The Graduate School will offer Mentor Training for graduate faculty May 16. 7, 9:30-4:00. The session will be held in the Student Union.
The curriculum comes from the Center for the Improvement of the Mentored Experience in Research (CIMER) at the University of Wisconsin. It is highly interactive and includes a variety of useful resources and tools.
Attendance is limited, so please sign-up early using this form.
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 following communication campaigns to support enrollment are live in Slate:
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.
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.
May 26 is the submission deadline for the 2023 Dean’s Distinguished Dissertation Award recognizing outstanding research and scholarship by a doctoral student.
The fields of competition are Biological Sciences/Life Sciences and Humanities and Fine Arts.
The nomination form for the award and more info can be found on the Graduate School’s Awards Gateway.
Helen Partlow Esq. and Raju Mahajan Esq. from Raju Law will present at the Spring Immigration Webinar via Zoom. Hear tips on successful EB2-NIW applications and H1BO1, Visa Bulletin and other immigration concerns. You will have an opportunity to ask questions.
Register at the Thomas L. Reynolds Center for Graduate Life and Learning.
The Graduate School will offer Mentor Training for graduate faculty May 16, 9:00-4:00. The session will be held in the Haltom Reading Room.
The curriculum comes from the Center for the Improvement of the Mentored Experience in Research (CIMER) at the University of Wisconsin. It is highly interactive and includes a variety of useful resources and tools.
Attendance is limited, so please sign-up early using this form.
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.
The Graduate School is hosting a virtual session on Apr. 21 at 10 am for Graduate Program Directors and Coordinators to participate in an update on best practices and a discussion with Graduate Admission Counselors focusing on strategies to feed the recruitment funnel.
The session also will include efforts Graduate Admissions is making to engage prospective students and applicants and share a few simple things programs can do to deepen that engagement.
Following a brief presentation by Graduate Admissions, Program Directors and Coordinators will be encouraged to share what they are doing to recruit and retain students.
To register, please complete the Graduate Admissions form.
Each year the Thomas L. Reynolds Center for Graduate Life & Learning selects 7 grad students to serve as liaisons to their peers across campus. These Graduate Life Fellows act as informal mentors while also seeking new ways to support graduate student success and helping to create vital programming. Their input and unique ability to provide the graduate student perspective is invaluable.
Grad Life Fellows also promote CGLL workshops, programs, courses, and initiatives through word-of-mouth, social media, and visits to graduate classes and organizations. You can read about our current Grad Life Fellows here.
Graduate Life Fellows are University leaders with the opportunity to impact graduate education at Charlotte. For their efforts, they receive a $5,000 award (divided across two semesters).
Eligibility Requirements:
International students and students with assistantships are encouraged to apply!
The Educational Testing Service (ETS) is hosting a live, 45-minute webinar called What to Know about English Proficiency Assessment Thursday, Mar. 16. The purpose of this session is to demystify English proficiency – what is measured, how to measure it, and what scores mean. Specifically, we’ll discuss:
Register HERE today (by doing so, you’ll automatically receive a recording of this event).
Beginning April 15, 2023, prospective students can apply for 2024 spring, summer, and fall.
GPDs who want to make changes to their application for 2024, should submit a Slate ticket. Examples of changes that can be made are:
Currently, these are the programs that require a test:
| Program Name | GRE | GRE or GMAT | GRE or MAT | PAEP or GMAT | Waiver Criteria? |
| Accountancy (MACC) | Y | Y | |||
| Business Administration (MBA) | Y | Y | |||
| Business Administration (MBA) in Mexico | Y | Y | |||
| Business Administration: Finance (PHD) | Y | ||||
| Civil Engineering (MSCE) | Y | Y | |||
| Civil Engineering (MSE) | Y | Y | |||
| Civil Engineering (PHD) | Y | Y | |||
| Computer Engineering (MS) | Y | Y | |||
| Computer Science (MS) | Y | Y | |||
| Data Science and Business Analytics (MS) | Y | Y | |||
| Economics (MS) | Y | Y | |||
| Educational Research, Measurement, and Evaluation (PHD) | Y | ||||
| Electrical Engineering (MSEE) | Y | Y | |||
| Electrical Engineering (PHD) | Y | Y | |||
| Fire Protection and Safety Management (MS) | Y | Y | |||
| Health Informatics and Analytics (MS) | Y | Y | |||
| Mathematical Finance (MS) | Y | Y | |||
| Nursing Practice (DNP) if concentration is Nurse Anesthesia | Y | ||||
| Optical Science and Engineering (MS) | Y | Y | |||
| Optical Science and Engineering (PHD) | Y | Y | |||
| Physics (MS) | Y | Y | |||
| Public Administration (MPAD) | Y | Y | |||
| Real Estate Finance and Development (MS) | Y | Y | |||
| Special Education and Child Development (MED) | Y | Y |
EducationUSA reports “From May to August 2023, consular offices in India expect a record number of U.S. visa applications from students looking for appointments in June and July. Increased demand and staffing constraints will make it more difficult to obtain appointments than in the past two years.”
