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Campos Named Recruitment Assistant Director

August 26, 2024 by White, Brian

Joseph Campos, formerly Associate Director of Admissions for Queens University, has joined the Graduate School as Assistant Director of Recuitment.

Campos has over 20 years of experience in enrollment management, workforce development, and global partnerships. He will lead efforts to expand and strengthen Charlotte’s undergraduate and graduate international recruitment and enrollment strategies.

He holds a B.S. in Hospitality Sales and an MBA in Management from Johnson and Wales University.

Joe can be reached at jcampos5@charlotte.edu or x75501.

Grad Students Sought for Admissions Ambassador Role

April 22, 2024 by White, Brian

The Graduate Admissions Office is looking for a dynamic group of currently enrolled graduate students to serve as Graduate Admissions Ambassadors for the 2024-2025 academic year to help recruit and enroll the graduate class. Ambassadors are well-positioned to connect with prospective applicants given their unique experiences and perspectives as enrolled graduate students.

More information about the opportunity can be found in the application.

We encourage Program Directors and Affiliates to share this opportunity with students in your program.

For questions, please contact Ellie Ivey (ellie.ivey@charlotte.edu).

View Application

Subsequent Enrollment Data Now Available in Slate

March 18, 2024 by White, Brian

National Student Clearinghouse Subsequent Enrollment data is now available in the Slate Graduate Program Portal for Spring 2024.

Visit Graduate Program Portal

Sabrina Brown Joins Graduate School as Director of Graduate Recruitment

March 05, 2024 by White, Brian

Sabrina Brown was recently appointed the Director of Graduate Recruitment at UNC Charlotte.

Brown joins Charlotte from Queens University, where she served as Executive Director of Graduate Enrollment since 2022. She has more than 15 years of experience in higher education administration, including five years with the Belk School of Business supporting their graduate portfolio.

“Sabrina brings with her a wealth of experience and expertise in the field of graduate recruitment,” said Johnna Watson, Associate Dean for Graduate Enrollment Management and Funding. “She will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our graduate programs, ensuring that we continue to recruit top talent and maintain the high standards of excellence for which our university is known, and continue to provide access to graduate education and further diversify our programs.

Brown holds a B.A. from UNC Charlotte, MBA from Tennessee Technological University, M.Ed. from Clemson University and is currently in the Ed.D. program at Tennessee State University.

Graduate Recruitment Director Presentations Scheduled

January 30, 2024 by White, Brian

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

Evaluation Rubric

Sabrina Brown

Thursday, February 1st

12 Noon – 12:45 pm

Atkins 146, CGLL Classroom (Zoom Link)

Letter of Interest

Resume

Alaina Names-Mattefs

Friday, February 2nd

12 Noon – 12:45 pm

Atkins 146, CGLL Classroom (Zoom Link)

Letter of Interest

Resume

GPD Participation Urged for Upcoming Recruiting Opportunity

January 30, 2024 by White, Brian

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.

Mar. 1 Deadline to Participate in NCUR

January 25, 2024 by White, Brian

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.

National Student Clearinghouse Attendance Data Updated

November 20, 2023 by White, Brian

The Graduate Program Portal has been updated with Summer and Fall 2023 National Student Clearinghouse subsequent attendance data.

The portal can be accessed via the homepage of the Slate Reader or by the URL: https://gradapp.charlotte.edu/portal/graduateprograms

More Information about Graduate Slate

Maryanne Maree-Sams Retiring after 24 Years

November 13, 2023 by White, Brian

After 24 years of dedicated service, Maryanne Maree-Sams is retiring from her role in Graduate Admissions.

A reception to honor Maryanne’s accomplishments will be held Dec. 1, 3-5 p.m. in the Student Union Art Gallery.

Please register to attend the event.

New Features Added to Slate User Guide

November 06, 2023 by White, Brian

The Slate User Guide in the Graduate Program Portal has been updated to include newly added functionality to help manage application performance.

