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Doctoral Hooding Ceremony Dec. 12

October 15, 2019 by White, Brian
Categories: Academic Affairs
The Doctoral Hooding Ceremony is scheduled for 3 p.m. Dec 12 in McKnight Hall. Rehearsal will be held on Dec. 11 and all graduating doctoral students will receive information from the Graduate School.
Advisors will be asked to hood their students as a brief description of the student’s research is read. Please help your student craft a clear, layman’s description of their research.
More information on the ceremony is available on on the UNC Charlotte Commencement website.
Note: In May, the doctoral hooding ceremony will be incorporated in an all-graduate ceremony held on Friday morning.  Details on the change will be shared at a later date.

New DegreeWorks Reports to Reports Central

October 07, 2019 by Stanchina, Karla
Categories: Academic Affairs

Two new reports from DegreeWorks are now available in Reports Central.  Both can be found under the DegreeWorks tab:

DegreeWorks Progress Report – Snapshot of students in your program and their progress toward completion.  It includes information such as credits completed, credits needed, length of time in the program, as well as program milestones.  This report will continue to sent to those who subscribed, but can also be run on demand via Report Central.

Pre-Clearance Report – Outlines outstanding requirements for each student who has applied to graduate.  Use this report to ensure that students who need to submit petitions to complete their DegreeWorks audits do so as soon as possible.  Our office will continue to reach out regarding outstanding requirements.  What’s nice is that you can run the report any time and see the current graduation status for your students.  As we pre-clear students, their graduation status is updated to reflect this.

2018-19 Time-to-Degree Data Available

October 02, 2019 by White, Brian
Categories: Academic AffairsPerformance Trends

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.

Preferred First Name Now an Option for Campus Systems

September 05, 2019 by White, Brian
Categories: Academic Affairs

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.

TA Training Now Available

August 06, 2019 by Stanchina, Karla
Categories: Academic AffairsFeaturedStudent Development

The Graduate School’s Canvas TA Training course for the Fall semester is now available to all new TA’s. If any of your TA’s have not received an invitation to the course, if they’ve missed the course in the past, or if their assistantship contracts were processed later than August 5, please contact Dr. Aura Young so that they can be added to this required course. Questions regarding the training should also be directed to Dr. Young.

411 of Graduate Faculty Appointments

July 19, 2019 by Stanchina, Karla
Categories: Academic Affairs

Graduate faculty appointments are easily explained in this info sheet or on the Policies and Appointments resource page.

NPA Offers Free Postdoc Job Postings

July 09, 2019 by White, Brian
Categories: Academic AffairsStudent Development
The National Postdoctoral Association’s (NPA) Career Center is offering free job postings to Sustaining Members.
Faculty who are not a sustaining member of the NPA and would like to post open postdoc employment opportunities, please contact Aura Young, ayoun106@uncc.edu, the Graduate School’s NPA sustaining member. Each sustaining member can post up to 10 postdoc job opportunities for free. (You can also contact Aura if you’d like to become an Affiliate Member of the NPA free of charge).
Postings remain on the website for 60 days.
If you are a sustaining member and would like to help out other faculty, please reply to this post with your contact information.

50 Years of Graduate Education

June 18, 2019 by Stanchina, Karla
Categories: Academic Affairs

2019 marks the golden anniversary of the first graduate program offered at UNC Charlotte. The Master’s of Education began in the fall of 1969.  To mark the occasion, the Graduate School partnered with Eric Klee in the Office of the Provost, to create a unique type treatment for the Graduate Catalog.  That image is available for download and use on unit websites and marketing materials below.

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Spring 2019 Graduation: Master’s Thesis Defense Deadline - Extended to May 6

May 01, 2019 by Stanchina, Karla
Categories: Academic Affairs

The Graduate School will be extending the deadline for Spring 2019 Graduation: Master’s Thesis Defense Deadline originally scheduled for today (May 1).The new deadline for a thesis defense is May 6th. This moves the thesis submission deadline to May 9th.  The Graduate School’s website “Checklist” has been updated to reflect the new dates.

Please advise any of your master’s students who may be concerned.

CTL Offers Help on Short Course Design

April 17, 2019 by White, Brian
Categories: Academic AffairsGPD Development

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.

