Upcoming Graduate Student Professional Development Workshops

3/25: Non-Academic Careers in the Humanities & Social Sciences

This panel discussion will include representatives from various non-academic careers related to humanities and social science disciplines. They will speak about their experiences, advice for job hunting, how to use your graduate degree for advancement, and other professional skills to develop for a successful career. Co-sponsored by the Graduate School and University Career Services.

1:00-2:00pm, Graduate Student Center, 211A W. Cameron Ave.

REGISTER: http://cfx.research.unc.edu/res_classreg/browse_single.cfm?New=1&event_id=21857


4/1: Workshop: Conflict Resolution

No one likes conflict, but it is an inevitable part of life. Come and learn how to defuse tense situations effectively at this interactive workshop led by NCSU’s Dr. Rhonda Sutton. A special emphasis will be given to situations faced by graduate students.

1:00–3:00pm, Graduate Student Center, 211 A W. Cameron Ave.

REGISTER: http://cfx.research.unc.edu/res_classreg/browse_single.cfm?New=1&event_id=21895

4/1: Graduate Funding 101–Humanities & Social Sciences

Get a jump start on proposal writing for graduate funding! This half-day workshop will provide an introduction to the library's resources, strategies for conducting funding searches, effective writing strategies and insight into literature reviews. The workshop includes a panel discussion with students and faculty who have experience writing for funding at the graduate level as well as tips from funding review committees.

9:00am–Noon, Graduate Student Center, 211A West Cameron Ave.

REGISTER http://cfx.research.unc.edu/res_classreg/browse_single.cfm?New=1&event_id=21928



4/8: Graduate Funding 101–Sciences & Health Sciences

Get a jump start on proposal writing for graduate funding! This half-day workshop will provide an introduction to the library's resources, strategies for conducting funding searches, effective writing strategies and insight into literature reviews. The workshop includes a panel discussion with students and faculty who have experience writing for funding at the graduate level as well as tips from funding review committees.

9:00am–Noon, Graduate Student Center, 211A West Cameron Ave.

REGISTER http://cfx.research.unc.edu/res_classreg/browse_single.cfm?New=1&event_id=21929



4/15: Establishing North Carolina Residency for Tuition Purposes

10:00am – 11:00am, Graduate Student Center, 211A West Cameron Ave.

REGISTER http://cfx.research.unc.edu/res_classreg/browse_single.cfm?New=1&event_id=21953

Student Marshals for 2009 Hooding Ceremony

Call for Graduate Student Marshals

Help celebrate the PhD completion process!



One highlight of an academic career is the culmination of academic and research pursuits with the receipt of the diploma that says Doctor of Philosophy. Each year the Graduate School at UNC Chapel Hill conducts a Hooding Ceremony to formally recognize and congratulate the attainment of this degree. This year the Hooding Ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 9, 2009, prior the general University Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 10.

We are looking for 18 graduate student volunteers to serve as the 2009 Graduate Student Marshals. As Graduate Student Marshals you will 1) lead the processional (academic deans, candidates for graduation, faculty advisors) onto the Dean E. Smith Center main floor, 2) guide the movement of candidates and advisors as each degree and hood is awarded, and 3) offer general assistance, as needed, before, during, and after the course of the ceremony.

Your time commitment will include (approximately):

Friday May 8, 2009, 1 hour training (time to be determined)

Saturday May 9, 2009, 3 hours for the Hooding Ceremony (at Dean E. Smith Center)

Saturday 9, 2009, 1-2 hours (optional) barbeque dinner (spouse/partner/guest included) with Junior Marshals who will assist with Sunday general Commencement Ceremony



If you are interested, please contact Leslie Lerea, Associate Dean for Student Affairs, Graduate School; Lerea@unc.edu. Please include your departmental email; deadline March 31, 2009.

Future Faculty Fellowship Program Call for Applications

The Future Faculty Fellowship Program is an annual 6-day intensive interdisciplinary program for senior-level graduate students. It is facilitated by the Center for Faculty Excellence and was developed through collaboration with Student Government, the Graduate and Professional Student Federation, the Office of the Provost and the Graduate School. The Program serves to meet professional development goals by improving the instructional planning and teaching skills of new Teaching Fellows who are assigned to teach undergraduate courses at UNC-Chapel Hill independently and to prepare them to meet their future faculty responsibilities in research, service and leadership prior to completion of their degrees.

The dates for the May 2009 Preparing Future Faculty Program are May 13, 14, 15, and May 18, 19, 20, 2009 in Toy Lounge at Dey Hall. To apply for the program, go to the application on the Center for Faculty Excellence website http://cfe.unc.edu/teaching/fffp/index.html.

The program is limited to 25 participants who are selected from the group of graduate students completing the application process that includes an essay on why you want to participate in the program, a letter of recommendation from a faculty member and some additional information about your experiences with teaching and learning. The deadline for application is March 25, 2009. The deadline for the faculty letter of recommendation is March 31, 2009.

Please do let me know if you have any questions regarding this program or the application process.

Sincerely,

Todd Zakrajsek, Executive Director
Center for Faculty Excellence
919-966-1289
toddz@unc.edu

Faculty Award for Excellence in Doctoral Mentoring

The Graduate School is pleased to announce the call for nominations for the Faculty Award for Excellence in Doctoral Mentoring. This award was established to recognize extraordinary performance and achievement in the mentoring of doctoral students. We will present the award at the Doctoral Hooding Ceremony on May, 9, 2009 in the Dean E. Smith Center.


All graduate students who receive their doctoral degree in 2008/2009 are invited to nominate faculty for this special honor. This includes students who received their degrees in August and December 2008, and those who will receive their degrees in May 2009. Regular members of the Graduate Faculty at UNC Chapel Hill who have successfully guided at least one student through the completion of their doctoral training are eligible. *The deadline for nominations is April 6, 2009. *A call for nominations, outlining the criteria and eligibility for the award, and the nomination form can be found on the Graduate School web site at http://gradschool.unc.edu/awards.html.


We ask that you circulate this information broadly within your departments and with your graduate students in order that outstanding mentors can be nominated. If you have any questions about the award, please do not hesitate to contact me at Lerea@unc.edu.



We look forward to announcing of the recipient of the 2009 Faculty Award for Excellence in Doctoral Mentoring!


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Leslie S. Lerea, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Student Affairs
The Graduate School
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
203 Bynum Hall
Campus Box 4010
Chapel Hill, NC, 27599

Office: 919.962.6329
Fax: 919.966.4010