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CGLL Student Orientation Set May 19

May 02, 2022 by White, Brian

We’re eager to meet the grad students who are beginning this summer! The Center for Graduate Life and Learning’s New Graduate Student Virtual Orientation will be May 19 from 4-5 pm. The following Wednesday (May 25) from 3-4:30 will be an ice cream social for new students at Hauser Alumni Pavilion. Please visit the CGLL for more information and to register.

Also, save the date for Fall New Grad Student Virtual Orientation August 18 from 4-5 pm. Students will have a chance to meet Dean Tom Reynolds and chat in their questions about grad school.

2022 Teaching Assistant Awards Presented

April 25, 2022 by White, Brian

Amanda Sargent, Ph.D., Organizational Science, and Andréa Kaniuka, Ph.D., Public Health Sciences, received respective top Teaching Assistant and Instructor of Record awards at a ceremony held last week.

Submit Final Grades for Graduating Doctoral Students

April 25, 2022 by White, Brian

Please submit all outstanding grades as soon as possible for doctoral students who are graduating in spring 2022. We will make every effort to award degrees to these students prior to commencement so that they may pick up their diplomas after the ceremony.

If you have any questions, please contact Janet Morse.

GRE, GMAT, MAT: Check Your Program's Test Requirement Set-up in Slate for Accuracy

April 25, 2022 by White, Brian

Check the chart and submit a Slate Help ticket if your program requires a standardized admission test for 2023.

US Extends COVID-19 Visa Allowances for Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 Semesters

April 25, 2022 by White, Brian

The International Student and Scholar Office (ISSO) recently informed faculty that, in an unexpected move, the U.S. government extended COVID-19 visa allowances made in March 2020 for the fall 2022 – spring 2023 academic year.

The impacts on the upcoming semesters, according to the ISSO include:

Continuing students (those enrolled as of spring 2022), can count more than one online course per semester towards F-1/J-1 course enrollment minimums For example, a continuing graduate student who tries to take all online courses for Fall 2022 will be in-status.
New students starting in the fall will need to take at least one in-person or hybrid course in their first semester
In-person F-1 CPT internships can be more than 1.5 hours driving distance from Charlotte for fall 2022, and new students will need to reside in the Charlotte metro area to attend their in-person course.
Continuing students with only online courses may reside anywhere in the U.S. and do not necessarily need to reside in Charlotte, depending on their exact courses.

A copy of the US ICE guidance is available for download.

Students with questions may make an appointment to speak with an ISSO advisor or visit the ISSO website for more ways to connect.

Registration Window Open for Teaching Fellowships

April 11, 2022 by White, Brian

Applications are being accepted for the 2022-2023 Graduate School Teaching Fellowship, a two-semester training opportunity for doctoral students pursuing careers that include college-level teaching.

Some of the benefits of this program include:

A $3000 ($1500 each semester) award in addition to an assistantship stipend
Competitive advantage in job searches
Focused instruction in course design, teaching methodology, and classroom best practices

For more information and to apply, doctoral students are encouraged to visit the Center for Graduate Life and Learning (CGLL).

Applications are due by 5 p.m., April 22. Please direct questions to Dr. Judith Krauss at the CGLL.

2023 Admissions Cycle in Slate Opens Apr. 15

April 11, 2022 by White, Brian

On April 15, the 2023 admissions cycle will open in Slate. Prospects will be able to apply for 2023 spring, summer and fall.

For more information, please contact Kathy Giddings.

Slate Now Offers More GRE, TOEFL Details

April 07, 2022 by White, Brian

The Graduate School Slate team has implemented an integration with ETS to allow program faculty/staff to view additional details for GRE and TOEFL reports. When scores are available in Slate, a new tab will appear in the Reader. The additional information provided will enable readers to listen to a student’s speaking samples and read writing samples from the TOEFL score report, as well as read essays from the GRE score report. Note that samples are only provided from the most recent version of the score report for an applicant.

More information and training opportunities on Slate is available in GPDNet News & Resources.

2022 Digital Humanities Institute: Digital Humanities and the Environment Apr 21-22

April 04, 2022 by White, Brian

UNC Charlotte is hosting the spring 2022 Digital Humanities Institute (DHC-NC) Apr. 21-22.

The two-day event will include virtual presentations such as “Digital Exploration of Spatial Environments: Physical, Conceptual, Virtual” and “Using Historical Satellite Imagery in Latin American Environmental History.” The event will end with a virtual plenary session and in-person meetups throughout North Carolina.

