The Graduate School will offer the CIMER-based Mentor Training to graduate faculty on April 8. This event will be offered face-to-face and is limited to 20 participants. The training begins at 9:00 am and ends by 4:30. If you or your faculty are interested in attending, please complete the online registration form.
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Join CGLL’s Weekend Write Feb. 19
The Center for Graduate Life and Learning (CGLL) will host Weekend Write Feb. 19, 9-11 am for graduate students working on dissertations, preparing to defend a thesis, writing a term paper or just looking for a productive writing environment.
The online event provides structured writing time, goal-setting and accountability to enhance motivation.
For more information and to register, please visit the CGLL.
ETS GRE to Sponsor Student Success Webinar
ETS GRE will host “Strategies to Promote the Success of Every Student” Feb. 23, 3-4:30 pm with featured speakers Maureen Grasso, ETS Graduate Education Advisor, Professor of Textile Sciences and Former Graduate Dean, NC State University, and Terry Ackerman ETS Graduate Education Advisor, Distinguished Professor of Educational Measurement, University of Iowa
The ETS presentation will focus on ways to strengthen support for students who are balancing the pressures of high educational expectations, personal finance and housing, and their own self-doubt.
For more information and to register, please visit ETS GRE.
Winthrop Career Fair Scheduled Mar. 4
Winthrop University’s Center for Career Development and Internships will host its Spring 2022 Career and Graduate School Fair Mar. 4 from 1-4 pm in McBryde Hall.
The event will focus on full-time opportunities and internships, as well as graduate school programs.
The regular registration fee of $125 covers two representatives, one table and a boxed lunch. For more information and to register, please visit Winthrop University or contact Winthrop at careerdev@winthrop.edu.
Learn Networking for a Virtual World
In a world that has gone virtual, networking takes on a new meaning. This session addresses ways to connect and maintain relationships in a virtual environment.
Facilitated by Karen Arrington of the University Career Center, this session will be conducted virtually at 2:30 pm, Feb. 15.
To register, please visit the Center for Graduate Life and Learning.
GPD Spring Summit Recording Available
The GPD Summit on Feb. 4 covered a range of topics from policy updates to student mental health and best practices.
A full recording (Passcode: hn2LFY*D) of the event is available and the PowerPoint presentation is available for download.
Guilford College to Host Career Fair Feb. 23
Guided Discovery, Guilford College’s Integrated Advising Office, will be hosting an in-person Career Fair on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 12-3pm in Founders Hall.
This Career Fair will include Full/Part-Time Employment, Internship Opportunities, Volunteer Positions, and Graduate School Programs.
Registration is free and may be completed online at Guilford College.
Urban Institute Seeking Gambrell Faculty Fellows Applicants
The Urban Institute is seeking applications for the Gambrell Faculty Fellowship. The Fellowship Program funds short-term research projects (up to 18 months) examining issues related to economic mobility in the Charlotte region.
This year, the Gambrell Faculty Fellows program will fund up to six projects with grants up to $15,000 each.
For more information and to apply, please visit the Urban Institute.
Application Information Session Set for Faculty and Staff
Graduate School Admissions will host a virtual information session Feb. 10 at 12:30 on the graduate application process and answer questions of faculty and staff.
The Tuition Waiver program is available to employees who are in permanent positions and regularly scheduled to work 30 hours or more each week, 9 months of the year or longer. Tuition Waivers may be used to cover tuition expenses for up to three courses an academic year (spring, summer and fall semesters) at any of the 17 schools within the UNC system.
Please RSVP to join Graduate Admissions and learn the requirements to apply for admission.
Application Data Download Available via Slate
The Graduate Slate team is glad to announce a new feature that will allow downloading a file of application data. This file will contain common and useful data points for applications to which you have been granted access. At the present time the file will contain all current 2022 applications.
The downloaded file will be in Excel format and will automatically have filtering controls enabled.
To access the download portal, simply log into the Slate Reader and it will be visible on the Home Tab under the ***NEW*** label.
ETS Session on Recruiting Diverse Students Available
The ETS session “Holistic Admissions: Recruiting and Admitting Diverse Students” is available on demand.
The session features Carlos Grijalva, ETA Graduate Education Advisor and Emeritus Professor, Behavioral Neuroscience and Former Associate Dean at UCLA.
To view the ETS webcast, please visit event.on24.com. If needed, the login email is maryannemaree-sams@uncc.edu.
