The Graduate Student Funding Committee has published draft definitions to improve understanding and consistency of implementation of work processes and funding for these important student roles.
The Committee was appointed by the Graduate Council to analyze and implement recommendations from the Graduate Student Funding Task Force in 2018.
Review of and comments on the policy statement are welcomed. Access the policy statement on the committee’s Canvas site.
The Graduate School will host the CGS-sponsored webinar, “Trends in Graduate Education” Feb. 26, 2-3 p.m. in the Graduate School conference room, Cato Bldg, 2nd Floor.
Jaqui Falkenheim and Josh Trapani from the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics at NSF will present the most recent data on graduate students from the Survey of Earned Doctorates and the Science and Engineering Indicators. They will address trends in enrollment and degree awards, student demographics (sex, race/ethnicity, citizenship), financial support patterns, and post-graduation employment, among other topics.
No registration is required to participate in this event.
Nominations for the 2019-20 Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant (TA) Award will be accepted through Feb. 10.
The TA Award recognizes students who are nominated by their faculty supervisors for their work as teaching assistants. Two awards are presented; one at the Doctoral level and one at the Master’s level.
To nominate, email the TA’s name, ID number, email address, degree and program title to Daniel Jones (Daniel.Jones@uncc.edu) by February 10, 2020 and let the student know that you have nominated them. Nominees will complete the application process with a deadline of Feb. 27.
For more information please visit the Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award portal.
Time is running out to book your place at the University Career Center’s Spring career fairs that can put you in touch with high potential students from UNC Charlotte and area colleges and universities.
STEM Career Fair
UNC Charlotte’s STEM Career Fair provides organizations with an excellent opportunity for branding and recruiting candidates for full-time jobs, internships, co-ops, and graduate/professional programs. This event focuses on opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and math. Event draws 1000+ students and alumni.
Visit the UNC Career Center’s registration site for more information and to register.
Spring Career and Internship Fair
The Spring Career & Internship Fair provides organizations with an excellent opportunity for branding and recruiting candidates for full-time jobs, internships, co-ops, and graduate/professional programs. This event focuses on non-technical opportunities, such as business, communications, and “all majors” positions.
Visit the UNC Career Center’s registration site for more information and to register.
Application deadline for 2020 awards is Mar. 23. Application instructions can be found at the Graduate School Award Gateway.
The Office of Undergraduate Research, the Graduate School and other community partners will be celebrating the exciting research that is happening at UNC Charlotte through a partnership with Discovery Place Science. We are recruiting both undergraduate and graduate students to present their research at this event. The event will take place at Discovery Place Science on Wednesday, April 1, 2020 from 10 am-1 pm.
For more information on this event or how to sign up, please contact the Office of Undergraduate Research, 704-687-5316, or undergradresearch@uncc.edu. Students can also sign up online at Discovery Place Science Participation Form.
The call for participation for this event will close on February 10, 2020.
The Graduate School Teaching Fellows (GSTF) program launches spring semester, aimed at helping UNC Charlotte doctoral students be more competitive for tenure-track and teaching faculty positions. Formerly known as the Provost’s Doctoral Teaching Program, the GSTF is open to current UNC Charlotte doctoral students.
The two-semester program provides training to graduate students interested in college-level teaching and a career in the professoriate. During the first semester, students receive classroom development in course design, teaching methodology, and best practice. Semester two consists of classroom observations, support, and constructive feedback from the Center for Graduate Life’s Teaching Faculty Associate, Dr. Judith Krauss. Fellows are recognized with a cash award and certificate at the completion of the program.
More information is available at the GSTF web page at the Center for Graduate Life.
The Spring 2020 Ventureprise Launch National Science Foundation (NSF) I-Corps is seeking participants with research and business ideas the NSF might fund. The 2020 cohort will begin Jan. 31 and the last date to submit is Jan. 28.
Please visit UNC Charlotte’s Entrepreneurship website for more information.
Drew Gadaire, MA, Psychology, was recognized as UNC Charlotte’s Outstanding Master’s Thesis recipient for 2019 and will compete for the regional award in March 2020 at the Conference of Southern Graduate Schools (CSGS) annual meeting in Birmingham.
Read more in Recent News at the Graduate School website.
UNC Charlotte continues to offer outstanding graduate programs through an online delivery. Several recently made top-tier ranking as conducted by U.S. News and World Report.
