MEMORANDUM
DATE: September 22, 2016
TO: Deans, Directors, Department Heads and Advisors
FROM: Frans Tax, Faculty Director for Diversity and Inclusion, Graduate College
SUBJECT: Marshall Foundation Dissertation Fellowship and the Dr. Maria Teresa Velez – Marshall Foundation Dissertation Scholarship
Every year, UA's Office of Career Services hosts UA Graduate School Day, and recruiters from all around the country as well as a wide range of UA graduate programs are available to meet with prospective students. This year's event will be held
Did you know that when Dr. Andrew Carnie isn’t studying linguistics or leading a team investigating the syntax, phonology and phonetics of Modern Scottish Gaelic, writing articles and books, or overseeing the Graduate College he is most likely off doing international folk dancing or square dancing?
That’s right! And now - back by popular demand - he invites you to attend his event, Dancing with the Dean on the Green. This is a great opportunity to interact with Dean Carnie in a relaxed setting, learn fun dances, and meet other UA graduate students.
From carbon to choreography, our students at the University of Arizona are performing industry-leading research. The Graduate and Professional Student Council created the Student Showcase in 1993 to celebrate this student research, and this year is no exception!
The upcoming Student Showcase will be held on Wednesday, February 13, 2019, from 9 am to 3 pm on the UA mall in front of the Student Union.
Application Opens: Wednesday, October 31st, 2018 at 8:00 AM
M E M O R A N D U M
TO: The University Community
DATE: October 10, 2018
FROM: Andrew C. Carnie, Ph.D.
Dean of the Graduate College
SUBJECT: Annual Graduate Teaching and Mentoring Awards for Graduate Education
The Graduate College is pleased to issue a Call for Nominations of awards to acknowledge faculty and professionals
who excel in their teaching and mentoring of graduate and professional students.
The Graduate College is pleased to announce that six graduate students will be receiving the prestigious Marshall Foundation Dissertation Fellowship and one graduate student will receive the Dr. Maria Teresa Velez Marshall Dissertation Fellowship for final-phase dissertation support. In addition to a stipend from the Louise F. Marshall Foundation, each student will receive a tuition scholarship for two semesters from the UA Graduate College.
The 2018 recipients for the Marshall Foundation Dissertation Fellowship are:
Graduate Assistants Roundtables Series: Tips and Techniques for Success is a new take on professional development training for graduate students working as teaching and research assistants. The aim is for graduate students to share the strategies and practices that worked for them in dialogue with fellow students and targeting those just beginning their assistantships. Faculty advisors will join the conversation providing discussion prompts and contributing to the discussion.
The University of Arizona Graduate College administers the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Consortium (UROC).
UROC was recently in the news! Check out this video!
UROC provides participants with excellent research training and graduate school preparation through:
The University of Arizona Graduate College is committed to helping Saudi Arabian students in Canada who are seeking to transfer to the UA. Our enrollment teams are prepared to help students who wish to start a graduate program in January or August 2019.
To request information about graduate programs of study, visit https://slate.grad.arizona.edu/register/requestinfo
University of Arizona Takes Top Prizes at first Southwest Showdown 3-Minute Grad Slam Competition
On April 28, three University of Arizona graduate students presented their research for a chance to win up to $3,000 at the region-wide “Southwest Showdown 3-Minute Grad Slam.” UA participants won first and second of the top three prizes.
