A new course on Leadership and a graduate certificate in Workplace Competencies will join the spring lineup at the Center for Graduate Life (CGL).
GRAD 6000/8000, Leadership Essentials, focuses on developing a personal leadership plan and executing it with power.
The CGL’s Graduate Certificate in Workplace Competencies, a 12-credit certificate program, kicks off in the spring.
More information on these and other career and professional development opportunities is available from the Center for Graduate Life.
ETS GRE has collected best practices for holistic graduate admissions to consider applicants fairly and improve applicant success.
For more information and to review the ETS GRE guide to best practices, please visit Holistic Admissions.
For decades, the color blue has been a significant focus of research into improvements in digital display technology. The images we see on our laptop, phone and flat-screen TV today come from light-emitting materials comprising three colors – red, green and blue.
“The colors red and green are very easy to obtain but the color blue has been the bane of display technology,” said Abhishek Shibu, Ph.D. in Nanoscale Science whose presentation, “Let There Be ‘BLUE’ Light!,” took both the 1st Place and People’s Choice awards in this year’s 3-Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition. The issue, it appears, is that the material used to produce blue is not quite as cooperative as the others.
“My research is focused on creating a new class of blue-emitting materials to make these displays more energy efficient, cost effective and environmentally friendly,” he said.
The Walter Research Group in the Department of Chemistry has created a library of crystals in the quest to improve the blue which, Shibu believes, “will be paradigm shifting candidates in the world of display technology.”
3MT® is a key element in preparing graduate students to communicate for success in their chosen career pursuits. Students who take on 3MT® also have an opportunity to participate in personal coaching and instruction on public presentations through the Center for Graduate Life. The CGL course, Communicating Your Research to a Non-Expert Audience, is tailored to help students create a favorable first impression on the job.
Taking 2nd Place in this year’s 3MT® was Nicole Stott, Ph.D. in Biology, Cellular and Molecular Biology for her presentation, “Lung Cancer Progression.”
Stott’s research assesses how the drug Metformin – commonly used to treat diabetes – can also reduce lung cancer tumor burden while maintaining skeletal muscle health. Stott’s work holds promise for improving the welfare and recovery time for lung cancer patients.
Mukulika Bose, Ph.D. in Biological Sciences, received the 3rd Place award for her presentation on “Targeting Pancreatic Cancer with a Specific Antibody.”
Current treatment for pancreatic cancer often kills normal cells as well as the tumor. Bose’ research focuses on identifying biomarkers of cancerous cells to better target treatment.
For more information on 3MT®, visit the Center for Graduate Life.
Effective Dec. 19, all student funding nominations MUST be completed in eGPS, the Graduate School’s new student funding system. eGPS allows Graduate Program Directors (GPDs) to view, nominate, see decisions, and track the complete funding package for students.
Access to eGPS is provided upon completion of in-person or online Canvas training.
After Dec. 19, funding nominations may no longer be submitted through eGA, the online “electronic graduate assistantship” application platform. eGA will continue to be used for generating student contracts and transmitting contract information to Human Resources and Payroll.
GPDs and administrative staff interested in gaining access to eGPS or in learning more may participate in an informational ‘open-swim’ drop-in session in Denny 101, Dec. 16, 17, and 18 from 2-4 p.m. each day.
UNC Charlotte recently hosted a panel discussion on the topic Strategies for Internationalization, Recruitment and Retention, featuring recruiting experts from Queens University, UNC Greensboro, the U.S. Commercial Service, Sannam S4 and UNC Charlotte’s Graduate School.
The panel shared best practices, opportunities and considered what the future holds in the international higher education market.
Education service exports ranked 5th among service exports in 2018, according to the U.S. Commercial Service, a division of the Department of Commerce. For the 2017/2018 academic year, U.S. schools hosted over one million students and reported $45.3 billion in education exports, supporting over 455,000 U.S. jobs. [1] These numbers have been slowly trending downward, yet China, India and South Korea remain lucrative pools to cultivate for recruiting purposes. China alone has 28 million university students, many of whom seek a western education to “top-off” their academic career.
The panel said competition worldwide for students at the graduate and undergraduate levels is intensifying. Some drivers behind that trend include:
The panel also discussed what is working and what can be done even with dwindling budgets. Dr. Joël Gallegos, UNC Charlotte’s Assistant Provost for International Programs (OIP), described how the University is trying new ways to tap the market. His OIP division is currently recruiting a staff member to help bridge the geographical gap between the Charlotte campus and the world. Their duties will include greater outreach and UNC Charlotte presence in some of these countries.
Having an international student base broadens the institution’s diversity and enhances its culture. The top fields of study by international graduate students here at UNC Charlotte can be found in Computing & Informatics, Engineering and Liberal Arts and Sciences. There are over 1,300 international graduate students enrolled as of fall 2019.
