Four graduate students received the 2018 Lucille P. and Edward C. Giles Dissertation-Year Graduate Fellowship.
The STEM-focused award went to:
More on the Giles winners is on News section of the Graduate School home page.
Joseph Mays, Ph.D. a student in Optical Science and Engineering, recently was awarded the DoD Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship. Mays applied through the Graduate School’s Fellowship Application Incentive Program (FAIP).
Read more about the SMART scholarship award on the Graduate School’s News page.
The Reynolds Research Fellowship was awarded to 9 doctoral and 3 masters student researchers for projects ranging from the study of infanticide in Victorian-era Britain to a new military helmet designed to repel rifle bullets.
For more on the awards and winning research projects, look for Recent News on the Graduate School site.
Mukulika Bose, doctoral student in Biological Sciences, received the 2018 P.E.O. International Scholarship from the P.E.O Sisterhood, an organization focused on helping women around the world participate in graduate study in the U.S. and Canada.
Mukulika participated in the Graduate School’s Fellowship Application Incentive Program, which provides a cash incentive and assistance for students to seek out and apply for financial support.
For more information, please check the news section on the Graduate School’s home page.
Dr. Jill S. Huerta joins UNC Charlotte’s Graduate School July 2 as Director of the Center for Graduate Life (CGL). Jill will assume overall responsibility for the strategic direction and day-to-day operations of the CGL.
The Center for Graduate Life provides professional development, support and sense of community to help prepare 5,000 graduate students for productive roles on the job, whether their career plans involve business or academia.
“To be successful in their careers, graduate students must have not only excellent academic preparation, but also the opportunity to think, to explore, and to do their best work,” said Tom Reynolds, Associate Provost and Dean of the Graduate School. “The CGL provides that opportunity. We’re excited to have Jill join that effort.”
Huerta joins the Graduate School from the University of Michigan where for the past five years she has served as the associate director of the MBA program for the Stephen M. Ross School of Business. She has also served as instructor for Eastern Michigan University, Adrian College, Mott Community College and for Michigan State. Huerta received her Ph.D. in History from Michigan State University.
Huerta will assume her new role in July, in time to oversee orientation for new graduate students in August. Among her initial top priorities will be reaching out to campus partners to establish collaborative opportunities to support student success.
Award-winning author Laura Micheletti Puaca will speak on campus and during the Discovery Place Science + Society 2018 event Tuesday, April 24.
More information is available on the Graduate School’s website.
The Graduate School has announced recipients of the donor supported fellowships for 2018-19. For a list of winners and other details, please visit the Graduate School’s Funding site.
The not-for-profit Women in Research (WiRe; womeninresearch.org) organization is offering postdoctoral fellowships for female researchers at German Universities.
Based at the Westfälische Wilhelms-University (WWU) Münster/Germany, Women in Research offers support to women researchers on legal issues, Visa questions, insurance and financial aid.
The fellowships focus on female postdocs or professors in STEM-related fields. Fellowships offer up to 2000 € (approximately $2,500) per month for a period of 1-6 months. An additional 500 € ($617) per month is possible to cover child care.
For more information contact Women in Research. You may also download an application form.
The Graduate Student Funding Task Force will be presenting their preliminary findings and recommendations Friday, April 20. There will be two separate campus forums, one for graduate students which begins at 11:00 a.m. and one for faculty and staff to follow at 1:00 p.m. Both forums will be held in Rowe Arts, Room 130.
For more information, please visit the Graduate School’s Faculty & Staff Resources site.
Several UNC Charlotte graduate programs received high rankings in the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Graduate School report out this week.
Read more on the Graduate School website.
NAGAP’s webinar “This is NOT a Test: Reaching International Graduate Students Through GRE/GMAT/TOEFL Search” is Wednesday, March 28, 1-2 p.m. Led by Raymond Allen Lutzky, Ph.D., Senior Director of Enrollment and Admissions at Cornell Tech, this webinar is open to anyone.
For more information, go to NYGAP’s webinar and registration site.
