Update: Decisions regarding international students employment while learning abroad
GPSF President Ryan Collins and Special Advisor for International Student Affairs Shiwei Fang met with Graduate School Dean Barbour regarding the challenges in employing international graduate students who could not enter the US prior to the fall semester. A summary … Read more
Report from September Faculty Council Meeting
GPSF President Ryan Collins and Chief of External Relations and Advocacy Maian Adams attended the monthly meeting of the Faculty Council on September 11. Below are notes from the meeting. The recording can be viewed here. COVID-19 Update (Provost Bob Blouin) … Read more
Resources from Research Hub at Davis Library
Are you or your students working with data this semester? When your Python script needs troubleshooting or you need help finding a dataset, do you know who to contact? The Research Hub at Davis Library provides free, virtual resources and … Read more
#CarolinaVotes: Plan Ahead to Make Your Vote Count
Election Day 2020 is fast approaching, and it is critical that we do not let the current pandemic stand in the way of making our voices heard and our votes count! That’s why GPSF is launching the Carolina Votes campaign … Read more
Honor System Recruitment
Applications are due September 8 and can be found here: https://studentconduct.unc.edu/honor-system/join-honor-system The purpose of the Honor System is to preserve the responsible exercise of freedom, maintain Carolina’s rigorous standards, educate all community members about citizenship, honor, and integrity, and protect … Read more
Health Insurance Updates — 31 August 2020
Enrollment Deadline: September 10 Students (including GAPS) participating in Carolina Away or 100% remote instruction are still eligible for Student Blue and can remain enrolled if already enrolled. Students who waive or do not take action by September 10 will not be automatically enrolled in Student Blue; students … Read more
Updates to Parking — 26 August 2020
Students have until September 4 to cancel fall parking permits for a “full” refund (back to August 19). We will keep students updated when new information about parking and transportation is available.
The Graduate Research and Policy Expo (Lovingly GRaPE)
The Academic Research Conference in its 5th year was renamed The Graduate Research and Policy Expo or GRaPE, and in year 6, the GRaPE was a great success. We had staff members from Richard Burr and Thom Tillis’ offices in … Read more
