Dr. Manuel Perez Quinones, College of Computing and Informatics (CCI) professor and Graduate School Faculty Fellow, was named a Distinguished Member by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) for his outstanding contributions to computing education.
For more information, please visit the College of Computing and Infomatics.
Updates on implementation plans for the Student Funding Task Force recommendations are available on Canvas.
The Student Funding Implementation Committee created a Canvas project course where information and issues under discussion will be published for comment.
All Program Directors should have received an invitation to join the project course. If you did not receive an invitation, contact Julie Goodliffe, jmgoodli@uncc.edu, in the Graduate School.
UNC Charlotte, Queens University, Sannam S4 and the U.S. Commercial Service have teamed up to present a round table discussion on Strategies for Internationalization, Recruitment and Retention 1:30-4:30 Nov. 7 in Cone University Center Rm 210.
The session will include U.S. Commercial Service Diplomats from Japan, South Korea and Thailand. A panel discussion will feature Nell Pynes, UNC Greensboro, Johnna Watson UNC Charlotte Graduate School, Angie Edwards, Queens University, Adrian Mutton, Sannam S4 and U.S. Commercial Service representatives.
Please RSVP to: Stephanie.Bethel@trade.gov.
Final reminder that competitions for the following faculty awards are underway:
Harshini de Silva Graduate Mentor Award, deadline is November 1, 2019. Details are available on the Graduate School’s website.
First Citizens Scholars Award, deadline is November 8, 2019. Details are available on the Graduate School’s website.
Thomas L. Reynolds Graduate Leadership Award, deadline is December 13, 2019. Details are available on the Graduate School’s website.
Scott Jaschik reported recently in Inside Higher Ed that faculty in disciplines as diverse as the humanities to the sciences are opting to eliminate the standardized test requirement for applicants to graduate programs. Twenty-Four graduate programs at Brown University are the most recent adopters to announce that the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) will no longer be required. Last month, Princeton University made a similar announcement, joining the ranks of programs at Cornell, Yale, Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania that dropped the GRE requirement.
Proponents advocate that the GRE is expensive and discourages applications from a diverse pool of candidates. David Payne, vice president and chief operating officer of the higher education division of the Educational Testing Service, said, “Dropping the GRE Score requirement – the only common, objective and research-based measure in the admissions process – will leave only subjective measures for review and selection.”
Many of UNC Charlotte’s graduate programs have eliminated the GRE altogether or have a waiver policy to eliminate the test requirement for applicants with specific qualifications. If you would like to discuss waiving GRE or a waiver policy for your graduate program, and/or alternate methods by which to evaluate applicants’ potential for success in your graduate program, please contact Johnna Watson, JohnnaWatson@uncc.edu, or Kathy Giddings, KathyGiddings@uncc.edu, in the Graduate School.
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The Graduate School has introduced a new Graduate Certificate in Workplace Competencies through the Center for Graduate Life.
The Workplace Competencies Certificate is designed for graduate students across all disciplines, students with a recent undergraduate degree, and young professionals interested in enhancing their career prospects.
For more details, please visit the Graduate School.
Time-to-Degree Data for 2018-2019 (as well as the previous three academic years) is now available in the Graduate School Data section of GPDNet. The information is framed both by category (doc/masters/cert/pm cert) and program (degree/major).
The time required to complete a master’s degree for 2018-2019 completers decreased from prior years, while the time to complete a research or professional doctorate climbed slightly.
A copy of the data is available for download.
Please utilize this information as part of your standard practice in evaluating program performance, and email Johnna Watson (JohnnaWatson@uncc.edu) with any questions.
Graduate Program Directors and Coordinators interested in exploring creative ways to recruit and enroll more, better and more diverse students will want to participate in the upcoming LAUNCH Recruitment Collaborative, a series of focused sessions beginning Oct. 2.
The LAUNCH sessions will provide an opportunity to brainstorm, explore and learn about creative and highly effective recruitment strategies.
The first LAUNCH Recruitment Collaborative will be Wednesday, Oct. 2 in Cato Hall, Rm. 242. For more information and schedule, visit GPDNet’s Recruitment site. Also keep an eye on the GPDNet Important Dates + Deadlines Calendar for more dates.
Graduate students competing in this year’s Three Minute Thesis will have their first round competition Oct. 28 beginning at 9 a.m. in the Halton Reading Room, main floor, J. Murrey Atkins Library.