Graduate Certificate Renewal Procedures Updated

February 20, 2019 by White, Brian
Categories: Academic AffairsPolicies and Plans
Graduate Certificate Renewal procedures were recently updated and available on GPDNet.

Graduate certificate programs are established for a five-year period and may be renewed.  Renewal is conducted through Curriculog.

 

 

Check Masters, Doctoral Defense Forms for Recent Changes

January 29, 2019 by White, Brian
Categories: Academic Affairs

The Graduate School has updated several forms used for master’s and doctoral defense in an effort to clarify and improve the process for students and departments.

Proposal Defense Report

  • All dissertation committee members are expected to be present for the dissertation proposal defense. To reflect this, we now require the signatures from all committee members. Signatures must be original, not electronic. Scanned original signatures are permitted.
  • An additional, optional committee member’s signature line has been added.
  • The signature line for the Graduate Program Director is now at the bottom of the form.
  • The Graduate Faculty Representative’s signature line states that it is for “doctoral students only”.
  • The location of the passed/failed boxes also was changed.

Final Defense Report

  • All dissertation committee members are expected to be present for the dissertation final defense. Required signatures must be original, not electronic. Scanned original signatures are permitted.
  • Additional instructions have been added to the bottom of the form to submit this form to the Graduate School within 1 business day after the defense.
  • The title page should be submitted with the ETD form rather than the defense report. This allows for any necessary revisions to be completed prior to submission of the signed title page.

ETD/Submission form

  • A signature line for a co-chair (if applicable) has been added.
  • A signature line for the Graduate Program Director’s signature has been added.
  • Additional instructions have been added to the top of the form to submit the form to the Graduate School with the signed dissertation/thesis title page.

For more information, please visit the Graduate School’s Thesis and Dissertation Forms page.

 

Online Orientation Added for Graduate Students

December 03, 2018 by White, Brian
Categories: Academic Affairs

Orientation for graduate students joining in January will come in two parts: First, new students will be encouraged to complete an online Graduate Student Orientation module to prepare them for their arrival on campus.  The second part will be a live reception Monday, Jan. 7.

The online orientation will include information such as how to obtain a student ID and parking pass, dining options and campus transportation.

The reception will be at the Center for Graduate Life (CGL) and After Hours space in Cone.  The reception will begin at 4 p.m. on Jan. 7.  Refreshments, music and networking will be available, as well as information on the University Career Center, Atkins Library, Information Technology Services, DegreeWorks, GPSG and CGL Writing Resources.
More information and online registration is available to incoming students.

New Faculty Guide for Student Writers Available

November 29, 2018 by White, Brian
Categories: Academic AffairsStudent Development
Purdue University’s Writing Lab has just released a resource to help faculty work more effectively with graduate-level writers.
The resource, Working with Graduate Student Writers (Faculty Guide), provides an accessible introduction to writing at the graduate-level.  The guide presents best practices for responding to student writing, helping students to develop competence in disciplinary writing, assisting multilingual writers, working with students on theses and dissertations, and more.

DegreeWorks Survey Published

November 16, 2018 by White, Brian
Categories: Academic AffairsPerformance Trends

A recent survey of Graduate Program Directors assessing usage level and soliciting suggestions for improvement has been published.

The summary of results of the survey is available for download.

Workshops Available for GPDs

October 15, 2018 by White, Brian
Categories: Academic Affairs

To replace the cancelled Graduate Education Summit, the Graduate School is offering a series of workshops addressing many of the topics that would have been covered at the Summit. Please register for each workshop.

Friday, October 26th       Enrollment Management, Funding, and New Initiatives in Graduate Education

9:00 – 10:00 am            Understanding Program Capacity and Developing Enrollment Projections

Location:                      Graduate School Conference Room, 248 Cato Hall

Register

10:00 – 11:00 am          Funding Strategies to Support Your Graduate Students

Location:                     Graduate School Conference Room, 248 Cato Hall

Register

 

12:00 – 1:00 pm           Overview of Graduate School organization, staffing and new initiatives

Location:                      The Center for Graduate Life, 268 Cone Center

Register

 

