The Graduate School is looking for an Assistant Director of Recruitment to drive global education initiatives to increase enrollment, identify growing global markets and enhance the international graduate student experience.
Join us in shaping the future of international enrollment at Charlotte by sharing this opportunity with your network. Application review will begin June 4.
For questions, please contact Sabrina L. Brown, Director of Graduate Recruitment, slbrown1@charlotte.edu.
In this May 16 webinar, in-country experts from IDP’s offices in Ghana and Nigeria will discuss best practices for recruiting students from their respective countries, including in-person and virtual tactics, subject demand trends, future opportunities in the region and more.
For more information and to register, please visit IDP Education.
National Student Clearinghouse Subsequent Enrollment data is now available in the Slate Graduate Program Portal for Spring 2024.
I am pleased to invite you to attend candidate presentations for the position of Director of Graduate Recruitment, followed by a Q&A session. Two highly qualified individuals with extensive experience and a strong commitment to graduate education have been selected for campus interviews.
During each presentation, the candidate will provide their vision for innovative approaches to reach and engage prospective graduate students and also share an example of a recruitment campaign and the data utilized to measure/evaluate its efficacy. Your presence, insight, and valuable feedback in the candidate selection process are highly appreciated, as we anticipate the new Director of Graduate Recruitment will be a vital collaborator on campus to drive strategic enrollment efforts. Candidate materials are provided herein, as well as the position description and an evaluation rubric.
Warm regards,
Johnna
Director of Graduate Recruitment Position Description
Sabrina Brown
Thursday, February 1st
12 Noon – 12:45 pm
Atkins 146, CGLL Classroom (Zoom Link)
Alaina Names-Mattefs
Friday, February 2nd
12 Noon – 12:45 pm
Atkins 146, CGLL Classroom (Zoom Link)
Graduate Admissions will host a virtual information session for prospective graduate students on February 21st from 12:30-1:30 pm, and we invite GPDs to participate and recruit students to your program. Additional details about the information session as well as the RSVP for GPDs and Affiliates to participate is available from Graduate Admissions. Please RSVP by February 1st if you plan to attend. Please let Ellie Ivey (ellie.ivey@charlotte.edu) know if you have any questions or concerns.
The Graduate School is attending the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), hosted by the Council on Undergraduate Research, taking place from April 8-10 in Long Beach, California. The Council on Undergraduate Research advances undergraduate research in all disciplines, culminating in the annual NCUR conference. NCUR offers a unique opportunity for graduate programs to engage with more than 3,500 undergraduate scholars to identify prospective graduate students at the conference’s ‘Future Fair.’
The Graduate Admissions booth at the NCUR conference has limited space, but we invite program representatives to join us as there is an opportunity to add additional representatives if there is interest. Please share this opportunity with Graduate Program Directors in your colleges and encourage them to join the Graduate School in recruiting future students already engaged in undergraduate research. The School of Data Science also plans to participate and already has a booth reserved.
The deadline to register is March 1st. Please reach out to Ellie Ivey (efeely@charlotte.edu) in the Graduate School for additional information on registering independently or as part of the Graduate Admissions booth.
Graduate Admissions is again providing GPDs with a list of new and continuing students in their program who are eligible to register but have not. The report will be distributed weekly from start of registration until the close of registration for each term.
Programs are encouraged to reach out to these students and urge them to register.
If you have questions, please contact Maryanne Maree-Sams, MaryanneMaree-Sams@charlotte.edu.
Graduate Admissions staff participate in several recruiting fairs each year and maintain a list of high quality events that provide great opportunities to connect with prospective students. For more information, review the recruiting tips on GPDNet or contact MaryanneMaree-Sams@charlotte.edu.
The Graduate Admissions Team is hosting a virtual Application Information session on September 27th at 12:30pm EST. This session is designed for UNC Charlotte faculty/staff looking to pursue graduate education at UNC Charlotte and use their education benefits. The session will share information on the graduate application and admissions process at UNC Charlotte and general information on how to use education benefits to take graduate level courses at UNC Charlotte. We hope you will join us!
RSVP for the virtual event here: https://gradapp.charlotte.edu/register/?id=5012c408-8a99-4190-9d5d-ce3cd3d97b7a
ETS student search and recruitment experts share tips for improving your applicant search Sept. 20 at 1 p.m. during the webinar “Search Strategies: Real Stories from Real Users.”
