More than 220 graduate and professional administrators and faculty from around the country participated in the 2021 Graduate Student Success and Wellness conference (GSSW2021) hosted virtually by UNC Charlotte on May 6-7.
This year’s event brought together registrants from over 50 educational institutions to exchange ideas and learn best practices to promote wellness and success.
Read more at the Graduate School.
Many admitted students in the M.Ed. Educational Leadership program plan to work part-time on campus in roles that will give them hands-on experience in higher education administration and student success, advising and support work.
These positions, formerly classified as graduate assistantships are now classified as student temporary employees.
Multiple M.Ed. students are still searching for part-time employment opportunities on campus for the 2021-22 academic year. If your office is searching/hiring for such positions to start in Fall 2021, in addition to posting on Hire-a-Niner, send your position announcement to program director, Dr. Ryan Miller.
GRE Search Service will host a free webinar May 12 to share information on how some programs are coping with today’s financial constraints, travel restrictions and technological innovations.
All visa and VAC appointments, both in-person and interview waiver, at U.S. Embassy New Delhi and the consulates in Chennai, Hyderabad, and Kolkata are cancelled until May 15 and at the consulate in Mumbai until May 28.
Ventureprise Launch NSF I-Corps Virtual Summer Cohort is now accepting applications. This program is for UNC Charlotte faculty, staff and students to explore the commercial possibilities of their ideas and research.
For more information and to apply, please visit the Entrepreneurship website.
Kaitlyn Holshouser, Curriculum & Instruction-Urban Elementary Education, and Jules Maguire, English, recently were named top Teaching Assistant and Instructor of Record for 2020-21, respectively.
The Graduate School hosts the Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Awards annually to honor top TAs nominated by faculty supervisors for their work. The awards, one to the top Teaching Assistant and one to the top Instructor of Record, recognize outstanding and innovative teaching techniques.
This year, 31 students were nominated for the awards.
Dr. Judith Krauss coordinates efforts to support graduate teaching assistants through the Center for Graduate Life, including Graduate Teaching Assistant training offered at the start of the fall and spring semesters. She also offers workshops on a variety of teaching-related issues each semester.
The Graduate School recently awarded donor-supported graduate fellowships to 17 UNC Charlotte students, representing a broad cross section of academic programs.
Established to support exceptionally talented and committed graduate students, the Graduate School offers a variety of fellowships for program specific research or scholarship. The fellowships are presented annually in the spring with award payments beginning in the upcoming academic year.
Read more at the Graduate School.
A Post-Master’s Certificate in University and College Teaching is available through the Cato College of Education.
The 12-credit-hour online program is designed to prepare current faculty, graduate students, postdoctoral scholars and others with the skills needed for the full range of faculty responsibilities at institutions of higher education. Doctoral students, adjunct faculty and lecturers who are new to teaching, and new tenure-track faculty who are content experts but not trained in teaching pedagogies could benefit from this certificate.
To learn more or to apply, please visit the Education Leadership program page or contact Program Director Dr. Florence Martin, florence.martin@uncc.edu.
Each year the CGL appoints the group of graduate student leaders to help create, promote and run events and initiatives for the graduate student body. For their service, GLFs are awarded $5,000 for the academic year.
The 2021-22 Graduate Life Fellows include:
Sayantan Datta, Ph.D., Computing and Information Systems
Kaylah Jenkins, Master’s, Health Administration
Kaitlin Klotz, Ph.D., Biology
Erin Lewis, Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction
Khyati Majajan, Ph.D., Computing and Information Systems
Pouria Karimi Shahri, Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering
Tanya Wasson, Master’s, Business Administration
Read more at the Center for Graduate Life.
The Graduate School Funding and Assistantships team will host a webinar Apr. 19 to provide information and answer questions from faculty and staff.
Topic: Meeting with Funding/Assistantships Team
Time: Apr. 19, 2021, 03:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Meeting ID: 971 4543 6961
Passcode: 477656
Charlotte Venture Challenge and Innovation Virtual Showcase, scheduled Apr. 20, will feature UNC Charlotte research startups, student entrepreneurs, local startups and technologies for license.
The event will also include a sampling of student business and social entrepreneurs seeking to launch new companies.
For more information and to register, please visit the event site.
The Office of Undergraduate Research launches the 2021 Virtual Undergraduate Research Conference this week, with presentations and judging Apr. 15 and 16.
For more information, please visit the Undergraduate Research Conference website.
For more information and to register, please visit the Center for Graduate Life.
Outstanding graduate students are the key to the success of any research university. In the words of Graduate School Dean Tom Reynolds, “They are necessary to attract top faculty which in turn drives our research and scholarship forward to the next level.”
The driving force behind graduate education is the desire to address business and community needs. Our Center for Graduate Life delivers professional development, career preparation and a sense of community that equips well-educated students with leadership, cultural and communication skills they need to succeed. Our Graduate Fellowships help provide the resources students need to maintain focus on their studies and progress toward their degree.
Please consider how you can assist UNC Charlotte’s Graduate School in educating and training graduate students whose work in laboratories, private industry and national universities contributes to America’s global leadership. Today’s graduate student becomes tomorrow’s highly trained, skilled leader or employee.
Show your support by visiting #NinerNationGives.
Registration Begins Apr. 5 for GRAD 6330 – Workplace Communications.
The 2-credit course, instructed by Ivanna Garibaldi Campbell, covers principles of good communication in the workplace with a focus on writing for the technical fields.
Visit the course schedule at my.uncc.edu to register. More information on academic from the CGL is available from the CGL Academics website.