Friday, November 2nd Recruitment Resources and Enrollment Management

9:30 – 10:30 am            Recruitment Tools and Best Practices

Location:                     The Center for Graduate Life, 268 Cone Center

Register

10:45 – 11:45               Understanding Program Capacity and Developing Projections

Location:                      The Center for Graduate Life, 268 Cone Center

Register

 

Friday, November 9th Resources and Tools to Support Programs and Students

11:00 – 12:00               GPD Net, DegreeWorks reporting, Petition enhancements, Policy updates

Location:                      The Center for Graduate Life, 268 Cone Center

Register

12:30 – 1:30                 Repeat of Resource session

Register

 

Monday, December 3rd Student Success and Recognition Initiatives

10:00 – 11:00               Doctoral Hooding, Professional Development, Fellowships and Awards

Location:                     The Center for Graduate Life, 268 Cone Center

Register

Syllabus Advice

September 17, 2018 by Stanchina, Karla
Categories: Academic Affairs

Dr. Katherine Hall-Hertel ran across this informative article from the Chronicle of Higher Education.  How to Create a Syllabus.  From the Chronicle of Higher Education, this recent advice guide helps faculty create a syllabus worth reading.

New Additions, New Roles for Graduate School Staff

July 31, 2018 by White, Brian
Categories: Academic AffairsGraduate School News

Katherine Hall-Hertel, Associate Dean, Graduate Academic and Student Affairs, today announced staff changes and realigned duties in the Graduate Academic and Student Affairs work groups.

Sandy Krause joins the Graduate Academic Affairs group as Assistant Dean, Academic Services.  She will oversee the graduation process and will manage policy exceptions, including those submitted through petitions. Sandy joins the Graduate School from the College of Computing and Informatics where she was Program Coordinator.

Janet Morse, formerly Project Manager-DegreeWorks, has an expanded role that includes day-to-day responsibility for graduation clearance in addition to her existing role supporting DegreeWorks.  Janet assumes the position of Associate Director previously held by James Birkett, who now is pursuing his Ph.D. at N.C. State University.

Portions of Birkett’s former role will be distributed among other staff members:

  • Aura Young and Julie Green now share formatting responsibilities; Julie Green will work with master’s thesis students, while Aura Young will coordinate doctoral student services, as well as post-doctoral programs. Julie will continue to manage the Graduate School’s annual Fellowship competitions.
  • Michelle Hypki, who joined the Graduate Academic Affairs team several months ago, will manage petitions and student records.

On the Student Affairs side of the house, Dr. Jill Huerta became director for the Center for Graduate Life (CGL) early in July.  Jill is responsible for the strategic direction and day-to-day management of the CGL. Coren O’Hara continues as Associate Director and Dan Jones recently joined the team as Events and External Relations Associate, managing both areas for the Graduate School.

For more information, contact the Graduate School at 704-687-5503.

University Holds Inaugural Doctoral Hooding Ceremony

May 17, 2018 by Stanchina, Karla
Categories: Academic AffairsUncategorized

UNC Charlotte initiated a new tradition for commencement 2018 with the first-ever doctoral hooding ceremony. This event, held Thursday, May 10, was the first time that doctoral students were recognized with a separate ceremony from the main Commencement exercises. Students’ faculty advisors also participated in the ceremony.

This novel doctoral hooding ceremony underscores the growth of UNC Charlotte as a research institution.

“Since awarding its first doctoral degree in 1997 in electrical engineering, the University has grown to host 23 doctoral programs enrolling more than 850 students each year,” said Chancellor Philip L. Dubois.

For 2018, 75 doctorates are being awarded in 17 different disciplines. Since 1997, the University has awarded 1,326 doctoral degrees.  View a slideshow on the University’s Flickr account.

Academic Policies Updated for 2018-19

March 21, 2018 by White, Brian
Categories: Academic AffairsPolicies and Plans

The Graduate Council recently approved several changes to academic policies affecting graduate students. The update will appear in the 2018/19 version of the Graduate Catalog.

The new polices affect

  • Course Time Limits and Revalidation
  • Transfer of Credit
  • “C” grades and graduation
  • Advanced Standing tracks for Ph.D. programs

Until the 2018/19 Graduate Catalog is published, you can download a preview of the policy changes from the Graduate School’s Academics page.