[1] Data released by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis
A GRE® Fee Reduction Program is available for students with a financial need and for underrepresented groups. The voucher may be used to reduce the regular GRE® Subject Test fee by 50 percent.
Test takers who receive a GRE General Test Fee Reduction voucher will also receive free access to GRE test preparation materials, including:
For more information and to apply, please visit the ETS GRE Fee Reduction Program website.
A new program from Belk College of Business provides an easy way for prospective students to connect and get answer to questions.
Visit Belk College of Business to learn more.
The Graduate School’s Fellowship Application Incentive Program (FAIP), which provides financial incentives for graduate students to apply for fellowships, is the subject of a upcoming national webinar.
For more information, please visit the Graduate School website.
Some of UNC Charlotte’s best graduate students will compete Nov. 15 before a panel of high profile judges for cash prizes and an opportunity to attend a regional 3MT® competition at the Conference of Southern Graduate School’s (CSGS) Annual Meeting in 2020.
The Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) program, offered by the Center for Graduate Life (CGL), challenges contestants to make their most compelling presentation of research to an audience that may not share the same expertise.
The event will be held Nov. 15 from 4-6 p.m. in the Halton Reading Room, J. Murrey Atkins Library.
2019 Finalists include:
Judges will include:
For more information, visit the Center for Graduate Life.
The 2018-19 Provost’s review of Graduate School Dean Tom Reynolds has been published for review, along with Dean Reynold’s Self-Assessment for that period.
Downloadable copies are available for both Dean Reynolds’ Annual Review and Dean Reynolds’ Self-Assessment.
Linden Educational Services has announced it’s Spring Tour dates to support international recruitment goals.
More information is available from Linden Educational Services.
Dr. Manuel Perez Quinones, College of Computing and Informatics (CCI) professor and Graduate School Faculty Fellow, was named a Distinguished Member by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) for his outstanding contributions to computing education.
For more information, please visit the College of Computing and Infomatics.
Nominate your graduate students today for these exceptional funding opportunities. Visit the Graduate School’s website for specific criteria on each award. Some fellowships can be directly applied to by the student, so please encourage them to do so.
For questions, please contact Julie Green, Fellowship Specialist for the Graduate School.
Updates on implementation plans for the Student Funding Task Force recommendations are available on Canvas.
The Student Funding Implementation Committee created a Canvas project course where information and issues under discussion will be published for comment.
All Program Directors should have received an invitation to join the project course. If you did not receive an invitation, contact Julie Goodliffe, jmgoodli@uncc.edu, in the Graduate School.
UNC Charlotte, Queens University, Sannam S4 and the U.S. Commercial Service have teamed up to present a round table discussion on Strategies for Internationalization, Recruitment and Retention 1:30-4:30 Nov. 7 in Cone University Center Rm 210.
The session will include U.S. Commercial Service Diplomats from Japan, South Korea and Thailand. A panel discussion will feature Nell Pynes, UNC Greensboro, Johnna Watson UNC Charlotte Graduate School, Angie Edwards, Queens University, Adrian Mutton, Sannam S4 and U.S. Commercial Service representatives.
Please RSVP to: Stephanie.Bethel@trade.gov.
Final reminder that competitions for the following faculty awards are underway:
Harshini de Silva Graduate Mentor Award, deadline is November 1, 2019. Details are available on the Graduate School’s website.
First Citizens Scholars Award, deadline is November 8, 2019. Details are available on the Graduate School’s website.
Thomas L. Reynolds Graduate Leadership Award, deadline is December 13, 2019. Details are available on the Graduate School’s website.
Scott Jaschik reported recently in Inside Higher Ed that faculty in disciplines as diverse as the humanities to the sciences are opting to eliminate the standardized test requirement for applicants to graduate programs. Twenty-Four graduate programs at Brown University are the most recent adopters to announce that the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) will no longer be required. Last month, Princeton University made a similar announcement, joining the ranks of programs at Cornell, Yale, Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania that dropped the GRE requirement.
Proponents advocate that the GRE is expensive and discourages applications from a diverse pool of candidates. David Payne, vice president and chief operating officer of the higher education division of the Educational Testing Service, said, “Dropping the GRE Score requirement – the only common, objective and research-based measure in the admissions process – will leave only subjective measures for review and selection.”
Many of UNC Charlotte’s graduate programs have eliminated the GRE altogether or have a waiver policy to eliminate the test requirement for applicants with specific qualifications. If you would like to discuss waiving GRE or a waiver policy for your graduate program, and/or alternate methods by which to evaluate applicants’ potential for success in your graduate program, please contact Johnna Watson, JohnnaWatson@uncc.edu, or Kathy Giddings, KathyGiddings@uncc.edu, in the Graduate School.
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