About Us
Varied experiences, backgrounds, viewpoints, and contributions are key elements for the success of any enterprise. Through our Student Success program, The Graduate School aims to contribute to the successful degree completion of each student through targeted academic and professional development programs. All graduate students are welcome to participate in all Student Success programming. We also welcome the opportunity to work with programs, departments and schools to support their recruitment efforts.
Initiatives
The Graduate School’s Student Success program has implemented several initiatives across campus to support the success of graduate students of all backgrounds. All students are welcome to participate in as many initiatives as they like. Our initiatives include:
- Carolina Grad Student Caregivers (CGSC)
- Carolina Grad Student F1RSTS (CGSF)
- Global Grads (GG)
- Military-Affiliated Grads (MAGS)
- Queer Graduate and Professional Students (QGAPS)
- Welcoming Ethnic and Racial Inclusion for Student Equity (WE RISE)
- Summer Undergraduate Pipeline (SUP)
Recruitment
Summer Undergraduate Pipeline and research symposium
- Leverages Carolina’s summer undergraduate research programs and assists with the transition to graduate school through professional development seminars and our annual research symposium.
Retention and Completion
- Professional Development seminars
- Community-building events
- Bootcamps (statistics, emotional intelligence)
Carolina Cultivation
- Enrichment events that support the Carolina community through diverse voices. This includes Advancing Narratives, which features distinguished speakers who share knowledge to advance narratives in higher education.
- Beyond These Walls, which features graduate scholars creating knowledge that will impact Carolina and beyond.