Graduate Faculty Appointment
Professor John Silander advises graduate student Adam Wilson at a greenhouse, whose research is centered around South African plants
Graduate Faculty Appointment
Any faculty member who wishes to serve as a major advisor of graduate students must be appointed at the appropriate level (master’s, doctoral, or certificate) by the Dean of the Graduate School. The appointment is specific to a particular field of study or area of concentration. The Dean of The Graduate School appoints members of the Graduate Faculty based on the recommendation of a department or program head and Dean of their school/college, which authorizes their service as major advisor to any graduate student in the appropriate field of study or area of concentration. Any members of the University of Connecticut faculty may serve as associate advisors whether they are members of the Graduate Faculty or not.
Questions about appointments should be directed to gradschool@uconn.edu.
Recommendation for Appointment to the Graduate Faculty Form (webform)
Mentorship Training
The Graduate School is pleased to announce the rollout of our mentorship training program for new faculty. Mentorship training will enable faculty to be more successful in their roles as a major advisor and is part of The Graduate School’s commitment to providing a supportive and inclusive environment for all graduate students.
As of Fall 2024, all new faculty interested in being appointed to the Graduate Faculty are required to sign up to complete an 8-hour mentorship training as part of their onboarding. After completing the training, new faculty can apply to be appointed to the Graduate Faculty. As we train more facilitators, we will open the training to current faculty.
The Graduate School is offering the necessary mentorship training on multiple dates. The training will be led by our certified facilitators and will follow the Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER) curriculum.
Current Available Training Dates:
- In-person training on Thursday, May 8th, 2025, from 8:30 am – 4:30 pm in the Heritage Room at the Homer Babbidge Library
