Spring 2025 Registration Information for Graduate Students
Dear Graduate Students, The message below includes information relevant to both new incoming graduate students and those who will be continuing on as students in Spring 2025. Please review the information below carefully and reach out with any questions you may have. If you have not done so already, please be sure to enroll in […]
[Read More]Recruiting Mentors and Mentees for the Network for Enriched Mentorship (NEM)
The proposed Network for Enriched Mentorship (NEM) is a UConn-wide interdisciplinary mentoring network for graduate students. Through NEM, graduate students can connect with mentors who support them beyond their coursework and dissertations. Our aim is that by connecting with mentors who have experience navigating obstacles (e.g., systemic bias, personal hardship) or who serve as effective […]
[Read More]Resources for Graduate Students
Dear Huskies, Happy October! Fall is officially here, and the leaves are changing rapidly. We hope you are settling in and finding your way as the semester moves forward. We want to take a moment to ensure you are aware of some of the many resources available to help you be healthy, connected, and productive. […]
[Read More]Fall 2024: Last day of work for GAs holding F-1 and J-1 visas
The following information is also being shared with international GAs by ISSS. Dear International Huskies, Federal government regulations allow graduate students on F-1 and J-1 visas to hold on-campus employment while they are pursuing their degree. If you will be a Fall 2024 graduate, you will no longer be pursuing your degree after December 15, […]
[Read More]WiSFiRE: Women in STEM Frontiers in Research Expo
Join us for the fourth annual WiSFiRE conference, a one-day event featuring technical talks, a career panel and networking opportunities with women faculty in STEM at UConn. Come hear about their exciting research and how they have built their scientific careers! Featuring faculty from the College of Engineering, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, School […]
[Read More]Welcome Graduate Students!
Dear UConn Graduate Students, Welcome to UConn at the start of another academic year. During this semester, you may be pursuing advanced credentials in one of our graduate professional schools or engaging in research as you work towards a master’s or Ph.D. degree. Simultaneously, you may be working on or off campus, including by teaching, […]
[Read More]Graduate Student Timely Topics Series
The Graduate School’s Timely Topics is a series of learning opportunities for students, faculty, and staff to engage with subject matter experts on topics relevant to graduate education. The recently added student track of this series features sessions that highlight University resources and supports, answer questions about academic processes and procedures, and provide strategies to […]
[Read More]Upcoming Fall 2024 GA Registration Deadline
As a reminder, all students employed as Graduate Assistants are required to maintain full-time student status (6 or more credits), as noted in their offer letter and The Graduate Catalog. Employment as a GA is a result of student status, therefore GAs are expected to be registered for a minimum of 6 credits before the […]
[Read More]Fall 2024 Fellows and Trainees – Register by July 1
If you have been awarded a prestigious external fellowship, a traineeship on an institutional training grant, or one of The Graduate School’s Jorgensen, Harriott, or Crandall fellowships for the upcoming academic year (as determined by UConn’s Policy on Competitive Federal Graduate Fellowship Awards and Policy on Non-Federal Graduate Fellowship Awards), we strongly recommend that you […]
[Read More]Fall 2024 Conference Participation Award
We are pleased to announce that The Graduate School’s Conference Participation Award (formerly the Doctoral Student Travel Award) will be accepting applications from June 1 through June 30, 2024. The Graduate School is committed to helping graduate students achieve their academic, professional, and personal goals during their time at the University of Connecticut. In support […]
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