Denise M. Trauth, Associate Vice Chancellor for Graduate Programs and Dean of the Graduate School

College of Architecture: Charles C. Hight, Dean
College of Arts and Sciences: Schley R. Lyons, Dean
Belk College of Business Administration: Edward M. Mazze, Dean
College of Education: John M. Nagle, Dean
The William States Lee College of Engineering: Robert D. Snyder, Dean
College of Nursing: Sue M. Bishop, Dean

THE GRADUATE COUNCIL 1994-1995

HISTORY AND ORGANIZATION

The executive and administrative affairs of the Graduate School are carried out by the Associate Vice Chancellor for Graduate Programs and Dean of the Graduate School, who acts in cooperation with the deans of the six colleges of Architecture, Arts and Sciences, Business Administration, Education, Engineering, and Nursing.

The Graduate Council, whose voting members are elected by the faculty, reviews, develops and makes recommendations concerning Graduate School policy. All curricular proposals and all criteria for membership on the Graduate Faculty come before the Graduate Council, which also creates appropriate committees and hears grievances. In addition, the Graduate Council serves in an advisory capacity to the Dean of the Graduate School.

The Graduate Faculty. In accordance with criteria developed by each graduate program or unit and approved by the Graduate Council, the Dean of the Graduate School appoints members of the Graduate Faculty for renewable terms. Members of the Graduate Faculty offer courses and seminars, mentor graduate students, and supervise research at an advanced level of scholarship.

The Charlotte Graduate Center is a unit of the Graduate School administered by the Associate Vice Chancellor for Graduate Programs and Dean of the Graduate School. It operates under the policies established by the Graduate Faculty of UNC Charlotte. Its purpose is to employ the full range of resources for advanced study within The University of North Carolina to meet the needs and interests of students located within the Charlotte metropolitan area. The interinstitutional master's and doctoral programs offered are those which UNC Charlotte cannot offer solely with its own academic or financial resources.

UNIVERSITY FACILITIES AND SERVICES

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Approximately one half of the University's full-time graduate students hold graduate assistantships with stipends ranging from $5,670 to $12,000 for two semesters. A limited number of grants to fund the difference between out-of-state and in-state tuition are available for students of high merit. These grants must be awarded to students who also have received graduate assistantships. A limited number of tuition scholarships for North Carolina residents also are available. Students should contact their graduate degree program office for application procedures. The University also operates a student employment service to assist students seeking part-time and summer employment opportunities off campus.

Graduate Assistantships. Graduate assistantships are available in most graduate degree programs and through some administrative offices. Assistantships provide students with financial aid and valuable experience in teaching, research, and administration related to their academic endeavors.

In order to retain their appointments, graduate assistants must maintain appropriate enrollment, make satisfactory progress toward their degrees, maintain a 3.0 GPA and perform their assigned duties satisfactorily. Graduate assistants are expected to register for at least 6 graduate-level hours each semester.

Application for an assistantship should be submitted to the major department in the winter preceding the academic year for which the assistantship is sought. It is expected that graduate assistants will not engage in other employment during the term of their assistantship.

North Carolina Minority Presence Grant Program. Under the University of North Carolina Board of Governors general Minority Presence Grant Program, Part I provides for grants to white students at predominately black institutions and to black students at predominately white institutions who are residents of North Carolina, are enrolled for at least three hours of degree credit coursework, and demonstrate financial need; Part II provides funds for grants to Native Americans and other minority students at the constituent institutions of The University of North Carolina who are residents of North Carolina, are enrolled for at least three hours of degree credit coursework, and have demonstrated financial need

Employment. The Student Employment Office assists students in locating work on campus. The University participates in the federal WorkStudy Program and attempts to match students with jobs related to their academic interests. Graduate students as well as undergraduate students may request University employment.