This four-hour workshop gives students the opportunity to present solutions to campus, community or global problems. This is the first-stage of the annual Charlotte Venture Challenge. Teams will be given a list of problems and brainstorm on innovative ways to solve them.
ChangeMaker Kickoff: Breaking Ground
March 17, 202 4:00pm-9:00pm
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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.
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.
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.
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 Graduate School has introduced a new Graduate Certificate in Workplace Competencies through the Center for Graduate Life.
The Workplace Competencies Certificate is designed for graduate students across all disciplines, students with a recent undergraduate degree, and young professionals interested in enhancing their career prospects.
For more details, please visit the Graduate School.
Faculty may nominate students for the Outstanding Master’s Thesis Award through Oct. 18, 2019.
The Outstanding Master’s Thesis Award is a part of the Graduate School’s focus on enhancing research skills. For more information, please visit the Center for Graduate Life’s Research Skills website.
Nomination information, fields of competition and more is available from the Graduate School.
If you have questions, please contact Julie Green, jhgreen@uncc.edu, Master’s Thesis Student Services and Fellowship Specialist.
Graduate students and community members gathered recently for the 2019 Summer Graduate Writing Retreat sponsored by the Center for Graduate Life (CGL) at the UNC Center City campus in Charlotte.
Facilitated by Dr. Jill Huerta, CGL Director, and Dr. Aura Young, Doctoral Services Specialist & Postdoctoral Support, the group worked on writing projects throughout the July 26-28 weekend.
“I got an incredible amount of work done, more than I had expected,” said Pam Turner, Senior Library Assistant, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library. Pam focused the weekend’s work on sorting and editing a collection of poems into a manuscript.
Rosalba Scott, Ph.D., Educational Leadership, said her goal was to make progress on her dissertation. “I reviewed and improved the entire draft,” she said. “My expectations for what I could accomplish were met.”
The Graduate Writing Retreat provides a multi-day opportunity for graduate students, faculty, staff, and members of the community who want to make progress on a large writing project. The writing retreat offers a quiet space to work, structured writing time, and writing-related resources and support because all participants are actively engaged in their writing.
Continuing writing support is available through the CGL’s Write Time & Place series. Learn more by visiting the CGL’s Communications Skills website.
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…
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.
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.
The annual Graduate Research Symposium (GRS) Mar. 15 featured presentations from various areas of study within graduate certificate, master’s, and doctoral programs. Awards were presented to top candidates for oral and poster presentations.
Complete details can be found on the the Graduate and Professional Student Government‘s (GPSG) website.
The 2019 Graduate Dean’s Distinguished Dissertation Award will focus broadly on Biological Sciences, Humanities and Fine Arts and nominations should be in by May 24.
This award is presented by the Graduate School to recognize outstanding research and scholarship by a doctoral student at UNC Charlotte. Award recipients receive a cash prize and possible participation in the annual meeting of the Council of Graduate Schools.
For more details and how to nominate someone, download the 2019 Dean’s Distinguished Dissertation Award information sheet.
The Graduate School is offering its Summer Fellowship Program (GSSF) in 2019 to enable students to continue focus on their studies through the summer months.
The program, which pays $2,000 per month, is available to full-time doctoral students on GASP. Information on program enrollment and additional criteria was sent to students via email.
Questions about the program may be sent to Julie Goodliffe, jmgoodli@uncc.edu, Director of Funding and Fellowships for the Graduate School.
The Center for Graduate Life seeks it’s next group of Graduate Life Fellows (GLFs). The position requires students to build community not only within the programs and peers, but to develop it across disciplines and departments. As a GLF, students can add an important component to their CV. $5,000 is awarded to each GLF for the academic year.
Please pass along this Information Sheet to your top-tier students or ask them to visit the CGL’s website at https://gradlife.uncc.edu.
Nominations for the 2018-19 Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant (TA) Award will be accepted through Mar. 1. Awards will be presented in the spring semester.
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.
For more information is available on the CGL’s website.
Aayla Alexander, LCSW, Counseling & Psychological Services Center, will lead discussion on Keys to Effective Time Management in Graduate School Jan. 30 at the Center for Graduate Life, Cone 268.
This session will be helpful to students who find it difficult to manage time and manage stress.
For more information and to register, visit the Center for Graduate Life Calendar.
The Graduate & Professional Student Government (GPSG) is seeking faculty volunteers to judge entries in the annual Graduate Research Symposium March 15.
The Symposium will include poster and oral presentations. Goals of the Symposium are to:
Foster and promote graduate student research
Encourage research skills including preparation and presentation
Expose students to research across the disciplines
Provide opportunities to network with faculty and peers
More information is available from the GPSG Research Symposium site. To volunteer as a judge, visit Symposium sign-up page.
