The organizing committee for the Undergraduate Research Conference, Apr. 21-22, is seeking faculty, staff, and doctoral students to serve as judges for the URC 2022.
Judges will review posters and/or oral (recorded) presentations.
For more information and to register as a judge, please complete the URC 2022 Judges Recruitment Form by 5 p.m. Mar. 4.
The annual Graduate Research Symposium (GRS), set for March, is an interdisciplinary graduate student-run conference that showcases astounding research of graduate and professional students.
The GRS planning committee is accepting abstracts for its 2022 event through Jan. 21. For more information and to submit, please visit the Graduate and Professional Student Government website.
Professor of Philosophy and Graduate School Faculty Fellow Lisa Rasmussen will join members of Charlotte’s legal staff later this month in a virtual session on authorship.
The event, “Who’s Steering the Author Ship? Introducing the Authorship Policy & Resolution Procedures,” will address University Policy 318, “Authorship Policy and Resolution Procedures,” established in May 2021. The session will be held Jan. 26 at Noon.
For more information and to register, please visit the Office of Legal Affairs.
The Graduate School’s Summer Fellowship Program (GSSF) provides doctoral students funding to continue research at a time when few other options exist.
The program is available to new and repeat applicants. Eligible applicants can receive $8,000 to support progress toward the degree.
The deadline to apply is Mar. 11.
For more information and to apply, please access the 2022 GSSF Application.
For questions, please contact Julie Goodliffe, Graduate School Director of Funding and Fellowships.
The 2022 National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) will be held virtually in April via Zoom and include a variety of events, including a Graduate Fair meet-up. Programs may connect with NCUR student prospects Apr. 6 and 7 for three hours each day.
The fee for programs to participate is $475 and must be paid by Mar. 18. Please contact Maryanne Marie-Sams if your program plans to participate in the event.
For more information, please visit the NCUR website.
A more modern look of DegreeWorks is coming in February. The new DegreeWorks will display degree progress within an interface that’s mobile-friendly, less-crowded, and mapped with intuitive visual cues. If you have any questions or would like to begin using the new interface, please email degreeworks@uncc.edu or visit the DegreeWorks website.
Training Sessions
The NC Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation STEM Pathways and Research Alliance (NC-LSAMP SPRA) Research Conference will be held April 1, 9-5, originally planned for Friday, Jan 28. The event includes a virtual recruitment fair from 10-11:30 a.m.
Charlotte Admissions staff will participate in the event.
The primary focus is on the recruitment of graduate students but this is also an excellent opportunity to recruit students for summer REUs.
There is no fee to register for the recruitment fair.
For more information and to register, please visit the NC-LSAMP SPRA Research Conference registration site. Training on how to use the virtual platform will be available to those not familiar with Hopin.
For questions, please contact Juanda Johnson-Taylor, jjtaylor@ncat.edu, Angelitha Daniel, aldaniel@ncsu.edu, or Dr. Velinda Woriax, velinda.woriax@uncp.edu.
Financial Literacy: Personal FinanceGRAD 6000/8000 |CRN 27835| 2.0 credits | 5:00-6:40 pm | Thur | Instructor: Dr. Brad Yeckley
Offered through the Center for Graduate Life and Learning (CGLL), this course provides students with a guided tour through financial concepts to build knowledge and skill to make the right financial decisions. Key focus areas include earning, saving, spending, borrowing and protecting.
For questions and more information, please contact Jill Huerta.
A new chart was recently released by Graduate Admissions that includes a variety of statistics regarding usage of the new admissions system. A copy of the chart is available for download.
UNC Ashville Career Center will host a recruiting fair Feb. 8, 12-2 p.m. which has a section dedicated to graduate schools.
UNCA students were recently ranked #2 in the country by the Princeton Review for students who “Make an Impact” and 65% participate in UNCA undergraduate research.
Visit the UNCA Career Center for more information and to register.
A Slate Reader Guide is now available for download to assist with accessing and using the Slate Graduate Admissions System.