Through the Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) program offered by the Center for Graduate Life (CGL), contestants vie for the most compelling presentation of research to an audience that may not share the same expertise. The program offers cash prizes and winners may go on to present at national and international 3MT events.
Participants receive developmental feedback on their communication skills. Each participant in the preliminary round will receive feedback from competition judges as well as a video recording of his/her own presentation.
For more information, visit the Center for Graduate Life, the Your Grad Life Blog and the 3MT Event Registration site.
Over the past months, the Graduate School conducted an extensive review of graduate education and graduate school administration in preparation for the 2020-25 Strategic Plan.
The review included the Graduate School Self Study and the Graduate School External Review by distinguished graduate educators from Virginia Tech, NC State and Miami University of Ohio.
Complete versions of both the Self Study and the External Review are available for download.
One of the world’s largest sources of funding for graduate women, AAUW is providing $4.3 million in funding for fellowships and grants to 270 outstanding women and nonprofit organizations in the 2019–20 academic year.
Applications for grants and fellowships for 2020-21 may be submitted now through November and December.
For more information and to apply, visit AAUW’s Educational Funding and Awards website.
A new system called eGPS promises to help Graduate Program Directors navigate student funding, providing an automated way to view student funding levels, track funding actions and nominate students for awards.
“Through eGPS, GPDs for the first time are able to view all funding information for a student, or look across their program at the funding levels of all students,” said Julie Goodliffe, Director of Funding and Fellowships. “Improving the management of the funding process is an important step in addressing the challenges that were identified by the Graduate Student Funding Task Force.”
The online resource was developed beginning in 2018 to allow GPDs to make funding offers to applicants and monitor offers and acceptance in real time. The new funding system is expected to improve timeliness of funding offers and make the process more transparent.
The eGPS dashboard highlights information GPDs need at their fingertips like the proportion of students with funding and status of student funding applications. Searches can be conducted by program or by student showing the level of funding students are receiving by source, including financial aid.
The system also shows financial certification form status for international students and identifies funding for which students are eligible. To nominate, the GPD simply clicks on an icon.
Access to eGPS is provided following completion of in-person training or an online training course. For access, contact Julie Goodliffe, jmgoodli@uncc.edu. In-person training sessions begin September 23. Sign up for the next online dates Nov. 7 and Nov. 8.
Did you know you can customize the statement of purpose instructions for applicants?
Below is the default text. If you want to provide customized instructions, email your text and program name to Kathy Giddings at kathygiddings@uncc.edu.
Please write and upload a statement outlining your goals for pursuing graduate education. Specifically, describe your reasons for applying to the proposed program of study, your preparation for this field of study as well as any research experience in the discipline, future career plans, and any other aspects of your background or interests which may aid the Graduate Program Director and Admissions Committee in evaluating your motivation for graduate study. You may also discuss how the program at UNC Charlotte in which you want to enroll can help you achieve these goals.
Education USA produces an annual Global Guide detailing successful recruitment trends, country highlights, government scholarships, virtual and social media usage, and more.
Visit Education USA for more information.
Faculty may nominate students for the Outstanding Master’s Thesis Award through Oct. 18, 2019.
The Outstanding Master’s Thesis Award is a part of the Graduate School’s focus on enhancing research skills. For more information, please visit the Center for Graduate Life’s Research Skills website.
Nomination information, fields of competition and more is available from the Graduate School.
If you have questions, please contact Julie Green, jhgreen@uncc.edu, Master’s Thesis Student Services and Fellowship Specialist.
Dr. Florence Martin, Education Leadership, is the recipient of the inaugural Thomas L. Reynolds Leadership Award for excellence in graduate program administration. She is a professor in Learning, Design and Technology, Graduate Program Director (GPD) of the Post-Master’s Certificate of University and College Teaching and Program Coordinator of the Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, Learning, Design and Technology.
For more information on Dr. Martin and the Graduate Program Leadership Award, please view Recent News on the Graduate School website.
The University will consolidate the two separate summer terms used today into a single term beginning in Summer 2020.
The term codes xxxx50 (Summer I and Extended Summer) and xxxx70 (Summer II) will be replaced with 202060 for future summer terms. Separate sessions will be added the single summer term to represent the formerly identified summer sessions. The change will permit an expansion into other shorter or longer sessions during the summer.
For more information, please visit the Office of the Registrar.
Students, faculty and staff now may add a preferred first name (PFN) in University information systems.
For more information, please visit the Auxiliary Services website.