In a recent round of meetings of the Graduate School and academic program leaders at UNC Charlotte, a question surfaced that is being debated broadly in academic circles: Are standardized test scores like the GRE still a valid tool for determining readiness for graduate education?
An article in online magazine OZY last October, suggests maybe not. The article details a number of GRE shortcomings and lists a number of colleges and universities that are relying less on standardized testing. “Research from Yale and Vanderbilt shows that the test is only a modest predictor of success for first-year grad students,” the article said. “Other studies reveal huge gender- and race-related disparities.”
An earlier downloadable study published by researchers from the University of Wisconsin and Detroit’s Wayne State University Law School in 2014 takes a contrarian view: “…since the year 2000, in particular, total enrollment growth has been stronger for minorities than for whites, and stronger for women than for men. This would not occur were the GRE selectively suppressing the admission of women and minorities.”
Finally, in a downloadable report published in 2016 entitled Holistic Review in College Admissions, the Council of Graduate Schools recommends relying less on quantitative scores and more on “a broad range of candidate qualities including “noncognitive” or personal attributes.”
What do you think? Start the conversation: Share your experience with standardized test scores below.
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Niner Central Student Services Center opens Tuesday, Mar. 13 online and in Cone University Center. Among the available services are financial aid/loans, billing/payments, registration/records and transcripts. For more information, visit NinerCentral.uncc.edu, or call 704-687-8622. |
A study in Nature Biotechnology and reported in Inside Higher Education suggests a higher risk for mental health issues than the general population. Read more at Inside Higher Education.
The deadline for nominations for the three competitive Veteran Graduate Assistantships is COB, Friday, Mar. 16. All that is required is an e-mail from the Program Director to Dr. Alan Freitag in the Graduate School (arfreita@uncc.edu) nominating the admitted student. Contact Dr. Freitag for details.
Campbell University’s 2018 Career Fair will host a multitude of employers and agencies from the public and private sectors interested in networking with students and alumni.
The event is Tuesday, Mar. 27 in Campbell’s John W. Pope Convocation Center from 11:30- 3:30 p.m.
Registration ($200 for corporate and $100 for non-profit and graduate programs) includes a dedicated table space, parking, lunch and refreshments for two representatives.
For more information and to register, visit Campbell University’s Career Fair site. For questions, contact careerfair@campbell.edu.
Several improvements recently were made in the way final documents and fees are submitted for completing dissertations and theses.
The downloadable form for Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD) was simplified and reduced to a single page. The form should be scanned and emailed to aura.young@uncc.edu. Just as before, the committee chair’s signature is required for students’ work to be accepted into ProQuest. (In the case of an unsatisfactory defense, this document should be withheld and not the Final Defense Report.) Deadline for submitting the ETD is April 16 for doc students and May 7 for Master’s students.
An online payment portal now is available for submission and optional copyright, Open Access and binding fees.
For more information visit the Center for Graduate Life’s Dissertation & Thesis Formatting page, also updated with links to information on manuscript preparation, ProQuest’s subject categories, publication options, embargoes, copyright, and permissions.
Remember, the inaugural Doctoral Hooding Ceremony is only weeks away!
The Graduate School will conduct an information session Mar. 28 from 12-1 for University employees who hold a baccalaureate degree and wish to pursue their graduate education. Enrollment counselors will explain the easy application process, answer program questions and distribute HR information for the tuition waiver and free textbook rental programs. The session will be held in Cato 248.
Full-time employees can take three classes per year, tuition free. Additionally, employees can apply easily for admission as a graduate certificate or post-baccalaureate (non-degree) student without standardized tests, transcripts or recommendation requirements. To reserve your seat, complete the registration.
Columbia College will host a Grad School Fair Wednesday, Mar. 28. The event will draw undergraduate students from the Columbia metropolitan area.
The Fair will be in the Columbia College Student Dining Hall, 1301 Columbia College Drive, Columbia, SC 29203. Registration and parking are free.
To register go to the Columbia College Grad School Fair registration page. For more information, contact Nigel Smith, (nsmith@columbiasc.edu), Coordinator of Career Coaching, (803) 786-3604.
