Thank you to all those who attended the webinar on March 14, 2024. The Zoom session centered on five actionable ways you can optimize your graduate recruitment and marketing using Slate:
A new video is available to assist prospective students in smoothly navigating the application process. We encourage you to consider including this embedded video on your program webpage, incorporating it in an information session and subscribe to the Graduate Admissions channel on YouTube.
Questions? Reach the Marketing and Communications team via email at grad-comm@charlotte.edu and view more resources via the Marketing and Communications Toolkit.
Are you wondering about compensation packages, GASP, graduate assistantships or paying for fees? Join a Funding Q&A Session and let the Graduate Admissions funding and assistantships team answer all your questions.
The first session for the fall will begin on August 15. These sessions are held on the first and third Mondays of every month from 3-4 p.m.
With fall course registration opening Apr. 4, students have a variety of choices of credit-bearing GRAD courses through the Center for Graduate Life and Learning to help prepare for success after graduation.
Some great options include:
To register, visit Niner Central.
Graduate School Admissions will host a virtual information session Feb. 10 at 12:30 on the graduate application process and answer questions of faculty and staff.
The Tuition Waiver program is available to employees who are in permanent positions and regularly scheduled to work 30 hours or more each week, 9 months of the year or longer. Tuition Waivers may be used to cover tuition expenses for up to three courses an academic year (spring, summer and fall semesters) at any of the 17 schools within the UNC system.
Please RSVP to join Graduate Admissions and learn the requirements to apply for admission.
Congratulations to the 2020 Graduate School Fellowship Award Recipients! We are so proud of you, your academic accomplishments, as well as your dedication and commitment in attaining your advanced degrees. We also want to say thank you to the generous donors who have the vision and foresight to give selflessly of their time and treasure in order to help our graduate students be successful. Your gifts also help support research that cannot be found anywhere else in the region and bring internationally recognized faculty to instruct our students on cutting edge issues. We couldn’t do this without you. Thank You!
Consulates in India are granting emergency visa appointments to some students to enroll at UNC Charlotte for the Fall 2020 semester. Because many of these students had already requested their fall admission be deferred to 2021, the ISSO and Graduate Admissions developed the following process for students to follow that includes having written support from Graduate Program Directors to (re)admit students to the Fall 2020 semester. The following information was shared with new international students at the ISSO Town Hall on Monday, August 17th, and via email as requested:
Dear Student,
Thanks for letting us know that you have secured an expedited visa appointment for Fall 2020. In order to be considered for admission to UNC Charlotte for Fall 2020, you must provide copies of the following items to the University:
To read more about this process, see the ISSO New Student Town Hall Presentation slides and Recording for an overview of the Fall 2020 readmission process:
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
Center City Campus
A technical issue blocked some participants from viewing the webinar, Best Practices: Finding Ideal Students for Your Program Mar. 13.
A recording of the webinar is available, along with a PowerPoint presentation that is available for download.
In addition, an encore presentation is planned for Apr. 25, 11 a.m. If you were unable to join this week’s webinar, please register for the encore presentation.
The Graduate School is pleased to announce the Agenda for their upcoming Graduate Education Summit being held October 11 from 9:00 – 10:30 am in the Popp Martin Student Union 340.
Topics covered include,
and much more. Download a copy of the planned Agenda, and be sure to RSVP via your Google Calendar invite. For questions please contact Christi Skerlak, Executive Assistant to the Dean.
Last Saturday, the Graduate School and the Center for Graduate Life at UNC Charlotte welcomed over 700 incoming graduate students at Graduate Student Orientation. Associate Dean Katherine Hall-Hertel launched this year’s Orientation by providing impactful advice for thriving in, rather than merely surviving graduate school. Incoming students also learned about opportunities in the Center for Graduate Life where they can build vital skills in professional development, leadership, communication, and collaboration. Panels composed of UNC Charlotte faculty, students and Graduate School staff followed with discussions and insightful information critical to academic success.
