. The form will be closed when all seats are taken.
Important reminders from the Graduate School
Final graduation clearance begins on Wednesday, January 6. In order to be cleared for graduation students must have satisfied all degree requirements. All milestone forms and petitions must be received by the end of the day Tuesday, January 5th in order for degrees to be awarded.
The Graduate School is NO longer considering requests to change a grade type from standard letter grade to Pass/ Unsatisfactory. The deadline was December 14, 2020. This allowed the grade mode change to be processed prior to the faculty entering final grades.
This option will not be available to Graduate students for Spring 2021.
Please share this information with your faculty and students.