The Graduate School is seeking candidates for Faculty Fellow to serve as a part-time member of the Graduate School Senior Staff. The Faculty Fellow’s role spans a variety of activities in the Office of the Dean and may be assigned specific projects in graduate education that match the education, experience and talent of the Faculty Fellow.
For more information and to apply, please download the Graduate School Faculty Fellow position description.
Dr. Jean-Claude Thill, Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, was awarded the 2022 First Citizens Bank Scholars Medal. Since 1988, this award has recognized a senior full-time faculty member for outstanding scholarship, research or other creative activity.
The 2022 Harshini V. de Silva Graduate Mentor Award goes to Dr. Adam Reitzel, Department of Biological Sciences. Established in memory of the noted professor of biology, the de Silva award recognizes a full-time member of the graduate faculty who evinces outstanding graduate mentoring.
Ceremonies honoring the two award winners will be scheduled in the spring semester, presided over by the Chancellor, Provost, and other University officers.
Read more about graduate faculty awards at the Graduate School.
Slate is stored on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) network which is experiencing performance issues with their US-East-1 infrastructure today. While Slate remains online and operational, the AMS issue is creating latency (delay) and error rates in certain areas of Slate, such as the Slate Reader, while displaying documents. Further updates are available at status.aws.amazon.com but the AWS issues are being addressed quickly.
GRAD 6000/8000 CRN 27683/27684 offers grad students a 2-credit opportunity to master oral communication — one of the most important skills in the workplace. The course, held face-to face Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4-5:45 the second half of spring semester, provides a step-by-step approach to improve presentation skills and confidence in speaking roles.
For more information, visit the Center for Graduate Life and Learning or contact Dr. Jill Huerta, jhuerta2@uncc.edu.
The Paper Chase program, sponsored by the Office of Undergraduate Research, is focused on developing skills to more effectively communicate about research.
Faculty will learn a team approach to writing, while mentoring to a publishable manuscript. Deadline to register is Jan. 5 through the Office of Undergraduate Research.
The master’s thesis final defense deadline is Dec. 13, and the final submission deadline is Dec. 16. Dr. Aura Young of the Center for Graduate Life and Learning will facilitate a virtual workshop with Q&A on December 14 at 5:00 pm. Please encourage your students to join if they have any questions or concerns about formatting or submission requirements.
The Graduate Admissions team is working through several Slate migration challenges and anticipates that most of the issues should be fully addressed and reconciled by Dec. 4. As a result, we are extending the 2022 Spring semester deadline for applicants to doctoral, master’s, and certificate programs from Dec. 1 to Dec. 20. Please know that prospective students who are currently out of the country and need an F or J visa to enroll may simply not have sufficient time to apply, be considered for admission, be admitted, and complete the process to obtain an I-20 and a visa prior to the last day to enroll in the spring semester.
The first Spring 2022 enrollment report is now available on GPDNet. The report, which will be updated weekly, may be downloaded in the GPDNet Graduate School Data section.
The total graduate enrollment goal for Spring 2022 is 5,917 students.
Honoring excellence in graduate program administration, the Thomas L. Reynolds Leadership Award recognizes excellent leadership and outstanding service by a Graduate Program Director or Coordinator. Nominations for 2021-22 will be accepted through Jan. 28.
Graduate Program Directors and Coordinators are leadership positions for the University and play an important and pivotal role in the success of our graduate students. Graduate Program Directors and Coordinators must not only manage and shape the direction of their programs to ensure the academic success of their students, but must also serve as advocates for graduate education at all levels. Doing this well, deserves recognition and praise.
The recipient receives a cash award, an engraved plaque, and their name engraved on a perpetual trophy. Associate Professor of Architecture Peter Wong was selected to receive the Thomas L. Reynolds Leadership Award for 2020-2021 for his contributions to student success above and beyond his teaching role.
For additional information and to submit a nomination visit the Reynolds Leadership Award web page.