Equaling programs offered by the University of Virginia and Michigan State, UNC Charlotte ranks #7 as a Best Online Master’s in Special Education Program. The M.Ed. in Special Education is a 33 credit hour professional graduate degree consisting of two online concentrations: Academically or Intellectually Gifted, and Special Education. Additionally, the University was picked as a top 30 Best Online Master’s in Education Program.
Annually ranked by the publication and based on criteria such as employment outcomes of its graduates, rankings are a baseline to aid prospective students in their graduate program research. To see detailed information about rankings and their methodology visit U.S. News and World Report.
UNC Charlotte ranked highly as a Best Online Master’s in Nursing Administration Program at #17, and Best Online Master’s in Engineering at #39.
For more information or to attend online information sessions visit the Distance Education website. To learn about graduate education at UNC Charlotte or to begin your application, visit the Graduate Admissions website. We also invite all prospective graduate students to attend an online information session or if you’re in the area, stop in during Office Hours, Tuesdays from 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM and Thursdays from 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Aura Young, Assistant Director of Professional Development and Doctoral Support for the Graduate School, recently was named to the board of the U.S. Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Association (USETDA).
USETDA is a non-profit association that develops and disseminates best practices information for electronic thesis and dissertation submission.
Young has led thesis and dissertation administration for UNC Charlotte since 2017. She holds a master’s degree from Duke University and a PhD from Yale University.
ETS has published a new report addressing the complexities and best practices relating to holistic admissions.
The report addresses ways to identify the most promising prospects while ensuring equity, equality and inclusivity. A copy of the report is available for download.
Graduate Students who were not able to complete registration during the standard add-drop period must submit Late Add requests no later than Tuesday, January 21 to ensure registration is completed prior to the Census Date, Wednesday, January 22. These requests should be submitted through the Graduate Academic Petition Portal.
If you have students — particularly funded doctoral students — who traveled over winter break and have not been able to return, please contact Sandra.Krause@uncc.edu to ensure they are not held responsible for tuition charges.
Graduate Program Directors may now nominate newly admitted students for Fall and Spring Semester funding.
To get more information on types of funding or to nominate a student, please visit the Graduate School Funding Portal.
All nominations are due April 1, 2020.
Check the Funding Portal for updates. For questions, contact Julie Goodliffe, jmgoodli@uncc.edu, in the Graduate School.
Graduate Program Directors may nominate new graduate students for Graduate School Fellowships ranging to $18,000 between now and Mar. 16.
The fellowships, such as the Herschel and Cornelia Everett Foundation and Wayland H. Cato, are funded by donors for need-based and merit awards that recognize excellent students for their academic achievement and provide assistance to those who demonstrate financial need.
The Mar. 16 deadline is suggested to provide enough time for nominees to complete application by Mar. 23.
Please submit nominations through the NinerScholars Portal. For more information, please visit the Graduate School Award Gateway.
Beginning Spring 2020, international students who have not already waived or enrolled in student health insurance (SHI) will be automatically enrolled as of the first day of the policy period. For spring semester, January 1 is the first day of the policy period. For fall 2020, the first day is August 1.
The SHI policy is intended to help ensure international students are covered with insurance on the first day of the policy period. Students who have their own insurance will still be able to waive SHI coverage.
Previously, students were required to enroll online to receive SHI coverage, which could be delayed by weeks. Should there be a death before a student is enrolled, they could be be ineligible for the repatriation benefit.
Contact the Student Health Center for more information.
The Winter Edition of the U.S. Commercial Service International Education Connection includes several opportunities to reach potential graduate students in countries worldwide.
A copy of the publication in pdf format is available for download.
Graduate enrollment is trending ahead of the number of students enrolled at this time last year, suggesting we could exceed the goal of 5,012 students for spring.
“It will be vitally important for programs to encourage every eligible but not registered student to enroll,” said Johnna Watson, Associate Dean for Graduate Enrollment Management and Funding. Watson encouraged GPDs to
The full Spring 2020 enrollment report is available on GPDNet’s Graduate School Data page.
The Graduate Funding Committee is inviting comment on proposed new standard definitions for Graduate Assistant, Teaching Assistant and Administrative Assistant roles.
The Committee was established to assess and implement recommendations made by the Graduate Student Funding Task Force in 1017-18. Creating standard definitions for these roles was among those recommendations.
The draft definitions are available in this shared Google document. Comments are welcome in the document or below.
The Funding Committee’s work also can be followed on Canvas. 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.
For more information, contact Dr. Manuel A. Pérez-Quiñones, Faculty Fellow, Graduate School, and Chair of the Graduate Funding Committee, Perez.Quinones@uncc.edu.