New exports available include:

Decline Reasons – analyze why your applicants are declining admission
Employer Data – analyze where your applicants work
Fee Waivers – review fee waiver usage and activity
Heard About – analyze how your applicants are finding your program
Nation Student Clearinghouse Subsequent Enrollment – Analyze where you applicants are ultimately enrolling (U.S. Schools only)

In addition to what was presented at the summit, we have also added the ability to search for events and download attendee information. Use of this tool is covered in our User Guide.

Graduate Admissions to Provide "Eligible to Register" List

October 24, 2023 by White, Brian

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.

Information Session Planned for Newly Admitted Students

October 03, 2023 by White, Brian

Graduate Admissions is hosting an information session Oct. 11 for admitted students who are undecided about accepting their offer of admission. Graduate School staff and current graduate students will share information to help them make a decision to continue their education at Charlotte.

Graduate Admissions counselors will review the decision letter, connecting with the program, accepting admission, funding and more.

Please encourage your newly admitted students to register to attend this informative session. For more information and to register, please visit Graduate Admissions.

Graduate School Application Information Session Offered for Faculty/Staff

September 07, 2023 by White, Brian

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

Capturing Graduate Marketing, Recruitment and Admissions Efforts Across Campus

July 20, 2023 by Sam Finley

As you may already know, the University is engaged in creating a Strategic Enrollment Plan, and as part of that effort, we are trying to ascertain the distributed resources (personnel + budget) on campus that support graduate student marketing, recruitment, and admissions efforts.

Please share this Google Sheet throughout your college and/or unit to fully capture the resources on campus that support marketing, recruitment, and/or admissions for graduate students. Estimates on the percentage of effort and budgets are fine.

Also, we understand that Graduate Program Directors support many of these efforts, but this spreadsheet is intended to capture both permanent and temporary staff and students with some or all of these responsibilities.

Feel free to add comments and also indicate if a college does not have any staff resources to support marketing, recruitment, and admissions for graduate programs outside of the work provided by program directors. If you have questions, please ask your Associate Dean for Graduate Programs or Johnna Watson in the Graduate School.

View and Edit Google Sheet

Changes Coming to GRE General Test

June 05, 2023 by White, Brian

Beginning September 22, 2023, testing time for the GRE will be reduced by half, from nearly four hours to just under two, and the official score turnaround time will reduce from 10-15 days to 8-10 days.

Combined, these changes are intended to provide test takers with a better experience that values their time and reduces anxiety and fatigue, ultimately helping them to complete and submit their applications more quickly.

More information is available from ETS.

ABRCMS Biomedical Research Conference Set Nov. 15-18

May 30, 2023 by White, Brian

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.

American International Recruitment Council Offers Certificate in International Student Recruitment

May 09, 2023 by White, Brian

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.

Enhancements Planned for TOEFL Tests

April 12, 2023 by White, Brian

Changes are in the works that will streamline the TOEFL iBT test instructions and navigation, make registration more customer-friendly and make scores accessible via Slate.

To learn more about these changes, attend the TOEFL iBT Enhancements webinar Apr. 19, 1pm ET or May 4, 3pm ET. For more detailed information and to register, visit TOEFL iBT.

Audience-Specific Communication Campaign Launches

April 03, 2023 by Sam Finley

The following communication campaigns to support enrollment are live in Slate:

UNC Charlotte Undergraduate Seniors
- The communications encourage UNC Charlotte seniors that meet GPA requirements to consider pursuing graduate studies.
International Applicants (Fall 2023 Term)
- The communications encourage international applicants to submit their application/materials/payment using dynamic calls-to-action.

Thank you to the college and unit stakeholders who collaborated on the campaign review. We appreciate the time you dedicated to these efforts!

Questions? Reach the Marketing and Communications team via email at grad-comm@uncc.edu.

Webinar: Using GRE Search in Student Recruitment

March 28, 2023 by White, Brian

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.