Following the Orientation, the incoming class experienced first-hand, the ease of transportation to UNC Charlotte’s Center City campus and the uptown Charlotte area, via the new light rail service where they attended a welcome reception. Students had the opportunity to meet Provost Joan Lorden, and a host of campus offices and staff were on hand to provide information about their services and support. These included the University Career Center, the Office of Identity, Equity, and Engagement, Counseling and Psychological Services, and the Jamil Niner Student Pantry. Student enjoyed good music, food, games and the opportunity to connect with each other. Afterwards, many went to a handful of designated restaurants, parks, and coffee shops to explore uptown Charlotte, meet with current graduate students, and begin their graduate journeys.
Student outreach, engagement and development offered through the Graduate School’s Center for Graduate Life, provides the support and sense of community students need to meet the challenges they will face throughout their graduate experience. Through the Center for Graduate Life, well-educated students become well-rounded graduates with the leadership, cultural and communication skills to enable them to quickly assume productive roles on the job, whether their career sights are set on business or academia.
As we begin a new semester, it’s a good time to review the information on your Program Dashboard. Many of you experienced a website migration over the summer, which caused your program’s web link to change. You can also update contact information or your program description. Here are some helpful instructions. Note: Because it can be confusing to the reader, it’s best not to use your Graduate Catalog page feed for this particular purpose, but instead direct students to a page within your program/department/college website. From those pages you can link to the Catalog.
Remember, the information found on your Program Dashboard, is pushed to the Graduate Admissions website for prospective student use. Should you have any questions, please use the Comment box below, or contact us in Graduate School Communications.
Earlier this year, important cancer research findings were retracted and the lead researcher was forced out of his job at Ohio State University after an investigation discovered evidence of falsified data in eight papers spanning as many years.*
At UNC Charlotte we have solid policies governing the conduct of researchers and an educational program to ensure research teams understand those policies. We also have instituted a Research Integrity Office to coordinate investigations into cases of possible research misconduct.
Headed by Associate Provost and Dean of the Graduate School Tom Reynolds, the Office is responsible for investigating allegations of plagiarism, falsification, and fabrication of research materials.
“Fortunately, we see few cases of suspected misconduct,” Reynolds said. “And the ones we investigate we often can resolve without damaging the reputation of our researchers or hampering progress of the research. Still, we must be vigilant to avoid even the appearance of misconduct.”
Information on how to safely and confidentially raise questions or report possible research misconduct is located on the Graduate School’s website.
* https://news.osu.edu/news/2018/03/30/misconduct-investigation/
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.
This reminder went out to those whose assistantships are already listed in Banner. Please share this information with any newly hired ITAs in your department whose names are not yet in Banner in order for them to set up their assessment. OIP will also continue to send out notices directly to ITAs as their names appear in Banner.
Your past help with ITA compliance has been extremely valuable, and OIP thanks you in advance for your help with Fall’s efforts. Please contact ITASupport@uncc.edu for a list of available dates and times.
UNC Charlotte initiated a new tradition for commencement 2018 with the first-ever doctoral hooding ceremony. This event, held Thursday, May 10, was the first time that doctoral students were recognized with a separate ceremony from the main Commencement exercises. Students’ faculty advisors also participated in the ceremony.
This novel doctoral hooding ceremony underscores the growth of UNC Charlotte as a research institution.
“Since awarding its first doctoral degree in 1997 in electrical engineering, the University has grown to host 23 doctoral programs enrolling more than 850 students each year,” said Chancellor Philip L. Dubois.
For 2018, 75 doctorates are being awarded in 17 different disciplines. Since 1997, the University has awarded 1,326 doctoral degrees. View a slideshow on the University’s Flickr account.
A virtual event planned for Apr. 18 will connect students interested in graduate programs in social work with interested graduate school educators without the usual transportation expense.
Learn more by visiting the Social Work Grad School Virtual Fair web site.
Beginning Monday, Jan. 29, visitors to the Graduate School’s student application portal will find a redesigned site with simpler navigation that is more mobile-friendly.
The change also replaces the unique user name with the applicant’s email address and sends a confirmation message to that address for validation as part of the registration process. Note: Existing users will need to use their old user name the first time they sign on to the new system.
The application portal allows prospects and applicants to:
For more information on Admissions, visit the Graduate School’s Recruitment and Admissions page.