Registration is free and required to participate in the institute. For more information and to register, please visit the DHC-NC registration site. You may also download a detailed schedule and program.

No Registration Holds for Early Entry Admits

March 30, 2022 by White, Brian

The Graduate School will no longer put registration holds on new early entry admits. This change in procedure will allow early entry students to register for their course(s) and then submit the early entry petition with the appropriate section to identify courses that should double count. Note that it is strongly recommended that students complete the petition prior to the end of the add/drop period for the term as this can impact their financial aid.

Virtual Career Fair Set for Wingate University

March 21, 2022 by White, Brian

Wingate University will host a virtual career fair Mar. 31 2:30-5 p.m., hosted on Handshake.

Wingate University is a growing university offering majors in:

Accounting
Finance
International Business
Marketing, Management
Psychology
Math
Communications
Education and Educational Studies
Exercise Science
Sport Management
Community and Commercial Recreation

For more information and to register, please visit Wingate University.

Davin Receives Leadership Award

March 18, 2022 by White, Brian

Dr. Kristin J. Davin, Foreign Language Education, recently was selected to receive the 2022 Thomas L. Reynolds Leadership Award for excellence in graduate program administration.

Early Entry Enhancements Announced for Academic Petition System

March 18, 2022 by White, Brian

The early entry petition type in the Academic Petition System has been improved to copy forward previously approved early entry requests when a new early entry petition is initiated. This allows you and your students to see what was previously approved and allow changes as necessary.

It will also now require the selection of a specific section for each course from the list of course offerings each term. As a result, any course that was previously approved to be double-counted but the student has not yet taken will need to be resubmitted via a new petition beginning Monday, March 21, 2022. Please note that the early entry petition type is available upon completion of the upgrade Mar. 21.

For more details, please see the downloadable Early Entry Reference Guide.

Please direct any questions to petitionhelp@uncc.edu.

New Grad Leaders Named for Belk

March 15, 2022 by White, Brian

The Belk College of Business recently announced several new leaders in its graduate programs.

For details, visit Belk College of Business.

CGS Resolution Sets April 15 Official Date for Accepting Offers of Admission

March 15, 2022 by White, Brian

The April 15 Resolution (“National Signing Day”) by the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) is an agreement among the signatory graduate schools, including UNC Charlotte, to provide applicants until April 15 to consider offers of admission that also include financial support.

Highlights of the resolution include:

Applies to both master’s and doctoral programs that offer financial support to their students as part of the offer of admission
Students are under no obligation to respond to offers of financial support (graduate scholarship, fellowship, traineeship, or assistantship) prior to April 15
Earlier deadlines for acceptance of such offers violate the intent of this resolution
Applies only to offers made for fall semester admission
More than 325 universities in the United States are signatories

A copy of the April 15 Resolution is available for download from the Council of Graduate Schools.

ISSO Issues International Student Cost Estimate

March 01, 2022 by White, Brian

The International Student Scholar Office has released the Estimated Cost of Attendance for International Graduate Students for the 2022-2023 academic year. Total costs, not including mandatory tuition increments for specific programs and/or dependent(s) costs, is $45,000. Please use the total cost as a framework to understand the amount of money new international students must evidence on the Financial Certification Form (FCF) as a prerequisite to receiving an I-20/DS-2019.

More information is available for download from ISSO.

Grad Ed Leader DePauw to Speak on Holistic Admissions

March 01, 2022 by White, Brian

Former Virginia Tech VP and Graduate School Dean Dr. Karen DePauw will address Charlotte Program Directors on diversity and holistic graduate admissions Mar. 18 in Cone Center.

Eligible workshop attendees will be entered to win five application fee waivers for their program (value of $375).

Three identical workshops are offered. Please RSVP for only one session as seating is limited to 50% of the space’s room capacity.

For more details and to register, please visit the Graduate School.

Belk College of Business Launches Online MBA

February 22, 2022 by White, Brian

The Belk College of Business soon will offer an online MBA in three high-tech concentrations to address the needs of an increasing number of professionals seeking an alternative path to an advanced degree.

The online program will be offered in business analytics, digital marketing and financial technology. Read more at the Belk College of Business.

Graduate Assistantship System Updated

February 21, 2022 by White, Brian

The electronic Graduate Assistantship System (eGA) : ) was recently updated to improve security, enhance user experience and provide additional functionality. With eGA, faculty can hire and track a teaching or research graduate assistantship for any active doctoral, master’s or certificate student.

F2F Mentor Training Returns Apr. 8

February 16, 2022 by White, Brian

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.