Louie Alexander, M.S. in Bioinformatics student, was selected as the first-place winner in the 2022 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition on Nov. 18 for the presentation titled “Identifying Sorghum Plant Genes to Improve Biofuel Production.”
Read more from the Graduate School.
The spring line-up of for-credit academic courses offered through the Center for Graduate Life and Learning (CGLL) cover a host of important topics, from Workplace Communications and Leadership to Responsible Conduct of Research.
Read more at the CGLL Academics page and view details on the spring semester courses.
The Graduate School is hosting another in person session on Dec. 8 at 10 a.m. for Graduate Program Directors and Coordinators to participate in an update on best practices and a discussion with Graduate Admission Counselors on strategies to recruit new and retain current students. The session also will include efforts Graduate Admissions is making to engage prospective students and applicants and share a few simple things programs can do to deepen that engagement.
Following a brief presentation by Graduate Admissions, Program Directors and Coordinators will be encouraged to share what they are doing to recruit and retain students. A summary of ideas shared will be distributed to participants following the session.
For more information and to register, please visit Graduate Admissions.
****This is a repeat of the session that was offered on Nov. 18.
The Graduate School participates in the National Name Exchange (NNE), now hosted by the Council of Graduate Schools. The NNE is a coalition of approximately 60 universities nationwide whose goal is to inform high performing underrepresented minority undergraduate students about opportunities available in graduate school.
If you are interested in accessing the list of students enrolled in the NNE from all participating institutions, please contact Ellie Ivey (efeely@uncc.edu).
This training incorporates the curriculum from the Center for the Improvement of the Mentored Experience in Research (CIMER), which uses empirical research to inform practices. This session will be offered face-to-face and will include a working lunch. It is limited to 20 attendees.
More information is available from the Graduate School. To register, please use this online form.
Please encourage graduate students whose research focuses on DEI-related issues to participate in the first Diversity Scholars Forum. The deadline for applications is Dec. 16.
Participants will receive a small stipend to support their research. The Forum will bring together community partners and student researchers to showcase this important work.
More information and registration form are available from the Graduate School.
GradSchoolMatch from ETS is an online platform to help prospective students find the best fit for a graduate school and help recruiters stand out among top prospects.
GradSchoolMatch allows programs to create a profile to showcase unique strengths, then sends notifications when prospects express interest and provides a site to cultivate personal connections.
For more information and to register, please visit GradSchoolMatch.
Please encourage graduate students whose research focuses on DEI-related issues to participate in the first Diversity Scholars Forum. Participants will receive a small stipend to support their research. The Forum will bring together community partners and student researchers to showcase this important work. For more information see: https://graduateschool.charlotte.edu/diversity/diversity-and-student-success
The Graduate School is offering the CIMER based Mentor Training for graduate faculty on Friday, Jan.13. This one-day session includes tools to support success in the mentor/mentee relationship. Limited to 20 participants. Lunch is included. To register: https://forms.gle/fjPnw19fBZW7SBPX8
At a Nov. 10 workshop, leaders at Equitable will explain how the company has remained adaptive in a changing marketplace and adopted new ways of working while expanding its environmental, social and governance priorities.
Read more and register at the Center for Graduate Life and Learning.
Graduate Admissions will host a Faculty and Staff Application Information Session Nov. 3 12:30-1 for employees to discuss the application process and tuition waiver benefits available to employees.
Maryanne Maree-Sams and Ellie Ivey of Graduate Admissions will be on hand to answer questions about the application and admissions process. Jessica Kapota, Director for Learning and Organizational Development will address the tuition waiver program available to qualified employees to cover tuition expenses for up to three courses per academic year.
Register to participate through Graduate Admissions.
Kim Henderson, System Chief of Staff to CEO and Enterprise Officer at Novant Health will lead discussion of The Seven Ingredients to Success in a Accelerate to Industry (A2i) workshop scheduled Friday, Oct. 28 at noon.
Hosted by the Center for Graduate Life and Learning, the session will be held in Atkins 146.
A2i is a workforce development program that allows graduate students to explore diverse career paths with our industry partners in the Charlotte region and beyond.
For more information and to register, please visit the Center for Graduate Life and Learning.
Registration to compete in this year’s 3MT program has been extended through Oct. 21.
This year’s 1st place winner will receive $1,000 and a funded trip to represent Charlotte at the Conference of Southern Graduate School’s (CSGS) Annual Meeting in Tampa, Florida.
For more information and to register, visit the Center for Graduate Life and Learning.
Faculty may nominate students for the Outstanding Master’s Thesis Award through Oct. 17, 2022.
The Outstanding Master’s Thesis Award is a part of the Graduate School’s focus on enhancing research skills. New this year is a Non-traditional Thesis/Project category that refers to theses that do not conform to the traditional model, such as those produced in MFA programs both for literature and the performing arts. For more information, please visit the Graduate School’s Outstanding Master’s Thesis Awards page.
If you have questions, please contact Julie Green, jhgreen@uncc.edu, Graduate Student Services and Fellowship Specialist.
In this Oct. 19 workshop, Lisa Russell-Pinson, Ph.D., Associate Teaching Professor of Writing, will share productive ways to respond to feedback on academic writing.
This presentation will be held in Adkins 146. For more information and to register, please visit the Center for Graduate Life and Learning.
The Graduate School is seeking participants in a spring Diversity Scholars Forum that will feature graduate student research related to diversity, equity and inclusion. The Forum will provide a showcase for research on campus and in the greater Charlotte community.
For more information and to apply, please visit the Graduate School.
The U.S. Commercial Service will host an update on international demand for U.S. STEM programs for women Oct. 17, 11:30-12:30 p.m.
This webinar will feature speakers from Brazil, India, and Kazakhstan, as well as offer an around the globe snapshot of trends in target markets. Participants will learn more about opportunities to reach potential partners and prospective students for STEM programs.
For more information and to register, visit export.gov.
The Center for Graduate Life and Learning (CGLL) will host the annual Graduate Writing Retreat Oct. 10-11 in Adkins 115.
The retreat provides an opportunity for students, faculty staff and community members to make progress on a large writing project.
More information and registration is available from the CGLL.
A virtual information session for prospective students on Oct. 19 will provide an opportunity to engage directly with a Graduate Program Director (GPD) to learn about admission requirements and the application process, opportunities for student engagement, and determine if a graduate program is a good fit.
Following a general admissions presentation, GPDs will be able to engage with prospective students and provide program-specific information. To participate, register by Oct. 5 with Graduate Admissions.
For questions, please contact Maryanne Maree-Sams (MaryanneMaree-Sams@uncc.edu) or Ellie Ivey (efeely@uncc.edu) in Graduate Admissions.
When a student applies to graduate, any faculty members assigned to their dissertation or thesis committee are automatically added to the iThenticate access group. However, this does not create the account. You must complete this process by logging into the Charlotte iThenticate site.
Once these steps are completed, you will appear within iThenticate as a user and your student will be able to share their similarity reports directly with you through iThenticate. Students also have the option of downloading a PDF version of any reports which can be shared via other means.
To have your iThenticate account made permanently active so it can be used for other purposes as well, please submit a help desk ticket.
Please do not create an account through the iThenticate website. Accounts created in this way are not part of our contract, do not have access to our user group and may incur additional charges.
If you receive an error message, please submit a ticket using the link above.
For questions about iThenticate, please contact aura.young@uncc.edu.
