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.
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.
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.
The latest graduate student exit surveys have been updated on GPDNet under Assessments. The results are published by college along with 2019 results for comparison.
Graduate students are asked to complete the exit survey prior to completing their application to graduate.
BuzzFeed News Editor Craig Silverman addresses “Election 2020: How to Verify What You Read, See and Hear Online,” in a Zoom conference Oct. 6 at 4 p.m. hosted by J. Murray Atkins Library.
For more information and to register, please visit Atkins Library.
TEDxUNCCharlotte will be held virtually Sept. 15, 16, and 17. Each night will feature 3-4 speakers.
Topics for the event include:
Sept. 15: Shifts in Paradigms
Sept. 16: Inclusion Drives Innovation
Sept. 17: Re-Imagining and Re-Examining
More information is available at TEDxUNCCharlotte.
NC State’s second annual Extreme Makeover: PDF Edition will be held Monday, Sept. 21 to Friday, Oct. 16. This year, they are inviting other institutions of higher education to participate.
Sponsored by the NC State IT Accessibility Office, the event aims to make websites accessible by eliminating inaccessible portable document format (PDF) files, which can be a barrier to individuals with disabilities. Learn more and register by 9/14/2020 at NC State.
The Graduate School will host the annual Grad Ed Summit — this year a virtual meeting — on Sept. 2.
Topics at last year’s Summit included discussions on the role of the Graduate School, resources to manage programs and promote student success, student funding and the new GPD Recognition Award was introduced.
An agenda for this year’s meeting is forthcoming.
Two online mentoring sessions set for August are already full.
Additional sessions have been scheduled for October 1 & 2 (9:30 – 12:30 each day) and January 13 & 14 (9:30 – 12:30 each day).
The UNC System Office will host an online workshop on Designing Effective Online Courses July 20. The workshop is free, but space is limited, and registration is required. Learn more and register.
The material will be aimed at instructors who have minimal proficiency leading online learning environments, but experienced instructors will also find new tips, hot topics, and useful activities.
The two-week session begins on July 20. Participants can finish the work at their own pace, but are encouraged to complete the program by July 31.
Learn More: The syllabus provides additional detail. Visit the Digital Learning Initiative website to register.
Please forward questions to Dr. Jim Ptaszynski, Vice President for Digital Learning.
Lara Vetter, professor of English, was selected to receive this year’s Thomas L. Reynolds Leadership Award for her contributions to student success and enrollment management.
Read more about Vetter’s accomplishments in Graduate School news.
The Research and Economic Development department’s 2020 Catalyst Boot Camp will focus on success in applying for grants from state and federal agencies, foundations and nonprofits. The goal of the program is to enhance the research and creative capacity of the University and institutionalize systemic support for the advancement and success of early- and mid-career faculty.
The Catalyst Boot Camp program will feature two tracks that will run concurrently: Catalyst for STEM+ and Catalyst for the Arts and Humanities.
Full details can be found in the Catalyst Program Description. The deadline for applications to the 2020 Catalyst Boot Camp is Friday, March 13, 2020, by 5:00 pm. For questions about the application process, please contact Lesley Brown, Director, Center for Research Excellence at labrown@uncc.edu.
The series of Graduate Mentor Training sessions offered by the Graduate School will continue this year, with sessions scheduled Mar. 2 and May 12.
The training for graduate faculty is intended for faculty who want to improve mentoring skills. The effort is part of the Graduate School’s commitment to improve research climate on campus. The training is derived from the evidence-based practices of the CIMER Institute (Center for Improved Mentoring Experiences in Research) at the University of Wisconsin.
While the March session is full, seats are available for May. To register, visit the Graduate School Calendar.
For more information, check the Graduate School’s Mentoring Training and Mentoring and Advising pages.
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 Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) will host a webcast Aug. 7 on emerging best practices for improving institutional culture and research integrity. The webcast highlights information from three graduate deans, including Tom Reynolds, Associate Provost and Dean of The Graduate School at UNC Charlotte.
Reynolds joins John Klingensmith, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Duke University Graduate School and Judith Stoddart, Senior Associate Dean at Michigan State’s Graduate School to share strategies under way to strengthen research culture on campus. Their comments were recorded at a recent CGS conference.
The webcast will air Aug. 7, 2-3 p.m. EDT. Visit CGS to register.
The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) is offering a workshop and teaching guide to address common questions in developing and delivering short or part-of-term courses beyond summer sessions.
CTL’s support focuses on strategies to transform 15-week courses to 10-week, 7-week or 5-week format. Some topics to be covered include why these courses are being offered, opportunities and challenges and how to plan and deliver them effectively.
To register, select a session: April 23, 2019, 12:30 – 1:30 PM or May 8, 2019, 12:30 – 1:30 PM.
The CTL also provides an online teaching guide. Please visit the Center for Teaching and Learning to view the guide.
The Embassy of the United States in France has established an online platform to support French and American educators in finding partner institutions.
The FAAX (Franco-American Academic Exchange) web platform supports student mobility and exchanges between the two countries. Through the FAAX platform, educators looking for transatlantic exchanges are now able to create a profile outlining the type of partnership they are seeking.
For more information, visit the Franco-American Academic Exchange.
The Office of International Programs will host a free Country-Culture Workshop featuring India on Mar. 22.
Topics include a comparison with India culture, language and linguistics politics, the India education system and more.
A traditional Indian lunch is included.
For more information and to reserve a seat, please visit the Office of International Programs.
The ETS session Strategies for Increasing Graduate Program Diversity will be held Mar. 26 at American University, Constitution Hall, 4400 Massachusetts Ava., NW, Washington, DC 20016.
The complimentary, one-day symposium will cover successful strategies that foster more holistic, inclusive practices to attract and retain graduate students from diverse social and educational backgrounds.
DeRay Mckesson, prominent civil rights activist, educator and best-selling author, will deliver the keynote speech. For more information and to register, please visit the ETS Conference information site.
