The Graduate School recently co-hosted and took part in a multi-institution professional development conference “Building Graduate Community and a Culture of Inclusion” on the campus of Virginia Tech. Read how regional institutions came together to discuss how to create communities of inclusion for their graduate students. Read more…
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GRE Fee Reduction Offered
Categories: Admissions
A program offering GRE Fee Reduction Vouchers is available for students with a financial need or who meet other special circumstances. The Voucher is redeemable for 50% of the regular test fee.
Those who qualify for a Fee Reduction Voucher may also qualify for free access to GRE prep training options.
More information on the program is available from ETS.org.
Colleges Unite to Offer One-Stop Recruiting
Johnson & Wales University will host a Career Fair for the Career Consortium of Metrolina Colleges this fall, with an early bird registration deadline of Aug. 1.
The event provides exposure to student candidates from several area institutions rather than attending separate fairs. Among the universities that will be represented are Lenoir-Rhyne, Livingstone College and Wingate. The Career Consortium is composed of career development professionals from several not-for-profit private colleges and universities in the Charlotte area.
For complete details on the event and participating colleges, please visit Career Consortium of Metrolina Colleges.
More details on local and out-of-state recruiting opportunities are included in the Recruitment Events list, which is updated regularly. Graduate Admissions sends a representative to a select number of these events and will provide recruitment materials to faculty, staff and students to support recruiting efforts at the program level.
Graduate School Remains in Cato Hall
With the move of Undergraduate Admissions to the Gage Undergraduate Admissions Center, we remind you that the Graduate School and the Office of Graduate Admissions remain in Cato Hall on the second floor. As before, the office handles admissions, matriculation, graduation and administration of graduate education at UNC Charlotte. Please direct all Graduate School inquiries to our office. (704) 687-5503 graduateschool.uncc.
City Center Writing Retreat Set
The Center for Graduate Life will host a three-day writing retreat in July offering quiet space, structured writing time and writing-related resources to with help a dissertation, thesis or other large writing project.
The Summer Graduate Writing Retreat runs July 26-28 at UNC Charlotte’s City Center building, 320 E 9th St, Charlotte. Meals, snacks and coffee provided.
The Retreat is open to UNC Charlotte graduate students, faculty, staff and members of the community. For more information and to register, please visit the Center for Graduate Life’s Events Calendar.
50 Years of Graduate Education
Categories: Academic Affairs
2019 marks the golden anniversary of the first graduate program offered at UNC Charlotte. The Master’s of Education began in the fall of 1969. To mark the occasion, the Graduate School partnered with Eric Klee in the Office of the Provost, to create a unique type treatment for the Graduate Catalog. That image is available for download and use on unit websites and marketing materials below.
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Summer Career Lab Focuses on Core Competencies
Students interested in making a strong start on their career will want to register for Career Lab: Developing Career Core Competencies through the Center for Graduate Life. The course delivers strategies for developing and promoting a personal brand such as a strong application package.
The course meets Mondays, 4-5:45 p.m. in Cone 268. It is instructed by Dr. Suzanne Voigt, Asst. Dir, University Career Center.
Register for GRAD 6320/8320 at my.uncc.edu.
Reynolds Antique Microscope Collection on Display in Atkins
Categories: Dean's Office
With the help of History master’s student Laura Burgess, Dean Tom Reynolds’ antique and vintage collection of microscopes are currently on display in the J. Murrey Atkins Library. Focusing on the 19th century English genre, these early microscopy pieces are set to the stories of early scientific discovery. Read more about Beyond the Scope and visit the exhibit on the main floor of the Library this summer.
CGL Offering Grad Student Workshops This Summer
The Center for Graduate Life is offering a host of professional development workshops for UNC Charlotte graduate students. Please share them with those on or near campus. RSVP’s are encouraged by clicking on the workshop title or by visiting the Center for Graduate Life website:
Building your LinkedIn Profile & Networking
Facilitated by the UNC Charlotte Career Center
Tuesday, June 11
2:45-3:45 pm
CGL Classroom, Cone 268
Iced coffee and snacks served.
Job Search Strategies—How to conduct a job search?
Facilitated by the UNC Charlotte Career Center
Wednesday, July 17
5:30-6:30 pm
CGL Classroom, Cone 268
Summer Social – Community building for grad students here over summer
Facilitated by the Center for Graduate Life
Thursday, July 18
3:30-5:30 pm
CGL lounge, classroom (Cone 268), and outdoor West Quad area
Summer Writing Retreat for students and greater Charlotte community
Facilitated by the Center for Graduate Life
July 26-28
Friday: 1:00-6:00 pm
Saturday: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Sunday: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
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Russell-Pinson Added as CGL Assistant Teaching Professor
Categories: Student Affairs
The Center for Graduate Life is pleased to announce the addition of Dr. Lisa Russell-Pinson as their first full-time faculty member. In her capacity as Assistant Teaching Professor, she’ll create and and teach academic writing courses which will be designed for the matriculating graduate student. In addition, she’ll continue to support writing programming aimed at the graduate-level such as writing retreats, dissertation bootcamps, academic workshops and resource development.