The GRE® Search Service — a powerful database you can use even if you don’t use GRE scores — can help you find students who are a good fit for your program. The GRE Search service has helped thousands of graduate and professional programs find students who match their recruitment goals.
For more information, please visit ETS GRE®
Study North Carolina (https://www.nc-dec.us/studync) is offering a virtual conference on Wednesday, July 26, from 10 am – 2 pm, to provide timely information to enhance your international student recruitment efforts. The virtual conference is open to both members and non-members of StudyNC and is being offered at a great price ($10 for StudyNC members and $20 for non-members). The conference will feature topics such as:
Don’t miss this great opportunity to hear the above information and network virtually with other NC institutions, industry, and economic development professionals. For more information and to register, please visit https://www.nc-dec.us/studync.
The McNair/SSS Scholars Research Conference is scheduled for June 23-25 in Atlanta, attracting undergraduate and graduate students from all TRIO programs within the U.S. and the Trust Territories.
The conference will provide opportunities for young scholars to share their research, provide exposure to the key issues in research and higher education, facilitate the interaction between graduate school representatives, graduate faculty, McNair and SSS scholars, and provide forums for discussion of intellectual issues.
The Graduate School Admissions team will have a table on site. If you like to send any materials to share with students, please contact Maryanne Maree-Sams, MaryanneMaree-Sams@charlotte.edu
The Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists (ABRCMS 2023) will take place in Phoenix, AZ, November 15-18 and is the place to connect with the most talented and diverse scientists in STEM.
For over 20 years, ABRCMS – recipient of the 2019 AIMBE Excellence in STEM Education Award – has been the go-to conference for underrepresented community college, undergraduate and post baccalaureate students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. As ABRCMS has continued to grow and evolve, it has also become a space for graduate students, postdocs, faculty, program administrators and more.
The Graduate School has paid for one booth. If you would like to attend, and reserve a space in the booth, please contact Maryanne Maree-Sams at MaryanneMaree-Sams@charlotte.edu. The cost is $625.00 to join the Graduate School booth. There is a separate cost for housing (filling up quickly).
If you would like to reserve a booth for your program, please find information on the ABRCMS website.
The American International Recruitment Council (AIRC) is offering a Professional Certificate in International Student Recruitment and Enrollment online between Dec. 2023 and Sept. 2024.
Through AIRC’s Professional Certificate in International Student Recruitment and Enrollment, recruitment staff can develop a recruitment and marketing strategy and earn a certificate and digital learning badge.
For more information and to register, please visit AIRC.
The GRE Program of ETS will present A Guide to Holistic Admissions Apr. 27, 3-4:30 p.m. The event will feature presentations by former UNC-Greensboro Graduate Dean Terry Ackerman and Georgia State Associate Dean of Strategic Initiatives John Augusto.
The session will address practices that promote fairness, processes that mitigate bias, and strategies that can help achieve your enrollment goals.
To register for the webinar, please visit the ETS Registration Page.
Graduate Admissions is hosting a virtual information session for prospective graduate students Apr. 19, 12:30-1:30. Participate and recruit students to your program.
Additional details and registration form for GPDs and Affiliates is available via the link below. Please RSVP as soon as possible if you plan to attend and let us know if you have any questions or concerns.
Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeG1E7GJeT3nlwJqIAlMH1tUwRXPv6QS5WywcGdtXZh6EOS5Q/viewform?usp=sf_link
The Graduate School Recruitment team is hosting a virtual session on April 5th at 12:30pm for Graduate Program Directors and Coordinators to learn how to utilize the GRE Search to recruit prospective students. This session will cover the benefits of the GRE search, best practices in creating the parameters, and how you can get started!
The session will last about 30 minutes and have time for questions and discussion following the presentation.
Please register for this event through Graduate Admissions.
The Office of International Programs (OIP) at UNC Charlotte will host a Country Culture Workshop on Apr. 14 focusing on Nigeria, a country from which Charlotte is seeing increased enrollment.
The Country Culture Workshop will include presenters and student panelists to explore the language, etiquette, cultural norms, political history, and other key nuances unique to this country. The event will include an opportunity to experience Nigerian food provided by a local restaurant.
GPDs are encouraged to participate in this workshop to learn more about Nigeria and the students who enroll from there.
For more information and to register, please visit the Office of International Programs.
Graduate Admissions is hosting another information session for prospective students on Apr. 19, 12:30-1:30 pm, and we invite you to participate and recruit students to your programs. Additional details about the information session as well as the RSVP for GPDs and Affiliates to participate is available from Graduate Admissions.
