The UNC Charlotte Graduate and Professional Student Government (GPSG) is seeking research abstracts for the 18th Annual Graduate Research Symposium April 6, 2018. Abstracts must be submitted by Feb 2.
Information is available for download from the GPSG.
In preparation for UNC Charlotte’s 18th Annual Graduate Research Symposium, an abstract writing workshop is planned for the Center for Graduate Life (CGL), Cone 268, Jan. 12, 2018 from 1-2 p.m.
Hosted by Dr. Lisa Russell-Pinson, CGL Faculty Associate for Graduate Writing, the workshop,will address best practices in abstract writing. For more information, visit the CGL.
UNC Charlotte’s Three-Minute Thesis competition Nov. 10 saw ten brave graduate students squeeze years of work and thousands of words into a three-minute presentation using only one slide for support. The Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is professional international research communication competition in which Ph.D. and Master’s students are challenged to clearly and engagingly communicate their research to a non-specialist audience in just three minutes with one static slide.
Morium Bably, Public Health Sciences, and Brittany Ernst, Organizational Science, took top spots in the competition. Please visit the Center for Graduate Life for more information.
NC State’s Building Future Faculty (BFF) Program is accepting applications for the 2018 Program through Nov. 12, 2017.
The all-expenses paid workshop in Raleigh Mar. 14-16, 2018, is designed for diverse graduate students and post-doctoral students who are seeking a career as a faculty member. Workshop topics explore what to expect as a faculty member, a discussion of the wealth of resources available to faculty for teaching and expectations of productivity for faculty engaged in research. Participants will spend time with current faculty and department chairs in their discipline discussing effective strategies to prepare for an academic career.
For more information and to apply, please visit the Building Future Faculty website.
The Office of International Programs recently sent a reminder to international teaching assistants calling attention to the requirement to attend an English language assessment and to complete an I-9 form that is available from U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
For more information, visit the Center for Graduate Life Teaching Assistants.
After an excellent first event in spring 2017, 3MT® returns to UNC Charlotte this fall. Developed by The University of Queensland, the 3MT® exercise cultivates students’ academic, presentation, and research communication skills.
Preliminary competition for the UNC Charlotte event is Nov. 3, with finals following on Nov. 10. Cash prizes are awarded for the first place, runner up, and People’s Choice presenters. The first place presenter will advance to the Regional Conference of Southern Graduate Schools 3MT® competition in February.
For more information, videos, and rules, visit the 3MT® Competition page at the Center for Graduate Life.
Two of UNC Charlotte’s outstanding graduate students represented the university at the 2017 Graduate Education Day at the General Assembly in Raleigh, sponsored by the North Carolina Council of Graduate Schools.
The students met with several elected officials, including Rep. Linda Hunt Williams of Wake County, left, to discuss the impacts of their research. Shown with UNC Graduate School Dean Tom Reynolds who hosted the visit, are from left: Rep. Williams, who also holds a Master’s of Public Administration degree from UNC Charlotte; Ben Gordon, doctoral student in Biological Sciences and Kinesiology whose research is focused on lowering blood pressure through isometric exercise; and Nathan Lambert, Master’s student in Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science. Nathan’s research encompasses machine vision, optical design, control systems design, and nanoscale precision engineering used in material testing to help maintain the nation’s nuclear weapon stockpile.
