ETS recently announced updates on GRE testing through the TOEFL iBT® Special Home Edition and GRE® General Test at home, and the expansion of in-person testing in China.
TOEFL iBT Special Home Edition and the GRE General Test at home have been extended through October, possibly later. Home testing remains available even in areas where test centers have reopened so that students have a choice.
The Chinese government’s National Education Examinations Authority (NEEA) expanded the number of test dates and test centers through the end of September for the in-person TOEFL iBT test and GRE General Test.
TEDxUNCCharlotte will be held virtually Sept. 15, 16, and 17. Each night will feature 3-4 speakers.
Topics for the event include:
Sept. 15: Shifts in Paradigms
Sept. 16: Inclusion Drives Innovation
Sept. 17: Re-Imagining and Re-Examining
More information is available at TEDxUNCCharlotte.
A free webinar scheduled at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16 will provide tips on how to cost-effectively target graduate and professional students using the GRE Search Service.
To attend, complete the GRE online registration.
The Graduate School is available to assist with GRE searches. Contact Maryanne Marie-Sams, MaryanneMaree-Sams@uncc.edu.
Register to participate at Zoom. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
The Graduate School seeks a current faculty member (tenure-track or non-tenure track) to assume the part-time administrative role as Faculty Fellow, Graduate Program Director, Workplace Competencies, to develop and manage this new graduate certificate program.
Position: 0.50 FTE administrative assignment, which includes a stipend for summer; start date January 2021 (one-year appointment is negotiable and renewable).
Responsibilities: The successful candidate will serve as Graduate Program Director (GPD) for the new graduate Certificate in Workplace Competencies. The certificate is a short academic program focused on essential professional skills. The GPD will manage recruitment, admissions, enrollment, and services for the students in the certificate program. This will include developing and supporting communications efforts, conducting outreach to prospective students, and identifying new competencies and associated courses to add to the program.
Qualifications: Must be a current faculty member (tenure-track or non-tenure track) and be eligible for a graduate faculty appointment.
Compensation: Administrative stipend equal to one course buy-out for the fall and spring semester with optional summer salary, if needed, for a 12-month appointment. Office space will be provided along with access to an operating budget and administrative support.
Please submit a letter of interest to Jill Huerta, Executive Director, Center for Graduate Life, 704-687-7232, jhuerta2@uncc.edu.
The call for nominations has been issued for three distinguished faculty awards: The Harshini V. De Silva Graduate Mentor Award, the First Citizens Bank Scholars Medal and the Thomas L. Reynolds Leadership Award.
For more information and to nominate, please follow the links below to each program’s nomination page:
Thomas L. Reynolds Leadership Award – Nominations accepted through Dec. 11
Harshini V. De Silva Graduate Mentor Award – Nominations accepted through Nov. 6
First Citizens Bank Scholars Medal, Nominations accepted through Nov. 13.
A message informing new graduate students of the process to apply for North Carolina residency was sent recently, targeting those admitted for Fall 2020 who are classified as nonresidents.
Should your students have questions about residency, please direct them to the centralized Residency Determination Service (RDS):
Phone: 844-319-3640
Email: rdsinfo@ncresidency. org
Website: www.NCresidency.org
Faculty with questions may contact Brenda.Sawyer@uncc.edu, 704-687-5122.
For more information on residency, please visit https://ncresidency.uncc.edu/.
The International Student and Scholar Office (ISSO) recently distributed guidelines for enrollment of international students. Newly admitted F-1 international students (excluding transfers from other U.S. institutions and those changing degree levels) will need to meet the following requirements to maintain legal status in the United States:
The ISSO is cross-referencing several data sets (including student self-reports) through Sept. 14 to identify potentially affected students. That information will be shared with the Chair of the appropriate department to assist them in their course registration. So far, the process has identified few students in this situation.
Instructors need to fulfill their in-person or hybrid components as planned starting Oct.1 unless the university moves to 100% online before that date.
If you have questions, please contact ISSO.
Approximately 140 faculty and staff participated in the Graduate School’s annual GPD Summit Sept. 2.
A recording of the online presentation is available at https://uncc.zoom.us/rec/share/RL5GvY6ICTHuNNNz_JeDwZb2T8Cbau7XVx5FM4WH-DsD2flCw2gwY0_APZUMQR7V.pd98UFdpQOXE3Ek_
PLEASE NOTE: This password is required to access the recording: +p%P0PD!
UNC Charlotte was included in the Top 100 Schools with Optional Practical Training (OPT), according to 2019 data recently released by the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) of the Department of Homeland Security
The top employers for OPT participants and other data is available on the SEVP website.
NC State’s second annual Extreme Makeover: PDF Edition will be held Monday, Sept. 21 to Friday, Oct. 16. This year, they are inviting other institutions of higher education to participate.
Sponsored by the NC State IT Accessibility Office, the event aims to make websites accessible by eliminating inaccessible portable document format (PDF) files, which can be a barrier to individuals with disabilities. Learn more and register by 9/14/2020 at NC State.
As a special exception due to COVID-19, the U.S. government is allowing international continuing students to pursue 100% of their coursework online for the fall 2020 semester. This exception has not been applied to newly admitted international students, who must register for and attend at least one class with an in-person component in order to maintain their legal status in the U.S.
The International Student Scholars Office is advising colleges and academic departments anticipating newly admitted international students, to consider ways to provide flexibility for these students to meet the in-person component requirement as soon after September 7th as possible. They recommend that academic departments consider the following strategies to incorporate an in-person component to a course:
For additional assistance, contact the staff at ISSO
Dean Tom Reynolds invites you to the 2020 Graduate Education Summit being held virtually September 2, 2020 at 1:00-2:00 pm. We hope you will join us as we prepare for the start of the academic year. Download Agenda.
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Wonder when you should submit your eGA or EPAF to hire a student? Human Resources has provided Google calendars that you can add to your calendar, so you know when the deadlines are for them to approve by payroll deadlines.
For eGAs, the Graduate School must have the eGA by 4:00 pm on the day before the eGA deadline on HR’s calendar. Please follow the directions from HR to add the EPAF and eGA calendars to your Google calendar.
Recently the University Scholarship Office announced that the award deadline for scholarships will be February 15th. Please note that this is the deadline for undergraduate awards. The Graduate School awards will have a later application deadline of March 30th. The few awards that require a nomination in order for a student to apply will have a nomination deadline of March 15th. All graduate awards will be offered before April 15th, which is National Signing Day. We will remind you of these deadlines when we begin promoting the awards this spring. For award information visit the Graduate School’s website.
Presented by The Chronicle of Higher Education, this virtual forum will looks at the challenges confronting admissions professionals as they seek to fill classes in 2020/21 and beyond. Wednesday, September 2, 2020 2:00 EST Register to attend