For the latest information about wait times, see https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas.html.
If possible, admission decisions on international applications should be made by March 15, 2023.
Education USA connects students around the world with information about higher education institutions in the U.S. Additionally, they offer a number of opportunities for U.S institutions to connect with and recruit students. These resources include:virtual and face to face recruitment fairs, global education guides, webinars, and forums. A few opportunities highlighted this month are:
1. Call for Session Proposals: EducationUSA China Request FormEducationUSA China is piloting a new Session Proposal Request Form to streamline virtual and in-person presentation and center visit requests from U.S. higher education institutions. Submit a proposal to present in person or virtually.
To submit a request for March, April, or May 2023, please carefully review the form, enter all required proposal or travel information, and submit. The EducationUSA China team will respond to each submission directly within a few days for follow-up or confirmation. For more information, contact the EducationUSA China team.
2. EducationUSA Bangalore: Let’s Connect Program
Interested in enhancing your recruitment initiatives and virtual presence in India? Have questions about the typical student profile, center services, and how we can work together, or just want to chat? Sign up for a 60-minute virtual 1:1 consultation with our EducationUSA advisers.
3. Find Institutional Partners in East Asia and the Pacific (EAP)!
Share your institutional partnership goals and search for prospective partners in the East Asia and Pacific region! Launched during International Education Week 2022, the EducationUSA EAP Partnership Board is an easily searchable tool that higher education institutions from the United States and EAP can use to announce their partnership goals and make connections. Visit this free resource to learn how to add your institution’s information.
For more information on these opportunities and to sign up to receive the monthly newsletter, visit https://educationusa.state.gov/
Encourage prospective students interested in applying for 2024 to complete a “Request Information” or “Receive a Reminder” form with us, and on April 15, 2024, we will email them a reminder to apply for 2024.
Your college communicator (see list) is your resource for college-level website updates, etiquette and branding. Reach out to them for guidance! If you have difficulty finding your current web contact, you can reference this website or submit a OneIT Help Ticket.
Are you looking to update your program dashboard on the Graduate Admissions website? View the how-to guide.
One way to meet the new requirement is through the Graduate School’s Mentor Training for Graduate Faculty. Additional guidance about this new requirement will be shared shortly, but interested faculty should register now for this May 16 training. Once the training is full, we will begin a waitlist.
Faculty Judges Needed: The 23rd Annual Graduate Research Symposium, a student-run, interdisciplinary research conference sponsored by the Graduate & Professional Student Government is on Friday, March 24 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM, concluding with an awards reception at 12:30 PM. Faculty judges are critical to the symposium’s success.
“I highly encourage graduate faculty to consider serving as a judge during the Graduate Research Symposium. This event is critical to our mission as a top-tier research university and is an important opportunity for our graduate students to gain valuable feedback specific to their research.”
Pinku Mukherjee, Interim Associate Provost and Dean of the Graduate School
Graduate Program Directors are invited to participate in monthly Information Sessions (for prospective students) offered by Graduate Admissions throughout the fall and spring semesters. Following a general admissions presentation, Graduate Program Directors will be able to meet with prospective students in Zoom breakout rooms to provide program specific information. These sessions provide prospective students with a general overview about graduate programs, admission requirements and the application process, as well as valuable information about funding and financial aid.
How it will work: Graduate Program Directors (or their proxy) can sign up to participate in an Information Session. Following the 20 minute presentation from Graduate Admissions, prospective students will be placed in breakout rooms for the program in which they indicated interest for about 30 minutes. GPDs can use this time to present valuable information on program admission requirements, the selection process and funding/assistantship opportunities, career outcomes, and also answer questions from prospective students. Admissions counselors will be available to answer general questions for prospective students who are interested in a program that is not represented.
In order to advertise these sessions to prospective applicants, Graduate Program Directors must RSVP no later than March 1, 2023 to participate.
Register below
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfwJJRqr9Mdc_vDawof2gEMUMT6KVb7pVk0EDlsq7Mt_rfcsQ/viewform?usp=sf_link
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The following communication campaigns to support enrollment are live in Slate:
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.