“Dr. Russell-Pinson has taught writing and provided writing support for several years in the CGL on a part-time basis,” says Dr. Jill Huerta, Director of the Center for Graduate Life. “We are delighted to have her expertise and look forward to her contribution as a full-time member of the CGL team.”
Russell-Pinson earned her Ph.D. and M.S. in Linguistics from Georgetown University and her B.A. cum laude in English from the University of South Carolina at Columbia. For more visit her profile page on the Center for Graduate Life website.
New Resource Available for International Application Review
After attending a conference hosted by ECE, Educational Credential Evaluators Inc, our graduate application specialists created a new resource to help GPD’s review their applications from Indian, Chinese and Nigerian prospects. The India, China and Nigeria Academic Credential resource is meant to help the GPD understand the documents submitted in the applicant’s portal, and to aide them in determining those academic credentials. While the Graduate School remains as the primary approval point of official and non-official documents, giving the GPD a few key points helps them better understand mark sheets, transcripts and degrees from this particular international audience.
Ventureprise Launch NSF I-Corps Summer Cohort Accepting Applications
The summer 2019 Ventureprise Launch National Science Foundation I-Corps program provides UNC Charlotte faculty, staff and students with commercialization training and up to an initial $5000 in NSF funding.
The next stage is a six month $50,000 NSF I-Corps Teams grant. The cohort will run May 29-July 10 (break for the July 4 holiday). The goal of the program is to identify potential commercial uses and prepare for more substantial commercialization funding opportunities.
A complete schedule and application form can be found at Ventureprise Launch NSF I-Corp. To learn more, please contact Principle Investigator Devin Collins (7-8058).
De Silva Mentor Receives International Education Award
Dr. Chuang Wang, Professor of Educational Research and 2018 recipient of the 2018 Harshini V. De Silva Graduate Mentor Award, was recently selected to receive the UNC Charlotte’s 2019 International Education Faculty Award.
More information on Dr. Wang’s latest award can be found in the Academic Affairs Weekly Digest.
Courses to be Dropped Where Prerequisites Not Met
Beginning May 16, courses for which students did not meet prerequisites will be dropped by the Registrar’s office. The course drop includes any summer or fall registrations.
A list of students identified as not having met prerequisites will be distributed to faculty May 15. The report will include a report filter to help identify affected students. An email notification of the drop will be distributed to affected students on May 16 and they will be encouraged to contact their advisor with questions.
Going forward, the advance notice will be eliminated; the courses will be dropped each term and a list of affected students will be distributed to faculty.
Reminder - Fall Billing
Categories: Admissions
As a reminder to your students enrolled for fall, the bill due date is a week earlier than usual – August 7. The University continues to offer an optional 5-installment payment plan with a $55 setup fee and no down payment required. For additional information please have your student visit NinerCentral.
Spring 2019 Graduation: Master’s Thesis Defense Deadline - Extended to May 6
Categories: Academic Affairs
The Graduate School will be extending the deadline for Spring 2019 Graduation: Master’s Thesis Defense Deadline originally scheduled for today (May 1).The new deadline for a thesis defense is May 6th. This moves the thesis submission deadline to May 9th. The Graduate School’s website “Checklist” has been updated to reflect the new dates.
Please advise any of your master’s students who may be concerned.
ETS Recruiting Best Practices Download Available
The ETS webinar entitled Best Practices: Finding Ideal Students for Your Program is available now to download in PowerPoint format. The March webinar focused on recruitment best practices for identifying and engaging with ideal students whose qualifications and aspirations best match your program goals.
A copy of the presentation is available for download.
CTL Offers Help on Short Course Design
The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) is offering a workshop and teaching guide to address common questions in developing and delivering short or part-of-term courses beyond summer sessions.
CTL’s support focuses on strategies to transform 15-week courses to 10-week, 7-week or 5-week format. Some topics to be covered include why these courses are being offered, opportunities and challenges and how to plan and deliver them effectively.
To register, select a session: April 23, 2019, 12:30 – 1:30 PM or May 8, 2019, 12:30 – 1:30 PM.
The CTL also provides an online teaching guide. Please visit the Center for Teaching and Learning to view the guide.
2018-19 TA Awards Presented
Yuehan Shao, Ph.D., Applied Mathematics, and Katie Wilkers, MS, Kinesiology, were named Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistants (TA) for 2018-19.
More information on the awards can be found in Graduate School News.
Students Take Honor Society Awards
Categories: Student Affairs
Graduate students Krystal Turner, MA, Counseling, Rebecca Blanchard, MA, Counseling and Rachel Saunders, Ph.D., Counselor Education, were honored recently by the UNC Charlotte Mu Tau Beta chapter of international counseling honor society Chi Sigma Iota.
For more details, visit The Graduate School‘s web site.