The webinar will be offered again live on Jan. 28, 3 p.m. This session will be hosted by Steve Matson, biology professor and former graduate dean at UNC Chapel Hill. For more information or to register, please visit event.on24.com.
Nomination Window Extended for Reynolds Leadership Award
Nominations for the Thomas L. Reynolds Leadership Award will be accepted through Jan. 31, extended from Jan. 28.
The Reynolds Leadership Award recognizes excellent leadership and outstanding service by a Graduate Program Director or Coordinator.
The recipient receives a cash award, an engraved plaque, and their name engraved on a perpetual trophy. 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.
For additional information and to submit a nomination visit the Reynolds Leadership Award web page.
CGLL Launches New Student Mentor Initiative
The Center for Graduate Life and Learning (CGLL) is pleased to announce a new mentor/mentee program for doctoral students called Niner Doctoral Collective.
Funded through HERFF funds from the Division of Student Affairs, the Niner Doctoral Collective is intended to connect doctoral students who began their program during the pandemic with more advanced doctoral students in an effort to provide connections and community. We know that many graduate students felt isolated and lonely during the lockdowns due to Covid19. We hope that by facilitating these mentor/mentee relationships, doctoral students will find new support systems and may come to understand the “hidden” curriculum of doctoral education.
If you get questions about this initiative, please feel free to reach out to Dr. Jill Huerta, Executive Director of the CGLL. More information is available from the CGLL website.
USC Upstate to Host Career Fair
USC Upstate has scheduled a career fair for Sociology, Criminal Justice, and Women’s Studies Mar. 4 from 11-1 p.m. in USC Upstate’s CLC Ballroom.
The event is free and will include light refreshments.
For more information and to confirm plans to attend, please contact Dr. Courtney McDonald, Department of Sociology, Criminal Justice and Women’s Studies, USC Upstate.
Free Open Access Publishing Available via Wiley Deal
Through a new agreement with Wiley Publishing, researchers at UNC Charlotte can publish open access at no cost and choose from 1,400+ hybrid journals to be the home for their next research and review articles.
Wiley reports that articles published open access consistently receive a larger readership, a higher number of citations, and a higher Altmetric score than articles which are not open access. Visit Wiley Author Services to find out more about how you can benefit from this agreement. If you have questions, feel free to contact Liz Siler, Associate Dean for Collection Services.
Ventureprise Spring 2022 Virtual Cohort Applications Due Feb. 5
Faculty and students are encourage to apply to participate in the Spring 2022 Ventureprise Launch National Science Foundation I-Corps Virtual Cohort. The program, which starts Feb. 8, 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.
Information Session on Higher Ed Master’s and Doctoral Programs Planned for Faculty and Staff
Master’s and doctoral programs focusing on higher education will host virtual information sessions Jan. 27 @ 4 p.m. and Feb. 16 @ 12 p.m.
Eligible faculty and staff can use the tuition waiver benefit for courses. Part-time and full-time enrollment options are available; the final admissions application deadline for fall 2022 admission is Mar. 1.
Register for an info session. Direct questions to Dr. Ryan Miller.
URC Committee Enrolling Judges for 2022 Event
The organizing committee for the Undergraduate Research Conference, Apr. 21-22, is seeking faculty, staff, and doctoral students to serve as judges for the URC 2022.
Judges will review posters and/or oral (recorded) presentations.
For more information and to register as a judge, please complete the URC 2022 Judges Recruitment Form by 5 p.m. Mar. 4.
Graduate Research Symposium Abstracts Accepted Through Jan. 21
The annual Graduate Research Symposium (GRS), set for March, is an interdisciplinary graduate student-run conference that showcases astounding research of graduate and professional students.
The GRS planning committee is accepting abstracts for its 2022 event through Jan. 21. For more information and to submit, please visit the Graduate and Professional Student Government website.
Rasmussen to Participate in Charlotte Authorship Seminar
Professor of Philosophy and Graduate School Faculty Fellow Lisa Rasmussen will join members of Charlotte’s legal staff later this month in a virtual session on authorship.
The event, “Who’s Steering the Author Ship? Introducing the Authorship Policy & Resolution Procedures,” will address University Policy 318, “Authorship Policy and Resolution Procedures,” established in May 2021. The session will be held Jan. 26 at Noon.
For more information and to register, please visit the Office of Legal Affairs.
